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176 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.) See the dictionary definition.

DateGridClueAuthor
Tuesday, February 19, 201315ABroken-heart symptomBarry Franklin and Sara Kaplan
Friday, December 28, 201222AReally longAshton Anderson
Monday, November 5, 201214A5-Across targetAndrea Carla Michaels
Monday, October 22, 201233AHurt (4)Joel Fagliano
Sunday, August 19, 20129DJoint concernFreddie Cheng
Monday, August 6, 20125DPine (for) (4)Lynn Lempel
Wednesday, July 11, 201267APost-marathon feelingAllan E. Parrish
Thursday, April 12, 201233DYearn (12)Michael Shteyman
Saturday, April 7, 201227ABleed (for)Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, March 18, 2012127DYearn (for) (10)Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
Monday, December 26, 20111ALonging (2)Gary Cee
Wednesday, November 16, 201116AIbuprofen target (2)Gary Cee
Sunday, November 6, 2011106AHurt (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, October 20, 201146DSoreness (2)Patrick Berry
Sunday, October 16, 201114DRheumatism symptom (2)Joel Fagliano
Friday, April 15, 201132DLonging (2)Patrick Berry
Wednesday, March 16, 201152AMasseur's target (3)Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, March 9, 20116DNagging painPeter A. Collins
Sunday, January 16, 2011119ADull discomfortJoon Pahk
Tuesday, January 11, 201162AResult of overexercise (4)Sharon Delorme
Saturday, January 8, 201120AResult of some heavy liftingWill Nediger
Saturday, November 20, 201054DLong (7)Joe DiPietro
Monday, July 12, 20105DYearn (for) (10)Freddie Cheng
Sunday, May 30, 2010110DWorkout aftereffect (2)Eric Berlin
Sunday, March 28, 2010125AYearn (12)Ed Sessa
Monday, March 15, 201059ADull hurt (2)Fred Piscop
Monday, December 7, 20095APain (4)Ed Sessa
Monday, October 26, 200928ADull painMike Nothnagel
Sunday, October 18, 20092DPain in the neckElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 23, 200946AFlu symptom (6)Phil Ruzbarsky
Tuesday, June 30, 200969ALiniment target (4)Steve Dobis
Sunday, January 11, 200980DYearn (for) (10)David J. Kahn
Thursday, January 8, 20092DHurt (4)Joe DiPietro
Monday, December 29, 200838AWant badly, with "for"Kevin Donovan
Monday, December 1, 200854ARheumatism symptom (2)Eric J. Platt
Sunday, November 16, 200863ALong (for) (5)Merl Reagle
Thursday, September 18, 20087DResult of overstrainMike Nothnagel
Thursday, July 10, 200866AYearn (for) (10)Ari Halpern
Sunday, June 29, 20082DWorkout aftermath (2)Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, June 17, 200851AThrob (2)Steven Ginzburg
Monday, June 16, 200825DHave rheumatic painsRonald J. and Nancy J. Byron
Friday, May 9, 20082DFeel eagerJim Page
Thursday, April 10, 200815ALong (for) (5)David J. Kahn
Tuesday, March 18, 20081DIbuprofen target (2)David Pringle
Sunday, January 27, 2008120DFeel compassionMike Nothnagel
Friday, January 11, 200850DLong (7)Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, January 6, 200849AWeekend warrior's woeLynn Lempel
Tuesday, January 1, 20081DSuffer from a charley horseAdam G. Perl
Wednesday, December 19, 200742DLiniment target (4)Victor Fleming
Thursday, October 25, 200711DYearn (12)Susan Harrington Smith
Tuesday, October 2, 200738DWhat a massage may easeOliver Hill
Sunday, August 12, 200736ACaladryl: itch :: Bengay : ___Cathy Millhauser
Monday, June 25, 200710AHeart problemKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Thursday, June 21, 200714ASource of miseryJohn Sheehan
Sunday, June 10, 20071ACause for a massageBob Klahn
Monday, May 7, 200715AFeel sore (2)Janet Bender
Tuesday, March 13, 20075AAspirin target (2)Holden Baker
Friday, February 9, 200726DFlu symptom (6)Eric Berlin
Thursday, February 8, 200726DPain (4)Dan Reichert
Monday, December 18, 20062DLiniment target (4)Donna Levin
Sunday, November 12, 200652APoundingPatrick Berry
Tuesday, July 25, 20068DYearn (for) (10)Anne Garellick
