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211 total results for WERE   ( score: 50 )

85 results for WERE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Thu Aug 31, 202328A"___ all mad here": Cheshire catFreddie Cheng
Tue Dec 13, 202233D"What ___ you thinking?" (2)Julietta Gervase
Tue Dec 6, 202233A"… ___ not in Kansas anymore"Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu
Mon Aug 1, 202255D"Now, where ___ we?" (2)Garrett Chalfin
Sun Jul 10, 2022112D"___ saved!"Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan
Sun Feb 6, 202283D"___ Hiring" (business sign)Stephen McCarthy
Wed Feb 2, 202265ALead-in to wolfMeredith Colton Hazy
Tue Nov 23, 202157D"What ___ you thinking?" (2)Eric Bornstein
Fri Sep 3, 202154A"Now ___ even"Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco
Tue Mar 16, 202120A"Now, where ___ we?" (2)Lindsey Hobbs
Fri Nov 27, 202057AWord that may or may not be a contractionRobyn Weintraub
Thu Aug 27, 202033D"Would that it ___"Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
Fri Jul 17, 20202D"Now ___ talking!"Rich Proulx
Thu Feb 27, 202030A"___ #1!" (9)Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb
Sun Jan 12, 202050D"___ here!" (2)Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg
Fri Aug 9, 20199D"___ sorry ..." (2)John Guzzetta
Sat Jun 1, 201920A"___ doomed!"Ari Richter
Tue Mar 5, 201918A"___ #1!" (9)Joe Deeney
Fri Sep 7, 201840AFall Out Boy's "Sugar, ___ Goin Down"Josh Knapp
Fri Jun 29, 201856AContraction that's also a past-tense verbDavid Steinberg
Sun May 6, 201875AExisted (4)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Feb 11, 201841AAre no longerMatt Ginsberg
Mon Feb 5, 201834A"The Way We ___" (3)Alan Arbesfeld
Tue Aug 22, 201736DUsed to be (5)Timothy Polin
Mon Dec 5, 201659A"As you ___" (4)Ned White
Fri Jul 8, 201653D"___ live!"Barry C. Silk
Thu Dec 17, 20152DLived (3)David Kwong
Wed Sep 9, 201555D"___ #1!" (9)Michael Hawkins
Wed Jun 17, 201514D"___ back" (2)Molly Young and David J. Kahn
Sun May 31, 201524D"___ even"Tom McCoy
Thu Dec 25, 201435D"As you ___" (4)Xan Vongsathorn
Fri May 23, 201434AExisted (4)David Steinberg
Wed Apr 9, 20147D"#1" may follow itJohn E. Bennett
Fri Mar 14, 201452A"___ back!" (2)Alan Olschwang
Thu Feb 27, 201456DUsed to be (5)Stanley Newman
Sun Oct 28, 201252D"___ #1!" (9)Michael Sharp and Caleb Madison
Sun Nov 13, 2011107D"#1" follows itJeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
Sun Oct 9, 201182A"While you ___ out ... "Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Jul 17, 201153DHad been (2)Daniel A. Finan
Tue Apr 26, 201117A"___ pregnant!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wed Feb 3, 201057A"___ #1!" (9)Kristian House
Thu Dec 31, 200971ABe in a certain mood?Frank Longo
Wed Dec 30, 200968ASee 15-AcrossAdam Cohen
Sun Dec 6, 200973D"___ here!" (2)Patrick Berry
Mon Jun 15, 200941DSee 3-DownJohn Dunn
Sun May 25, 200831D"___ #1!" (9)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Feb 7, 200824D"___ #1!" (9)Kenneth J. Berniker
Tue Dec 11, 200741A1973 #1 hit "___ an American Band"Gail Grabowski
Sat Mar 31, 20072D"___ in the Money" (1933 hit)John Duschatko
Fri Aug 4, 200636AExisted (4)Manny Nosowsky
Mon Jan 16, 200631A"___ number one!" (stadium chant)Sarah Keller
Sun Jul 17, 200589DUsed to be (5)David J. Kahn
Sat Sep 25, 20048DWith 50-Down, cry upon returningByron Walden
Wed May 26, 200463ALived (3)David J. Kahn
Sun Feb 1, 200414D"___ madly for Adlai" (1952 campaign slogan)Roy Leban
Tue Jan 27, 200428A"The Way We ___" (3)Randall J. Hartman
Tue Jan 13, 200458A"___ #1!" (9)M. Francis Vuolo
Fri Dec 26, 200355DGinger Rogers song "___ in the Money"Robert H. Wolfe
Sun Sep 7, 200381DAs it ___Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Jun 25, 200312D"___ #1!" (9)Leonard Williams
Tue Jan 29, 200254D"Now ___ talkin'!"Zack Butler
Wed Aug 29, 200139AAre, eventuallyJames Rogers
Wed Jun 20, 200166AUsed to be (5)Jay Sullivan
Mon May 28, 200168AUsed to be (5)Gregory E. Paul
Sun Nov 12, 2000116DNumber one starter?Joe DiPietro
Fri Sep 15, 200034A"___ sorry..." (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Sep 8, 200018A"___ Not Dressing" (Crosby comedy)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Fri Dec 3, 199956D"___ No Angels"Martin Ashwood-Smith
Thu Aug 5, 199915A"Where ___ you?"A. J. Santora
Tue Jun 15, 199939D"As you ___" (4)Stephanie Spadaccini
Wed Mar 10, 199971A"___ No Angels" (Bogart flick)Wesley R. Johnson
Mon Nov 16, 199858D"The Way We ___" (3)Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Wed May 6, 19985D"___ No Angels" (Bogart film)Richard Hughes
