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DateGridClueAuthor
Thursday, May 16, 201311DBiology subjectBrendan Emmett Quigley and Elizabeth Donovan
Tuesday, April 23, 201324DGenetic material (10)Severin T. Nelson
Wednesday, April 3, 201364DGenetic inits. (6)Gary Cee
Wednesday, November 28, 201257AMessenger ___ (20)Adam G. Perl
Sunday, November 25, 201245ACarrier letters?Jeff Chen
Tuesday, November 6, 201266DBiol. class topicErik Agard
Monday, October 29, 201244DGenetic material (10)Gareth Bain
Tuesday, October 2, 201236ASome genetic coding, for shortEthan Cooper
Sunday, April 15, 2012146DBiological chainKevin G. Der
Monday, March 12, 201214AGenetic stuff (14)Lynn Lempel
Wednesday, February 8, 20122DCoded materialLynn Lempel
Monday, February 6, 201241AGenetic stuff (14)Tom Pepper
Tuesday, December 20, 201159ACell messengerJulian Lim
Wednesday, October 19, 201159DMolecule involved in protein synthesisPatrick Berry
Tuesday, October 18, 201136AMessenger ___ (20)Patrick Berry
Sunday, September 18, 2011106DUracil's placeJosh Knapp
Friday, September 9, 20116DMakeup of some strandsJoe Krozel
Saturday, August 13, 201142AViroid compositionTim Croce
Thursday, July 7, 201166DGenetic material (10)Caleb Rasmussen
Friday, July 1, 201120AGenetic stuff (14)Chris A. McGlothlin
Saturday, June 4, 201122AKind of synthesisFrederick J. Healy
Monday, May 30, 201124AMessenger ___ (20)Michael Barnhart
Monday, May 16, 201140DGenetic carrier: Abbr.Ian Livengood
Wednesday, April 13, 201156DGenetic messenger (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, March 12, 201144AKind of virusJoon Pahk
Sunday, January 2, 2011111AIt contains uracilDavid Levinson Wilk
Friday, December 31, 201022AKind of replicationCaleb Madison
Sunday, October 10, 201077AGenetic material (10)Patrick Merrell
Tuesday, September 7, 201059DCellular stuff (3)MaryEllen Uthlaut
Friday, July 2, 201039ABiology class topicPaula Gamache
Thursday, April 29, 201057DMaterial in protein synthesisDavid J. W. Simpson
Wednesday, March 31, 201028ABiochem strandChuck Deodene
Wednesday, September 23, 200922AGenetic letters (19)Jonathan Gersch
Monday, September 14, 200923AGenetic letters (19)Bernice Gordon
Sunday, September 13, 200977AGenetic stuff (14)Todd Gross
Tuesday, September 8, 200937DGenetic letters (19)Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 30, 200982AStranded messenger? (2)Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Wednesday, July 15, 200961DUracil-containing macromoleculeJoon Pahk
Wednesday, June 10, 200954ACell materialRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, May 20, 200931DMessenger ___ (20)Ashish Vengsarkar
Monday, May 4, 200949AGenetic material (10)Mark Milhet
Wednesday, March 25, 200939AMessenger ___ (20)Jerry E. Rosman
Sunday, February 22, 200952AMolecular biology topic (2)Barry C. Silk & Doug Peterson
Thursday, February 19, 200961DCode carrierKevin G. Der
Wednesday, October 22, 200847AMessenger ___ (20)Gary J. Whitehead
Wednesday, September 24, 200843DProtein-producing substanceLynn Lempel
Sunday, August 31, 200869AGenetic letters (19)Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, August 13, 200845ACellular carrier?Victor Fleming
Monday, April 7, 20086DGenetic letters (19)Randall J. Hartman
Tuesday, March 25, 200858AMessenger materialSteve Salmon
Sunday, March 9, 2008109DWhat retroviruses containPatrick Berry
Tuesday, February 12, 200853AMessenger ___ (20)Deb Amlen
Thursday, January 3, 200857DGenetics abbr.Henry Hook
Wednesday, December 5, 200719AMessenger ___ (20)Allan E. Parrish
Wednesday, September 19, 200747AGene material (2)Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Monday, August 20, 200758DCell's protein producerLynn Lempel
Thursday, June 28, 200762DBiochemistry abbr. (2)Joseph Crowley
Tuesday, June 26, 200723AGenetic material (10)Ray Fontenot
Thursday, June 14, 200759ASingle-stranded moleculeDonna Hoke Kahwaty
Sunday, April 8, 2007120DTransfer ___ (4)Byron Walden
Friday, February 23, 200730AIt works as a translatorPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, February 7, 200738AGenetic letters (19)David Kwong
Thursday, December 21, 200658DBiochemistry abbr. (2)Lynn Lempel
