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161 total results for ADULT( score: 50 )
65 results for ADULT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Mar 10, 2025 | 53D | Mature (2) | Patti Varol | Shortz |
Mon Dec 2, 2024 | 60A | Word before education or supervision | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian | Fagliano |
Wed Sep 4, 2024 | 2D | What Peter Pan refuses to become | Kareem Ayas | Fagliano |
Wed Jul 5, 2023 | 49D | Legal, in a way | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Thu Jan 26, 2023 | 67A | Butterfly, but not a caterpillar | Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez | Shortz |
Wed Jan 18, 2023 | 38D | Grown-up (3) | Lindsay McBride | Shortz |
Wed Jan 11, 2023 | 15A | Fulfill mundane but necessary responsibilities, in modern lingo | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 2022 | 61A | 18+, say | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Nov 22, 2021 | 32D | One who's 18 or older | Stella Zawistowski | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2021 | 58A | R-rated | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Oct 4, 2020 | 16D | Warranting an "X," say | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Mon Aug 3, 2020 | 50A | Child's counterpart | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Fri Jul 24, 2020 | 33A | NSFW | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Tue Apr 21, 2020 | 67A | Like films labeled "XXX" | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Thu Oct 17, 2019 | 3D | Ticket category (4) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Sep 9, 2018 | 31A | Minor's opposite (2) | Hal Moore | Shortz |
Wed Jun 20, 2018 | 7D | 21+ | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 24D | 18+ ticket category | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu May 3, 2018 | 51A | Certain ticket category | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Mon Aug 14, 2017 | 48D | XXX (3) | Rich Proulx | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 2016 | 89A | Someone never seen in "Peanuts" | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2016 | 14A | Full-price payer | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Fri Feb 26, 2016 | 25A | Like NSFW links | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Feb 21, 2015 | 29D | Mature (2) | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Tue Feb 10, 2015 | 64A | Movie ticket category | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Wed Oct 9, 2013 | 43A | XXX (3) | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sat Jun 15, 2013 | 2D | No longer in the minority | Ned White | Shortz |
Sat Jul 14, 2012 | 55A | Ticket specification | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Tue Jun 26, 2012 | 1A | XXX (3) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Wed Nov 30, 2011 | 55D | X-rated (4) | Rolf Hamburger | Shortz |
Tue May 19, 2009 | 6D | X-rated (4) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sun Nov 30, 2008 | 34A | Imago, e.g. | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2008 | 3D | Ticket category (4) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Fri Jul 11, 2008 | 44A | Minor's opposite (2) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon May 5, 2008 | 3D | Like blue movies | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Mon Mar 17, 2008 | 11D | Rated NC-17, e.g. | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Tue Nov 6, 2007 | 50D | At least 21 | John Underwood | Shortz |
Mon Oct 22, 2007 | 1D | No longer a minor | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Nov 14, 2006 | 9A | X-rated (4) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Fri Dec 30, 2005 | 12D | Like 58-Across | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Mon Nov 29, 2004 | 14A | 18-and-over | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Aug 16, 2004 | 59A | R-rated, say | Joy C. Frank | Shortz |
Tue Mar 30, 2004 | 55D | Not for kids | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Mar 15, 2001 | 15A | Grown | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2001 | 13D | Video category | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu Aug 3, 2000 | 38A | Ticket category (4) | Bob Sefick | Shortz |
Sat Jul 22, 2000 | 9D | Kind of supervision | Joan Williamson | Shortz |
Thu May 4, 2000 | 64A | Ticket category (4) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Tue Apr 11, 2000 | 69A | Not for minors (2) | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Fri Apr 9, 1999 | 43A | Book category | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Feb 22, 1999 | 32A | Over 21 | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Nov 16, 1998 | 28A | Not for minors (2) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank | Shortz |
Thu Aug 20, 1998 | 16A | Like some bookstores | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Apr 2, 1998 | 58A | Rated NC-17 (2) | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 1998 | 73A | Too hot for tots | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jan 13, 1998 | 63A | R-rated or higher | Stanley B. Whitten | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 1996 | 56A | Grown-up (3) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat May 11, 1996 | 9D | Full-size | D. Niles | Shortz |
Wed Jan 10, 1996 | 50A | X-rated (4) | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Nov 26, 1995 | 59A | Rated NC-17 (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed May 31, 1995 | 22A | Imago, for one | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 1995 | 14A | Full-price payer, at an amusement park | Kenneth Witte | Shortz |
Mon Feb 27, 1995 | 11D | Grown-up (3) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Jun 22, 1994 | 7D | Not for kiddies | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Fri Jan 7, 1994 | 57A | Blue, in a way | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
2 results for ADULT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sep 8, 2019 | GoingTooFar | 11D | Minor's counterpart | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sep 30, 2012 | Diagramless | 14A | XXX-rated | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
94 results for ADULT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Oct 12, 1993 | 18D | Mature | Michael S. Maurer | Taub |
