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217 total results for ORBS( score: 50 )
99 results for ORBS from Modern Era puzzles:
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Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Sep 27, 2024 | 55A | Snow globes, e.g. | Jake Bunch | Fagliano |
Fri Aug 16, 2024 | 47D | Components of imperial regalia | Kate Hawkins | Fagliano |
Tue Apr 16, 2024 | 6A | Planets, poetically (2) | Adam Vincent | Fagliano |
Sun Feb 18, 2024 | 56A | Eyeballs, e.g. (2) | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Sat Jan 6, 2024 | 49D | Spheres (11) | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao | Shortz |
Sat Nov 25, 2023 | 25A | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
Wed May 17, 2023 | 5A | The sun and the moon (2) | Parker Higgins | Shortz |
Tue Mar 28, 2023 | 1D | Eyeballs, e.g. (2) | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Thu Feb 16, 2023 | 56A | Scepter toppers (2) | Kevin Patterson | Shortz |
Sat Dec 10, 2022 | 24A | Heads of staffs? | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Thu Sep 29, 2022 | 31D | Eyes, poetically (3) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sun Jul 3, 2022 | 1D | Suns, e.g. | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Tue May 24, 2022 | 49A | Planets, poetically (2) | Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2022 | 1A | Earth and Mars, e.g. | August Lee-Kovach | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 2022 | 7D | Balls (3) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Fri Aug 27, 2021 | 32A | Objects of stargazers' gazes | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2021 | 40D | Balls in the sky | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Feb 8, 2021 | 34A | Celestial bodies | Portia Lundie | Shortz |
Sat Oct 3, 2020 | 63A | Planets, e.g. (2) | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Tue Sep 22, 2020 | 13D | Planets in the sky | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Wed Sep 2, 2020 | 22A | Globes (4) | Margaret Seikel | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2020 | 18D | Spheres (11) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Thu Jul 4, 2019 | 57D | Planets and moons | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Fri Jun 14, 2019 | 9D | Round figures (2) | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Tue Jun 11, 2019 | 45A | Globes (4) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Apr 28, 2019 | 106A | Spheres (11) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Apr 2, 2019 | 28D | Sun, moon and stars | Natasha Lyonne and Deb Amlen | Shortz |
Tue Mar 19, 2019 | 7D | Crystal balls, e.g. | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2019 | 60D | Space balls | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Thu Sep 27, 2018 | 69A | Some overhead light covers | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Mon May 21, 2018 | 14A | The sun and the moon (2) | Hannah Slovut | Shortz |
Mon May 14, 2018 | 23A | Spheres, in poetry | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Sep 18, 2017 | 60A | Spheres (11) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2017 | 31A | Eyes, to bards | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Fri Nov 18, 2016 | 10D | Royal balls | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Tue Nov 15, 2016 | 24A | Balls (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Jul 20, 2016 | 17A | Partners of scepters (2) | Gordon Johnson | Shortz |
Fri Nov 13, 2015 | 1D | Orrery components | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Sep 13, 2015 | 25A | Round figures (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Aug 11, 2015 | 56D | Balls (3) | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Tue Feb 25, 2014 | 5A | Sun and moon, poetically | Matthew E. Paronto and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 123A | Spheres (11) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Aug 26, 2013 | 40D | Spheres (11) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue Jul 2, 2013 | 1A | Planets, to poets (2) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Tue Dec 18, 2012 | 27D | Spheres (11) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun Jul 8, 2012 | 7D | Partners of scepters (2) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Thu Jun 7, 2012 | 49D | Stars, e.g. (2) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Mon Apr 30, 2012 | 13D | Heavenly bodies (2) | Susan L. Stanislawski | Shortz |
Sat Jun 18, 2011 | 11A | Round bodies | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Tue Apr 19, 2011 | 42A | The sun, moon and stars (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2011 | 71D | Venus and others | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Jun 27, 2010 | 38D | Earth and moon | Michael J. Doran | Shortz |
Mon Apr 5, 2010 | 13D | Heavenly bodies (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Jan 24, 2010 | 45D | Planets, e.g. (2) | David Kwong and Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Wed Oct 14, 2009 | 27D | Scepter toppers (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 2009 | 113A | Some Christmas ornaments | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Apr 29, 2009 | 59A | Many Christmas ornaments | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Thu Feb 12, 2009 | 53D | Christmas tree ornaments, typically | Gary & Stephen Kennedy | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2008 | 9D | Regal symbols | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Jul 29, 2008 | 12D | Planets or stars | David Kwong and Emily Halpern | Shortz |
Fri Mar 28, 2008 | 50A | Symbols of authority | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2008 | 50D | The sun, moon and stars (2) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Wed Jan 10, 2007 | 21D | Sun, moon, etc. | Curtis Yee | Shortz |
Tue May 23, 2006 | 10D | Eyes, poetically (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Jan 29, 2006 | 15D | Planets, to poets (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2005 | 22D | Planets | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2005 | 37A | Spheres (11) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Thu Jan 13, 2005 | 3D | Christmas bulbs, e.g. | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Mon Oct 13, 2003 | 56D | Spheres (11) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Sun Dec 29, 2002 | 17D | "Fiery" things, to Shakespeare | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Dec 11, 2002 | 10A | Eyes (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Mar 11, 2002 | 49D | Spheres (11) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Feb 28, 2002 | 6A | Planets and such (2) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Wed Jan 23, 2002 | 62A | Globes (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Aug 19, 2001 | 66D | Eyes, poetically (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Feb 4, 2001 | 106D | Celestial array | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Mon Sep 18, 2000 | 1D | Sun and moon, for example | Sherry O. Blackard and Lyell Rodieck | Shortz |
Sat Sep 2, 2000 | 54D | Eyes (3) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun May 14, 2000 | 109A | Moons, e.g. | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Apr 12, 2000 | 30D | Globes (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 2000 | 11D | Eyes, in poetry (2) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Tue Sep 7, 1999 | 31D | Spheres (11) | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Fri Aug 27, 1999 | 54D | Stars, e.g. (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Jul 9, 1999 | 55D | Emblems of power | Ingrid Truemper | Shortz |
Wed Feb 10, 1999 | 29D | Basketballs, but not footballs | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Jan 15, 1999 | 16A | Parts of royal regalia | John Wolting | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 1998 | 53D | Shelley's eyes | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Thu Jul 23, 1998 | 25A | Symbols of kingly power | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 12, 1998 | 7D | Peepers (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Nov 4, 1997 | 11D | Planets and such (2) | Thomas W. Schier | Shortz |
Sat Jan 18, 1997 | 8D | Planetarium sights | D. Niles | Shortz |
Sun Jan 5, 1997 | 54A | The sun, the moon and the stars | W. R. Williams | Shortz |
Sun Nov 24, 1996 | 15A | Scepters' go-withs | M. Jacobson | Shortz |
Thu Jun 6, 1996 | 1A | Peepers (2) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun Feb 25, 1996 | 42A | Eyes, in poetry (2) | D. Niles | Shortz |
Thu Oct 12, 1995 | 1D | Eyes (3) | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Tue Dec 20, 1994 | 1D | Eyeballs | Robert R. Zimmerman | Shortz |
Fri Feb 25, 1994 | 49A | Sci-fi objects | Bob Lubbers | Shortz |
Thu Jan 27, 1994 | 36A | Moons | Betty Jorgensen | Shortz |
1 result for ORBS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jan 13, 2019 | Panda | 41A | The top students got all A's ___ in Celestial Objects | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
117 results for ORBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 19, 1992 | 1D | Eyes, to Milton | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Tue Aug 4, 1992 | 41A | Spheres | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Jun 10, 1992 | 1D | Spheres | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu May 7, 1992 | 39A | Planets | Dorothy Elliott | Maleska |
Wed May 6, 1992 | 4D | Eyes, to poets | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Sun Apr 19, 1992 | 90A | Circles | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Sun Feb 16, 1992 | 55D | Round figures | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sat Feb 15, 1992 | 29D | Globes | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Tue Dec 3, 1991 | 7D | Planets | Brenda Pomerance | Maleska |
Sun Nov 11, 1990 | 46D | Mars and Venus, e.g. | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Fri Aug 10, 1990 | 33A | Spheres | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Wed Jun 13, 1990 | 59A | Spheres | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
Sat Sep 9, 1989 | 26A | Planets | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Mon Jun 5, 1989 | 33A | Spheres | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Nov 27, 1988 | 1D | Globes | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Wed Jul 27, 1988 | 26D | Globes | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Mar 6, 1988 | 96D | Eyes, poetically | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1987 | 3D | Eyes, in poesy | Jim Page | Maleska |
Thu May 14, 1987 | 28D | Spheres | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Sun Feb 23, 1986 | 35D | Orrery units | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Sun Feb 2, 1986 | 114A | Spheres | Sam Bellotto Jr. | Maleska |
Thu Jan 23, 1986 | 43A | Spheres | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Oct 18, 1985 | 18A | Globes | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Jun 29, 1985 | 5D | Spheres | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon May 27, 1985 | 1D | Heavenly bodies | Jones | Maleska |
Thu May 10, 1984 | 30D | Moons or eyes | Margaret Kingman | Maleska |
Sat Apr 7, 1984 | 43A | Spheres | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Aug 18, 1983 | 29D | Spheres | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Thu May 12, 1983 | 59A | Planetarium objects | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sat Oct 16, 1982 | 1D | Eyes, poetically | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Sat Feb 13, 1982 | 6A | Jupiter and Saturn, e.g. | Virginia Butler | Maleska |
Sun Nov 29, 1981 | 31A | Globes | Fletcher Ingalls | Maleska |
Thu Dec 4, 1980 | 29D | Globes | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Feb 23, 1980 | 29D | Globes | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Feb 6, 1980 | 3D | Forms into a disk | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu May 4, 1978 | 57D | Spheres | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue May 24, 1977 | 13D | Heavenly spheres | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Mon Mar 21, 1977 | 65A | Eyes, to a poet | Louise Earnest | Maleska |
