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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 6, 2013 | 17A | Something smashed by Abraham, in Jewish tradition | Joel Fagliano |
| Wednesday, January 9, 2013 | 39A | Fox talent show, for short | David Ben-Merre |
| Thursday, September 13, 2012 | 54A | Carrie Underwood or Taylor Hicks | Matt Ginsberg |
| Sunday, September 9, 2012 | 70D | Superstar (3) | Kevin G. Der |
| Friday, August 24, 2012 | 42D | Target of a Fox hunt? | Mark Diehl |
| Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | 28D | Worshiped one (3) | Ian Livengood |
| Monday, July 16, 2012 | 56A | One on a pedestal (4) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, June 28, 2012 | 46D | Poster subject, maybe | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, April 2, 2012 | 41A | Person on a pedestal | Lynn Lempel |
| Monday, January 23, 2012 | 10D | Winner of a Fox talent show beginning in 2002 | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, December 25, 2011 | 21D | Fan's fixation | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, October 10, 2011 | 45D | One who's worshiped | Ian C. Livengood |
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 | 70A | Fan club focus | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, July 31, 2011 | 82A | Michael Jordan, e.g. | Pamela Klawitter |
| Monday, July 11, 2011 | 12D | Much-loved celebrity | Ellen Leuschner |
| Sunday, July 10, 2011 | 101A | Billy who sang "Rebel Yell" | Ben Pall and David Kahn |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | 57D | Fox hit since 2002, informally | Jeremy Newton |
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 | 57D | Favorite (5) | Charles Deber |
| Monday, July 12, 2010 | 63A | Fox's "American ___" (3) | Freddie Cheng |
| Sunday, June 20, 2010 | 102A | Superstar (3) | Todd Gross and Ashish Vengsarkar |
| Sunday, May 23, 2010 | 70D | Pedestal topper (3) | Yaakov Bendavid |
| Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 2D | Massive star (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| Thursday, January 14, 2010 | 28D | Kelly Clarkson, once | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 17A | Simon Cowell's show, for short | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry |
| Monday, August 24, 2009 | 10A | Rock star, say | Anthony J. Salvia |
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 | 68D | Revered figure (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 50D | Miley Cyrus, to teens | Wayne and P. K. King |
| Saturday, March 7, 2009 | 23A | Very hot star | Joe Krozel |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 10A | Word after matinee or teen | Kristian House |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | 56D | Tiger Beat cover subject | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, February 9, 2009 | 3D | Fox's "American ___" (3) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 | 56D | Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe | Katie Yeager |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | 29D | Object of many screams | Joe Krozel |
| Friday, November 28, 2008 | 9A | Fan favorite | Joe Krozel |
| Sunday, November 2, 2008 | 8D | Immunity ___ on "Survivor" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 | 18D | Hero to many | Ken Bessette |
| Monday, June 2, 2008 | 51D | Golden deity, say | Barry Boone |
| Monday, May 26, 2008 | 39A | Fox's "American ___" (3) | Mark Sherwood |
| Sunday, April 13, 2008 | 71D | Wannabe's model | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | 47A | Rock star, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008 | 46A | One on a pedestal (4) | C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel |
| Sunday, January 27, 2008 | 47A | It may be false | Mike Nothnagel |
| Monday, January 21, 2008 | 55D | Fox hit "American ___" | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 | 65A | Darling (2) | John Farmer |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | 33A | Taylor Hicks, e.g. | Robert Zimmerman |
| Saturday, September 15, 2007 | 48A | Massive star (2) | Brad Wilber |
| Monday, September 10, 2007 | 68A | Fox TV's "American ___" | Edward M Sessa |
| Friday, August 17, 2007 | 20A | Rolling Stone cover subject | Roger Barkan |
| Wednesday, June 6, 2007 | 17A | Kelly Clarkson or Taylor Hicks | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, May 3, 2007 | 59A | False | Richard Chisholm |
| Wednesday, April 4, 2007 | 2D | One on a pedestal (4) | Bette Sue Cohen |
| Monday, April 2, 2007 | 66A | TV's "American ___" (3) | Richard Hughes |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2006 | 18D | Hero type | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, November 27, 2006 | 61A | One with adoring fans | Marlon R. Howell |
| Monday, October 9, 2006 | 39D | British rocker Billy | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, September 20, 2006 | 58D | "American ___" (5) | Joe DiPietro |
| Monday, September 18, 2006 | 65A | Object of devotion (3) | Dave Tuller |
| Tuesday, August 15, 2006 | 56D | Teen fave (3) | David Sullivan |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2006 | 34D | Fan fave | Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | 59A | Object of worship (2) | Patrick Merrell |
| Friday, May 26, 2006 | 47A | Provider of immunity on "Survivor" | Mike Torch |
