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105 total results for ESSENES( score: 50 )
21 results for ESSENES from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jun 28, 2020 | 95D | Dead Sea Scrolls sect (4) | Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang | Shortz |
Thu Dec 12, 2019 | 21A | Contemporaries of the Sadducees | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sat Nov 23, 2019 | 57A | Contemporaries of the Pharisees and Sadducees | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Sun Jun 11, 2017 | 115A | Dead Sea Scrolls sect (4) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Fri Aug 19, 2016 | 44D | Early Judaic sect | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Wed Feb 24, 2016 | 12D | Dead Sea Scrolls sect (4) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Sat May 31, 2014 | 22A | Sect in ancient Judea | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 20, 2013 | 109A | Dead Sea Scrolls preservers (2) | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Wed Nov 19, 2008 | 13D | Ancient Dead Sea sect | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Aug 26, 2007 | 36D | Dead Sea Scrolls sect (4) | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Sat Nov 11, 2006 | 56A | People described by Josephus | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Jan 14, 2005 | 3D | Ascetics of yore | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jul 12, 2004 | 5D | Ancient Jewish sect | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Jul 13, 2002 | 38A | Keepers of a famous ancient library | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Sep 4, 2001 | 45D | Ancient ascetics (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Nov 13, 1998 | 20A | Qumran inhabitants | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Feb 1, 1997 | 40D | Presumed authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls | R. H. Burns | Shortz |
Mon Oct 23, 1995 | 20A | Dead Sea Scrolls people | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 1995 | 65A | Ancient ascetics (2) | Christopher Page | Shortz |
Sat Mar 12, 1994 | 11D | Group in biblical history | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
Sat Feb 5, 1994 | 63A | Dead Sea Scrolls preservers (2) | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
1 result for ESSENES from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 25, 2007 | Panda | 43D | Did Ness see them near the Dead Sea? | Mel Taub | Shortz |
83 results for ESSENES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Dec 5, 1992 | 13D | Early monastics | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Mar 29, 1992 | 17D | Ancient celibates | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sat Nov 23, 1991 | 14D | Ancient ascetics | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri May 31, 1991 | 40D | Ascetics of yore | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Tue May 28, 1991 | 23A | Early ascetics | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Sat Feb 16, 1991 | 10D | Scroll scribes | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Nov 1, 1990 | 40D | Ancient ascetics | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Mon Feb 5, 1990 | 20A | Ancient sect | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Oct 30, 1989 | 56A | Ancient ascetics | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Tue May 16, 1989 | 20A | Ancient Jewish brotherhood | William Baxley | Maleska |
Sat Nov 26, 1988 | 60A | Dead Sea monastics | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sun Nov 13, 1988 | 27A | Dead Sea scroll guardians | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Sun Oct 2, 1988 | 88A | Early ascetics | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sat Apr 30, 1988 | 63A | Ascetic Jewish sect | Vaughn Keith | Maleska |
Tue Mar 8, 1988 | 14D | Ancient ascetics | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Thu Nov 19, 1987 | 13D | Ancient group of mystics | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed May 20, 1987 | 20A | Ancient ascetics | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Fri Sep 19, 1986 | 15A | Ancient mystics | Hickmott | Maleska |
Fri Jan 3, 1986 | 29D | Ancient ascetics | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Aug 22, 1985 | 22D | Ancient Jewish ascetics | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Jun 9, 1985 | 39D | Ascetics of yore | Sally Coyle | Maleska |
Fri Apr 12, 1985 | 42D | Ancient ascetics | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sun Jan 13, 1985 | 95D | Ancient Jewish sect | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sat Sep 26, 1981 | 31A | Early Hebrew ascetics | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Sat Jun 20, 1981 | 14D | Ascetics of the second century B.C. | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sun Apr 16, 1978 | 27A | Ancient ascetics | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Jul 29, 1977 | 53A | Monastics of yore | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Tue Jan 18, 1977 | 41D | Old Judaic sect | Jean Reed | Weng |
