Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Nov 27, 2024 | 34A | Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak | Jill Singer | Fagliano |
Sun May 19, 2024 | 111D | A "waking dream," per Aristotle | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
Fri May 17, 2024 | 16A | Last thing left in Pandora's box | Hemant Mehta | Fagliano |
Sat Apr 6, 2024 | 22A | Intend | Byron Walden | Fagliano |
Sat Jan 7, 2023 | 4D | Word at the center of Rhode Island's flag | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
Sun Jun 19, 2022 | 75A | Cross one's fingers (2) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Mon Mar 14, 2022 | 10A | It springs eternal | Stephen Hiltner | Shortz |
Tue Oct 19, 2021 | 9D | Wish (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Mon Jul 12, 2021 | 24D | "Cross my heart and ___ to die" | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Sun Nov 8, 2020 | 102A | "To live without ___ is to cease to live": Dostoyevsky | Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Fri Jun 21, 2019 | 44D | Word before and after against (5) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 2019 | 21A | It stayed in Pandora's box (2) | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Thu Dec 6, 2018 | 58D | 2008 political catchword | Sophia Maymudes | Shortz |
Tue Jul 24, 2018 | 30A | What you might do when you cross your fingers | Jonathan M. Kaye | Shortz |
Sun May 7, 2017 | 31A | 2008 Obama catchword (2) | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Mon Jan 2, 2017 | 48A | Wish (2) | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Thu Apr 9, 2015 | 5A | Cynic's lack | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Fri Jan 30, 2015 | 2D | "___ is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness": Desmond Tutu | David Phillips | Shortz |
Sun Jan 11, 2015 | 60A | 2008 Obama catchword (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 2014 | 56D | Bill Clinton's Arkansas birthplace | Matt Skoczen and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Apr 7, 2014 | 32A | Arkansas town where Bill Clinton was born | Douglas Taillon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 22, 2012 | 16A | 2008 campaign theme | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Wed Aug 29, 2012 | 30A | Cross one's fingers (2) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Mon Mar 12, 2012 | 35D | Optimist's feeling | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Apr 26, 2011 | 1A | Word on a 2008 Obama poster | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2011 | 15A | It stayed in Pandora's box (2) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Fri Sep 17, 2010 | 43A | One might lose it in a crisis | Jonah Kagan, Brown University '13 | Shortz |
Wed Apr 15, 2009 | 55A | "Keep ___ alive!" | Michael Vuolo | Shortz |
Thu Mar 27, 2008 | 6A | A good breakfast, but a bad supper, according to Francis Bacon | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Fri Aug 17, 2007 | 44A | Word before and after "against" (5) | Roger Barkan | Shortz |
Fri Dec 8, 2006 | 10D | Bad thing to abandon | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Jul 16, 2006 | 36D | Word before and after "against" (5) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Sun Nov 14, 2004 | 30A | Rhode Island's motto (3) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun May 16, 2004 | 88D | "A good breakfast, but an ill supper": Francis Bacon | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jun 4, 2003 | 52D | Clinton's birthplace (3) | Kelly Katharine Delevan | Shortz |
Wed Feb 26, 2003 | 33D | Crosby partner | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Fri Jun 7, 2002 | 51D | Desire | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed May 8, 2002 | 55A | Clinton's birthplace (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Aug 16, 2001 | 16A | Rhode Island's motto (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Sep 8, 2000 | 2D | "A waking dream": Aristotle | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Mar 6, 2000 | 14A | What an optimist always has | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Oct 24, 1999 | 6A | Pessimist's lack | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Aug 18, 1999 | 11D | Chance for success | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Jun 14, 1999 | 55A | One of Pandora's finds | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Jun 9, 1999 | 7D | Word before and after "against" (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Mar 24, 1999 | 41D | Crossed fingers symbolize it | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 12, 1998 | 25A | "A waking dream," according to Aristotle | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Sep 22, 1997 | 33D | Aspiration | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Sep 8, 1997 | 63A | "___ springs eternal" | Robert Goldberg | Shortz |
Tue Aug 26, 1997 | 45A | Second of three virtues | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Tue Jul 8, 1997 | 13D | Long (for) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Tue Nov 19, 1996 | 71A | Bill Clinton's birthplace | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 12, 1995 | 59D | Rhode Island's motto (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Nov 1, 1995 | 14A | Clinton's birthplace (3) | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 1994 | 60A | ___ Diamond | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun May 8, 1994 | 85A | Word before and after "against" (5) | Ralph G. Beaman | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Feb 6, 2022 | Diagramless | 42A | What's left in Pandora's box | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Jul 21, 2013 | Diagramless | 12D | Optimistic view | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mar 4, 2012 | Diagramless | 23A | Bill Clinton's birthplace | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Dec 14, 2008 | Diagramless | 31D | It springs eternal | Thomas Takaro | Shortz |
