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167 total results for OOPS( score: 50 )
98 results for OOPS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Dec 12, 2024 | 2D | "D'oh!" | Daniel Bodily | Fagliano |
Sun Nov 10, 2024 | 91A | "Didn't mean to do that!" | Sam Ezersky | Fagliano |
Tue Jun 18, 2024 | 15A | "My bad!" (19) | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Fagliano |
Sat Nov 18, 2023 | 6D | "My bad!" (19) | Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
Thu Oct 5, 2023 | 34A | Accident follow-up | Daniel Bodily | Shortz |
Thu Jul 27, 2023 | 2D | "I goofed!" (2) | Guilherme Gilioli | Shortz |
Mon Apr 24, 2023 | 58D | Klutz's cry (6) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Mon Feb 20, 2023 | 41A | Exclamation at the end of a trip? | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Wed Nov 9, 2022 | 14A | Cry before "I did it again!" | David Tuffs | Shortz |
Sat Oct 29, 2022 | 22A | Error message? (4) | Daniel Okulitch | Shortz |
Sat Sep 17, 2022 | 35D | Line after a drop | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun Aug 28, 2022 | 69A | "My bad!" (19) | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Thu May 12, 2022 | 15A | Comment from a klutz | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 2021 | 68A | Error message? (4) | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Sun Aug 1, 2021 | 41D | "My b!" (3) | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Thu Jun 24, 2021 | 22A | "My b!" (3) | Danny Lawson | Shortz |
Wed Feb 3, 2021 | 66A | "My mistake!" (3) | Yacob Yonas | Shortz |
Mon Jan 18, 2021 | 64A | "Well, that was stupid of me!" (2) | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
Sat Aug 29, 2020 | 33D | Accident report? | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Mon Apr 6, 2020 | 29D | Klutz's cry (6) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Apr 5, 2020 | 100D | [head slap] | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Mon Mar 9, 2020 | 29D | Klutz's cry (6) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 2019 | 30D | "My bad!" (19) | Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Sun Oct 13, 2019 | 26A | "Uh-oh!" (2) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue May 7, 2019 | 63A | "My b" (3) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Mar 6, 2019 | 7D | "Didn't intend for that!" | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Jan 15, 2019 | 64A | "Beg pardon!" | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Thu Dec 6, 2018 | 45D | "My bad!" (19) | Sophia Maymudes | Shortz |
Mon Oct 30, 2017 | 25D | "My bad!" (19) | Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Sun Sep 24, 2017 | 62A | "I'm such a klutz!" | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Jan 18, 2017 | 29A | Klutz's utterance (3) | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 23, 2016 | 58D | "That was dumb of me" | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Sep 20, 2016 | 60D | Error report? | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Mon Aug 1, 2016 | 56D | "My bad!" (19) | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2016 | 62D | Klutz's cry (6) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Wed May 25, 2016 | 34A | Klutz's utterance (3) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 2016 | 109A | "My bad!" (19) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2015 | 73D | "My mistake!" (3) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Fri Jul 24, 2015 | 40A | Omission statement? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jan 7, 2015 | 55A | "My bad!" (19) | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 2014 | 10D | "My bad!" (19) | Robert Seminara | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 2013 | 35D | "My bad!" (19) | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Fri Aug 30, 2013 | 36A | Word after a splat | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Mar 8, 2013 | 47A | Schlemiel's cry | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Sep 9, 2012 | 29D | Fumble follower | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Tue Jun 19, 2012 | 54D | Boo-boo follower | Steve Riley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 2011 | 31A | "I shouldn't have done that" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 14, 2010 | 30A | Worrying comment from a surgeon | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Tue Feb 23, 2010 | 54D | "Well, that was stupid of me!" (2) | Joanne Sullivan | Shortz |
Mon Nov 30, 2009 | 49A | "My bad!" (19) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Sat Jun 27, 2009 | 4D | Mumble after a fumble | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun May 17, 2009 | 80A | "My bad" (19) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Mon Mar 16, 2009 | 20A | "My bad!" (19) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Nov 21, 2008 | 38A | Word of dismay | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Sep 24, 2008 | 53D | Bungler's cry | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2007 | 55D | "I goofed" (2) | Larry Shearer | Shortz |
Wed Oct 17, 2007 | 53D | "Stupid me!" (2) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Oct 6, 2007 | 55D | Dropping sound | Brendan Emmett Quigley and David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Sun Jan 28, 2007 | 15A | Cry from a butterfingers (2) | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Sun Nov 19, 2006 | 76D | "Not good!" | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Mon Oct 30, 2006 | 51A | Klutz's cry (6) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Sep 26, 2006 | 25A | "My bad!" (19) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2006 | 39A | Word from a klutz | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed Dec 14, 2005 | 20A | "Uh-oh" (2) | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Tue Nov 1, 2005 | 58A | "Sorry about that!" | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Sep 18, 2005 | 79A | "My bad" (19) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Jul 14, 2005 | 61D | "My bad!" (19) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Thu Apr 28, 2005 | 41A | Bumbler's cry | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 2004 | 60D | "My bad!" (19) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Apr 6, 2004 | 26A | Cry from a butterfingers (2) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 2003 | 7D | Klutz's cry (6) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sun Aug 10, 2003 | 111D | Unwelcome word from a surgeon (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Jan 29, 2003 | 59D | "So sorry!" (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Dec 4, 2001 | 60A | "My mistake!" (3) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Fri Oct 12, 2001 | 41A | Apology preceder | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Aug 7, 2001 | 61A | "I dropped it!" | Mark P. Sherwood | Shortz |
Fri Jun 8, 2001 | 28D | Error message? (4) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 2001 | 108D | "My bad" (19) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Nov 3, 2000 | 33D | Error message? (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Oct 14, 2000 | 6D | It may follow an omission | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2000 | 58D | Unwelcome word from a surgeon? (2) | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2000 | 94A | Word following an omission | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 1999 | 37D | "Stupid me!" (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Mar 5, 1999 | 57D | Cry over spilled milk (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Sep 17, 1998 | 58D | Cry over spilled milk (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Thu Oct 2, 1997 | 58D | Butterfingers' remark | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Wed Sep 24, 1997 | 21A | "Sorry 'bout that!" | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Tue May 27, 1997 | 49D | Kin of "Uh-oh!" | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri Apr 11, 1997 | 36A | Unwelcome word at an antique shop | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Mar 4, 1997 | 73A | Klutz's utterance (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Jun 20, 1996 | 67A | Lummonx's cry | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Sep 30, 1995 | 22A | "So sorry!" (2) | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 1995 | 106D | All-thumbs apology | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Fri May 5, 1995 | 29D | Cousin of "uh-oh" | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Feb 20, 1995 | 54A | Butterfingers' cry | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Dec 7, 1994 | 61A | Bumbler's blurt | Chet Currier | Shortz |
Sat Aug 27, 1994 | 39A | Bad word to hear at a china shop | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
Wed Jan 5, 1994 | 19A | Faux pas follower | Chet Currier | Shortz |
7 results for OOPS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jan 7, 2024 | GoingTooFar | 65D | "My bad!" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Jul 12, 2020 | Diagramless | 26D | "My bad!" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Feb 14, 2016 | Panda | 9D | Comment after mistaking goose eggs and peas | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Mar 12, 2006 | Diagramless | 9D | "That was dumb of me!" | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Nov 26, 2000 | Diagramless | 2D | "Clumsy me!" | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Dec 14, 1997 | Cryptic | 30A | I'm sorry I'm so clumsy with doughnuts, pepper and salt (4) | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Nov 2, 1997 | Panda | 47A | 'Ula ___ (cockney toys) | Mel Taub | Shortz |
62 results for OOPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Nov 3, 1993 | 6D | Bumbler's exclamation | Daniel Girardi | Taub |
Mon Nov 1, 1993 | 27D | Butterfingers' bleat | Betty Jorgensen | Taub |
Sun Oct 3, 1993 | 38D | Sound of embarrassment | Warren W. Reich | Taub |
Thu Sep 23, 1993 | 32D | Spiller's word | Bob Sefick | Taub |
Mon Aug 10, 1992 | 68A | "Pardon me!" | Don Groat | Maleska |
