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Definitions for word ESS

The following 239 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Wednesday, October 14, 200941ASlalom sectionRichard Silvestri
Friday, September 18, 200921ACount concluder?Charles E. Gersch
Thursday, August 27, 200945DSuffix akin to -trixDerek Bowman
Monday, August 17, 200964DDouble curveMike Buckley
Thursday, August 13, 200931ACurly shapePatrick McIntyre
Sunday, July 26, 2009154ARoad twistKevin G. Der
Thursday, May 07, 200923AHead of steam?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, March 20, 200924ASurreal beginning?David Levinson Wilk
Thursday, March 05, 200912DCousin of -enneDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, January 07, 200962DStart of summer?William Frank Macreery
Wednesday, December 03, 200849AFeminine suffixMichael Blake
Thursday, October 09, 200864AScrabble 1-pointerDoug Peterson
Wednesday, October 08, 200831DSerpentine shapePeter A. Collins
Tuesday, September 16, 200811ASnaky shapeMichael Langwald
Monday, September 08, 200857DRoad curveOliver Hill
Wednesday, September 03, 20085DTee precederDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, August 12, 200826DPothook shapeRay Fontenot
Thursday, August 07, 200846AIt makes pets pestsPeter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Monday, July 21, 200837DTwisty curveGilbert H. Ludwig
Sunday, June 15, 200829DBiggest section in a dictionaryJeremy Newton
Thursday, June 05, 200829DSwitchback shapeJames Sajdak
Monday, May 12, 200827DLetter before teeRandall J. Hartman
Friday, April 25, 200827AStart to salivate?Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, April 13, 2008120AHook shapeCathy Millhauser
Monday, April 07, 200838DSuperman's symbolRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, April 01, 200828ATurn one way and then backManny Nosowsky
Sunday, March 02, 200867ASquiggly letterPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Monday, January 14, 200865DTwisty curveRobert Dillman
Sunday, December 23, 2007110DSatisfactory grade, in kindergartenAdam G. Perl
Sunday, December 09, 200738AMusic center?Patrick Blindauer
Saturday, November 24, 20074DPart of a long and winding road?Victor Fleming
Friday, October 12, 200727ASquadron leader?Mike Nothnagel
Wednesday, September 12, 200728AHead of state?Alan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, August 14, 200740ASuffix with priestC. W. Stewart
Monday, June 25, 200725ADouble curveKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Tuesday, April 24, 200723AMan of Steel's symbolBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, April 15, 200716DPart of a windy roadBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, February 01, 200759DSlalom partMichael S. Maurer
Sunday, December 31, 200647DTwisty curveElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, December 28, 200642AHook shapeEd Early
Monday, December 04, 200612DLetter before teeRichard Chisholm
Monday, September 25, 200663DTwisty turnLynn Lempel
Sunday, August 06, 2006103ATwisted letterMark Feldman
Sunday, July 02, 2006113ATwisty turnElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, June 13, 200620ASnaky shapeJanet R. Bender
Friday, June 09, 200631DTee neighborManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, May 31, 200668ADouble curveTrip Payne
Tuesday, May 02, 20069DHalf a figure eightPeter A. Collins
Thursday, April 06, 200633DSnaky characterEd Early
Saturday, January 07, 200653DMountain road sectionJim Hyres
Sunday, December 18, 200576AFeminine suffixEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
Tuesday, December 13, 200511DDouble curveRoy Leban
Wednesday, September 28, 200561DPart of a slot-car trackRandall J. Hartman
Monday, August 15, 200521ARiver's curveLynn Lempel
