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155 total results for PIA( score: 50 )
67 results for PIA from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Thu Feb 29, 2024 | 31A | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Esha Datta | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 28, 2024 | 74D | Karachi-based carrier | Nathan Hasegawa | Shortz |
| Sat Oct 21, 2023 | 10D | ___ mater (4) | Kelly Morenus | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 20, 2023 | 45D | Italian novelist Pera | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 25, 2022 | 30A | Singer Zadora (9) | John Martz | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 7, 2021 | 64A | ___ mater, membrane surrounding the brain | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 21, 2021 | 83D | Flag carrier to Karachi and Islamabad | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 11, 2020 | 42A | Actress Zadora (11) | Neil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 4, 2018 | 58A | Carrier to Karachi (4) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 4, 2017 | 58D | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 14, 2016 | 25D | Actress Zadora (11) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 20, 2016 | 13D | With 44-Down, "Butterfly" Golden Globe winner | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 6, 2015 | 51A | ___ mater (spinal membrane) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Mon Oct 19, 2015 | 19A | Singer Zadora (9) | Bruce Venzke and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 21, 2015 | 2D | Actress/singer Zadora | Gerry Wildenberg | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 19, 2015 | 22A | ___ mater (brain part) | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
| Mon Feb 3, 2014 | 40D | Zadora of "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" | Sean Dobbin | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 2, 2013 | 119D | ___ mater (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 4, 2012 | 30A | Actress Zadora (11) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 19, 2012 | 31A | Actress Zadora (11) | Paul Guttormsson | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 22, 2012 | 51A | Actress Zadora (11) | Karen Young Bonin | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 6, 2011 | 39D | Singer/actress Zadora (2) | Peter Collins | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 9, 2011 | 6D | ___ mater (cranial membrane) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 29, 2010 | 57A | Singer/actress Zadora (2) | Charles Gersch | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 15, 2010 | 44A | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Zoe Wheeler, Brown University '12 | Shortz |
| Sun May 3, 2009 | 91A | Golden Globe winner Zadora | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 27, 2007 | 60D | Writer ___ Pera | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 8, 2006 | 56A | Carrier to Karachi (4) | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Thu Oct 5, 2006 | 22D | Singer Zadora (9) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 23, 2005 | 33A | ___ mater (brain covering) | Lee Glickstein | Shortz |
| Fri Nov 5, 2004 | 41A | Carrier to Karachi (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 15, 2004 | 36A | Actress Zadora (11) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sat Jul 24, 2004 | 34A | ___ mater (4) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
| Sun May 23, 2004 | 28A | Journalist Lindstrom | Deb Amlen and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Sun May 16, 2004 | 18A | Actress Zadora (11) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 1, 2003 | 9D | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 7, 2003 | 11D | Singer Zadora (9) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Fri Apr 25, 2003 | 53D | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 11, 2003 | 22D | Zadora of "Butterfly" | Myles Callum | Shortz |
| Thu Dec 12, 2002 | 62D | Carrier to Karachi (4) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 28, 2002 | 16A | ___ mater (4) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Thu Jul 25, 2002 | 52A | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 24, 2002 | 107D | ___ mater (brain enveloper) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 14, 2001 | 59D | Zadora of "Hairspray" | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
| Fri Oct 26, 2001 | 20D | "Lo's Diary" author ___ Pera | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 19, 2001 | 34A | ___ mater (brain cover) (7) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 24, 2000 | 60A | Singer Zadora (9) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Tue Sep 12, 2000 | 54A | Singer Zadora (9) | Bill Zais | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 14, 1998 | 51A | Actress Zadora (11) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
