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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | 54A | Sch. that publishes the Daily Bruin | Raymond C. Young |
| Saturday, March 16, 2013 | 32D | Carol Burnett's 17-Across | Julian Lim |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | 15A | Jackie Robinson's alma mater (2) | Joel Fagliano |
| Monday, August 20, 2012 | 59A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | Robert Cirillo |
| Monday, May 21, 2012 | 57D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | Ian Livengood |
| Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | 57A | Campus near Beverly Hills, briefly | Lynn Lempel |
| Sunday, April 22, 2012 | 42D | Where Bertrand Russell taught philosophy, for short | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | 55D | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater, in brief | Karen Young Bonin |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 53D | The Bruins' sch. (2) | Ed Sessa |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | 14A | Pac-12 team | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2010 | 21A | Bruins' sch. (10) | Doug Peterson |
| Sunday, April 11, 2010 | 54D | Pac-10 competitor | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, March 26, 2010 | 42A | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (3) | Henry Hook |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 25A | Sch. with home games at Pauley Pavilion | Paula Gamache |
| Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | 58D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, February 1, 2010 | 30D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | Scott Atkinson |
| Monday, June 15, 2009 | 15A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | John Dunn |
| Friday, April 3, 2009 | 40A | Peace Nobelist Ralph Bunche's alma mater | John Farmer |
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 | 36D | "True blue" and gold team | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | 2D | Pac-10 sch. | C. W. Stewart |
| Friday, October 26, 2007 | 40D | Sch. whose colors are "true blue" and gold | David Quarfoot |
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 | 68A | Alma mater for Carol Burnett and Jim Morrison: Abbr. | Cathy Millhauser |
| Saturday, February 10, 2007 | 30D | Ralph Bunche's alma mater | Bob Peoples |
| Sunday, August 6, 2006 | 85D | Where Lew Alcindor played | Mark Feldman |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2006 | 18A | Sch. where John Wooden coached | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, June 18, 2006 | 117A | Jackie Robinson's alma mater (2) | Ben and Mark Tausig |
| Wednesday, September 14, 2005 | 54D | Bruins' sch. (10) | David Elfman |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | 18A | Bruins' sch. (10) | Sarah Keller |
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 | 55D | Pac Ten powerhouse | Ed Early |
| Monday, January 31, 2005 | 15A | Pac 10 member (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Saturday, December 25, 2004 | 1A | Sch. with a Jack Benny Award for comedy | Byron Walden |
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 | 58D | The Bruins' sch. (2) | Martin Schneider |
| Monday, December 6, 2004 | 15A | The Bruins of the Pac Ten (2) | Barry C. Silk |
| Monday, November 8, 2004 | 51D | Sch. where Bill Walton played | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 | 35D | Bruins home, for short | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | 56D | Longtime John Wooden team | Randolph Ross |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2004 | 37A | The Bruins of the Pac Ten (2) | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, February 2, 2004 | 5A | Bruins of the Pac 10 | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2003 | 7D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (6) | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, November 30, 2003 | 25A | Home of Pauley Pavilion: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | 17A | Pac-10 team | Steve Jones |
| Saturday, May 17, 2003 | 52D | Powell Library locale, for short | Bob Peoples |
| Monday, May 5, 2003 | 51D | Bruins' sch. (10) | Mel Taub |
| Tuesday, December 3, 2002 | 2D | Bruins' sch. (10) | Tyler Hinman |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2002 | 2D | Bruins' sch. (10) | Bob Peoples |
| Saturday, August 10, 2002 | 59A | Pac 10 member (2) | Dana Motley |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2002 | 37D | Pac-10 team, for short | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, June 30, 2002 | 70D | 1995 N.C.A.A. hoops champs (2) | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2002 | 64A | Bruins' sch. (10) | Matthew J. Koceich |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2002 | 57D | Bruins' home (2) | Gregory Casagrande |
| Wednesday, March 6, 2002 | 67A | Pac 10 school | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, October 25, 2001 | 3D | Arthur Ashe's alma mater | John Scott Marrone |
| Sunday, September 23, 2001 | 66D | Five-time Rose Bowl winner (2) | Randolph Ross |
| Saturday, August 11, 2001 | 25D | 1995 N.C.A.A. hoops champs (2) | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, April 23, 2001 | 56D | Pac Ten school | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2000 | 19D | Bruins' sch. (10) | Nick Grivas |
| Sunday, November 12, 2000 | 41A | John Wooden Center site | Joe DiPietro |
| Saturday, November 4, 2000 | 31A | 60's-70's sports dynasty | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, September 30, 2000 | 51D | Flo-Jo went to it | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2000 | 19A | Troy Aikman's alma mater (2) | Philip Lew |
| Monday, July 3, 2000 | 57D | Bruins' sch. (10) | Marjorie Berg |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2000 | 53D | Daily Bruin sch. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2000 | 56D | Pac Ten team | Michael S. Maurer |
| Sunday, December 5, 1999 | 133D | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (3) | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, November 7, 1999 | 85D | Troy Aikman's alma mater (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, October 24, 1999 | 65D | Where John Wooden coached | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, August 29, 1999 | 93A | Drake Stadium site | Lou and Fran Sabin |
