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Definitions for word ARC

The following 136 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, August 01, 201037AFirecracker's trajectoryBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, June 02, 201011DCircumference sectionAdam Cohen
Monday, May 10, 20104DLob's pathRandy Sowell
Tuesday, April 27, 20101DParabola, e.g.Oliver Hill
Wednesday, March 24, 201038D___ cosinePeter A. Collins
Friday, February 05, 201046DCompass creationJoe Krozel
Sunday, October 04, 2009117DBowTodd McClary
Wednesday, June 03, 200952AIt's measured in minutesSamuel A. Donaldson
Thursday, April 09, 200949AParenthesis, essentiallyPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Wednesday, April 08, 200921DPart of a circleJoey Weissbrot
Friday, February 20, 200935APlot linePaula Gamache
Sunday, February 15, 200990ARocket's path, maybeJim Leeds
Monday, December 22, 200847DRocket trajectoryLynn Lempel
Thursday, September 04, 200827DIt's produced by a Tesla coilMatt Ginsberg
Tuesday, August 19, 200824ACircle sectionHarriet Clifton
Thursday, August 14, 200821DFly ball's pathDamon J. Gulczynski
Tuesday, July 29, 200826D___ welderDavid Kwong and Emily Halpern
Tuesday, July 22, 200812DRocket's pathLynn Lempel
Wednesday, May 28, 200826DRainbow, e.g.C. W. Stewart
Sunday, April 13, 20087AStory developmentCathy Millhauser
Sunday, July 22, 200753AFree throw's pathDavid Levinson Wilk
Saturday, July 07, 200744ABasketball court's three-point line, e.g.Todd McClary
Sunday, June 03, 200710DPendulum's pathKelsey Blakley
Sunday, May 06, 200778ABowCharles M. Deber
Monday, April 16, 200756DPath of a javelinRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, March 28, 200737DLob's pathBurton Clemans
Thursday, January 04, 200727DNot go straightAlan Olschwang
Thursday, December 14, 200666APenciled-in eyebrow, e.g.Ed Early
Saturday, July 29, 20069DPath across the skyBob Klahn
Thursday, May 18, 200615AThree-point line's shapePeter A. Collins
Saturday, December 24, 200510DCissoid segmentByron Walden
Tuesday, August 30, 200512DParabola, essentiallyLeonard Williams
Sunday, April 10, 200569DRainbowElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, January 12, 200514AIt's measured in minutesAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, January 11, 200528ASemicircleSarah Keller
Monday, December 27, 200463DBowlike lineLevi Denham
Thursday, August 12, 200419ASerial story lineDavid J. Kahn
Monday, July 05, 200420ARainbow's shapePatrick Merrell
Tuesday, April 27, 200460DCircle segmentJanet R. Bender
Sunday, February 22, 200440ABow shapeNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, December 14, 200376ARainbowElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, October 26, 2003109DSwing's pathPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, October 08, 200320AKind of welderPeter Sarrett
Tuesday, May 27, 200333APart of a circlePAtrick MErrell
Monday, May 12, 20039DL'___ de TriompheSarah Keller
Wednesday, February 12, 200330DSector boundaryEd Early
Saturday, December 14, 200221ADischarge between two electrodesDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, November 23, 200234AElectric ___Dana Motley
Wednesday, November 20, 200217AIt doesn't go full circleManny Nosowsky
Friday, November 01, 200222AParenthesis, e.g.Joe DiPietro
Wednesday, October 09, 200212DPart of a sectorPeter Gordon
Sunday, September 08, 200216AGo up in the middleRich Norris
Friday, September 06, 200247ACompass course?Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, July 16, 200263DSemicircleEd Early
Sunday, July 14, 200235ANot the shortest line between two pointsPatrick Berry
Sunday, May 12, 200297DBendAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, May 07, 200222DBowSteven Dorfman
Sunday, May 05, 2002101ASemicirclePatrick Berry
Sunday, January 27, 200248ABowPatrick Berry
Wednesday, December 26, 200111AMeteor's pathEd Early
Sunday, October 07, 200128AElectrical bridgePatrick Berry
Wednesday, August 08, 200110D___ welderSam Bellotto Jr.
