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Definitions for word ERIE

The following 281 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, September 21, 200935ASee 5-DownMark Feldman
Friday, August 07, 200929DIroquoian languageManny Nosowsky
Monday, June 15, 200954DBuffalo's countyJohn Dunn
Wednesday, June 10, 200959ALake ___, discovery of Louis JollietRichard Silvestri
Friday, May 15, 200961ALake bordering four statesXan Vongsathorn
Wednesday, April 15, 200916AView from BuffaloMichael Vuolo
Sunday, April 05, 2009138ACounty in New York, Ohio or PennsylvaniaCharles Deber
Saturday, April 04, 200916AUpstate New York countyMatt Ginsberg
Saturday, February 21, 200952DHome of Presque Isle Downs racetrackMike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
Tuesday, December 23, 200834ACity of 100,000+ or the lake it's onJoe Krozel
Sunday, November 30, 2008111DWar of 1812 battle siteRichard Silvestri
Monday, November 24, 200867ABuffalo's lakeBillie Truitt
Friday, September 26, 200852DWar of 1812 siege siteBarry C. Silk
Saturday, September 13, 20085DLake ___, home of the Bass IslandsWill Nediger
Friday, August 29, 200835DWith 30-Down, locale of lots of locksMike Nothnagel
Monday, July 28, 200815AGreat Lake touching four statesRoger Baiocchi
Thursday, July 17, 20086DPennsylvania's northwesternmost countyElizabeth A. Long
Thursday, June 26, 200833DCanal near RomeDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, June 22, 200898DBuffalo's countyPamela Amick Klawitter
Monday, June 02, 20082DToledo's lakeBarry Boone
Thursday, May 29, 200817AIroquoian languageJohn Farmer
Tuesday, May 20, 200810DToledo's lakeBillie Truitt
Monday, May 05, 200810DCleveland's lakeStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Tuesday, April 22, 200812DLake next to Avon LakeNancy Salomon
Monday, April 21, 200839A___ Lackawanna (bygone railroad)Janet R. Bender
Tuesday, April 01, 200820ANew York tribe defeated by the IroquoisManny Nosowsky
Thursday, March 06, 200815ALake ___, south of LondonPamela Amick Klawitter
Friday, February 15, 20085DPennsylvania's Flagship CityPatrick Berry
Tuesday, February 05, 200840DLake ___, outlet of the Maumee RiverPeter A. Collins
Monday, January 21, 20082DShallowest Great LakeAndrea Carla Michaels
Tuesday, January 01, 200860ACleveland's lakeAdam G. Perl
Sunday, December 02, 200722AFort ___, captured by U.S. forces in 1814Seth A. Abel
Tuesday, October 30, 200767A___ Lackawanna RailroadGary Steinmehl
Saturday, October 13, 200748AHome of Gannon UniversityBarry C. Silk
Sunday, October 07, 200734DIroquoian languageNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tuesday, September 25, 200735DKeystone State portRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, May 31, 200751DI-90 runs along itWilliam F. Stephens
Wednesday, May 23, 200756DGreat Lakes portBruce Venzke and Stella Daily
Tuesday, May 15, 200712DBuffalo's body of waterJohn Halverson
Thursday, April 12, 200738DLake IndianJim Page
Wednesday, April 04, 200768AJay Gould railroadBette Sue Cohen
Saturday, March 31, 200743ACanada's Battle of Fort ___, 1866John Duschatko
Sunday, March 25, 2007116DJay Gould railroadFred Piscop
Tuesday, March 20, 200718AToledo's lakeLaura A. Halper
Monday, March 19, 200732DShallowest of the Great LakesRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, March 07, 200751A1813 battle siteRichard Silvestri
Monday, March 05, 200754DLake named after an Indian tribeFred Piscop
Monday, February 26, 200738DCleveland's lakePeter A. Collins
Friday, December 15, 20065DCity on Presque Isle BayLevi Denham
Tuesday, October 17, 200661APennsylvania portAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, September 05, 200669AToledo's lakeTimothy Powell
Tuesday, July 25, 200666ACanal of songAnne Garellick