Tue May 20, 19976DExisted (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu May 8, 199751DGinger Rogers tune "___ in the Money"David J. Kahn
Sun Dec 22, 199630D"The stockings ___ hung..."F. Hansen
Fri Dec 13, 199610D"As you ___" (4)J. Page
Sat Nov 2, 19968DWord before "#1"J. DiPietro
Wed Aug 7, 199653D"___ Off to See the Wizard"B. E. Quigley
Sat Apr 27, 199649DHad beingF. Hansen
Sat Nov 18, 19954DLived (3)Glenton Petgrave
Fri Apr 28, 19956D"If I ___..."Rich Norris
Tue Nov 15, 199447D"___ all in this together"Judith Perry
Mon Sep 12, 199454DHad been (2)Sidney L. Robbins
Tue Jul 26, 199447D"___ off to see..."Joan Yanofsky
1 result for WERE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
May 24, 2015Diagramless15AUsed to bePaula Gamache
125 results for WERE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Feb 27, 199363ASergeant's "As you ___"Bryant WhiteMaleska
Fri Jan 22, 199333A"The Way We ___"UnknownMaleska
Wed Dec 23, 199257D"The Way We ___"Harold B. CountsMaleska
Sat Jul 18, 199248AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Daniel GirardiMaleska
Sun Sep 22, 199160A"The Way We ___"Lawrence M. RheingoldMaleska
Mon Aug 26, 199160DMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Evelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sun Jul 21, 199149ALivedVirginia YatesMaleska
Fri Jun 14, 19918D"As you ___"Patterson PeppleMaleska
Wed May 8, 199151D"The Way We ___"C. McInerneyMaleska
Mon Apr 1, 199116AAs it ___ (so to speak)William S. McIlrathMaleska
Sat Mar 23, 199152D"___ No Angels," 1955 movieKenneth WitteMaleska
Thu Feb 28, 199122DExistedEli WesoffMaleska
Sun May 13, 199067A"The Way We ___"Stanley GlassMaleska
Fri May 11, 199044AExistedMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Mon Dec 11, 198960A"The Way We ___"Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Mon Sep 18, 19899DExistedAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tue Jun 20, 198935D"The Way We ___," Streisand hitSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thu Jun 1, 198937DExistedDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Sun Sep 25, 198846D"The Way We ___," Streisand movieBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue Sep 20, 198856D"If I ___ a Rich Man"Betty JorgensenMaleska
Tue May 31, 198868A"The Way We ___"Norma SteinbergMaleska
Sun Sep 20, 198750AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"E.T.M.Maleska
Thu Apr 2, 198754DSergeant's "As you ___!"Patterson PeppleMaleska
Wed Feb 18, 198757D"___ No Angels," Bogart comedyKenneth WitteMaleska
Mon Sep 15, 198657DExistedAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Jun 8, 1986132AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Barry L. CohenMaleska
Tue Feb 18, 198667AExistedJoy L. WoukMaleska
Wed Nov 20, 198543A"___ in the Money," 1933 songWilliam JarvisMaleska
Fri Oct 25, 198536D"As you ___!"Dale O. BurgenerMaleska
Thu Aug 1, 198524AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Daniel GirardiMaleska
Thu Mar 7, 198543A"As you ___"S. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Sun Dec 23, 1984126D"The Way We ___"John M. SamsonMaleska
Wed Oct 31, 198449D"The Way We ___"AveryMaleska
Tue May 15, 198415AExistedEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Mon Dec 12, 198339D"You ___ Made for Me"John M. SamsonMaleska
Mon Oct 17, 198312DAs it ___Arthur W. PalmerMaleska
Wed Sep 14, 198357A"The Way We ___"Dorothy SmitonickMaleska
Thu Jul 28, 198319ANCO's "As you ___!"Joy L. WoukMaleska
Fri Feb 25, 198369A"The Way We ___"William LutwiniakMaleska
Sat Aug 28, 198226DExistedWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Tue Mar 2, 198219AN.C.O.'s "As you ___!"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Thu Jan 28, 198262AExistedWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Tue May 19, 198168A___ Here, schooner in "Captains Courageous"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Sat Jan 31, 198153D"The Way We ___"William LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Dec 31, 198061A"The Way We ___"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Wed Sep 24, 198016AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Kathryn RighterMaleska
Mon Mar 10, 198059A"Those ___ the days"Grace FabbroniMaleska
Fri Oct 26, 197957D"The Way We ___"Morton BraunMaleska
Sat Aug 25, 197923D"The Way We ___"Fred KellerMaleska
Sun Jul 31, 197745D"The Way We ___"Tom MixonMaleska
Sat Jun 4, 197712D"Those ___ the days"William LutwiniakMaleska
Sun May 1, 197762D"The Way We ___"Elaine D. SchorrMaleska
Tue Jun 1, 197652DCommon verbHammondWeng
Sun Feb 22, 197688DCommon verbTap OsbornWeng