Monday, June 12, 200625AResult of overexercise (4)Curtis Yee
Sunday, March 5, 200683DYearn (12)Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar
Wednesday, November 2, 200558DNeed an ice bagRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, October 26, 20052DHave a hankeringAdam G. Perl
Sunday, October 23, 200568DMasseur's target (3)David J. Kahn
Sunday, August 28, 200596ALong (7)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, August 16, 200530DNeed Advil, sayRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, June 30, 200514ADolorJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, June 29, 200522ANeed BengayDavid Liben-Nowell
Wednesday, May 4, 20054DSleep preventerVictor Fleming
Monday, March 28, 20051DDull hurt (2)Elizabeth Babikan
Wednesday, January 26, 200514AMassage targetStanley Newman
Tuesday, August 31, 200422DYearn (for) (10)Nancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, August 11, 20045DSufferAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, July 27, 200425DNeed linimentLen Elliott
Wednesday, July 7, 200441DTummy troubleLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, April 6, 20047DOverexerciser's woeTony Orbach
Sunday, April 4, 2004111ABit of infirmityManny Nosowsky
Monday, March 29, 200431DFlu symptom (6)Barry Silk
Friday, February 13, 20045DReally smartManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, December 31, 200311DHave a yenAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, December 3, 20032DStomach woeBruce Adams
Tuesday, November 18, 200310AYearn (12)Denise M. Neuendorf
Wednesday, November 5, 200359AYearn (12)Nancy Kavanaugh
Monday, October 20, 20032DFlu symptom (6)Lynn Lempel
Tuesday, October 7, 200355AFeel sympathy (for)Steve Jones
Tuesday, April 1, 200362ATooth troubleRich Norris
Thursday, February 6, 200325APain (4)Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, December 25, 200227ACause for an aspirinPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, December 3, 200214AWorkout aftereffect (2)Tyler Hinman
Thursday, September 12, 200211DBack problemPeter Abide
Tuesday, August 27, 200236DYearn (12)Denise M. Neuendorf
Thursday, August 22, 200228DMourn (for)Cathy Millhauser
Thursday, June 13, 200260AAdvil targetDavid J. Kahn
Monday, April 8, 200215ALong (for) (5)Richard Chisholm
Monday, January 14, 200228DFluish feelingMichael Shteyman
Tuesday, January 8, 20021ASoreness (2)Janet R. Bender
Thursday, September 6, 20011DHarbinger of tooth troubleFrank Longo
Sunday, June 17, 200162AArthritis complaintDavid J. Kahn
Monday, April 23, 200161AReason for a backrubGregory E. Paul
Thursday, April 5, 200127DYearn (12)Cathy Millhauser
Monday, March 5, 200121DReason for an ice packSherry O. Blackard
Sunday, March 4, 200140ALong (for) (5)Cathy Millhauser
Saturday, February 24, 20019DDiscomfortRich Norris
Wednesday, December 27, 20004DHeart problem?Michael S. Maurer and Bonnie Prystowsky
Monday, December 25, 200026DMarathoner's woeAdam G. Perl
Wednesday, September 20, 20002DSign of old ageEdgar R. Fontaine
Tuesday, August 8, 200014AYearn (for) (10)Joy L. Wouk
Thursday, March 2, 20005AMedicinal side effect, maybeFrances Hansen
Friday, February 25, 200023ALong (7)William S. Cotter
Friday, December 10, 199954AOverexercising resultGilbert H. Ludwig
Wednesday, November 17, 19995DYenFred Piscop
Tuesday, November 2, 19992DReason to see a dentistBernice Gordon
Wednesday, October 20, 19991DPine (for) (4)Richard Silvestri
Monday, September 20, 19992DResult of overexercise (4)Gregory E. Paul
Monday, August 9, 199964AHurt (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, August 3, 199959AYearn (for) (10)Dave Tuller
Monday, February 22, 19991DResult of overexercise (4)Gregory E. Paul
Monday, December 21, 199818DPain (4)Fred Piscop
Monday, November 9, 199863APain in the neck?Peter Gordon
Tuesday, November 3, 199827DYearn (12)Ed Early