Jan 28, 2001 | Acrostic | N | "The miserable have no other medicine / But only ___" ("Measure for Measure") | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Oct 24, 1993 | 22D | Fabulous diamond | Frances Hansen | Taub |
Thu Sep 30, 1993 | 1D | One-liner master | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
Sun Jul 4, 1993 | 113D | EXPECTANCY | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Sun May 23, 1993 | 80A | Clinton's hometown | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1993 | 15A | W.J.C.'s town of expectation? | Mel Taub | Maleska |
Mon Jun 29, 1992 | 31A | Perennial comedian Bob | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Wed Jan 8, 1992 | 23A | Crosby's road partner | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Apr 29, 1991 | 55D | Famous diamond | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Thu May 3, 1990 | 14A | Expectancy | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Mar 20, 1990 | 53D | Aspire | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed Jan 31, 1990 | 20A | It springs eternal | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Mon Jan 15, 1990 | 1A | Comedian Bob ___ | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Mon Sep 4, 1989 | 16A | Kind of chest | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 24, 1989 | 3D | Hospital ship | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Tue Jul 11, 1989 | 23A | Diamond name | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Thu Sep 29, 1988 | 38A | Hospital ship | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Thu Aug 11, 1988 | 33A | Famed octogenarian | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1988 | 86A | R.I. motto | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Feb 14, 1988 | 82D | Expectation | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1987 | 20D | Leslie Townes ___ | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Thu Jul 16, 1987 | 61A | Faith follower | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Sat Jul 4, 1987 | 58D | Diamond for Bob? | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Dec 4, 1985 | 61A | Optimistic feeling | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Thu Oct 31, 1985 | 10D | Well-traveled comedian | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Jul 4, 1985 | 14A | Bob of U.S.O. fame | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri Jun 14, 1985 | 11D | Road man of Hollywood | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sun Sep 2, 1984 | 133A | Famous diamond | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun Mar 11, 1984 | 7D | Expectancy | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Mon Jul 4, 1983 | 48D | "Old Ski-Nose" | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Jan 16, 1983 | 96D | Dickinson's "thing with feathers" | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed Jan 5, 1983 | 26D | Between faith and charity | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Jan 15, 1982 | 10A | Between faith and charity | John D. Messenheimer | Maleska |
Fri May 8, 1981 | 47D | Diamond name | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Fri Oct 31, 1980 | 18D | "___ springs eternal ... ": Pope | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Wed Jul 9, 1980 | 56D | Famed hospital ship | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon Apr 21, 1980 | 54D | Diamond name | Marie West | Maleska |
Sun Dec 23, 1979 | 40D | Faith follower | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Fri Oct 26, 1979 | 33A | "Road" film star | Morton Braun | Maleska |
Wed Jun 27, 1979 | 50A | Kind of chest | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Mon Apr 9, 1979 | 2D | Frequent emcee for Oscar awards | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Apr 1, 1979 | 5D | R.I. motto | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Mon Mar 5, 1979 | 53A | It "springs eternal" | John Finch | Maleska |
Mon Aug 7, 1978 | 50D | Hospital ship | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Fri Jul 14, 1978 | 52D | Motto of Rhode Island | Bert Beaman | Maleska |
Thu Feb 2, 1978 | 14A | Lange from Conn. | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat Jan 21, 1978 | 16A | "The Prisoner of Zenda" author | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Sat Apr 2, 1977 | 32A | Confident expectation | Manny Miller | Maleska |
Sun Jan 2, 1977 | 4D | Actress Lange | Josephine A. Felker | Weng |
Wed Oct 6, 1976 | 51D | "___ springs eternal ... " | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Sat Jul 31, 1976 | 51D | Miss Lange | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Mon Jun 28, 1976 | 2D | Between faith and charity | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Tue Apr 6, 1976 | 10A | Trust | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Thu Apr 1, 1976 | 31D | Between faith and charity | Henry Hook | Weng |
Fri Sep 5, 1975 | 2D | Famous diamond | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Fri May 23, 1975 | 1A | "Ski-nose" | Henry Hook | Weng |
Tue Feb 4, 1975 | 67A | Kind of chest | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Oct 22, 1974 | 53D | Aspiration | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Thu Sep 26, 1974 | 2D | Optimist's feeling | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Mon Apr 15, 1974 | 52D | Famous diamond | Helen Pettigrew | Weng |
Fri Dec 28, 1973 | 55D | Type of chest | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 22, 1973 | 25D | Bob or writer Anthony | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 4, 1973 | 60D | Friend of 40 Across | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 20, 1973 | 8D | Expect | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 8, 1973 | 97A | "Road" film star | Ronald Hirschfeld | Weng |
