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Definitions for word EON

The following 166 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, October 25, 200952AIt seemingly never endsBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, October 17, 200928AIt's a real stretchChuck Deodene
Wednesday, October 14, 200938DEndless yearsRichard Silvestri
Saturday, September 26, 200942DGigayearJoon Pahk
Monday, August 24, 20093DAges and agesAnthony J. Salvia
Thursday, July 23, 200935DLong, long timeGary & Stephen Kennedy
Monday, June 15, 200921AGeological stretchJohn Dunn
Monday, March 09, 200959DSeeming eternityBetty Keller
Sunday, November 02, 200876DBig time?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, September 29, 200844AMany, many moonsSharon Delorme
Monday, September 01, 200813DAges and agesAndrea Carla Michaels
Wednesday, August 06, 200849DLong, long timeCaleb Madison
Sunday, July 20, 2008104DUntold millenniaBarry C. Silk
Tuesday, July 08, 200862DLong, long timeAndrea Carla Michaels
Tuesday, June 17, 200814AIt keeps going and going ...Steven Ginzburg
Wednesday, June 04, 200850DLong, long timeBillie Truitt
Tuesday, April 22, 200845DForever and a dayNancy Salomon
Thursday, April 10, 200814ALong intervalDavid J. Kahn
Monday, March 24, 200855DLong, long timeDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, March 12, 200843ACountless yearsLarry Shearer
Wednesday, January 30, 200839DLong timePeter A. Collins
Wednesday, December 19, 20079DYears and years and yearsVictor Fleming
Sunday, November 18, 200726DLong, long timePatrick Berry
Saturday, November 17, 200740DIt goes on and onBrad Wilber
Sunday, November 04, 2007119DSlice of historyBob Klahn
Monday, August 27, 200751DPeriod in historySteven Ginzburg
Thursday, July 19, 200726ALargest geological divisionDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, July 04, 200732ALong, long timePatrick Blindauer
Friday, June 15, 200730AAgesNancy Joline
Tuesday, May 29, 200725DSeeming eternityJim Hyres
Sunday, May 13, 2007107DLot of timeJim Page
Tuesday, April 17, 200721AJust about foreverJennifer Nutt
Sunday, March 25, 200724DTime on endFred Piscop
Monday, February 19, 200742AAlmost foreverAndrea C. Michaels
Tuesday, February 13, 200725AForever and a dayNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tuesday, January 16, 200761DSeemingly foreverDave Mackey
Wednesday, January 03, 200745ALong, long timeKim Seidl
Friday, December 22, 200654DIt's a big stretchMike Nothnagel
Saturday, December 16, 200622AWait at the motor vehicle bureau, sayDavid Quarfoot
Monday, October 30, 200647DAges and agesNancy Salomon
Saturday, September 09, 200636AGreat timeBob Klahn
Saturday, August 05, 20065DIt goes on and onTrip Payne
Wednesday, May 31, 200642AExceedingly long timeTrip Payne
Monday, May 15, 200610DSpan longer than an eraJohn R. Conrad
Sunday, April 02, 200695AForever and a dayBob Klahn
Sunday, March 26, 200640ABig timePatrick Berry
Monday, March 20, 200635DA billion yearsEarl W. Reed and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, January 17, 20067DGeological spanNancy Salomon
Monday, January 02, 200624ALong, long timeLinda Schechet Tucker
Monday, November 28, 200532ALong timeKevan Choset
Tuesday, September 27, 200541DAges and agesKevan Choset
Sunday, September 25, 200526ALong stretchMatt Skoczen
Friday, August 12, 200548AWaiting time at the motor vehicle bureau, seeminglyManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, July 06, 200511DString of periodsRaymond Hamel
Sunday, May 08, 200570AMany, many moonsJim Page
Friday, April 22, 200526DIt's quite a stretchMyles Callum
Wednesday, March 30, 200534DMany millenniaRichard Silvestri
Thursday, March 17, 200528ALong timeDavid Pringle
Tuesday, March 08, 200548ASeveral erasDeb Amlen
Friday, November 19, 200456DAges and agesJay Leatherman
Tuesday, July 06, 200429DAlmost foreverMatt Skoczen
Tuesday, May 25, 200431AMany erasRichard Chisholm
Sunday, May 16, 200473ALong timePatrick Berry
Sunday, February 29, 200459ALong periodPatrick Merrell
Thursday, December 11, 200360ALong timeEd Early
Sunday, September 07, 200360ATime on endAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 31, 2003120AMany moonsFred Piscop
Sunday, August 24, 200325DLong timePatrick Berry
Thursday, June 05, 20039DGeologic divisionDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, May 03, 200361ASeries of periodsJohn Scott Marrone
Monday, April 07, 200332AGroup of erasHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, April 03, 200363AVery long stretchJim Hyres
Sunday, March 09, 200358AMighty long timePatrick Berry
Sunday, March 02, 2003105DWhat a waiting time may seemBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, December 15, 2002105APeriod in the earth's historyRIchard Hughes
Sunday, November 10, 2002100AExtended periodCathy Millhauser
Friday, October 25, 20025DLong stretchBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, September 13, 200231ATime on endMel Rosen
Friday, July 26, 200247AAgesManny Nosowsky
Monday, July 01, 200234DLong, long timeAllan E. Parrish
Saturday, June 22, 20025DAgesRich Norris
Wednesday, March 27, 200224ALong, long timeSarah Keller
Monday, January 14, 200244ALong timeMichael Shteyman