Wed Feb 18, 197632DAs it ___ (so to speak)Evelyn B. RosenthalWeng
Thu Nov 27, 197545DCommon verbDorothy CannanWeng
Tue Jul 8, 197518A"As you ___!"Mary DormanWeng
Tue Dec 3, 19743D"If I ___ king"James A. BrusselWeng
Sun May 26, 197481D"___ in the Money"Olga KowalsWeng
Sun Nov 18, 1973105A"As you ___"Eugene T. MaleskaWeng
Thu Oct 11, 19737DPart of to beUnknownWeng
Thu Sep 27, 197363AExistedUnknownWeng
Mon Jun 25, 197334DCommon verbUnknownWeng
Wed Oct 25, 197251DCommon verbUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 14, 197190A"___ in the Money"Thomas SheehanWeng
Sun Sep 12, 1971129D"As you ___"Guido N. ScaratoWeng
Tue Sep 30, 196954DAs it ___.UnknownWeng
Sat Jul 19, 196951DLived.UnknownWeng
Sun Apr 27, 196930D"If I ___ king"A. J. SantoraWeng
Tue Aug 20, 196868AExisted.UnknownFarrar
Fri Feb 23, 196844AContinued to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Oct 28, 196754D"___ poor little lambs ... "UnknownFarrar
Sat Aug 12, 196713DAs it ___.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Mon Sep 12, 196621AUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 11, 196619DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Apr 30, 196659DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 29, 196633AAs it ___.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 23, 196510DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Thu Feb 18, 196565A"___ off to see the Wizard ... "UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 21, 196553DAs it ___.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 14, 196437D"If I ___ King."UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 3, 196412D"___ off to see the Wizard ... "UnknownFarrar
Wed Jul 29, 196419APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 11, 196468ASubjective verb.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 17, 196328A"As you ___!"UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 5, 196213DLived.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 23, 196213DNo longer are.UnknownFarrar
Mon Oct 31, 196018DAuxiliary verb.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 29, 196057DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 23, 195953DCommon verb.UnknownFarrar
Mon Sep 7, 195934DExisted.Harold T. BersFarrar
Tue Dec 9, 195824DExisted.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Fri Nov 21, 19589D"If I ___ King."Harold T. BersFarrar
Sat Feb 15, 195831DCommon verbal contraction.J. F. KellyFarrar
Thu Nov 7, 195731DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 7, 195738A"If I ___ you ... "A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Sun Jan 13, 195732ACommon verb.Paula BauersmithFarrar
Mon Oct 29, 195658AExisted in the past.Helen FasuloFarrar
Fri Oct 5, 195622AAs you ___!Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Apr 15, 195690DPart of "to be."Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Thu Apr 12, 195659DVerb in past tense.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Tue Feb 14, 195647DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 27, 195572DCommon verb.Marjorie M. ConnellyFarrar
Sun Aug 21, 1955133AExisted.Sidney LambertFarrar
Thu Aug 11, 195556DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 31, 195555AExisted.Sidney LambertFarrar
Mon Jan 3, 195567ACommon verbal contraction.Fred C. JaschobFarrar
Sun Aug 23, 1953156ACommon verb.Albert CarrollFarrar
Fri Apr 24, 195351AAuxiliary verb.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Tue Feb 24, 195356D"As you ___."Roberta MorseFarrar
Wed Nov 19, 195253APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 28, 195257AHave been.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jun 12, 195263APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 10, 195254A"As you ___."UnknownFarrar
Mon Nov 19, 195162A"As you ___."UnknownFarrar
Fri Jul 6, 195146A"If I ___ King."UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 13, 195152DAs you ___.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 18, 1951123DExisted.Louis BaronFarrar
Sat Nov 11, 195055DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 3, 1949117A"When We ___ Very Young."—Milne.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Nov 2, 1947122AExisted.Louise RabbFarrar
Sun Aug 26, 19459DExisted.Elizabeth PattersonFarrar
Sun Jan 28, 19455DAs you ___.Harriot CookeFarrar
Sun Jun 18, 194437AHad being.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Jul 11, 194370DExisted.Archie S. KreilingFarrar
Anagrams:EREW, EWRE, REWE, WREE, WEER, EWER
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