Thu Jul 27, 1972 | 2D | Famed diamond | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jun 23, 1972 | 69A | "___ springs eternal ... " | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 8, 1972 | 58A | Expectation | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 15, 1971 | 1A | Follower of faith | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 17, 1971 | 42D | One of three sisters | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 22, 1970 | 15A | Hospital ship | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 11, 1970 | 2D | Desire | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 19, 1969 | 16A | Aspire. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 19, 1969 | 55D | Confidence. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 4, 1969 | 14A | Bob. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 27, 1969 | 55A | Aspire to. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 16, 1969 | 18A | Expectation. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 29, 1968 | 14A | Show business name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 27, 1968 | 20D | One of "these three" | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Sun May 19, 1968 | 31A | Promise. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sat Jan 6, 1968 | 30A | Rhode Island's motto. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 4, 1967 | 23A | Rhode Island's motto. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 28, 1967 | 22D | Trust. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 24, 1967 | 20A | Expect. | Dorothy Bauer | Farrar |
Tue Mar 21, 1967 | 14A | One of a Biblical trio. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Fri Dec 23, 1966 | 53A | Famous hospital ship. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 2, 1966 | 8D | Promise. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 16, 1966 | 69A | ___ diamond. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Sep 11, 1965 | 59D | Famous diamond. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 22, 1965 | 48D | Promise. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 26, 1964 | 2D | Silver lining. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 8, 1964 | 55D | One of a Biblical trio. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 27, 1962 | 2D | One of a Biblical trio. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 7, 1962 | 63A | Popular comedian. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 26, 1962 | 5A | Trust. | Helen H. Kamerling | Farrar |
Wed Apr 18, 1962 | 26D | Promise. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Feb 24, 1962 | 28D | One of a well-known trio. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Jun 29, 1961 | 27D | Silver lining. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 28, 1961 | 59A | Faith's companion. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 6, 1960 | 1D | Rhode Island's motto. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 2, 1960 | 45A | Good promise. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 3, 1959 | 1A | One of a Biblical trio. | Charles Allen | Farrar |
Tue Sep 23, 1958 | 18A | Courage to go on. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 2, 1958 | 32A | Want and expect. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 8, 1957 | 82D | Denizen of Pandora's box. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Dec 15, 1956 | 44D | Anthony ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 21, 1956 | 56A | Want and expect. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Wed Nov 14, 1956 | 5D | Famous diamond. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 17, 1956 | 59A | Want and expect. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Wed Mar 14, 1956 | 2D | Radio and TV celebrity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 28, 1955 | 46D | Follower of "faith." | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu May 5, 1955 | 2D | Want and expect. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Fri Apr 29, 1955 | 39A | M. C. of the Oscar evening. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 3, 1955 | 60A | Much-traveled comedian. | Fred C. Jaschob | Farrar |
Mon Sep 27, 1954 | 5A | Funnyman Bob. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Mon Mar 15, 1954 | 57A | Comedian born in England. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Jan 28, 1954 | 5A | Comedy star. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Mon Oct 12, 1953 | 1A | Golf-playing comedian. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 11, 1953 | 14A | What was left in Pandora's box. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sun Mar 8, 1953 | 104D | Good promise. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Thu Oct 30, 1952 | 55D | Well-known Hollywood golfer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 8, 1952 | 49A | Pal of the "Groaner." | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 20, 1952 | 55D | Name of a pale blue diamond weighing 44.5 carats. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 5, 1951 | 6A | He plays golf with Crosby. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 11, 1951 | 1D | Fast-talking comedian. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 28, 1951 | 2D | Man with a Hooper. | Edward Barnett | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1949 | 43D | Only thing left in Pandora's box. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Sep 5, 1948 | 77D | He says he "Never Left Home." | Alice Cook | Farrar |
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