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124 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.) See the dictionary definition.

DateGridClueAuthor
Friday, February 1, 20137DBit of thatching (2)Josh Knapp
Thursday, January 10, 201313DCrumhorn, e.g. (2)Kevan Choset
Wednesday, October 31, 201224DBassoon part in two piecesStu Ockman
Wednesday, October 10, 201222DAction hero's underwater breathing aidPete Muller
Friday, September 14, 201255AStick by the water?Peter A. Collins
Wednesday, June 6, 201255DClarinetist's needGary Cee
Monday, June 4, 20122DClarinet or saxJohn R. O'Brien
Tuesday, February 7, 201266AHarmonica partMike Buckley
Monday, September 26, 201144ADouble-___ (oboe, e.g.)David Gray
Sunday, July 24, 201165DStalk by a streamKurt Mueller
Tuesday, April 5, 201136DPlant in a bogE. J. Masicampo
Tuesday, March 29, 201130DSaxophonist's needPeter A. Collins
Friday, March 18, 201150DPapyrus, e.g.Patrick Merrell
Sunday, March 6, 201142AEpitome of thinness (4)David Levinson Wilk
Wednesday, January 12, 201164AMarsh growth (6)Jim Hilger
Monday, December 20, 201034DWetlands plantDonna Hoke
Monday, November 29, 201067AMarsh plant (9)Elizabeth A. Long
Sunday, October 24, 201085ACrumhorn, e.g. (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, October 14, 201035DThatching materialJim Hilger
Tuesday, August 31, 201045AOboe or clarinetPaula Gamache and Ed Stein
Tuesday, July 13, 201038APortland, Ore., college from which Steve Jobs dropped outPeter A. Collins
Tuesday, April 20, 201058DStalk in a marshPaula Gamache
Saturday, January 30, 20107DEnglish horn, e.g. (2)Mark Diehl
Tuesday, December 1, 200942APapyrus plant, e.g.Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming
Thursday, October 29, 200934AWind elementJoe Krozel
Monday, January 26, 200966AWoodwind itemTimothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, January 14, 200957DOne of two in a 47-AcrossOliver Hill
Sunday, November 23, 200811DSax player's needDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, July 16, 200855DShoot in a swampJoe Krozel
Wednesday, April 30, 200863AAccordion partHenry Hook
Wednesday, February 6, 200868AMarsh growth (6)Larry Shearer
Wednesday, January 9, 200830DBit for a basket weaverJohn Farmer
Sunday, December 30, 200767AClarinetist's purchaseElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, December 24, 200730DHollow-stemmed plant (2)Mark Sherwood
Saturday, September 1, 200741AFen benderKaren M. Tracey
Saturday, May 26, 200726ASwamp thing (3)Joe DiPietro
Sunday, April 8, 2007117DPortland college (2)Byron Walden
Monday, October 2, 200627AMarsh plant (9)Harvey Estes
Friday, August 11, 200613DEnglish horn, e.g. (2)Patrick Merrell
Thursday, July 6, 20065DRush, e.g.Pete Muller
Monday, April 24, 200618DOboe partLynn Lempel
Sunday, March 12, 2006126ASaxophone, e.g. (3)Daniel C. Bryant
Sunday, January 15, 200696ARushRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, January 10, 200630AOboist's needDavid J. Kahn
Monday, January 3, 200568AMarsh plant (9)Gregory E. Paul
Tuesday, December 21, 200469AMarsh plant (9)Kurt Mengel
Thursday, August 19, 200418DMatting materialEd Early
Thursday, June 10, 200452DCattail, e.g. (2)Paula Gamache
Wednesday, April 14, 200465AHollow plantRandolph Ross
Sunday, April 11, 2004120AOboe or saxPatrick Merrell
Saturday, October 25, 200311DOregon collegeRich Norris
Thursday, October 2, 20035DPastoral pipe (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, August 6, 200335AClarinet, for oneJay Livingston
Friday, April 4, 200355AMany an instrumentMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, March 26, 200344ABassoonist's buyRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, March 4, 200368AMarsh growth (6)Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, January 29, 200335DMarsh growth (6)Fred Piscop
Sunday, June 23, 20025DBagpipe, e.g.Eric Berlin
Wednesday, April 24, 200259DBassoon, e.g. (3)Sheldon Benardo
Wednesday, April 10, 200254DHarmonium partGregory Casagrande
Monday, March 25, 200265AOboe, for oneGerald R. Ferguson
Sunday, January 27, 2002101DBassoon, e.g. (3)Patrick Berry
