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245 total results for OPTS ( score: 50 )
122 results for OPTS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Mon Mar 11, 2024 | 64A | Chooses (19) | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
Sun Dec 10, 2023 | 56D | Goes (for) (15) | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
Sun Oct 29, 2023 | 56A | Makes a decision | Alina Abidi |
Mon Jun 19, 2023 | 38D | Chooses (to) (4) | David Liben-Nowell |
Sun Jun 18, 2023 | 93D | Goes (for) (15) | Joe DiPietro |
Tue Apr 25, 2023 | 44A | Decides (8) | Grant Boroughs |
Sat Apr 8, 2023 | 39A | Gets off the fence, so to speak (2) | Sid Sivakumar |
Tue Feb 28, 2023 | 3D | Chooses (19) | Gia Bosko |
Fri Jan 20, 2023 | 10A | Picks (3) | Robert S. Greenfield |
Sun Dec 4, 2022 | 17D | Goes (for) (15) | Gustie Owens |
Mon Aug 15, 2022 | 68A | Makes a choice (8) | Simon Marotte |
Wed Aug 10, 2022 | 70A | Chooses (19) | Karen Lurie |
Tue Mar 29, 2022 | 46A | Makes a choice (8) | Jamey Smith |
Wed Mar 9, 2022 | 65A | Stops waffling (3) | Peter Gordon |
Sun Mar 6, 2022 | 29A | Makes a choice (8) | Matthew Stock and Will Nediger |
Thu Jun 24, 2021 | 65A | Picks (3) | Danny Lawson |
Thu Apr 15, 2021 | 28A | Goes (for) (15) | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer |
Thu Jan 28, 2021 | 35D | Decides (8) | Steve Mossberg |
Sun Nov 22, 2020 | 63A | Chooses (19) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
Sat Jun 6, 2020 | 32A | Exercises one's discretion | Doug Peterson |
Fri Jan 10, 2020 | 15D | Decides (8) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Sun Dec 15, 2019 | 111D | Picks, with "for" (4) | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
Mon Oct 28, 2019 | 1D | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Sun Oct 13, 2019 | 42D | Makes a choice (8) | Erik Agard |
Mon Sep 10, 2018 | 55D | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Jacob Stulberg |
Sun Sep 9, 2018 | 34A | Chooses (19) | Hal Moore |
Thu Feb 15, 2018 | 13D | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Peter Gordon |
Sun Jan 28, 2018 | 38D | Goes (for) (15) | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
Mon Oct 30, 2017 | 1D | Chooses (to) (4) | Jay Kaskel |
Mon Oct 23, 2017 | 70A | Chooses (19) | Timothy Polin |
Tue Oct 10, 2017 | 12D | Picks, with "for" (4) | Mark MacLachlan |
Tue Jun 27, 2017 | 7D | Chooses (19) | John Guzzetta |
Thu May 18, 2017 | 1A | Decides one way or the other | Jacob Stulberg |
Fri May 5, 2017 | 40D | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Patrick Berry |
Sun Nov 27, 2016 | 37D | Pulls (out of) | Matt Ginsberg |
Sat Nov 26, 2016 | 60A | Stops waffling (3) | Paolo Pasco |
Mon Nov 14, 2016 | 56A | Chooses (to) (4) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Mon Jan 11, 2016 | 19A | Elects (to) | Howard Barkin |
Thu Oct 22, 2015 | 35D | Decides (to) (2) | Tracy Gray |
Fri Oct 9, 2015 | 29A | Chooses a course | David Steinberg |
Thu Oct 8, 2015 | 28A | Goes (for) (15) | Stu Ockman |
Thu Aug 20, 2015 | 63D | Decides (to) (2) | Jules P. Markey |
Tue Jun 30, 2015 | 63A | Elects (4) | Susan Gelfand |
Mon May 4, 2015 | 69A | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Sun Feb 22, 2015 | 81D | Goes (for) (15) | Patrick Berry |
Mon Nov 3, 2014 | 47D | Makes a choice (8) | Janet R. Bender |
Thu Jun 19, 2014 | 1D | Goes (for) (15) | Timothy Polin |
Mon May 12, 2014 | 58A | Makes a pick | Gary Cee |
Wed Apr 30, 2014 | 9A | Pulls (out) (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Sat Mar 1, 2014 | 54D | Decides (8) | Ian Livengood & J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
Sat Feb 22, 2014 | 41A | Declines, with "out" (2) | Evan Birnholz |
Sun Dec 1, 2013 | 52D | Makes a choice (8) | Alan DerKazarian |
Tue Sep 3, 2013 | 65A | Selects, with "for" (2) | Dan Schoenholz |
Thu Dec 20, 2012 | 39A | Fishes or cuts bait, say | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
Wed Apr 18, 2012 | 61A | Declines, with "out" (2) | Steven Riley |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 104D | Elects (4) | Patrick Berry |
Sun Mar 11, 2012 | 54A | Plays, with "in" | Victor Fleming and John Dunn |
Sun Dec 18, 2011 | 107D | Decides (8) | Patrick Merrell |
Fri Jul 29, 2011 | 55D | Doesn't decline, with "in" | Paula Gamache |
Sun Apr 24, 2011 | 90D | Chooses (19) | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
Wed Jul 28, 2010 | 1A | Declines, with "out of" | Howard Baker |
Thu May 27, 2010 | 13A | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Josh Knapp |
Wed Apr 28, 2010 | 12D | Stops waffling (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Peter L. Stein |
Fri Apr 23, 2010 | 3D | Gets off the fence | Brad Wilber |
Sat Mar 27, 2010 | 4D | Takes, with "for" (3) | Samuel A. Donaldson |
Mon Sep 28, 2009 | 54A | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Lynn Lempel |
Sun Jan 18, 2009 | 37D | Takes, with "for" (3) | Randolph Ross |
Mon Jan 5, 2009 | 42A | Chooses (19) | Andrea Carla Michaels |
Mon Nov 17, 2008 | 59D | Chooses (19) | Paula Gamache |
Mon Sep 29, 2008 | 1D | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Sharon Delorme |
Mon Aug 25, 2008 | 55D | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
Sun Aug 10, 2008 | 70D | Takes, with "for" (3) | Will Nediger |
Wed Feb 6, 2008 | 13D | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Larry Shearer |
Sat Nov 24, 2007 | 49D | Goes (for) (15) | Victor Fleming |
Sun Nov 11, 2007 | 118A | Goes (for) (15) | Alan Arbesfeld |
Tue Sep 4, 2007 | 56D | Makes up one's mind (to) | Manny Nosowsky |
Sun Mar 25, 2007 | 95D | Picks, with "for" (4) | Fred Piscop |
Sun Oct 15, 2006 | 55A | Elects (4) | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon |
Mon Jul 17, 2006 | 60D | Chooses (to) (4) | Larry Paul |
Tue Jan 10, 2006 | 10A | Goes (for) (15) | David J. Kahn |
Fri Dec 2, 2005 | 44A | Takes a course | Patrick Merrell |
Sat Jul 16, 2005 | 49D | Prefers, with "for" (2) | Michael Shteyman |
Sun Jun 12, 2005 | 28A | Checks a particular box | Joe Bower |
Tue Jun 8, 2004 | 11D | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Ed Early |
Mon Nov 10, 2003 | 22A | Chooses (19) | Gail A. MacLean |
Tue Sep 30, 2003 | 58D | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Kevan Choset |
Sun Sep 14, 2003 | 59D | Goes (for) (15) | Cathy Millhauser |
Thu Mar 27, 2003 | 67A | Picks (3) | David J. Kahn |
Sun Mar 16, 2003 | 77D | Pulls (out) (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Feb 2, 2003 | 9A | Declines to take part, with "out" | Mark Danna |
Thu Jan 23, 2003 | 3D | Decides (8) | Cathy Millhauser |
Mon Dec 9, 2002 | 55D | Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme] | Sarah Keller |
Thu Nov 21, 2002 | 66A | Prefers, with "for" (2) | Joe DiPietro |
Mon Apr 8, 2002 | 54D | Chooses (19) | Richard Chisholm |
Tue Jan 1, 2002 | 19A | Makes a choice (for) | Manny Nosowsky |
Sun Nov 18, 2001 | 19A | Goes (for) (15) | Jim Page |
Thu Sep 20, 2001 | 54D | Decides (8) | David J. Kahn |
Mon Jul 2, 2001 | 71A | Makes a choice (8) | Sarah Keller |
Mon Feb 12, 2001 | 1A | Chooses, with "for" (8) | Gregory E. Paul |
Thu Dec 28, 2000 | 13D | Selects, with "for" (2) | Manny Nosowsky |
Sun Nov 19, 2000 | 103A | Chooses (19) | Cathy Millhauser |
Mon Jul 10, 2000 | 18A | Makes choices | Gene Newman |
Thu Apr 27, 2000 | 18D | Chooses (19) | Greg Staples |
Mon Nov 22, 1999 | 27D | Chooses (19) | Frances Hansen |
Thu Sep 30, 1999 | 64A | Picks one | Matt Gaffney |
Wed Sep 29, 1999 | 58D | Votes (for) | Patrick D. Berry |
Sun Aug 16, 1998 | 73A | Co-___ (appropriates) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Thu Jul 2, 1998 | 58D | Gets off the fence, so to speak (2) | Pat M. Hugel |
Sun Jun 28, 1998 | 61A | Withdraws, with "out" (7) | Fred Piscop |
Mon Jan 27, 1997 | 26D | Chooses (19) | F. Piscop |
Wed Dec 18, 1996 | 10D | Chooses (19) | M. W. Perry |
Fri Sep 20, 1996 | 33A | Elects (4) | J. Page |
Wed Aug 7, 1996 | 37D | Decides (8) | B. E. Quigley |
Mon Jul 15, 1996 | 34D | Makes a choice (8) | S. Spadaccini |
Tue Mar 12, 1996 | 65A | Chooses (19) | R. J. Hartman |
Thu Feb 22, 1996 | 34D | ___out (withdraws) (2) | C. Deodene |
Sun Dec 18, 1994 | 48A | Withdraws, with out (7) | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn |
Thu Jul 14, 1994 | 46D | Picks, with "for" (4) | Daniel R. Stark |
Mon May 30, 1994 | 12D | Chooses (19) | Raymond Hamel |
Wed May 25, 1994 | 6D | ___ out (withdraws) (2) | Fred Piscop |
Fri Mar 18, 1994 | 50A | Goes (for) (15) | Mark Diehl |
Mon Dec 27, 1993 | 1D | Goes (for) (15) | Joel Davajan |
3 results for OPTS from Variety puzzles:
120 results for OPTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jun 8, 1993 | 28D | Picks | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun May 23, 1993 | 11D | Selects | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Apr 24, 1993 | 21D | Chooses | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Wed Mar 31, 1993 | 70A | Chooses | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon Oct 26, 1992 | 47A | Chooses | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Jul 1, 1992 | 10A | Chooses | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Thu Jun 25, 1992 | 26D | Makes a choice | Bryant White | Maleska |