Monday, July 17, 200614ACleveland's lakeLarry Paul
Tuesday, June 27, 200638DPennsylvania portDamon J. Gulczynski
Friday, March 24, 200617ALackawanna's lakeManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, March 21, 200643APort on a lake of the same nameLevi Denham
Tuesday, March 14, 200657DOhio/Ontario separatorLynn Lempel
Monday, February 20, 200615AToledo's lakeDoug Peterson
Thursday, February 16, 200626DGreat Lakes cityLevi Denham and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, February 09, 200611DWith 34-Across, engineering feat completed in 1825Ethan Cooper
Friday, December 16, 200534AFormer lakeshore tribeJoe DiPietro
Monday, August 22, 200512DLake near Niagara FallsLynn Lempel
Thursday, May 26, 20057D___ CanalDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, May 25, 200521ANiagara River sourceNancy Salomon
Wednesday, May 04, 200561AView from ToledoVictor Fleming
Tuesday, April 19, 200555DToledo's lakeDavid Bunker
Tuesday, April 12, 200557DCanal of songNancy Salomon
Monday, March 21, 200562ACleveland's lakeMike Torch
Tuesday, March 15, 200519AToledo's lakeGail Grabowski
Wednesday, January 26, 200562ANew York countyStanley Newman
Monday, January 10, 200528ANiagara sourceDavid Pringle
Sunday, January 02, 200514DPennsylvania's northwesternmost countyPatrick Merrell
Sunday, December 12, 200442DLake tribeLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Saturday, November 20, 20048DBehrend College localeRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, November 18, 200423DPort city or the lake it's onCharles Barasch
Sunday, October 24, 2004112ARailroad chartered in 1832Patrick Berry
Thursday, October 21, 200453DNorthwesternmost Pennsylvania countyHarvey Estes
Tuesday, September 07, 200415ATribe defeated by the IroquoisSarah Keller
Sunday, September 05, 200472DPort on a lake of the same namePatrick Merrell
Monday, August 02, 200463ABuffalo's lakeHolden Baker
Monday, June 28, 200461ACanal of songSarah Keller
Wednesday, June 09, 200416AView from ToledoSeth A. Abel
Monday, June 07, 200424ABuffalo's lakeLynn Lempel
Thursday, June 03, 200440AEastern tribeMike Torch
Friday, April 30, 200442DView from the Rock & Roll Hall of FameKevin Hagen
Tuesday, March 30, 200459DCanal of songSarah Keller
Tuesday, February 03, 20045DOld railroad nameJoe Bower and Nancy Salomon
Friday, January 30, 200442AGreat Lakes cityManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 22, 200341AToledo's lakeJoy C. Frank
Tuesday, December 16, 200357AToledo's lakeM. Francis Vuolo
Monday, December 01, 200364A___ Lackawanna RailroadJohn Greenman
Saturday, November 15, 200352DFort ___, Ont.Patrick Berry
Friday, October 10, 200350DIroquois foeArlan and Linda Bushman
Sunday, August 24, 200322AWestern New York countyPatrick Berry
Monday, June 30, 200358DNew York's ___ CanalGregory E. Paul
Sunday, May 18, 200351DGreat Lakes portNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, April 29, 200331DCleveland's lakeNorma Johnson
Tuesday, April 08, 200312DCanal of songVerna Suit
Tuesday, April 01, 20032DCleveland's lakeRich Norris
Thursday, March 06, 200330APenn State branch siteCathy Millhauser
Saturday, January 25, 20035DCity near Fort Presque IslePatrick Berry
Tuesday, January 14, 20036DCanal of songAdam G. Perl
Saturday, December 14, 200229DKeystone State portDavid J. Kahn
Monday, November 18, 200212DSandusky's lakeNancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski
Tuesday, August 06, 200258DCleveland's lakeEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
Thursday, June 27, 200229DWhere Commodore Perry prevailedJames R. Leeds
Wednesday, June 05, 200253DWar of 1812 battle siteRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, May 07, 200239DTribe with palisaded villagesSteven Dorfman