Fri Jun 25, 1993 | 56A | Mature | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Wed May 20, 1992 | 46A | Many a night student | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat Apr 25, 1992 | 54D | Mature | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Feb 16, 1992 | 65D | Fully grown | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue Nov 12, 1991 | 14A | Teen's future status | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Sep 16, 1991 | 22D | Grown-up | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Thu Dec 13, 1990 | 20A | Ephebic | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Sep 27, 1990 | 32A | For grown-ups | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Apr 22, 1990 | 91D | No longer a minor | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Thu Mar 8, 1990 | 6D | Grown-up | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Thu Oct 6, 1988 | 18D | Grown | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Tue Aug 16, 1988 | 15A | Mature | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Sun Apr 10, 1988 | 3D | Ephebic | William Canine | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1988 | 104A | Over 21 | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Thu Nov 12, 1987 | 24A | Mature | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Fri May 30, 1986 | 64A | ___ education | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun May 11, 1986 | 68D | Grown-up | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Thu May 1, 1986 | 27D | Grown-up | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon Feb 3, 1986 | 53A | Mature | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Oct 31, 1985 | 46A | Mature | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Jul 26, 1985 | 41D | Fully developed | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun May 12, 1985 | 114D | Mature | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Tue Apr 2, 1985 | 19A | Grown-up | Whitten | Maleska |
Thu Dec 6, 1984 | 22D | One kind of education | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Oct 15, 1984 | 3D | Mature | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sat Sep 15, 1984 | 31A | Full-grown | Brown | Maleska |
Sat Sep 24, 1983 | 36A | Fully developed | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Sep 2, 1982 | 2D | Past puberty | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 11, 1982 | 17D | Grown-up | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Jul 3, 1982 | 32D | Ripe | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Tue Jan 26, 1982 | 10D | Grown-up | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Sun May 4, 1980 | 8D | Matured | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Sun Aug 5, 1979 | 58A | Kind of flick | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Apr 13, 1979 | 51A | Grown-up | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Dec 4, 1978 | 44A | Mature | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Thu Apr 27, 1978 | 32D | Fully developed | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sun Jun 5, 1977 | 56A | Mature | Barbara Gillis | Maleska |
Wed Mar 23, 1977 | 14A | Grown-up | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Mar 19, 1977 | 8D | Mature | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Maleska |
Tue Jul 6, 1976 | 15A | Grown | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue May 11, 1976 | 41A | Eligible voter | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Mon Dec 24, 1973 | 6D | Movie category | Nancy Schuster | Weng |
Sun Oct 28, 1973 | 60A | Grown-up | Diana Sessions | Weng |
Mon Oct 8, 1973 | 22D | Former child | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 12, 1973 | 102D | Grownup | Bert Kruse | Weng |
Sun May 27, 1973 | 95D | Patron of X-rated films | Nancy W. Atkinson | Weng |
Fri Oct 27, 1972 | 6D | Of age | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 16, 1972 | 13D | Grown up | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Jun 20, 1971 | 135A | Mature | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sat Aug 1, 1970 | 16A | Kind of movie | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 4, 1970 | 142A | Voter | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1969 | 23A | Grownup | John Willig | Weng |
Thu Oct 9, 1969 | 53D | Full-grown. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 4, 1969 | 28D | Movie classification. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 23, 1969 | 17A | Yesterday's child. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 11, 1969 | 61A | Mature. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 10, 1968 | 67D | Grownup | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sat Jul 27, 1968 | 2D | Man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 16, 1968 | 14A | Fully grown. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 19, 1968 | 31D | Full-blown. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 21, 1967 | 55A | Over 21. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 1, 1966 | 12D | Full-grown. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 19, 1966 | 60A | Matured. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 27, 1966 | 2D | One kind of education. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 25, 1964 | 11D | Of full size and strength. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 29, 1964 | 2D | Over 21. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 28, 1964 | 64A | Over 21. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 10, 1963 | 10D | One kind of education. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Sep 19, 1963 | 5A | Mature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 24, 1961 | 3D | Mature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 7, 1960 | 68A | Mature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 13, 1960 | 46D | Of age. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 15, 1959 | 15D | Life's longest stage. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat May 2, 1959 | 15A | Grown-up. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Mar 28, 1959 | 9D | Ex-juvenile. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Nov 3, 1958 | 55A | Mature. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Fri Nov 22, 1957 | 9D | ___ Western. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 1, 1957 | 25D | Grown. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 29, 1957 | 13A | Junior's future status. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 3, 1957 | 21D | ___ education. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Thu Jul 19, 1956 | 47D | Over 21. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jul 23, 1955 | 12D | Grown. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Sun Jul 17, 1955 | 1D | Full-grown. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun May 1, 1955 | 20A | Grown-up. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Jul 22, 1954 | 7D | Grown-up. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Nov 16, 1953 | 22A | Grown up. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 21, 1952 | 9D | Over 21. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Jun 26, 1952 | 6D | Over twenty-one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 9, 1952 | 50D | Over 21. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 17, 1952 | 9A | Mature. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Sun Jan 20, 1952 | 78A | Fully grown. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Aug 28, 1949 | 81D | Mature. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Aug 26, 1945 | 79A | Responsible person. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |