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236 total results for MELEE( score: 50 )
88 results for MELEE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Sep 21, 2024 | 35A | A whole bunch of people in a row | David Karp | Fagliano |
Tue Sep 3, 2024 | 34A | Fracas (10) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 29, 2024 | 44A | Fracas (10) | Jeffrey Lease | Fagliano |
Sun Mar 10, 2024 | 93A | Battle royale | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Nov 3, 2023 | 29A | More than a scuffle (3) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Oct 4, 2023 | 12D | Free-for-all (17) | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Tue Sep 26, 2023 | 50D | All-out brawl | Shannon Rapp and Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2022 | 18A | *Spike ___ | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman | Shortz |
Fri Aug 5, 2022 | 2D | Fracas (10) | Erik Agard and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Fri Jul 1, 2022 | 58A | Rumpus | Christina Iverson and Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Sun Sep 12, 2021 | 71D | Chaotic skirmish | Alex Rosen | Shortz |
Wed May 26, 2021 | 28D | Hockey game interruption, maybe | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri May 14, 2021 | 15D | Hockey game highlight, for some | Yacob Yonas | Shortz |
Fri Jun 19, 2020 | 51D | Battle royal | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Wed Apr 22, 2020 | 32D | Free-for-all (17) | Jules Markey | Shortz |
Sun Feb 2, 2020 | 37D | Fracas (10) | Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams | Shortz |
Fri Feb 15, 2019 | 45D | Imbroglio | Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Thu Jun 14, 2018 | 51A | Free-for-all (17) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Fri Apr 6, 2018 | 29D | Word from the French for "mixed" | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 28, 2017 | 8D | Free-for-all (17) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Tue Mar 7, 2017 | 11D | Major scuffle | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Fri Apr 22, 2016 | 46D | Row with many people | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sat Mar 12, 2016 | 16A | Big scrap | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Fri Jan 29, 2016 | 28D | Highlight for some hockey fans | David Phillips | Shortz |
Mon Jun 29, 2015 | 57D | Brawl (6) | Todd Gross and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Nov 18, 2014 | 66A | Brawl (6) | Jacob McDermott | Shortz |
Sat May 31, 2014 | 29A | Knuckle-bruiser | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 27, 2014 | 114A | Free-for-all (17) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Thu Nov 21, 2013 | 11D | Fray | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Sun Mar 3, 2013 | 64D | Donnybrook (11) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2012 | 18A | Donnybrook (11) | James F. C. Burns | Shortz |
Sun Feb 12, 2012 | 75A | Fracas (10) | Kurt Mueller | Shortz |
Tue Dec 13, 2011 | 36A | Big brawl | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Mon Sep 26, 2011 | 27D | Brawl (6) | David Gray | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 2011 | 5D | Hockey game highlight, for many | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Tue Dec 25, 2007 | 55D | Knock-down-drag-out (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Nov 19, 2007 | 13D | Fracas (10) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 29, 2007 | 56D | Ruckus (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon May 21, 2007 | 64A | Fracas (10) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Thu Feb 8, 2007 | 60A | Loud rumble? | Dan Reichert | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 2006 | 19A | Knock-down-drag-out (2) | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Wed Oct 4, 2006 | 38A | Ice hockey game interruption | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Mon Jul 12, 2004 | 40A | Free-for-all (17) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 | 45D | Rumble (4) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Feb 28, 2004 | 23D | Rumble (4) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Dec 18, 2002 | 20A | It may follow a bench-clearing | Merle Baker | Shortz |
Tue Dec 17, 2002 | 31A | Fracas (10) | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Wed Nov 27, 2002 | 16A | Barroom brawl | Ron O'Hair | Shortz |
Mon Oct 21, 2002 | 65A | Donnybrook (11) | Peter Sarrett | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 2002 | 14A | Donnybrook (11) | Denise M. Neuendorf | Shortz |
Fri Feb 8, 2002 | 43A | More than a scuffle (3) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Dec 31, 2001 | 69A | Donnybrook (11) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Oct 31, 2001 | 40A | Free-for-all (17) | Mary Pat Hidding | Shortz |
Tue Sep 11, 2001 | 60A | Free-for-all (17) | Joan Yanofsky | Shortz |
Mon Jul 3, 2000 | 66A | Brawl (6) | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Mon May 15, 2000 | 43A | Free-for-all (17) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 2000 | 26A | Tangle | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Dec 4, 1999 | 20A | Fight | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 5, 1999 | 79A | Donnybrook (11) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Jul 26, 1999 | 34A | Ruckus (3) | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Thu May 27, 1999 | 38A | More than a scuffle (3) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Tue Sep 22, 1998 | 46A | Free-for-all (17) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 1998 | 57D | Free-for-all (17) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Mon Jun 22, 1998 | 16A | Confused struggle | Shannon Burns | Shortz |
Wed May 6, 1998 | 9A | Donnybrook (11) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Tue Jul 22, 1997 | 49D | Free-for-all (17) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sat Jun 7, 1997 | 12D | Row (2) | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 1997 | 27D | Free-for-all (17) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Apr 11, 1997 | 50D | Free-for-all (17) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Nov 1, 1996 | 26D | Scrap | M. Rosen | Shortz |
Mon Oct 21, 1996 | 33A | Brawl (6) | J. Bender | Shortz |
Thu Oct 10, 1996 | 63A | Donnybrook (11) | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Sep 29, 1996 | 95D | Soccer game outcome? | M. Reagle | Shortz |
Tue Sep 24, 1996 | 43A | Ruckus (3) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 1996 | 1A | Free-for-all (17) | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon Jun 17, 1996 | 15A | Fracas (10) | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon Nov 20, 1995 | 32D | Free-for-all (17) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Aug 20, 1995 | 46D | Row (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Feb 5, 1995 | 88A | Donnybrook (11) | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Sun May 29, 1994 | 111D | Brawl (6) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Tue May 17, 1994 | 26A | Free-for-all (17) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon May 9, 1994 | 11D | Fracas (10) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Mar 27, 1994 | 30A | Noisy fight | Jeanette K. Brill | Shortz |
Thu Mar 17, 1994 | 65A | Donnybrook (11) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun Feb 20, 1994 | 109A | Donnybrook (11) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Jan 4, 1994 | 1A | Rumble (4) | David A. Rosen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 1994 | 80A | Rumble (4) | Brian G. Tyler | Shortz |
Thu Dec 30, 1993 | 31D | Near riot | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
1 result for MELEE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
May 20, 2018 | Cryptic | 22D | Fight with Maine general at Appomattox (5) | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
147 results for MELEE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Sep 30, 1993 | 38D | Free-for-all | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
Sun Aug 8, 1993 | 86A | Free-for-all | Tom Underhill | Maleska |
Sun Jun 20, 1993 | 67D | Brawl | Jan Hurschmann | Maleska |
Wed Apr 14, 1993 | 66A | Noisy fight | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Jan 1, 1993 | 56D | Affray | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Fri Sep 18, 1992 | 61A | Commotion | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Thu Apr 16, 1992 | 59A | Fracas | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Sat Feb 15, 1992 | 4D | Fracas | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Tue Jul 2, 1991 | 31D | Rowdydow | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu May 9, 1991 | 33D | Fracas | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun May 5, 1991 | 20A | Brawl | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Feb 28, 1991 | 25D | Brouhaha | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Nov 18, 1990 | 119D | Confused struggle | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Sun Sep 9, 1990 | 85A | Rowdydow | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Feb 16, 1990 | 26D | Free-for-all | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Sat Sep 30, 1989 | 43A | Battle royal | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon May 1, 1989 | 16A | Ruckus | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Dec 24, 1988 | 43A | Donnybrook | Sandra Burlingame | Maleska |