Tuesday, September 8, 199815AGet soreNancy Salomon
Sunday, August 16, 199835AMarathoner's complaintBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, August 6, 199848DWorkout woeFran and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, August 4, 199810DPine (for) (4)Janet R. Bender
Monday, August 3, 199814ABe soreNancy Salomon
Monday, June 8, 199822DBe in painMark Danna
Friday, May 8, 199826DLong (7)Harvey Estes
Monday, April 6, 19987DThrob (2)Kenneth Witte
Wednesday, January 14, 199833ATylenol targetWilliam Bernhardt
Monday, September 8, 19972DFeel sore (2)Robert Goldberg
Sunday, July 27, 199766AMasseuse's targetJune Boggs
Friday, June 20, 199726ADistress signalManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, June 3, 199750DLumbago, e.g.Jonathan Schmalzbach
Monday, April 14, 199734DWord with head or heartStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, March 8, 199755ALong (7)Rich Norris
Wednesday, November 20, 199610AMasseur's target (3)M. S. Maurer
Thursday, October 24, 19964DWorkout aftermath (2)M. S. Maurer
Sunday, September 29, 199616AHeart hurtM. Reagle
Wednesday, July 17, 199614APost-weeding bluesM. Nosowsky
Sunday, June 2, 199646DResult of a strainR. Norris
Thursday, April 4, 199652DLiniment target (4)M. Diehl
Tuesday, February 27, 19968DYearn (for) (10)J.L. Beatty
Monday, February 26, 199632DSymptom for a dentistN. Steinberg
Tuesday, February 6, 199614AAfter-shoveling feelingRandy Sowell
Sunday, November 19, 19951DPine (for) (4)Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, October 25, 199560AHypochondriac's complaint (2)Larry Nargi
Monday, October 23, 19954DYearn passionatelySidney L. Robbins
Sunday, October 22, 199593AAspirin target (2)Matt Gaffney
Wednesday, September 27, 19957DMigraine, e.g.David J. Kahn
Sunday, September 17, 199549ASore spotStanley Newman
Monday, July 31, 19951AMuscle maladyElizabeth Gorski
Wednesday, June 28, 199525DFlu symptom (6)Roger H. Courtney
Monday, April 24, 19951DYearn (12)Sidney L. Robbins
Thursday, April 20, 19958DHave painsRaymond Hamel
Tuesday, April 18, 199528DReason for balmChristopher Page
Tuesday, April 11, 199552DPersistent painGregory E. Paul
Thursday, March 23, 199552DHypochondriac's complaint (2)Wayne Robert Williams
Thursday, March 16, 19955DStarve (for)A.J. Santora
Sunday, January 15, 199571APatient's complaintErnie Furtado
Sunday, December 18, 199485DLong (7)Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn
Thursday, November 17, 199454DYearn (12)Rich Norris
Monday, October 24, 199431AYearn (for) (10)Sidney L. Robbins
Friday, October 7, 199433DHave a hangoverBryant White
Monday, September 26, 199458ATooth painSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, August 13, 19946DFlu symptom (6)Randolph Ross
Thursday, July 21, 199426DBe heartsickBetty Jorgensen
Sunday, June 12, 199415DYearn (12)Frances Hansen
Friday, April 8, 19947DPineDavid A. Rosen
Tuesday, March 22, 19942DLong (for) (5)Stephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, February 15, 199437ACause for linimentJonathan Schmatzbach
Friday, January 28, 199456AProblem for a masseurManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, January 5, 199437ATraining-room complaintChet Currier
Thursday, December 2, 199357DNeed a backrubRichard Silvestri

4 results for ACHE from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
May 29, 2011diagramless41DIt's a painPatrick Blindauer
April 24, 2005cryptic4DInitially, aspirin can help ease pain (4)Richard Silvestri
December 10, 2000panda48DEach throbMel Taub
June 11, 2000diagramless10AWorkout woeFrank Longo

118 results for ACHE from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thursday, November 18, 19937DFeel sympathyDaniel GirardiTaub
Sunday, September 26, 1993107DTooth problemJohn GreenmanTaub
Friday, July 16, 199337APersistent painJames E. Hinish Jr.Maleska
Tuesday, June 8, 199356DThrobGayle DeanMaleska
