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154 total results for ORBIT( score: 50 )
60 results for ORBIT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Jan 13, 2024 | 53A | Take a round trip | Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
Tue Jul 26, 2022 | 61A | Planet's path (3) | Lillian Simpson | Shortz |
Wed May 6, 2020 | 57A | Go round and round (3) | Ali Gascoigne | Shortz |
Fri Aug 16, 2019 | 44D | Wrigley brand | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Sun Jul 14, 2019 | 107A | Sphere of influence | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2018 | 12D | Eye socket | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Fri Jan 5, 2018 | 61A | Revolution | Ned White | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 2016 | 47D | Cosmic path | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Feb 3, 2016 | 64A | Go around in circles (2) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 2015 | 63D | Circle (8) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Fri Apr 10, 2015 | 3D | Trident alternative (2) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Sun Mar 15, 2015 | 22A | Circle (8) | Dan Feyer | Shortz |
Mon Dec 15, 2014 | 52D | Circle the Earth | Zhouqin Burnikel and Dennis Ryall | Shortz |
Sun May 11, 2014 | 114A | Trident alternative (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Mar 20, 2014 | 51D | What an astronaut may be in | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Tue Nov 12, 2013 | 50D | Satellite's path (2) | Mike Doran | Shortz |
Thu Feb 21, 2013 | 58A | A satellite may be kept in it | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Mon Feb 18, 2013 | 9A | Planet's path (3) | Jeffrey Harris | Shortz |
Sun Nov 11, 2012 | 36D | Revolutionary path | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Oct 19, 2012 | 26A | Worldly path? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2012 | 59A | What much space junk is in | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Mar 6, 2012 | 28D | Go round and round (3) | Wesley Johnson | Shortz |
Wed Jul 20, 2011 | 2D | Go around | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Jun 2, 2010 | 2D | Go round and round (3) | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 2010 | 20A | Electron's path | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Nov 16, 2009 | 65A | Spacecraft's path | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Mon Jun 29, 2009 | 32A | Moon's path | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2009 | 9A | Path around the earth | Mark Milhet | Shortz |
Sun Oct 12, 2008 | 44D | Once around | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Jun 24, 2008 | 19A | Asteroid's path | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Thu Dec 6, 2007 | 9A | Circle (8) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2007 | 28D | Go around and around | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 | 6D | All the way around | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Nov 12, 2006 | 103D | The way of the world? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 2006 | 41D | Ride around | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2006 | 47D | Rocket's course | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Jan 25, 2006 | 53D | Elliptical path | John Farmer | Shortz |
Thu Jan 19, 2006 | 54A | Go-round | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 59A | Circle (8) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Aug 9, 2004 | 24D | What a satellite may be in | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Sun May 23, 2004 | 82D | Circle (8) | Deb Amlen and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Mar 31, 2004 | 37D | Round trip? (2) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Fri Jan 24, 2003 | 27A | Way around | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Jan 15, 2003 | 56D | Go around in circles? (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Oct 31, 2002 | 18A | Go in circles | Dave and Diane Epperson | Shortz |
Thu Jun 6, 2002 | 48D | Path for Apollo | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon May 20, 2002 | 51D | Planet's path (3) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Nov 13, 2001 | 64A | Around-the-world trip | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 2000 | 97D | Go around the world | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sat Dec 25, 1999 | 1A | Santa's flight? | John Scott Marrone | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 1999 | 5D | Once around the world | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 1998 | 74A | Round trip? (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Nov 29, 1997 | 1D | Circle (8) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Dec 18, 1996 | 31D | Satellite's path (2) | M. W. Perry | Shortz |
Thu Feb 8, 1996 | 30A | An astronaut gets into it | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 1995 | 25A | Path of Discovery | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Tue Feb 28, 1995 | 52D | Trip that's out of this world? | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Oct 2, 1994 | 11D | Circle (8) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Thu Sep 22, 1994 | 18D | Circle (8) | George Quincy | Shortz |
Mon Jun 27, 1994 | 24D | Pluto's path | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
5 results for ORBIT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 2, 2020 | Acrostic | U | Go around again and again | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Oct 13, 2013 | Diagramless | 57D | A spacecraft may be in it | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Dec 14, 2008 | Diagramless | 40A | Sphere of influence | Thomas Takaro | Shortz |
Nov 16, 2008 | Panda | 8D | Part of incisor biting gum | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Apr 19, 1998 | Cryptic | 20A | Circle, or fragment (5) | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
89 results for ORBIT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Aug 18, 1992 | 41A | Astronaut's circle | Wayne Hall-Eastman | Maleska |
Wed Jul 1, 1992 | 25D | Astronaut's lap | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun Jul 28, 1991 | 82A | Path for Pluto | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Sep 24, 1989 | 68D | Satellite's path | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Thu Jun 30, 1988 | 12D | Range of influence | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Jan 24, 1988 | 17A | Astronaut's lap | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon Oct 19, 1987 | 10D | Glenn's lap | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Fri Sep 4, 1987 | 2D | Planet's path | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Aug 14, 1987 | 26D | Celestial path | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1987 | 20A | Planet path | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Fri Apr 25, 1986 | 55D | Revolutionary path | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Sep 19, 1985 | 37D | Celestial path | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Sep 2, 1985 | 50D | Celestial path | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Thu Mar 7, 1985 | 57D | Glenn's path in 1962 | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Tue Dec 25, 1984 | 67A | Apollo's path | Avery | Maleska |
