This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

9 results for ILLINOIS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Jun 21, 2016	39A	Where Reagan was born	Julie Bérubé
Fri Aug 31, 2012	14A	___ Avenue (Monopoly property landed on the most)	Patrick Berry
Sun May 27, 2012	109A	*Abraham Lincoln	Byron Walden
Thu Aug 31, 2006	16A	Prairie State	Patrick Merrell
Sat Jun 1, 2002	3D	Where the Big Muddy flows	Rich Norris
Sat Mar 23, 2002	58A	Cicero's home	Adam Cohen
Sun Nov 16, 1997	4D	Algonquian Indian confederation	Frank Longo
Fri Aug 2, 1996	55A	Property next to the B. & O. Railroad	J. Herrington
Tue Jul 19, 1994	63A	Locale of 40-Across	Christopher Hurt

2 results for ILLINOIS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Apr 19, 2009	Diagramless	10D	State that 71-Across represented in Congress	Patrick Blindauer
Apr 23, 2000	Acrostic	S	River through Peoria	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

11 results for ILLINOIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 17, 1992	36D	Champaign's here	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Jul 26, 1979	37D	Land of Lincoln	Michelle Arnot	Maleska
Sun Jun 29, 1975	33A	Spoon River state	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Apr 10, 1966	45A	State.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Aug 11, 1963	108D	Cairo's locale.	Will Weng	Farrar
Fri Feb 17, 1961	13A	Where Libertyville is.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 13, 1958	12D	Where Columbus is (population 83).	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Dec 9, 1956	74A	Populous state.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Jul 9, 1955	52A	Adlai's abode.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1952	47D	Where Kankakee is.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 29, 1950	69A	Senator Lucas' state.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

Anagrams:

21 ms