Sat Nov 26, 1988 | 41A | Free-for-all | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sun Nov 13, 1988 | 14A | Brawl | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue May 10, 1988 | 14D | Scuffle | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Thu Jan 28, 1988 | 31A | Skirmish | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sun Nov 22, 1987 | 64A | Brawl | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Fri Apr 24, 1987 | 7D | Free-for-all | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Jul 6, 1986 | 36D | Skirmish | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sat Jun 28, 1986 | 51D | Brawl | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Sun Apr 20, 1986 | 10D | Rowdydow | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Thu Mar 6, 1986 | 69A | Rowdydow | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Sep 22, 1985 | 89A | Free-for-all | E. T. M. | Maleska |
Wed Jul 24, 1985 | 29D | Frantic fracas | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue May 28, 1985 | 10D | Brouhaha | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Mar 31, 1985 | 92D | Brawl | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sat Mar 30, 1985 | 24D | Donnybrook | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Nov 25, 1984 | 131A | Rowdydow | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Sep 30, 1984 | 8D | Confused struggle | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Maleska |
Sun Jun 10, 1984 | 20A | Fracas | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Tue Nov 29, 1983 | 32D | Affray | Frances K. Schnitzer | Maleska |
Sun Sep 25, 1983 | 116A | Scuffle | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Jul 17, 1983 | 35A | Skirmish | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun May 8, 1983 | 51D | Battle royal | Elaine Schorr | Maleska |
Tue May 3, 1983 | 22A | Fracas | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Mon Mar 14, 1983 | 7D | Brawl | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Sun Feb 6, 1983 | 64A | Skirmish | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Fri Dec 17, 1982 | 39A | Free-for-all | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Apr 25, 1982 | 69D | Wingding | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Feb 13, 1982 | 45D | Homophone for Malay | Virginia Butler | Maleska |
Thu Dec 17, 1981 | 38A | Affray | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Wed Aug 19, 1981 | 7D | Riot | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Wed Jun 3, 1981 | 32A | Brawl | Rosalind Pavane | Maleska |
Fri Dec 12, 1980 | 47D | Rowdydow | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Dec 9, 1980 | 30D | Fracas | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jun 15, 1980 | 100D | Brawl | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri May 30, 1980 | 32A | Confused combat | Benson | Maleska |
Thu May 8, 1980 | 22A | Imbroglio | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Tue Mar 4, 1980 | 39D | Confused struggle | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Feb 6, 1980 | 26D | Rowdydow | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Wed Jan 16, 1980 | 10D | Mix-up | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Thu Mar 22, 1979 | 38A | Wingding | Dana Gross | Maleska |
Wed Mar 21, 1979 | 26A | Free-for-all | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon Sep 26, 1977 | 46D | Donnybrook | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Aug 16, 1977 | 15A | Confused struggle | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1977 | 36D | Skirmish | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sat Jan 1, 1977 | 27D | Turmoil | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Sun Oct 10, 1976 | 103D | Brouhaha | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Oct 30, 1975 | 11D | Set-to | Olga Kowals | Weng |
Sun May 18, 1975 | 112A | Free-for-all | Eleanor Tyler | Weng |
Mon Apr 7, 1975 | 6D | Row | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Fri Mar 28, 1975 | 65A | Turmoil | Jean Reed | Weng |
Sun Jan 19, 1975 | 49D | Brawl | J. A. Felker | Weng |
Tue Jul 9, 1974 | 37A | Row | Christine Tilgner | Weng |
Sun May 5, 1974 | 75D | Fracas | Louis C. Mandes Jr. | Weng |
Wed Mar 6, 1974 | 30A | Fracas | Trussel | Weng |
Thu Jul 19, 1973 | 39A | Skirmish | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 13, 1973 | 64A | Free-for-all | Ted Kern | Weng |
Sun Apr 15, 1973 | 49A | Brawl | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Mon Apr 2, 1973 | 12A | Fight | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 31, 1973 | 48D | Brawl | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 21, 1972 | 34D | Fracas | Joli Quentin Kansil | Weng |
Fri Jul 14, 1972 | 6D | Scuffle | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 11, 1972 | 17A | Confusion | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 3, 1971 | 117A | Brawl | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Wed May 12, 1971 | 37A | Scuffle | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 4, 1970 | 131D | Free-for-all | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun Oct 26, 1969 | 32D | Turmoil | Mary M. Murdoch | Weng |
Tue Sep 23, 1969 | 40A | Brawl. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 27, 1969 | 100A | Confused skirmish | Ruth Ball | Weng |
