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Definitions for word ETA

The following 254 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Wednesday, October 28, 200961DTheta precederMike Torch
Tuesday, October 27, 200916AGate guess: Abbr.Chuck Deodene
Friday, October 09, 200945DTouchdown infoDavid Quarfoot
Tuesday, August 04, 20094DPilot's announcement, for shortAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 02, 2009110DJ.F.K. board infoPatrick Berry
Friday, July 03, 200957DFlight projection, brieflyKevin G. Der
Monday, June 15, 200940AFlight infoJohn Dunn
Tuesday, May 05, 200928AAnnouncement from a cockpit, for shortTrip Payne
Sunday, April 26, 2009113ASeventh-brightest star in a constellationTrip Payne
Wednesday, April 15, 200966ASeventh in a series of 24Michael Vuolo
Monday, March 09, 200922DSeventh Greek letterBetty Keller
Tuesday, February 03, 200912DSecond letter after epsilonKatie Yeager
Monday, January 19, 200948APilot's announcement, for shortTracey Snyder
Tuesday, December 16, 200841DPlane's landing statGail Grabowski
Thursday, December 11, 200840DHJim Hilger
Sunday, November 16, 200875DUS Airways datum: Abbr.Merl Reagle
Thursday, November 06, 200844DHJeremy Newton
Tuesday, September 23, 200813DWhen a flight is due in: Abbr.Richard Chisholm
Friday, September 19, 200848ALAX datumAlex Boisvert
Thursday, June 12, 20083DCockpit guess, for shortAlex Boisvert
Wednesday, May 14, 200825AHDoug Peterson
Monday, April 07, 200867DWhen a plane is due in: Abbr.Randall J. Hartman
Thursday, April 03, 200840D___ Kappa Nu (honor society)Kevin G. Der
Wednesday, March 26, 200841DLAX postingMichael Langwald
Sunday, January 27, 200837DSeventh-brightest star in a constellationMike Nothnagel
Thursday, January 24, 200821AAnnouncement to passengers, for shortMatt Ginsberg
Friday, January 18, 20085D___ Carinae (hypergiant star)Trip Payne
Sunday, January 06, 200859AH look-alikeLynn Lempel
Thursday, January 03, 200827DFraternity chapterHenry Hook
Tuesday, December 25, 200752AThird after deltaNancy Salomon
Wednesday, December 19, 200728DJ.F.K. guessVictor Fleming
Saturday, December 15, 200723AItinerary abbr.Rich Norris
Wednesday, November 14, 200716AWhen to get to the airport to pick someone up: Abbr.Jim Page
Thursday, October 04, 200734D___ Pi (dessert lover's fraternity?)Sheldon Benardo
Sunday, September 23, 200791AFlight attendant's announcement, for shortDavid Levinson Wilk
Wednesday, August 15, 200739AFlight info, for shortRay Fontenot
Sunday, July 15, 2007120AH, to HellenesPatrick Berry
Friday, July 13, 20076DViscosity symbol, in physicsManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, June 26, 200740AGreek HRay Fontenot
Saturday, April 07, 200710DStation info: Abbr.Michael Shteyman
Saturday, March 31, 200760DFraternity letterJohn Duschatko
Monday, March 26, 200760DWhen the pilot is due in, for shortEric Fischer
Wednesday, March 14, 200744DCaptain's announcement, for shortPeter A. Collins
Tuesday, March 06, 200735AAnnouncement at Penn Sta.Paula Gamache
Saturday, February 24, 200749ALesser star designation in a constellationByron Walden
Tuesday, October 31, 200635DPilot's prediction: Abbr.Patrick Blindauer
Saturday, October 28, 200652ATouchdown infoDavid Quarfoot
Sunday, October 15, 200694AInfo at SFONorma Johnson & Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, July 26, 200620ALAX stat.Dave Mackey
Wednesday, July 05, 200613DI ___ Pi (playful fraternity name)Nancy Salomon
Monday, June 19, 200626DGreek "H"Raymond Hamel
Thursday, May 18, 200631DFraternity letterPeter A. Collins
Tuesday, May 16, 200660DCapt.'s predictionNancy Salomon
Tuesday, April 18, 200650AGreek HPete Muller
Monday, April 17, 200633AWhen a plane is due in: Abbr.Larry Paul
Tuesday, April 04, 200642ATerminal info: Abbr.Robert Dillman
Wednesday, March 29, 200623AJ.F.K. postingFrances Hansen (1919-2004)
Sunday, March 26, 200646DH, in HellasPatrick Berry
Wednesday, March 01, 200623ALetter from GreeceRichard Silvestri
Monday, February 06, 200624AH, in GreeceSheldon Benardo
Wednesday, February 01, 200612DIn-flight info: Abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, January 15, 2006109DGreek vowelRichard Silvestri
Thursday, January 12, 200623AJ.F.K. infoKyle Mahowald
Friday, December 23, 200554AHManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 05, 200537AAirport flight info: Abbr.Gary Steinmehl
Wednesday, November 23, 200547DZeta followerLevi Denham
Wednesday, October 05, 200541AH, to HomerNancy Salomon
