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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 4, 2013 | 1A | Really good time | Corey Rubin |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2013 | 35D | Petrol | Gary Cee |
| Monday, December 10, 2012 | 39A | Exxon product (2) | Michael David |
| Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 22A | Heating option | Adam G. Perl |
| Sunday, April 22, 2012 | 47D | Many an anesthetic | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| Sunday, March 18, 2012 | 95A | It's not liquid | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| Saturday, February 11, 2012 | 11D | Blast (4) | Joe Krozel |
| Tuesday, June 28, 2011 | 62A | Home heating option | Tom Baring |
| Sunday, February 27, 2011 | 53D | ___-X | Peter A. Collins |
| Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 61D | Nonliquid state | Peter A. Collins |
| Monday, January 4, 2010 | 1D | Windbag's output (2) | Paula Gamache |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 73A | Pedal next to the brake | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | 64D | Tankful (3) | Matt Ginsberg |
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 45A | Hot air (2) | Michael Ashley |
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 | 131A | Windbag's output (2) | Kevin G. Der |
| Thursday, January 8, 2009 | 28D | See 45-Down | Joe DiPietro |
| Friday, January 2, 2009 | 27A | Beetle's need | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Saturday, November 8, 2008 | 51A | Hoot | Byron Walden |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 1D | It's dispensed from a hose | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | 61D | Fuel on the range | Lynn Lempel |
| Monday, September 15, 2008 | 67D | Regular, plus or super | Sharon E. Petersen |
| Sunday, August 31, 2008 | 1D | Oomph (3) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, July 21, 2008 | 21D | Phase hotter than liquid | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| Thursday, July 3, 2008 | 27D | Ozone, for one | Keith Talon |
| Sunday, June 22, 2008 | 31A | Stove option (2) | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| Thursday, June 12, 2008 | 56D | Rightmost pedal (2) | Alex Boisvert |
| Thursday, March 6, 2008 | 28D | Empty talk (2) | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| Sunday, February 17, 2008 | 99D | Braggadocio | Henry Hook |
| Sunday, December 9, 2007 | 14D | Beetle juice? (3) | Patrick Blindauer |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2007 | 33D | Good time, slangily | Daniel Kantor |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 | 30D | Oomph (3) | John Sheehan |
| Friday, September 29, 2006 | 34D | Something graded between E and F? | David Quarfoot |
| Wednesday, September 6, 2006 | 1A | Bunsen burner fuel | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, August 9, 2006 | 42D | Electric alternative | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| Friday, August 4, 2006 | 46A | Pump stuff | Manny Nosowsky |
| Friday, June 16, 2006 | 60D | Hoot and a half | Alan Olschwang |
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 | 18D | Laughing matter? | Adam Cohen |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | 8D | The fill in "fill 'er up!" | Janet R. Bender |
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 | 20A | Main contents | Byron Walden |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | 25A | Krypton, e.g. | Jim Hyres |
| Monday, October 10, 2005 | 57A | Exxon product (2) | Holden Baker |
| Sunday, October 2, 2005 | 50A | Alternative to oil | Randolph Ross |
| Saturday, October 1, 2005 | 52D | Bunch of fun | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 | 11A | The "it" in "Step on it!" | Kevan Choset |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2005 | 22D | Mylanta target | Kyle Mahowald |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 | 55D | Interstate sign (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Saturday, May 28, 2005 | 20A | Yakety-yak | Bob Peoples |
| Thursday, April 14, 2005 | 41D | With 40-Down, H+, e.g. | David Murchie |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | 1D | Burner fuel | Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy |
| Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | 33A | Roadside sign (2) | Deb Amlen |
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 | 42A | "Noble" element | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, October 26, 2004 | 20A | Fun time, slangily | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2004 | 29A | Krypton or radon | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | 51A | Blowtorch fuel | Ethan Friedman |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | 49A | Rip-roaring time | Seth A. Abel |
| Wednesday, January 7, 2004 | 21D | Driver's need | Mike Torch |
| Thursday, January 1, 2004 | 43D | Station ration | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, September 29, 2003 | 62D | Stove option (2) | Richard Chisholm |
| Thursday, June 26, 2003 | 33A | Roadside sign (2) | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, April 6, 2003 | 113D | Oomph (3) | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, March 6, 2003 | 41A | Nitrous oxide, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser |
| Wednesday, November 6, 2002 | 61D | Rightmost pedal (2) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, September 29, 2002 | 46A | Blather (3) | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, January 24, 2002 | 52A | Electric's partner | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, January 7, 2002 | 38A | Neon or freon | Peter Gordon |