Wednesday, October 3, 200113DCollege in Portland, Ore. (2)David Bunker
Friday, September 14, 200110DSwamp thing (3)Mark Diehl
Tuesday, September 11, 200141AClarinet componentJoan Yanofsky
Saturday, September 1, 200157AIt may be blowing in the windDana Motley
Thursday, August 23, 200137AMouthpiece attachmentPeter Gordon
Tuesday, July 3, 200161AFilm critic RexRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, January 24, 200154DMarsh plant (9)David Ainslie Macleod
Wednesday, January 3, 200172ACritic Rex (3)Fred Piscop
Wednesday, September 13, 200069ASaxophone partJim Morton
Monday, August 28, 200069ABulrush, e.g.Richard Hughes
Sunday, May 7, 2000119ABit of thatchPatrick D. Berry
Sunday, March 19, 200045DKind of instrument (2)Greg Staples
Thursday, March 9, 20001APastoral pipe (3)Myles Callum
Tuesday, January 18, 200065ACattail, e.g. (2)Nancy Salomon
Sunday, October 10, 199974AFeature of some windsCathy Millhauser
Monday, September 27, 19993DMarsh growth (6)Ed Early
Sunday, August 29, 199939DSymbol of slimnessLou and Fran Sabin
Wednesday, August 25, 199968ARustic pipe (2)Richard Hughes
Monday, July 19, 199959DHollow-stemmed plant (2)Gregory E. Paul
Monday, May 24, 199966AOboe, e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Thursday, February 11, 199964AClarinet part (2)Cathy Millhauser
Tuesday, February 9, 199917AKind of instrument (2)Janet R. Bender
Sunday, December 6, 199814DCollege in Portland, Ore. (2)Marjorie Richter
Monday, November 30, 199825DCritic Rex (3)Cynthia Joy Higgins
Saturday, November 28, 199833AKind of organ (2)Gilbert H. Ludwig
Sunday, August 23, 1998107AStalk in a swampNelson Hardy
Sunday, June 21, 199853DRustic pipe (2)Jim Page
Sunday, April 26, 1998130AKind of organ (2)Fran and Lou Sabin
Monday, April 13, 199872AWoodwindGregory E. Paul
Sunday, March 29, 1998124AEpitome of thinness (4)Robert H. Wolfe
Thursday, February 12, 199830DStalk by the riverRichard Silvestri
Monday, February 2, 199861ABit of thatching (2)Gregory E. Paul
Saturday, August 2, 199766AInstrumental pieceEd Early
Monday, July 7, 199772AMarsh plant (9)Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, June 15, 199721APastoral pipe (3)Karen Hodge
Tuesday, June 3, 199713DArmy surgeon WalterJonathan Schmalzbach
Monday, May 5, 199760DMarsh stalkStephanie Spadaccini
Friday, December 13, 199611DThatcher's needJ. Page
Wednesday, December 11, 199652ASwamp thing (3)F. & L. Sabin
Friday, October 18, 19968DOliver of "Oliver!"M. Gaffney
Thursday, July 4, 199631DHe wrote "Ten Days That Shook the World"Joy L. Wouk
Thursday, June 6, 199652DMelodeon partA. J. Santora
Monday, June 3, 199613DSaxophone, e.g. (3)S. L. Robbins
Saturday, April 27, 199654DSax or oboeF. Hansen
Friday, March 22, 199645A"The Brady Bunch" regularF. A. Longo
Tuesday, March 12, 199624AAvant-garde rocker LouR. J. Hartman
Thursday, January 11, 199660DMusical pipeB. Jorgensen
Monday, September 25, 199512DMarsh plant (9)Gregory E. Paul
Thursday, July 27, 199562APortland college (2)Lois Sidway
Tuesday, June 27, 199538DClarinet part (2)Diane C. Baldwin
Thursday, June 15, 199516AEpitome of thinness (4)Norma Steinberg
Monday, June 12, 199518DMarsh plant (9)Robert Zimmerman
Monday, January 9, 199543AMarsh growth (6)Sidney L. Robbins
Sunday, October 23, 199418DSaxophone, e.g. (3)Cathy Millhauser
Tuesday, October 11, 199438DMarsh plant (9)Bernice Gordon
Monday, May 30, 199470ACritic Rex (3)Raymond Hamel
Sunday, May 8, 199432ABassoon, e.g. (3)Ralph G. Beaman
Thursday, April 21, 199429ASax, for oneTimothy S. Lewis
Sunday, March 27, 199478AEpitome of thinness (4)Jeanette K. Brill
Thursday, February 17, 199424AHautboy, e.g.Brett Blaylock
Thursday, January 6, 199424A"The Third Man" directorArthur W. Palmer
Wednesday, December 1, 199371AWalter _____ HospitalTap Osborn

2 results for REED from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
August 12, 2007cryptic3DWind instrument to study for audition (4)Brian Greer
August 5, 2001diagramless20AEnglish horn insertFrank Longo

115 results for REED from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Saturday, November 20, 199318DHe found the cause of yellow feverRobert H. WolfeTaub
