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Definitions for word ACRE

The following 186 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, October 26, 200926DField unitMike Nothnagel
Wednesday, July 15, 20092DIt might be a lotJoon Pahk
Sunday, July 05, 2009116DHomeland plot?Tony Orbach and Amy Reynaldo
Saturday, May 09, 200933APlot segmentBrad Wilber
Saturday, November 08, 200853DIsraeli city whose citadel was built by the OttomansByron Walden
Wednesday, July 09, 200843AGrowing room?Tim Wescott
Sunday, June 22, 20081AThird Crusade siege sitePamela Amick Klawitter
Wednesday, May 07, 200812DPlot componentRichard Silvestri
Monday, April 07, 200832A"God's Little ___" (Erskine Caldwell best seller)Randall J. Hartman
Monday, March 31, 200859AFarm measureJeff Armstrong
Wednesday, January 23, 200818AField unitHenry Hook
Thursday, December 13, 200715APlat book unitJohn Farmer
Monday, November 26, 200721AFarm unitAndrea Carla Michaels
Saturday, November 03, 20073DPlot segmentBrad Wilber
Monday, October 22, 200767ASmall field sizeLynn Lempel
Sunday, October 21, 200755DFair-sized plotBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, October 03, 20078DFair-sized plotRobert Dillman
Tuesday, August 21, 200757DDecent plotTom Heilman
Saturday, August 18, 200719AParcel partJim Page
Tuesday, June 26, 200711DPlot unitRay Fontenot
Sunday, February 04, 200769DIsraeli portPaul Guttormsson
Tuesday, January 02, 200761DIt may be a lotSarah Keller
Monday, January 01, 200764A160 square rodsRandy Sowell
Sunday, November 26, 200632AHomestead Act unitManny Nosowsky
Saturday, August 12, 200651DPlanting unitPatrick Berry
Wednesday, July 05, 200610DPlot partNancy Salomon
Wednesday, June 28, 200612DIt could be a lotMyles Callum
Thursday, June 15, 200652ALarge lawnAdam Cohen
Tuesday, April 04, 200665ASmall fieldRobert Dillman
Friday, March 24, 200620AOne may be under developmentManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, March 15, 200615ACity NE of HaifaLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, February 08, 200614ABig lotPatrick Merrell
Monday, December 19, 20052DFarming unitRichard Hughes
Tuesday, December 06, 200559DFair-sized gardenNancy Salomon
Tuesday, November 29, 20051DFarm divisionAdam Cohen
Saturday, October 29, 200521AFarm areaJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, October 12, 200514AA lot?Paul Guttormsson
Wednesday, October 05, 200515APlot partNancy Salomon
Sunday, August 21, 200579DSpread unitByron Walden
Thursday, July 14, 200516AField measureKevan Choset
Friday, July 08, 200519AOne to grow onEric Berlin
Wednesday, June 22, 20053DFarm measureVerna Suit
Tuesday, May 24, 200514APlot unitMike Torch
Wednesday, April 13, 20053D1/40 of "the back 40"Allan E. Parrish
Thursday, March 31, 200560DPlanar measureDavid Liben-Nowell
Tuesday, March 15, 200514ARanch unitGail Grabowski
Monday, February 21, 200511DFarm unitSherry O. Blackard
Monday, February 14, 200514ARealtor's unitJanet R. Bender
Sunday, February 13, 200510DIt can be a lotDaniel C. Bryant
Monday, January 31, 20056DFarm divisionRandall J. Hartman
Monday, December 13, 200456DLand unitSarah Keller
Wednesday, December 08, 200415APlot partNorm Guggenbiller
Wednesday, December 01, 200429DFarm unitRoy Leban
Tuesday, November 09, 200458DPlot measureRobert Dillman
Monday, August 23, 200416APlot parcelNancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald
Thursday, August 19, 20041AFair-sized gardenEd Early
Tuesday, August 10, 200415AGood lot sizeSarah Keller
Tuesday, June 29, 200426DPlot unitJim Hyres
Thursday, June 17, 200448AFarm unitRobert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, May 11, 200433ASmallish fieldLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Friday, April 23, 20041DSome of a lotAlan Olschwang
Sunday, April 11, 20048DBig plotPatrick Merrell
Saturday, January 31, 200420DDecent plotByron Walden
Saturday, December 20, 200322AIt may be a lotMyles Callum