| Thursday, October 11, 2001 | 6A | Pipe contents | Nancy S. Ross |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2001 | 59D | Neon, e.g. (2) | Joan Yanofsky |
| Thursday, August 23, 2001 | 65D | Beetle juice? (3) | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, July 29, 2001 | 111A | Blast (4) | Michael Ashley |
| Monday, May 14, 2001 | 50A | Mobil product (2) | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2001 | 19A | Good time, informally | Greg Staples |
| Saturday, February 10, 2001 | 22A | Hot air (2) | Rich Norris |
| Monday, January 29, 2001 | 1D | Tank filler (2) | Sarah Keller |
| Monday, June 12, 2000 | 36A | Neon or oxygen | Andrea C. Michaels |
| Saturday, June 3, 2000 | 11A | Electric partner? | Patrick D. Berry |
| Saturday, May 13, 2000 | 43A | Main feature? | William S. Cotter |
| Monday, March 20, 2000 | 22D | Car fill-up | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, February 16, 2000 | 61D | Jabber | Gene Newman |
| Wednesday, January 19, 2000 | 4D | Dentist's administration | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| Wednesday, December 29, 1999 | 31D | Boastful talk | Robert O. Dillman |
| Friday, October 29, 1999 | 31D | Blast (4) | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, August 5, 1999 | 13D | Heating choice | A. J. Santora |
| Monday, June 28, 1999 | 23A | Auto's tankful | Ed Early |
| Tuesday, February 16, 1999 | 27D | Neon, e.g. (2) | Randy Sowell |
| Sunday, January 10, 1999 | 32A | Idle talk, so to speak | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, December 26, 1998 | 23A | Blather (3) | A. J. Santora |
| Friday, December 25, 1998 | 44D | Accord requirement | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| Friday, October 16, 1998 | 57D | A number of dental patients? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Monday, September 21, 1998 | 54D | Tank filler (2) | Matthew Lees |
| Tuesday, June 30, 1998 | 8D | Xenon, for one | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| Saturday, May 2, 1998 | 56D | Blast (4) | Jeff Herrington |
| Tuesday, April 21, 1998 | 64D | Kind of station | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, February 9, 1998 | 47A | Bombast | Robert Dillman |
| Friday, January 16, 1998 | 41D | Beetle juice? (3) | Bob Sefick |
| Tuesday, December 9, 1997 | 36D | Bromo target | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| Sunday, November 16, 1997 | 111D | It may be natural | Frank Longo |
| Monday, September 8, 1997 | 30A | Getty product | Robert Goldberg |
| Sunday, August 10, 1997 | 93A | Service station offering | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Sunday, August 3, 1997 | 85D | Accelerator | Peter Gordon |
| Saturday, May 10, 1997 | 35A | N2O, e.g. | Isabel Walcott |
| Tuesday, April 15, 1997 | 40D | Heating fuel | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| Monday, March 17, 1997 | 33A | It makes an auto go | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Friday, March 7, 1997 | 27D | Interstate sign (2) | Jeff Herrington |
| Tuesday, January 28, 1997 | 1A | Anesthetize, in a way | E. C. Gorski |
| Sunday, November 17, 1996 | 75A | Kind of jet | N. N. Joline |
| Friday, September 27, 1996 | 23D | Blather (3) | B. Sefick |
| Monday, July 8, 1996 | 33A | Mobil product (2) | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, June 26, 1996 | 62D | Shell product | P. Jordan |
| Sunday, April 21, 1996 | 1D | Anesthetic (2) | M. Gaffney |
| Tuesday, February 20, 1996 | 38D | High-test, e.g. | D. Trombley |
| Wednesday, February 14, 1996 | 47A | Di-Gel target | C. Lundberg |
| Friday, December 1, 1995 | 52A | Balloon filler | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, August 13, 1995 | 46A | Anesthetic (2) | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, April 27, 1995 | 13D | Fill-up filler (2) | Lois Sidway |
| Tuesday, March 7, 1995 | 33D | Oil alternative (2) | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, November 18, 1994 | 53A | He, e.g. | Timothy S. Lewis |
| Friday, November 11, 1994 | 54A | Going concern? | Randolph Ross |
| Wednesday, November 2, 1994 | 46D | Tankful (3) | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, August 11, 1994 | 37D | Empty talk (2) | Bryant White |
| Sunday, July 10, 1994 | 45D | Tankful (3) | Alvin Chase |
| Sunday, June 26, 1994 | 122A | Bluster | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Friday, June 17, 1994 | 8D | Helium, e.g. | Bryant White |
| Wednesday, June 1, 1994 | 21D | Tums target | Bob Lubbers |
| Friday, December 17, 1993 | 38D | Fill-up filler (2) | James Neal |
| Thursday, December 9, 1993 | 9D | Dentist's anesthetic | Janie Lyons |
| Monday, November 29, 1993 | 5D | Oil alternative (2) | Sidney L. Robbins |
5 results for GAS from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2013 | diagramless | 71D | Oomph | Fred Piscop |
| December 11, 2011 | diagramless | 23A | Blather | Mike Selinker |
| May 17, 2009 | takeaway | 65D | Rank*es | Matt Ginsberg |
| October 24, 2004 | diagramless | 4A | Beetle juice? | Ed Early |
| March 16, 2003 | diagramless | 6D | Krypton, e.g. | Fred Piscop |
62 results for GAS from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 20, 1993 | 28D | Accelerator | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
| Friday, January 29, 1993 | 23D | Argon, e.g. | Bryant White | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 13, 1992 | 42A | Subject of Boyle's law | Michael Priestley | Maleska |
| Sunday, November 1, 1992 | 9D | Vapor | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
| Monday, September 14, 1992 | 21D | Empty talk | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 4, 1992 | 25D | Petrol | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 26, 1992 | 39D | Road sign | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Thursday, April 2, 1992 | 64D | Highway sign | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Monday, February 24, 1992 | 65D | Empty talk | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Monday, January 20, 1992 | 1D | Kind of bag or house | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Friday, August 23, 1991 | 33D | What limos guzzle | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 27, 1991 | 35A | Krypton, e.g. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 24, 1991 | 73A | Nitrous oxide, e.g. | Judith Perry | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 16, 1991 | 24D | Highway sign | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
| Friday, March 1, 1991 | 58D | Ammonia, e.g. | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 27, 1991 | 57D | Flivver fuel | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 23, 1990 | 52A | Kind of mask or pipe | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 9, 1990 | 23A | Neon or argon | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 31, 1989 | 66A | Kind of jet | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Friday, February 10, 1989 | 56D | Vapor | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
| Saturday, December 10, 1988 | 59D | Hydrogen, e.g. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 6, 1988 | 30A | Xenon, e.g. | Don Groat | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 10, 1988 | 49A | Argon, e.g. | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
| Sunday, October 16, 1988 | 54D | Chat idly | Jim Page | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 16, 1988 | 4D | Argon, e.g. | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
| Tuesday, June 14, 1988 | 23A | Yak | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Monday, June 13, 1988 | 48A | What some cars guzzle | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Thursday, March 31, 1988 | 31D | Word with tank or range | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 29, 1988 | 5D | Highway sign | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 19, 1988 | 40D | Argon or krypton | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 6, 1987 | 7D | Methane or helium | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 15, 1987 | 59D | Petrol | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
| Tuesday, August 18, 1987 | 44A | Xenon, e.g. | Whitten | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 12, 1987 | 34A | Chew the rag | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Friday, May 22, 1987 | 59D | What some demons step on | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
| Wednesday, April 8, 1987 | 26D | Rap, in a way | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 25, 1987 | 23A | Kind of heat | Johnson | Maleska |
| Saturday, December 6, 1986 | 31D | Rap | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
| Monday, November 10, 1986 | 13D | An anesthetic | Burns | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 23, 1986 | 49A | Ammonia, e.g. | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Wednesday, June 11, 1986 | 1D | Vapor | Whitten | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 5, 1985 | 34D | Yak-yak on the dais | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Monday, September 30, 1985 | 1D | Propane or neon | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 18, 1985 | 41A | Range fuel | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 2, 1985 | 64A | Yak away | Whitten | Maleska |
| Monday, March 11, 1985 | 22D | Yak away | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 17, 1985 | 41D | Freon, e.g. | William Canine | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 13, 1984 | 22A | Motorist's need | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 3, 1984 | 49A | Nitrous oxide, e.g. | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 13, 1984 | 55A | Something to step on | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
| Tuesday, August 28, 1984 | 46D | Tank contents | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Saturday, June 16, 1984 | 40D | Bombast | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Wednesday, April 11, 1984 | 50A | Pump liquid | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
| Friday, February 17, 1984 | 55A | Argon or xenon | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 1, 1983 | 30D | Petrol | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Sunday, October 9, 1983 | 81A | Rap; chin | Louis Baron | Maleska |
| Friday, September 16, 1983 | 12D | Type of station | Clavan | Maleska |
| Thursday, August 18, 1983 | 43D | Ethane or methane | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
| Saturday, July 16, 1983 | 59D | Farrell's "___ House McGinty" | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 7, 1983 | 44A | Methane, for one | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 2, 1983 | 4D | Wild time: Slang | William Canine | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 2, 1983 | 82D | Energy source | Barbara Gillis | Maleska |