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131 total results for CACTI( score: 50 )
60 results for CACTI from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Nov 9, 2023 | 1D | Sights around Joshua Tree National Park | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Wed Aug 2, 2023 | 3D | Prickly pears, for example | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sat Mar 4, 2023 | 56A | Plants popular in xeriscaping | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed Feb 15, 2023 | 12D | Mojave flora | Sean Ziebarth | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 2022 | 61A | Saguaros, e.g. | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 2022 | 55D | Torch thistles, e.g. | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Wed Dec 1, 2021 | 5A | Peyote and prickly pear | Christopher Youngs | Shortz |
Wed Jan 27, 2021 | 5A | Frequent sights in Road Runner cartoons | Mike Knobler | Shortz |
Wed Jan 13, 2021 | 9A | Some drought-resistant plants | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Sat Aug 15, 2020 | 5D | Landscapers may find them hard to handle | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Aug 8, 2019 | 7D | Stickers in a plant store | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 13A | Ones sticking around a desert? | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Sat Apr 7, 2018 | 44D | Scenery features in a Road Runner cartoon | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Tue Apr 11, 2017 | 26D | Plants with needles | Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 2016 | 1D | Section of a botanical garden | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Sep 12, 2016 | 66A | You might be stuck with these when traveling in the Southwest | Victor Fleming and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Feb 3, 2016 | 67A | Some Arizona flora | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2015 | 95A | Homes for Gila woodpeckers | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Jul 29, 2015 | 24D | Prickly pears, e.g. | David J. Lieb | Shortz |
Sat Apr 11, 2015 | 10D | Some xerophiles | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun Nov 23, 2014 | 61A | Stickers? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Apr 21, 2014 | 47D | Southwestern flora | John Lieb | Shortz |
Thu Apr 3, 2014 | 24D | Arizona sights | David Benkof and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Jan 27, 2014 | 66A | Desert flora (6) | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Sun Jan 19, 2014 | 2D | Dragon fruit plants | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sun Aug 25, 2013 | 14A | Peyote and saguaro | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2013 | 7D | Desert bloomers (3) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Oct 18, 2012 | 13D | They have sticking points | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Oct 8, 2012 | 47D | Desert plants (5) | Dave Sarpola | Shortz |
Tue Sep 18, 2012 | 52D | Prickly plants (4) | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
Tue Nov 3, 2009 | 17A | Gila woodpeckers nest in them | Barry Boone | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2009 | 35D | Peyotes, e.g. | Phil Ruzbarsky | Shortz |
Tue Jun 23, 2009 | 38D | They have many needles | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Mon May 18, 2009 | 1D | Prickly plants (4) | Billie Truitt | Shortz |
Sun Apr 26, 2009 | 13D | Much Arizona flora | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Mon Jan 5, 2009 | 5A | Desert plants (5) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Fri Sep 5, 2008 | 6D | Things with sticking points | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Tue Aug 19, 2008 | 25D | Desert flora (6) | Harriet Clifton | Shortz |
Tue Aug 8, 2006 | 41A | Desert bloomers (3) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Wed Jul 26, 2006 | 11D | Desert flora (6) | Dave Mackey | Shortz |
Sun Mar 26, 2006 | 98D | Leafless plants | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Sep 26, 2005 | 22D | Spiny plants | Ethan Cooper | Shortz |
Tue Sep 6, 2005 | 52D | Desert bloomers (3) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2005 | 51D | Desert plants (5) | Earl W. Reed | Shortz |
Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 1A | Desert flora (6) | Mike Shenk | Shortz |
Tue Sep 28, 2004 | 5A | Desert flora (6) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sun Oct 5, 2003 | 63D | They connect to points in the Southwest | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon Feb 18, 2002 | 45A | Desert plants (5) | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Tue Feb 27, 2001 | 40A | Prickly plants (4) | M. Preston Sherwood | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 2000 | 6D | Spiny things | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Dec 2, 1999 | 22D | Mojave vegetation | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Sat Nov 20, 1999 | 32D | Plants in a dry place | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Mon Jul 20, 1998 | 16A | Prickly plants (4) | Mary E. Brindamour | Shortz |
Wed Mar 5, 1997 | 31D | Chollas | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Mon Jan 27, 1997 | 1A | Desert plants (5) | F. Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Dec 24, 1996 | 9A | Desert flora (6) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 1996 | 45A | Places for needles | D. E. Donaldson | Shortz |
Thu Aug 8, 1996 | 47D | Western plants | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Jun 20, 1996 | 25A | Mescal and others | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Sep 14, 1994 | 27D | Big stickers | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
1 result for CACTI from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Apr 13, 2014 | Panda | 26A | What one sees at deserts | Mel Taub | Shortz |
70 results for CACTI from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Sep 14, 1993 | 16A | Saguaros | Dorothy Elliott | Taub |
