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

DateGridClueAuthor
Thursday, April 11, 201342AOpposite of 31-AcrossJim Hilger
Tuesday, February 26, 201320AGrabbed a chairGary Cee
Wednesday, December 5, 201222ADid some modelingJim Hilger
Friday, October 19, 201241ARested (3)Patrick Berry
Monday, September 24, 201220AParked on a benchJohn Dunn
Thursday, August 16, 201258DDidn't sellEthan Cooper
Sunday, February 5, 20126APosed (for)Charles M. Deber
Thursday, January 19, 201213DPerched (3)Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller
Sunday, December 25, 2011114DPlopped down on Santa's lap, e.g.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, August 31, 201160DDidn't get usedPeter A. Collins
Wednesday, August 3, 201151ATook a chair (2)Paul Guttormsson
Thursday, May 5, 201129AIt has 10 sectionsJoel Fagliano
Monday, March 7, 201130DWas in session (3)Mike Torch
Wednesday, February 2, 201119DRode the pinePeter A. Collins
Friday, January 21, 201149APut down a can?Pete Mitchell
Monday, September 27, 201021AExam for H.S. seniorsJanice M. Putney
Thursday, July 29, 201044ARested (3)Peter A. Collins
Friday, July 23, 201028AWasn't off one's rocker?John Farmer
Thursday, April 15, 20101DCollected dust (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley & Joon Pahk
Saturday, November 14, 20095DWatched, in a wayJoe Krozel
Friday, October 30, 200955AWent nowhere (2)David Levinson Wilk
Tuesday, September 22, 200944ATook a load off (6)Gail Grabowski
Sunday, August 9, 200983AUsed a tuffetPatrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels
Monday, February 9, 200958ASucceeded at musical chairs (2)Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, February 1, 2009138DPre-coll. examVictor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg
Monday, January 19, 200911AUsed a stoolTracey Snyder
Tuesday, December 23, 20084APlopped (down) (3)Joe Krozel
Sunday, December 21, 200886DSucceeded at musical chairs (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, October 18, 200820AGathered dust (2)Brad Wilber
Tuesday, September 16, 200844DDid nothing (4)Michael Langwald
Monday, September 1, 200850APrecollege hurdle, for shortAndrea Carla Michaels
Saturday, July 19, 200855DHad an uneventful dayTodd McClary
Saturday, July 12, 200861AGot into the swing, sayMyles Callum
Sunday, June 22, 200876AWas idle (4)Pamela Amick Klawitter
Tuesday, June 17, 20089DPrecollege examSteven Ginzburg
Friday, June 6, 200810DPosed (4)Ashish Vengsarkar
Sunday, May 18, 200898AKind of score (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, May 8, 200828APlopped down (3)Harvey Estes
Saturday, April 26, 200839DGathered dust (2)Brad Wilber
Sunday, August 26, 200730DDidn't moveAndrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
Sunday, July 1, 200799DKind of score (2)Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais
Sunday, April 15, 200760ADidn't play (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, April 4, 200749DWent nowhere (2)Bette Sue Cohen
Monday, March 26, 20075DDay of the wk. ... or an exam usually taken on that dayEric Fischer
Sunday, October 15, 2006121AIdled (3)Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, October 11, 200653APerched (3)Jack McInturff
Sunday, July 16, 200683DParked oneself (2)Ashish Vengsarkar
Thursday, July 13, 200627ADid laps?Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, June 14, 200630DDid nothing (4)Lisa Wiseman
Wednesday, May 31, 200626ATook a load off (6)Trip Payne
Thursday, May 11, 20061D___ scoreJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, May 3, 200643ARested one's feetLisa Wiseman
Tuesday, April 25, 200670ADidn't move off the shelvesKevan Choset
Sunday, April 23, 200638DDid nothing (4)Joe DiPietro
Wednesday, January 11, 200658DConvened (4)Mel Rosen
