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Definitions for word ANA

The following 158 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Friday, November 20, 20092DBaptist leader?Alan Olschwang
Wednesday, October 21, 200914ASanta ___, Calif.Peter A. Collins
Friday, October 09, 200938AShakespeare followerDavid Quarfoot
Thursday, October 01, 20092DSanta ___Patrick Blindauer & Rebecca Young
Sunday, September 20, 200919AGasteyer of stage and screenMichael Ashley
Monday, August 24, 200950D"Gimme ___!" (Alabama cheerleader's cry)Anthony J. Salvia
Wednesday, July 29, 20092DBibliophile's suffixTim Wescott
Thursday, July 23, 200914A"Wheel of Fortune" purchaseGary & Stephen Kennedy
Thursday, April 16, 200928ASanta ___Oliver Hill
Wednesday, March 11, 200946DTennis's IvanovicCaleb Madison
Friday, October 10, 200834A2008 French Open champion ___ IvanovicKyle Mahowald
Monday, September 15, 20085DLiterary olioSharon E. Petersen
Saturday, July 19, 20085DActress Ortiz of "Ugly Betty"Todd McClary
Wednesday, May 14, 200853ASanta ___ windsDoug Peterson
Saturday, March 08, 200832ATennis's IvanovicBrad Wilber
Monday, March 03, 200852D"Gimme ___!" (frequent Alabama cheerleader's cry)C. W. Stewart
Sunday, February 24, 20087DSanta ___Nancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, December 20, 200739AAnecdotal collectionPeter A. Collins
Sunday, December 02, 200730ACarrier to TokyoSeth A. Abel
Tuesday, October 23, 200735ABibliophile's suffixAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, July 23, 200755ASanta ___ windsRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, May 20, 200735ASanta ___Seth A. Abel
Tuesday, May 01, 200743AWhat Alabama cheerleaders say to "gimme" four timesCourtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, December 24, 200687DTokyo-based carrierBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, December 01, 200657DGasteyer of "Mean Girls"Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, November 19, 200614DSomething to give an Alabama cheerleader?Tony Orbach
Saturday, October 07, 20064D"Nacho Libre" actress ___ de la RegueraDavid Quarfoot
Sunday, August 06, 200663AFollower of Shakespeare?Mark Feldman
Monday, July 03, 200656DSanta ___, Calif.Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, February 19, 200680DSanta in CaliforniaJoe DiPietro
Saturday, January 28, 200639ACarrier with Tokyo hdqrs.Dana Motley
Wednesday, January 18, 200640ASanta ___Sheldon Benardo
Saturday, September 24, 200544ALiterary pasticheByron Walden
Monday, September 19, 200537ASanta ___ windsTimothy Powell
Friday, August 12, 20054DSanta ___ windsManny Nosowsky
Saturday, May 28, 200560DLiterary bitsBob Peoples
Friday, May 13, 200552ACollector's suffixRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, April 21, 200536AIt makes men meanPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, April 05, 200549ABook collector's suffixHarvey Estes
Wednesday, March 30, 20054DBaptist leader?Richard Silvestri
Thursday, February 10, 200531DSanta ___Frank Longo
Monday, January 10, 200537DCommercial suffix with TropicDavid Pringle
Tuesday, December 28, 200412DSanta ___Elizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, December 04, 200419AJapanese airlineBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, October 29, 200445ASuffix with ShakespeareSherry O. Blackard
Thursday, September 30, 200410DSanta ___Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, September 14, 200437ASanta ___, Calif.Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Sunday, July 18, 200411DSanta ___ windsSeth A. Abel
Wednesday, July 14, 200458DCollection suffixA. J. Santora
Saturday, May 22, 200460DSanta ___, Calif.Mark Diehl
Friday, May 14, 200460DSuffix with ShakespeareRobert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, April 13, 20046DBibliographical suffixBill Ballard
Wednesday, April 07, 200420ASanta ___ windsNancy Salomon
Saturday, March 27, 20046DBibliophilic suffixSherry O. Blackard
Wednesday, March 24, 200429DSanta __Norma Johnson
Monday, February 16, 200460DSanta ___ windsCharles Barasch
Monday, December 15, 20035DActress ___ AliciaSarah Keller
Wednesday, November 26, 200343ASanta ___Tyler Hinman
Tuesday, August 12, 200321DSanta ___, Calif.Adam Cohen
Friday, July 18, 200333DSuffix for a bibliophileSherry O. Blackard
Tuesday, June 24, 200330DAlicia of "Falcon Crest"Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon
Monday, June 09, 200329ASanta ___, Calif.Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, May 18, 2003121DSanta ___Nancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, April 18, 200344ABibliophile's suffixTyler Hinman
Friday, April 04, 200335DBaptism introduction?Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, January 07, 200314ASanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Monday, November 04, 20024DGasteyer of "Saturday Night Live"Peter Gordon
Sunday, October 20, 200226AGasteyer of "S.N.L."Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, September 29, 200241DLiterary collectionRandolph Ross
Sunday, September 15, 200252ASanta ___Fred Piscop
Tuesday, August 13, 200240DSee 61-AcrossRobert Malinow
Sunday, July 21, 20025DCollected sayingsTrip Payne
Wednesday, July 03, 200255ASanta ___Peter Gordon
Tuesday, May 28, 200251ASanta ___, Calif.Ed Early
Tuesday, April 16, 200259DSee 14-AcrossSarah Keller
Sunday, March 24, 200277ABook collector's suffixCon Pederson