Monday, May 06, 200260ALake touching four statesPeter Gordon
Thursday, May 02, 200255DIroquoian IndianDave and Diane Epperson
Monday, April 29, 200246ABuffalo's lakeHolden Baker
Wednesday, April 17, 200213DWar of 1812 battle siteRichard Silvestri
Monday, March 25, 200210DNew York's ___ CanalGerald R. Ferguson
Tuesday, March 12, 200210DEnemies of the IroquoisSarah Keller
Sunday, February 17, 200231DOliver Hazard Perry victory siteJoe DiPietro
Saturday, February 02, 200251DLake ___ Beach, N.Y.A. J. Santora
Tuesday, January 15, 200263APresque Isle lakeKelly Clark
Sunday, January 13, 20026DLake along which I-90 runsNelson Hardy
Monday, January 07, 200211DBuffalo's lakePeter Gordon
Monday, December 24, 200114ABuffalo's lakeNancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Wednesday, December 19, 200114AOld name in railroadsDon West
Friday, December 07, 200156AWar of 1812 localeJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, November 28, 20012DAshtabula's lakeFred Piscop
Sunday, November 18, 200193DSandusky's countyJim Page
Monday, October 22, 200131DCanal of songDenise Neuendorf
Monday, October 15, 200111DKeystone State portHolden Baker
Thursday, September 20, 200138D___ Railroad, founded 1832David J. Kahn
Sunday, September 16, 200123AFoe of the IroquoisBill Zais
Friday, September 14, 20019DGannon University cityMark Diehl
Tuesday, August 07, 200160ANiagara River sourceMark P. Sherwood
Sunday, July 29, 20014DWar of 1812 portMichael Ashley
Tuesday, July 24, 200158AToledo's lakeGayle Dean
Thursday, July 12, 20014DCleveland IndianWilliam I. Johnston
Wednesday, July 04, 200116AStrange-sounding city?John Beck
Tuesday, June 05, 200112DToledo's lakePeter Gordon
Monday, May 28, 20017D___-Lackawanna RailroadGregory E. Paul
Monday, March 05, 200140ANew York canalSherry O. Blackard
Monday, February 26, 200126AThe shallowest Great LakeNorma Steinberg
Sunday, January 14, 200155ASandusky's countyNancy Salomon
Monday, December 25, 200060AToledo's lakeAdam G. Perl
Sunday, December 10, 2000112DAshtabula's lakeRich Norris
Saturday, November 04, 200030AMercyhurst College siteRich Norris
Tuesday, October 17, 200030DBuffalo's lakePeter Gordon
Tuesday, August 01, 20007DIroquoian IndianRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, July 23, 200064DPart of the U.S./Canada borderPatrick Berry
Monday, July 03, 20002DBuffalo's lakeMarjorie Berg
Wednesday, June 07, 200033AWestern New York countyJohn Duschatko
Saturday, April 15, 200018AOld railroad nameRaymond Hamel
Sunday, March 19, 2000100DClassic railroad nameGreg Staples
Friday, February 25, 20008DGannon University cityWilliam S. Cotter
Wednesday, February 23, 200043APennsylvania portFred Piscop
Monday, February 07, 200059ABuffalo's countyGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, January 26, 200056DAshtabula's lakeDan Reichert
Wednesday, January 19, 200049ASal's canalArthur S. Verdesca
Thursday, December 30, 199963ALake ___ College, in 16-AcrossAlan Jay Weiss
Monday, December 13, 199969ANew York's ___ CanalDave and Diane Epperson
Monday, November 15, 199938ABuffalo's lakeNick Grivas
Wednesday, November 10, 199967AEastern Woodlands tribeJoan Yanofsky
Monday, November 01, 199949DLake near Niagara FallsRobert Frank
Wednesday, September 22, 199960ANew York's most populous upstate countyManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, September 15, 199959DPut-in-Bay's lakeThomas W. Schier
Monday, August 30, 199954ANew York canalMargaret Watson
Monday, August 23, 199968ACanal with a mule, in songNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, August 22, 19992DOld railroad nameRaymond Hamel
Monday, July 19, 199966AToledo's lakeGregory E. Paul
Monday, July 12, 19992DNew York canalCarol R. Blumenstein
Monday, June 28, 199914ACanal to the HudsonEd Early
