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120 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.)

DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, April 14, 201328AContracted agreementElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, December 22, 201254D"___ true"Tim Croce
Wednesday, December 19, 201227DFrank McCourt memoir (6)Mike Buckley
Tuesday, September 25, 201229A1999 Frank McCourt memoir (2)Ian Livengood
Monday, April 23, 201226A"My country, ___ of thee" (3)Michael David
Friday, February 3, 201258D"Indeedy"Joel Kaplow
Thursday, December 8, 201123D"My country, ___ ..."Daniel A. Finan
Friday, October 21, 20113DPoetic contraction (6)Patrick Berry
Tuesday, October 18, 201120A"___ the season ..." (21)Patrick Berry
Saturday, October 1, 201139AMy country's follower?David Quarfoot
Tuesday, September 27, 201141A"___ the season" (21)Peter A. Collins
Friday, September 9, 201142A"That so?" replyJoe Krozel
Tuesday, June 21, 201134A"Angela's Ashes" follow-up (2)Kelsey Boes
Tuesday, May 31, 201124A"'Tain't" retortNina Rulon-Miller
Monday, May 30, 201130A"___ the season to be jolly" (5)Michael Barnhart
Sunday, April 3, 201144D"___ the season ..." (21)Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
Saturday, July 3, 201049D"___ so appalling - it exhilarates": DickinsonJoe Krozel
Wednesday, April 14, 201029A"___ the last rose of summer" (start of a Thomas Moore poem)Jonah Kagan
Monday, March 8, 201064D"___ the season to be jolly" (5)Stanley Newman
Sunday, December 13, 200972ACarol contraction (7)Mike Shenk
Wednesday, October 21, 200937AFrank McCourt memoir (6)Peter A. Collins
Sunday, October 4, 200988D"America" contractionTodd McClary
Monday, September 28, 200935D"___ better to have loved and lost ..."Lynn Lempel
Wednesday, August 26, 20095DRejoinder to "'tain't!" (2)Gary Cee
Sunday, June 28, 2009125DPoetic contraction (6)Barry C. Silk
Sunday, May 10, 200978D"___ the season!" (21)Patrick Berry
Sunday, August 31, 20089DWord repeated in Emily Dickinson's "___ so much joy! ___ so much joy!"Alan Arbesfeld
Saturday, August 23, 200845A1999 best-selling memoirNatan Last
Monday, May 26, 200851A"___ the season ..." (21)Mark Sherwood
Wednesday, March 5, 200840A"___ the season ..." (21)Steven Ginzburg
Sunday, February 3, 200834AThird word of "America" (4)Matt Ginsberg
Saturday, February 2, 200837A"___ now the very witching time of night": HamletNatan Last
Wednesday, June 20, 200740AFrank McCourt memoir (6)Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming
Wednesday, May 16, 200746D"___ a pity" (2)Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, May 15, 200726D"My country, ___ of thee" (3)John Halverson
Sunday, December 24, 200681D"___ the season to be jolly" (5)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, November 30, 200662DPoetic contraction (6)Patrick Merrell
Sunday, October 22, 200647A"Here ___"Harvey Estes
Saturday, August 26, 200635A"___ Autumn" (hit 1941 song)Henry Hook
Friday, May 26, 200623A"___ the season ?" (3)Mike Torch
Monday, April 24, 200645A"___ better to have loved ?"Lynn Lempel
Sunday, October 2, 20058D"___ the season ?" (3)Randolph Ross
Thursday, September 22, 200520AIt's in poetryPatrick Merrell
Thursday, September 15, 20056DBard's contraction (2)Frank Longo
Sunday, September 4, 200543DFrank McCourt memoir (6)Richard Silvestri
Sunday, June 12, 20057DPoetic contraction (6)Joe Bower
Monday, May 30, 200564A"___ the season ?" (3)Lynn Lempel
Friday, May 13, 200530ACarol contraction (7)Robert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, April 13, 200555AFrank McCourt memoir (6)Allan E. Parrish
Tuesday, March 29, 200554DRejoinder to "'tain't!" (2)Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
Thursday, January 6, 200523ACarol contraction (7)Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, December 12, 200468ACarol contraction (7)Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, August 29, 20045DSequel to "Angela's Ashes" (2)Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, April 14, 200461D"___ the Last Rose of Summer" (old song standard)Randolph Ross
Thursday, March 4, 200418D"___ Autumn" (Woody Herman hit)Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, February 4, 200439A"My country" follower (2)Roy Leban