Monday, April 26, 199344ADull painJames L. BeattyMaleska
Monday, April 12, 199329ALongBernice GordonMaleska
Sunday, February 14, 199347ALovelorn person's problemAlex F. BlackMaleska
Tuesday, December 22, 19928DDull painArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Thursday, December 10, 199220AHead or heart followerJudith PerryMaleska
Tuesday, November 10, 19922DFeel painPeter GordonMaleska
Monday, November 9, 199227DFlu symptomSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, October 15, 199254DTwingeNorma SteinbergMaleska
Tuesday, September 22, 199245ATwingeNorma SteinbergMaleska
Saturday, August 15, 199212DYearnRonald C. HirschfieldMaleska
Tuesday, June 16, 19921ABack or head followerMorton B. BraunMaleska
Wednesday, May 27, 199244AYearnBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, May 19, 199230DYearnBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, May 12, 199214AYearnBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sunday, April 5, 199216DLongWarren W. ReichMaleska
Saturday, March 7, 19922DLa grippe symptomI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Tuesday, February 18, 199214AYearnPeggy DevlinMaleska
Friday, January 17, 199259ALongI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Monday, January 13, 199255DFeel compassionRuth MinaryMaleska
Wednesday, December 25, 19913DPain's cousinNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Sunday, September 29, 199127ALongNancy Nicholson JolineMaleska
Sunday, September 15, 199121ATwingeJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Wednesday, August 14, 199155DRelative of a twingeEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Monday, July 8, 199126DDull painPeter SwiftMaleska
Sunday, May 26, 19915AAspirin targetAlfio MicciMaleska
Tuesday, May 14, 199133DTooth or head problemJeanne WilsonMaleska
Monday, April 29, 199113ATooth ailmentMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sunday, March 10, 19912DFeel compassionJoan P. LeemhorstMaleska
Wednesday, January 30, 199165AWord with tooth or heartArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Tuesday, January 8, 199133DFeel a yearningEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Monday, December 31, 199035AWord with head or backJoy L. WoukMaleska
Monday, December 17, 19904DFeel compassionEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Friday, December 14, 199010DPineEileen LexauMaleska
Sunday, October 21, 199076AYearnPhyllis FehringerMaleska
Saturday, September 29, 19902DRelative of a twingeErnst TheimerMaleska
Wednesday, September 19, 199053DPineArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Monday, September 17, 19901DCharley horseSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Friday, September 14, 199010AYearnArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Sunday, July 29, 199014DThrobA. J. SantoraMaleska
Tuesday, July 24, 199028DYearnSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tuesday, June 26, 19906DHead or ear followerMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Monday, June 11, 19902DYearnAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Monday, June 4, 19907DHead or tooth followerSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sunday, April 1, 1990102APineBert H. KruseMaleska
Thursday, March 8, 199052DPineErnst TheimerMaleska
Wednesday, January 31, 199012DLongBetty JorgensenMaleska
Thursday, January 18, 19901DSuffer sorelyJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Saturday, November 25, 19891DTwinge's cousinNorma SteinbergMaleska
Friday, November 24, 198929DYearnJim PageMaleska
Monday, July 24, 19891AYearnPeter G. SnowMaleska
Monday, July 10, 198914AAcupuncture targetChristopher SherwoodMaleska
Sunday, June 4, 198937AFatigue symptomJohn GreenmanMaleska
Wednesday, April 12, 19893DSteady painDon GroatMaleska
Wednesday, March 8, 198937AYearnPeter SwiftMaleska