Sun May 13, 1984 | 70D | Pluto's path | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon Jan 23, 1984 | 14A | Astronaut's path | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Fri Jun 10, 1983 | 35A | Eye socket | Fennessy | Maleska |
Sat Feb 26, 1983 | 49D | Do what Glenn did | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Oct 8, 1982 | 21A | Electron's path | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Sep 12, 1982 | 3D | Sphere | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Wed Jun 9, 1982 | 6D | Glenn's coup | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Fri Mar 20, 1981 | 27D | Space path | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Mon Dec 22, 1980 | 30D | Planetary path | Jay Livingston | Maleska |
Tue Apr 29, 1980 | 15A | Space lap | Reginald Johnson | Maleska |
Thu May 17, 1979 | 28D | Milieu | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Feb 24, 1979 | 17A | Jupiter's path | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Dec 6, 1977 | 57A | Sputnik's path | Rickert | Maleska |
Thu May 5, 1977 | 48A | Circle, as an astronaut | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Thu Jul 22, 1976 | 5A | Range of activities | Francis Huether | Weng |
Sat Jun 5, 1976 | 30A | Satellite path | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Thu Dec 11, 1975 | 45A | Earth's yearly accomplishment | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Wed Oct 22, 1975 | 17A | Range of activities | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Mon Jul 21, 1975 | 13A | Satellite's path | Deborah York | Weng |
Tue May 13, 1975 | 46D | Satellite's path | Jay Spry | Weng |
Sun Aug 12, 1973 | 55D | Space path | Bert Kruse | Weng |
Sun Dec 31, 1972 | 25A | Move in the best circles | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun Nov 26, 1972 | 99D | Jupiter's path | Christine Valence | Weng |
Thu Sep 14, 1972 | 30D | Space maneuver | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 11, 1972 | 15A | Course | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 7, 1972 | 31A | Pluto's path | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 10, 1972 | 57A | Trip before 53 Across | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 22, 1972 | 31A | Telstar's path | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 17, 1971 | 39A | John Glenn's achievement | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 14, 1971 | 47D | Path of Pluto | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 30, 1970 | 19A | NASA word | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jan 30, 1970 | 40D | Revolution | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 28, 1969 | 58D | One lap, for Armstrong | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Apr 20, 1969 | 98D | Spacecraft word | Nancy Atkinson | Weng |
Mon Nov 18, 1968 | 5A | Curved path. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 10, 1968 | 26D | Path of a kind. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 16, 1967 | 52D | Circle. | Paul R. Barnes | Farrar |
Wed Sep 27, 1967 | 31D | Go around. | Philip Blair | Farrar |
Tue Jun 20, 1967 | 1D | Space Age term. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 22, 1967 | 15A | Astronaut's concern. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sat Feb 18, 1967 | 25D | Circuit of a sort. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Wed Aug 10, 1966 | 1A | Modern roundabout. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 15, 1965 | 19A | Circle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 17, 1963 | 45D | Journey for Cooper. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Wed Nov 13, 1963 | 62A | Course regularly pursued. | Alda F. Zimpel | Farrar |
Mon Jul 1, 1963 | 58A | Travel in circles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 4, 1962 | 18A | Space Age word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 31, 1962 | 26D | Telstar's path. | Kathryn Righter | Farrar |
Fri May 18, 1962 | 48D | Space term. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Jun 27, 1961 | 11D | Path of a satellite. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 7, 1960 | 113D | Earth's path. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu Apr 28, 1960 | 22A | Tiros I's path. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri Jun 13, 1958 | 43D | Path of Explorer II | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Thu Feb 27, 1958 | 26D | Explorer's route. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Jan 6, 1958 | 51D | Ordinary course of life. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Mon Oct 14, 1957 | 8D | Sphere of influence. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Tue Jun 5, 1956 | 26D | Range of one's activity. | Walt Clark | Farrar |
Thu May 31, 1956 | 28D | Planet's path. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Aug 14, 1955 | 70D | Ordinary course. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Tue Jun 1, 1954 | 15A | One's ordinary course. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Sun May 9, 1954 | 35A | Regular circuit. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1954 | 58A | Range of activity. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Nov 9, 1953 | 46D | Ordinary course of life. | Dorothy E. Smith | Farrar |
Wed Sep 30, 1953 | 34D | Ordinary course of life. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Apr 12, 1953 | 62D | Scope of activity. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Oct 16, 1952 | 19D | Curved path of a planet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 16, 1952 | 15A | Path of a heavenly body. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 5, 1952 | 36A | Region of influence. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 11, 1952 | 29D | One's circle of travel. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 15, 1950 | 132A | Eye socket. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Sep 10, 1950 | 47D | Path of heavenly body. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Dec 27, 1942 | 116A | Region of activity. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Aug 30, 1942 | 129D | Arena of action. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Aug 2, 1942 | 78D | Path. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |