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The following 200 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Thursday, November 05, 200968AThis Across answer, appropriatelyPatrick Blindauer
Sunday, October 11, 200999DBoundaryRandolph Ross
Sunday, August 16, 200966ABreak offRandolph Ross
Monday, June 22, 200948AFinishFred Piscop
Sunday, May 10, 200921AClosePatrick Berry
Monday, February 02, 200942AWhat boring things never seem to doDamon J. Gulczynski
Thursday, January 08, 200921ACaboose, e.g.Joe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 17, 200826AWind upJohn Farmer
Thursday, December 11, 200812DDoomsday, with "the"Jim Hilger
Monday, November 10, 200838DBring to a haltGail Grabowski
Monday, October 27, 200840AWith "of" plus 49-Down, momentous timeAndrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
Tuesday, September 16, 200840DWrap upMichael Langwald
Thursday, July 10, 200826DTight ___Ari Halpern
Monday, June 30, 200833ATerminationLynn Lempel
Monday, June 23, 200846AFinish upAndrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer
Friday, June 06, 200827APotential pass targetAshish Vengsarkar
Saturday, April 19, 200811DHeelBob Klahn
Sunday, March 30, 200847ACaboose, e.g.Paula Gamache
Tuesday, March 25, 20089DPlayer next to a tackleSteve Salmon
Wednesday, March 12, 200864DCloseLarry Shearer
Friday, January 18, 200818AT formation participantTrip Payne
Wednesday, December 19, 20077DFootball linemanVictor Fleming
Thursday, September 27, 200764DCulminationPeter Wentz
Wednesday, August 22, 200749AWrap upPatrick Blindauer
Saturday, August 04, 200729ASee 58-DownByron Walden
Saturday, June 02, 200740AWith 41-Across, go out nicelyByron Walden
Friday, June 01, 200728ADoomDavid Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell
Thursday, May 24, 20072DSee 3-DownPatrick Merrell
Thursday, May 10, 200720APrime rib cutPeter A. Collins
Wednesday, April 25, 200764AGive the coup de grâceJohn Farmer
Sunday, April 08, 2007114ATailByron Walden
Saturday, March 03, 200759DLastKaren M. Tracey
Sunday, February 25, 200725ABreak offDavid J. Kahn
Monday, December 25, 20064DFinaleAdam G. Perl
Wednesday, November 29, 200664AWrap upBarbara Olson
Sunday, October 08, 200614DCut offFred Piscop
Wednesday, September 20, 200629AWipe outJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, August 30, 200630DExtremeKyle Mahowald
Thursday, August 10, 200665ADefensive footballerTodd McClary
Monday, May 08, 200612DConclusionNorm Guggenbiller
Tuesday, April 18, 200625ATerminationPete Muller
Tuesday, April 04, 200625ATerminalRobert Dillman
Wednesday, March 29, 200669ATug-of-war positionFrances Hansen (1919-2004)
Wednesday, March 22, 200622DPull the plug onJim Hyres
Wednesday, January 25, 200637DCloseJohn Farmer
Thursday, November 24, 200513DDissolveMichael Shteyman
Wednesday, November 23, 200524ASign-offLevi Denham
Sunday, November 20, 200588DRearPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, November 15, 200569AWind upSarah Keller
Thursday, November 03, 200561APut the kibosh onByron Walden
Sunday, October 23, 20054DPut a stopper onDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, October 06, 200562AEpilogueDaniel C. Bryant
Tuesday, August 30, 200538AFinisLeonard Williams
Monday, July 04, 200513DFinish upNancy Salomon
Monday, June 27, 200543AFinishKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Monday, June 13, 200526ATerminusEarl W. Reed
Monday, May 02, 20054DMaze goalTyler Hinman
Saturday, April 23, 200535ABankruptPatrick Berry
Sunday, April 17, 200566DGoalManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, March 29, 200544AWind up or downVictor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
Sunday, January 09, 200552APurposeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, December 17, 200452AJudgment DayManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 05, 200487DObjectDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, August 31, 200412DCut shortNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, August 03, 200456DBitter ___Roy Leban
Monday, July 26, 200440AFinishBernice Gordon