Thursday, November 27, 20034D1/640 square mileJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, November 05, 200351DBig plotNancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, September 17, 20032DPart of a plotRichard Silvestri
Sunday, August 17, 200323AMany a homestead spreadElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, July 09, 200331APart of a parcelPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, July 08, 20033DFarm measureRoy Leban
Sunday, June 01, 20035DPart of a plotLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, May 13, 200368APlowing unitTodd McClary
Monday, February 10, 20031DGood-size fieldNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, January 15, 200310DOne to grow on?Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, December 22, 200281DGrowing amount?Frances Hansen
Wednesday, December 04, 200235AOne of the "north 40"Richard Hughes
Saturday, November 30, 200236ALarge yard, perhapsJim Page
Sunday, November 24, 200286APlot partNancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein
Monday, November 11, 20022DSmall farm sizeGregory E. Paul
Sunday, November 10, 200210DGod's ___ (churchyard)Cathy Millhauser
Monday, September 16, 200212D1/640 of a square mileRoy Leban
Thursday, August 29, 200216APlanting unitWilliam Schaub
Sunday, July 14, 200221ACropped unit?Patrick Berry
Friday, May 17, 200212DSquare measureJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, April 24, 200214AZoning minimum, maybeSheldon Benardo
Wednesday, April 17, 200239APart of a plotRichard Silvestri
Monday, December 03, 200134ARealty measureNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tuesday, November 06, 200154DField measureDenise Neuendorf
Monday, October 15, 200132DFarm unitHolden Baker
Wednesday, August 29, 200128DA lot of plotJames Rogers
Thursday, July 19, 200160ABig yard, perhapsMarjorie Richter
Wednesday, July 11, 20012DPiece of propertyRichard Silvestri
Thursday, June 21, 200160DOne of the back 40Peter Abide
Sunday, April 01, 2001111AIt may be divided into rowsBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Monday, March 26, 20016DFraction of a fieldGregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 18, 2001111DIt may be under developmentDavid J. Kahn
Friday, February 16, 200145DBig plotBob Klahn
Sunday, December 24, 200021APart of a spreadBill Zais
Tuesday, October 17, 200058AForest measurePeter Gordon
Monday, October 16, 20007DFarm measureMitch Komro
Sunday, October 01, 200051DDivision of a subdivisionNancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, September 30, 20004DSomething to build on, maybeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, September 25, 200027DBig garden sizePeter Gordon
Monday, July 03, 200051AFair-sized fieldMarjorie Berg
Tuesday, March 07, 20001AFarmland unitJohn Greenman
Tuesday, January 25, 200017AZoning measureWilliam S. Cotter
Monday, January 24, 200021DFarm unitRandall J. Hartman
Friday, December 31, 199913ABig fieldPeter Gordon
Friday, September 24, 199918AField unitMartin Ashwood-Smith
Monday, September 20, 199914APasture portionGregory E. Paul
Sunday, September 05, 199941DPlot, perhapsElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, August 04, 199965APlot pieceRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, June 22, 199914A"God's Little ___"Nancy Salomon
Monday, June 07, 199936DLand unitRobert O. Dillman
Sunday, May 30, 19999DA lot, maybeCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, April 27, 199924DVineyard measureFred Piscop
Monday, April 19, 199956DFarm unitGregory E. Paul
Monday, February 22, 199949DFarm divisionGregory E. Paul
Friday, February 19, 19992DA little of a lot?Dana Motley
Wednesday, December 30, 19982DGrowing roomManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 21, 199850DRealtor's unitFred Piscop
Sunday, December 06, 199820AMediterranean city known anciently as PtolemaïsMarjorie Richter
Thursday, October 08, 19988DField size, maybeAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, September 15, 199850DBit of a spreadGilbert H. Ludwig
Friday, August 28, 199814DDevelopment unitMartin Ashwood-Smith