Wednesday, November 29, 200660DBiology class abbr.Barbara Olson
Friday, August 11, 200654AIt's stranded (4)Patrick Merrell
Saturday, April 15, 20065DH.S. biology topic (2)Bob Peoples
Wednesday, April 12, 200664DCellular stuff (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, February 26, 200644DCellular stuff (3)Randolph Ross
Monday, February 13, 200661DGenetic material, for shortJanet R. Bender
Tuesday, January 24, 200630DGenetic strandDavid Sullivan
Friday, December 30, 20052DStranded messenger? (2)David Liben-Nowell
Sunday, November 20, 200569AGenetic inits. (6)Patrick Merrell
Sunday, November 6, 200540DTranslation materialElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, November 2, 200536AGenetic letters (19)Randall J. Hartman
Tuesday, October 25, 20055DGenetic letters (19)Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Sunday, August 21, 200534AMessenger ___ (20)Byron Walden
Sunday, July 10, 200516DMessenger with a codeCon Pederson
Thursday, June 2, 200561DMessenger ___ (20)Levi Denham
Wednesday, March 16, 200548AGenetic material (10)Holden Baker
Monday, March 14, 200554AChem. threadRobert Malinow
Thursday, February 10, 200520AMessenger ___ (20)Frank Longo
Wednesday, February 2, 200557DSome strands in a cellRichard Leva and Nancy Salomon
Monday, January 24, 200554AGenetic infoSarah Keller
Sunday, January 9, 200548AMessenger ___ (20)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, November 18, 200458DGenetic material (10)Charles Barasch
Thursday, July 15, 200413DPart of a cell nucleus (2)Roy Leban
Monday, July 5, 200439AGenetic letters (19)Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, June 30, 200433AGenetic letters (19)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, June 20, 200435AIt's stranded (4)Manny Nosowsky
Monday, June 14, 200458DGenetic stuff (14)Craig Kasper
Sunday, April 25, 200441AGenetics lab study (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, March 14, 20048DMessenger ___ (20)Craig Kasper
Tuesday, January 13, 20042DGenetic stuff (14)M. Francis Vuolo
Sunday, November 2, 200378DGenetics lab study (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 10, 200386AFactor in protein synthesisCathy Millhauser
Saturday, July 19, 200333DH.S. biology topic (2)Bob Peoples
Thursday, June 19, 200356DKind of moleculeRandolph Ross
Monday, June 16, 200359AGenetic info dispenserNorma Johnson
Tuesday, May 13, 200364DGenetic info carrier (2)Todd McClary
Monday, May 5, 200336AGenetic inits. (6)Mel Taub
Thursday, February 6, 200342DCarrier of genetic infoManny Nosowsky
Friday, January 24, 200353AGenetic letters (19)Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, July 17, 200232DMessenger ___ (20)Peter Gordon
Saturday, July 13, 200261AIt has a sequence of basesRandolph Ross
Friday, June 21, 200249AIt's stranded (4)Bob Peoples
Monday, February 4, 200254DGenetic letters (19)Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 3, 200239ACell constituentRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, December 4, 200140AMessenger ___ (20)Michael Shteyman
Thursday, November 8, 200160DCytoplasm materialManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, July 18, 200113DGenetic info carrier (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, May 13, 200197DGenetic letters (19)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, February 4, 200146DMolecular biology topic (2)Frank A. Longo
Sunday, January 14, 200115DInformation decoder, maybeNancy Salomon
Sunday, December 10, 200034AGenetic code carrierRich Norris
Tuesday, November 14, 200071AGenetic stuff (14)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, July 11, 200034ARibosomal ___ (3)Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon
Friday, June 9, 200056AIt's stranded (4)Joe DiPietro
Sunday, April 2, 200071AGene stuffNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, March 15, 200045AMessenger ___ (20)Jim Page
Wednesday, March 1, 200055AGenetic letters (19)M. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, December 28, 199947AGenetic inits. (6)Randall J. Hartman
Saturday, September 11, 199961DSome strandsRich Norris