Sunday, July 17, 200581APart of Lombard Street in San FranciscoDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, June 16, 200559AWinding curveElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, May 13, 200528DPart of a car test courseRobert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, May 03, 200519ARiver curveGary Steinmehl
Sunday, March 13, 200545ADouble curvePatrick Merrell
Monday, February 21, 200542ASuperman's symbolSherry O. Blackard
Tuesday, February 15, 200564DDouble-180 maneuverGene Newman
Wednesday, January 12, 200528D20-Across pathAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, November 16, 200445AHook shapeStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Wednesday, October 13, 200440DTilde's shape, looselyPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, October 12, 200410DTricky curveNancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, August 25, 200459DDouble curveRichard Silvestri
Thursday, August 05, 200433DTwo turns, maybeSeth Abel
Tuesday, July 27, 20047DPothook shapeLen Elliott
Tuesday, July 20, 200469ASink trap's shapeNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, July 18, 2004120DCurve shapeSeth A. Abel
Tuesday, June 08, 200424DPothook shapeEd Early
Saturday, May 08, 200422AGrand Prix featureBob Peoples
Monday, May 03, 200425ASuffix with lionGregory E. Paul
Sunday, March 21, 200484AMountain curveRoy Leban
Monday, March 15, 200421DRoad section requiring cautionPatrick Merrell
Thursday, March 04, 200426AObsolescent suffixPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, March 03, 200413DCurved lineMark Diehl
Monday, February 23, 20049DRoad curveAnne Garellick
Sunday, February 08, 2004119DPothook shapeRandolph Ross
Wednesday, January 21, 200442ARelative of -trixBarry Silk
Monday, January 19, 200426ATwisty turnZach Jesse
Wednesday, December 17, 200361ATee's predecessorLeonard Williams
Thursday, December 04, 200326DIt goes this way and thatElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, November 24, 200348ADouble curveNancy Kavanaugh
Thursday, October 30, 200367AWinding road partPatrick Berry
Thursday, September 18, 20036DLetter on Superman's chestElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, September 11, 20034DCurvy pathPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, September 02, 200358DPothook shapeEd Early
Sunday, June 08, 2003111ASeries opener?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, June 04, 200363A19th in a seriesKelly Katharine Delevan
Monday, June 02, 20034DFeminine suffixGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, January 01, 200328DSigmoid shapeEd Early
Sunday, December 22, 200232APart of a car test courseFrances Hansen
Wednesday, September 18, 200239ATwisty turnDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, August 29, 200259DSuffix with seerWilliam Schaub
Saturday, July 27, 20028AScout leader?Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, July 21, 200212DWinding pathTrip Payne
Sunday, June 30, 200259ASeries opener or finale?Joe DiPietro
Wednesday, June 05, 200230ASelf starter?Richard Silvestri
Wednesday, May 29, 200263DHighway curveAlan Olschwang
Sunday, April 28, 200238DTwisty turnElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, January 28, 200240ARoad wiggleSarah Keller
Tuesday, December 11, 200146DCount ender?A. J. Santora
Tuesday, November 27, 200165DCoveted Scrabble tileEd Early
Wednesday, November 21, 200123APart of a figure eightM. Francis Vuolo
Thursday, October 25, 200113DTwisty curveJohn Scott Marrone
Sunday, October 21, 200142ACapital of Switzerland?Robert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, September 26, 200122DRoad curveStephen Budiansky
Sunday, September 02, 20015DDouble turnManny Nosowsky
Monday, July 23, 200120ARoad curveEthan Cooper
Thursday, July 12, 200160ASlalom pathWilliam I. Johnston
Wednesday, June 13, 200135DNon-P.C. suffixNick Grivas