Wednesday, July 21, 200462DOmegaEric and Janinne Berlin
Saturday, April 24, 20045DTop or bottomPatrick Berry
Tuesday, February 17, 200423AWrap upBob Frank and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, December 30, 200341DButtNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, December 29, 200331AAt wit's ___Gregory E. Paul
Thursday, December 11, 20034DOne may be deadEd Early
Wednesday, August 27, 200359DSwan songManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, June 10, 20038DPut the kibosh onElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, March 29, 200321AKind of userMichael Shteyman
Sunday, March 16, 2003116DSwan songElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, February 10, 200324ASwan songNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, February 06, 20038DEliminateManny Nosowsky
Thursday, January 23, 200365DApt answer for this clueCathy Millhauser
Sunday, December 01, 200239DUpshotDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, October 27, 20026D___-allNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, October 23, 200213DWrap upNancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack
Monday, September 16, 200220APlace to stopRoy Leban
Wednesday, August 14, 200269APut the kibosh onDavid Levinson Wilk
Sunday, August 04, 200273AWord before and after "over"Robert Malinow
Sunday, June 23, 2002119DThis, appropriatelyEric Berlin
Monday, June 17, 20028DFinaleJanice M. Putney
Sunday, June 09, 20027DDestroyRandolph Ross
Friday, April 05, 200227AWind upPeter Gordon
Tuesday, March 19, 200220AIt may be bitterLouis Hildebrand
Sunday, March 17, 200251DSee 65-AcrossDavid J. Kahn
Friday, March 08, 200263ARun outDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, January 24, 200224AIt may be bitterBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, November 26, 20014DEpilogueBette Sue Cohen
Tuesday, October 30, 200166DFinisBarbara Olson
Tuesday, October 23, 200137DCome to a haltLeonard Williams
Sunday, September 30, 2001119AQuashCon Pederson
Tuesday, September 11, 200125AHaltJoan Yanofsky
Monday, June 18, 200113DCutoff pointSherry O. Blackard
Monday, May 21, 200123DFootball linemanJoan Yanofsky
Monday, March 19, 20014DTerminusPeter Gordon
Thursday, December 07, 200025ATackle's teammateHenry Hook
Tuesday, November 14, 200068DLast part (appropriately)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, November 03, 200019AOne may be on the lineJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, October 18, 200030DSign offThomas W. Schier
Wednesday, September 20, 200024DPeriod's placeEdgar R. Fontaine
Wednesday, August 23, 200028D"Bitter" partWilliam A. Ballard
Sunday, August 06, 200038DCall a halt toManny Nosowsky
Thursday, May 18, 200013ALast pagePatrick D. Berry
Monday, May 08, 200024AExtremityEd Early
Friday, April 28, 200066ADemiseJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, March 14, 200045AWindupCynthia Joy Higgins
Monday, February 14, 200033DFinishNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, December 27, 199965DTackle's teammateGregory E. Paul
Sunday, December 19, 199971DTipFrances Hansen
Sunday, November 21, 199986DObjectivePatrick D. Berry
Friday, November 19, 199932DCall offManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, November 16, 199940DFinisArthur S. Verdesca
Saturday, October 16, 199921DBorderRich Norris
Tuesday, September 28, 199923DLoaf partElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, September 14, 19997DButtElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, August 31, 199939APull the plug onArthur S. Verdesca
Friday, June 25, 199928ATipMatt Gaffney
Monday, June 21, 199922DSign offGregory E. Paul
Saturday, June 12, 199963ACut outMatt Gaffney
Tuesday, May 18, 199943ANot-so-desirable bread sliceCynthia Joy Higgins
Wednesday, May 05, 199928ASee 57-AcrossLois Sidway
Thursday, April 22, 199939ADenouementDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, March 14, 199929DPeriodMartin Schneider
Thursday, March 04, 19995DStoppageCathy Millhauser