Friday, August 20, 199931AMessenger's lettersManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, August 11, 199923AComposition of some chainsRich Norris
Thursday, July 1, 199918DGenetic material (10)Alan Arbesfeld
Thursday, June 24, 199931ACytoplasm substanceJim Page
Friday, June 4, 199941ARibosomal ___ (3)John Wolting
Wednesday, December 2, 199844AGenetic letters (19)Nancy Salomon
Sunday, October 4, 199843AChromatin componentFrank Longo
Monday, August 24, 199822AMessenger ___ (20)Alan Jay Weiss
Monday, August 3, 199848AGene material, in briefNancy Salomon
Wednesday, July 29, 199816APart of a cell nucleus (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, July 27, 199829AGenetic letters (19)Steven Picus
Sunday, June 7, 199864AGenetic inits. (6)Randolph Ross
Sunday, March 15, 199879DRetrovirus componentFrank Longo
Monday, March 9, 199827DGenetic initials (2)Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, March 4, 199852DGenetic initials (2)Jonathan Schmalzbach
Saturday, January 17, 199839DGenetic stuff (14)Rich Norris
Saturday, January 10, 199826AMessenger ___ (20)Mark Diehl
Thursday, September 25, 199763DGenetic stuff (14)Mark Diehl
Saturday, September 13, 199751AIt comes in strandsDave Tuller
Saturday, July 26, 199747DRetrovirus materialRichard Hughes
Tuesday, July 15, 199718DGenetic stuff (14)Frank Longo
Sunday, June 1, 1997130DGenetic stuff (14)Randolph Ross
Tuesday, April 15, 19972DGenetic inits. (6)Jonathan Schmalzbach
Sunday, April 13, 199711DGenetic carrier, for shortCathy Millhauser
Sunday, March 9, 199758AVirus typeJune Boggs
Tuesday, January 14, 199716AGenetic letters (19)E. C. Gorski
Monday, December 30, 199616AGenetic trait carrierC. F. Murray
Thursday, September 19, 199612AGenetic letters (19)W. S. Cotter
Saturday, September 14, 19969DGenetic messenger (2)Christopher Page
Saturday, August 31, 199648AReproductive necessityG. Petgrave
Friday, August 30, 19965DCode materialA. J. Santora
Saturday, August 24, 19964DMessenger ___ (20)J. Page
Saturday, July 13, 19969DTransfer___ (4)Eli Wesoff
Sunday, June 2, 199633AGenetic transmitterR. Norris
Friday, February 9, 199648AGenetic material (10)Rich Norris
Wednesday, December 27, 199556ATransfer ____ (4)David J. Kahn
Tuesday, November 21, 199558DGenetic stuff (14)Thomas W. Schier
Thursday, August 31, 199560DRibosomal ____ (3)David J. Kahn
Sunday, August 27, 199583ATransfer _____ (4)Martin Schneider
Friday, July 28, 199550ACell chemistry: Abbr.Rich Norris
Sunday, June 25, 199578ACoded matterFrances Hansen
Wednesday, April 19, 199512DGenetic stuff (14)Alfio Micci
Monday, January 30, 199560DGenetic stuff (14)Ernie Furtado
Sunday, November 27, 199413DCell componentJacques Liwer
Sunday, October 9, 1994127DGene material (2)Bryant White
Friday, July 22, 199448AMessenger _____ (20)Raymond Hamel
Friday, June 17, 19943DHeredity unitBryant White
Sunday, March 13, 1994118DGenetic letters (19)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, November 21, 199388ACell stuffPeter Gordon

5 results for RNA from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
December 11, 2011diagramless38AMolecule that can take the shape of a helixMike Selinker
August 8, 2010panda10DBernard's heart, geneticallyMel Taub
May 31, 2009diagramless20DGenetic stuffFrancis Heaney
December 10, 2000panda25ATornado's centerMel Taub
December 13, 1998diagramless40AGenetic inits.Frank Longo

65 results for RNA from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sunday, September 12, 199371DGenetics abbr.Nancy Nicholson JolineTaub
Thursday, August 26, 199347AVital acid: Abbr.Mark BlakeburnMaleska
Monday, June 28, 199323AImportant acid, for shortSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wednesday, June 9, 199333AGeneticist's abbr.Nancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Monday, May 31, 199358DCell stuff: Abbr.Peter GordonMaleska
Wednesday, May 5, 19936DType of virusJune A. BoggsMaleska
Wednesday, March 17, 199314AGenetic lettersPageMaleska
Sunday, February 21, 1993103DKind of virusBert H. KruseMaleska
Saturday, October 3, 199247AGenetic acid, for shortBetty JorgensenMaleska
Friday, September 18, 199234AKind of virusChristy RidleyMaleska