Monday, August 23, 199366AOboe necessityJames L. BeattyMaleska
Friday, May 28, 199313DKind of organCathy MillhauserMaleska
Thursday, April 22, 199342AOrgan resonatorLois SidwayMaleska
Tuesday, March 2, 199321AOboist's purchaseBert H. KruseMaleska
Saturday, February 27, 199314AStalk in a marshBryant WhiteMaleska
Sunday, January 31, 1993123DRex or WalterWilson McBeathMaleska
Monday, September 21, 199227DCattailBetty JorgensenMaleska
Wednesday, September 9, 199261AClarinet's vibratorEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wednesday, August 19, 199269ANoted army surgeonStanley GlassMaleska
Monday, June 29, 199235DMarsh plantFred TooleMaleska
Friday, June 5, 199247APan's pipeBetty JorgensenMaleska
Friday, April 17, 199265APalustrine plantDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Monday, December 2, 199152DOboe or clarinetAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, August 11, 199183DMarsh growthMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Wednesday, July 24, 199142AFilm critic RexGayle DeanMaleska
Thursday, July 11, 199146AClarinet, e.g.Walter E. HeinemannMaleska
Monday, June 17, 199166ASwamp plantEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Saturday, June 15, 199129DPalustrine plantEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Monday, April 29, 199157DThatch materialMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sunday, April 21, 1991111ADevice on a loomJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Saturday, March 2, 199164ARobert or DonnaRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Sunday, February 10, 199165DCollege in Ore.Bette Sue CohenMaleska
Monday, December 17, 199061DCattailEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sunday, November 25, 199091ARex ___, film criticHarold B. CountsMaleska
Thursday, November 22, 199059DOboe partJoy L. WoukMaleska
Sunday, November 18, 1990108APalustrine plantEdward MarcheseMaleska
Wednesday, August 22, 199031AMarsh plantLois SidwayMaleska
Tuesday, August 7, 199048AClarinet attachmentSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Saturday, July 7, 199062AOliver or RexBert RosenfieldMaleska
Friday, June 15, 199064AHollow stemArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Wednesday, May 30, 19907DClarinetist's needNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Tuesday, May 15, 199062DRushWalter E. HeinemannMaleska
Sunday, May 6, 1990153AYellow-fever conquerorJacques LiwerMaleska
Thursday, February 8, 199022DBamboolike grassMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sunday, January 28, 199049D"The Third Man" directorLouis BaronMaleska
Tuesday, December 26, 198948ATall grass stemAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Saturday, December 9, 198951D"Man is but a ___ . . . ": PascalRichard SilvestriMaleska
Thursday, November 2, 198964AClarinet beakAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tuesday, October 3, 198967AComic-singer JerryHarold B. CountsMaleska
Wednesday, September 27, 198963AOboe, e.g.William S. McIlrathMaleska
Wednesday, August 16, 198931DClarinet insertLouis SabinMaleska
Saturday, July 1, 198961AMarsh grassBetty JorgensenMaleska
Wednesday, May 24, 198911DPearl Buck's "The Living ___"Melvin KenworthyMaleska
Monday, May 1, 19892DOboe or bassoonLouis SabinMaleska
Wednesday, March 22, 198958DMusical pipeBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, January 17, 198966AActress DonnaDon GroatMaleska
Monday, January 2, 198934AMusical instrumentAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, November 20, 198819DTall grassShirley SolowayMaleska
Friday, November 18, 198868AHollow-stemmed grassMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Thursday, November 17, 198826DWillis of N.B.A. fameErnie FurtadoMaleska
Tuesday, November 8, 198869AEnglish hornLouis SabinMaleska
Monday, August 15, 198862AClarinet, e.g.Nancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Saturday, July 30, 198872AMarsh grassKenneth WitteMaleska
Sunday, July 17, 198886ARex or DonnaNorman S. WizerMaleska