Sunday, September 25, 200588AHellenic vowelMatt Skoczen
Monday, September 12, 200521DFlight board abbr.Michael Shteyman
Saturday, August 20, 200534AAirline Web site stat.Patrick Berry
Wednesday, August 03, 200560DAirport inits.David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell
Sunday, July 17, 200513DTraveler's request: Abbr.David J. Kahn
Monday, May 02, 200560ASecond letter before iotaTyler Hinman
Thursday, March 31, 200523AAthenian vowelDavid Liben-Nowell
Thursday, March 24, 200522DJ.F.K. postingDan Reichert
Sunday, March 20, 2005117DSeventh letterPatrick Berry
Monday, March 07, 20059DThird letter after deltaChristina Houlihan Kelly
Tuesday, January 25, 200527DJ.F.K. posting, for shortLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, November 28, 200445AFraternity letterElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, November 24, 200439DLAX posting, for shortAdam Cohen
Monday, November 15, 200454ASecond letter after epsilonAlison Donald
Monday, October 04, 20043DWhen a plane should get in: Abbr.Seth A. Abel
Monday, September 06, 200459DGreek letterMichael Shteyman
Thursday, August 12, 20045DSeventh in a seriesDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, July 27, 200430DLAX abbr.Len Elliott
Sunday, July 25, 2004126ASorority letterBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, July 20, 200421DAirport info: Abbr.Nancy Kavanaugh
Friday, February 13, 200426AFraternity chapterManny Nosowsky
Sunday, February 08, 200436AAnnouncement at Penn Sta.Randolph Ross
Wednesday, January 07, 200443AZeta followerMike Torch
Friday, January 02, 20047DAnnouncement over the P.A.Sherry O. Blackard
Wednesday, November 19, 200333DTheta's precederRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, October 29, 200357DPilot's info, brieflyManny Nosowsky
Monday, August 18, 200334AWhen a plane is due in: Abbr.Ed Early
Monday, July 14, 200327AIn-flight infoElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, June 16, 200365DAirport posting: Abbr.Norma Johnson
Sunday, May 18, 200378DLetter from abroadNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, May 04, 2003116DHTyler Hinman
Sunday, April 27, 2003118DPosting at O'Hare: Abbr.Jon Delfin
Tuesday, April 22, 200361AJ.F.K. postingNancy Kavanaugh
Friday, April 18, 200325APassengers' datum, brieflyTyler Hinman
Saturday, March 15, 200327AFlier's concern, for shortAdam Cohen
Sunday, March 09, 200333AKennedy posting: Abbr.Patrick Berry
Saturday, February 01, 20038DCapt.'s guessRich Norris
Sunday, December 08, 200216DCapt.'s predictionPeter Gordon
Wednesday, November 27, 200259DAnnouncement before the listing of flight connections: Abbr.Ron O'Hair
Sunday, October 06, 200233AH, to HerodotusMyles Callum
Sunday, September 15, 200274DSAS listing: Abbr.Fred Piscop
Thursday, August 01, 200221APart of a U.S.A.F. scheduleWilliam I. Johnston
Tuesday, July 23, 200265DLAX infoRandall J. Hartman
Friday, July 12, 200253ALanding info: Abbr.Bob Peoples
Thursday, July 04, 200224AControl tower news: Abbr.Nathaniel Weiss
Sunday, May 19, 200260DSorority letterCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, May 15, 200252AO'Hare monitor abbr.Kumar Balani
Sunday, April 14, 200271ASorority letterDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 02, 200240APilot's announcement, brieflyJanice M. Putney
Sunday, March 31, 20026DTerminal infoLynn Lempel
Saturday, March 23, 200252AIt's H-shapedAdam Cohen
Sunday, February 17, 200268DHJoe DiPietro
Sunday, February 03, 2002121DLetter from CorinthRichard Silvestri
Monday, January 28, 200249ALetter after zetaSarah Keller
Monday, January 21, 20027DPilot's prediction, for shortPeter Gordon
Monday, January 07, 200249AFraternity letterPeter Gordon
Sunday, December 30, 200121AIn-flight info, for shortElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, December 25, 20012DFraternity letterPeter Gordon
Sunday, December 09, 200127AO'Hare posting: Abbr.Cathy Millhauser
Saturday, November 24, 200159DIn-flight announcement, brieflyRich Norris
Monday, November 19, 200152DGreek vowelPeter Gordon
Sunday, November 18, 200130D9:15, say, at J.F.K.Jim Page
Sunday, November 11, 200133DSeventh chapter of a fraternityJoe DiPietro
Sunday, October 14, 200113DIn-flight info, for shortElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, October 04, 200143DU.S. Airways infoDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, August 21, 200130DPilot's update, for shortSarah Keller
Wednesday, August 08, 200120AKLM announcementSam Bellotto Jr.