Tue Mar 2, 1993 | 28D | Spiny plants | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Fri Apr 24, 1992 | 19A | Saguaros, e.g. | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
Fri Feb 21, 1992 | 11D | Desert plants | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Oct 7, 1990 | 95D | Prickly pears | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Fri May 4, 1990 | 6D | Cholla and saguaro | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed May 2, 1990 | 21D | Desert plants | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Jul 18, 1989 | 40D | Saguaro and prickly pear | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Sun Apr 9, 1989 | 40D | Nopal and saguaro | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Fri May 13, 1988 | 45D | Saguaros, e.g. | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Sat May 23, 1987 | 30D | Saguaros | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Sat Feb 21, 1987 | 27D | Peyote sources | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Sep 22, 1985 | 78D | Saguaros | E. T. M. | Maleska |
Fri Jul 26, 1985 | 27D | Prickly pears, e.g. | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Feb 17, 1985 | 56A | Tucson flora | John Greenman | Maleska |
Fri Jun 29, 1984 | 23D | Saguaro, opuntia, etc. | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1981 | 1D | Mojave flora | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Fri Oct 17, 1980 | 1A | Flora of the Mojave Desert | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Mon Jul 21, 1980 | 22D | Desert flora | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Jul 13, 1980 | 106D | Chollas | William J. Yskamp | Maleska |
Thu May 8, 1980 | 21D | Potted plants | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Mon Apr 28, 1980 | 25D | Queens of the night | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Oct 23, 1979 | 50D | Cholla and saguaro | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1979 | 77D | Cholla and opuntia | David J. Pohl and John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue Jun 5, 1979 | 1A | Desert plants | Butler | Maleska |
Mon May 1, 1978 | 35A | Desert beauties | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Thu Apr 20, 1978 | 41D | Chollas, saguaros, etc. | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Jul 10, 1977 | 36A | Saguaros | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Fri Apr 29, 1977 | 14A | Desert plants | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Nov 17, 1976 | 14A | Spiny plants | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Mon Jul 26, 1976 | 8A | Hardy plants | Jay Spry | Weng |
Wed Jun 2, 1976 | 49A | Potted plants | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Tue May 4, 1976 | 12D | Prickly pear and cereus | Esther Blum | Weng |
Wed Jan 21, 1976 | 26D | Saguaros | Stanley A. Kurzban | Weng |
Sun Jan 5, 1975 | 45D | Plants of the West | Diana Sessions | Weng |
Thu Oct 17, 1974 | 7D | Desert blooms | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Sun Aug 19, 1973 | 15D | Saguaros | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Thu Jun 21, 1973 | 14A | Saguaros, etc. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 3, 1972 | 21A | Saguaros | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Sat Dec 18, 1971 | 1D | Spiny plants | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 18, 1970 | 28D | Desert plants | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 12, 1969 | 16A | Prickly pears | Ross L. Jamison Jr. | Weng |
Sun Sep 1, 1968 | 63D | Spiny plants | Will Weng | Farrar |
Mon May 13, 1968 | 1A | Plants. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 21, 1968 | 142A | Desert pears. | John Willig | Farrar |
Tue Sep 12, 1967 | 7A | Desert plants. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Wed Jun 1, 1966 | 6D | Desert flowers. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 27, 1965 | 45D | Opuntias. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 1, 1965 | 102D | Certain potted plants. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Aug 25, 1964 | 1A | Desert plants. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 24, 1964 | 18D | Plants. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 18, 1963 | 43D | Certain plants. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sat Sep 7, 1963 | 15A | Desert plants. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 20, 1962 | 56A | Desert plants. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 6, 1961 | 51D | Mescal and cholla. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 13, 1960 | 1D | Prickly pears. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 3, 1959 | 27D | Saguaro, opuntia, etc. | George W. Frank | Farrar |
Sun May 31, 1959 | 155A | Chollas. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Feb 22, 1958 | 49D | Saguaros. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Feb 21, 1957 | 40D | Drought area forage. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Fri Jan 25, 1957 | 40A | Saguaro, mescal, etc. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 28, 1955 | 19A | Desert plants. | Ruth H. Oliver | Farrar |
Wed Feb 23, 1955 | 23D | Prickly pears. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun May 9, 1954 | 19A | Prickly pear, mescal, etc. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Fri Apr 3, 1953 | 52D | Prickly pear and night-blooming cereus. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Sun Apr 13, 1952 | 122D | Xerophilous plants. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Mon Feb 11, 1952 | 59A | Blooms on the desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 28, 1947 | 35A | Spiny plants of the desert. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Jun 29, 1947 | 1A | Prickly pears. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Nov 14, 1943 | 1A | Scaly plants. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |