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Definitions for word ELSE

The following 227 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, October 25, 200976AAside from thatBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, October 20, 200941D"You're something ___!"Gary Cee
Friday, October 02, 200930AFurtherBrad Wilber
Wednesday, June 10, 200919DIf notRichard Silvestri
Sunday, June 07, 200993D"Anything ___?"Jeremy Newton
Wednesday, April 08, 200960DEnd of a warningJoey Weissbrot
Tuesday, April 07, 200935D"That's something ___"Joon Pahk
Sunday, April 05, 20099D"Anything ___?"Charles Deber
Thursday, March 05, 200943A"What ___?"David J. Kahn
Monday, February 09, 200968A"If all ___ fails ..."Randall J. Hartman
Monday, January 26, 200963A"You're something ___!"Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, November 27, 200867ACannonball Adderley's "Somethin' ___"Patrick Berry
Monday, October 27, 200860AOtherwiseAndrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
Wednesday, September 10, 200854D"Or ___!"Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone
Tuesday, September 09, 200861DEnd of an ultimatumPatrick John Duggan
Wednesday, September 03, 200855D"Anything ___?"David J. Kahn
Monday, September 01, 200836AOtherwiseAndrea Carla Michaels
Tuesday, August 12, 200816AUltimatum's endRay Fontenot
Monday, July 14, 200836A"Anything ___?"Ed Early
Friday, April 25, 200845AProgramming commandMike Nothnagel
Friday, March 14, 200822AIt often follows somethingKevin G. Der
Friday, February 29, 200819DOtherPatrick Berry
Tuesday, February 26, 200859DUltimatum's ultimate wordSarah Keller
Wednesday, January 16, 200864ALast word in an ultimatumBarry C. Silk
Sunday, December 23, 200717D"Anything ___?"Adam G. Perl
Wednesday, December 19, 200730A"If all ___ fails ..."Victor Fleming
Thursday, November 01, 200768ASomething ___ (a wow)Larry Shearer
Monday, October 08, 200710AChoice wordSteve Kahn
Saturday, September 29, 200727DMoreRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, September 27, 200710DAlternativelyPeter Wentz
Sunday, September 23, 200789D"What ___?"David Levinson Wilk
Sunday, August 05, 200762A"Anything ___?"Caroline Leong
Sunday, July 15, 200741D"Anything ___" (Woody Allen film)Patrick Berry
Monday, May 28, 200712DIf notJohn Underwood
Sunday, May 13, 20075DFurtherJim Page
Thursday, May 03, 200728D"Anything ___?"Richard Chisholm
Thursday, April 26, 200715A"What ___?" (clerk's question)Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, April 22, 2007156ABesidesVictor Fleming
Tuesday, March 20, 200769AChoice wordLaura A. Halper
Tuesday, February 13, 200763D"You're something ___!"Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Sunday, January 28, 200759DBesides thatVictor Fleming and Bruce Venzke
Thursday, December 07, 200624A"Anyone ___?"Kelly Clark
Monday, November 27, 200658D"... or ___!" (threat)Marlon R. Howell
Sunday, November 05, 200617AAlternativelyDerrick Niederman
Sunday, October 08, 2006119DAdditionallyFred Piscop
Wednesday, October 04, 200656A"Anything ___?"Adam Cohen
Monday, September 04, 200629DOtherwiseMike Nothnagel
Wednesday, August 30, 20066DBesides thatKyle Mahowald
Tuesday, August 15, 200667AOtherwiseDavid Sullivan
Wednesday, August 02, 200657DAlternativelyHarvey Estes
Thursday, July 27, 200618D"Or ___!"Ethan Friedman
Sunday, July 23, 200682DAdditionallyFred Piscop
Saturday, June 24, 200658ADifferentHarvey Estes
Tuesday, March 07, 200655D"Who ___?"Richard Jacobs
Tuesday, February 21, 20061D"Do it or ___!"Lisa Wiseman
Monday, February 06, 200667AOtherwiseSheldon Benardo
Wednesday, January 18, 200618A"What ___?"Sheldon Benardo
Wednesday, January 11, 200651A"What ___ can I say?"Mel Rosen
Monday, December 05, 200530D"? or ___!" (threat)Gary Steinmehl
Monday, October 10, 200521DUltimatum enderHolden Baker
Monday, July 25, 200512DOtherwiseLynn Lempel
Monday, July 11, 200559DOtherwiseJanice M. Putney
Sunday, July 10, 200536DOn the other handCon Pederson
Tuesday, June 21, 200569AOther thanNancy Kavanaugh
Friday, June 17, 200531AMoreoverManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, May 17, 200522AOtherwiseSherry O. Blackard
Monday, April 18, 200556DAdditionalRobert Dillman
Sunday, April 03, 2005130A"What ___?"Nancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, March 17, 200530AOtherDavid Pringle
Thursday, December 16, 200420AAdditionallyMike Torch
Saturday, October 23, 200423ABesidesJames E. Buell
Sunday, October 17, 200428AAdditionallyManny Nosowsky
Friday, October 15, 200463AMoreEric Berlin
