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131 total results for NAILS( score: 50 )
43 results for NAILS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Oct 13, 2024 | 88A | Symbols of toughness, in a simile | Gary Larson and Doug Peterson | Fagliano |
Sun May 26, 2024 | 25A | Does perfectly (2) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Wed Nov 29, 2023 | 52D | Spots for polish | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Sat Aug 14, 2021 | 23D | Catches | Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 11, 2019 | 22D | Tough as ___ (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Nov 29, 2018 | 22A | They might be painted in a bathroom | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
Thu Sep 6, 2018 | 38A | Sticks, as a landing | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Jun 30, 2017 | 50D | Catches in the act | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Tue Sep 16, 2014 | 31D | They can take a pounding | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2014 | 55D | Finalizes, with "down" | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 9, 2012 | 97D | Barrelful at a hardware store | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Dec 8, 2011 | 10D | Gets perfectly | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Thu Oct 20, 2011 | 19D | Filed things | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Oct 17, 2011 | 18A | Manicurists treat them | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jul 19, 2010 | 53D | Tough as ___ (3) | David Blake | Shortz |
Sun Sep 13, 2009 | 99D | Does perfectly (2) | Todd Gross | Shortz |
Mon Dec 24, 2007 | 15A | Manicurists' concerns | Mark Sherwood | Shortz |
Sat Nov 24, 2007 | 39A | They may be done in a salon | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sat Jul 28, 2007 | 27A | Aces | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2007 | 106D | Accomplishes perfectly, as a dismount | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue May 8, 2007 | 40A | Polish receivers | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Apr 29, 2007 | 53D | Performs perfectly | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Tue Nov 21, 2006 | 64A | Some have big heads | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Wed Nov 15, 2006 | 14A | Manicurist's expertise | David Benkof | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2005 | 25D | Manicurists' targets | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2003 | 32D | Symbols of hardness (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Oct 22, 2003 | 25D | Symbol of toughness | Judy Cole | Shortz |
Wed Jul 16, 2003 | 13D | Things at one's fingertips? | Norm Guggenbiller | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2003 | 70A | Achieves perfectly | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Wed Feb 20, 2002 | 18D | They may be polished | Marjorie Richter | Shortz |
Fri Jan 11, 2002 | 23D | Catches red-handed | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon Mar 26, 2001 | 50A | Symbols of hardness (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Jan 3, 2001 | 27D | Epitome of toughness | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Dec 18, 2000 | 31D | Polish sites | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2000 | 17D | Catches but good | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Wed Oct 27, 1999 | 26D | Manicurists' jobs | Chris Sallade | Shortz |
Fri Jan 29, 1999 | 28D | Filed items | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 8, 1998 | 63A | Epitome of hardness | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Aug 5, 1997 | 25A | Tough as ___ (3) | William Bernhardt | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 1997 | 33D | Things to be filed | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Sun Oct 2, 1994 | 54A | Symbol of hardness | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Thu Sep 15, 1994 | 21D | Attaches | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Dec 3, 1993 | 49A | Secretaries may file these | Bill Click | Shortz |
3 results for NAILS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 25, 2007 | Panda | 29A | Lani's fasteners | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Aug 23, 1998 | Cryptic | 17A | Navy's leader does poorly with studs (5) | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Apr 5, 1998 | Diagramless | 43A | Hand weapons? | Frank Longo | Shortz |
85 results for NAILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Aug 1, 1993 | 32A | Fasteners | Martin Fass | Maleska |
Sun Mar 28, 1993 | 78D | A human score | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Thu Dec 24, 1992 | 62A | A human score | Jim Page | Maleska |
Wed Dec 2, 1992 | 38D | Nabs a crook | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Nov 29, 1992 | 46A | Symbols of hardness | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
Tue Jun 2, 1992 | 30A | Brads or spads | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Mon Oct 14, 1991 | 40A | Captures | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Sun May 12, 1991 | 72A | They're bitten and banged | Randolph Ross | Maleska |
Sun Feb 17, 1991 | 25D | Brad and spad | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Wed Nov 8, 1989 | 20A | Tenpenny, etc. | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon Oct 16, 1989 | 52D | Hard as ___ (tough) | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Aug 14, 1988 | 80A | Sparables | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Jul 8, 1988 | 29D | Sparables | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Tue Jun 21, 1988 | 19A | Carpenter's need | Thomas Bohm | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1987 | 5A | Catches red-handed | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Wed Dec 24, 1986 | 40A | Twenty that often need trimming | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sun Apr 13, 1986 | 46D | Carpentry needs | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sat Nov 23, 1985 | 54D | They're often filed | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sun Nov 10, 1985 | 53D | Hob or hang followers | John Greenman | Maleska |
Wed Jan 30, 1985 | 18D | Fastens | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Mon Aug 13, 1984 | 38A | Hard as ___ | Edward Bobb | Maleska |
Sun Jan 29, 1984 | 19A | Manicurist's charge | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Dec 22, 1983 | 62A | Carpenter's purchase | Janis Heller | Maleska |
Mon Jan 25, 1982 | 30D | Hard as ___ | Samuel H. Barkan | Maleska |
Fri May 2, 1980 | 34A | Collars | Ghulam Y. Faruki | Maleska |
Sun Feb 3, 1980 | 67D | Catches red-handed | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Thu Nov 15, 1979 | 41A | Symbols of hardness | Copps | Maleska |
Tue Aug 1, 1978 | 34D | Items to be filed | Robert W. Sturges | Maleska |
Thu Jul 8, 1976 | 18D | Hard as ___ | Norton Rhoades | Weng |
Sun Oct 5, 1975 | 113A | Finger parts | Richard Camp | Weng |
Fri Oct 4, 1974 | 40A | Hard as ___ | Marie West | Weng |
Sun Mar 17, 1974 | 4D | Brad and spad | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sun Jan 20, 1974 | 22A | Hard as ___ | Adelyn Lewis | Weng |
Tue Sep 11, 1973 | 21D | Symbols of hardness | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 7, 1973 | 54D | Captures | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 1, 1972 | 27D | Nabs | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 24, 1972 | 40A | Secures | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 4, 1972 | 29D | Catches | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 16, 1971 | 31D | Hardware items | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 27, 1970 | 66A | Brads | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 20, 1970 | 45A | Common and headless | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 25, 1970 | 21D | Name for a ship's carpenter | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Mon Oct 20, 1969 | 50D | Finger parts. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 6, 1968 | 67D | Talons | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Sep 8, 1968 | 84D | Hardware | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Thu Mar 21, 1968 | 67A | Hardware. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 11, 1968 | 49A | Spikes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 29, 1968 | 27A | Tacks. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 14, 1967 | 47A | Spikes. | Martha J. DeWitt | Farrar |
Wed Aug 9, 1967 | 56A | Fastens. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Jul 10, 1966 | 154A | Secures. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sun Nov 14, 1965 | 66A | Filed items. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Tue Aug 31, 1965 | 19D | Synonym for hardness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 16, 1965 | 28D | Spikes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 30, 1965 | 19A | Spikes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 18, 1965 | 114A | Name for a ship's carpenter. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Fri Mar 19, 1965 | 32D | Spikes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 3, 1965 | 30A | Much-enameled items. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 25, 1965 | 20A | Relatives of staples. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 7, 1963 | 9D | Spikes. | Hume Craft | Farrar |
Fri May 3, 1963 | 9D | Symbol of hardness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1962 | 110A | Symbol of hardness. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Mar 10, 1962 | 34A | Tacks. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 5, 1961 | 66A | Symbol of hardness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 4, 1960 | 41A | Symbol of hardness. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Jan 11, 1960 | 53D | Symbol of hardness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 8, 1959 | 104A | Upholster's necessities. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Jul 26, 1959 | 98A | Criterion of hardness. | E. J. West | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1958 | 66A | Secures. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1957 | 102A | Secures. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Fri Jul 12, 1957 | 32D | Hardness comparison. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Jun 17, 1955 | 53A | Fastens. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 10, 1955 | 100A | Synonym of hardness. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Sat Mar 6, 1954 | 19D | Catches: Colloq. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Fri Nov 20, 1953 | 59A | Synonym for hardness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 14, 1953 | 18D | Symbol of hardness. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jan 18, 1953 | 17D | Synonym of hardness. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Sun Nov 9, 1952 | 32D | They get care in beauty shops. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1951 | 72D | Clouts. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Tue May 29, 1951 | 34D | Carpenter's equipment. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 21, 1951 | 6D | Female weapons. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Dec 19, 1950 | 19D | Claws. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 7, 1947 | 56A | Crusoe's find. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1945 | 59A | Brads. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Dec 24, 1944 | 44D | Sixteenths of a yard. | C. E. Noel | Farrar |