Tuesday, October 25, 20051AHeld a sessionKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Friday, August 12, 200520AConvened (4)Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, July 27, 200542ASuddenly became attentive, with "up"Michael Shteyman
Friday, May 13, 200544AWas on the bottom? (2)Robert H. Wolfe
Monday, April 11, 200557DWas in session (3)Norma Steinberg
Monday, March 21, 20051DUsed a pewMike Torch
Sunday, March 13, 200546DDidn't play (2)Patrick Merrell
Tuesday, October 12, 200449DUsed a bench (2)Nancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, July 20, 200461DWarmed the bench (2)Nancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, July 4, 200484AWas idle (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 20, 200461AWas not off one's rockerManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, April 6, 200457DPosed (4)Tony Orbach
Tuesday, March 2, 200455ATook a load off (6)Charles Barasch
Thursday, January 1, 200440DStood no moreRichard Silvestri
Sunday, December 28, 200356DCollected dust (2)Seth A. Abel
Sunday, October 26, 200344DWas inactivePatrick Merrell
Sunday, May 18, 200329DIdled (3)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, January 14, 200338AWarmed the bench (2)Adam G. Perl
Thursday, December 5, 20026AGot into the swingJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 4, 200261DPosed (4)Richard Hughes
Sunday, August 4, 200296ADid not stirRobert Malinow
Thursday, June 13, 200250APerched (3)David J. Kahn
Thursday, May 16, 200226AModeled (for)David J. Kahn
Sunday, May 13, 20019DWas immobileNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, April 18, 200118DCollected splinters, so to speakA. J. Santora
Tuesday, March 6, 200148AMinded juniorEd Early
Friday, February 23, 200124AWas on the bottom? (2)Joe DiPietro
Thursday, November 9, 200037DDidn't get boughtRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, October 31, 200032DUsed a bench (2)Bill Zais
Sunday, September 17, 2000114DDidn't bring up the rear?Nelson Hardy
Friday, July 21, 200045AIdled (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, February 9, 200068AWasn't activeCharles E. Gersch
Monday, January 10, 200031AWas on a juryJohn Greenman
Saturday, January 1, 200042AWas idle (4)Rich Norris
Saturday, November 27, 199921AWaitedPatrick D. Berry
Sunday, November 21, 19997AObeyed "Down in front!"Patrick D. Berry
Wednesday, November 10, 199925AWas idle (4)Joan Yanofsky
Sunday, October 10, 199986AParked oneself (2)Cathy Millhauser
Sunday, September 5, 199982AWasn't off one's rockerElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 8, 199939ATwiddled one's thumbsBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, May 17, 199931APlopped down (3)Ethan Cooper
Sunday, May 16, 1999104AH.S. eventNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, October 11, 1998121DRemainedNancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark
Monday, July 20, 19986APlopped (down) (3)Mary E. Brindamour
Friday, May 1, 199831AParked itJohn Wolting
Tuesday, April 7, 199858DUsed a 38-DownRandy Sowell
Saturday, March 28, 19981DMarked timeDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, February 12, 199846AGained a lap?Richard Silvestri
Saturday, January 17, 199827DMetRich Norris
Wednesday, January 14, 199862DEmulated Jack HornerWilliam Bernhardt
Saturday, December 13, 199725AWent unusedRichard Silvestri
Friday, July 18, 199747AGained a lap (3)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, June 15, 199797AKind of scoresKaren Hodge
Sunday, April 13, 1997114DPut an end to something?Cathy Millhauser
Friday, February 21, 199731DServed on a juryC. E. Gersch
Sunday, January 19, 199777AGained a lap (3)B. Klahn
Thursday, November 14, 199667DCompleted a lap?N. S. Ross
Friday, October 18, 199611DRemained idleM. Gaffney
Friday, July 26, 199625DRested (3)G. Newman
Tuesday, April 30, 199657DColl. entrance examG. E. Paul
Sunday, April 7, 199625DExam for the U.-boundC. Millhauser