Thursday, March 2, 198915AHead or heart conditionBarbara J. WeakleyMaleska
Monday, February 27, 198949DHave a sore spotVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Wednesday, October 26, 19882DPineBernice GordonMaleska
Tuesday, October 18, 198829DYearningLois SidwayMaleska
Thursday, October 13, 198846AThrob painfullyBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, October 11, 198827DFlu symptomShirley SolowayMaleska
Tuesday, July 26, 198828DLongJean J. DavisonMaleska
Monday, July 4, 19888DTwingeWilliam S. McIlrathMaleska
Monday, June 6, 198855DTwingeWilliam CanineMaleska
Sunday, April 10, 1988133DFeel discomfortWilliam CanineMaleska
Tuesday, March 15, 19886ASufferPeter SwiftMaleska
Monday, January 18, 198826DYearnFrances HansenMaleska
Tuesday, December 8, 19872DHurtPeter SwiftMaleska
Tuesday, November 24, 198727DYearnJoy L. WoukMaleska
Friday, August 21, 198759DSee 58 DownBert RosenfieldMaleska
Saturday, August 15, 198734AFeel pityKay SullivanMaleska
Tuesday, December 2, 198626DThrobJohn GreenmanMaleska
Thursday, November 20, 19863DFlu symptomEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thursday, June 5, 198625DYearnEli WesoffMaleska
Monday, May 5, 19861DHead or tooth problemArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Thursday, March 13, 198648DKin of a twingeAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Saturday, February 15, 19865DPineCharlotte ShoreMaleska
Saturday, February 8, 198650DWord with ear or stomachSandra BurlingameMaleska
Wednesday, January 8, 19861ADull painJudith PerryMaleska
Monday, January 6, 198655DAil, in a waySidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sunday, January 5, 198699DFeel compassionJulian OchrymowychMaleska
Monday, December 23, 198529DYearnSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, December 19, 198514ATwinge's relativeWilliam CanineMaleska
Wednesday, December 18, 19852DAspirin targetMary C. WhittenMaleska
Monday, December 2, 198514AYearnVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Saturday, November 30, 19851AHave flu symptomsEli WesoffMaleska
Tuesday, August 20, 198547ALongLois SidwayMaleska
Saturday, August 17, 198526DWord after back or headVirginia P. AbelsonMaleska
Tuesday, July 9, 198549DHave the miseryBette Sue CohenMaleska
Tuesday, June 18, 19851DYearnMary C. WhittenMaleska
Tuesday, April 30, 198552DLongingBurnsMaleska
Tuesday, April 2, 198521AFeel flu symptomsWhittenMaleska
Tuesday, February 19, 19852DPain's partnerGayle DeanMaleska
Monday, December 24, 198414AEar or head followerLouis SabinMaleska
Friday, November 30, 198414AYearnBernice GordonMaleska
Sunday, November 11, 198473DSufferMark DiehlMaleska
Thursday, November 1, 198430AThrobJohn GreenmanMaleska
Monday, August 6, 198448DTooth maladyArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Tuesday, July 24, 19842DYearnJohnsonMaleska
Sunday, July 8, 1984118DFatigue symptomBarry L. CohenMaleska
Monday, June 4, 198427DYearn forBurnsMaleska
Saturday, March 17, 198428DDull painLouis SabinMaleska
Saturday, March 3, 198456DLong forReichertMaleska
Thursday, February 23, 198421ASmart's kinEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wednesday, September 7, 198327DYearnJohn GreenmanMaleska
Saturday, August 27, 19833DYearningWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Friday, August 5, 19839AYearnQuiveyMaleska
Thursday, August 4, 198310DFeel pity (for)Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Monday, July 11, 19831AKin of a twingeSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wednesday, June 8, 19832DPainful yearningReinMaleska
Thursday, June 2, 198325DThrobEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sunday, April 24, 198380DGrieveAlfio MicciMaleska
Monday, April 11, 19838DFeel pityWhitmanMaleska
Tuesday, March 22, 19832DYearnEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Friday, January 14, 19832DFeel compassionBernice GordonMaleska