Tue Jul 15, 1969 | 19A | Brouhaha. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Mar 28, 1969 | 47D | Donnybrook. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 14, 1969 | 27D | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 26, 1968 | 12D | Battle royal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 26, 1968 | 27D | Fracas. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 7, 1967 | 69A | Confused struggle. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Mon Mar 20, 1967 | 26D | Fray. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Wed Jun 22, 1966 | 33D | Fracas. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1966 | 75A | Affray. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Mar 28, 1965 | 26A | Brawl. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Mar 19, 1965 | 27D | Fray. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 29, 1965 | 66A | Fight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 3, 1964 | 52D | Fracas. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 23, 1964 | 36A | Affray. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 16, 1963 | 39D | Fracas. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 7, 1963 | 31D | Fight. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Dec 9, 1962 | 117D | Free-for-all. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Tue Oct 16, 1962 | 43A | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 13, 1962 | 35A | Skirmish. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 25, 1962 | 64A | Fracas. | Anna Gram | Farrar |
Tue Feb 20, 1962 | 66A | Brawl. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 19, 1961 | 42D | Rough-and-tumble. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 19, 1961 | 48A | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 2, 1961 | 19D | Scuffle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 11, 1961 | 8D | Skirmish. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 29, 1961 | 24A | Relative of a "rumble." | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 22, 1960 | 33D | Brawl. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 8, 1960 | 103D | Battle royal. | H. R. Craft | Farrar |
Tue Sep 15, 1959 | 40A | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 23, 1959 | 43A | Affray. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sat Dec 6, 1958 | 27D | Hand-to-hand fight. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Jul 15, 1958 | 43A | Dogfight. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Apr 14, 1958 | 31A | Free-for-all. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Fri Dec 27, 1957 | 25D | Skirmish. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 3, 1957 | 26A | Fray. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Sep 24, 1956 | 28D | Battle royal. | Irving L. Rosenheim | Farrar |
Fri Jun 1, 1956 | 46D | Riotous demonstration. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Feb 8, 1956 | 43A | Confused fight. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Jan 6, 1956 | 26A | Free-for-all. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed May 11, 1955 | 30D | Fracas. | John M. Holmes | Farrar |
Fri Mar 4, 1955 | 6D | Free-for-all. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Tue Nov 16, 1954 | 45D | Rowdy fight. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Mon Oct 25, 1954 | 20A | General hand-to-hand fight. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Fri Jul 9, 1954 | 48D | Skirmish. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 2, 1954 | 53D | Bargain sale combat. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Tue Jul 7, 1953 | 30A | Brawl. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Tue Feb 17, 1953 | 8D | Skirmish. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Mon Sep 22, 1952 | 33D | Noisy affray. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 28, 1952 | 59A | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 26, 1952 | 22A | Hand-to-hand fight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 23, 1951 | 78A | Free-for-all. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Wed May 2, 1951 | 15A | Free-for-all. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 8, 1951 | 41D | Free-for-all. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1950 | 124A | Fracas. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1948 | 99A | Scuffle. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Jul 13, 1947 | 138A | Tumult. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1945 | 70A | Street fighting. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Sep 10, 1944 | 66A | Brawl. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Jan 16, 1944 | 58A | Fight. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1943 | 99D | Skirmish. | C. Hartley Mills | Farrar |
Sun May 24, 1942 | 65D | Fight. | Charles Cross | Farrar |