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Definitions for word EST

The following 212 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, November 15, 200945DMaximal endingElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, October 25, 200992AChristmas hours in N.Y.C.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, October 10, 200926DEnding for a recordNatan Last
Sunday, September 06, 200958AWinter hrs. in Winter HavenRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, July 29, 200965D1970s self-improvement programTim Wescott
Tuesday, July 28, 200967ABallpark fig.Tony Orbach
Tuesday, July 14, 200936DSuperlative suffixDonna S. Levin
Friday, June 19, 200919ARound number, maybe: Abbr.David Levinson Wilk
Wednesday, May 06, 200922A100 or so, e.g.: Abbr.Michael Callaway Barnhart
Sunday, April 19, 2009101DFacetious suffix with mostWill Nediger
Sunday, April 05, 200993ARound fig.Charles Deber
Monday, March 09, 200937ASuperlative suffixBetty Keller
Sunday, February 15, 2009116DSuperlative finishJim Leeds
Monday, February 02, 200935ASuperlative suffixDamon J. Gulczynski
Wednesday, January 21, 200924ARound fig.Fred Piscop
Saturday, January 03, 200954ASuffix that may appear in a recordPeter Wentz
Sunday, December 07, 20089AIs in the VaticanJim Page
Monday, December 01, 20084DParis's Gare de l'___Eric J. Platt
Saturday, November 01, 200856DIt's somewhere in the neighborhood: Abbr.Donald K. Willing
Monday, October 06, 20086DBallpark fig.Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, September 23, 200827DSuperlative finishRichard Chisholm
Sunday, August 31, 20088DAround 1,000, e.g.: Abbr.Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 24, 2008144DId ___Kevin G. Der
Thursday, June 19, 200850DSummer hrs. in N.Y.C.Joe Krozel
Wednesday, May 28, 200857AApprox. figureC. W. Stewart
Tuesday, April 08, 200865DBallpark fig.Dave Mackey
Saturday, March 29, 20088DRecord finish?Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, February 17, 2008108AInexact fig.Henry Hook
Monday, January 28, 200867ASuperlative suffixMichael Blake
Monday, December 24, 200745DSuperlative suffixMark Sherwood
Saturday, November 03, 200735ARecord finish?Brad Wilber
Tuesday, October 23, 200740DGuinness Book suffixAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, October 03, 200771AInexact fig.Robert Dillman
Monday, September 10, 200749ASuperlative endingEdward M Sessa
Monday, July 30, 200713DInexact fig.Elizabeth A. Long
Wednesday, July 25, 200737AProposal fig.Ed Early
Sunday, July 08, 2007102DBallpark fig.Elayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Friday, June 22, 200713DRound fig.Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, June 17, 200738DBallpark fig.Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer
Friday, June 15, 200760DStore sign abbr.Nancy Joline
Friday, June 08, 200762AId followerRandolph Ross
Monday, May 14, 200762DBallpark fig.Paula Gamache
Monday, March 19, 200720ABallpark fig.Richard Chisholm
Tuesday, February 27, 200733AGuinness Book suffixAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, February 20, 200766DRound fig.Jonathan Gersch
Saturday, February 03, 200747AIt's in the neighborhood: Abbr.Rich Norris
Tuesday, January 02, 20074DFrench directionSarah Keller
Wednesday, December 20, 200643APlus-or-minus fig.Nancy Salomon
Monday, October 23, 200649AFounded: Abbr.John Calvin Williams
Sunday, October 15, 200626AIs in the VaticanNorma Johnson & Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, August 29, 200612DGuinness Book suffixDavid Pringle
Tuesday, August 22, 200663AFounded: Abbr.Michael J. Doran
Wednesday, August 09, 200623DRepair shop fig.Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
Thursday, May 11, 200629DBiblical suffixJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, May 09, 200660DFounded: Abbr.Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, March 21, 200661DNot an exact fig.Levi Denham
Thursday, February 16, 20065DUltimate endingLevi Denham and Nancy Salomon
Monday, January 16, 200655DN.Y.C. winter clock settingSarah Keller
Sunday, January 01, 200688AD.C. settingJoe DiPietro
Monday, December 26, 200559DGuinness Book suffixAllan E. Parrish
Thursday, December 15, 200567DThe Atl. Coast is on itPatrick Merrell
Sunday, August 14, 200556ASupreme finalePatrick Merrell
Thursday, August 11, 200528ABaltic land: Abbr.Michael Shteyman
Tuesday, August 02, 200513DSuperlative endingNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, July 04, 200523AGuinness suffixNancy Salomon
Sunday, June 05, 200583AUltimate endPatrick Merrell
Monday, May 09, 200563AArchaic verb endingJim Hyres