Monday, June 14, 199958AIt's between Huron and OntarioNorma Steinberg
Friday, May 28, 199920AWhere I-79 endsJoe DiPietro
Thursday, May 13, 199930DAn IroquoianRich Norris
Friday, April 30, 199950AWhere Oliver Hazard Perry prevailedPat M. Hugel
Sunday, April 25, 199971ABuffalo's countyJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, April 06, 199913AA Great LakeStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, March 24, 199968ASuperior's inferiorNancy Salomon
Monday, March 22, 199957DCleveland's lakeGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, March 02, 199926APennsylvania cityStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, January 27, 199955DU.S. port, or its localeLeslie Billig
Saturday, January 09, 199950AJay Gould railroadHarvey Estes
Tuesday, October 06, 199858DToledo's lakeElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, September 26, 199834ANew York and ___ Railroad, started in 1832Jerry Ferguson
Wednesday, September 16, 19982DCuyahoga's outletRichard Silvestri
Monday, September 14, 199852DNew York's ___ CanalGregory E. Paul
Saturday, August 29, 199828DGannon University localeJim Page
Wednesday, August 12, 199857ACanal with a mule named SalAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, June 22, 199860DLake that feeds Niagara FallsShannon Burns
Wednesday, May 27, 199857DPelee Island's lakeMark Elliot Skolsky
Monday, May 11, 199865ANew York IndianGregory E. Paul
Monday, April 27, 199861ADeWitt Clinton's canalGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, April 15, 199854DCanal with a "low bridge" ("ev'rybody down!")Michael S. Maurer
Sunday, March 29, 199848DJolliet's 1669 discoveryRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, February 12, 199849DIroquois enemyRichard Silvestri
Sunday, January 04, 1998123ALake near Jacobs FieldMark Danna
Wednesday, December 17, 199767ALouis Jolliet discovery of 1669Michael S. Maurer
Sunday, November 02, 199756AOne of a watery quintetNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, October 22, 199712DNative New YorkerJohn D. Leavy
Monday, September 01, 199767ALackawanna's partner in railroadingGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, August 20, 199730AFoe of the IroquoisChuck Deodene
Wednesday, August 06, 199752DNorthwest Pennsylvania cityRich Norris
Thursday, July 31, 199742AI-79's northern terminusTrip Payne
Monday, July 28, 199756ACleveland's lakePatrick Jordan
Tuesday, April 22, 199751DBuffalo's lakeGerald R. Ferguson
Tuesday, February 25, 199734DSouthernmost Great LakeGregory E. Paul
Friday, February 21, 199751AWelland Canal outletC. E. Gersch
Thursday, February 20, 199756AView from SanduskyD. J. Kahn
Sunday, February 09, 199753DPresque Isle localeD. Niles
Wednesday, February 05, 199756AI-79 terminusJ. Schmalzbach
Wednesday, September 25, 199614AOnetime B.&O. rivalR. Norris
Monday, September 09, 199662ACanal to BuffaloS. L. Robbins
Monday, August 26, 199615ACleveland's lakeG. E. Paul
Friday, August 09, 199653APerry battle siteD. Tuller
Monday, July 15, 199665ACleveland's lakeS. Spadaccini
Monday, June 24, 199662A___CanalM. Schneider
Wednesday, June 19, 199655DNative New YorkerF. Piscop
Tuesday, June 04, 199659ACanal of songE. Early
Monday, June 03, 199639DToledo's lakeS. L. Robbins
Wednesday, April 24, 199664AOhio or New York countyG. Dean
Tuesday, April 16, 199667A___ Lackawanna RailwayG. E. Paul
Tuesday, April 02, 199619ACanal to BuffaloG. E. Paul
Monday, March 11, 199667AView from BuffaloR. Zimmerman
Tuesday, March 05, 199631D175-year-old canalG. E. Paul
Wednesday, February 28, 199614AIroquoian languageF.A. Longo
Thursday, February 01, 199657AI-79 terminusL. Sidway
Monday, January 29, 199615ABuffalo's lakeG. Paul
Wednesday, January 17, 199616ASoprano MillsL. Sidway
Saturday, January 13, 199648DPut-in-Bay's localeJ. Page
Thursday, December 28, 199551AMercyhurst College siteCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, December 20, 199556DAlbany canalLois Sidway
Saturday, December 16, 199519ASeneca foe, 1653Bryant White
Thursday, October 19, 199553D1813 naval battle siteLois Sidway
Friday, October 06, 199511DFort ____, Ont.Rich Norris
Friday, September 22, 199539AGannon University siteJim Page
Thursday, September 21, 199533AEastern AmerindChuck Deodene
Wednesday, September 20, 199519DPennsylvania portRandy Sowell
Monday, September 11, 199528DToledo's lakeSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, September 06, 199516ABuffalo's countyPeter Gordon
Tuesday, September 05, 199567ASandusky's lakeJonathan Schmatzbach
Saturday, September 02, 199555DOld name in railroadingManny Nosowsky
Saturday, July 29, 199525AWelland Canal outletCharles E. Gersch
Friday, July 21, 199518ACleveland's lakeMatt Gaffney
Monday, June 26, 199519AA Great LakeSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, April 23, 199583DBuffalo's countyRandolph Ross
Saturday, April 08, 199557DNortheast IndianA.J. Santora
Sunday, March 12, 199523AMule Sal's canalCharles M. Deber
Tuesday, February 21, 199567ANew York canalMartin Schneider
Wednesday, January 11, 199565AAshtabula abuts itStanley B. Whitten
Monday, January 02, 199567A_____ Lackawanna RailwaySidney L. Robbins
Monday, December 26, 199451AA Great LakeGregory E. Paul
Sunday, December 25, 199488AFort _____, OntarioRandolph Ross
Friday, December 02, 199426A''Clinton's Ditch''Bob Klahn
Thursday, November 24, 199432AView from I-90Fran and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, November 22, 199468ALackawanna's railroad partnerWayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, November 15, 199453ABuffalo's lakeJudith Perry
Monday, October 31, 199427DGreat LakeSidney L. Robbins
Thursday, October 13, 199436AWelland Canal terminusManny Nosowsky
Monday, October 03, 19947DCleveland's lakeStanley Newman
Monday, September 12, 199460AOne of fiveSidney L. Robbins
Monday, August 29, 199462AToledo's lakeMary Derderian Brown
Saturday, August 27, 199433AFort Presque Isle siteJoy L. Wouk
Wednesday, August 10, 199458DAlbany-to-Buffalo routeErnie Furtado
Monday, August 08, 199437DAdmiral Perry victory siteSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, August 03, 199450DGannon University homeRichard Thomas
Monday, July 25, 199434ABorder lakeAlbert J. Klaus
Saturday, July 16, 199428DView from AshtabulaMark Diehl
Tuesday, June 28, 199459A15 miles of songJonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, June 26, 199425APennsylvania cityNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, June 21, 199460ALackawanna's partner in railroadsBetty Jorgensen
Wednesday, June 01, 199426DCanal opened in 1825Bob Lubbers
Friday, May 20, 199455DDetroit River's destinationManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, May 10, 199455DToledo's vistaDavid Ellis Dickerson
Sunday, May 08, 199434DEnemy of the IroquoisRalph G. Beaman
Wednesday, April 06, 199429DNaval battle site of 1813Ed Stein
Friday, March 25, 199455DBuffalo's countyHarvey Estes
Friday, February 18, 19942DSpooky waterway?Manny Nosowsky
Saturday, February 12, 199436ASeneca foeRand H. Burns
Friday, February 11, 199419AVilla Maria College siteHarvey Estes
Tuesday, February 01, 19942DTribe whose name means "cat people"Robert Zimmerman
Monday, January 31, 199415AWar of 1812 battle siteJanet R. Bender
Thursday, January 13, 199430A"Low bridge! Everyone down!" canalHarvey Estes
Tuesday, January 11, 199460DPennsylvania portAlbert J. Klaus
Friday, December 31, 199341APart of HOMESNorman S. Wizer
Sunday, December 19, 1993150DSight from SanduskyJohn M. Samson