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145 total results for SATIRE( score: 50 )
42 results for SATIRE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Dec 3, 2023 | 40A | Much sketch comedy | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Apr 30, 2023 | 49A | Cutting part of The Onion? | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Feb 20, 2021 | 56A | Specialty of Aristophanes | Ali Gascoigne | Shortz |
Fri Jan 29, 2021 | 46A | "The weapon of the powerless against the powerful," according to Molly Ivins | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Aug 12, 2020 | 6D | Genre for David and Amy Sedaris | Adesina O. Koiki | Shortz |
Thu Jun 11, 2020 | 7D | Spoof | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 2020 | 29A | Lampoon (5) | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Fri Oct 12, 2018 | 4D | HBO's "Veep," e.g. | Erik Agard and Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2018 | 18A | "The Simpsons" or "Futurama" | Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Fri Dec 2, 2016 | 41D | "Dr. Strangelove" or "Borat" | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Tue Sep 8, 2015 | 15A | "Catch-22" or "Don Quixote" | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sun Mar 29, 2015 | 58A | "Network," for one | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 2014 | 13D | Gere of "Gulliver's Travels" | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 2014 | 25D | Much of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Fri Aug 10, 2012 | 18A | Piece that bites | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Wed Aug 11, 2010 | 60A | Colbert or Stewart specialty | Edward Sessa | Shortz |
Sat Jul 24, 2010 | 46D | "Fahrenheit 451," e.g. | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Mar 29, 2010 | 45D | Lampoon (5) | John Dunn | Shortz |
Sat Oct 31, 2009 | 49A | Biting writing | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 2008 | 48D | Lampoon (5) | Billie Truitt | Shortz |
Fri Nov 7, 2008 | 44D | "The Colbert Report" and such | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2008 | 50A | Mad specialty | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Aug 5, 2008 | 31D | "Saturday Night Live" genre | joon and caroline pahk | Shortz |
Sun Jan 6, 2008 | 51A | Swift gift | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Jun 15, 2007 | 56A | "Gulliver's Travels," e.g. | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Sun Jun 3, 2007 | 20A | "Dr. Strangelove," e.g. | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Sun Nov 21, 2004 | 55A | Work of Juvenal | Kumar Balani | Shortz |
Fri Nov 28, 2003 | 49D | Molière's "The Miser," e.g. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Jul 7, 2003 | 50D | Lampoon (5) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Feb 6, 2003 | 22A | Orwell's "Animal Farm," e.g. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Jan 8, 2003 | 6D | Many a Swift work | James Rogers | Shortz |
Fri Mar 29, 2002 | 33D | "The Praise of Folly," e.g. | Kevin Hagen | Shortz |
Thu Dec 6, 2001 | 10D | Swift work | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Dec 20, 2000 | 67A | Swiftness? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Dec 1, 2000 | 42D | Molière metier | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu May 18, 2000 | 43D | Voltaire's metier | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 2000 | 22A | Mad magazine's genre | Cynthia Joy Higgins | Shortz |
Mon Jan 17, 2000 | 5D | Lampoon (5) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Fri Feb 19, 1999 | 27A | It bites | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Sun Feb 1, 1998 | 112A | Dario Fo forte | Merl Reagle | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 1996 | 47D | Juvenal's genre | R. J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Oct 2, 1995 | 44A | Spy magazine feature | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
4 results for SATIRE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Nov 27, 2022 | Panda | 62A | Humor and poking fun are its goals | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
May 12, 2013 | Panda | 51A | Wit and irony are its ingredients | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jun 8, 2008 | Acrostic | Z | Many a Jonathan Swift work | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jun 18, 2006 | Panda | 33D | Tries a literary genre | Mel Taub | Shortz |
99 results for SATIRE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Aug 1, 1993 | 21D | Voltaire's forte | Martin Fass | Maleska |
Mon Jul 20, 1992 | 20A | Defoe forte | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Jun 2, 1991 | 121A | Voltaire's forte | Timothy S. Lewis | Maleska |
Wed Dec 26, 1990 | 36D | Swift's forte | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Jul 5, 1990 | 36A | Pope or Swift product | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Wed Mar 7, 1990 | 49D | Literary form | Emanuel Berg | Maleska |
Sat Oct 7, 1989 | 13D | Lucilius's forte | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Fri Jun 2, 1989 | 4D | Silographer's forte | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Fri May 5, 1989 | 38A | Lampoon | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Fri Apr 14, 1989 | 13D | "Candide," e.g. | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sun Mar 26, 1989 | 36D | Biting drama | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Mar 11, 1989 | 56A | Lampoon | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sat Feb 18, 1989 | 33A | Juvenal's forte | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Tue Jan 24, 1989 | 45A | Swift's forte | William E. Heinemann | Maleska |
Sun Apr 17, 1988 | 93A | Swift's forte | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Fri Mar 18, 1988 | 21A | "Animal Farm," e.g. | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Thu Apr 23, 1987 | 1D | Literary genre | William Canine | Maleska |
Tue Jun 24, 1986 | 53A | Swift product | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sun Jun 15, 1986 | 89D | Pope's "The Dunciad," e.g. | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon Jun 9, 1986 | 29A | "Gulliver's Travels," e.g. | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Tue Mar 5, 1985 | 4D | Caricature | Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Sep 9, 1984 | 15D | Pope's "The Dunciad" is one | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Fri Sep 2, 1983 | 5D | Pasquinade | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Fri Jul 22, 1983 | 49A | Sillographer's forte | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sat Mar 26, 1983 | 47D | Trenchant wit | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Mon Dec 20, 1982 | 9D | Literary device | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sun Sep 12, 1982 | 51A | Swift specialty | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Tue Sep 2, 1980 | 54A | Buchwald's forte | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Aug 5, 1980 | 44D | Literary derision | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Mon Mar 31, 1980 | 22A | Pastiche | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Dec 27, 1979 | 9A | Lucian's forte | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Maleska |
Tue Jan 30, 1979 | 27A | Aristophanes' forte | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Jul 13, 1978 | 9D | Forte of Baker and Buchwald | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Feb 7, 1978 | 43D | Literary sarcasm | Robert W. Sturges | Maleska |
Wed Sep 21, 1977 | 4D | Biting wit | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Wed Aug 3, 1977 | 20A | Swift's forte | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Mar 27, 1977 | 73A | Lampoon | Jay Spry | Maleska |
Wed Oct 6, 1976 | 33A | Certain writing | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Sat Sep 11, 1976 | 47D | Lampoon | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Sun Mar 21, 1976 | 91A | Swift's forte | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun Nov 30, 1975 | 39A | Literary genre | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Oct 14, 1975 | 65A | Vonnegut's forte | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sat Jul 26, 1975 | 29A | Voltaire's style | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Fri Oct 4, 1974 | 46D | "Gulliver's Travels," e.g. | Marie West | Weng |
Mon Apr 29, 1974 | 51D | Literary genre | James Barrick | Weng |
Fri Aug 17, 1973 | 35A | "Gulliver's Travels," for one | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 4, 1973 | 80A | Swift's forte | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sat Oct 21, 1972 | 46D | Lampoon | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 22, 1972 | 10D | Parody | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 10, 1972 | 48D | Literary form | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 8, 1971 | 35D | Swift output | Henry V. Straka | Weng |
Tue Jun 29, 1971 | 31A | Certain writings | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 8, 1970 | 22A | Literary work | Marjorie K. Collins | Weng |
Sun Mar 30, 1969 | 56A | Swift's forte | E. Toro | Weng |
Sat Mar 29, 1969 | 44D | Literary form. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 27, 1968 | 46A | Type of writing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 16, 1968 | 37D | Literary form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 23, 1966 | 12D | Trenchant wit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 28, 1965 | 4D | Form of prose. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 5, 1965 | 48D | Type of writing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 23, 1965 | 20A | Type of writing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 30, 1964 | 36A | "TWTWTW," for example. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 12, 1961 | 34D | Juvenal opus. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Aug 4, 1960 | 41D | Literary form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 18, 1959 | 23A | A Voltaire forte. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1959 | 77A | Orwell's work. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Sun Mar 1, 1959 | 19D | Branch of literature. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Thu Sep 11, 1958 | 22A | Use of ridicule in writing. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Mar 16, 1958 | 124A | Juvenal's specialty. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Oct 24, 1957 | 54A | Branch of literature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 24, 1957 | 29A | Literary attribute. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Feb 23, 1956 | 44D | Marquand's forte. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Mar 13, 1955 | 12D | Author's weapon. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Sat Jan 29, 1955 | 44A | Thurber's forte. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Thu Sep 23, 1954 | 7A | Trenchant wit. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1954 | 9D | G.B.S.'s forte. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Tue Jul 27, 1954 | 44D | Literary fun. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Apr 18, 1954 | 76D | A play like "The Rivals." | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Mar 6, 1954 | 49D | Type of writing. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Tue Dec 22, 1953 | 34D | Branch of literature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 30, 1953 | 31D | What a pasquinade is. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Tue Sep 1, 1953 | 56A | Marquand's forte. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Mon Dec 22, 1952 | 6D | Juvenal and Wilde wrote this. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 16, 1952 | 19A | A species of literature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 11, 1952 | 105D | Marquand's forte. | Hilda E. Allen | Farrar |
Wed Jan 23, 1952 | 31D | Sharp comedy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 16, 1951 | 49A | Caustic comedy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 30, 1951 | 23D | Lampoon. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Apr 8, 1951 | 123A | Marquand writes it. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Mon Mar 12, 1951 | 10D | Irony. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Apr 23, 1950 | 59A | A work of Juvenal's. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Mar 20, 1949 | 115D | Trenchant wit. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Jan 23, 1949 | 43D | Pasquinade. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Dec 19, 1948 | 79A | Pope said, "___'s my weapon." | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Feb 16, 1947 | 10D | Branch of literature ridiculing folly. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Apr 21, 1946 | 75A | Juvenal's forte. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Jan 27, 1946 | 102A | Subtle sarcasm. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Dec 24, 1944 | 58A | What Mark Twain was master of. | C. E. Noel | Farrar |
Sun Oct 22, 1944 | 27A | Travesty. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Anagrams: | AERIST, ARISTE, STEIAR, TERSIA, TRAISE, AIREST, ARTSIE, ARITES, STRIAE, SERAIT, AIRSET, TRIESA, RISEAT, ARTIES, TERAIS |