Thursday, April 14, 200526DApprox.David Murchie
Monday, March 21, 200521DFounded: Abbr.Mike Torch
Tuesday, February 15, 200521DEducated guess: Abbr.Gene Newman
Wednesday, February 09, 200534DErhard movementAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, January 30, 2005118ARound no., maybeDerrick Niederman
Tuesday, January 11, 200536DInexact fig.Sarah Keller
Monday, December 13, 200427DNot an exact fig.Sarah Keller
Friday, December 03, 200433DRound fig., sayMichael Shteyman
Tuesday, August 10, 200441A"C'___ la vie"Sarah Keller
Saturday, July 31, 200422APlus-or-minus fig.Byron Walden
Tuesday, July 27, 200452DBody shop fig.Len Elliott
Tuesday, July 20, 200438DN.Y. winter settingNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, June 29, 200420ABest guess: Abbr.Jim Hyres
Thursday, June 24, 200430AGuess: Abbr.Patrick Merrell
Tuesday, June 22, 200463DBallpark fig.Allan E. Parrish
Saturday, May 08, 20045DIt's not exact: Abbr.Bob Peoples
Sunday, April 18, 2004104AR.I. clock settingRichard Chisholm
Monday, January 19, 200444AGuess: Abbr.Zach Jesse
Wednesday, January 07, 200431AD.C. settingMike Torch
Saturday, January 03, 200442AN.Y. minutes?James M. and James C. Jenista
Friday, December 26, 200357DParis's Gare de l'___Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, November 30, 200357DFig. at a body shopManny Nosowsky
Sunday, November 23, 200390DFaddish training, onceLeonard Williams
Sunday, November 02, 200312DBody shop fig.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, September 19, 20037DApprox.Manny Nosowsky
Monday, July 07, 200323ASuperlative suffixNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Saturday, May 24, 20034DFla. settingRich Norris
Sunday, May 04, 2003120AGuinness suffixTyler Hinman
Thursday, February 27, 200365ASuperlative finishElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, December 22, 200271ANot an exact fig.Frances Hansen
Tuesday, December 17, 200257DWorld record suffixTyler Hinman
Sunday, December 01, 200218AGuess: Abbr.David J. Kahn
Tuesday, November 26, 200233DBallpark fig.Alan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, September 17, 200213DSuperlative suffixSteven Dorfman
Saturday, September 07, 200237AErrare humanum ___Patrick Berry
Thursday, May 23, 200242AN.Y.C. zoneJohn Underwood
Friday, March 15, 20029DOld self-realization programBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, March 02, 20027DN.Y. minutes?Jim Page
Monday, February 11, 200241ASuperlative suffixPeter Gordon
Thursday, January 03, 200263APreauction fig.Randolph Ross
Monday, December 31, 200120ABest guess: Abbr.Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, December 03, 200144DN.Y.C. hrs.Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, November 01, 20018DBraggart's suffixRich Norris
Monday, October 22, 20019DSuperlative suffixDenise Neuendorf
Wednesday, September 26, 200124ASuperlative endStephen Budiansky
Wednesday, August 29, 200161AExtreme suffixJames Rogers
Wednesday, August 22, 200165DBody shop fig.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, August 21, 200125A"C'___ la vie!"Sarah Keller
Tuesday, July 17, 200141AApprox. numberFred Piscop
Thursday, April 26, 200124AOld seminar subjectRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, April 12, 200166D"C'___ la vie!"Jim Page
Thursday, March 01, 200122DD.C. is on itNancy S. Ross
Sunday, January 28, 200168ARecord's end?Jim Page
Wednesday, December 13, 200040DSuperlative endingElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, December 09, 200051DShakespearean suffixPatrick Berry
Sunday, July 09, 2000115DN.Y.C. clock settingManny Nosowsky
Monday, May 29, 20004DWinter hours in N.Y.C.Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, May 28, 200090AUltimate endingRichard Silvestri
Monday, May 08, 200043ASuperlative suffixEd Early
Tuesday, March 07, 20008DAttendance fig., oftenJohn Greenman
Monday, February 28, 200013DN.Y.C. clock settingJerry E. Rosman
Wednesday, February 16, 200065AN.J. clock settingGene Newman
Friday, January 21, 200029AAbbr. on a business signJohn Wolting
Tuesday, November 23, 199931DN.Y. winter hoursNancy Salomon
Thursday, November 18, 199913DGuinness endingAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, November 16, 199951AWerner Erhard teachingArthur S. Verdesca
Sunday, July 25, 199984A"Guinness Book" suffixCharles M. Deber
Sunday, May 02, 199957AApprox.Jim Page
Sunday, April 18, 1999163DWilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum ___"Frank Longo
Friday, April 16, 199910DMass. settingJohn Wolting
Sunday, February 21, 199993AAttendance fig.Fred Piscop