Monday, May 21, 20014DRoad curveJoan Yanofsky
Sunday, May 20, 2001123DHook shapeAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, April 29, 2001145ATricky curveElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, April 26, 200120DStart to sob?Robert H. Wolfe
Monday, April 16, 200120AWinding road shapePeter Gordon
Sunday, February 25, 200179DSwitchbackGreg Staples
Sunday, February 18, 200139ARoad curveDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, January 10, 200145ASlalom trackRichard Silvestri
Thursday, November 16, 200041ASuffix with countNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tuesday, October 31, 200054ASymbol on a capeBill Zais
Sunday, September 24, 200062AMeandering curveRandolph Ross
Sunday, September 10, 200059DHook shapeElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, July 18, 20003DTee precederRichard Silvestri
Thursday, June 29, 200054DBend in a riverRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, June 28, 200013DNon-P.C. suffixRandy Sowell
Sunday, May 21, 2000116DSweden's capital?Matt Gaffney
Tuesday, May 16, 200013DRoad curvePeter Gordon
Monday, May 01, 200045AFeminizing suffixGregory E. Paul
Thursday, April 27, 20008DTee precederGreg Staples
Wednesday, April 26, 200066ACount finish?A. J. Santora
Sunday, March 05, 200084DTrack challengeNancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, March 03, 200047AHook shapeJoe DiPietro
Thursday, January 27, 200036DFormula 1 maneuverDavid Ainslie Macleod
Saturday, December 25, 199931DPart of a test trackJohn Scott Marrone
Friday, December 10, 199959DThe first of several?Gilbert H. Ludwig
Friday, November 26, 199942ACurvaceous characterRoger Phillips
Friday, August 20, 19995DHook shapeManny Nosowsky
Thursday, August 05, 199928DCount endingA. J. Santora
Sunday, July 04, 1999118DSlalom curveGreg Staples
Saturday, June 26, 199929ASlalom segmentJohn Wolting
Tuesday, June 22, 199932AHardly a beelineNancy Salomon
Wednesday, June 09, 199920APart of a Road & Track courseElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, June 04, 199927AHook shapeJohn Wolting
Monday, May 31, 199963DSquiggly letterJoey Crumley
Monday, April 19, 199961DSwirly letterGregory E. Paul
Monday, February 22, 199920ATee precederGregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 21, 199945DNon-P.C. suffixFred Piscop
Saturday, February 13, 199960DIt's twistedDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, January 23, 199950DSeason opener?Frank Longo
Wednesday, January 13, 199920AOgee shapeRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, January 12, 199946DSnaky letterNancy Salomon
Monday, January 11, 199950ASlalom curveRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, January 10, 199927AValuable Scrabble tileDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, December 10, 199820DSkiing maneuverPeter Gordon
Monday, November 23, 199823ATee precursorElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, November 03, 199822DSerpentine curveEd Early
Monday, November 02, 199813DTest-track curveSheldon Benardo
Sunday, September 20, 199890ANon-P.C. suffixCharles Deber
Thursday, September 17, 199863DRiver's path, possiblyRobert H. Wolfe
Monday, August 24, 199823ASlalom curveAlan Jay Weiss
Saturday, August 08, 19985DTwisty curveTrip Payne
Sunday, July 26, 1998114DLombard Street featureRichard Silvestri
Monday, June 15, 199823ATwisty curveNancy Salomon
Saturday, May 02, 199831DThree dots, in MorseJeff Herrington
Monday, April 27, 199845ASlalom curveGregory E. Paul
Saturday, April 18, 199857ACurved pathFrank Longo
Monday, March 09, 199865DSuper G curve, in the OlympicsRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, March 01, 199887AOutdated poet suffixCathy Millhauser
Thursday, February 19, 199859DSkiing pathA. J. Santora
Sunday, December 28, 199792ABig dictionary sectionMatt Gaffney
Sunday, December 07, 199783APothook shapeRandolph Ross
Wednesday, November 19, 199734ABig section in a dictionaryElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, November 02, 1997106DHook shapeNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, October 09, 199745ACount finishCathy Millhauser
Sunday, September 07, 199718DSquiggly shapeRandolph Ross
Monday, August 25, 199720ASlalom curveRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, August 07, 199740DTwisted pathMark Diehl
Tuesday, July 15, 19977DSuffix with lionFrank Longo
Monday, July 07, 199713DFeminine suffixGregory E. Paul
Saturday, June 21, 199759DHook shapeGerald R. Ferguson
Saturday, May 17, 199723DNon-P.C. suffixDaniel R. Stark
Wednesday, May 14, 199720AAr's followerNorman S. Wizer
Thursday, May 01, 199724ASlalom segmentMartin Schneider
Saturday, April 26, 199762AKin of -trixFrank Longo
Wednesday, March 05, 199728DDouble curveMichael S. Maurer
Sunday, March 02, 199774DDrain trap shape, at timesHarvey Estes
Wednesday, February 19, 199750ASlalom curveD. J. DeChristopher
Friday, January 17, 199749ASlalom maneuverB. Klahn
Wednesday, November 27, 199663DKind of curveR. Hughes
Monday, November 18, 199665DRoad curveF. & L. Sabin
Sunday, November 17, 199619DTee predecessorN. N. Joline
Thursday, October 24, 199644ADangerous curveM. S. Maurer
Monday, October 21, 199613DSnaky curveJ. Bender
Thursday, October 17, 199666AAlpine road featureJ. R. Conrad
Sunday, October 06, 199632DOgee's outlineR. M. Hopkins
Friday, September 27, 199640AShe has oneB. Sefick
Wednesday, May 29, 199627ADouble curveR. Norris
Monday, April 22, 199632DDouble curveS. B. Whitten
Monday, April 15, 199651ACurved letterS. L. Robbins
Tuesday, February 27, 199664ASuperman's symbolJ.L. Beatty
Wednesday, January 31, 199614DTwisty curveM. Gaffney
Tuesday, January 23, 199613DDouble curveB. Lubbers
Friday, November 10, 199537DInitial for SupermanBryant White
Wednesday, November 01, 199539ADouble curveD.J. DeChristopher
Saturday, September 30, 199545AMolding profileBryant White
Friday, September 29, 199525ARiver's curveManny Nosowsky
Thursday, September 28, 199547A19th of 26Matt Gaffney
Friday, September 01, 199524ARace course turnThomas W. Schier
Sunday, June 11, 199513DDouble-hook shapeCoral Amende
Sunday, May 28, 199566ASoundhole shapeMatt Gaffney
Sunday, April 30, 199518DWeaver's pathWarren W. Reich
Sunday, April 09, 199582AMusic center?Cathy Millhauser
Monday, April 03, 199550ADouble curveRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, March 28, 19954DRoad twistChristopher Page
Friday, March 03, 199562DPart of a Road & Track testChuck Deodene
Sunday, January 29, 199548DPluralizerBryant White
Saturday, December 10, 199427AMountain road featureBryant White
Monday, November 07, 199465DRoad curveRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, October 30, 1994110ACommon pluralizerR.M. Hopkins
Thursday, September 22, 199465ASnaky shapeGeorge Quincy
Wednesday, September 21, 199413DSlalom shapeTrip Payne
Tuesday, September 13, 199420AFeminine suffixGregory E. Paul
Friday, September 02, 199465ADriving maneuverBryant White
Monday, August 29, 199441AFeminizing suffixMary Derderian Brown
Sunday, August 14, 1994116ATee neighborDeborah Kathryn Trombley
Tuesday, July 26, 199452DDouble twistJoan Yanofsky
Sunday, July 17, 199450DFigure-eight halfCathy Millhauser
Sunday, July 03, 1994101DDouble twistA.J. Santora
Sunday, June 19, 1994100ARoad curveNancy Scandrett Ross
Tuesday, June 07, 199439AHook shapeErnie Furtado
Sunday, May 08, 199490ADouble twistRalph G. Beaman
Thursday, April 21, 199433ARoad hazardTimothy S. Lewis
Sunday, April 03, 1994116DPluralizerErnie Furtado
Monday, March 14, 199447AHook shapeErnie Furtado
Monday, February 21, 199431DSuperman symbolHarvey Estes
Wednesday, January 26, 19948DSnakeKenneth Haxton
Wednesday, January 19, 199451AHighway hazardStanley Newman