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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 52A | Block (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| Monday, June 11, 2012 | 71A | Tavern (5) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| Monday, November 21, 2011 | 53A | Legal profession | Peter A. Collins |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 5D | Object from Mars? | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, September 22, 2011 | 31D | It may be sandy or candy | Jeff Dubner |
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011 | 3D | Rare site during Prohibition | Peter A. Collins |
| Monday, August 29, 2011 | 45A | Tavern (5) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| Monday, February 21, 2011 | 42A | "Cheers" setting (2) | Ed Sessa |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 | 55D | See 6-Across | Peter A. Collins |
| Friday, April 16, 2010 | 60A | Place for many belts | Eric Berlin |
| Sunday, April 4, 2010 | 8D | Block (2) | Bob Klahn |
| Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | 22A | Where Orvieto can be found | Peter A. Collins |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | 42A | What a high jumper jumps | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 | 5D | Honky-tonk | Kelsey Blakley |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | 41D | Tavern (5) | Trip Payne |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 58D | Judging by their names, where the answers to the four starred clues might be found? | Caleb Madison |
| Sunday, March 8, 2009 | 115D | Kind of graph (2) | Zack Kushner |
| Thursday, January 29, 2009 | 66A | Word defined by 17-, 25-, 35-, 45- and 58-Across | Barry C. Silk |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | 41A | 52-Across once passed it, with "the" | Tim Wescott |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | 5D | Mixologist's workplace | Gail Grabowski |
| Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 76D | High jump need (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 60D | Setting of many jokes | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 24A | It's jumped in a high jump | Caleb Madison |
| Friday, February 29, 2008 | 53D | Rule out (2) | Patrick Berry |
| Saturday, January 5, 2008 | 22D | Manhattan's place | Paula Gamache |
| Sunday, August 5, 2007 | 96D | Kind of exam | Caroline Leong |
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | 38A | It can precede the starts of 16-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across and 10- and 33-Down | Jim Hyres |
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 | 13D | Rule out (2) | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, November 1, 2006 | 31A | Setting for many a joke (2) | Paula Gamache |
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 | 33D | Cordial surroundings? | Matthew Lees |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | 5D | Keep out (3) | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Sunday, April 30, 2006 | 82D | High jump need (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2006 | 23A | Mars ___ | Richard Jacobs |
| Saturday, March 4, 2006 | 59D | Except for (2) | Bob Peoples |
| Thursday, March 2, 2006 | 61D | Word with code or exam | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, December 26, 2005 | 1A | "A guy walks into a ___ ?" | Allan E. Parrish |
| Sunday, August 7, 2005 | 27A | Keep out (3) | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, January 17, 2005 | 9D | Drinker's place | Alison Donald |
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 | 40D | Keep out (3) | Jerry E. Rosman |
| Tuesday, August 3, 2004 | 11A | Word with toll or roll | Roy Leban |
| Sunday, July 4, 2004 | 116D | Setting for many a joke (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Friday, July 2, 2004 | 53D | Tender place? | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 | 111D | High jump equipment | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2004 | 11A | Mars or Milky Way | Sarah Keller |
| Monday, February 16, 2004 | 11A | Tavern (5) | Charles Barasch |
| Monday, July 7, 2003 | 56A | High-jumper's hurdle | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, September 26, 2002 | 27D | Grill's partner | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2002 | 45D | Slot machine symbol | Wei-Hwa Huang |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2002 | 23A | Place for a cold one | Ed Early |
| Friday, May 3, 2002 | 25D | Where spirits are located | William I. Johnston |
| Monday, March 18, 2002 | 55A | Tavern (5) | John Greenman |
| Monday, February 18, 2002 | 42D | Sot's spot (2) | Philip Lew |
| Friday, November 23, 2001 | 52D | Where to see a round of shots | Byron L. Walden |
| Sunday, November 11, 2001 | 38A | Place for a gimlet or screwdriver | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2001 | 40D | Limbo requisite | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, August 5, 2001 | 115D | Place to get a screwdriver | Peter Gordon |
| Thursday, October 26, 2000 | 42A | "Public house" | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, September 24, 2000 | 99A | Setting for many jokes | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, April 2, 2000 | 37A | Tender spot? (2) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, March 19, 2000 | 43A | Eliminate | Greg Staples |
| Sunday, February 6, 2000 | 55A | It's moved in limbo | Richard Hughes |
| Saturday, August 28, 1999 | 58A | See 54-Down | Frank Longo |
| Tuesday, June 8, 1999 | 34A | Three Musketeers unit | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, June 7, 1999 | 59A | Saloon | Robert O. Dillman |
| Sunday, May 9, 1999 | 72A | High-jump need | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Wednesday, March 17, 1999 | 19D | Axle, e.g. | Myles Callum |
| Thursday, February 4, 1999 | 37D | Obstacle | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, March 18, 1998 | 50A | Lawyer's hurdle | Susan Smith |
| Sunday, January 11, 1998 | 42A | Common setting for a joke | Nancy Joline and Peg Conner |
| Sunday, December 28, 1997 | 108D | Ingot | Matt Gaffney |
| Thursday, November 27, 1997 | 33A | Prevent | Kiran S. Kedlaya |
| Monday, October 6, 1997 | 19D | Tollbooth part | Barbara Campitelli |
| Sunday, August 24, 1997 | 31A | "Cheers" setting (2) | Michael S. Maurer |