Tue May 5, 1992 | 61A | Butterfingers' cry | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Fri Dec 20, 1991 | 51D | Apologetic cry | William Baxley | Maleska |
Fri May 31, 1991 | 55D | Oola and Alley | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Wed Oct 24, 1990 | 57D | Awkward person's cry | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Aug 6, 1990 | 62A | Bungler's apology | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Apr 15, 1990 | 75A | Clumsy one's cry | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Fri Apr 8, 1988 | 15A | Clumsy one's expression | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon Mar 28, 1988 | 33A | Cry of surprised dismay | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon May 18, 1987 | 15A | Clumsy one's expression | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Nov 30, 1986 | 106D | "Sorry about that!" | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Sat Oct 25, 1986 | 32D | Apologetic interjection | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Wed Aug 27, 1986 | 54D | Pass-dropper's cry | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Fri Jul 25, 1986 | 57D | Word from a klutz | George Madrid | Maleska |
Tue Jul 12, 1983 | 45A | Oh, oh! | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Tue Jul 6, 1982 | 21A | Butterfingers' exclamation | Dorothy Elliott | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1982 | 62A | Clumsy one's expression | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Apr 19, 1981 | 63D | Butterfingers' cry | Michael Priestley | Maleska |
Thu Jul 31, 1980 | 18D | Omigosh! | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Mon Dec 24, 1979 | 25D | Clumsy person's cry | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat Nov 10, 1979 | 38D | Apologetic word | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Thu Jun 7, 1979 | 35D | Butterfingers' cry | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat Apr 29, 1978 | 52D | Interjection for droppers and spillers | Meltzer | Maleska |
Sun Mar 26, 1978 | 93D | Apologetic exclamation | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Mar 9, 1978 | 33D | Butterfingers' cry | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Jan 16, 1977 | 107D | "So sorry!" | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Fri Aug 8, 1975 | 38A | "___, sorry" | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Jan 6, 1975 | 40A | Surprised cry | Jay Livingston | Weng |
Sat Jun 9, 1973 | 12D | Word with sorry | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 21, 1972 | 1A | Word of surprise | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 2, 1972 | 26A | Word with sorry | Bert Kruse | Weng |
Fri Mar 24, 1972 | 64D | Cry of dismay | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 6, 1971 | 39D | Word of surprise | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 5, 1971 | 56D | Surprised sound | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 16, 1971 | 7D | Word before sorry | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 18, 1970 | 36A | Word with sorry | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Sep 16, 1969 | 7D | Exclamation. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 10, 1969 | 40D | "___, sorry" | Kirk Dodd | Weng |
Sun May 12, 1968 | 30A | Pardon me! | Arnold Moss | Farrar |
Mon Apr 29, 1968 | 38D | Sound of surprise: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 17, 1968 | 39D | Sorry! | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Fri Jan 26, 1968 | 7D | Slangy exclamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 23, 1967 | 50D | Slangy exclamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 3, 1967 | 13D | Slangy exclamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 4, 1967 | 59A | Slangy exclamation. | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Farrar |
Sun Apr 17, 1966 | 73D | Sorry! | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Wed Nov 17, 1965 | 23D | 'Scuse, please! | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 7, 1965 | 42A | Slangy exclamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 6, 1964 | 40D | Slangy exclamation. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Aug 31, 1963 | 1D | Sorry!, slangily. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 27, 1963 | 25D | Slangy exclamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 8, 1963 | 65A | Slangy exclamation of apology. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Oct 30, 1960 | 143D | Sound of surprise: Slang. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Sun Sep 7, 1958 | 119A | Slangy cry of dismay. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Aug 13, 1958 | 7D | Sorry!: Slang. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Mar 4, 1958 | 42D | Slangy exclamation of dismay. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Fri Sep 26, 1952 | 56D | Exclamation before "I'm sorry!" | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 15, 1951 | 17A | Comic-strip ejaculation. | Unknown | Farrar |