Thursday, February 29, 19965DPosed (4)P. Gordon
Sunday, February 18, 1996117AConvened (4)Norma Steinberg
Sunday, December 31, 199535DGained a lap (3)Bob Klahn
Sunday, December 17, 199550AAcademic benchmarkDean Niles
Sunday, December 10, 199586DSquattedJim Page
Wednesday, December 6, 199529DFormed a lapChet Currier
Sunday, November 19, 199557ADid nothing (4)Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, September 27, 199562DConvened (4)David J. Kahn
Thursday, September 14, 199512DUsed a sedanChuck Deodene
Tuesday, September 12, 199547APlunked oneself downGregory E. Paul
Saturday, July 1, 199553DWere in sessionEileen Lexau
Tuesday, January 31, 199511AE.T.S. offering (2)Albert J. Klaus
Wednesday, January 4, 199554DWas impassiveStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, December 21, 199430DTook a chair (2)Alfio Micci
Wednesday, October 12, 199450DPlopped down (3)Gregory E. Paul
Friday, September 30, 199431DDidn't stirMatt Gaffney
Monday, August 29, 199445DPlopped (down) (3)Mary Derderian Brown
Thursday, August 18, 199456ATook it easyA.J. Santora
Thursday, July 21, 19944DHad a sessionBetty Jorgensen
Wednesday, June 8, 199426DTook a load off (6)A.J. Santora
Saturday, March 19, 199442ARoostedManny Nosowsky
Saturday, March 5, 199460DTook a load off (6)Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, February 22, 199459D_____ out (missed)Fred Piscop
Monday, January 17, 199441AModeled, maybeSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, January 15, 199452DTook a load off (6)Manny Nosowsky
Monday, November 29, 199349DWas in session (3)Sidney L. Robbins
Saturday, November 27, 199323AE.T.S. offering (2)Manny Nosowsky

8 results for SAT from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
December 23, 2012diagramless61DParked it, so to speakFred Piscop
January 9, 2011diagramless49AWas idleMike Nothnagel
March 12, 2006diagramless22AParked itByron Walden
March 13, 2005cryptic12AAs a committee, met test (3)Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
January 16, 2005diagramless32AHeld court?Byron Walden
March 16, 2003diagramless23DDidn't playFred Piscop
May 13, 2001diagramless11DWaitedPeter Gordon
June 28, 1998diagramless22APosedEd Early

81 results for SAT from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sunday, July 25, 199359AColl. entrance examJacques LiwerMaleska
Tuesday, June 8, 199358ATook a chairGayle DeanMaleska
Sunday, June 6, 199314APosedCharles M. DeberMaleska
Wednesday, May 12, 199319AWas a model for WyethBernice GordonMaleska
Monday, April 5, 199346AExam for a high schoolerPeter GordonMaleska
Friday, March 5, 199338DH.S. examRonald C. HirschfieldMaleska
Monday, January 11, 199346APosedPageMaleska
Saturday, December 26, 199232AEmulated 25 AcrossManny NosowskyMaleska
Sunday, November 22, 199262DDidn't lose at musical chairsCharles M. DeberMaleska
Monday, November 9, 199260DPosedSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Monday, September 14, 199224AConvenedArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Wednesday, June 17, 199230APosedJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thursday, February 13, 199221AConvenedJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Wednesday, February 12, 199264APosedSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thursday, December 12, 199118DConvenedLois SidwayMaleska
Wednesday, December 4, 199123AHeld a sessionBernice GordonMaleska
Sunday, November 17, 199151ASec.-largest planetJune A. BoggsMaleska
Friday, August 9, 199145AMet, as a councilSmartMaleska
Thursday, July 25, 199123AMetRobert KatzMaleska
Wednesday, June 19, 19919DHeld a sessionBetty JorgensenMaleska
Saturday, June 1, 199137AMade a lapBryant WhiteMaleska
Sunday, May 19, 199179DGained a lapRalph G. BeamanMaleska
Friday, May 10, 19911DMinded the babyJim PageMaleska
Saturday, May 4, 199111AMet in committeeCalista LuminatiMaleska
