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NELSON is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NELSON.

84 total results for NELSON   ( score: 50 )

27 results for NELSON from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Oct 15, 202371DCivil rights icon MandelaJeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden
Thu Nov 3, 202243DWrestling maneuverChase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
Tue Dec 7, 20218DHalf ___ (wrestling hold)Margaret Seikel
Sun Aug 8, 2021104DSinger WillieChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
Thu Dec 8, 201644DAdmiral killed at the Battle of TrafalgarDamon Gulczynski
Sat Apr 9, 201661AHold with both arms, sayDavid Phillips
Sun Mar 8, 201541ABully on "The Simpsons"Tom McCoy
Sun Sep 14, 201484AThriller writer DeMilleTony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Mon Dec 31, 201269ANobel laureate MandelaJeffrey Harris
Wed Nov 30, 201150DGov. RockefellerRolf Hamburger
Sun May 8, 20111DHold on a matDaniel A. Finan
Mon Nov 16, 200910DMandela of South AfricaJames Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
Fri Feb 13, 20094D"The Simpsons" bullyDoug Peterson
Sun Jul 8, 200787AHold in the gymElayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Thu May 11, 200649DWrestling hold (2)Joe DiPietro
Wed Feb 8, 200635AVictor at Trafalgar, 1805Patrick Merrell
Tue Dec 20, 200543DA RockefellerNancy and Holden Baker
Thu Aug 18, 200529AWrestling hold (2)Paula Gamache
Mon Jan 10, 200522D"Full" or "half" wrestling holdDavid Pringle
Sun Aug 4, 200247ATrafalgar Square honoreeRobert Malinow
Mon Jul 30, 200121DSouth Africa's MandelaNancy Kavanaugh
Tue Feb 6, 20013DOzzie or HarrietSherry O. Blackard
Sun Jan 2, 20002D"On the Road Again" singerRich Norris
Sun May 24, 1998115ASen. Gaylord ___, who originated Earth DayHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Sat Apr 18, 199821AHead squeezeFrank Longo
Mon Oct 23, 19956DOzzie or WillieSidney L. Robbins
Fri Oct 6, 19958DFamous name in 50's TVRich Norris
2 results for NELSON from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Dec 15, 2013AcrosticCRiddle that shaped music?Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jul 14, 2002AcrosticCWhom Olivier portrayed in "That Hamilton Woman"Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
55 results for NELSON from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Jul 26, 199348AEddy or RiddleJohn BrobstMaleska
Sun Jun 13, 199358DSubject of a Trafalgar Square columnFrances K. SchnitzerMaleska
Sun Mar 29, 199256DWrestling holdErnst TheimerMaleska
Sat Jan 11, 199247A"Always On My Mind" singerBryant WhiteMaleska
Sat Dec 8, 199034AByron or HoratioNancy JolineMaleska
Sat Sep 22, 199034AHero of TrafalgarNancy JolineMaleska
Sun Apr 29, 199093DWrestling holdFrances HansenMaleska
Sun Apr 16, 198943AHold for Ozzie?Wilson McBeathMaleska
Wed Mar 8, 198927ATrafalgar Square figurePeter SwiftMaleska
Mon Sep 30, 198531AWillie or RickAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thu Feb 28, 198545DTrafalgar Square statueChristy RidleyMaleska
Fri Dec 31, 198230AWrestling holdCometaMaleska
Mon Sep 13, 198222ACharles ___ ReillyAudrey KochMaleska
Sun Jun 24, 1979101DWrestling holdCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Mon Jan 22, 197930AGerald's V.P.Samuel K. FliegnerMaleska
Wed Jun 21, 197849DWrestling holdA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sun Jan 22, 197852DSenator from Wis.Walter WebbMaleska
Sun Mar 21, 1976116DHalf or OzzieArnold MossWeng
Thu Apr 10, 197548DGolfer ByronJoli Quentin KansilWeng
Tue Feb 18, 19758DWrestling holdGeorge LaczkoWeng
Thu Jan 18, 197344DLady Hamilton's friendUnknownWeng
Mon Jun 28, 197122AWrestling holdUnknownWeng
Sat Aug 1, 197024AWrestling holdUnknownWeng
Wed Apr 3, 196850DFirst name in New York.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 24, 196720DOne of the Rockefellers.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Wed Jul 20, 196649DGubernatorial name.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 31, 196654AFirst name in politics.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 28, 1965135DWrestling hold.Will WengFarrar
Fri Aug 21, 196445DHalf ___.UnknownFarrar
Mon Mar 18, 196344AWrestling hold.James E. Hinish, Jr.Farrar
Sat Apr 7, 196247DBritish naval hero.Manny MillerFarrar
Sat Jun 3, 196142DGubernatorial first name.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 19, 196189ALady Hamilton's lover.LavengroFarrar
Tue Nov 1, 196053AAdmiral Horatio.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 26, 195949DSubject of monument in Trafalgar Square.Walt ClarkFarrar
Thu Jun 26, 195843AGen. Bradley's middle name.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Wed Jun 29, 195536AByron of golf.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 26, 19534DGen. Bradley's middle name.Gertrude KrauskopfFarrar
Sun Jul 27, 195258ACanadian river.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Sun May 13, 1951125AFormer W. P. B. head.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Mar 11, 195127AFamous British admiral.Ralph AndersonFarrar
Sun Jan 22, 195014AOmar ___ Bradley.Alice CookFarrar
Sun Jan 9, 194918DNaval hero.Charles CrossFarrar
Sun Dec 7, 194718DA biography by Robert Southey.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Aug 24, 194728ATrafalgar admiral.George W. FrankFarrar
Sun Mar 30, 194783AOne-armed British admiral.Louis JenkinsFarrar
Sun Apr 28, 1946109AByron ___, ranking U. S. athlete.Alberta N. BurtonFarrar
Sun Feb 10, 194683AGolfer voted top male athlete, 1945.C. L. CrossFarrar
Sun Sep 30, 194575DFormer WPB chairman.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Sun Oct 29, 1944129ARecent visitor to China.W. W. WebsterFarrar
Sun Jan 2, 194494AGreat English admiral (1758-1805).Louis BaronFarrar
Sun Jul 25, 194338DHead of a war agency.Howard O. SmithFarrar
Sun Jul 5, 194215AProduction boss.Charles KuhlsFarrar
Sun May 17, 194297DHead of WPB.Louis JenkinsFarrar
Sun Mar 8, 194271AHead of war production.Mabel DaggettFarrar
Anagrams:NOLENS
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