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The following 246 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, November 09, 200932A"___ you kidding?!"Lynn Lempel
Friday, October 23, 200956D"___ not!"Barry C. Silk
Thursday, October 01, 200946D"Right you ___!"Patrick Blindauer & Rebecca Young
Wednesday, September 16, 200924A"Right you ___!"Maura B. Jacobson
Sunday, April 19, 20093DWord with youWill Nediger
Monday, March 23, 200950A"___ you ready?"Randy Sowell
Saturday, February 21, 200954DBe a different way?Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
Sunday, February 01, 200996DIt may come after youVictor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg
Monday, January 19, 200940A"___ we there yet?"Tracey Snyder
Friday, December 19, 200821DBe altered?Natan Last
Sunday, December 14, 200849AExistTrip Payne
Monday, December 08, 20089D"___ we having fun yet?"Sarah Keller
Sunday, November 23, 200865AWill be now?David J. Kahn
Saturday, November 22, 20089DBe transformed?Frank Longo
Friday, October 31, 200832AEqualJim Page
Monday, September 22, 200825D"You ___ So Beautiful"Peter A. Collins
Sunday, September 14, 2008106AWere present?Jeremy Newton
Wednesday, September 03, 200827DGo for, in priceDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, August 31, 2008114DWe may precede thisAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, August 26, 200825ALionel Richie's "You ___"Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, August 13, 200830A"We ___ not amused"Victor Fleming
Monday, August 11, 20089D"___ you sleeping?"Thomas Heilman
Tuesday, July 08, 200869A"What ___ the chances?"Andrea Carla Michaels
Tuesday, July 01, 200812D"___ you happy now?"Ken Bessette
Sunday, June 22, 200832AIs for a group?Pamela Amick Klawitter
Sunday, April 20, 20085D"These ___ the times that ..."John Farmer
Tuesday, March 04, 200838A"What ___ the odds?"Kevin Donovan
Thursday, February 07, 200815AIt may come after youKenneth J. Berniker
Sunday, January 20, 200842ABe in another formNatan Last
Wednesday, November 21, 200735A"Chances ___"Kelsey Blakley
Friday, November 02, 20076DIt may come after youBarry C. Silk
Monday, October 15, 200735A"These ___ the times that ..."Andrea Carla Michaels
Thursday, July 19, 200755A"Bells ___ Ringing"David J. Kahn
Monday, July 09, 20072D"You ___ here"Peter A. Collins
Thursday, June 21, 200740DIt may come after youJohn Sheehan
Tuesday, June 19, 200726A100 square metersJohn Underwood
Sunday, June 03, 200758D"Chances ___"Kelsey Blakley
Sunday, April 29, 2007102D"Chances ___"Henry Hook
Sunday, March 11, 200752ALiveEric Berlin
Friday, March 02, 200751ACostEric Berlin
Tuesday, February 20, 200746A"All bets ___ off"Jonathan Gersch
Tuesday, February 06, 200747A"___ you kidding?"Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Monday, January 29, 200729D"___ we there yet?"Fred Piscop
Wednesday, December 06, 20064D"You ___ here" (map notation)Levi Denham
Wednesday, November 29, 200663A"We ___ the World"Barbara Olson
Thursday, October 26, 200656DOccupy a positionTodd McClary and Dave Tuller
Sunday, October 08, 2006112ADon't just seemFred Piscop
Wednesday, September 06, 200659D"Chances ___"Manny Nosowsky
Friday, July 14, 200661ASon: Spanish :: ___ : EnglishBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, July 10, 200634D"___ you nuts?"Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, July 02, 2006124DIt may follow youElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, June 08, 200637AIt often follows youJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, May 30, 200632AForm of "to be"Patrick Merrell
Friday, April 07, 20067DEqualAdam Cohen
Thursday, April 06, 200655ASomething you can use but I can'tEd Early
Tuesday, March 21, 20062D"___ you nuts?"Levi Denham
Monday, January 23, 20069D"___ you kidding?"Mark T. Milhet
Wednesday, November 16, 200557A"___ we there yet?"Philip Thomson
Sunday, November 06, 200557DDon't just seemElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, November 04, 20056DNot just lookMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, November 02, 200516A"___ you sure?"Randall J. Hartman
Thursday, October 20, 200553DMake, altogetherManny Nosowsky
Thursday, September 08, 200523ASomething I can't use, but you canBen Tausig
Tuesday, August 23, 200554A"So there you ___!"Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, August 14, 2005119DExistPatrick Merrell
Sunday, June 26, 200527ASubsistJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, June 14, 200559D"___ we there yet?"Sarah Keller
Sunday, June 12, 200535ALiveJoe Bower
Monday, June 06, 200536D"Where ___ you?"Raymond Hamel
Friday, April 29, 200556DEqualKaren M. Tracey
Wednesday, March 23, 200555DBeatitudes verbMike Shenk
Friday, March 18, 20057DForm of "to be"Ed Early
Sunday, March 13, 200594AMake, in arithmeticPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, March 08, 20052D"You ___ here"Deb Amlen
Thursday, February 17, 20058DIt may come after youPatrick Merrell
Sunday, January 16, 2005116ALiveDamon J. Gulczynski
Monday, January 10, 200516A"Roses ___ red ?"David Pringle
Monday, December 13, 200413D"___ you there?"Sarah Keller
Wednesday, November 03, 200439D"Odds ___ ..."Ed Early
Sunday, October 24, 200414DRemainPatrick Berry
Monday, October 18, 200462DWith 64-Down, reply to "Am too!"Steve Kahn
Monday, May 31, 200436A"___ we having fun yet?"Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, April 18, 200455AEqualRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, April 06, 20042DExistTony Orbach
Tuesday, March 16, 200458D"You ___ here"Ron Sweet
Monday, January 12, 200434AMake, in arithmeticKurt Mengel
Monday, January 05, 200444ALiveAllan E. Parrish
Saturday, January 03, 200421AEqualJames M. and James C. Jenista
Sunday, November 09, 200383ALionel Richie's "You ___"Patrick Berry
Monday, October 27, 200363A"Chances ___" (Johnny Mathis hit)Richard Miller
Friday, September 26, 20038DSubsistEric Berlin
Thursday, August 07, 200339DIt may follow youPatrick Berry
Saturday, July 26, 200353ALiveBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, June 27, 200355DEqualManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, June 17, 200319A"You ___ here"Susan Harrington Smith
Sunday, May 25, 2003100DIt may follow youDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 22, 200310DSee 31-DownNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, April 15, 200359D"All the Things You ___"Adam G. Perl
Wednesday, March 26, 200323A"___ you kidding?"Randall J. Hartman
Monday, February 17, 200322D"___ you sure?"Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, February 02, 200380DWhat may follow youMark Danna
Tuesday, January 14, 200323AMetric measureAdam G. Perl
Monday, November 11, 200256ALive and breatheGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, September 24, 200225DYou ___ hereSherry O. Blackard
Thursday, August 29, 20022DLive and breatheWilliam Schaub
Thursday, July 18, 200212D"You ___" (Lionel Richie hit)Kevin McCann
Sunday, July 14, 200213D"Chances ___"Patrick Berry
Monday, May 20, 200257A"___ you sure?"Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, April 15, 200256ALiveJames P. Sharp
Sunday, April 14, 200226A"You ___" (Lionel Richie hit)David J. Kahn
Saturday, March 30, 20025DTo be with you?Mark Diehl
Monday, March 25, 200225D"Roses ___ red ..."Gerald R. Ferguson
Sunday, February 03, 200290AWere now?Richard Silvestri
Tuesday, January 22, 200258AExistRichard Chisholm
Sunday, January 20, 200266ASubsistBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, December 25, 200161DExistPeter Gordon
Monday, November 26, 200163A"Who ___ we kidding?"Bette Sue Cohen
Friday, November 09, 20017DIs for two?Chuck Menning
Tuesday, October 30, 200151A"Chances ___"Barbara Olson