| Sun May 31, 1998 | 100D | Daughter of Ingrid Bergman | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 24, 1998 | 19A | Singer Zadora (9) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Thu Sep 4, 1997 | 42D | Daughter of Ingrid | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 3, 1997 | 72D | Airline to Karachi (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Thu Jul 10, 1997 | 26A | Singer Zadora (9) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Thu Mar 27, 1997 | 31D | Singer Zadora (9) | Alex Vaughn | Shortz |
| Mon Jan 20, 1997 | 59D | Actress Zadora (11) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
| Sat Dec 28, 1996 | 5D | Airline to Karachi (4) | N. Joline | Shortz |
| Fri Sep 8, 1995 | 52D | Kind of mater | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 17, 1995 | 46D | ____ mater (brain cover) | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 18, 1994 | 1A | Lindstrom or Zadora | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 17, 1994 | 30A | Newscaster Lindstrom | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Thu Sep 8, 1994 | 10D | Actress Zadora (11) | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 7, 1994 | 59D | _____ mater (brain membrane) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 9, 1994 | 17D | Airline to Karachi (4) | Charles B. Waffell | Shortz |
| Sat May 7, 1994 | 10D | Songstress Zadora | Bryant White | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 3, 1994 | 13D | Airline to Karachi (4) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 21, 1993 | 84A | Actress Zadora (11) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
1 result for PIA from Variety puzzles:
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Jul 25, 1999 | Panda | 60D | Girl in apiary | Mel Taub | Shortz |
87 results for PIA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Thu Oct 14, 1993 | 25A | Singer Zadora | Nancy Joline | Taub |
| Sun Aug 15, 1993 | 114A | Entertainer Zadora | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
| Sat Jul 3, 1993 | 33A | ___ mater | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Wed Apr 21, 1993 | 40D | ___ Zadora | Jim Page | Maleska |
| Fri Feb 14, 1992 | 41D | A daughter of Ingrid | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
| Sun Feb 9, 1992 | 102D | Ms. Zadora | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Tue Dec 17, 1991 | 26D | Singer Zadora | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Fri Dec 6, 1991 | 41A | Zadora or Lindstrom | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Tue Oct 22, 1991 | 47A | Entertainer Zadora | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
| Fri Jun 21, 1991 | 3D | Entertainer Zadora | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
| Tue Mar 26, 1991 | 31D | Actress Zadora | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
| Sat Feb 2, 1991 | 32A | Rome's Porta ___ | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
| Thu Jan 31, 1991 | 40D | Actress Zadora | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Wed Aug 8, 1990 | 43A | Actress Zadora | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Wed Nov 15, 1989 | 32A | Zadora of films | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Sun Oct 1, 1989 | 111D | Actress Zadora | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Wed Aug 30, 1989 | 71A | Actress-singer Zadora | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
| Thu Jun 22, 1989 | 10D | Actress Zadora | Walter Covell | Maleska |
| Wed Jan 4, 1989 | 26A | A daughter of Ingrid | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Thu Nov 10, 1988 | 23D | Singer-actress Zadora | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
| Wed Aug 31, 1988 | 38A | Actress Zadora | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Sat Aug 6, 1988 | 57D | Actress Zadora | Thomas Bohm | Maleska |
| Fri Apr 29, 1988 | 23D | Lindstrom or Zadora | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
| Fri May 22, 1987 | 53A | Mater or Zadora | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
| Mon Oct 13, 1986 | 3D | Zadora or Lindstrom | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Fri Jun 6, 1986 | 53D | Brain covering, for short | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
| Fri Apr 11, 1986 | 16A | Newscaster Lindstrom | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
| Sat Mar 30, 1985 | 22A | Actress Zadora | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Wed Sep 12, 1984 | 1D | Zadora | Lee Jones | Maleska |
| Thu Dec 15, 1983 | 15A | Zadora of films | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Sun May 8, 1983 | 82A | Actress Zadora | Elaine Schorr | Maleska |