| Monday, May 24, 1999 | 56D | U.S.C. rival | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, May 7, 1999 | 54D | Pac 10 team (3) | Dana Motley |
| Monday, March 29, 1999 | 41A | Bruins' sch. (10) | Bill Ballard |
| Thursday, August 27, 1998 | 53D | Where Bill Walton played | Henry Hook |
| Friday, June 19, 1998 | 51D | Pauley Pavilion team | A. J. Santora |
| Tuesday, March 24, 1998 | 61D | Pac 10 sch. | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, March 11, 1998 | 37A | Pac 10 team (3) | Bette Sue Cohen |
| Thursday, August 21, 1997 | 57D | Bruins' home (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, May 14, 1997 | 68A | 1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs (2) | Norman S. Wizer |
| Thursday, October 31, 1996 | 55D | Kareem's alma mater | L. Sidway |
| Sunday, October 20, 1996 | 42D | 1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs (2) | R. Ross |
| Thursday, June 13, 1996 | 57A | Where Jackie Robinson lettered | D. J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, May 21, 1996 | 49D | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater (2) | J. Schmalzbach |
| Monday, May 6, 1996 | 47D | Bruins of the N.C.A.A. | N. Steinberg |
| Sunday, January 21, 1996 | 35A | Five-time Rose Bowl winner (2) | R. Wolfe |
| Saturday, May 13, 1995 | 11A | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (3) | Nancy Joline |
| Wednesday, February 8, 1995 | 17A | Perennial basketball powerhouse | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, December 6, 1994 | 44A | Bruins' school | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Sunday, June 12, 1994 | 99D | Pac 10 team (3) | Frances Hansen |
| Sunday, January 30, 1994 | 70D | John Wooden's school | Alex K. Justin |
| Sunday, January 9, 1994 | 66A | 60's B-ball champs | Mel Rosen |
| Friday, December 31, 1993 | 54D | Member of 59-Across | Norman S. Wizer |
| Thursday, November 25, 1993 | 19A | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater (2) | Joy L. Wouk |
42 results for UCLA from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 24, 1993 | 3D | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 21, 1993 | 129A | Inst. attended by Abdul-Jabbar | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Friday, October 30, 1992 | 23A | U.S.C. rival | Stanley B. Whitten | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 26, 1992 | 55D | Western campus | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Sunday, May 3, 1992 | 30D | Home of the Bruins: Abbr. | Rosalind Pavane | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 24, 1991 | 52D | Kareem's alma mater | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 25, 1991 | 120D | Calif. campus | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
| Sunday, May 19, 1991 | 12A | Rival of U.S.C. | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Friday, May 17, 1991 | 50D | U.S.C. rival | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
| Friday, April 26, 1991 | 33D | Bruins' inst. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Friday, December 14, 1990 | 15A | Rose Bowl winner: 1986 | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
| Monday, May 21, 1990 | 6D | West Coast inst. | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 3, 1990 | 10A | Kareem's sch. | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Friday, March 2, 1990 | 64A | Abdul-Jabbar is one of its grads | William Baxley | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 21, 1990 | 111D | U.S.C. rival | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Thursday, July 13, 1989 | 49D | U.S.C. rival | Thomas W. Schier | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 29, 1989 | 12D | Bruins of Calif. | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
| Friday, January 27, 1989 | 52D | Calif. campus | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Monday, January 23, 1989 | 35D | U.S.C. rival | Fred Toole | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 7, 1988 | 58D | S Calif. inst. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 4, 1988 | 61D | U.S.C. rival | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
| Wednesday, August 24, 1988 | 18A | Calif. inst. | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Thursday, July 21, 1988 | 52D | Bruins' home | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
| Friday, July 15, 1988 | 61D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
| Wednesday, June 1, 1988 | 56D | Home of coll. Bruins | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Monday, November 9, 1987 | 35A | Western campus | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 9, 1987 | 55D | Pac Ten member | William Canine | Maleska |
| Thursday, July 23, 1987 | 30D | Calif. campus | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Thursday, July 16, 1987 | 28D | U.S.C. rival | Jones | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 14, 1987 | 47D | U.S.C. rival | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Saturday, February 21, 1987 | 52D | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 15, 1987 | 47A | Rose Bowl champs: 1986 | William Canine | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 1, 1986 | 54D | U.S.C. rival | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 6, 1986 | 15A | Calif. univ. | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
| Wednesday, June 4, 1986 | 10A | Bruins' den in Calif. | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 7, 1986 | 15A | Bruins' campus | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Friday, April 18, 1986 | 11D | Western campus | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
| Tuesday, June 4, 1985 | 2D | Western inst. | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 12, 1985 | 53D | U.S.C. rival | Burns | Maleska |
| Friday, June 22, 1984 | 55A | Western sch. | James Barrick | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 8, 1983 | 48D | Calif. campus | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 23, 1983 | 13A | Calif. campus | Hoy | Maleska |