Mon Aug 9, 1976 | 42D | Early ascetics | D. Davis | Weng |
Tue May 21, 1974 | 9D | Ascetics of old | Lois Hillis | Weng |
Sun Mar 24, 1974 | 6D | Early monastics | Charles Baron | Weng |
Sat Nov 24, 1973 | 25D | Early Jewish sect members | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 9, 1972 | 44D | Ancient ascetics | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 16, 1972 | 61D | Early monastics | C. McInerney | Weng |
Sun Apr 25, 1971 | 64D | Early mystics | Nancy W. Atkinson | Weng |
Sun Feb 28, 1971 | 109D | Secreters of Dead Sea Scrolls | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Fri Jul 10, 1970 | 14D | Early ascetics | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 14, 1969 | 67A | Ancient ascetics. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 17, 1969 | 69A | Early ascetics. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 7, 1969 | 25A | Ancient ascetics. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Oct 14, 1968 | 39A | Sect of the year one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1966 | 42D | Secreters of the Dead Sea Scrolls. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 17, 1966 | 29A | Name meaning "the pious ones." | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 10, 1963 | 23A | Mystics of 19 centuries ago. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 15, 1961 | 12D | Preservers of Dead Sea Scrolls. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 20, 1961 | 25D | Sect of the year one. | Diana R. Sessions | Farrar |
Sat May 20, 1961 | 59A | Ancient monastic order. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 21, 1961 | 19A | Ascetics of the year one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 24, 1960 | 7D | An order of men at the time of Christ. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 17, 1959 | 12D | The "pious ones" of ancient Judea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 12, 1959 | 68A | Men of Qumran monastery. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 11, 1958 | 28A | Mystics of the 1st century. | Geraldine W. King | Farrar |
Mon Nov 11, 1957 | 19A | Members of early religious order. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 6, 1957 | 120A | Mystics of 15 centuries ago. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Wed Sep 11, 1957 | 13D | The pious ones of the Dead Sea. | Josephine Martin | Farrar |
Thu Nov 3, 1955 | 41D | Preservers of the Dead Sea Scrolls. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 5, 1955 | 66A | Members of a monastic order. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 31, 1954 | 138A | Ancient ascetics. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Jul 2, 1954 | 59A | Hebrew sect. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Dec 22, 1953 | 38D | Ancient cenobites. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 25, 1953 | 58A | Early Hebrew monastics. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 4, 1953 | 114D | Early ascetics. | Diana R. Sessions | Farrar |
Sat Dec 27, 1952 | 9D | Early Hebrew monastics. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 22, 1952 | 19D | Communists of 100 A. D. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun May 18, 1952 | 116D | "Modest or pious ones" of ancient times. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1951 | 119D | B. C. sect. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sat Sep 15, 1951 | 58A | Jewish cenobites. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 7, 1951 | 59A | Early Palestine ascetics. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 29, 1951 | 142A | Characters in "The Brook Kerith." | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jun 3, 1951 | 8D | Hebrew sectarians. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 22, 1950 | 79A | Ancient order. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Sep 11, 1949 | 20D | Characters in Moore's "The Brook Kerith." | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun May 29, 1949 | 30A | Ancient ascetics. | Alice H. Cook | Farrar |
Sun Sep 5, 1948 | 52D | Ascetics of ancient Palestine. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Jan 12, 1947 | 144A | Ancient cenobites. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Jan 5, 1947 | 151A | Ancient order. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Dec 8, 1946 | 66D | 2nd Century Communists. | Katherine McKenna | Farrar |
Sun Mar 17, 1946 | 126A | Members of ancient monastic sect. | Lewis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Feb 24, 1946 | 20D | Hebrew ascetics. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Aug 12, 1945 | 143A | Jewish brotherhood. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Oct 22, 1944 | 14D | Ascetic Jewish sect. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jan 16, 1944 | 57D | Members of ancient Jewish sect. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Aug 23, 1942 | 141A | Ancient Jewish cenobites. | Louis Baron | Farrar |