| Thursday, March 2, 2006 | 64A | False god (3) | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 | 115D | Object of worship (2) | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 | 71D | Teen ___ (4) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Friday, August 19, 2005 | 38A | Superstar (3) | David Liben-Nowell |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2005 | 52D | Hero (4) | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 | 15A | Immunity item on "Survivor" | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, May 8, 2005 | 80D | "American __" (5) | Jim Page |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2005 | 35A | Matinee ___ (2) | Lyell Rodieck |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 | 10D | Any Beatle, once | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, April 6, 2005 | 2D | Temple image | Michael Doran |
| Saturday, February 19, 2005 | 59A | Big star, say | Brad Wilber |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 | 47D | Favorite (5) | Gene Newman |
| Sunday, January 9, 2005 | 17D | Fan mail recipient | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 93D | Pedestal figure (3) | Hal Turner |
| Tuesday, November 23, 2004 | 14A | Teen People cover subject | Kurt Mengel |
| Sunday, October 24, 2004 | 103D | Role model | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, October 14, 2004 | 30A | One doing commercial endorsements, maybe | Mike Sikowitz |
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 | 14A | Hero-type | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 | 56A | Fan club's honoree | Lynn Lempel |
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 | 38A | Hollywood favorite (2) | Greg Staples |
| Tuesday, June 22, 2004 | 36D | Hit Fox show, in headlines | Allan E. Parrish |
| Monday, May 24, 2004 | 14A | TV's "American ___" (3) | Frederick J. Healy |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | 58D | Temple figure | Allan E. Parrish |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2004 | 1D | Person on a poster | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | 10A | Matinee ___ (2) | Randy Sowell |
| Monday, March 22, 2004 | 2D | TV's "American ___" (3) | Kyle Mahowald |
| Thursday, March 4, 2004 | 14A | Any of the Beatles, once | Patrick Merrell |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2004 | 3D | Elvis or Madonna, e.g. | Randall J. Hartman |
| Friday, December 26, 2003 | 50D | Loved one | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2003 | 61A | "American ___" (5) | Steve Jones |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2003 | 15A | Teen ___ (4) | M. Francis Vuolo |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | 55A | One often asked for an autograph | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 | 11D | Subject of adoration | Allan E. Parrish |
| Monday, October 27, 2003 | 32A | The golden calf was one | Richard Miller |
| Wednesday, October 15, 2003 | 38A | "American ___" (5) | John Greenman |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | 62A | Hero (4) | Susan Harrington Smith |
| Thursday, March 6, 2003 | 2D | "American ___" (5) | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, January 30, 2003 | 14A | Fawning target | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, October 21, 2002 | 24A | One who's looked up to | Peter Sarrett |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2002 | 56D | Teen ___ (heartthrob) | Mel Taub |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2002 | 58D | Britney Spears, to teen girls | Kelly Clark |
| Wednesday, June 19, 2002 | 62A | Baal, e.g. (3) | Janet R. Bender |
| Thursday, June 6, 2002 | 27D | Revered figure (2) | Patrick Merrell |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2002 | 2D | Teen fave (3) | Barry Callahan |
| Monday, May 6, 2002 | 44D | Screen favorite (2) | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, February 24, 2002 | 33D | Object of incense burning, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| Friday, February 15, 2002 | 14A | Fawned-over figure | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2002 | 11D | Elvis, once | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, January 13, 2002 | 77D | Second commandment no-no | Nelson Hardy |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2001 | 66A | Graven image | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2001 | 40D | Poster boy? | Philip Lew |
| Sunday, August 19, 2001 | 80A | Hero (4) | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2001 | 23A | Pedestal topper (3) | Mark P. Sherwood |
| Sunday, May 20, 2001 | 111D | Favorite (5) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, May 14, 2001 | 65A | Not just a star | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, April 6, 2001 | 53D | Ricky Martin, for one | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, March 16, 2001 | 32D | Fetishist's object | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, March 5, 2001 | 50D | One getting bags of fan mail | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Thursday, January 18, 2001 | 31D | Pagoda sight | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, January 17, 2001 | 65A | Object of blind devotion | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2000 | 59A | Baal, e.g. (3) | Michael S. Maurer and Bonnie Prystowsky |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2000 | 2D | Golden calf | Richard Hughes |
| Monday, October 30, 2000 | 38A | One who's swooned over | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, September 28, 2000 | 35D | It might be surrounded by bows | Frances Hansen |
