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Definitions for word ALA

The following 223 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, November 08, 200911DPart of many fancy dish namesRobert W. Harris
Thursday, November 05, 200963AAccording toPatrick Blindauer
Sunday, November 01, 200952AIt comes before the carteMatt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
Sunday, October 04, 200945DLikeTodd McClary
Tuesday, August 25, 200923AIn the style ofBob Johnson
Sunday, August 09, 2009114DWith 65-Across, like some ordersPatrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels
Thursday, July 30, 200937ALikeAshish Vengsarkar
Wednesday, June 24, 200961DTuskegee U. localeCorey Rubin
Monday, April 27, 200947AChicken ___ kingJoe Krozel
Tuesday, March 31, 200928AMobile's state: Abbr.Allan E. Parrish
Wednesday, March 25, 200933ATuskegee's locale: Abbr.Jerry E. Rosman
Tuesday, March 17, 200959DMenu phraseRichard Chisholm
Saturday, November 22, 200853DAccording toFrank Longo
Tuesday, November 11, 200862DPie ___ modeNancy Salomon and Larry Shearer
Friday, August 29, 200833ALikeMike Nothnagel
Thursday, July 17, 200823DMobile home?: Abbr.Elizabeth A. Long
Tuesday, June 17, 200817AIn the style ofSteven Ginzburg
Tuesday, June 03, 200821ALikePete Muller
Sunday, April 27, 200843ANeighbor of Ga.Oliver Hill
Monday, February 04, 200850AIn the style ofDave and Tracy Mackey
Tuesday, January 29, 200819AIn the style ofC. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel
Tuesday, January 22, 200824A___ carteAdam G. Perl
Saturday, January 19, 200858AUniv. of ___, alma mater of Joe Namath and Bart StarrDavid J. Kahn
Monday, January 07, 200843AMiss. neighborLynn Lempel
Monday, October 08, 200755DCarte startSteve Kahn
Tuesday, October 02, 20077AIn the style ofOliver Hill
Friday, September 28, 200737A___ grecqueHarvey Estes
Tuesday, July 31, 200739AIn the style ofAllan E. Parrish
Wednesday, July 11, 200760ALead-in to many a chef's namePatrick Merrell
Wednesday, June 27, 200754AIn the style ofBarbara Olson
Tuesday, June 26, 200747ATaking afterRay Fontenot
Friday, May 25, 200721DLikeMike Nothnagel
Thursday, May 10, 20074DHome of the first capital of the Confederacy: Abbr.Peter A. Collins
Monday, April 02, 200745APie ___ modeRichard Hughes
Monday, March 19, 200755A___ carteRichard Chisholm
Sunday, March 11, 200749ALikeEric Berlin
Monday, February 05, 200762DLikeJoy C. Frank
Tuesday, December 26, 20066A___ carteC. W. Stewart
Sunday, December 10, 200638A___ florentineDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, November 18, 200653D___ provençaleVictor Fleming
Sunday, October 22, 200635DHuntsville's home: Abbr.Harvey Estes
Monday, October 09, 20062DChicken ___ kingSarah Keller
Tuesday, October 03, 20068DPie ___ modeEd Stein
Wednesday, September 20, 200635AMenu wordsJoe DiPietro
Sunday, August 06, 20066DPatterned afterMark Feldman
Monday, July 17, 200623AChicken ___ kingLarry Paul
Saturday, July 08, 200625AAfterBarry C. Silk
Friday, July 07, 200613D___ kingJoe Krozel
Sunday, May 28, 2006120DIn the manner ofTimothy Powell
Sunday, March 12, 200688AAccording toDaniel C. Bryant
Thursday, March 09, 200640AHome of Nascar's Talladega Superspeedway: Abbr.John Farmer
Monday, March 06, 200616APie ___ modeJack McInturff
Sunday, February 26, 2006113D___ kingRandolph Ross
Wednesday, January 25, 200638ALikeJohn Farmer
Saturday, December 10, 200545AResemblingHenry Hook
Sunday, December 04, 200569DTaking afterEric Berlin and Craig Kasper
Sunday, October 16, 200585ALikeCon Pederson
Sunday, October 09, 200584D1-Down's state: Abbr.Kyle Mahowald
Thursday, September 08, 200536APart of the Gulf Coast: Abbr.Ben Tausig
Sunday, August 28, 200533D___ maison (indoors): Fr.Nancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, May 20, 200548ALikeHarvey Estes
Wednesday, April 27, 200547APart of a dish's nameLyell Rodieck
Sunday, April 24, 2005124DCookbook phraseBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, April 20, 200556DCarte startJoe DiPietro
Thursday, April 14, 200555AMenu wordsDavid Murchie
Sunday, March 06, 200585AIn the manner ofJohn Greenman
Sunday, February 27, 200520D___ kingMike Torch
Friday, February 11, 200511DIt goes before the carte, not the horseManny Nosowsky
Thursday, January 20, 20055DLikeManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, December 07, 20045DC.S.A. stateDavid Diefendorf
Sunday, December 05, 20045AHome of Russell Cave Natl. MonumentDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, October 23, 200445ATaking afterJames E. Buell
Tuesday, October 05, 200448AMenu phraseJames R. Leeds
Tuesday, September 28, 200447AIn the style ofNancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, September 15, 200459DTaking afterAlan Arbesfeld