Wednesday, December 19, 200151AAges and agesDon West
Sunday, November 25, 200172ATime on endBob Klahn and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, November 21, 200153ATime on endM. Francis Vuolo
Thursday, October 11, 200160AAgesNancy S. Ross
Tuesday, October 09, 20018DTime in a waiting room, seeminglyPeter Gordon
Tuesday, August 07, 200130DCountless yearsMark P. Sherwood
Monday, August 06, 200124AYears and yearsBernice Gordon
Tuesday, July 31, 200158DSeemingly foreverSarah Keller
Tuesday, July 03, 200139AAges and agesRandall J. Hartman
Monday, May 07, 200164DUnit of timeNancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Sunday, April 29, 200138DMany, many moonsElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, April 22, 2001112DTime on endPatrick Berry
Saturday, April 14, 200134DQuite a whileRich Norris
Monday, April 02, 200118ALong, long timePeter Gordon
Wednesday, March 07, 200143AGeologist's measureNoah Dephoure
Sunday, December 24, 2000121DLong time to waitBill Zais
Thursday, December 21, 200046APeriod in the earth's historyManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 18, 200023AAges and agesNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, November 26, 200021AIt lasts and lastsPatrick Berry
Sunday, November 12, 2000104ALong periodJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, September 13, 200023DLong stretchJim Morton
Friday, August 04, 200011DNo short timeJim Page
Monday, June 05, 200062AMany, many yearsWilliam A. Ballard
Tuesday, May 09, 200060ASuper-long timeElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, April 04, 20001DAges and agesD. J. DeChristopher
Tuesday, February 08, 200024AAges and agesFred Piscop
Wednesday, November 24, 199956ATwo or more erasGreg Staples
Friday, October 08, 199931AClock watcher's wait, seeminglyNancy Salomon
Tuesday, September 21, 199920ALong, long timeStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, September 18, 199956DMany chiliadsJoe DiPietro
Thursday, July 08, 199960DLoooong waitM. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, July 06, 199944AImmeasurable periodArthur P. Stoliar
Saturday, May 15, 199947AMany chiliadsBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, April 18, 1999133AGenerationsFrank Longo
Saturday, April 03, 199927ATime in historyPat M. Hugel
Monday, February 08, 199932DLong, long timeSidney L. Robbins (1909-97)
Wednesday, February 03, 199926DCenturies and centuriesGlenn E. Sykes
Wednesday, December 23, 199825ALong timeChristopher Hurt
Wednesday, December 16, 199825AA billion yearsNancy Salomon
Sunday, October 25, 1998116DAgesNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, August 30, 199897AInterminable timeJohn Wolting
Wednesday, August 12, 199856ALots of timeAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, July 08, 199853DOne billion yearsSam Bellotto Jr.
Monday, June 01, 199834DLong, long timeEvie Eysenburg
Monday, May 25, 199825AYears and yearsWilliam Canine
Saturday, April 25, 199819AForever, or close to itJim Page
Monday, March 16, 199822DSeemingly foreverMark Moldowsky
Sunday, March 15, 199894AYears on endFrank Longo
Tuesday, March 10, 199829DLong, long timePatrick Jordan
Sunday, February 08, 199858ALong timeManny Nosowsky
Thursday, November 13, 199733AWaiting period, seeminglyManny Nosowsky
Friday, November 07, 199741AAgeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, October 28, 199741DLong timeBernice Gordon
Sunday, July 20, 199732DQuite a whileRich Norris
Friday, July 18, 199743AOne billion years, in geologyMartin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, July 01, 199725ALong, long timeFred Piscop
Sunday, February 23, 199775DWaiting period, seeminglyNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, December 04, 199623DLong timeM. E. Skolsky
Friday, November 08, 199631DPhanerozoic, for instanceM. Gaffney
Sunday, September 29, 199622DAwfully long timeM. Reagle
Wednesday, September 11, 199660DYears and yearsB. E. Quigley
Sunday, July 21, 199688DTime without endD. Niles
Sunday, June 09, 1996119DSeemingly foreverM. Gaffney
Saturday, May 11, 199623ARoughly foreverD. Niles
Sunday, April 07, 19968DUnspecific durationC. Millhauser
Monday, February 19, 199630DUntold centuriesT. W. Schier
Wednesday, February 14, 199651AAges and agesC. Lundberg
Monday, December 04, 19955DLong, long agoSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, July 05, 19954DLong timeNorman S. Wizer
Sunday, June 11, 199555AWaiting period, seeminglyCoral Amende
Sunday, April 23, 199529AMany, many yearsRandolph Ross
Monday, February 20, 199553AUntold centuriesBernice Gordon
Sunday, February 19, 1995112DMany lifetimesAlfio Micci
Sunday, January 29, 1995116AYears and yearsBryant White
Monday, November 07, 19949DLong timeRandall J. Hartman
Friday, October 14, 199416AA month of SundaysBob Sefick
Wednesday, October 12, 199439AA dog's ageGregory E. Paul
Saturday, October 01, 199422AForever and a dayBob Klahn
Thursday, September 22, 199461DLong, long timeGeorge Quincy
Thursday, August 04, 199465ALong spellJim Page
Sunday, March 13, 1994108ALong timeNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, January 11, 199454AEternityAlbert J. Klaus
Saturday, January 08, 199430ATimepiece?Rand H. Burns