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208 total results for ESC   ( score: 50 )

183 results for ESC from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Tue Apr 16, 202417DWindow-closing key (2)Adam Vincent
Sun Jan 14, 202497DKeyboard corner keyJohn Kugelman
Sun Nov 26, 2023105AUpper-left keyboard keyAdam Wagner and Michael Lieberman
Mon Nov 13, 202336A"Exit" key (4)Benjamin Fink
Thu Nov 9, 202331AKeyboard key not found on smartphonesSimeon Seigel
Fri Oct 6, 202330AKeyboard abbr. (2)Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
Thu Oct 5, 202321DF1 neighbor (5)Daniel Bodily
Wed Sep 27, 202342A"Cancel" on a keyboardScott Koenig
Fri Apr 28, 202348AHigh keyMalaika Handa and Erik Agard
Sat Mar 11, 202317AIt's northwest of 1Tom Pepper
Sat Jan 14, 202317AKey in a corner (3)David Karp
Wed Dec 21, 20228DKey for getting out, not in (2)Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
Thu Oct 6, 202227AKey used for exitingSimeon Seigel
Mon Aug 29, 20228DTop-left keyboard keyChase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
Wed Jul 6, 202249AKey that works to exit but not enterSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
Fri Jun 17, 202221AKey that closes a windowPao Roy
Thu Jun 16, 202248DBailout button (2)Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau
Tue Jun 7, 20221A"Get out" keyCarly Schuna
Sun May 22, 202269DAlt-___, PC command to switch between windowsDavid and Karen and Paul Steinberg
Tue Mar 29, 202221D"Emergency" keyboard keyJamey Smith
Thu Feb 10, 202227DKey to a quick exit?August Miller
Tue Jan 4, 20221AUpper-left keyboard buttonDavid Bukszpan
Sun Oct 10, 2021125APanic button, of a sortBrandon Koppy
Sun Oct 3, 2021119AKey for getting out, not in (2)Trenton Charlson
Wed Aug 4, 202141DHelp buttonBrandon Koppy
Wed Jun 23, 202162D"Exit" key (4)Kate Hawkins
Tue Jun 15, 202149AKey above a tilde (2)Owen Travis
Thu Apr 22, 20215DIt quits when it gets depressedJem Burch
Sun Apr 18, 202163DKey used to get out, but not inJohan Vass
Wed Feb 10, 202161DKey that exits full-screen videoKate Hawkins
Sun Nov 29, 202096AKey to get out (2)Eric Berlin
Wed Nov 4, 202011DF1 neighbor (5)Jack Murtagh
Thu Sep 3, 202034DKey used to get out, not inSid Sivakumar
Sun Aug 30, 202076DCanceling keyOlivia Mitra Framke
Mon Jul 20, 202019DKey above a tilde (2)Alex Eaton-Salners
Wed Jul 1, 202031DKey near "∼"Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
Wed Jun 10, 202060DKey to get out? (2)Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
Tue May 26, 202050A"Cancel" keyNeville Fogarty
Thu May 14, 202041DKey to get out of full-screen videoMichael Schlossberg
Fri Apr 17, 202056AAbbreviation near a tildeRobyn Weintraub
Wed Mar 18, 202044DNeighbor of F1 and a tildeRicky Cruz
Fri Mar 13, 202020ACtrl-Shift-___ (shortcut for a force-quit)Alex Eaton-Salners
Wed Jan 8, 202038A"Return from full-screen mode" keyAmanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk
Fri Jan 3, 202026AScreen-minimizing key (2)Will Treece
Sun Dec 15, 201977DAbbr. on a keyboard keyChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
Thu Dec 12, 201955AKey near the tildeAlex Eaton-Salners
Mon Oct 7, 201964ACorner key on a keyboardKeiran King
Sun Sep 22, 201966AScreen-minimizing key (2)Tracy Gray
Tue Sep 17, 201933APC bailout key (3)Paul Coulter
Sun Aug 4, 2019107DKey in a corner (3)Will Nediger
Sun Jun 30, 2019106APC key (29)Emily Carroll
Fri Jun 14, 201928AThe key to making a quick exit?Caitlin Reid
Mon Jun 10, 20199DPC panic button (2)Brad Wilber
Sat May 25, 201927AIt appears over a tildePaolo Pasco
Wed May 8, 201933AFull-screen mode exit keyStu Ockman
Fri May 3, 201929AF1 neighbor (5)Trenton Charlson
Fri Jan 11, 20194D"Exit full screen" buttonJim Horne and Jeff Chen
Sun Dec 16, 201873DCorner PC key (2)Sam Ezersky
Sat Sep 22, 20184DEmergency key (3)Sam Trabucco
Thu Sep 13, 201867AKey for exiting full-screen mode (2)Alex Eaton-Salners
Wed Aug 29, 201843AKey above "∼"Alex Bajcz
Mon Jun 4, 201855ACorner PC key (2)Zhouqin Burnikel
Wed May 2, 201851ACorner keyboard keyBryant White
Thu Mar 8, 201845ACorner key (2)Jim Quinlan
Sat Nov 18, 201759DKey used to make an exitSam Trabucco
Tue Jul 11, 201751DYouTube full-screen mode exit keyZhouqin Burnikel
Wed Jul 5, 201740AWindow-closing key (2)Jake Halperin
Mon Apr 10, 20175DKeyboard key (3)Lonnie Burton
Sun Feb 19, 2017104DPC key (29)Bruce Haight
Sun Aug 21, 201636DExit key (4)Kathy Matheson and Jeff Chen
Wed Jul 13, 201665DWith 67-Down, tool for getting out of a window, in briefTom McCoy
Tue May 31, 201656ATop-left button on most keyboardsSarah Keller
Sun May 8, 201649DMac keyDavid J. Kahn
Sun Jan 17, 2016104APC key (29)Jeff Chen
Thu Oct 22, 201523DKeyboard abbr. (2)Tracy Gray
Sat Oct 17, 201529DKey on a computer keyboardTimothy Polin
Mon Aug 31, 201561DAbort keyMichael Dewey
Wed Apr 8, 201526D"Exit full screen" keyZhouqin Burnikel
Mon Feb 2, 201524AKey for exiting full-screen mode (2)Jeffrey Wechsler
Mon Jan 26, 201522AUpper-left computer key: Abbr.Ian Livengood
Sun Oct 12, 20145DCorner key (2)Pawel Fludzinski
Sun Sep 14, 201461DGet-out-of-full-screen buttonTony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Sun Aug 3, 201454DEmergency key (3)Ian Livengood
Wed Apr 23, 201464DPC key (29)David J. Kahn
Sun Sep 22, 201357APC key (29)Mike Selinker
Mon Sep 9, 201349DPC key for problem situationsGary Cee
Wed Jun 12, 20135DKey next to F1Todd Gross
Mon May 20, 201311AEmergency PC key (7)Tim Croce
Wed Apr 10, 201358DKey to the left of F1Julian Lim
Tue Apr 2, 201310AKeyboard key (3)Ian Livengood
Mon Nov 12, 20125DEmergency PC key (7)Randall J. Hartman
Wed Oct 31, 201269APC key (29)Stu Ockman
Sun Oct 21, 20128DF1 neighbor (5)Caleb Rasmussen
Wed Aug 1, 201223AExit-the-program keyDoug Peterson
Fri Jul 20, 201234DBailout button (2)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Wed Jul 4, 201268AKeyboard key above ˜Caleb Madison
Tue May 8, 201253AF1 neighbor on a PCLynn Lempel
Wed Mar 21, 201236AExit key (4)Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Fri Nov 25, 201126AWay out: Abbr.Joe Krozel
Thu Nov 10, 201121DPC key (29)Tim Croce
Sun Oct 16, 201198APC key (29)Joel Fagliano
Sun Oct 9, 2011114DPC key (29)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Sep 13, 201125DUpper-left key (7)Patrick McIntyre
Thu Aug 25, 201146APC key (29)Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney
Tue Aug 9, 201145AKey to get out of a jam?Tony Orbach
Mon May 30, 201162DTop-row PC keyMichael Barnhart
Wed Mar 30, 201127DKey near F1Erik Wennstrom
Wed Mar 16, 201120AUpper-left key (7)Alan Arbesfeld
Tue Feb 8, 201129A"Get out" key: Abbr.Robert W. Harris
Sun Feb 6, 201156DLaptop key (3)David J. Kahn
Sun Jul 25, 2010104APC key (29)Alan Arbesfeld
Thu Mar 18, 201037ALaptop key (3)Daniel A. Finan
Mon Feb 8, 20106DPC bailout key (3)Paula Gamache
Sun Nov 22, 200972D"Help!" keyPatrick Merrell
Wed Sep 9, 200956AKey that might close a dialog boxRichard Chisholm
Tue Aug 11, 200966AUpper-left key (7)Oliver Hill
Tue Jul 7, 200927ALesser-used PC keyLynn Lempel
Fri Jun 12, 200928AIsolated PC keyPatrick Berry
Tue Dec 30, 200837ALaptop key (3)Doug Peterson
Wed Dec 17, 200843AEmergency PC key (7)John Farmer
Fri Nov 14, 200827APC way out?Brad Wilber
Mon Oct 6, 200845AEmergency PC key (7)Patrick Blindauer
Sun Aug 24, 200821APC key (29)Kevin G. Der
Mon Mar 31, 20088DPC bailout key (3)Jeff Armstrong
Tue Mar 18, 200823DUpper-left key (7)David Pringle
Wed Aug 29, 200740AUpper-left key (7)Jayne and Alex Boisvert
Fri Jul 20, 20077DAbbr. on a keyBarry C. Silk
Sun Jul 15, 2007103DExit-the-program buttonPatrick Berry
Sun Jul 8, 200711DPC key (29)Elayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Mon Sep 25, 200624AEmergency PC key (7)Lynn Lempel
Wed Aug 23, 20066DUpper-left key (7)Kevan Choset
Thu Aug 3, 20061DKey in a corner (3)Nancy Salomon
Sat Dec 31, 200541AF1 neighbor (5)Robert H. Wolfe
Tue Jun 7, 200563DTop left PC keyLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sun Apr 10, 2005109ABailout key (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Apr 8, 200563DPC key (29)Manny Nosowsky
Wed Mar 30, 200547DKey abbr. (3)Richard Silvestri
Sun Dec 12, 200433APC key (29)Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sun Aug 29, 200490DIt's left of F1 on a PCManny Nosowsky
Mon Mar 1, 20041DPC key (29)Gail Grabowski
Thu Dec 18, 20031APC bailoutJohn Underwood
Thu Oct 30, 200360DPC key (29)Patrick Berry
Mon Sep 29, 200354APC key (29)Richard Chisholm
Wed Jul 9, 200348AKey futilely pushed after a computer freezePatrick Merrell
Mon Jun 16, 200323DComputer key: Abbr. (6)Norma Johnson
Tue May 27, 200358AComputer key (6)PAtrick MErrell
Mon Oct 21, 200232APC key (29)Peter Sarrett
Sun Oct 13, 200277ABailout key (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Sep 20, 200220APC key (29)Kevin Hagen
Wed Sep 18, 200228DComputer key (6)David J. Kahn
Wed May 15, 200232AUpper-left key (7)Kumar Balani
Sun Mar 31, 200229AKey abbr. (3)Lynn Lempel
Wed Sep 19, 200135DComputer key (6)Steven Dorfman
Tue Aug 28, 200158APC key (29)Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Jul 8, 2001102AComputer key: Abbr. (6)Michael S. Maurer
Thu Jun 14, 200145DPC key (29)Mark Diehl
Wed Apr 11, 200157DEmergency key (3)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Mon Apr 9, 200147DComputer key (6)Mel and Peggy Rosen
Wed Jan 10, 200141DPC key (29)Richard Silvestri
