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210 total results for ACUTE( score: 50 )
82 results for ACUTE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jan 26, 2025 | 15D | Sharp (14) | Rich Proulx | Shortz |
Sun Aug 20, 2023 | 106D | Sharp (14) | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
Sat Apr 15, 2023 | 1D | Sharp (14) | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Mon Oct 3, 2022 | 9A | Less than 90º, as an angle | Sarah Sinclair | Shortz |
Tue Sep 27, 2022 | 16A | Like at least two angles of every triangle | Peter Koetters | Shortz |
Wed Mar 23, 2022 | 49D | Less than right (6) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 2022 | 49D | Less than 90º | Claire Rimkus | Shortz |
Sat Sep 18, 2021 | 11D | Not quite right (3) | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Sun Aug 29, 2021 | 115A | Sharp (14) | Dory Mintz | Shortz |
Wed Mar 3, 2021 | 50A | Sharp (14) | Ann Shan | Shortz |
Mon Jan 11, 2021 | 61A | Like an angle less than 90° | Martha Kimes | Shortz |
Thu Sep 3, 2020 | 54D | Not quite right? (3) | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Wed Jun 17, 2020 | 59A | Sharp (14) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Mon Jun 1, 2020 | 41A | Less than 90°, as an angle (2) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Mar 31, 2019 | 113A | Sharp (14) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Wed Mar 27, 2019 | 28D | Less than right (6) | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Mon Mar 18, 2019 | 49A | Sharp, as pain | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 4, 2018 | 48D | Severe but short, as an illness | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Fri Jun 1, 2018 | 22A | Sharp (14) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Wed Feb 28, 2018 | 50D | Less than 90° (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Jan 21, 2018 | 74D | Below 90° | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 2017 | 54D | Less than 90° (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 20, 2016 | 7D | Severe and short, as an illness | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Mon Aug 8, 2016 | 26A | Like the accent in "é" | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo | Shortz |
Thu May 12, 2016 | 36D | Like two angles in a right triangle | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Mon Mar 7, 2016 | 66A | Sharper than 90° | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2014 | 48A | Less than right (6) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Mon Jan 21, 2013 | 23A | Sharper than 90 degrees | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Wed Nov 21, 2012 | 31D | ___ accent, mark used symmetrically six times in this puzzle's solution | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Nov 20, 2011 | 113A | Like some accents (3) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Mon Jul 4, 2011 | 58A | Less than 90°, as an angle (2) | Paul Johnson | Shortz |
Sat Feb 19, 2011 | 26D | Penetrating | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Tue Jan 4, 2011 | 48D | Like a 45° or 60° angle | David Hanson | Shortz |
Tue Sep 28, 2010 | 64A | Sharp (14) | Michael Torch | Shortz |
Tue Aug 31, 2010 | 46A | Less than 90 degrees (3) | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Wed Aug 11, 2010 | 12D | Sharp (14) | Edward Sessa | Shortz |
Fri Jun 11, 2010 | 29A | It's never right (2) | John Dunn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 10, 2008 | 41D | Obtuse's opposite (2) | Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone | Shortz |
Mon May 12, 2008 | 50D | Less than 90 degrees (3) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Apr 25, 2008 | 44D | It's never right (2) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 23, 2008 | 9D | Sharp (14) | Robert W. Harris | Shortz |
Thu May 24, 2007 | 70A | Severe | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 1, 2006 | 61D | Less than right? (6) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2006 | 46A | Not quite right? (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Sep 4, 2005 | 36D | Intense (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu May 12, 2005 | 27D | Well-tuned | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Feb 11, 2004 | 18D | Obtuse's opposite (2) | Ethan Friedman | Shortz |
Wed Oct 15, 2003 | 58A | Sharp as a tack (2) | John Greenman | Shortz |
Sun Jul 20, 2003 | 15D | Less than right (6) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 70A | Life-threatening | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
Mon May 20, 2002 | 19A | Quite sharp | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Fri Feb 1, 2002 | 3D | Like some French accents | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Fri Oct 19, 2001 | 13D | Like some accents (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Sep 30, 2001 | 11D | Keen (2) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Thu Aug 23, 2001 | 26A | Like some triangles | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon May 14, 2001 | 32D | Urgent (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Apr 25, 2001 | 5A | Not chronic (2) | Mel Taub and crossword class | Shortz |
Mon Feb 21, 2000 | 23A | Sharp (14) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Sat Feb 5, 2000 | 63A | Very perceptive | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 2000 | 9A | Less than right? (6) | Jeremy Thomas Paine | Shortz |
Thu Dec 9, 1999 | 50D | Urgent (2) | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sat Jul 25, 1998 | 45A | Pressing | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Thu Apr 16, 1998 | 7D | Critical (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Mar 31, 1998 | 41A | Sharp (14) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Mar 17, 1998 | 28D | Sharp as a tack (2) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Jan 8, 1998 | 20A | Angle type | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Fri Nov 28, 1997 | 42D | Critical (4) | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
Fri May 30, 1997 | 20A | Grave | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Mar 2, 1997 | 73A | Not chronic (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Feb 13, 1997 | 12D | Intense (2) | F. Longo | Shortz |
Wed Oct 2, 1996 | 15A | Critical (4) | K. Hodge | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 1996 | 14A | Critical, as a shortage | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 1996 | 5A | Less than 90 (degrees) (3) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Feb 1, 1996 | 15A | Keen (2) | L. Sidway | Shortz |
Sat Aug 26, 1995 | 47D | Like some accents (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 1995 | 98D | More than serious | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Sat Apr 22, 1995 | 42A | Deep-felt | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 2, 1995 | 11D | Crucial | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Thu Feb 9, 1995 | 48D | Critical (4) | Richard Thomas | Shortz |
Mon May 16, 1994 | 51D | Not obtuse | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
Wed Mar 30, 1994 | 31A | Dire | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
Mon Mar 28, 1994 | 24D | Sharp (14) | William P. Baxley | Shortz |
3 results for ACUTE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Dec 10, 2017 | Acrostic | Q | Less than right? | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Feb 23, 2003 | Acrostic | P | Like some angles or shortages | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Dec 10, 2000 | Panda | 30D | But B not so attractive | Mel Taub | Shortz |
125 results for ACUTE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Sep 22, 1992 | 45D | Severe | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sat Aug 1, 1992 | 19A | Crucial | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Fri Apr 24, 1992 | 49D | Like some angles | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
Thu Jan 30, 1992 | 1A | Intense | C. McInerney | Maleska |
Wed Nov 6, 1991 | 25D | Opposite of obtuse | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Sep 26, 1991 | 15A | Perspicacious | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Apr 12, 1991 | 17A | Sharp | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sun Apr 29, 1990 | 59A | Keen | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Fri Mar 30, 1990 | 28D | Sharp | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Sat Nov 4, 1989 | 54D | Keen | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Fri Aug 18, 1989 | 24A | Sharp | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Mon Jul 31, 1989 | 65A | Critical or crucial | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Mon Jun 19, 1989 | 25D | Keen | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Mar 5, 1989 | 73D | Keen | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 29, 1989 | 53A | Sharp-witted | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Sun May 22, 1988 | 57A | Critical | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Jan 31, 1988 | 38D | Demanding urgent action | Robert W. Sturges | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1987 | 109D | Shrewd | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue Apr 21, 1987 | 41A | Critical | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Mon Mar 10, 1986 | 35A | Extreme | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sat Mar 8, 1986 | 38A | Sharp | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Jul 14, 1985 | 95A | Keen | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Mon Feb 11, 1985 | 12D | Critical | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Jan 8, 1985 | 51D | Kind of angle | Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Nov 25, 1984 | 56A | Perceptive | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Nov 4, 1984 | 95D | Severe | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sun Jul 29, 1984 | 34D | Trenchant | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Jul 11, 1984 | 14A | Not chronic | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sat Apr 28, 1984 | 61A | Of less than 90 degrees | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Tue Feb 14, 1984 | 37A | Keen | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Sep 22, 1983 | 63A | Perceptive | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Wed Jun 8, 1983 | 14A | Sharp | Rein | Maleska |
Fri Dec 17, 1982 | 48D | Shrewd; discerning | John Greenman | Maleska |
Mon Jun 28, 1982 | 59A | Sharp | Jones | Maleska |
Sun Oct 4, 1981 | 139A | Shrewd | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Jul 14, 1981 | 43D | Opposite of obtuse | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Jun 13, 1981 | 31A | Kind of accent | Benson | Maleska |
Sun Jan 4, 1981 | 64D | Sharp | Nancy A. Wood | Maleska |
Fri Dec 5, 1980 | 49D | Crucial | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Mon Oct 13, 1980 | 18A | Sharp | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Aug 8, 1980 | 3D | Crucial | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Tue Feb 5, 1980 | 26D | Perspicacious | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Mon Dec 17, 1979 | 15A | Poignant | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Wed Jul 18, 1979 | 5D | Keenly perceptive | Russell | Maleska |
Fri Jun 22, 1979 | 5A | Crucial | Russell | Maleska |
Fri Feb 2, 1979 | 49D | Perspicacious | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Tue Mar 7, 1978 | 59A | Kind of accent | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat Dec 17, 1977 | 47D | Sharp | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Jun 27, 1977 | 61A | Critical | Young | Maleska |
Fri Mar 18, 1977 | 30D | Keen | James A. Brussel | Maleska |
Thu Feb 17, 1977 | 35A | Kind of indigestion | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Sun Oct 10, 1976 | 33D | Penetrating | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Wed Jun 11, 1975 | 45A | Kind of angle | McCain | Weng |
Wed Nov 27, 1974 | 63A | Type of angle | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Mon Sep 2, 1974 | 16A | Kind of indigestion | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Tue Mar 5, 1974 | 54D | Kind of angle | Mary Dorman | Weng |
Sun Jan 6, 1974 | 49A | Critical | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Thu Aug 2, 1973 | 50D | Sharp | Unknown | Weng |
Thu May 24, 1973 | 29D | Crucial | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 7, 1973 | 52D | Shrewd | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Oct 30, 1972 | 15A | Kind of indigestion | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 29, 1972 | 28D | Sharp | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 10, 1972 | 6D | Sharp | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 3, 1971 | 49A | Penetrating | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 24, 1970 | 26D | Kind of angle | Arthur Schulman | Weng |
Sun Oct 5, 1969 | 88A | Poignant | Emanuel Berg | Weng |
Mon Mar 31, 1969 | 32A | Critical. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 26, 1968 | 10D | Intense. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Tue Apr 2, 1968 | 29A | Critical. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 3, 1967 | 29A | Penetrating. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Tue Jul 11, 1967 | 53D | Crucial. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Tue Mar 7, 1967 | 42D | Critical. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Mar 6, 1967 | 22A | Sharp-pointed. | Arthur S. Heiser | Farrar |
Mon Oct 17, 1966 | 15A | Crucial | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 8, 1966 | 62A | Crucial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 6, 1966 | 19A | Crucial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 24, 1965 | 21A | Accent of a sort. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun May 30, 1965 | 128A | Kind of angle. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1965 | 14D | Sharp. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Feb 21, 1965 | 114D | Sharp. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Fri Apr 24, 1964 | 49D | Keen of mind. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 3, 1964 | 28D | Kind of angle. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Thu Jan 2, 1964 | 12D | Poignant. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Aug 28, 1963 | 47D | Sensitive to impressions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 30, 1963 | 74D | Sharp. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Fri Aug 24, 1962 | 10D | Severe. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1961 | 15D | Sharp. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Wed May 17, 1961 | 53A | Sharp. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 18, 1961 | 12D | Keen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 29, 1960 | 27D | Shrill. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 13, 1960 | 32A | Crucial. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Thu Jan 21, 1960 | 45D | Keen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 18, 1960 | 4D | Crucial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 12, 1958 | 63A | Sharp. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Wed Apr 16, 1958 | 26D | Sharp. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Thu Mar 27, 1958 | 33A | Not chronic. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Feb 2, 1958 | 7D | Sharp. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Tue Dec 10, 1957 | 15A | Kind of accent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 31, 1957 | 27D | Sharp-pointed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 14, 1956 | 29D | Under 90 degrees, as an angle. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Mar 14, 1956 | 6D | Poignant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 26, 1955 | 27D | Discerning. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Jul 26, 1955 | 14A | Intense. | Fred C. Jaschob | Farrar |
Mon Jun 20, 1955 | 40A | Piercing. | Thomas Varner | Farrar |
Sun Apr 24, 1955 | 71D | Of the nature of a crisis. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jan 30, 1954 | 53D | Mentally alert. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Oct 30, 1953 | 44A | Not chronic. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Aug 22, 1953 | 6D | Poignant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 15, 1953 | 56D | Sharp. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Wed Jan 21, 1953 | 53D | Highly perceptive. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1952 | 33D | Critical. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Sep 8, 1952 | 12D | Another kind of angle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 6, 1952 | 44D | Penetrating of mind. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 28, 1952 | 23A | Mentally keen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 29, 1951 | 30D | Mentally sharp. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 13, 1951 | 49A | Poignant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 9, 1951 | 35A | Sharp-witted. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 13, 1951 | 48D | Intense, poignant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 19, 1951 | 62A | Sharp-witted. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sat Dec 30, 1950 | 51A | Crucial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 1, 1950 | 26D | Intense. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 30, 1949 | 10D | Sharp. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Aug 31, 1947 | 107A | Poignant. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Oct 22, 1944 | 118A | Sharp. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Oct 1, 1944 | 67A | Sharp-witted. | Agnes Cook | Farrar |