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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 56D | ___ of Warwick (War of the Roses figure) | David Levinson Wilk |
| Sunday, April 14, 2013 | 112D | Monroe of the N.B.A. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, February 2, 2013 | 52A | One going to court? | Gareth Bain |
| Monday, September 10, 2012 | 56A | Rank below a marquis | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2012 | 43A | Middling noble rank | Josh Knapp |
| Monday, July 2, 2012 | 60A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Bernice Gordon |
| Sunday, December 4, 2011 | 82D | Title below marquis | Kelsey Blakley |
| Sunday, April 24, 2011 | 45D | Marquess's subordinate | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| Monday, May 31, 2010 | 56D | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Oliver Hill |
| Wednesday, May 5, 2010 | 12D | Sandwich man? (3) | Dan Schoenholz |
| Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 22A | Robin Hood, the ___ of Huntington | Mark Diehl |
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 58D | N.B.A. legend Monroe with a signature spin move | Joon Pahk |
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 126A | Broadway columnist Wilson | Michael Ashley |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | 19D | Banjoist Scruggs (2) | Tony Orbach |
| Monday, October 27, 2008 | 17A | Husband of a countess (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 21A | Warren of the Supreme Court (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, June 2, 2008 | 60A | Countess's husband (3) | Barry Boone |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 | 14A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Ken Bessette |
| Monday, February 25, 2008 | 23A | Banjo picker Scruggs | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 | 60A | Warren of the Supreme Court (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, May 20, 2007 | 52A | Sandwich rank | Seth A. Abel |
| Sunday, May 13, 2007 | 49D | Banjo-picker Scruggs | Jim Page |
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 | 67A | ___ of Oxford | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, October 9, 2006 | 40D | Countess's husband (3) | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | 49A | Husband of a countess (2) | Janet R. Bender |
| Saturday, May 27, 2006 | 5D | Count, now (2) | Will Nediger |
| Thursday, February 2, 2006 | 56D | ___ Grey | Byron Walden |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 | 49A | NBC's "My Name Is ___" | James R. Leeds |
| Sunday, December 4, 2005 | 109A | Rank above viscount (2) | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| Monday, November 21, 2005 | 48A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Wesley Johnson |
| Sunday, October 16, 2005 | 16D | Tupper of Tupperware fame | Con Pederson |
| Friday, September 16, 2005 | 2D | Certain peer | Craig Kasper |
| Monday, August 22, 2005 | 30D | British nobleman | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2005 | 55D | ___ of Essex | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2005 | 39D | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Victor Fleming |
| Monday, April 25, 2005 | 10A | Nobleman (4) | Alison Donald |
| Friday, April 15, 2005 | 10D | ___ of Salisbury | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 | 15A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Jay Giess |
| Monday, October 18, 2004 | 30D | Count's counterpart | Steve Kahn |
| Friday, September 17, 2004 | 2D | ___ of Avon | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, June 28, 2004 | 58A | Banjo-plucking Scruggs | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, June 9, 2004 | 4D | Sandwich man? (3) | Seth A. Abel |
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 | 109D | Peer | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, May 17, 2004 | 44A | Chief Justice ___ Warren, majority opinion writer for 19- and 49-Across | Ethan Cooper |
| Sunday, January 18, 2004 | 4D | Benjamin Disraeli, e.g. (2) | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| Monday, December 29, 2003 | 15A | Counterpart of a count | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, December 28, 2003 | 98D | Jazz pianist Hines | Seth A. Abel |
| Saturday, December 20, 2003 | 52A | Anthony Eden, e.g. | Myles Callum |
| Wednesday, December 3, 2003 | 24A | ___ Grey tea | Bruce Adams |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2003 | 46A | Banjoist Scruggs (2) | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, November 17, 2003 | 50D | Nobleman (4) | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, November 16, 2003 | 26A | A peer | Cathy Millhauser |
| Saturday, June 14, 2003 | 39D | Disraeli was one | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, April 6, 2003 | 60D | Certain estate owner | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2003 | 72A | Rank above viscount (2) | John Greenman |
| Thursday, December 26, 2002 | 57D | Countess's mate | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, December 5, 2002 | 48A | Anthony Eden, for one | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, October 6, 2002 | 92D | British title (2) | Myles Callum |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2002 | 40A | Viscount's superior (2) | Tyler Hinman |
| Thursday, September 5, 2002 | 60D | Equivalent of a European count | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2002 | 50D | James ___ Carter (2) | Bob Peoples |
| Saturday, August 3, 2002 | 45D | Person at court | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, April 29, 2002 | 38D | "Duke of ___" (1962 hit) | Holden Baker |
| Thursday, April 11, 2002 | 14A | N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Monroe | Greg Staples |
| Sunday, February 10, 2002 | 35A | Eden was one | Harvey Estes & Nancy Salomon |
| Friday, November 30, 2001 | 11D | Eden, for one | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, November 10, 2001 | 27A | Contemporary count | William I. Johnston |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2001 | 66A | Countess's husband (3) | Sarah Keller |
| Monday, June 25, 2001 | 58A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Stanley Newman |
| Monday, March 5, 2001 | 43D | British peer | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Friday, December 29, 2000 | 22A | Benjamin Disraeli, e.g. (2) | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, December 4, 2000 | 36A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Eileen Lexau |
| Thursday, October 5, 2000 | 26A | ___ of Sandwich (9) | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, August 31, 2000 | 34D | Title for Robert Walpole | Gene Newman |
| Saturday, July 15, 2000 | 55D | Title meaning "chieftain" | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2000 | 39D | Marquis's inferior (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2000 | 47D | Man addressed as "My Lord" | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| Monday, February 28, 2000 | 2D | Rank below marquis (2) | Jerry E. Rosman |
| Monday, December 27, 1999 | 66A | British blue blood (2) | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, December 12, 1999 | 40D | British blueblood (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, October 31, 1999 | 91D | Hereditary title | Frank Longo |
| Saturday, May 22, 1999 | 11D | Count, now (2) | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, January 20, 1999 | 5D | Suffolk, for one, in Shakespeare | Fred Piscop |
| Friday, November 6, 1998 | 4D | Lady's man (2) | Bob Klahn |
| Monday, September 21, 1998 | 3D | Viscount's superior (2) | Matthew Lees |
| Thursday, August 13, 1998 | 13A | Sandwich man? (3) | A. J. Santora |
| Thursday, May 21, 1998 | 21A | English estate owner, maybe | Cathy Millhauser |
| Saturday, April 11, 1998 | 30D | Shakespeare's ___ of Salisbury | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| Sunday, March 29, 1998 | 71D | Nobleman (4) | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Thursday, February 12, 1998 | 36A | Lady's man (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, February 5, 1998 | 8D | With 6-Across, tea type | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, February 2, 1998 | 64A | ___ Spencer, brother of Princess Diana | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, January 12, 1998 | 52D | Nobleman (4) | John Greenman |
| Sunday, November 23, 1997 | 49A | Noble | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| Sunday, May 11, 1997 | 69D | Knicks great Monroe | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Sunday, March 23, 1997 | 98D | Rank below marquis (2) | Bryant White |
| Tuesday, October 1, 1996 | 36A | P.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Anthony | R. J. Hartman |
| Monday, September 30, 1996 | 33A | Jimmy Carter's middle name | F. Piscop |
| Thursday, August 8, 1996 | 60A | Subject of peer pressure? | D. J. Kahn |
| Sunday, July 7, 1996 | 37D | One addressed as "my lord" | R. H. Wolfe |
| Monday, May 20, 1996 | 32D | ___of Suffolk | G. E. Paul |
| Wednesday, May 15, 1996 | 62A | Gentleman's title | A.J. Santora |
| Sunday, April 7, 1996 | 21A | Count, in England | C. Millhauser |
| Tuesday, December 19, 1995 | 35A | Rank between viscount and marquis | Marie Heller |
| Tuesday, October 3, 1995 | 28D | James _____ Carter (2) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, September 18, 1995 | 11D | Marquis's inferior (2) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Thursday, June 15, 1995 | 66A | Carter's middle name (2) | Norma Steinberg |
| Sunday, May 28, 1995 | 31A | _____ marshal (British officer) | Matt Gaffney |
| Thursday, March 23, 1995 | 40A | Campbell of the N.F.L. | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Monday, February 13, 1995 | 66A | Actor James _____ Jones | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Tuesday, January 10, 1995 | 8D | Jazzman Hines | Christopher Page |
| Wednesday, November 9, 1994 | 46D | Carter's middle name (2) | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Tuesday, August 16, 1994 | 16A | British title (2) | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Thursday, August 11, 1994 | 33D | Manor head, maybe | Bryant White |
| Tuesday, March 8, 1994 | 32A | Scruggs of bluegrass | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, March 7, 1994 | 34A | Man with a title | Alex K. Justin |
| Thursday, January 27, 1994 | 13A | Travel writer Thollander | Betty Jorgensen |
1 result for EARL from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2010 | diagramless | 27D | Viscount's superior | Fred Piscop |
64 results for EARL from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 11, 1993 | 4D | His wife is a countess | A. J. Santora | Taub |
| Tuesday, August 31, 1993 | 58D | Viscount's superior | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
| Friday, August 6, 1993 | 12D | Fatha Hines | Bill Polvogt | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 25, 1993 | 3D | Anthony of the alleys | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
| Friday, January 22, 1993 | 54D | Noble title | Unknown | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 22, 1992 | 39A | ___ (Fatha) Hines | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
| Wednesday, April 29, 1992 | 55A | James ___ Carter Jr. | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 15, 1992 | 62A | Peer between a viscount and marquess | Jane S. Flowerree | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 2, 1992 | 101A | Rank above viscount | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Sunday, November 3, 1991 | 13D | Essex's title | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
| Friday, August 2, 1991 | 51D | Bowler Anthony | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 11, 1991 | 56A | Actor Holliman | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
| Friday, March 22, 1991 | 49A | Weaver of baseball | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
| Saturday, December 29, 1990 | 52D | Mountbatten, for one | Ronald C. Hirschfield | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 4, 1990 | 3D | Rank below marquis | William Canine | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 24, 1990 | 59D | Anthony Eden's title | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 7, 1990 | 60A | President Carter's middle name | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 23, 1990 | 55D | A peer | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Monday, December 25, 1989 | 56A | Mountbatten, e.g. | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 10, 1989 | 62D | Viscount's superior | Jim Page | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 23, 1989 | 30D | Countess's male counterpart | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Friday, July 28, 1989 | 32D | Nobleman | Walter Covell | Maleska |
| Friday, March 31, 1989 | 41A | Part of J.E.C. | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 31, 1989 | 35A | Jimmy Carter's middle name | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 27, 1988 | 25D | Actor James ___ Jones | Cohen | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 25, 1988 | 95D | Actor James ___ Jones | John M. Samson | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 5, 1988 | 58D | Spouse of a countess | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
| Monday, October 24, 1988 | 50A | Nobleman | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Monday, May 30, 1988 | 46A | Nobleman | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 3, 1988 | 54D | Fatha Hines | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 7, 1988 | 81A | Viscount's superior | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 1, 1987 | 60A | Viscount's superior | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 23, 1987 | 7D | Rank above viscount | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
| Monday, August 17, 1987 | 59A | Husband of a countess | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 23, 1987 | 51D | Hoopster Monroe | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
| Saturday, January 17, 1987 | 35D | Actor Holliman | Larry Goldhirsch | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 17, 1986 | 52A | A noble | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 11, 1986 | 12D | Campbell of the N.F.L. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 1, 1986 | 32D | Nobleman | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 21, 1986 | 108A | Anthony of the alleys | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 23, 1985 | 3D | James ___ Carter (No. 39) | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 30, 1985 | 61A | Countess's spouse | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 20, 1985 | 18A | Hines or Holliman | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 4, 1984 | 16A | Holliman of "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 27, 1984 | 35A | Viscount's superior | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Monday, October 1, 1984 | 55D | British nobleman | Whitten | Maleska |
| Thursday, August 2, 1984 | 35D | Viscount's superior | Brown | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 24, 1984 | 43A | Part of J.E.C. | Johnson | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 3, 1984 | 32A | Viscount's superior | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
| Friday, June 1, 1984 | 40A | Mountbatten was one | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 15, 1984 | 110A | Viscount's superior | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 29, 1984 | 62A | He's below a marquess | John M. Samson | Maleska |
| Wednesday, January 11, 1984 | 65A | Nobleman | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Friday, December 23, 1983 | 8D | Ex-Knick Monroe | George P. Sphicas | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 7, 1983 | 24A | Weaver or Hines | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Tuesday, August 9, 1983 | 18D | One below a marquess | Charles Engler | Maleska |
| Wednesday, July 13, 1983 | 60A | Between marquess and viscount | Risley | Maleska |
| Tuesday, June 28, 1983 | 8D | Monroe or Hines | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 12, 1983 | 39D | ___ of Sandwich | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 9, 1983 | 14A | He outranks a viscount | Brown | Maleska |
| Friday, April 1, 1983 | 73A | Rank above viscount | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
| Thursday, March 31, 1983 | 53A | Nobleman | Fennessy | Maleska |
| Friday, January 14, 1983 | 55D | Peer | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 2, 1983 | 106D | Warren or Holliman | Barbara Gillis | Maleska |