Thursday, May 26, 198818DOboist's purchaseMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Tuesday, April 26, 198860DPearl Buck's "The Living ___"Arthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Thursday, February 25, 198868A"The Third Man" directorGloria EvansMaleska
Wednesday, January 20, 198818DHollow stemWhittenMaleska
Sunday, January 17, 1988149AMarch growthWarren W. ReichMaleska
Friday, December 11, 198763AHomophone for 62 AcrossWilliam S. McIlrathMaleska
Tuesday, November 17, 198769AMarshy plantEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sunday, September 6, 1987111AShepherd's pipeWillemain O. CableMaleska
Tuesday, July 21, 198761DBulrush, e.g.Virginia L. YatesMaleska
Thursday, June 18, 198755ACattailKenneth WitteMaleska
Wednesday, May 27, 198771AClarinet, e.g.Arthur W. PalmerMaleska
Saturday, May 23, 198719AOliver or RexNorman S. WizerMaleska
Wednesday, May 13, 198752DMovie critic RexBette Sue CohenMaleska
Sunday, May 3, 19873DFipple flute, for oneFrances HansenMaleska
Wednesday, April 8, 198768AWoodwindChristopher SherwoodMaleska
Friday, February 13, 198751AOliver of filmdomRobert KatzMaleska
Thursday, February 12, 198773AWillis of N.B.A. fameKenneth WitteMaleska
Wednesday, December 17, 198611DDonna or WillisChristopher SherwoodMaleska
Monday, October 27, 198671ADevice on a loomEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sunday, October 26, 198618DWater plantBert H. KruseMaleska
Monday, September 29, 198628DClarinet partAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thursday, September 18, 198665ABamboo, e.g.Wilson McBeathMaleska
Sunday, June 22, 198657AOboist's purchaseMary M. MurdochMaleska
Friday, May 30, 198672APond stalkGayle DeanMaleska
Monday, May 26, 198655DTall grassH. Hastings ReddallMaleska
Monday, March 3, 198663AMarsh plantJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sunday, March 2, 1986123ACattailBarbara Lunder GillisMaleska
Friday, December 13, 19853DMarsh growthWilliam S. McIlrathMaleska
Monday, November 18, 198562DDonna or RexFrank GearyMaleska
Monday, October 21, 198566ADonna or RexFrank GearyMaleska
Thursday, September 26, 19854DWillis or WalterLouis SabinMaleska
Sunday, August 25, 198518DDevice on a loomHarold B. CountsMaleska
Monday, August 5, 198523DRex or WillisJudson G. TrentMaleska
Thursday, July 11, 198565ACorrugation on a coin's edgeJames BarrickMaleska
Monday, June 10, 198538DTall grassH. Hastings ReddallMaleska
Thursday, March 28, 198572AMarsh growthJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Sunday, March 24, 1985101DOboist's purchaseRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Sunday, March 10, 1985124ACollege in Ore.Bert RosenfieldMaleska
Thursday, February 14, 19852DPanpipe itemUnknownMaleska
Saturday, December 15, 19849DCollege in Ore.James BarrickMaleska
Thursday, November 22, 198440DThin oneTroxellMaleska
Tuesday, October 9, 198419AOboe or saxophoneDale O. BurgenerMaleska
Monday, October 1, 198429AStalkWhittenMaleska
Saturday, September 8, 198465ADonna or RexWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thursday, June 7, 198439DBassoon or oboeEdward BobbMaleska
Tuesday, April 17, 198465AMovie critic RexBurnsMaleska
Tuesday, March 20, 198461DOboist's purchasePedersenMaleska
Friday, March 16, 198471AWoodwindJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tuesday, March 6, 198413DRex or DonnaJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Tuesday, February 21, 198413DCoarse grassNancy McCarthyMaleska
Thursday, December 1, 198316DBent, e.g.Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wednesday, November 2, 19835DClarinetJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Friday, August 19, 198333DProtagonist of "Reds"KaplanMaleska
Monday, August 15, 198319ASymbol of slendernessJeanne WilsonMaleska
Monday, July 18, 198373AClarinet, e.g.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, June 5, 1983113ABentA. J. SantoraMaleska
Thursday, March 31, 198334DOboe elementFennessyMaleska
Saturday, February 26, 198342A"Amos Moses" singerJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Thursday, February 24, 198366AHollow stemEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Friday, January 28, 198313DRex or DonnaWilliam LutwiniakMaleska