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Definitions for word EGO

The following 179 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, November 01, 200992A___ gratificationMatt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
Wednesday, October 28, 200935DKind of boostMike Torch
Wednesday, September 16, 20096DSelf-imageMaura B. Jacobson
Tuesday, September 08, 200952ASelf-importanceAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, September 02, 200939ASomething to strokeJim Hyres
Monday, August 24, 200952DManiacal leader?Anthony J. Salvia
Tuesday, July 28, 200911DSelf-esteemTony Orbach
Monday, July 13, 200944DSelf-esteemC. W. Stewart
Monday, June 15, 200959DKind of trip for the conceitedJohn Dunn
Thursday, May 14, 200953ASelf-esteemDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 21, 200958DPart of Freud's "psychic apparatus"Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron
Wednesday, February 11, 20096A"Me, me, me" attitudeRichard Silvestri
Monday, January 19, 20099DFreud subjectTracey Snyder
Sunday, December 21, 200814DManiacal leader?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, December 08, 200841AA conceited person has a big oneSarah Keller
Wednesday, November 19, 200851ASartre's "The Transcendence of the ___"Peter A. Collins
Monday, November 17, 200834DSense of self-importancePaula Gamache
Sunday, October 12, 200880AIt may be strokedRich Norris
Thursday, October 09, 200859DImmodestyDoug Peterson
Sunday, August 17, 200886AI, to ClaudiusCaleb Madison
Tuesday, July 15, 200861DSense of selfLeonard Williams
Thursday, July 10, 200842DThe "I" of Claudius IAri Halpern
Sunday, May 25, 200857DIt can be fragileElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, April 27, 200876AMassage target?Oliver Hill
Thursday, April 17, 200855AFirst person in ancient RomeByron Walden
Monday, March 24, 200812DSelf-esteemDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, March 12, 200822DConceitLarry Shearer
Monday, March 03, 200836DIt may be puffed upC. W. Stewart
Monday, November 26, 200743AId's counterpartAndrea Carla Michaels
Sunday, September 02, 200735AKind of boostLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, August 26, 200732DBigheadednessAndrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
Wednesday, August 15, 200746AI, in old RomeRay Fontenot
Wednesday, April 25, 200724AVaingloryJohn Farmer
Wednesday, March 28, 200733DSomething inflatableBurton Clemans
Sunday, March 11, 200765D___ tripEric Berlin
Sunday, February 25, 200740DHollywood biggie?David J. Kahn
Friday, February 23, 200745APsych 101 topicPatrick Merrell
Thursday, February 22, 200718ACooperation roadblockMike Nothnagel
Tuesday, January 09, 200737DFreudian concernEd Early
Wednesday, December 20, 200659DPrima donna's problemNancy Salomon
Tuesday, November 21, 200634DIt can ruin team spiritStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Wednesday, November 08, 20066DPride partLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, September 13, 20067DConceitLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, August 13, 200690D___ boostDerrick Niederman
Thursday, June 29, 200616AA diva might have a big oneBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, June 04, 2006117AIt may be inflatedPatrick Blindauer
Monday, May 08, 200662DPsychologist's "I"Norm Guggenbiller
Monday, April 24, 200658DSource of an attitudeLynn Lempel
Thursday, October 27, 200530ASomething that's bruisableBonnie L. Gentry
Wednesday, October 05, 200550DTeamwork spoilerNancy Salomon
Sunday, October 02, 200556DIt may need gratificationRandolph Ross
Sunday, August 28, 2005133AOneselfNancy Nicholson Joline
Monday, August 01, 200563DSense of selfKendall Twigg
Sunday, July 10, 200530DI problem?Con Pederson
Tuesday, June 28, 200535DIt may be strokedJim Hyres
Tuesday, June 21, 200527AIt may need massagingNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, May 01, 2005123AConceitJoe DiPietro
Saturday, April 30, 200559DSelf centerNancy Salomon
Monday, March 21, 20052DSwelled headMike Torch
Sunday, March 20, 200596APrima donna problemPatrick Berry
Tuesday, February 08, 200560DBigheadednessStephen Budiansky
Monday, January 10, 200566AWinning 1-Across can make this growDavid Pringle
Thursday, December 30, 200458DTeamwork disrupterKyle Mahowald
Sunday, October 24, 2004107DBlowhard's traitPatrick Berry
Saturday, October 02, 200430DIt might get in the way of an apologyDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, September 28, 200453AA smartypants may have a big oneNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, September 27, 200462DSwellheadednessGregory Paul
Saturday, June 12, 200439AIt may need strokingHenry Hook
Saturday, May 01, 200429DKind of boosterByron Walden
Thursday, April 29, 200440ASomething that may need massagingSteven Kahn
Sunday, April 11, 2004116DBraggart's displayPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, January 20, 200459ABruised item, maybeEric Berlin
Saturday, January 17, 200454DOff-putting traitPatrick Berry
Thursday, January 01, 200424DSense of selfRichard Silvestri
Sunday, December 14, 2003115DMania subject?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 22, 200349AFirst person in ancient RomeJohn Duschatko
Monday, May 19, 200360DSelf-imageTrip Payne
Thursday, April 24, 200328DIt may be easily bruisedPaula Gamache
Monday, April 21, 200357DFreudian topicRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, December 31, 200258DSwelled headGene Newman
Tuesday, November 26, 200259DTripper's problem?Alan Arbesfeld
Monday, November 04, 200258ACompanion of the idPeter Gordon
Wednesday, October 16, 200236DA star may have a big oneAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, October 15, 200240ASense of selfNancy Salomon
Wednesday, October 09, 200231DSelf-imagePeter Gordon
Sunday, October 06, 200231AKind of tripMyles Callum
Thursday, October 03, 200227APersonality partSusan Harrington Smith
Friday, September 20, 200258DIt may get a boostKevin Hagen
Sunday, September 15, 2002118DIt can get bruisedFred Piscop
Wednesday, September 04, 200238ASelf-imageEric Berlin
Thursday, July 18, 200218DCause of a power tripKevin McCann
Thursday, June 06, 200239AProblem for a "maniac"Patrick Merrell
Friday, April 12, 200235AHeady feeling?Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, February 19, 200243DConceitArlan and Linda Bushman
Sunday, February 17, 20026DIJoe DiPietro
Thursday, February 14, 20024DIt may be massagedJanet R. Bender
Wednesday, October 10, 200126AKind of tripRichard Chisholm
Thursday, August 09, 200154D___ idealPatrick Berry
Sunday, April 15, 200152ALatin IRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, April 04, 200125AIAlan Arbesfeld
Thursday, November 23, 200035AMotivation for many a polLouis Hildebrand
Sunday, October 22, 200090DSwelled headHenry Hook
Thursday, October 05, 200063DCause of star wars?Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, May 31, 200063DIt may need a boostM. Francis Vuolo
Wednesday, March 08, 200019ASelf centerGreg Staples
Friday, February 11, 200052AIt's inflatableElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, December 19, 199950DEveryone has oneFrances Hansen
Wednesday, November 24, 199943ASelf-imageGreg Staples
Friday, October 29, 199921DIt may be overblownNancy Salomon
Friday, October 08, 199941AFeelingsNancy Salomon
Sunday, August 15, 199958DIt's big in corporate managementDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, July 14, 199967ASubject of psychoanalysisNancy Salomon
Sunday, July 04, 199996APrideGreg Staples
Wednesday, April 28, 199934DFathead's excessNancy Salomon
Wednesday, April 07, 199961DI, to ClaudiusRich Norris
Thursday, February 04, 199938DInflatable itemRich Norris
Monday, February 01, 199937D"I" problemDorothy Smitonick
Sunday, January 31, 199912DIt may block a compromiseManny Nosowsky
Friday, November 20, 199857DWhat makes you youManny Nosowsky
Sunday, May 17, 199815DSomething to strokeDavid J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn
Wednesday, May 13, 199819ATeamwork deterrentEileen Lexau
Tuesday, May 05, 199813DSelfStephanie Spadaccini
Friday, April 24, 199844D"I" for ClaudiusMartin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 199834DBig headFred Piscop
Wednesday, April 08, 199838DNarcissist's problemNancy S. Ross
Tuesday, January 27, 19986DI, to ClaudiusManny Nosowsky
Monday, January 19, 199861DIt may need massagingGregory E. Paul
Sunday, January 18, 1998105AKind of tripEd Early and Bob Klahn
Sunday, December 14, 1997109DSwellhead's excessNancy Salomon
Thursday, November 13, 199710DCause of conflict, maybeManny Nosowsky
Sunday, October 19, 199718DSomething that can get in the wayDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, October 12, 19976DIt may need strokingNancy Salomon
Sunday, October 05, 199754DHubris sourceDerrick Niederman
Tuesday, August 19, 199759DKind of maniacElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 10, 1997120DId moderatorNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, July 29, 199726DBruised itemElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, July 24, 199744DIRandall J. Hartman
Friday, July 11, 199720DManiacal leaderBob Klahn
Sunday, June 15, 199731AIt's a matter of prideKaren Hodge
Friday, June 13, 199719AAmour-propreBob Klahn
Saturday, May 10, 199761DPsychology IIsabel Walcott
Tuesday, April 22, 199758DFreudian factorGerald R. Ferguson
Saturday, April 12, 19978DVictim of deflationBob Klahn
Friday, March 21, 199745AIt may be easily bruisedShannon Burns
Tuesday, December 31, 199635ASwellhead's problemA. S. Verdesca
Tuesday, September 24, 199623DFreudian componentS. Spadaccini
Wednesday, May 01, 199631DIt's sometimes bruisedF. Piscop
Tuesday, April 30, 19964DSuper endingG. E. Paul
Friday, April 19, 199611DIt may be massagedA. Micci
Tuesday, April 09, 19969DFreudian focusM. E. Skolsky
Wednesday, February 28, 199616AFreudian topicF.A. Longo
Thursday, January 04, 199641AIt's sometimes crushedF. & L. Sabin
Sunday, November 26, 199573AVanity case?Harvey Estes
Wednesday, October 11, 19958DSelf-esteemMary E. Brindamour
Thursday, September 14, 199537AFreudian topicChuck Deodene
Tuesday, August 15, 199521ASwelled headRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, August 10, 199557ASelf-importanceMatt Gaffney
Saturday, May 13, 199528DSelfNancy Joline
Sunday, May 07, 199596DManiacal leaderBob Klahn
Monday, May 01, 199529DSense of selfSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, April 29, 19955DMuch-bruised itemFred Piscop
Tuesday, February 21, 199538DI, to ClaudiusMartin Schneider
Wednesday, February 01, 199547DThe big IChet Currier
Monday, December 26, 199425DSwelled headGregory E. Paul
Saturday, November 26, 19947DIManny Nosowsky
Friday, November 04, 199442DFreudian studyMatt Jones
Monday, October 24, 199456DSelfSidney L. Robbins
Friday, October 14, 199463DKind of maniaBob Sefick
Monday, September 12, 199445ASelfSidney L. Robbins
Monday, August 22, 199423ASense of selfSidney L. Robbins
Thursday, July 07, 19944DKind of maniacEd Early
Sunday, June 19, 199441AConceitNancy Scandrett Ross
Thursday, May 12, 199458DPersonal prideA.J. Santora
Tuesday, March 22, 199458A"I" afflictionStephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, March 08, 199426AI, to ClaudiusHarvey Estes
Thursday, February 10, 199425DRoman IManny Nosowsky
Friday, January 21, 199414ABovarismA.J. Santora
Tuesday, January 04, 199448ALatin I?David A. Rosen
Saturday, December 11, 19936DKind of maniaRobert H. Wolfe