Sun May 10, 1992 | 72A | Chooses | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
Wed Jan 8, 1992 | 50D | Chooses | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Aug 12, 1991 | 11D | Chooses | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Dec 27, 1990 | 1A | Makes a decision | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Mon Sep 10, 1990 | 4A | Makes a choice | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Apr 28, 1990 | 33D | Chooses | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Fri Sep 22, 1989 | 64A | Makes a choice | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Aug 13, 1989 | 71D | Makes a choice | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 10, 1989 | 56A | Elects | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Sun Jan 29, 1989 | 117D | Goes for | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Wed Nov 30, 1988 | 56D | Chooses | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Tue Aug 16, 1988 | 32D | Chooses | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Sun Jul 31, 1988 | 6D | Makes a choice | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Mon Apr 4, 1988 | 63A | Chooses | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Oct 19, 1987 | 26D | Makes a selection | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue Mar 17, 1987 | 14D | Chooses | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Dec 17, 1986 | 5A | Makes a selection | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Fri Jan 10, 1986 | 1D | Chooses | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sun Dec 15, 1985 | 11D | Chooses | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Aug 11, 1985 | 30A | Elects | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Tue May 28, 1985 | 16A | Chooses | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Thu Jul 5, 1984 | 1A | Chooses | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1984 | 18A | Anagram for stop | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Mon Jan 2, 1984 | 27D | Chooses | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Wed Dec 28, 1983 | 66A | Chooses | Daubert | Maleska |
Thu Sep 15, 1983 | 42A | Chooses | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Wed Sep 14, 1983 | 31D | Elects | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Mon Sep 5, 1983 | 18D | Chooses | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Jul 16, 1983 | 18A | Elects | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Thu Mar 10, 1983 | 21D | Picks | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sat Mar 5, 1983 | 47D | Chooses | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Tue Mar 1, 1983 | 32D | Chooses | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri May 7, 1982 | 26D | Chooses | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Mon Feb 15, 1982 | 50D | Elects | Emory H. Cain | Maleska |
Thu Dec 3, 1981 | 1D | Elects | Carduff | Maleska |
Thu Nov 19, 1981 | 63A | Chooses | George P. Sphicas | Maleska |
Mon Oct 5, 1981 | 5D | Chooses | Emory H. Cain | Maleska |
Mon Apr 13, 1981 | 58D | Elects | Bradford | Maleska |
Mon Feb 2, 1981 | 10A | Chooses | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Fri Jan 23, 1981 | 60A | Chooses | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Oct 8, 1980 | 67A | Chooses | Carol Dutting | Maleska |
Sat Jun 14, 1980 | 60A | Chooses | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Wed Mar 5, 1980 | 59A | Chooses | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Mar 2, 1980 | 56A | Chooses | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Wed Nov 7, 1979 | 23A | Makes a choice | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Tue Feb 27, 1979 | 3D | Chooses | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Jul 31, 1977 | 132A | Chooses | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Fri May 27, 1977 | 41A | Elects | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Maleska |
Sun Mar 27, 1977 | 9A | Chooses | Jay Spry | Maleska |
Mon Jan 24, 1977 | 1D | Chooses | Henry Hook | Weng |
Tue Sep 21, 1976 | 44A | Chooses | Marie West | Weng |
Fri Jun 4, 1976 | 27D | Makes a choice | Stanley A. Kurzban | Weng |
Tue Dec 23, 1975 | 51D | Chooses | Martin Bryan | Weng |
Sat Dec 13, 1975 | 43A | Elects | Bert H. Kruse | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1975 | 89D | Chooses | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Fri Sep 26, 1975 | 1D | Chooses | Will Shortz | Weng |