Sunday, March 17, 200247ABibliophilic suffixDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, December 25, 200123ASanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Friday, December 07, 200159DGot ___ (did great)Joe DiPietro
Friday, November 02, 200141ASanta ___Mary Jung
Sunday, October 14, 20019DLiterary olioElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, September 03, 200163DSanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Tuesday, June 26, 200123ASanta ___ windsStephen Windheim
Sunday, June 17, 200135A"Wheel of Fortune" requestDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, June 12, 200142DSanta ___ windsAlfio Micci
Saturday, May 19, 200132ANew Mexico's Dona ___ countyDana Motley
Sunday, May 13, 2001105ASanta ___Nancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, March 17, 200127ADoña ___, New Mexico's second-largest countyRich Norris
Monday, December 04, 20006DSanta ___ windsEileen Lexau
Tuesday, November 07, 20008DSanta ___, Calif.David Levinson Wilk
Friday, October 20, 20004DSuffix with ShakespeareBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, September 25, 20008DSanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Sunday, August 27, 200063DSee 30-AcrossDana Motley
Friday, July 28, 200029DGasteyer of "Saturday Night Live"Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, June 27, 200060DSanta ___ windsHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, June 22, 200063DSanta ___Robert B. Baker
Thursday, May 25, 200055ASanta ___ MountainsElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, May 17, 200023ABibliographic suffixMichael S. Maurer
Thursday, January 06, 20006DSanta ___ windsNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, December 22, 199910DLiterary scrapsRichard Silvestri
Monday, December 06, 199939ABibliographical suffixGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, November 09, 19997DSanta ___, Calif.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, November 07, 199911DIt makes men meanBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, October 29, 199910DBibliographical suffixNancy Salomon
Wednesday, September 08, 199928D"Gimme ___!" (Auburn cheer)Holden Baker
Thursday, June 17, 199964ACollected quotesRichard Silvestri
Thursday, May 27, 199943AAnthological collectionA. J. Santora
Tuesday, May 11, 199961DLiterary collectionEd Early
Sunday, March 14, 1999118DSanta ___Martin Schneider
Monday, February 22, 19998DSanta ___, Calif.Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, December 20, 199877ADoña ___, "The Violent Land" ladyFrances Hansen
Wednesday, December 02, 199825AActress AliciaNancy Salomon
Monday, November 09, 199861DSee 60-AcrossPeter Gordon
Saturday, October 10, 199836AYerby's "A Rose for ___ Maria"Bob Klahn
Monday, October 05, 199836ASanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Tuesday, April 14, 199812DAnecdotal collectionDiane C. Baldwin
Friday, March 13, 199855DAnecdotesShannon Burns
Thursday, March 05, 19983DLiterary snippetsWayne Robert Williams
Wednesday, February 25, 199819ALiterary olioRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, December 25, 199733AScrapbook pastingsA. J. Santora
Sunday, December 21, 199723DDona ___ (Las Cruces' county)Frances Hansen
Friday, August 29, 19979ABibliophile's suffixMark Diehl
Tuesday, August 05, 199735ACollection of anecdotesWilliam Bernhardt
Monday, June 30, 199745ASanta ___, Calif.Peter Gordon
Saturday, June 07, 19972DRequest to VannaMartin Schneider
Tuesday, March 25, 199735DSanta ___, Calif.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, March 24, 199761DLiterary olioThomas W. Schier
Sunday, March 16, 199722ASanta ___ windsDavid J. Kahn
Friday, February 07, 199749AAlicia of "Falcon Crest"R. Norris
Wednesday, December 11, 199634DAlicia of "Falcon Crest"F. & L. Sabin
Sunday, December 01, 199684DLiterary olioD. J. Kahn
Tuesday, November 12, 199611DSanta ___ (Pacific wind)E. Lexau
Thursday, September 19, 199662ALiterary compilationW. S. Cotter
Saturday, September 07, 199616ASnippets of informationB. White
Saturday, August 24, 199647ASanta ___J. Page
Sunday, July 28, 199684ABibliographical suffixN. S. Wizer
Wednesday, July 10, 199616ALiterary olioDiane C. Baldwin
Tuesday, July 02, 199626ALiterary collectionS. Cohen
Friday, June 14, 199646ACollectionR. Norris
Wednesday, May 22, 199642ASanta___R. Hughes
Friday, May 03, 199656DSanta___H. Estes
Sunday, April 28, 199683ABibliographical suffixD. C. Baldwin
Sunday, March 03, 199635DJapanese airlineB. Klahn
Thursday, September 14, 199558DLiterary olioChuck Deodene
Friday, September 08, 199562DInformational miscellanyA.J. Santora
Tuesday, May 16, 199559DLiterary olioDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, April 23, 1995135DLiterary collectionRandolph Ross
Wednesday, April 19, 199526ALiterary olioAlfio Micci
Thursday, April 06, 19957DLiterary olioLois Sidway
Saturday, March 18, 199530DSanta _____Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, January 17, 199510DLiterary olioGregory E. Paul
Sunday, November 27, 199410DCompilationJacques Liwer
Wednesday, November 23, 199442ASanta _____Susan Smith
Saturday, November 12, 199457DBibliographic suffixBryant White
Saturday, September 24, 19948DCompendium materialManny Nosowsky
Monday, May 30, 199435ALiterary collectionRaymond Hamel
Wednesday, January 05, 199456DCultural collectionChet Currier
Monday, November 22, 199314ASanta ____ windsFred Piscop