Thu Nov 25, 1976 | 46A | Spheres | Deitmer | Weng |
Sat Jun 28, 1975 | 51D | Spheres | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Mon Jun 23, 1975 | 58D | Eyes | Chet Currier | Weng |
Wed Dec 11, 1974 | 25D | Heavenly bodies | Jim Page | Weng |
Mon Dec 9, 1974 | 62D | Globes | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Tue Sep 24, 1974 | 36D | Eyes | E. R. Galli | Weng |
Thu Aug 22, 1974 | 5D | Spheres | Steven Kahan | Weng |
Thu Jul 18, 1974 | 23D | Spheres | Marie West | Weng |
Sun Jan 27, 1974 | 130A | Spheres | Alexander Black | Weng |
Mon May 14, 1973 | 10A | Spheres | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 21, 1973 | 50D | Globes | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Sat Nov 11, 1972 | 27A | Spheres | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 13, 1972 | 86D | Globes | Bert Rosenfield | Weng |
Sat Nov 20, 1971 | 49A | Poetic eyes | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 9, 1971 | 46A | Spheres | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 9, 1971 | 1D | Spheres | Mel Taub | Weng |
Sat Nov 14, 1970 | 1D | Spheres | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 21, 1970 | 8D | Spheres | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 26, 1970 | 58D | Globes | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 28, 1970 | 99A | Moves in circles | Jorgen Rohleder | Weng |
Thu Dec 4, 1969 | 56D | Spheres. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 31, 1969 | 68A | Planets. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 13, 1969 | 33A | Spheres. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 4, 1969 | 11D | Planets. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 22, 1968 | 12D | Circles | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Mon Sep 9, 1968 | 10A | Worlds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 9, 1968 | 53D | Planets. | S. Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Dec 7, 1967 | 5A | Eyes, poetically. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Apr 16, 1967 | 88A | Encircles: Poet. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sat Dec 17, 1966 | 53D | Eyes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1966 | 1D | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 20, 1965 | 30D | Eyes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 25, 1965 | 52D | Heavenly bodies. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 4, 1964 | 101D | Encircles: Poet. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Sep 2, 1964 | 50A | Globes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 13, 1964 | 23A | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 12, 1964 | 16A | Eyes: Poet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 4, 1964 | 47A | Moons. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sat Nov 16, 1963 | 6A | Globes. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Mon Sep 30, 1963 | 36A | Spheres. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Sep 3, 1962 | 60A | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 11, 1962 | 4D | Circular bodies. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jul 15, 1962 | 41D | Globes. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun May 20, 1962 | 24A | Eyes. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Thu May 10, 1962 | 22D | Sun and moon. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Fri Apr 20, 1962 | 10D | Globes. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Sep 21, 1961 | 1A | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 31, 1961 | 64A | Symbols of royal power. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 8, 1961 | 54D | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 12, 1960 | 26A | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 13, 1960 | 22A | Globes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 19, 1960 | 25A | Eyes, poetically. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Oct 31, 1959 | 27D | Eyes, poetically. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 12, 1959 | 27D | Celestial spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 18, 1958 | 26D | Spherical bodies. | Herman Keld | Farrar |
Sun Apr 6, 1958 | 40D | Moons. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Apr 2, 1958 | 1D | Globes. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jan 26, 1958 | 7D | The planets. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Jan 13, 1958 | 23D | Encircles: Poet. | Helen Delpar | Farrar |
Thu Mar 28, 1957 | 13D | Symbols of royalty. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Feb 15, 1957 | 12D | Spheres. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Thu Oct 18, 1956 | 57D | Spheres. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Fri Apr 6, 1956 | 47A | Spheres. | Mary M. Clark | Farrar |
Wed Jul 6, 1955 | 26D | Globes. | Elsie Bishop | Farrar |
Thu Feb 17, 1955 | 48A | Globes. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Feb 13, 1955 | 106A | Eyes: Poet. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Feb 6, 1955 | 128D | Spheres. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun May 30, 1954 | 135D | Moons. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Mon Nov 16, 1953 | 43A | Eyes: Poetic. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Mar 16, 1953 | 49A | Round objects. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Aug 11, 1952 | 50D | Heavenly bodies. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 19, 1952 | 7D | Spheres. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 23, 1951 | 6D | Spherical bodies. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 9, 1951 | 26A | Poetic eyes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 19, 1951 | 51D | Globes. | Alberta Burton | Farrar |
Sun Oct 12, 1947 | 73A | Spheres. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Dec 15, 1946 | 100A | Worlds. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Jul 18, 1943 | 37D | Eyes. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |
Sun Apr 4, 1943 | 42D | Encircles. | Louis Shields | Farrar |