Tuesday, February 3, 200420A"___ the season ..." (21)Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
Monday, November 10, 200368A"___ the season ..." (21)Gail A. MacLean
Saturday, October 18, 200332DPreceder of the seasonMyles Callum
Monday, June 9, 200364D"___ the season ..." (21)Randall J. Hartman
Friday, April 25, 200337ASequel to "Angela's Ashes" (2)Randolph Ross
Friday, March 28, 200354D"___ So Sweet" (gospel song)Cathy Millhauser
Tuesday, March 18, 200325A"___ the season ..." (21)William Schaub
Sunday, January 19, 200371ACarol contraction (7)Eric Berlin
Thursday, August 22, 20021AFollow-up to the best seller "Angela's Ashes"Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, June 26, 200264DCarol contraction (7)Nancy Salomon
Thursday, June 6, 200224DFrank McCourt titlePatrick Merrell
Monday, April 1, 200241DNotes after lasRoger Barkan
Monday, April 1, 200237AThird word in "America"Roger Barkan
Saturday, January 19, 20021D"My country" follower (2)Gilbert H. Ludwig
Saturday, December 1, 200130A"___ Me, O Lord" (spiritual)Peter Gordon
Saturday, November 17, 200134DPoetic contraction (6)Bob Peoples
Thursday, October 4, 200111AFrank McCourt memoir (6)David J. Kahn
Wednesday, May 23, 200126D"Angela's Ashes" follow-up (2)Alan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, April 17, 200159A"___ the season ..." (21)Greg Staples
Tuesday, November 7, 200020A"___ the season ..." (21)David Levinson Wilk
Sunday, July 16, 200090ALast word of "Angela's Ashes"David J. Kahn
Monday, May 22, 200051A"___ the season..." (21)Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
Saturday, May 20, 200058D"Deck the Halls" wordRich Norris
Friday, May 19, 200045A"___ in the breath of heaven...": KeatsMartin Ashwood-Smith
Friday, March 10, 200058D1999 Frank McCourt memoir (2)Chuck Deodene
Saturday, February 19, 200063DPoetic contraction (6)Rich Norris
Sunday, January 23, 200047AIt is contractedJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, September 21, 19994D"___ the season to be jolly" (5)Stephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, July 17, 19995DIt comes before the seasonRand H. Burns
Friday, January 15, 199949AWoody Herman's "___ Autumn" (3)John Wolting
Sunday, January 10, 199930AScale notes (2)David J. Kahn
Sunday, January 3, 199957DCarol contraction (7)Randolph Ross
Monday, October 26, 199836D"___ the season..." (21)Robert Dillman
Saturday, August 15, 199861D"___ a pity" (2)Rich Norris
Wednesday, April 29, 19984DWoody Herman's "___ Autumn" (3)Gayle Dean
Tuesday, April 28, 199844AOpposite of 'tain't (2)Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, January 8, 199826A"Whether ___ nobler..."Nancy S. Ross
Thursday, October 16, 199764DOld-fashioned contraction (3)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, July 20, 199772A"___ in my memory lock'd": OpheliaRich Norris
Saturday, June 7, 19971DSeasonal contractionMartin Schneider
Monday, May 26, 199736D"___ the season..." (21)Eileen Lexau
Friday, May 23, 199752AOld-fashioned contraction (3)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Monday, January 13, 199737A"___ the season to be jolly" (5)G. E. Paul
Friday, December 20, 199662DOld-fashioned contraction (3)M. Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, December 8, 199683AScale notes (2)A. J. Santora
Wednesday, October 30, 199621A"___ better to have loved..."A. D. Cover
Thursday, October 24, 199660AThird word of "America" (4)M. S. Maurer
Wednesday, October 23, 199647D"___ the season..." (21)R. Norris
Tuesday, August 27, 199647A"___ the season..." (21)D. E. Donaldson
Friday, May 17, 199661DLas' followersJ. DiPietro
Thursday, May 16, 199621D"Deck the Halls" contraction (2)F. Longo
Thursday, January 18, 199644A"___the season..." (21)C. Deodene
Friday, December 29, 199558DThird word of "America" (4)Jeff Herrington
Saturday, November 18, 199560D"Deck the Halls" contraction (2)Glenton Petgrave
Tuesday, November 7, 199523AOpposite of 'tain't (2)Sidney L. Robbins
Sunday, October 1, 199581ABard's contraction (2)Frank A. Longo
Thursday, August 17, 199533D"____ the season..." (21)Rand H. Burns
Wednesday, July 12, 199553D"____ the season..." (21)Robert Malinow
Monday, June 26, 199522A"My country, ____ of thee..." (3)Sidney L. Robbins
Thursday, September 22, 19948DWoody Herman's "_____ Autumn" (3)George Quincy
Friday, August 26, 199459AMoore's "_____ the Last Rose of Summer"Timothy S. Lewis
Sunday, June 26, 1994125DThird word of "America" (4)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Monday, February 14, 199428A"_____ the season..." (21)Nancy Joline
Sunday, December 26, 19938DNotesTom Underhill

5 results for TIS from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
August 14, 2005diagramless64AAffected contractionBrendan Emmett Quigley
May 22, 2005diagramless4D"___ the season ?"Brendan Emmett Quigley
March 27, 2005diagramless58D"___ the season ?"Michael Shteyman
August 18, 2002diagramless51A"Deck the Halls" contractionFrank Longo
September 20, 1998diagramless42AThird word of "America"Frank Longo

45 results for TIS from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wednesday, March 10, 199311D"___ the season . . . "PageMaleska
Sunday, December 6, 199231D"___ the season . . . "Jeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sunday, November 8, 199286ACommon contractionNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Sunday, October 4, 19929D"___ the season . . . "Randolph RossMaleska
Friday, May 29, 199258D"My country, ___ of thee"Robert H. WolfeMaleska
Wednesday, October 16, 199111D"___ the season . . . "Martin Ashwood-SmithMaleska
Saturday, January 5, 199146D"___ the season . . . "Daniel GirardiMaleska
Thursday, November 15, 19908D"___ the season . . . "Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sunday, August 26, 1990101A"___ the season . . . "Norma SteinbergMaleska
Sunday, July 29, 1990103A"My country, ___ . . . "A. J. SantoraMaleska
Wednesday, March 14, 199013D"___ the season . . . "Lois SidwayMaleska
Thursday, February 15, 199047A" . . . to bed; ___ almost fairy time": Shak.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, January 21, 199041A"___ the season . . . "Ralph G. BeamanMaleska
Friday, October 13, 198946D"___ almost fairy time": Shak.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Friday, August 4, 198940DScale notesEli WesoffMaleska
Tuesday, June 27, 198962D"___ the season . . . "WhittenMaleska
Friday, August 19, 198848A"My country, ___ of thee"Lois SidwayMaleska
Monday, August 15, 19889DCommon contractionNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Sunday, June 12, 1988112DIt's for poetsWarren W. ReichMaleska
Thursday, May 5, 198826ADiatonic notesWalter CovellMaleska
Sunday, March 20, 1988103D"___ the season . . . "Bert H. KruseMaleska
Sunday, March 6, 198842AOpposite of 'tain'tMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Wednesday, January 13, 198841A"___ the season . . . "Mary S. SnyderMaleska
Sunday, December 6, 198764D"My country ___ . . . "Ernst TheimerMaleska
Monday, October 26, 198736AScale notesAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Wednesday, June 10, 198722D"___ the season . . . "Dorothy CannanMaleska
Monday, April 27, 198736DScale notesJohnsonMaleska
Sunday, March 8, 198777AScale notesWilson McBeathMaleska
Tuesday, November 11, 198645A"___ the season . . . "Alfio MicciMaleska
Wednesday, May 28, 198622A"___ the season . . . "Joy L. WoukMaleska
Sunday, April 27, 198631DThird word of "America"Maura B. JacobsonMaleska
Monday, April 14, 198645DMusical tonesArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Sunday, April 13, 1986120D"My country, ___ of thee . . . "Norma SteinbergMaleska
Sunday, March 16, 198671DScale notesJune A. BoggsMaleska
Saturday, February 15, 198622AScale notesCharlotte ShoreMaleska
Thursday, November 14, 198533DPolynesian treesWilliam CanineMaleska
Sunday, September 15, 198579D"___ better to have loved . . . "Jim PageMaleska
Monday, August 26, 198534D"___ the season to be jolly"Virginia L. YatesMaleska
Saturday, August 10, 198537AScale notesArnold MossMaleska
Friday, April 26, 198552DPolynesian plantsWilliam CanineMaleska
Thursday, April 25, 198538DPoetic contractionEli WesoffMaleska
Friday, January 18, 198554DLas' followersKathryn RighterMaleska
Friday, February 24, 198413DScale notesLois SidwayMaleska
Friday, February 10, 198437AWord after "My country"John GreenmanMaleska
Sunday, November 27, 198393A"___ the season . . . "Jack R. Harnes, M.D.Maleska