| Sunday, September 3, 2000 | 70A | Britney Spears, to some | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, August 1, 2000 | 25A | Elvis or Fabian, once | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, July 23, 2000 | 5D | Darling (2) | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, July 3, 2000 | 54D | Matinee hero (3) | Marjorie Berg |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2000 | 1A | Pedestal topper (3) | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, May 8, 2000 | 1A | Hollywood favorite (2) | Ed Early |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2000 | 51D | Screen fave | D. J. DeChristopher |
| Sunday, December 12, 1999 | 103D | Object of devotion (3) | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, November 15, 1999 | 54A | Revered object | Nick Grivas |
| Sunday, October 24, 1999 | 114A | Role model, maybe | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, September 20, 1999 | 57D | 1-Across, e.g. | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, September 9, 1999 | 6D | Teen magazine profilee | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| Monday, August 23, 1999 | 66A | Object of devotion (3) | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Sunday, August 22, 1999 | 100D | Favorite one | Raymond Hamel |
| Wednesday, May 12, 1999 | 2D | Teen fave (3) | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, May 6, 1999 | 15A | Part of a temple's décor, maybe | Matt Gaffney |
| Friday, February 26, 1999 | 49A | Teen ___ (4) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Tuesday, November 10, 1998 | 7D | Hero (4) | Diane C. Baldwin |
| Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 29D | Matinee hero (3) | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, August 31, 1998 | 3D | Someone who's looked up to | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, August 20, 1998 | 28D | Second Commandment taboo | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, July 27, 1998 | 26D | Movie star | Steven Picus |
| Thursday, July 23, 1998 | 38A | One on a pedestal (4) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, June 29, 1998 | 3D | False god (3) | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, February 17, 1998 | 60D | Pop star (2) | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| Tuesday, January 13, 1998 | 54D | Person with fans | Stanley B. Whitten |
| Thursday, November 27, 1997 | 38D | Pop star, say | Kiran S. Kedlaya |
| Friday, July 11, 1997 | 52A | Teen ___ (4) | Bob Klahn |
| Monday, June 16, 1997 | 7D | Elvis Presley, in the 50's and 60's | Gene Newman |
| Thursday, April 17, 1997 | 55A | 1948 film "The Fallen ___" | Susan Smith |
| Sunday, March 9, 1997 | 130A | Joss | June Boggs |
| Sunday, January 26, 1997 | 42D | What's all the screaming about? | S. Elliott |
| Thursday, January 9, 1997 | 56D | Elvis, for one (2) | C. Millhauser |
| Wednesday, December 11, 1996 | 63A | Teen Beat cover subject | F. & L. Sabin |
| Wednesday, August 7, 1996 | 29D | Screen favorite (2) | B. E. Quigley |
| Tuesday, July 2, 1996 | 29D | Golen calf | S. Cohen |
| Thursday, June 20, 1996 | 63A | Commercial endorsement person, maybe | C. Millhauser |
| Tuesday, June 11, 1996 | 14A | Worshiped one (3) | G. E. Paul |
| Monday, April 22, 1996 | 2D | Matinee hero (3) | S. B. Whitten |
| Wednesday, March 20, 1996 | 14A | Favorite (5) | G. Newman |
| Wednesday, March 13, 1996 | 27D | Biblical no-no | W. R. Williams |
| Sunday, January 28, 1996 | 99D | ___worship | M. W. Perry |
| Sunday, December 10, 1995 | 46A | Word with screen or teen | Jim Page |
| Sunday, September 24, 1995 | 54D | Favorite (5) | Randolph Ross |
| Monday, September 4, 1995 | 57A | Show biz star | Richard Thomas |
| Tuesday, August 22, 1995 | 64A | One who's adored | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, July 25, 1995 | 14A | Pagan god | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, June 5, 1995 | 48D | Teen's fave | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, June 1, 1995 | 11D | Sacred statue | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, May 30, 1995 | 38A | Rock's Billy _____ (2) | Richard Hughes |
| Monday, May 15, 1995 | 29D | Whom fans adore | Ernie Furtado |
| Monday, March 20, 1995 | 2D | Object of adoration | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, February 8, 1995 | 57D | Tiki, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, December 4, 1994 | 42D | Poster subject | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Sunday, October 30, 1994 | 34D | Pop star (2) | R.M. Hopkins |
| Friday, October 7, 1994 | 60A | Baal, e.g. (3) | Bryant White |
| Friday, August 26, 1994 | 19A | Elvis, for one (2) | Timothy S. Lewis |
| Sunday, July 24, 1994 | 57A | Pedestal figure (3) | Matt Gaffney |
| Tuesday, June 21, 1994 | 3D | Worshiped one (3) | Betty Jorgensen |
| Tuesday, April 26, 1994 | 59D | False god (3) | David Ellis Dickerson |
| Friday, April 8, 1994 | 56A | More than a celebrity | David A. Rosen |
| Friday, April 1, 1994 | 53D | Whom a wannabe wants to be | Stanley Newman |
| Friday, March 25, 1994 | 2D | Pedestal figure (3) | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, February 12, 1994 | 10D | 16 magazine profilee | Rand H. Burns |
| Sunday, January 9, 1994 | 79D | Rock's Billy (2) | Mel Rosen |
2 results for IDOL from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2012 | cryptic | 11D | Popular performer still heard (4) | Rosalie Moscovitch |
| November 2, 2008 | diagramless | 14A | Pop hero | Patrick Blindauer |
125 results for IDOL from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 11, 1993 | 5D | Golden calf, e.g. | Joy L. Wouk | Taub |
| Sunday, September 12, 1993 | 42D | Adored one of groupies | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Taub |
