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123 total results for ORELSE( score: 50 )
71 results for ORELSE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jul 30, 2024 | 55A | End of a threat (3) | Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 24, 2023 | 5D | Ominous end of a threat (2) | John Ewbank | Shortz |
Fri Dec 16, 2022 | 42D | Unnamed alternative | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Fri Feb 19, 2021 | 43D | Threatening words (3) | Amanda Rafkin | Shortz |
Tue Feb 9, 2021 | 46D | End of an ultimatum | Colin Ernst | Shortz |
Sun Jan 24, 2021 | 2D | End of a threat (3) | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 2020 | 40A | Bully's threat | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2020 | 21A | Last words of a threat | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Sat Apr 18, 2020 | 38D | Ominous phrase | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed Nov 28, 2018 | 16A | Words in a threat | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Sep 15, 2018 | 22A | Fear-inducing phrase | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 22, 2017 | 97D | "Otherwise ...!" (4) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Fri Oct 20, 2017 | 54A | Ominous parting words | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Tue Feb 21, 2017 | 19D | Ultimatum's end (2) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Wed Nov 23, 2016 | 10D | Ultimatum ending | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sat May 7, 2016 | 14D | Words that may elicit a worried gulp | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Thu Dec 24, 2015 | 44D | "Otherwise ... !!!" (4) | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Tue Aug 11, 2015 | 47D | Open-ended threat | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sun Jul 13, 2014 | 26A | Intimidating words | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Fri May 9, 2014 | 58A | Ominous final words | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Tue Apr 29, 2014 | 47D | Ominous end of a threat (2) | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 2013 | 63A | Ultimatum words (5) | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Thu Jun 6, 2013 | 48D | "Otherwise ..." (4) | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Sun Aug 7, 2011 | 9D | Unsettling last words | Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 2011 | 24D | Ultimatum words (5) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Feb 26, 2010 | 16A | Words of intimidation | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2010 | 77A | "And you'd better listen!" | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Fri Jan 1, 2010 | 61A | Blackmailer's words (2) | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Thu Aug 20, 2009 | 45D | Bully's warning | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun May 17, 2009 | 11D | Ultimatum closer | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Fri Mar 13, 2009 | 24D | Ominous words | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Sat Jan 17, 2009 | 33D | Words often accompanied by a 45-Across | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Tue Sep 2, 2008 | 47D | Threat ender | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sun Aug 3, 2008 | 76A | Ultimatum's end (2) | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sat Nov 17, 2007 | 50D | Goon's last words | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2007 | 30D | Unfinished threat | Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Fri Jan 5, 2007 | 43A | Unspecified, but invariably unpleasant, alternative | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Fri Sep 8, 2006 | 23D | Bully's final words | Lisa Bunker | Shortz |
Sun May 7, 2006 | 94D | Ominous-sounding phrase | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun Mar 5, 2006 | 64D | "... and I mean it!" | Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Thu Aug 18, 2005 | 33D | Ultimatum ender | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Jul 23, 2005 | 46A | "...!!" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 2005 | 2D | Veiled threat | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 2005 | 77A | Unspecified alternative | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Sun Dec 12, 2004 | 12D | "You don't even want to know the alternative!" | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Dec 6, 2004 | 4D | Ultimatum words (5) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Thu Jul 31, 2003 | 4D | End of a warning | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Wed Jun 25, 2003 | 66A | Ultimatum words (5) | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Fri Mar 8, 2002 | 46D | Part of a stern warning | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Feb 16, 2002 | 13D | Words before the consequences | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Wed Sep 12, 2001 | 26D | Choice words? | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Wed May 16, 2001 | 11D | Words intended to intimidate | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon May 14, 2001 | 10D | Ultimatum phrase | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Jan 7, 2001 | 96D | Common threat | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Sep 24, 2000 | 115A | Chilling words | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Aug 16, 2000 | 52A | End of a blackmail letter | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Thu Aug 3, 2000 | 45D | "You'll regret it otherwise!" | Bob Sefick | Shortz |
Wed Aug 2, 2000 | 48D | Words intended to scare | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2000 | 73A | Threatening words (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Jan 27, 2000 | 61A | Words intended to instill fear | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Thu Nov 4, 1999 | 27A | Threat finale | Matthew Lees | Shortz |