Thursday, September 13, 200145D"Chances ___"Robert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, September 11, 200126A"We ___ Not Alone"Joan Yanofsky
Tuesday, September 04, 200166D"___ you kidding?"Randall J. Hartman
Saturday, July 14, 200147ABe in another formDavid J. Kahn
Monday, June 25, 200129A"All the Things You ___" (Kern tune)Stanley Newman
Monday, May 21, 200155D"You ___ here"Joan Yanofsky
Sunday, April 15, 200138AIt might follow youRichard Silvestri
Sunday, April 01, 20016DIt may follow youBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, February 25, 200118D"We ___ Family"Greg Staples
Tuesday, February 13, 200145A"___ you nuts?"Michael Shteyman
Monday, January 29, 200151A"Who ___ we kidding?"Sarah Keller
Saturday, December 09, 200049DUnit of landPatrick Berry
Thursday, October 12, 200015A"Chances ___"A. J. Santora
Tuesday, October 10, 200020A"___ we having fun yet?"Frances Hansen
Monday, October 09, 200062A"What ___ our chances?"Teresa M. Hackett
Thursday, August 31, 20002DExist en masseGene Newman
Wednesday, June 14, 200032ASee 63-AcrossNancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard
Friday, April 21, 200025A"All the Things You ___"Mark Diehl
Friday, April 07, 200039AIs multiplied?Richard Silvestri
Wednesday, March 08, 200061A"You ___ here"Greg Staples
Friday, February 25, 20005DMetric measureWilliam S. Cotter
Wednesday, February 23, 200063DLive and breatheFred Piscop
Sunday, February 13, 20006D"You ___ here"Bill Zais
Saturday, February 05, 200026AIt may follow youChuck Deodene
Friday, January 28, 200012DA word with youManny Nosowsky and Martin Ashwood-Smith
Monday, January 17, 200022A"You ___ here"Trip Payne
Wednesday, December 29, 19994D"___ you happy now?"Robert O. Dillman
Saturday, December 04, 199958DIs after you?Rich Norris
Monday, October 11, 199959D"___ you kidding?"Gregory E. Paul
Saturday, July 10, 199929DIt often follows youRich Norris
Tuesday, June 29, 199961A"You ___ There"Arthur S. Verdesca
Thursday, June 24, 199953ARemainJim Page
Thursday, May 06, 199923AWord with youMatt Gaffney
Sunday, April 11, 1999117D"We ___ Family"Matt Gaffney
Saturday, March 27, 19994DLiveRich Norris
Monday, March 22, 199937D"What ___ you getting at?"Gregory E. Paul
Friday, March 19, 199935D"Where ___ we?"Mark Diehl
Tuesday, March 02, 199951AExistStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, January 16, 199936DArt, these daysRich Norris
Sunday, January 10, 199966A"There you ___"David J. Kahn
Wednesday, January 06, 19997D"You ___ here"Sam Bellotto Jr.
Monday, January 04, 199920ASendak's "Where the Wild Things ___"Gregory E. Paul
Friday, January 01, 19995DLiveJoe DiPietro
Sunday, December 06, 199882D"Men ___ From Mars..."Marjorie Richter
Friday, December 04, 19985DHave lifeJohn Wolting
Saturday, October 24, 199840A"You ___" (1983 hit)Rich Norris
Saturday, August 22, 199857D"Chances ___"David J. Kahn
Sunday, August 09, 199835D"What ___ the odds?"Christopher Hurt
Sunday, August 02, 199888A"We ___ the World"Nancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, July 31, 199844A.0247 acreJohn Wolting
Thursday, July 16, 199816A"You ___ here"Kelly Clark
Thursday, July 02, 199866A"What ___ you saying?"Pat M. Hugel
Tuesday, June 16, 199846A"We ___ the World"Bill Ballard
Tuesday, April 28, 199811A"___ you kidding?"Manny Nosowsky
Friday, March 20, 199858DWere up to date?Martin Ashwood-Smith
Friday, March 06, 199853D"___ we having fun yet?"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, February 16, 199827AIs for more than one?Peter Gordon
Saturday, January 24, 199840AModern artRandolph Ross
Friday, January 23, 19984DMetric measureBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, January 22, 199820A"Butterflies ___ Free"Patrick Jordan
Sunday, December 28, 1997119ALiveMatt Gaffney
Tuesday, December 23, 199716A"You ___ here"Fred Piscop