Monday, January 14, 199164DPosedSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Saturday, December 1, 199024A"Verbum ___ sapienti (est)"Alan ArbesfeldMaleska
Tuesday, August 14, 199048APrecollege examRonald C. HirschfieldMaleska
Sunday, July 22, 19903DPosedJoy L. WoukMaleska
Monday, April 30, 199061DWas in sessionSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tuesday, April 17, 19906DPosedSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Saturday, April 14, 199019ARelaxedAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thursday, March 15, 199041DMinded the babyRichard SilvestriMaleska
Wednesday, March 14, 199020AOccupied an ottomanLois SidwayMaleska
Friday, February 2, 19907DPosedWilliam BaxleyMaleska
Wednesday, January 31, 199023AConvenedBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tuesday, September 26, 19899DWhat Miss Muffet didArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Thursday, August 31, 198952AHeld officeLouis SabinMaleska
Monday, July 24, 198942APosedPeter G. SnowMaleska
Friday, February 24, 198925DSettled downWilliam CanineMaleska
Saturday, January 14, 198935AWon at musical chairsBert RosenfieldMaleska
Monday, January 9, 198910AMet in sessionSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Monday, September 26, 198823AWas in sessionAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thursday, September 1, 198861DPosedJudson G. TrentMaleska
Thursday, August 11, 198852APosedMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Saturday, December 12, 19879DVerbum ___ sapientiHarold B. CountsMaleska
Wednesday, November 11, 198721DFri. followerJoy L. WoukMaleska
Tuesday, September 29, 198736DMade a lapJonesMaleska
Sunday, September 13, 1987105DWas in sessionJohn DreyerMaleska
Saturday, August 8, 198752AWk. enderNancy JolineMaleska
Thursday, July 2, 198720ADay of the wk.Dorothy SmitonickMaleska
Friday, April 10, 198723DPosedWilson McBeathMaleska
Saturday, March 28, 198730DRoostedRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Monday, November 17, 198620APosedSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Friday, November 14, 198625DHeld a sessionEli WesoffMaleska
Sunday, November 9, 198650DWon at musical chairsRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Wednesday, September 24, 198631AConvenedPageMaleska
Sunday, August 31, 198627AConvenedFrances HansenMaleska
Wednesday, July 23, 198624AGot off one's feetShirley SolowayMaleska
Friday, June 20, 198619ASun. precederWilson McBeathMaleska
Sunday, January 12, 198631AConvenedBrett A. BlaylockMaleska
Friday, January 10, 198639DPerchedIrene SmullyanMaleska
Wednesday, December 25, 198539AFri. followerJoy L. WoukMaleska
Monday, November 18, 198551AOccupied a chairFrank GearyMaleska
Monday, October 21, 198539DPerchedFrank GearyMaleska
Sunday, February 3, 1985123ACalendar abbr.Judith C. DaltonMaleska
Tuesday, January 8, 19854DPosedWhittenMaleska
Sunday, December 23, 1984134DSab., to someJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Friday, August 10, 198444A___ on (suppressed)Eli WesoffMaleska
Tuesday, June 26, 198443ARoostedJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Monday, May 28, 198455DUsed an ottomanHarold B. CountsMaleska
Friday, May 25, 198453DRoostedBernice GordonMaleska
Tuesday, May 1, 198447AWhat Horner didFarmerMaleska
Wednesday, December 21, 198332DRested one's feetLouis SabinMaleska
Sunday, December 11, 198391ADec. 24, 1983Bert RosenfieldMaleska
Wednesday, November 16, 198329AGained a lapJohn GreenmanMaleska
Saturday, November 12, 198328APosedHassingerMaleska
Tuesday, May 17, 198321DHad a sessionRabinowitzMaleska
Wednesday, May 11, 198335DConvenedBarbara J. WeakleyMaleska
Thursday, April 14, 198346DApr. 16, 1983PetschkeMaleska
Monday, March 21, 198337DTended a babyJohn R. ProsserMaleska
Saturday, January 15, 198328AFri. followerRobert KatzMaleska