Thursday, September 02, 200461AMenu phraseDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, August 29, 2004107ALikeManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, July 13, 200439DLikeKevan Choset
Wednesday, May 19, 200410DLikeAlan Arbesfeld
Friday, March 05, 200462DLikeGary Steinmehl
Saturday, February 07, 200411DRussell Cave Natl. Mon. localeDavid J. Kahn
Monday, January 05, 200433APie ___ modeAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, December 23, 200324ACarte starterMike Torch
Thursday, December 11, 200321AHeart of Dixie: Abbr.Ed Early
Wednesday, October 29, 20038DMenu wordsManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, October 01, 200333AResemblingA. J. Santora
Friday, September 26, 200311DTaking afterEric Berlin
Tuesday, September 09, 200349AMiss. neighborRobert Zimmerman
Monday, June 09, 20033DPie ___ modeRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, May 29, 200359DMobile home: Abbr.Jim Page
Tuesday, May 20, 20037DMiss. neighborPeter Abide
Thursday, April 03, 200316AAccording toJim Hyres
Wednesday, April 02, 20033DIn the manner ofKelly Clark
Tuesday, March 25, 200349AIn the style ofJohn Greenman
Monday, March 24, 200333A___ modeAlison D. Donald
Sunday, February 02, 200320AMobile home?: Abbr.Mark Danna
Wednesday, January 22, 20039DCookbook phraseMichael Shteyman
Wednesday, January 01, 200330AC.S.A. stateEd Early
Wednesday, November 13, 200225ALikeElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, November 11, 200233APart of the Deep South: Abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, October 23, 200233ALikeNancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack
Saturday, October 19, 20029DLikeDonald E. West
Sunday, July 28, 200234DChef's phraseNelson Hardy
Tuesday, June 04, 200245AIn the style ofMatthew J. Koceich
Thursday, March 21, 20026D___ fin (at last): Fr.Patrick Berry
Wednesday, February 06, 20021AWith 34-Down, an ordering optionJoe DiPietro
Thursday, December 06, 200130AAccording toRichard Silvestri
Monday, October 15, 200132APie ___ modeHolden Baker
Friday, September 28, 200135AAccording toPeter Gordon
Sunday, August 19, 200181D___ parisienneDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, August 14, 200145AC.S.A. stateRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, July 03, 200153A___ bonne heure (very well): Fr.Randall J. Hartman
Monday, June 04, 200153APie ___ modePatrick Jordan
Tuesday, April 24, 200119A___ kingTyler Hinman
Monday, March 12, 200114ACotton State: Abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, March 07, 200122D___ modeNoah Dephoure
Tuesday, February 06, 200130DIn the manner ofSherry O. Blackard
Thursday, December 14, 200045ACarte startPeter Gordon
Tuesday, December 05, 200022DC.S.A. stateAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, December 03, 20006DIn the style ofElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, November 19, 20006DMenu phraseCathy Millhauser
Sunday, October 01, 200097ATenn. neighborNancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, September 16, 200055A___ provençaleRobert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, September 05, 200062DIn the style ofChris Sallade
Tuesday, June 27, 200031DPie ___ modeHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, June 20, 200031DIn the style ofNancy Salomon
Tuesday, February 29, 200042DIn the style ofPeter Gordon
Tuesday, February 08, 200039DPart of a recipe titleFred Piscop
Wednesday, February 02, 200040AFla. neighborRichard Chisholm
Thursday, January 27, 200029ARussell Cave Natl. Mon. localeDavid Ainslie Macleod
Sunday, December 05, 199936A___ kingJoe DiPietro
Monday, November 29, 199931DFla. neighborRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, November 16, 199911DIn the style ofArthur S. Verdesca
Wednesday, October 06, 199912DIn the style ofFred Piscop
Friday, September 17, 199937AIn the style ofPatrick D. Berry
Saturday, July 17, 199937AAfterRand H. Burns
Monday, July 12, 19996D___ françaiseCarol R. Blumenstein
Friday, April 09, 19996DIn the way ofManny Nosowsky
Sunday, March 21, 199970D___ kingLloyd E. Pollet
Friday, February 26, 199920A___ vapeur (steamed)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, February 10, 199920A___ kingNancy Salomon
Monday, January 25, 199952AChicken ___ kingFran and Lou Sabin
Saturday, December 26, 199811D___ mort (dispirited)A. J. Santora
Wednesday, December 09, 19986DLikeAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, December 02, 199861DChicken ___ kingNancy Salomon
Saturday, October 17, 199828D___ vapeur (steamed)Bryant White
