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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 | 50D | Cincinnati-to-Pittsburgh dir. | Barry Boone |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 2D | Suffix with propyl | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 5D | Chemical suffix | Todd Gross |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | 65A | Direction from L.A. to K.C. | Gary Cee |
| Saturday, August 15, 2009 | 39A | 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | Matt Ginsberg |
| Monday, July 13, 2009 | 44A | Reverse of WSW | C. W. Stewart |
| Friday, July 10, 2009 | 35A | Chemical ending | Joe Krozel |
| Thursday, July 09, 2009 | 41A | Sioux Falls-to-St. Paul dir. | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | 34A | Chemical suffix | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, April 20, 2009 | 8D | Opposite of WSW | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 | 113D | Suffix with 81-Down | Will Nediger |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | 38A | Direction from K.C. to Detroit | Robert A. Doll |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 64A | Cincinnati-to-New York dir. | Oliver Hill |
| Sunday, January 11, 2009 | 53A | Compass heading | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, January 07, 2009 | 51A | St. Louis-to-Indianapolis dir. | William Frank Macreery |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | 30A | Memphis-to-Nashville dir. | Peter A. Collins |
| Monday, September 08, 2008 | 34A | Opposite of WSW | Oliver Hill |
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 | 64D | Suffix with ethyl | joon and caroline pahk |
| Friday, June 27, 2008 | 33D | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | Brad Wilber |
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 | 20D | Laredo-to-Galveston dir. | Oliver Hill |
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 | 19A | Navigation abbreviation | Brad Wilber |
| Saturday, February 09, 2008 | 22A | Plymouth-to-London dir. | Shannon Burns |
| Sunday, February 03, 2008 | 105D | Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir. | Matt Ginsberg |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008 | 54A | Suffix with butyl | C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel |
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 | 68A | Pittsburgh-to-Boston dir. | John Farmer |
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 | 37A | Boise-to-Billings dir. | Bob Klahn |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | 63A | Phoenix-to-Albuquerque dir. | Robert Zimmerman |
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 | 36A | Opposite of WSW | Oliver Hill |
| Sunday, July 22, 2007 | 28A | Compass dir. | David Levinson Wilk |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 | 35A | Opposite WSW | Peter A. Collins |
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 | 53A | Suffix with butyl | Norma Johnson |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 | 50A | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | John Sheehan |
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 | 33D | Suffix with benz- | Patrick Merrell |
| Thursday, January 11, 2007 | 25A | Phoenix-to-Albuquerque dir. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 | 43A | U-turn from WSW | Donna Levin |
| Friday, November 10, 2006 | 10D | Pilothouse abbr. | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, November 08, 2006 | 32A | Dallas-to-Memphis dir. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 | 119D | Little Rock-to-Memphis dir. | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 | 23A | WSW's reverse | Patrick Blindauer |
| Thursday, April 06, 2006 | 8D | Detroit-to-Montreal dir. | Ed Early |
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 | 48D | Compass dir. | Byron Walden |
| Monday, March 20, 2006 | 62D | 180° from WSW | Earl W. Reed and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, March 06, 2006 | 65A | U-turn from WSW | Jack McInturff |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | 60D | K.C.-to-Detroit dir. | Kevan Choset |
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 | 12D | Adelaide-to-Brisbane dir. | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, January 16, 2006 | 48A | Opposite WSW | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | 35D | Suffix with benz- | Ernest Lampert |
| Sunday, October 23, 2005 | 11D | Dir. of I-64 going up Ky. | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, September 18, 2005 | 31D | Suffix with butyl | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 | 138D | Springfield-to-Boston dir. | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Saturday, August 27, 2005 | 61D | Wind dir. | Byron Walden |
| Sunday, August 07, 2005 | 42A | Nantes-to-Paris dir. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, July 31, 2005 | 71A | Vane dir. | Mark Feldman |
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 | 42D | Compass heading | Eric Berlin |
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 | 24D | Pilot's heading: Abbr. | Levi Denham |
| Tuesday, May 31, 2005 | 53A | Pittsburgh-to-Boston dir. | Merl Reagle |
| Sunday, May 22, 2005 | 63A | Compass reading | A. J. Santora |
| Friday, May 20, 2005 | 40A | 67.5° | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, April 10, 2005 | 149A | Lake Erie-to-Lake Ontario dir. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 | 65D | Hydrocarbon suffix | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 | 120D | Map dir. | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 | 47A | Buffalo-to-Rochester dir. | Jay Giess |
| Thursday, November 18, 2004 | 11D | Reno-to-Elko dir. | Charles Barasch |
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | 59D | Vane dir. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Friday, June 18, 2004 | 32D | Course setting: Abbr. | David Quarfoot |
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 | 28D | Compass heading | Seth A. Abel |
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 | 126A | Bikini-to-Oahu dir. | Charles M. Deber |
| Sunday, March 07, 2004 | 39D | St. Louis-to-Indianapolis dir. | Tyler Hinman |
| Monday, February 16, 2004 | 9D | WSW's reverse | Charles Barasch |
| Monday, January 26, 2004 | 57A | WSW's opposite | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, January 25, 2004 | 103D | Toronto-to-Ottawa dir. | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, November 15, 2003 | 39A | Plymouth-to-London dir. | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, November 13, 2003 | 33D | General dir. of the St. Lawrence River | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, September 11, 2003 | 23A | Macon-to-Augusta dir. | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, August 31, 2003 | 116D | Hydrocarbon suffix | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, August 04, 2003 | 12D | U-turn from WSW | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, July 27, 2003 | 22A | Methyl or ethyl follower | Michael Grudzielanek |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2003 | 13D | From K.C. to Detroit | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, April 28, 2003 | 24A | WSW's opposite | Jim Hyres |
| Thursday, April 24, 2003 | 62D | Route abbr. | Paula Gamache |
| Sunday, April 20, 2003 | 116A | Memphis-to-Nashville dir. | Bill Zais |
| Friday, April 04, 2003 | 18A | Hydrocarbon suffix | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, April 02, 2003 | 33D | Toronto-to-Ottawa dir. | Kelly Clark |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2003 | 24A | Wind dir. | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, March 02, 2003 | 55A | Storm heading: Abbr. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | 39D | Suffix with ethyl | Ed Early |
| Thursday, February 06, 2003 | 26D | Suffix with ethyl- | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, January 05, 2003 | 8D | Suffix with menth- | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, December 28, 2002 | 61D | Ship's hdg. | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2002 | 16A | 67.5°, to mariners | Tyler Hinman |
| Friday, December 13, 2002 | 18A | Hurricane heading: Abbr. | Bob Peoples |
| Sunday, December 01, 2002 | 55A | Chemical suffix | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, October 12, 2002 | 32A | Chemical suffix | William I. Johnston |
| Thursday, September 05, 2002 | 37A | Hydrocarbon suffix | Michael Shteyman |
| Saturday, July 13, 2002 | 57A | Suffix with prop- | Randolph Ross |
| Monday, June 24, 2002 | 43D | Chemical suffix | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, June 02, 2002 | 31D | Pilothouse abbr. | Frank Longo |
| Wednesday, May 08, 2002 | 19A | Ethyl ender | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2002 | 24A | Organic suffix | Gregory Casagrande |
| Saturday, February 23, 2002 | 22A | Hydrocarbon suffix | Rich Norris |
| Monday, February 18, 2002 | 4D | Opposite WSW | Philip Lew |
| Saturday, February 16, 2002 | 59A | Like some courses: Abbr. | Frank Longo |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2002 | 52D | Wind dir. | Steven Picus |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2002 | 38D | 67.5 deg. | Zack Butler |
| Thursday, December 06, 2001 | 31A | Chemical ending | Richard Silvestri |
| Friday, October 05, 2001 | 54A | Pilothouse abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2001 | 22A | WSW's opposite | A. J. Santora |
| Saturday, August 25, 2001 | 42A | Suffix with butyl | Frank Longo |
| Sunday, August 12, 2001 | 36A | Suffix with butyl | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Thursday, May 17, 2001 | 22D | Wind dir. | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, May 11, 2001 | 56D | Vane dir. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Sunday, February 04, 2001 | 116D | Ending with butyl | Frank A. Longo |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2001 | 66A | Compass dir. | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, November 05, 2000 | 31A | From Okla. City to Tulsa | Michael S. Maurer |
| Saturday, September 02, 2000 | 58D | Chemical ending | Rich Norris |
| Friday, August 11, 2000 | 33D | One way to travel: Abbr. | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, June 29, 2000 | 66A | Memphis-to-Nashville dir. | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2000 | 61D | Ethyl ending | Randy Sowell |
| Monday, May 29, 2000 | 20A | WSW's reverse | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, May 15, 2000 | 60D | WSW's reverse | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, April 27, 2000 | 14A | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | Greg Staples |
| Friday, March 24, 2000 | 8D | Suffix with menth- | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2000 | 42A | Ending with methyl | Nick Grivas |
| Tuesday, February 01, 2000 | 15D | Ethyl finish | A. J. Santora |
| Thursday, January 13, 2000 | 23A | Wind dir. | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, January 02, 2000 | 37A | Toronto-to-Ottawa dir. | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, December 11, 1999 | 25A | From Ft. Myers to Ft. Pierce | William S. Cotter |
| Sunday, November 14, 1999 | 63D | Tampa-to-Orlando dir. | Lloyd E. Pollet |
| Sunday, October 31, 1999 | 10D | Chemical ending | Frank Longo |
| Wednesday, October 27, 1999 | 9D | From Okla. City to Tulsa | Chris Sallade |
| Thursday, October 21, 1999 | 2D | Acetyl ender | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, September 13, 1999 | 37D | WSW's reverse | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| Saturday, September 11, 1999 | 35A | Lansing-to-Flint dir. | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, July 25, 1999 | 33D | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | Charles M. Deber |
| Monday, June 28, 1999 | 58A | Heading opposite WSW | Ed Early |
| Monday, June 14, 1999 | 4D | WSW's reverse | Norma Steinberg |
| Monday, May 24, 1999 | 4D | U-turn from WSW | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, April 26, 1999 | 60A | WSW's reverse | Robert Dillman |
| Friday, April 02, 1999 | 32A | Heading abbr. | Jim Page |
| Friday, March 26, 1999 | 43A | Helm heading | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, March 11, 1999 | 35A | Suffix with acetyl | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, December 27, 1998 | 31A | Lansing-to-Flint dir. | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, December 17, 1998 | 56A | Compass dir. | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, December 16, 1998 | 64D | Vane dir. | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, September 21, 1998 | 24A | WSW's opposite | Matthew Lees |
| Wednesday, August 26, 1998 | 30A | Wind dir. | A. J. Santora |
| Saturday, August 01, 1998 | 21A | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, July 29, 1998 | 64A | Mali-to-Libya dir. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, July 16, 1998 | 64A | From S.F. to Tahoe | Kelly Clark |
| Monday, June 08, 1998 | 44A | Opposite of WSW | Mark Danna |
| Tuesday, June 02, 1998 | 56D | Atlanta-to-Raleigh dir. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, May 06, 1998 | 12D | Hydrocarbon suffix | Richard Hughes |
| Monday, May 04, 1998 | 57A | Opposite WSW | Hugh Davis |
| Friday, April 24, 1998 | 12D | Toronto-to-Ottawa dir. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, April 15, 1998 | 51A | Chemical ending | Michael S. Maurer |
| Sunday, April 05, 1998 | 7D | Chemical ending | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, March 04, 1998 | 37A | Hydrocarbon suffix | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| Friday, February 27, 1998 | 61D | Compass dir. | Kevin McCann |
| Monday, February 23, 1998 | 65A | Opposite of WSW | Mark Danna |
| Sunday, February 15, 1998 | 4D | Copenhagen-to-Riga dir. | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, February 12, 1998 | 13D | Hydrocarbon suffix | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, January 01, 1998 | 13D | Helm heading | Jim Page |
| Monday, December 29, 1997 | 47A | Opposite WSW | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, December 10, 1997 | 41A | Mariner's dir. | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| Monday, November 24, 1997 | 56D | Opposite WSW | Alex K. Justin |
| Thursday, November 13, 1997 | 23A | Hurricane heading: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, November 09, 1997 | 40A | Trenton-to-Newark dir. | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, November 05, 1997 | 27D | WSW's opposite | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, October 08, 1997 | 30D | Chemical suffix | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| Sunday, October 05, 1997 | 129A | Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. | Derrick Niederman |
| Wednesday, October 01, 1997 | 39A | São Paulo-to-Rio dir. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, September 07, 1997 | 88A | Hurricane heading: Abbr. | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, August 31, 1997 | 108D | Compass heading | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, August 19, 1997 | 13D | Opposite WSW | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, July 24, 1997 | 39A | Hurricane heading: Abbr. | Randall J. Hartman |
| Friday, July 18, 1997 | 65A | Hydrocarbon suffix | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Thursday, July 03, 1997 | 8D | Compass reading | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, June 08, 1997 | 109D | Pilot's heading | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, May 31, 1997 | 14A | Osaka-to-Tokyo dir. | Frank Longo |