Sunday, July 15, 200131ACompass-drawn lineElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, June 14, 200125AHolder of a number of degreesMark Diehl
Tuesday, June 12, 200163APendulum's pathAlfio Micci
Monday, June 11, 20014DPath of a football passGregory E. Paul
Sunday, May 27, 200153AApparent path of the sunDana Motley
Monday, April 30, 200149ARainbow's shapePeter Gordon
Friday, April 20, 200125ABowChuck Deodene
Monday, March 26, 20014DRocket's trajectoryGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, March 07, 200146DWaterspout trajectoryNoah Dephoure
Monday, January 29, 20013DMissile's pathSarah Keller
Tuesday, December 26, 200031ACompass doodleGene Newman
Friday, December 22, 200054AFly's pathMartin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, November 20, 200031AParabolaRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, September 27, 200024APendulum's pathFred Piscop
Thursday, August 03, 200026AMissile's trajectoryBob Sefick
Tuesday, August 01, 200038DCompass creationRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, May 23, 200034AFestoon's shapeMonica Krausse
Wednesday, April 05, 200028ACompass lineFrances Hansen
Tuesday, February 29, 200011A___ de TriomphePeter Gordon
Saturday, February 12, 200038DCyclometer measurementDave Tuller
Saturday, October 30, 19995DBendRich Norris
Sunday, September 05, 199999ABowElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, July 13, 199922ACompass doodleBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, July 08, 199957A___ welderM. Francis Vuolo
Sunday, June 27, 199942DKind of welderRobert Malinow
Tuesday, May 11, 199933DIt's measured in degreesEd Early
Sunday, May 02, 199991DHail Mary pathJim Page
Thursday, April 22, 199926D___ lampDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, April 04, 19997DCompass drawingRichard Silvestri
Saturday, April 03, 199942A___ tangentPat M. Hugel
Thursday, February 04, 199954DLine made with a compassRich Norris
Friday, December 04, 199810DMinute of ___ (1/60 degree)John Wolting
Monday, November 30, 19989DRainbowCynthia Joy Higgins
Thursday, November 26, 199843DCurved figureDavid J. Kahn
Monday, August 31, 19981DComet's pathBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, August 02, 199887A___ de TriompheNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, July 30, 199812DBasketball's pathRich Norris
Monday, June 08, 199825AArrow's pathMark Danna
Thursday, April 16, 199843DLine made with a compassElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, March 21, 199849AElectricity pathRich Norris
Wednesday, March 04, 199848AAzimuthJonathan Schmalzbach
Friday, January 09, 19984DRoman candle pathManny Nosowsky
Friday, September 19, 199722AHeavenly routeRich Norris
Tuesday, June 17, 199745DCompass tracingRobert Zimmerman
Sunday, June 08, 199735DCycloid sectionRichard Silvestri
Monday, May 26, 199732A___ de TriompheEileen Lexau
Wednesday, May 21, 19979DSemicircleJohn D. Leavy
Sunday, May 04, 199760DParenthesis, essentiallyManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, March 19, 199738DPinball pathTrip Payne
Friday, March 07, 199737DCircle sectionJeff Herrington
Tuesday, February 25, 199735ACircle segmentGregory E. Paul
Monday, January 27, 199733ARainbow shapeF. Piscop
Monday, September 30, 199636ASlow-pitch pitchF. Piscop
Sunday, September 29, 199647AKind of lightingM. Reagle
Thursday, July 11, 199642DCompass lineDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, May 02, 199622AGeometric curveD. J. Kahn
Friday, April 12, 199631AThrow a curveM. Nosowsky
Friday, April 05, 19965DMeteor's pathJ. Page
Sunday, December 03, 199532AKind of lightMartin Schneider
Sunday, September 24, 199591DCrescent lineRandolph Ross
Thursday, September 21, 199535DRainbowChuck Deodene
Wednesday, July 12, 19951DLob's pathRobert Malinow
Thursday, May 11, 19956DSemicircleWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, March 12, 1995118AComet's path in the skyCharles M. Deber
Tuesday, February 07, 19956A_____ de TriompheMatt Gaffney
Friday, January 06, 19959DPath of a passFran & Lou Sabin
Thursday, January 05, 199548AIt's measured in minutesHarvey Estes
Tuesday, November 22, 19943DTrajectoryWayne Robert Williams
Saturday, October 22, 199448ACurveDaniel R. Stack
Thursday, September 01, 199464AFirecracker's pathManny Nosowsky
Sunday, June 26, 1994104DRainbow, for oneNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, May 22, 199440DParabolic pathRandolph Ross
Sunday, May 08, 1994103AKind of lampRalph G. Beaman
Saturday, April 16, 199427ALobRand H. Burns

NEW: 3 clues for ARC from Variety (Second Sunday) puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
August 10, 2008diagramless20AStory linePatrick Blindauer
August 18, 2002diagramless36APendulum's pathFrank Longo
September 3, 2000diagramless3DCircle segmentJanet R. Bender