| Fri May 6, 1983 | 43A | Bergman daughter | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Wed May 26, 1982 | 38D | Brain membrane, for short | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Sun Apr 4, 1982 | 41A | Newswoman Lindstrom | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
| Sun Dec 6, 1981 | 113A | Arrowroot | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
| Tue Oct 13, 1981 | 5A | Newscaster Lindstrom | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Sun Dec 7, 1980 | 56A | Porta ___, Roma | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
| Mon May 26, 1980 | 32D | Ingrid's newscasting daughter | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Fri Feb 15, 1980 | 57A | TV newscaster Lindstrom | Lewis | Maleska |
| Mon Oct 10, 1977 | 24A | ___ mater | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
| Sun Sep 25, 1977 | 58A | ___ mater | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Sun Mar 13, 1977 | 81A | Arrowroot | Louis C. Mandes Jr. | Maleska |
| Sat Dec 18, 1976 | 50A | ___ mater | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
| Wed Aug 18, 1976 | 37A | Ingrid Bergman's daughter | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
| Fri Feb 14, 1975 | 31D | Newscaster Lindstrom | Joan DeRosso | Weng |
| Fri Feb 22, 1974 | 61A | Pacific herb | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
| Sun May 27, 1973 | 79A | Arrowroot | Nancy W. Atkinson | Weng |
| Sun May 20, 1973 | 138D | Pacific herb | Peter T. Thornton | Weng |
| Wed May 2, 1973 | 24A | Arrowroot | Unknown | Weng |
| Sat Mar 17, 1973 | 40A | Pacific shrub | Unknown | Weng |
| Mon Aug 7, 1972 | 58D | Pacific herb | Unknown | Weng |
| Sat Jul 8, 1972 | 36A | Pacific herb | Unknown | Weng |
| Sat Mar 18, 1972 | 55D | ___ mater | Unknown | Weng |
| Sun Feb 6, 1972 | 30A | ___ mater | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
| Fri Dec 18, 1970 | 37A | ___ mater | Arthur Schulman | Weng |
| Sun Aug 30, 1970 | 30A | ___ mater | Anne Fox | Weng |
| Tue Mar 31, 1970 | 54D | ___ mater | Unknown | Weng |
| Mon Oct 6, 1969 | 26A | Bergman's daughter. | Unknown | Weng |
| Fri Aug 29, 1969 | 5D | ___ mater. | Unknown | Weng |
| Tue Mar 11, 1969 | 35A | One of the maters. | Unknown | Weng |
| Tue Jul 9, 1968 | 8D | Brain part. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Mon Aug 15, 1966 | 31A | ___ mater. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sun Dec 12, 1965 | 120D | ___ mater. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
| Sun May 16, 1965 | 73D | ___ mater. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
| Wed Mar 31, 1965 | 59D | ___ mater, brain membrane. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sun Jan 31, 1965 | 16D | Brain membrane. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
| Sun May 26, 1963 | 58A | Tender: Lat. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
| Sun Jun 24, 1962 | 82A | ___ mater. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
| Sun Jun 25, 1961 | 85A | ___ mater. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
| Sat Oct 15, 1960 | 27A | ___ mater, brain membrane. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Mon May 11, 1959 | 65D | ___ mater, brain membrane. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
| Sat Feb 21, 1959 | 37D | ___ mater, brain membrane. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
| Sat Nov 12, 1955 | 20A | ___ mater, part of the brain. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Fri Aug 19, 1955 | 60D | ___ mater, part of the brain. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
| Tue Jan 4, 1955 | 47D | ___ mater, part of the brain. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sat Dec 11, 1954 | 24A | ___ mater, part of the brain. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
| Sun Mar 7, 1954 | 29A | ___ mater, brain membrane. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
| Tue Jul 14, 1953 | 36A | ___ mater, part of the brain. | Alfred Rosenheim | Farrar |
| Thu Feb 26, 1953 | 36D | Tender: Italian. | George Henderson | Farrar |
| Sun Jan 25, 1953 | 134D | Herb yielding arrowroot. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
| Wed Dec 24, 1952 | 17A | Part of the brain: Anat. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Wed Nov 7, 1951 | 34A | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Wed Jul 18, 1951 | 63D | Ingrid Bergman's daughter. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sun Jun 24, 1951 | 33D | Mrs. Vogeler's sister. | Nancy W. Atkinson | Farrar |
| Sun Nov 19, 1944 | 58D | Starch-yielding herb. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
| Sun Apr 18, 1943 | 28A | Brain membrane. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |
| Sun Jul 5, 1942 | 48A | East Indian starch-root. | Charles Kuhls | Farrar |