| Tuesday, April 29, 1997 | 42A | Compass heading | Jeff Herrington |
| Monday, April 28, 1997 | 65D | Opposite WSW | Peter Gordon |
| Thursday, March 20, 1997 | 57D | Wind dir. | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, March 02, 1997 | 100A | Chemical suffix | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, February 28, 1997 | 18A | Needle point? | Bob Klahn |
| Tuesday, February 04, 1997 | 37D | Ariz.-to-Kan. dir. | G. R. Ferguson |
| Friday, December 20, 1996 | 65D | Hurricane heading | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| Thursday, December 12, 1996 | 5D | >From S.F. to Wyo. | J. R. Conrad |
| Thursday, November 07, 1996 | 40A | Ariz.-to-Kan. dir. | G. R. Ferguson |
| Sunday, October 13, 1996 | 118D | From La. to N.C. | W. R. Williams |
| Thursday, October 10, 1996 | 7D | Dir. heading | D. J. Kahn |
| Monday, August 26, 1996 | 66D | Okla.-to-Ky. direction | G. E. Paul |
| Saturday, August 17, 1996 | 26D | Compass dir. | J. T. Paine |
| Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 50D | Toronto-to-Montreal dir. | E. Gorski |
| Wednesday, July 24, 1996 | 32D | Suffix with ethyl | A. Micci |
| Friday, June 28, 1996 | 39A | Chemical suffix | D. J. Kahn |
| Sunday, May 05, 1996 | 118D | Chemical suffix | D. J. Kahn |
| Sunday, April 28, 1996 | 113D | Chicago-Detroit dir. | D. C. Baldwin |
| Wednesday, April 17, 1996 | 55D | Opposite WSW | F. Heaney |
| Wednesday, March 13, 1996 | 31A | Opposite of WSW | W. R. Williams |
| Thursday, February 01, 1996 | 56D | Storm heading | L. Sidway |
| Thursday, January 25, 1996 | 58D | Chemical ending | D. Kahn |
| Friday, December 29, 1995 | 4D | Chemical ending | Jeff Harrington |
| Thursday, December 21, 1995 | 59D | Chemical conclusion | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, November 25, 1995 | 36A | Compass dir. | Joe DiPietro |
| Monday, November 20, 1995 | 40D | Opposite WSW | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, November 19, 1995 | 136A | 67 degrees 30 minutes | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, October 31, 1995 | 46A | Opposite of WSW | Rich Norris |
| Monday, October 23, 1995 | 43A | Opposite of WSW | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, October 01, 1995 | 63A | Chemical suffix | Frank A. Longo |
| Friday, September 08, 1995 | 7D | Comp. reading | A.J. Santora |
| Friday, September 01, 1995 | 21D | Chemical ending | Thomas W. Schier |
| Saturday, August 12, 1995 | 4D | Compass point | A.J. Santora |
| Sunday, August 06, 1995 | 112D | Chemical suffix | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, July 30, 1995 | 52A | Captain's heading | Charles M. Deber |
| Friday, July 14, 1995 | 48D | Ship's heading | Rich Norris |
| Friday, June 30, 1995 | 45A | Vane dir. | Rich Norris |
| Monday, June 26, 1995 | 9D | Opposite WSW | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Saturday, June 17, 1995 | 30A | Denver-to-Chicago dir. | Frank A. Longo |
| Tuesday, June 13, 1995 | 43D | Pilot's heading | Trip Payne |
| Thursday, June 01, 1995 | 21A | Vane dir. | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, May 31, 1995 | 60A | Mariner's dir. | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Saturday, May 20, 1995 | 23A | Nautical heading | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, May 14, 1995 | 29A | Chemical suffix | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, May 08, 1995 | 53A | Reverse of WSW | Deborah Trombley |
| Wednesday, May 03, 1995 | 23A | Storm heading | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, April 02, 1995 | 4D | Chemical suffix | Norman S. Wizer |
| Friday, January 20, 1995 | 58A | Vane direction | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, January 19, 1995 | 41D | Compass dir. | Bryant White |
| Thursday, January 05, 1995 | 32D | Wind heading | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, December 15, 1994 | 22A | Compass heading | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, November 12, 1994 | 24D | 67.5 degrees | Bryant White |
| Saturday, September 17, 1994 | 55D | Chemical ending | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, August 14, 1994 | 47A | Compass dir. | Deborah Kathryn Trombley |
| Friday, August 12, 1994 | 40A | Storm heading | Norman S. Wizer |
| Monday, August 08, 1994 | 9D | Opposite WSW | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Saturday, July 23, 1994 | 51A | Pilot's heading | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, July 08, 1994 | 29A | Ship's heading | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, July 06, 1994 | 56D | Compass point | Lois Sidway |
| Tuesday, June 14, 1994 | 60A | Chemical suffix | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Wednesday, June 08, 1994 | 55D | Opposite WSW | A.J. Santora |
| Sunday, May 22, 1994 | 60D | Compass dir. | Randolph Ross |
| Saturday, April 23, 1994 | 31A | Compass dir. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, March 08, 1994 | 61A | Ship's heading | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, January 02, 1994 | 13D | Wind dir. | Brian G. Tyler |
| Thursday, December 16, 1993 | 64D | Ending with acetyl or butyl | Nancy Joline |
| Sunday, November 28, 1993 | 12D | Wind dir. | Joanne W. Edwards |
| Thursday, November 25, 1993 | 45D | Wind dir. | Joy L. Wouk |