Monday, April 20, 199240DCousin of DNASidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wednesday, April 1, 199255DNucleic acid, for shortLawrence M. RheingoldMaleska
Thursday, February 27, 199248AKind of virusJeff HerringtonMaleska
Sunday, December 1, 1991102AGene lettersRalph G. BeamanMaleska
Thursday, October 31, 199124ACell componentBarbara J. WeakleyMaleska
Thursday, October 3, 199150DKind of virusLouis SabinMaleska
Sunday, September 8, 199146DKind of virusRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Sunday, September 1, 199175AGenetic inits.Frances HansenMaleska
Tuesday, August 20, 199156DGenetic factorLouis SabinMaleska
Wednesday, August 14, 199159DAcid initialsEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Monday, May 20, 199169ALife-force lettersSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, January 3, 199121DGenetic initialsAlan ArbesfeldMaleska
Thursday, November 15, 199032DKind of virusEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sunday, July 15, 199096DGenetic initialsWarren W. ReichMaleska
Tuesday, May 29, 199039AGenetic ltrs.Nancy JolineMaleska
Monday, March 19, 199058DRibose acid, for shortSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, August 10, 198921DKind of virusAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tuesday, April 11, 198929AGenetic lettersPeter SwiftMaleska
Sunday, February 19, 1989104DKind of virusA. J. SantoraMaleska
Thursday, February 2, 198927AGenetic materialFrank MiceliMaleska
Sunday, January 22, 198962AKind of virusErnst T. TheimerMaleska
Saturday, December 10, 198860DGenetic lettersJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thursday, September 29, 19886DCell lettersS. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Wednesday, September 28, 198810DGenetic inits.Arthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Sunday, September 25, 198898AKind of virusBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, May 17, 198850AGenetic inits.Frances HansenMaleska
Saturday, April 16, 198837ABasic yeast acidBetty HinmanMaleska
Friday, April 1, 198856AA nucleic acidAlfio MicciMaleska
Tuesday, March 1, 198854AGenetic inits.Mary M. MurdochMaleska
Monday, January 25, 198837ANucleic acidSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, January 14, 198824AGenetic component: Abbr.Dorothy CannanMaleska
Saturday, December 19, 198735ABasic yeast acid: Abbr.Harold B. CountsMaleska
Saturday, March 28, 198747ACarrier of genetic infoRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Monday, January 19, 198727AGenetic lettersWhittenMaleska
Sunday, December 21, 1986124DA nucleic acid, for shortJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Wednesday, December 17, 198640DGenetic trait carrierChristopher SherwoodMaleska
Thursday, April 24, 198648AInitials for a basic yeast acidEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Friday, April 4, 198658DEssential cell comp.Dale O. BurgenerMaleska
Sunday, February 2, 198676AGenetic lettersSam Bellotto Jr.Maleska
Wednesday, January 22, 198656ACytoplasm pt.Joy L. WoukMaleska
Wednesday, November 27, 198557DNucleotide chainJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sunday, August 4, 198543ARibonucleic acid, for shortWilliam J. YskampMaleska
Sunday, May 5, 1985100DSpinoff of DNAFrances HansenMaleska
Saturday, April 27, 198558DGene componentRobert KatzMaleska
Monday, March 11, 198531AGenetic substance, for shortJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thursday, December 13, 198421AGenetic componentRhonda KrausMaleska
Saturday, November 10, 198453DGene stuff: Abbr.Robert KatzMaleska
Friday, September 28, 198425ABasic biol. chainWalter CovellMaleska
Sunday, August 5, 198455DGenetic materialVaughn KeithMaleska
Sunday, July 15, 198451ACell constituent, for shortPeter SwiftMaleska
Sunday, November 27, 1983139DYeast-acid initialsJack R. Harnes, M.D.Maleska
Saturday, November 5, 198336DA nucleic acid: Abbr.Robert KatzMaleska
Wednesday, October 26, 198335AProtein producer, for shortEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sunday, May 22, 198313DGenetic initialsDerrick C. NiedermanMaleska
Tuesday, March 22, 198353DNucleic acid, for shortEvelyn BenshoofMaleska