Wednesday, January 13, 19994DExtreme suffixRichard Silvestri
Thursday, December 31, 199832AN.Y. winter hrs.Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, August 19, 199863DFrench directionAlfio Micci
Sunday, August 16, 199867DExaggerator's suffixBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, July 27, 199820ASuperlative endingSteven Picus
Friday, June 19, 19984DContractor's fig.A. J. Santora
Friday, June 05, 199828APlanner's fig.Manny Nosowsky
Friday, May 29, 19987DCornerstone abbr.Fred Piscop
Sunday, May 17, 199874AControversial teachingsDavid J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn
Thursday, April 30, 199830AShakespearean suffixKelly Clark
Sunday, April 12, 199835DNot necessarily exact: Abbr.Randolph Ross
Tuesday, January 27, 199861DN.C. and S.C. zoneManny Nosowsky
Sunday, January 25, 19983DErhard's disciplineDave Tuller
Sunday, January 18, 1998142DIt goes to extremesEd Early and Bob Klahn
Thursday, December 25, 199768ABallpark fig.A. J. Santora
Sunday, December 21, 199769DShakespearean verb endingFrances Hansen
Monday, December 01, 199738ASuperlative suffixMark Danna
Friday, November 21, 199758DInflationary suffixChuck Deodene
Wednesday, November 19, 199723AErhard's claim to fameElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, November 04, 199734A1970's disciplineThomas W. Schier
Sunday, October 19, 199742DIncomparable endingDavid J. Kahn
Friday, September 05, 19977DHrs. in QuebecHarvey Estes
Wednesday, August 06, 199739AMass. hoursRich Norris
Monday, July 21, 199723AGuinness suffixGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, July 09, 199737DPa. hoursChuck Deodene
Monday, June 16, 199739AWinter clock setting in Vt.Gene Newman
Saturday, June 07, 199749AForm of Latin "to be"Martin Schneider
Wednesday, May 21, 19974DTherapy fadJohn D. Leavy
Monday, May 12, 199749ASuperlative endingHugh Davis
Sunday, February 23, 199739DL.I. zoneNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, February 04, 19976DSuperlative endingG. R. Ferguson
Monday, January 06, 199748AGuinness Book suffixS. L. Robbins
Sunday, December 22, 199669DN.Y.C. zoneF. Hansen
Monday, December 02, 19964DSuperlative suffixD. L. Wilk
Wednesday, November 27, 199631DSum, es, ___R. Hughes
Thursday, October 24, 199655ACertain trainingM. S. Maurer
Sunday, September 15, 199673ACertain therapyA. K. Justin
Sunday, August 04, 199639ACornerstone abbr.D. Tuller
Sunday, June 16, 199676ASuperlative endingN. N. Joline
Sunday, June 02, 199691A70's disciplineR. Norris
Wednesday, May 29, 199665DSuperlative suffixR. Norris
Friday, May 03, 19967DDirection in FranceH. Estes
Wednesday, May 01, 199611AVa. clock settingF. Piscop
Tuesday, April 23, 199613DErhard's disciplineN. Steinberg
Sunday, January 07, 199685A____ deus in nobis (there is God within us)Eric Albert
Sunday, November 05, 199586D'70s teachingDean Niles
Sunday, October 22, 1995120ANeighbor of Russ.Matt Gaffney
Thursday, October 05, 199521ASuperlative suffixChristopher Page
Sunday, October 01, 1995119D'70s trainingFrank A. Longo
Wednesday, September 06, 199539DGuinness suffixPeter Gordon
Saturday, June 10, 199530AD.C. zoneDaniel R. Stark
Wednesday, May 10, 199517DSuperlative suffixJeremy Thomas Paine
Thursday, May 04, 199554APart of i.e.A.J. Santora
Saturday, April 15, 199533A1970's disciplineBob Klahn
Sunday, April 02, 1995111DEducated guess: Abbr.Norman S. Wizer
Tuesday, March 28, 199520ASuperlative suffixChristopher Page
Friday, March 24, 199524AL.I. clock settingChristopher Hurt
Sunday, March 19, 199517DErhard's teachingAlex K. Justin
Wednesday, March 01, 199548D90 degrees from nordLois Sidway
Sunday, February 26, 1995115AGuinness suffixFred Piscop
Wednesday, February 15, 19959D"C'_____ la vie!"Harvey Estes
Saturday, February 04, 199554AEnding with the mostManny Nosowsky
Monday, January 30, 199522APhila. clock settingErnie Furtado
Monday, October 31, 199434DN.Y. wintertimeSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, October 22, 19945DMaximal endingDaniel R. Stack
Sunday, June 19, 199442AExaggerator's suffixNancy Scandrett Ross
Tuesday, May 24, 199435DErhard's trainingArthur S. Ash
Monday, May 09, 199466AN.Y. wintertimeSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, May 03, 19945DBiblical verb endingLois Sidway
Wednesday, March 23, 199425APreliminary figure: Abbr.Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, March 16, 199461AGuinness Book suffixFred Piscop
Thursday, March 03, 199458AExaggerator's suffixRichard Silvestri
Friday, January 28, 199460DN.Y.C. zoneManny Nosowsky
Monday, January 03, 199425DD.C. zoneSidney L. Robbins