Tuesday, October 13, 199859AState next to Miss.Nancy Salomon
Monday, August 31, 199811DPie ___ modeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, August 16, 1998112D___ mort (melancholy)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, July 30, 199858DCookbook phraseRich Norris
Tuesday, June 23, 199858DIt goes before carte, but not horseRich Norris
Monday, June 15, 199854AChicken ___ kingNancy Salomon
Monday, May 25, 199833APie ___ modeWilliam Canine
Saturday, May 23, 199815DLikeRich Norris
Friday, April 17, 199818AImitatingMatt Gaffney
Wednesday, April 15, 199828AKing precederMichael S. Maurer
Sunday, April 12, 1998118DKing introRandolph Ross
Saturday, March 21, 199858DChef's phraseRich Norris
Wednesday, February 25, 199836A___ modeRobert H. Wolfe
Friday, February 13, 199854DWhere the C.S.A. was formedJim Page
Wednesday, January 21, 199833ACordon bleu's phraseElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, December 18, 199730AOne of the states seen from Lookout Mtn.Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, December 17, 199738DIt borders Fla.Michael S. Maurer
Wednesday, November 19, 199738DPie-mode connectionElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, October 31, 199745AMenu wordsMatt Gaffney
Saturday, September 13, 199759D___ broche (cooking style)Dave Tuller
Thursday, August 28, 199742ATaking afterShannon Burns
Wednesday, July 16, 199722A___ broche (cooked on a spit)Jonathan Schmalzbach
Monday, April 21, 19972DChicken ___ kingPatrick Jordan
Wednesday, April 16, 199715A___ modeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, April 06, 199796A___ rigueur (literally)Rich Norris
Friday, March 21, 19972DLikeShannon Burns
Wednesday, March 12, 19971ACookbook phraseBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, March 03, 199754AChicken ___ kingStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, February 22, 199749A___ provencale (with garlic or onions)A. J. Santora
Monday, February 17, 199724DPie ___ modeR. Hughes
Thursday, January 30, 199734ANeighbor of Tenn.D. Motley
Sunday, January 26, 199717D___ maison (indoors): Fr.S. Elliott
Wednesday, January 15, 199738APart of a name on a menuC. Currier
Monday, November 18, 199643APie ___ modeF. & L. Sabin
Wednesday, October 30, 199651ARecipe title partA. D. Cover
Sunday, October 13, 199645A___ maison (indoors): Fr.W. R. Williams
Thursday, October 10, 199659DIn the manner ofD. J. Kahn
Friday, September 20, 199618AWhere the C.S.A. was organizedJ. Page
Sunday, August 11, 1996111DCamellia State: Abbr.M. Schneider
Saturday, August 03, 199650DCookbook phraseA. D. Cover
Monday, June 17, 199630APie___modeS. L. Robbins
Friday, June 07, 19965DResemblingM. Jones
Sunday, March 31, 199631ALikeJ. Savage
Wednesday, March 13, 19968DResemblingW. R. Williams
Thursday, February 29, 199618D___modeP. Gordon
Tuesday, September 19, 199562D____ carteJanet R. Bender
Friday, August 04, 199525AEggs ____ suisseChuck Deodene
Wednesday, August 02, 199544A____ kingJames Neal
Saturday, July 01, 199511DTaking afterEileen Lexau
Thursday, May 25, 199542DChef's phraseHarvey Estes
Sunday, May 21, 199511D_____ rigueur (to the fullest extent): Fr.Dean Niles
Sunday, April 16, 19956DMenu phraseMatt Gaffney
Saturday, April 08, 199526DPie _____ modeA.J. Santora
Sunday, March 26, 199563DImitative wordsRich Norris
Wednesday, February 22, 199533AIn imitation ofWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, January 08, 1995105ACookbook phraseNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, January 03, 19958DMiss. neighborRich Norris
Sunday, January 01, 1995130DEmulatingHenry Hook
Wednesday, November 02, 19942D_____ carteHarvey Estes
Monday, September 19, 199464DPie _____ modeWayne Robert Williams
Thursday, September 15, 199423ACarte startFred Piscop
Saturday, September 03, 199410DLikeRaymond Hamel
Monday, August 08, 19945DPie _____ modeSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, August 06, 199421ASo. stateWayne Robert Williams
Thursday, August 04, 199428DMenu phraseJim Page
Sunday, July 31, 199464DIn the manner ofRichard Silvestri
Saturday, July 23, 19948DLikeRandolph Ross
Wednesday, June 08, 19942D_____ carteA.J. Santora
Sunday, May 22, 1994141DSen. Sessions's state: Abbr.Randolph Ross
Thursday, May 19, 19942DAccording toRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, May 04, 199445DLikeLouis Sabin
Sunday, April 10, 1994126AJust likeTrip Payne
Sunday, March 20, 199473AIn the manner ofJoel Davajan
Monday, February 21, 199419AChicken _____ kingHarvey Estes
Sunday, January 23, 199444A_____ modeCharles M. Deber
Sunday, January 09, 199476A_____ franchiseMel Rosen
Friday, January 07, 199465DCarte startFred Piscop