Friday, February 05, 19997DGoalBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, January 09, 199913DIt may be living or deadHarvey Estes
Monday, September 28, 199821DStopRobert Dillman
Wednesday, September 09, 199824AIt may be living or deadRichard Hughes
Wednesday, August 19, 199851AWindupAlfio Micci
Wednesday, August 12, 199866AArmageddonAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, May 31, 199891AAnnihilationCathy Millhauser
Sunday, May 24, 199869DExterior linemanHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Saturday, April 18, 199838DKind of userFrank Longo
Sunday, April 05, 19988DUltimateDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, March 25, 199865DConclusionGene Newman
Thursday, March 05, 199861DKind of userWayne Robert Williams
Friday, February 20, 199828DCricket wicketManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, February 11, 199850ALinemanNancy S. Ross
Friday, January 30, 199818ADoomMartin Ashwood-Smith
Friday, January 23, 199819AExtremeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, January 18, 199873AUnpopular sliceEd Early and Bob Klahn
Saturday, November 22, 199743AQuietusMatt Gaffney
Thursday, November 13, 199721DTerminalManny Nosowsky
Thursday, September 11, 199725AIntentionMatt Gaffney
Tuesday, August 19, 199728ACoda's place in a scoreElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 10, 199741DIt may be living or deadNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, July 22, 199735DTackle's neighborFred Piscop
Monday, July 21, 199734AFinaleGregory E. Paul
Thursday, July 10, 199740APart to grab hold ofMatt Gaffney
Monday, June 09, 199732DFinisThomas W. Schier
Saturday, May 24, 199731DDeli discardRich Norris
Friday, May 23, 199723AOuter limitMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, April 30, 19974DGet rid ofBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, March 27, 199724DOmegaAlex Vaughn
Sunday, March 23, 199737DCricket wicketBryant White
Saturday, March 22, 199712DStopRich Norris
Tuesday, March 11, 199733DUltimate pointAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, March 03, 199762DFinisStephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, March 02, 199724DObjectiveHarvey Estes
Monday, January 20, 199720ABoundaryS. Spadaccini
Monday, January 13, 199742APurposeG. E. Paul
Wednesday, August 28, 199656ARemnantF. Heaney
Thursday, August 15, 199629DIntentionS. B. Whitten
Tuesday, May 28, 199624AFootball linemanJ. R. Bender
Monday, May 13, 19965DPass receiverS. L. Robbins
Sunday, April 21, 199677AExpirationM. Gaffney
Tuesday, March 12, 199634DCurtains, with "the"R. J. Hartman
Monday, January 08, 199642APurposeN. Steinberg
Thursday, November 09, 199534DEpilogueBob Sefick
Sunday, October 29, 1995114DSign offMaura B. Jacobson
Wednesday, October 04, 199528DWrap upWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, October 01, 199534DWind upFrank A. Longo
Thursday, June 22, 19955DPeriod of play in curlingCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, June 13, 199525ACessationTrip Payne
Thursday, May 04, 19958DCompleteA.J. Santora
Monday, May 01, 199548DTerminusSidney L. Robbins
Monday, January 09, 199538DPass receiverSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, December 11, 199476AWind upWayne Robert Williams
Wednesday, October 26, 199431AGoalRich Norris
Thursday, October 20, 199430ACurling inningBryant White
Monday, October 17, 199420AHindquartersJonathan Schmatzbach
Friday, October 14, 199454APurposeBob Sefick
Thursday, September 29, 19948DPurposeRandolph Ross
Sunday, September 25, 199441AIt may be deadNancy Nicholson Joline
Monday, September 12, 199447APass receiverSidney L. Robbins
Friday, August 26, 199436AWind upTimothy S. Lewis
Monday, August 15, 19944DEpilogueFred Piscop
Sunday, August 07, 199458APurposeDean Niles
Sunday, July 24, 199411DWord before and after "to"Matt Gaffney
Monday, June 27, 19944DFootball linemanWayne Robert Williams
Friday, June 03, 199460ARemnantNorman S. Wizer
Sunday, April 24, 199472AClosureLouis Sabin
Thursday, April 14, 199459DFinaleManny Nosowsky
Friday, December 17, 199343DWindupJames Neal