| Tuesday, August 24, 1993 | 40A | Matinee ___ | Cathy Millhauser | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 24, 1993 | 11D | Graven image | Seward | Maleska |
| Monday, April 19, 1993 | 2D | Icon | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
| Friday, January 22, 1993 | 55D | Adored one | Unknown | Maleska |
| Friday, December 18, 1992 | 59A | Baal, e.g. | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 19, 1992 | 31A | Matinee ___ | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 14, 1992 | 27D | Adored one | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
| Friday, October 23, 1992 | 59A | Deified one | Timothy S. Lewis | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 21, 1992 | 18D | Singer Billy ___ | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Friday, October 9, 1992 | 16A | Object of worship | Robert Zimmerman | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 7, 1992 | 22D | False god | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Friday, September 25, 1992 | 63A | Object of worship | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 22, 1992 | 31A | Hero | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
| Friday, July 3, 1992 | 13A | Dagon or Baphomet | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
| Thursday, May 28, 1992 | 52D | Adored one | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 26, 1992 | 4D | Box-office biggy | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 12, 1992 | 30A | Clay-footed one? | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Monday, May 11, 1992 | 43A | Pagan god | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 19, 1992 | 80A | Moorish ___ (tropical fish) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 18, 1992 | 62A | Graven image | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
| Thursday, February 6, 1992 | 24D | Elvis, to many | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Wednesday, January 1, 1992 | 18A | Golden calf, e.g. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Friday, December 13, 1991 | 2D | Dagon, e.g. | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 23, 1991 | 9A | Matinee hero | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 24, 1991 | 3D | Adored one | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Monday, May 13, 1991 | 22D | False god | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
| Monday, April 15, 1991 | 27D | Baal, e.g. | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 20, 1991 | 49D | Pop singer Billy ___ | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Friday, February 8, 1991 | 18A | Singer Billy ___ | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 29, 1991 | 56D | Matinee ___ | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 10, 1991 | 66A | Baal, e.g. | Frank Miceli | Maleska |
| Wednesday, January 2, 1991 | 29D | Luminary | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 16, 1990 | 18D | Iconoclast's target | Sandy Graf | Maleska |
| Tuesday, December 4, 1990 | 66A | Top chef, to a gourmet | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 17, 1990 | 33D | Baphomet or Juggernaut | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 6, 1990 | 37D | Devil-god | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Monday, July 2, 1990 | 10A | Silver-screen favorite | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Monday, June 11, 1990 | 40D | False god | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 29, 1990 | 51D | Adored one | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 8, 1990 | 29D | Fans' favorite | Fred Toole | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 2, 1990 | 11D | Valentino, once | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
| Saturday, April 28, 1990 | 24D | Adored one | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
| Saturday, April 7, 1990 | 54A | Matinee follower | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Monday, March 5, 1990 | 49A | Matinee ___ | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 18, 1990 | 12D | Matinee ___ | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 11, 1990 | 2D | Adored one | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Friday, November 24, 1989 | 31D | Baal, e.g. | Jim Page | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 20, 1989 | 40A | Golden calf, e.g. | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
| Monday, August 21, 1989 | 14A | Baal, e.g. | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 11, 1989 | 119A | Rock star Billy ___ | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 24, 1989 | 67A | Domingo, to opera buffs | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
| Friday, May 19, 1989 | 32A | One sometimes clay-footed | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 6, 1989 | 64A | Valentino was one | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 11, 1989 | 27A | Social lion | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 21, 1989 | 32A | Hero | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Monday, March 13, 1989 | 11D | Object of worship | Asnas | Maleska |
| Saturday, February 25, 1989 | 30A | "The Fallen ___," 1948 film | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Monday, February 6, 1989 | 65A | Hero | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 4, 1988 | 11D | Pedestal object | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 19, 1988 | 11D | Adored one | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 8, 1988 | 5D | Dagon, e.g. | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 20, 1988 | 10A | Baal, for one | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 11, 1988 | 44A | Darling | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
| Monday, July 25, 1988 | 2D | Matinee ___ | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 19, 1988 | 44D | False god | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Monday, June 13, 1988 | 6D | Presley was one | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Wednesday, April 27, 1988 | 14A | Hero | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 23, 1988 | 36A | Hero | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Monday, February 8, 1988 | 58D | Fan-club hero | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 23, 1987 | 4D | Golden calf | Christopher Page | Maleska |
| Friday, October 30, 1987 | 46A | Springsteen, to some | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 22, 1987 | 2D | Bowie, to rock fans | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Saturday, August 29, 1987 | 30A | Object of affection | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
| Saturday, August 1, 1987 | 57A | Dagon or Baphomet | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 28, 1987 | 55D | Celebrity | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Thursday, May 7, 1987 | 2D | Lion | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
| Thursday, March 26, 1987 | 41A | Billy ___, rock singer | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 24, 1987 | 47D | Lion | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Thursday, March 19, 1987 | 38A | Baal, for one | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 15, 1987 | 86D | Teraph | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 8, 1987 | 1A | Matinee ___ | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 17, 1987 | 2D | Matinee follower | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Monday, February 16, 1987 | 58D | Golden calf, for one | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
| Monday, February 2, 1987 | 7D | Fan-club hero | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Friday, January 30, 1987 | 3D | Image of a divinity | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
| Monday, November 24, 1986 | 40A | Graven image | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Tuesday, October 21, 1986 | 35D | Juggernaut, for one | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
| Monday, September 29, 1986 | 7D | False god | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Wednesday, July 16, 1986 | 1D | Object of adoration | Page | Maleska |
| Friday, June 13, 1986 | 2D | Lionized one | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 8, 1986 | 14A | Adored one | Judith Perry | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 23, 1986 | 78D | Tiki, e.g. | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 12, 1986 | 63A | Teraph | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 5, 1986 | 49D | The golden calf, e.g. | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 1, 1986 | 3D | Image | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 18, 1986 | 34A | Matinee ___ | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 4, 1985 | 62A | Elvis was one | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 26, 1985 | 56D | Baal or Mammon | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
| Friday, November 22, 1985 | 14A | Adored one | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 31, 1985 | 42D | One of the Baalim | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 5, 1985 | 19A | Graven image | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Monday, August 12, 1985 | 25A | ___ of Ohio (McKinley epithet) | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Wednesday, July 17, 1985 | 55D | Totem-pole image | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 7, 1985 | 52A | Graven image | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 27, 1985 | 24D | Object of devotion | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 6, 1985 | 19A | One of the Baalim | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Monday, May 13, 1985 | 32A | Matinee ___ | Johnson | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 19, 1985 | 58A | Darling of the demos | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
| Monday, February 18, 1985 | 17A | Baal, e.g. | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 15, 1984 | 6A | Fetish | Hickmott | Maleska |
| Tuesday, October 23, 1984 | 17A | Effigy of a sort | Frank Geary | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 26, 1984 | 17D | False god | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Friday, June 29, 1984 | 52D | Man of the hour | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 17, 1984 | 108D | Lion | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
| Thursday, May 24, 1984 | 64A | Matinee ___ | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 3, 1984 | 2D | Object of one's affections | Reichert | Maleska |
| Friday, February 3, 1984 | 25D | Baal, e.g. | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Friday, December 30, 1983 | 65A | False god | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 9, 1983 | 29D | Yaz, to Red Sox fans | Brown | Maleska |
| Monday, June 6, 1983 | 57D | Hero | Whitten | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 20, 1983 | 41D | Golden calf, e.g. | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 6, 1983 | 43A | Object of adoration | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
| Monday, February 28, 1983 | 59A | Worshiped one | Bolognese-Lo | Maleska |