Sun Apr 20, 1975 | 33A | Chooses | Mary M. Murdoch | Weng |
Sat Feb 1, 1975 | 1A | Chooses | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
Sun Nov 3, 1974 | 7A | Chooses | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Wed Jul 3, 1974 | 69A | Decides | Daniel Girardi | Weng |
Tue Apr 2, 1974 | 6A | Goes for | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Tue Sep 11, 1973 | 50D | Makes a choice | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 15, 1973 | 10A | Makes a choice | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 9, 1973 | 63A | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 23, 1973 | 1D | Makes a choice | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 13, 1973 | 7D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 11, 1972 | 50D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 24, 1972 | 120A | Decides to | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Fri Jul 21, 1972 | 1D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Feb 18, 1972 | 57D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 27, 1971 | 33D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 22, 1971 | 3D | Chooses | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 26, 1971 | 1A | Decides | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 23, 1970 | 79A | Chooses | Marjorie K. Collins | Weng |
Wed Jan 28, 1970 | 7D | Decides | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 5, 1969 | 9A | Chooses. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 9, 1969 | 8D | Chooses. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 25, 1968 | 10A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 8, 1968 | 39A | Makes a choice. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 13, 1967 | 57A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 25, 1967 | 19A | Chooses. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sat Jul 1, 1967 | 52D | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 24, 1966 | 39A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 19, 1966 | 35D | Makes a choice. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 5, 1966 | 70A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 9, 1966 | 1A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 7, 1965 | 85D | Chooses. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Tue Jan 19, 1965 | 24D | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 9, 1964 | 51D | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1964 | 83A | Chooses. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sun Nov 17, 1963 | 3D | Selects. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri Nov 8, 1963 | 1D | Chooses. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Sun May 5, 1963 | 1A | Makes one's choice. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Sun Nov 11, 1962 | 129D | Chooses. | Will C. Weng | Farrar |
Thu Feb 8, 1962 | 3D | Chooses. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Nov 18, 1960 | 5A | Elects. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 16, 1959 | 29D | Makes a choice. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Aug 15, 1958 | 18A | Chooses. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Mar 5, 1958 | 8A | Makes a choice. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Sep 4, 1957 | 43A | Makes a choice. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Fri Jan 29, 1954 | 21D | Makes a choice. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Mon Sep 21, 1953 | 1A | Chooses. | Hugh P. Evans | Farrar |
Fri Jan 23, 1953 | 9D | Chooses. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Jun 6, 1952 | 50D | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 12, 1951 | 41A | Chooses. | Helen H. Chapman | Farrar |
Wed Oct 25, 1950 | 41A | Chooses. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sat Oct 14, 1950 | 6A | Chooses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 11, 1950 | 33D | Makes a choice. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 10, 1948 | 34A | Chooses. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Jun 1, 1947 | 112A | Chooses. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Jan 26, 1947 | 54A | Chooses. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jan 13, 1946 | 13D | Makes choice. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 29, 1945 | 136D | Makes a choice. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
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