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POINTER is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for POINTER.

9 total results for POINTER( score: 50 )

1 result for POINTER from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Nov 7, 2004Cryptic19DNote rip in new composition - so get needle (7)Brian GreerShortz
8 results for POINTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Dec 22, 199173DTipJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sun Dec 28, 198663AHunting dogVirginia P. AbelsonMaleska
Tue Feb 21, 198450ABird dogNancy McCarthyMaleska
Sat Jun 18, 197711DHunting dogHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Tue Feb 15, 197757ATipMel RosenWeng
Fri Jun 12, 196435DGundog.UnknownFarrar
Tue Mar 26, 195737DSuggestion: Colloq.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 27, 195786ABlackboard adjunct.Thomas MeekinFarrar
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