Mon Nov 20, 200011DPC key (29)Randall J. Hartman
Tue Sep 26, 200015DPC "oops" keyBill Ballard
Fri Apr 28, 200046AKey abbr. (3)Joe DiPietro
Thu Apr 13, 200046AKeyboard key (3)Matt Gaffney
Sat Feb 5, 200060DPC key (29)Chuck Deodene
Mon Aug 16, 199936AEmergency PC key (7)M. Francis Vuolo
Sun Jun 20, 199938DEmergency PC key (7)Manny Nosowsky
Sun Apr 25, 199989DPC key (29)Joe DiPietro
Sun Feb 14, 199942AKey lettersElizabeth Gorski
Sat Aug 22, 199827DComputer option: Abbr.David J. Kahn
Tue Mar 3, 199862DComputer key, for shortElizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Feb 15, 199882D"Go back!" on a PCRich Norris
Sat Jan 3, 199826APC key (29)Rich Norris
Thu Apr 10, 19979DComputer key: Abbr. (6)David J. Kahn
Wed Mar 5, 199740DComputer key (6)Michael S. Maurer
Tue Feb 11, 199748AComputer key abbr. (6)P. Jordan
Mon Oct 28, 199626APC key (29)R. Norris
Wed May 8, 199668APC panic button (2)R. Norris
Wed Mar 20, 199640APC key (29)G. Newman
Sat Sep 30, 199532DComputer key (6)Bryant White
Tue Aug 29, 199525AComputer key abbr. (6)John R. Conrad
Sun May 7, 1995109DHelpful PC key (2)Bob Klahn
Sun Feb 5, 199531AHelpful PC key (2)Frank A. Longo
Wed Sep 14, 199443DComputer key abbr. (6)Harvey Estes
5 results for ESC from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Dec 20, 2015Panda27DLead-in to apeJoel Fagliano
Aug 7, 2011Diagramless43AKey that gets you out of a window?Mike Nothnagel
Dec 2, 2007Diagramless70DPC keyMike Nothnagel
Mar 16, 2003Diagramless47AKey in the upper-left cornerFred Piscop
Nov 10, 2002Diagramless42DPC keyDave Tuller
20 results for ESC from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Apr 21, 19929DCoin of Portugal: Abbr.Nancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Mon Nov 11, 199116APort. monetary unitWilson McBeathMaleska
Mon Apr 2, 199050APort. moneySidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Mon Dec 8, 198667APort. monetary unitSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sun Oct 9, 198370APort. coinLouis BaronMaleska
Sun Nov 1, 1981134AGetaway: Abbr.Caroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Wed Dec 22, 19769DFire exit: Abbr.Sidney L. RobbinsWeng
Fri Oct 15, 197653AFire stair: Abbr.Jim PlacknerWeng
Fri May 28, 19761DFire exit: Abbr.RemleyWeng
Fri Nov 21, 197538AFire stair: Abbr.Samuel H. BarkanWeng
Sat Jul 26, 197522ASpanish coin: Abbr.Elaine D. SchorrWeng
Thu Sep 26, 19748DSpanish coin: Abbr.Anthony B. CanningWeng
Sun Oct 15, 197233APortuguese coin: Abbr.David A. MurrayWeng
Thu Apr 13, 197240DMoney of Portugal: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Sun Nov 1, 19709DSpanish coin: Abbr.A. J. SantoraWeng
Sun Nov 24, 196865ACoat of arms: Abbr.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sun Dec 11, 196637ASpanish coin: Abbr.Diana SessionsFarrar
Sat Apr 10, 19654DPortuguese coin: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 30, 196423APortuguese coin: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 20, 195392ANaval squadron: Abbr.Ethel LeStrangeFarrar
Anagrams:CSE, CES, ECS, SEC, SCE
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