Thursday, September 30, 20044D"What ___?"Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, September 14, 200426AChoice wordNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, August 19, 200463AAlternativelyEd Early
Saturday, May 29, 200424D"Anything ___" (Woody Allen film)Patrick Berry
Tuesday, April 20, 200426DUltimatum enderAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, March 02, 200469A"Do it, or ___!"Charles Barasch
Monday, February 02, 200463DIn additionGregory E. Paul
Saturday, January 17, 200450D"What ___?"Patrick Berry
Saturday, December 13, 200353A"What ___?"Bob Peoples
Thursday, November 13, 200323AOther than thisManny Nosowsky
Monday, September 22, 200340A"If all ___ fails ..."Marjorie Berg
Monday, September 15, 20031A"So what ___ is new?"Sheldon Benardo
Sunday, September 07, 200341DIf notAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 31, 200379DDifferentFred Piscop
Wednesday, August 20, 200354DIn additionMel Taub
Friday, August 15, 200351DChoice wordJim Page
Thursday, August 07, 200313DIf notPatrick Berry
Tuesday, July 29, 200368AOtherwiseEd Early
Thursday, July 03, 200345DIf notCathy Millhauser
Sunday, June 22, 200381DFurtherJohn Duschatko
Thursday, April 10, 200313DSomething ___Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro
Tuesday, March 11, 200313DOtherwiseJanice M. Putney
Monday, February 03, 20031AOtherSheldon Benardo
Sunday, February 02, 200339D"What ___?"Mark Danna
Tuesday, December 31, 200241AOtherwiseGene Newman
Sunday, December 15, 2002124ABesidesRIchard Hughes
Saturday, November 16, 20026DBesides thatLeonard Williams
Wednesday, November 06, 200218DDifferentAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, October 30, 200215A"Anything ___?"Kumar Balani
Wednesday, October 23, 200265AChoice wordNancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack
Monday, September 30, 20024D"If all ___ fails ..."Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Saturday, September 21, 20026DIn additionRich Norris
Sunday, July 28, 2002119AAdditionallyNelson Hardy
Sunday, June 23, 2002105AAdditionallyEric Berlin
Monday, June 03, 200217A"What ___ is new?"Gregory E. Paul
Monday, May 06, 200247A"So what ___ is new?"Peter Gordon
Wednesday, April 24, 200238DUltimatum wordSheldon Benardo
Thursday, April 11, 200265ABesidesGreg Staples
Wednesday, March 27, 200254DLast word in an ultimatumSarah Keller
Sunday, March 17, 200246DDifferentDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, March 13, 200263A"What ___ could I do?"Ed Early
Sunday, March 10, 200217DFurtherNelson Hardy
Saturday, March 09, 200255DIt may follow somethingDana Motley
Monday, December 03, 200140D"If all ___ fails ..."Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, October 24, 200162A"What ___?"Sarah Keller
Sunday, October 07, 200118D"Anything ___?"Patrick Berry
Monday, September 24, 200131D"... or ___!"Norma Steinberg
Wednesday, August 15, 200136DOtherKaren Young Bonin
Saturday, August 11, 200153ADifferentDavid J. Kahn
Friday, August 10, 200121AApart from thisManny Nosowsky
Monday, July 30, 200158DIn any other wayNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, July 10, 200161A"... or ___!"Patrick Merrell
Monday, June 25, 200113D"What ___ is new?"Stanley Newman
Thursday, June 07, 200154AMoreRandolph Ross
Wednesday, June 06, 200136DIf notRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, June 05, 200169A"What ___?"Peter Gordon
Wednesday, April 25, 200148ADifferentlyMel Taub and crossword class
Monday, February 12, 200148ABesides thatGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, February 07, 200138DOtherwiseKent Lorentzen
Sunday, January 21, 200191DIf notCon Pederson
Monday, January 08, 200123A"So what ___ is new?"Gregory E. Paul
Saturday, November 18, 200010DIn additionRich Norris
Monday, October 16, 200070AOtherwiseMitch Komro
Sunday, September 17, 200087AIt ends a threatNelson Hardy
Wednesday, September 06, 200023AFurtherMatt Gaffney
Thursday, August 10, 20005DBesidesMark Diehl
Sunday, July 02, 200036AG. & S.'s Lord High Everything ___Nancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, May 16, 200061DOtherwisePeter Gordon
Sunday, May 14, 200097A"What ___?"Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, March 26, 200014DApart from thisManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, March 01, 200010AMoreM. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, September 28, 199961A"So what ___ is new?"Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, September 22, 199925ALast word in a threatManny Nosowsky
Monday, September 20, 199968A"If all ___ fails..."Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, August 29, 1999117AChoice wordLou and Fran Sabin
Tuesday, June 29, 199950DAlternative wordArthur S. Verdesca
Sunday, May 02, 199988A"Or ___!"Jim Page
Monday, March 22, 199966AAdditionallyGregory E. Paul
Monday, February 08, 19991DOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins (1909-97)
Thursday, January 21, 19993DChoice wordRandolph Ross
Wednesday, January 13, 199952DDifferentRichard Silvestri
Monday, January 04, 199967AOtherwiseGregory E. Paul
Sunday, January 03, 1999129AChoice wordRandolph Ross
Thursday, October 15, 199834DThreatening wordDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, July 05, 1998117AWord after who or whatJoe DiPietro
Thursday, June 25, 199855DUnnamed alternativeStanley B. Whitten
Thursday, June 04, 199854DOtherFrances Hansen
Sunday, May 10, 199825AIn additionRich Silvestri
Wednesday, April 29, 199848AChoice wordGayle Dean
Monday, April 27, 199868A"What ___ can I say?"Gregory E. Paul
Monday, April 06, 199853DOtherwiseKenneth Witte
Thursday, April 02, 199860ASomething ___ (a wow)Alex K. Justin
Friday, March 27, 199866AUltimatum enderAlan Jay Weiss
Saturday, February 28, 199817DIf notDavid J. Kahn
Monday, February 02, 199867A"If all ___ fails..."Gregory E. Paul
Thursday, January 15, 199859AMoreArthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, January 13, 199867AOtherwiseStanley B. Whitten
Monday, December 22, 199736D"What ___ can I say?"Arthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, November 25, 199756DIf notGregory E. Paul
Monday, October 27, 199713DOtherwiseMark Gottlieb
Saturday, October 11, 199752DChoice wordFred Piscop
Monday, September 08, 199713D"What ___ is new?"Robert Goldberg
Tuesday, August 19, 199765A"Or ___!"Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 17, 199755DAdditionallyCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, August 12, 199769AOtherwiseJanet R. Bender
Monday, June 23, 199751DOtherwiseShannon Burns
Tuesday, June 17, 199713DOtherwiseRobert Zimmerman
Saturday, May 10, 19973DOtherwiseIsabel Walcott
Monday, April 07, 199769AWord ending a threatTeresa M. Hackett
Sunday, January 19, 199730A95-Down finisherB. Klahn
Wednesday, December 18, 199670AOtherwiseM. W. Perry
Saturday, October 19, 19968DBesides thatG. Petgrave
Thursday, August 08, 199662AOr ___ (if not)D. J. Kahn
Monday, July 08, 199661AOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Monday, April 29, 199660AOtherwiseS. L. Robbins
Wednesday, April 24, 199642AOtherwiseG. Dean
Saturday, April 06, 199648ADifferentlyR. Norris
Sunday, February 04, 1996119AOtherwiseD.J. Kahn
Friday, February 02, 199651DDifferentR. Hamel
Wednesday, January 24, 199658AInsteadJ. Hess
Sunday, January 14, 199646DDifferentlyC. Millhauser
Wednesday, October 18, 199519DOtherwiseNancy S. Ross
Thursday, September 28, 199511DIn additionMatt Gaffney
Monday, August 28, 199552DWord in ultimatumElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, July 16, 199557AOtherwiseNaomi Geller Lipsky
Monday, July 10, 199562DOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, July 05, 19951A"What ____ is new?"Norman S. Wizer
Friday, June 30, 19951AIn addition to thatRich Norris
Sunday, June 18, 199558DChoice wordRich Norris
Monday, June 12, 199554DOtherwiseRobert Zimmerman
Sunday, June 11, 199539AOtherCoral Amende
Wednesday, May 31, 199529DDifferentlyJonathan Schmatzbach
Wednesday, April 26, 199510DOtherwiseWayne Robert Williams
Monday, March 20, 199520AOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, January 29, 1995131AOtherwiseBryant White
Monday, October 31, 19942DOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Monday, October 24, 199437DOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Thursday, October 13, 199421DUltimatum wordManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, October 11, 199461DOtherBernice Gordon
Wednesday, October 05, 199463D"What _____ is new?"Fran & Lou Sabin
Monday, October 03, 199430DChoice wordStanley Newman
Wednesday, September 07, 199413DBesidesCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, August 30, 199467AOption wordJonathan Schmatzbach
Monday, August 29, 199434DOtherwiseMary Derderian Brown
Monday, August 08, 199459AOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, July 12, 199427A"Or_____!" (veiled threat)Charles Arnold
Sunday, May 22, 199494DChoice wordRandolph Ross
Wednesday, March 09, 199462AIn additionNorma Steinberg
Monday, February 28, 199462AOtherwiseSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, February 13, 199439DAdditionallyCathy Millhauser
Thursday, January 27, 199461AOtherBetty Jorgensen
Tuesday, January 04, 199458DAlternativelyDavid A. Rosen
Sunday, January 02, 1994128DOtherwiseBrian G. Tyler
Friday, December 17, 199319AAlternative wordJames Neal