Wednesday, July 25, 200119AHeathrow fig.Richard Hughes
Monday, July 23, 20018DHippocrates' HEthan Cooper
Friday, July 06, 200122APassenger's concern, in briefBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, June 23, 200152AKLM announcementDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, June 03, 200162DFlight board abbr.Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, May 17, 200158AJ.F.K. abbr.David J. Kahn
Wednesday, April 18, 20018DLAX postingA. J. Santora
Saturday, March 31, 200163DSorority letterRich Norris
Sunday, March 25, 200187APassenger's info, maybeTrip Payne
Wednesday, March 21, 200169ASAS announcementGreg Staples
Monday, March 19, 200120AGreek vowelPeter Gordon
Monday, December 25, 200034AAirport posting: Abbr.Adam G. Perl
Saturday, September 16, 200019AAnnouncement to passengersRobert H. Wolfe
Saturday, June 03, 200029ALetter of a chapter?Patrick D. Berry
Monday, May 22, 200063DAirplane announcement, for shortNancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
Saturday, May 06, 20004DFraternity letterRich Norris
Wednesday, April 26, 20005DPilot's guess: Abbr.A. J. Santora
Sunday, April 16, 20008DPilot's announcement, brieflyElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, March 16, 200022AViscosity symbolPeter Gordon
Friday, January 07, 200011DIn-flight announcement, for shortManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, November 30, 199932ALAX postingElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, September 13, 19997DFraternity letterFran and Lou Sabin
Sunday, September 05, 199956AAthenian HElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, July 22, 199926AAirport abbr.M. Preston Sherwood
Wednesday, July 21, 199933ASixth after alphaNoah Dephoure
Sunday, June 27, 1999112AItinerary abbr.Robert Malinow
Tuesday, June 08, 199939AJ.F.K. postingFred Piscop
Sunday, May 30, 1999114DPosting at SFO or LAXCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, April 28, 199934AKLM announcementNancy Salomon
Friday, April 23, 199960DCertain fraternity chapterHarvey Estes
Wednesday, March 17, 199947DSched. lettersMyles Callum
Sunday, February 28, 199974AEfficiency symbol, in physicsDave Tuller
Sunday, February 07, 199986DTraveler's infoNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, February 04, 199947ACapt.'s predictionRich Norris
Monday, February 01, 199943DGuesstimate lettersDorothy Smitonick
Wednesday, January 20, 199927DLAX guesstimateFred Piscop
Sunday, December 27, 199829DIn-flight P.A. announcementRich Norris
Tuesday, December 08, 199825AGreek HFrances Hansen
Thursday, November 19, 199813DPilot's announcement, for shortBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, November 15, 199886DLAX lettersRobert H. Wolfe
Thursday, October 29, 199845AAirport approximationCathy Millhauser
Sunday, October 11, 199859APart of a pilot's plan: Abbr.Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark
Friday, October 02, 19986DStation lettersJohn Wolting
Thursday, July 02, 199837ASchedule lettersPat M. Hugel
Wednesday, June 24, 199858DHellenic vowelRichard Silvestri
Thursday, April 09, 199835DFraternity letterBetty Jorgensen
Tuesday, March 31, 199820AAirport info, informallyAlan Arbesfeld
Friday, March 20, 199839DTraveler's info, for shortMartin Ashwood-Smith
Saturday, March 14, 199838AFraternity letterEd Pegg Jr.
Thursday, March 12, 199844ASked guessFred Piscop
Thursday, February 05, 19985DThe "H" in HellenicCathy Millhauser
Sunday, January 04, 199861DAirport monitor abbr.Mark Danna
Friday, November 21, 199735APlane capt.'s announcementChuck Deodene
Thursday, October 09, 199760DGreek letterCathy Millhauser
Friday, October 03, 199719ATouchdown point?: Abbr.Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, September 21, 19975DPilot's projection: Abbr.Mike Shenk
Sunday, August 31, 19979DLAX abbr.David J. Kahn
Wednesday, July 23, 199758DJ.F.K. listingBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, June 26, 199763DLAX infoMartin Ashwood-Smith
Monday, April 28, 199744DGreek letterPeter Gordon
Thursday, April 24, 199740APilot's announcement, for shortDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, April 12, 199733AAnnouncement at LAXBob Klahn
Wednesday, March 26, 199763DHellenic vowelRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, March 12, 199717AFraternity letterBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, February 21, 199763DJ.F.K. infoC. E. Gersch
Wednesday, January 22, 19974DSchedule abbr.J. Schmalzbach
Monday, December 30, 199657DH, to GreeksC. F. Murray
Saturday, December 21, 199655ALAX datumF. Piscop
Sunday, December 08, 1996107DGreek letterA. J. Santora
Tuesday, November 19, 199623AAirport sched. abbr.G. E. Paul
Thursday, October 31, 199660DJ.F.K. infoL. Sidway
Sunday, October 20, 199696AHR. Ross
Tuesday, August 27, 199644APilot's announcement, for shortD. E. Donaldson
Friday, July 26, 19965DTrain sta. announcementG. Newman
Wednesday, July 17, 19967DPilot's info, for shortM. Nosowsky
Wednesday, July 03, 19964DH, to a GreekF. Heaney
Monday, July 01, 199637AZeta's followerS. Spadaccini
Thursday, June 13, 199656DSorority letterD. J. Kahn
Sunday, May 05, 199691ASeventh in a seriesD. J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 30, 199645ALAX lettersG. E. Paul
Saturday, March 09, 19969DJ.F.K. guessR. Norris
Tuesday, February 27, 199649ASorority letterJ.L. Beatty
Monday, January 22, 199650AGreek letterE. Gorski
Friday, December 15, 199558DHellenic HHarvey Estes
Monday, November 13, 199541AFraternity letterNorma Steinberg
Thursday, November 09, 199535DHellenic vowelBob Sefick
Sunday, October 29, 199526AFlight board abbr.Maura B. Jacobson
Sunday, September 24, 199542DSched. approximationRandolph Ross
Sunday, August 27, 199571DGreek vowelMartin Schneider
Monday, August 07, 199565DSecond letter after epsilonSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, July 09, 199588AHonor society letterNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, July 04, 199543AHesiod's HFran & Lou Sabin
Thursday, June 29, 199529DSorority letterMatt Gaffney
Saturday, May 27, 199525AJ.F.K. postingA.J. Santora
Thursday, May 18, 199552DLetter from PlatoChuck Deodene
Monday, May 08, 199521AO'Hare abbr.Deborah Trombley
Sunday, May 07, 1995101ALetter from AthensBob Klahn
Sunday, April 30, 1995119DLetter from GreeceWarren W. Reich
Thursday, March 30, 199553DIt's two before iotaRich Norris
Thursday, March 09, 199535AGreek "H"Alex Vaughn
Wednesday, March 01, 19951DFlight plan info: Abbr.Lois Sidway
Thursday, February 23, 19958DFlight board info: Abbr.Daniel R. Stark
Sunday, January 08, 199513DSecret-society letterNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, January 03, 199563AGreek vowelRich Norris
Sunday, December 25, 1994112AJ.F.K. infoRandolph Ross
Monday, November 28, 199440DIt's two after epsilonJonathan Schmalzbach
Wednesday, November 02, 199413DHellenic HHarvey Estes
Tuesday, October 04, 199422AHellenic HStanley B. Whitten
Monday, September 26, 199439AGreek vowelSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, September 06, 199436ASorority characterJanet R. Bender
Sunday, August 07, 199482ASorority letterDean Niles
Friday, July 15, 199411DCorrelation ratio symbol in statisticsA.J. Santora
Wednesday, July 06, 19948DLAX postingLois Sidway
Sunday, July 03, 199442DTouchdown abbr.A.J. Santora
Tuesday, June 21, 199457DSeventh Greek letterBetty Jorgensen
Sunday, June 19, 199423DDue point: Abbr.Nancy Scandrett Ross
Sunday, March 13, 199410DFlight abbr.Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, February 27, 199415DLetter in a fraternity nameBette Sue Cohen
Thursday, January 06, 199447DTheta precederArthur W. Palmer
Tuesday, December 07, 19938DIt's after zetaEric Albert