This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

8 results for SADDER from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Dec 29, 2023	42D	Lower	Robyn Weintraub
Wed Apr 10, 2019	40A	More blue	Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Sep 4, 2011	118A	Deeper blue?	Dana Delany and Matt Ginsberg
Fri Jun 3, 2005	1D	Not so sunny (2)	Jim Hyres
Sun Apr 24, 2005	130A	Not as impressive	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thu Jan 29, 1998	13D	Not so sunny (2)	Frances Hansen
Sun May 11, 1997	121A	More crushed	Nancy Nicholson Joline
Fri Jan 31, 1997	25D	Even more pathetic	M. Gaffney

1 result for SADDER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Mar 3, 2013	Takeaway	5D	Se**er of cowboy gear	Matt Ginsberg

8 results for SADDER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 21, 1991	10D	Bluer	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Thu Sep 3, 1987	8D	"___ but wiser"	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Thu Aug 22, 1974	32D	More deplorable	Steven Kahan	Weng
Mon Apr 26, 1971	52A	More downcast	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 6, 1958	58A	More dejected.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu May 9, 1957	60A	Less happy.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Aug 9, 1955	5D	Less gleeful.	Fletcher Coates	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1944	111A	More depressed.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

Anagrams:

18 ms