| Sunday, July 20, 1997 | 44A | Reef | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, December 8, 1996 | 92A | Crosspiece | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, September 29, 1996 | 73D | No, in circular signs | M. Reagle |
| Sunday, September 22, 1996 | 35A | Measure marker | C. Millhauser |
| Wednesday, July 31, 1996 | 42A | Impediment | J. Schmalzbach |
| Wednesday, June 19, 1996 | 29D | Where to get shots | F. Piscop |
| Monday, January 29, 1996 | 40D | Butter unit | G. Paul |
| Wednesday, November 29, 1995 | 53A | Soap unit (2) | Nancy S. Ross |
| Monday, November 20, 1995 | 60D | Lawyer's ___ exam | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, July 9, 1995 | 30A | Grill's go-with | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Friday, April 28, 1995 | 60D | Soap unit (2) | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, April 27, 1995 | 37A | Stand in the way of | Lois Sidway |
| Wednesday, February 15, 1995 | 46A | Tender spot? (2) | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, November 5, 1994 | 14D | Lieutenant's insignia | Manny Nosowsky |
| Saturday, August 27, 1994 | 46A | Kind of code | Joy L. Wouk |
| Friday, August 19, 1994 | 57D | Except for (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, July 20, 1994 | 43D | Sot's spot (2) | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, July 1, 1994 | 31A | Belli's bailiwick | Mel Taub |
| Thursday, March 17, 1994 | 36D | Kind of graph (2) | Jim Page |
3 results for BAR from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2009 | diagramless | 36A | Prevent | Francis Heaney |
| February 24, 2008 | diagramless | 52A | Setting for many a joke | Patrick Blindauer |
| November 30, 1997 | diagramless | 21A | Forbid | Fred Piscop |
51 results for BAR from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 17, 1993 | 116D | Stand in the way | Jeanette K. Brill | Taub |
| Tuesday, September 21, 1993 | 46A | Attorneys, collectively | Stanley Glass | Taub |
| Sunday, July 25, 1993 | 105D | Groggery | Jacques Liwer | Maleska |
| Monday, April 12, 1993 | 1D | Happy-hour spot | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 23, 1993 | 4A | Tavern | Page | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 3, 1992 | 43A | Kind of fly | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 30, 1992 | 111D | Spot for a shot | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Monday, May 25, 1992 | 41A | "Katy, ___ the door!" | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 20, 1992 | 7D | Candy unit | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 17, 1992 | 1A | Harry Hope's place in an O'Neill play | Page | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 10, 1991 | 49D | Ingot | William Baxley | Maleska |
| Saturday, August 31, 1991 | 2D | Sand or salad follower | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
| Sunday, May 19, 1991 | 109D | Mandrel, e.g. | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 23, 1991 | 8D | Tavern | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
| Thursday, February 7, 1991 | 10A | Tennyson crossed it: 1892 | Jean M. Hunt | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 3, 1991 | 58D | Shot spot | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 5, 1990 | 9D | Grill's partner | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
| Wednesday, November 14, 1990 | 62D | Shut off | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 29, 1990 | 53A | Tavern | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Friday, June 15, 1990 | 20A | Impediment | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 7, 1990 | 51D | Grill's partner | Will Weng | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 2, 1989 | 17A | Prohibit | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 4, 1989 | 54D | Prevent | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Monday, March 6, 1989 | 25A | Exclude | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 22, 1988 | 40D | ___ sinister | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
| Sunday, May 22, 1988 | 76A | Golfer's 19th hole | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 3, 1988 | 6D | Forbid | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 23, 1988 | 57D | Tavern | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 22, 1987 | 62D | Estop | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 16, 1987 | 30A | None preceder | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 3, 1987 | 13D | Estop | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
| Wednesday, June 10, 1987 | 36A | Impediment | Dorothy Cannan | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 14, 1987 | 29D | Refuse admission | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 12, 1987 | 5D | Where to hold a pink lady | Jacques Liwer | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 11, 1987 | 76A | Military decoration | Derrick C. Niederman | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 17, 1986 | 9A | Forbid | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 27, 1986 | 46A | Law-court part | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Wednesday, August 27, 1986 | 38D | Forbid | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 27, 1986 | 41A | Grill's partner | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
| Monday, February 17, 1986 | 46A | Quaffing site | Whitten | Maleska |
| Friday, October 4, 1985 | 6D | Snippet of music | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
| Friday, June 14, 1985 | 27D | Estop | Frank Geary | Maleska |
| Friday, April 19, 1985 | 41A | Tavern | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 1, 1984 | 29A | Libation station | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
| Monday, April 23, 1984 | 56D | Tavern | Murphy | Maleska |
| Friday, February 3, 1984 | 44D | Tribunal | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 8, 1984 | 5A | Something to tend | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Saturday, September 24, 1983 | 42D | Legal profession | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Friday, July 15, 1983 | 1D | Alehouse | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Monday, June 6, 1983 | 32D | Exclude | Whitten | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 20, 1983 | 79D | Impediment | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |