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

89 total results for TERNS   ( score: 50 )

25 results for TERNS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Dec 17, 202239AForked-tailed fliersChristina Iverson and Tom Pepper
Sat Nov 19, 202214DBirds that rarely swim, despite having webbed feetBenji Goldsmith
Mon Aug 23, 202170AShore birds (5)Bruce Haight
Mon Apr 30, 20186DShore fliers (2)Bruce Haight
Mon Jul 17, 20172DShore birds (5)Tom McCoy
Sun Jun 12, 201660ACousins of gullsFinn Vigeland
Thu May 5, 201653DCoastal fliers (2)David Poole
Sun Oct 4, 20158DBeach walkersJeremy Newton
Tue Oct 29, 201349DShore fliers (2)Robert Cirillo
Thu Mar 7, 201324DBeach sightsJim Page
Sun Feb 19, 201230ALong-migration seabirdsJames F. C. Burns
Sun Feb 13, 20119DCoastal fliers (2)Ian Livengood
Sun Oct 17, 2010126AGull relatives (2)Patrick Blindauer
Mon Jan 5, 200913DShorebirds (5)Andrea Carla Michaels
Sat Dec 6, 200845ABeach flockAshish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Wed Oct 29, 200812DFork-tailed fliers (2)Steven L. Zisser
Thu Nov 22, 200726DGull relatives (2)Oliver Hill
Wed Jul 26, 200613DGulls' kinDave Mackey
Sun Apr 21, 200229AFork-tailed fliers (2)Trip Payne
Sun Mar 19, 200067DShorebirds (5)Greg Staples
Tue Jul 6, 199965ASea swallows (2)Arthur P. Stoliar
Thu May 27, 199942AGraceful fliersA. J. Santora
Mon Apr 12, 199964AShorebirds (5)Diane C. Baldwin
Mon Sep 14, 199849DSea swallows (2)Gregory E. Paul
Sat May 14, 199441AAquatic birdsRand H. Burns
3 results for TERNS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jan 22, 2023Panda48D___ upside down (ones diving at a beach)Mark Diehl
Jul 16, 2006Diagramless30DShorebirdsByron Walden
Oct 24, 1999AcrosticNWide-awakes or noddiesEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
61 results for TERNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Sep 11, 199362ASea gullsRobert H. WolfeTaub
Sun Feb 14, 199317DSets of threeAlex F. BlackMaleska
Tue Nov 13, 199050ASea swallowsAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thu May 31, 199035DBirdsKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Fri Feb 2, 199024AMedricksWilliam BaxleyMaleska
Mon Nov 27, 198966ASea birdsAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sat Sep 24, 198840ASets of threeBernard MerenMaleska
Fri Aug 19, 198861ASea swallowsLois SidwayMaleska
Wed Jan 27, 198851DGulls' relativesDorothy SmitonickMaleska
Wed Dec 30, 198750DMedricksJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sun Feb 15, 198760ASea gullsBette Sue CohenMaleska
Wed Dec 31, 198635DSea birdsChristy RidleyMaleska
Sun May 11, 1986105DDarrsVirginia P. AbelsonMaleska
Sun Sep 2, 1984112ASets of threeWarren W. ReichMaleska
Sat Aug 11, 198424DDarrsErnst TheimerMaleska
Mon Mar 26, 19847DSea birdsSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tue Sep 14, 198220AArctic and royal birdsWilliam CanineMaleska
Fri Aug 6, 198213DAtlantic birdsLazerMaleska
Sun Mar 7, 1982103DThree-masted schoonersMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Tue Dec 8, 198113DThree-masted schoonersDorothy SmitonickMaleska
Fri May 25, 197942ASea swallowsJonesMaleska
Tue Mar 27, 197934AWide-awakesJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Fri Dec 9, 197730DForktailsWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun Oct 30, 197752DMarine fliersA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sun Oct 23, 197759AWide-awakesFrank NosoffMaleska
Sun Aug 14, 1977105DForktailsGeorge Rose SmithMaleska
Sat Jan 15, 197727DSea birdsAnthony B. CanningWeng
Fri Aug 13, 197630AGulls' kinAdelyn LewisWeng
Sat Oct 18, 197512DSea birdsAnthony B. CanningWeng
Thu Jul 31, 197519AGulls' relativesReginald L. JohnsonWeng
Fri Jun 28, 197431DBirdsMaura B. JacobsonWeng
Sat Feb 2, 197468ASea birdsSara V. TuckermanWeng
Sat May 20, 197230DGull-like birdsUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 16, 197280DSea birdsWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Thu Aug 5, 197142AGullsUnknownWeng
Sun Dec 6, 197019DSea swallowsChristine ValenceWeng
Sun Nov 23, 196955DSea birdsW. W.Weng
Thu Nov 6, 196921ASea gulls.UnknownWeng
Tue Jun 4, 196864ASea birds.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 10, 196757DSea birds.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Thu Mar 17, 196625ABirds.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 29, 196413DSea birds.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 14, 196412DSea birds.Anthony MorseFarrar
Mon Nov 25, 196363ASea birds.Eileen LexauFarrar
Thu Jun 21, 196242ASea birds.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 15, 196030DGull-like birds.UnknownFarrar
Thu May 5, 19603DSea birds.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 10, 195999DSea swallows.Paula BauersmithFarrar
Sun Dec 7, 1958112AGulls.Harold T. BersFarrar
Mon Nov 10, 195837ASea birds.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Fri Mar 7, 195847AWeb-footed birds.Melville LiveranceFarrar
Thu Jul 18, 195729DSea birds.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Fri Mar 22, 195728DFork-tailed birds.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Mon Jul 30, 19564DGull-like birds.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sat Aug 20, 195513DBirds with deeply forked tails.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 18, 195568AAquatic birds.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 14, 195532ASea birds.Elsie BishopFarrar
Thu Apr 9, 195322ABirds that plunge after fish.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Fri Feb 27, 195313DSea swallows.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun May 18, 194739ASea swallows.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Mar 24, 194615DGull-like birds.J. P. DownesFarrar
Anagrams:NERST, NERTS, ERNST, SNERT, RENTS, STERN
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