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Definitions for word ALAMODE

The following 25 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, June 08, 200825AApple pie orderWill Nediger
Saturday, August 25, 200738AChicMyles Callum
Saturday, April 14, 20071ADessert preferenceSherry O. Blackard
Saturday, October 21, 200629ATrendyDavid Quarfoot
Saturday, November 12, 200535DDessert styleKaren M. Tracey
Sunday, September 04, 2005100AApple pie order?Richard Silvestri
Friday, May 06, 200528ATrendyHarvey Estes
Tuesday, November 23, 200446DApple pie order?Kurt Mengel
Sunday, June 13, 200418AApple pie order?Richard Silvestri
Friday, June 04, 200413DSee 50-DownSherry O. Blackard
Friday, March 21, 200340DPie preferenceMyles Callum
Saturday, January 11, 200337DLike some dessertsRich Norris
Saturday, November 24, 200142DFashionablyRich Norris
Thursday, September 13, 200114AChicRobert H. Wolfe
Friday, July 06, 200153AChicBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, June 17, 200157DLike some dessertsDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, February 28, 200141DApple-pie order?A. J. Santora
Tuesday, February 20, 200159AWith ice creamSteven Dorfman
Saturday, December 11, 199916AApple-pie orderWilliam S. Cotter
Thursday, September 04, 19974DApple-pie orderRichard Silvestri
Thursday, February 06, 19972DPie preferenceD. J. Kahn
Thursday, June 06, 199624APie styleA. J. Santora
Friday, July 14, 199516AFashionableRich Norris
Friday, June 17, 199413AHaving ice cream on topBryant White
Sunday, November 21, 199314DDessert optionPeter Gordon