Friday, July 10, 199852AOne to build on?Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, June 30, 199812DA lot of lotArthur S. Verdesca
Monday, June 29, 199855AFarm fractionGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, June 23, 199852AOne of the "back 40"Rich Norris
Monday, April 27, 199837AEstate divisionGregory E. Paul
Monday, April 13, 199814AIt's all a plot!Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, April 05, 199876ASmall fieldDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, January 22, 199849ALot of rows to hoePatrick Jordan
Tuesday, December 02, 19976ASmall farm spreadAlan Olschwang
Monday, October 13, 199751AFarm unitGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, October 01, 19971AZoning unit, maybeElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, September 08, 199714AField measureRobert Goldberg
Friday, August 01, 199712DIsraeli seaportGerald R. Ferguson
Thursday, July 17, 199759DOne to grow on?Wayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, July 08, 199759ASmall fieldStephanie Spadaccini
Thursday, May 22, 199752D4,047 square metersRose White
Monday, May 12, 199761A"God's Little ___"Hugh Davis
Monday, April 14, 199717ALot of landStephanie Spadaccini
Friday, February 28, 199748DOne to grow on?Bob Klahn
Tuesday, February 25, 199731DFarm measureGregory E. Paul
Thursday, January 09, 199748DIsraeli portC. Millhauser
Friday, January 03, 199727DGrowing roomM. Nosowsky
Sunday, December 29, 199634DPlot to plantB. White
Monday, December 23, 199617APlot sizeS. J. Walther
Wednesday, September 04, 199660DLarge lotN. S. Ross
Friday, August 23, 199647AField unitM. Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, August 18, 199634ASomething to build onF. and L. Sabin
Sunday, July 21, 1996114DZoning measureD. Niles
Thursday, July 18, 199649AFarm field, maybeW. R. Williams
Thursday, May 16, 199618AGod's___ (churchyard)F. Longo
Monday, May 06, 199653APlowing unitN. Steinberg
Sunday, May 05, 199639A"God's Little___"D. J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 23, 199633DFarmer's measurementN. Steinberg
Saturday, April 20, 199610DIt may be a lotR. Norris
Tuesday, January 30, 199635DFarm unitM. Skolsky
Friday, January 19, 199622AEstate divisionC. Gersch
Monday, December 25, 199529DGood-sized plotSidney L. Robbins
Thursday, November 09, 19951AFair plotBob Sefick
Saturday, September 23, 199549DA lot of lotMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, August 09, 199552DCaldwell's "God's Little ____"Richard Hughes
Wednesday, July 26, 199519AUnit of real estateChristopher Hunt
Monday, July 10, 199536AIsraeli portSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, June 25, 199581DFarm unitFrances Hansen
Monday, June 05, 199550AFarming unitGregory E. Paul
Sunday, June 04, 19959DIsrael's Bay of _____Bryant White
Monday, April 10, 199532ALand amountSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, March 29, 199550DMaybe it's all a plot?Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, February 12, 199512DPort north of HaifaAlex & Victoria Black
Monday, January 23, 19951AThis might be a lotSidney L. Robbins
Friday, January 20, 199524APart of the plot?Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, January 08, 1995114DPort seized by the Crusaders, 1191Nancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, August 30, 19943DCaldwell's "God's Little _____"Jonathan Schmatzbach
Tuesday, August 09, 199441DParcel of landJonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, May 08, 1994100A160 square rodsRalph G. Beaman
Sunday, April 10, 199453AFarmland unitTrip Payne
Friday, April 08, 199415AOne of the back 40, perhapsDavid A. Rosen
Sunday, March 13, 19943DSubdivision subdivisionNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, March 09, 199412DPlat portionNorma Steinberg
Sunday, February 20, 199480AA lot of lotHarvey Estes
Friday, December 31, 199334DPlot measureNorman S. Wizer
Sunday, November 28, 199340DIt can be a lotJoanne W. Edwards