Thu Jul 15, 1999 | 66A | Final words? | Zack Butler | Shortz |
Thu May 6, 1999 | 37D | End of a threat (3) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Dec 28, 1997 | 25A | Threatening finale | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Thu Jul 17, 1997 | 24D | "Otherwise..." (4) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Tue Jan 21, 1997 | 19D | To avoid the alternative (2) | T. W. Schier | Shortz |
Wed Aug 21, 1996 | 50A | Ultimatum words (5) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun May 26, 1996 | 17D | Ultimatum | R. Ross | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 1995 | 21A | Threatening words (3) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Mar 16, 1995 | 12D | To avoid the alternative (2) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Feb 2, 1995 | 7D | Blackmailer's words (2) | Bob and Sharon Klahn | Shortz |
1 result for ORELSE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 30, 2014 | Diagramless | 71A | Threat ender | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache | Shortz |
51 results for ORELSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Sep 19, 1993 | 67A | Menacing words | John M. Samson | Taub |
Sun Oct 4, 1992 | 68D | Blackmailer's words | Randolph Ross | Maleska |
Sun Nov 11, 1990 | 18D | Choice words | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sun Jan 10, 1988 | 32A | Threatening phrase | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Sun May 10, 1987 | 13D | Menacing phrase | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Tue Dec 16, 1986 | 11D | Ultimatum phrase | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Sun Jun 30, 1985 | 72D | Threatener's phrase | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Thu Nov 8, 1984 | 42D | Threatening words | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Wed Jul 28, 1982 | 18D | Threatening words | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Wed May 26, 1982 | 9D | Threat words | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Jan 25, 1981 | 42D | Ultimatum words | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Sun Sep 16, 1979 | 13D | Threatening alternative | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Tue Feb 6, 1979 | 6D | Blackmailer's phrase | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Nov 24, 1978 | 50A | Threatening phrase | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Sun May 7, 1978 | 79D | Threatening term | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Thu Feb 9, 1978 | 57A | Book of poems by Robert Penn Warren | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Thu Jan 19, 1978 | 7D | Threatening words | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri Dec 16, 1977 | 22A | Enforcer's expression | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun May 15, 1977 | 59D | Threatening words | Maria G. Rice | Maleska |
Sun May 18, 1975 | 137A | Words of threat | Eleanor Tyler | Weng |
Sun Dec 8, 1974 | 125A | Words of warning | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Wed Nov 20, 1974 | 53A | Threatening words | Mary Harris | Weng |
Fri Jul 12, 1974 | 10D | Warning words | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Thu Mar 7, 1974 | 2D | Words of threat | Robin D. Mayer | Weng |
Fri Dec 14, 1973 | 20A | Threatening words | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 10, 1972 | 59A | Threatening words | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Wed Dec 6, 1972 | 44D | Ultimatum words | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 16, 1972 | 48A | Vague threat | C. McInerney | Weng |
Sat May 30, 1970 | 49D | Threatening words | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 24, 1970 | 95D | Threatening words | Threba Johnson | Weng |
Tue Nov 5, 1968 | 20A | If not. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1967 | 154A | Ultimatum of a kind. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Feb 26, 1967 | 74A | If not. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Nov 13, 1966 | 32A | Threatening phrase. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Wed May 20, 1964 | 42D | Underworld threat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 3, 1964 | 117A | Tough ultimatum. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 10, 1963 | 18A | If not. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Fri Feb 22, 1963 | 20A | Gangland threat. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Mon Jan 21, 1963 | 34A | Threatening words. | Norma Schier | Farrar |
Sun Nov 11, 1962 | 16D | Threatening words. | Will C. Weng | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1962 | 19D | If not. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Thu Nov 16, 1961 | 44D | Slangy threat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 1, 1960 | 16D | If not. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Oct 24, 1959 | 47D | Phrase indicating an ominous alternative. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 10, 1959 | 46D | Words holding a threat. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Mon Nov 11, 1957 | 24A | Ominous phrase. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1956 | 24A | Expression carrying a threat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 22, 1954 | 45D | Gangland threat. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Sep 23, 1953 | 44D | Gangster's threat. | Dorothy Smith | Farrar |
Sun Jun 3, 1951 | 19D | An implied threat. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 21, 1951 | 115A | Gangster's 2-word ultimatum. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |