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Enter a word to see all the definitions used for that word, or enter a pattern to see all answer words that match that pattern. Paterns use ? for unknown characters. For example, P??CH will find both POOCH and PEACH. Use * to mean any number of characters. A*Z finds both ADZ and ALCATRAZ, *CRY gets words that end with CRY, etc. Up to 1000 results are shown.
Note, this is not a full dictionary search. It only finds answer words already in the puzzle database so some real words that have never appeared in a puzzle won't show up, and some odd words specific to a puzzle theme will.
NEW: You can use $v to mean a single vowel or $c to mean a consonant. The v and c must be lower case. For example "$v??$c??$v" would display seven-letter answers that start and end with a vowel and have a consontant in the exact center. Note that Y counts as both a consonant and a vowel here.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 07, 2009 | 30A | Well-armed predators? | Bob Klahn |
| Friday, October 31, 2008 | 43D | They have many suction cups | Jim Page |
| Saturday, September 17, 2005 | 27A | Moray eel victims | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, October 02, 2002 | 34A | Squids' kin | Eric Berlin |
| Saturday, June 01, 2002 | 42A | They may be taken for suckers | Rich Norris |
| Monday, April 29, 2002 | 69A | Eight-armed creatures | Holden Baker |
| Friday, May 05, 2000 | 58A | Ink sources | Roger Barkan |
| Sunday, December 05, 1999 | 100A | Ink producers | Joe DiPietro |
| Monday, October 18, 1999 | 8D | Squids' relatives | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| Friday, November 08, 1996 | 15A | Army threats? | M. Gaffney |
| Friday, September 06, 1996 | 7D | Some mollusks | R. Norris |
| Thursday, December 15, 1994 | 54A | Tentacled mollusks | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, March 31, 1994 | 1D | Sushi bar selection | Mark Diehl |