Sunday, December 14, 1997116D"___ we having fun yet?"Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, December 02, 199725A"What ___ the odds?"Alan Olschwang
Thursday, September 11, 199746AIs for twoMatt Gaffney
Monday, September 01, 199722D"All the Things You ___"Gregory E. Paul
Friday, July 25, 199737A"Chances ___"Harvey Estes
Monday, July 07, 199724A"Roses ___ red..."Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, June 15, 199762DLast word of Shelley's "Adonais"Karen Hodge
Monday, May 19, 199748A"Who ___ you?"Fred Piscop
Monday, April 14, 199746A"We ___ the Champions" (Queen tune)Stephanie Spadaccini
Monday, March 31, 199747A"We ___ Not Alone" (1939 film)Janet R. Bender
Sunday, February 09, 199793AVerb for youD. Niles
Tuesday, January 21, 199722A"We ___ the World"T. W. Schier
Saturday, January 18, 199760D"___ we having fun yet?"D. Niles
Thursday, December 26, 199641ALionel Richie's "You ___"R. H. Burns
Saturday, November 23, 19961DVerb for youR. Silvestri
Friday, November 01, 199630AWordsworth's "We ___ Seven"M. Rosen
Sunday, October 06, 1996108A"___ we there yet?"R. M. Hopkins
Monday, September 02, 199642A"What ___ the odds?"F. Piscop
Friday, August 30, 199622ALiveA. J. Santora
Tuesday, August 06, 199619A"___ we having fun yet?"F. Heaney
Saturday, June 22, 19966D"You___" (1983 Lionel Richie hit)B. White
Tuesday, May 21, 199623A"Roses___red..."J. Schmalzbach
Monday, May 20, 199664DExistG. E. Paul
Thursday, May 16, 199665A"We___Not Alone"F. Longo
Sunday, May 12, 199698DAuxiliary verbR. Silvestri
Tuesday, April 30, 199654AOld TV's "You___There"G. E. Paul
Thursday, April 25, 199639DLiveW. Canine
Tuesday, March 12, 199613D"Odds___..."R. J. Hartman
Friday, March 08, 199623AModern artR. Ross
Thursday, March 07, 199633AMetric measureC. Millhauser
Tuesday, January 30, 199650D"___you kidding?"M. Skolsky
Sunday, December 31, 1995121AContemporary artBob Klahn
Wednesday, December 13, 199535D"Right you ____!"Ernie Furtado
Wednesday, November 29, 199536AHave vitalityNancy S. Ross
Monday, November 27, 199511DExistGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, November 21, 199540A"____ you satisfied?"Thomas W. Schier
Tuesday, October 24, 19953D"We ____ the Champions" (1978 hit)Stephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, October 10, 199524A"These ____ the times..."Janet R. Bender
Wednesday, October 04, 199560A"Chances ____"Wayne Robert Williams
Sunday, September 17, 19958D"All the Things You _____"Stanley Newman
Sunday, September 10, 199563A"Chances _____"David J. Kahn
Sunday, August 13, 199510DA verb for youNancy Salomon
Sunday, June 11, 19955D"Be" conjugateCoral Amende
Saturday, April 01, 199546AAlpine streamFred Piscop
Wednesday, March 22, 199546A"You _____ There" (50's TV show)David J. Kahn
Sunday, March 19, 199560ASister Sledge's "We _____ Family"Alex K. Justin
Sunday, March 05, 199554A"_____ you sure?"A.J. Santora
Tuesday, December 27, 19945D"_____ you for real?"Ernie Furtado
Sunday, December 11, 199463A"These _____ the times..."Wayne Robert Williams
Sunday, October 09, 1994124A"_____ you sure?"Bryant White
Monday, August 22, 199455ALiveSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, July 24, 199480ALiveMatt Gaffney
Wednesday, July 20, 199423A"Diamonds _____ a girl's ..."Harvey Estes
Saturday, July 16, 199411DMetric unitMark Diehl
Wednesday, June 29, 199410DLiveGlenton Petgrave
Tuesday, June 14, 199434AExistJonathan Schmatzbach
Monday, May 23, 19946DExistJonathan Schmatzbach
Wednesday, May 04, 199467AWordsworth's "We _____ Seven"Louis Sabin
Saturday, April 16, 199429DRemain extantRand H. Burns
Wednesday, April 06, 199444DArt todayEd Stein
Thursday, February 10, 19944DLiveManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 27, 199353D"_____ you sure?"Joel Davajan
Monday, December 20, 199320A"_____ we having fun yet?"Norma Steinberg
Sunday, November 28, 199349ALiveJoanne W. Edwards
Thursday, November 25, 199342D"We _____ not amused"Joy L. Wouk