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214 total results for SLIM( score: 50 )
65 results for SLIM from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Feb 10, 2025 | 59D | Unlikely, as odds | Emily Rourke | Shortz |
Wed Nov 6, 2024 | 27A | Dress shirt fit option | Adam Aaronson | Fagliano |
Mon Oct 16, 2023 | 10A | Like the odds of getting dealt a royal flush | Michael Lieberman and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Jul 26, 2023 | 21D | Small, as chances | Mary Crane | Shortz |
Thu Mar 9, 2023 | 3D | Narrow (2) | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Mon Feb 13, 2023 | 70A | Slender (4) | Eric Rollfing | Shortz |
Sat Oct 1, 2022 | 9A | Rotten, as chances | Natan Last | Shortz |
Tue Jan 18, 2022 | 21A | Not great, as chances | Kate Schutzengel | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 2022 | 76A | See 88-Across | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Aug 1, 2021 | 57D | Like the odds of finding a needle in a haystack | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Jun 25, 2021 | 5D | Improbable | Scott Earl | Shortz |
Tue Jun 22, 2021 | 1D | Next to nothing, as a chance | Matt Frederick | Shortz |
Sun Jan 26, 2020 | 75A | Nickname for a really thin guy | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Sep 1, 2019 | 19D | Like 100-1 odds | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Tue Aug 13, 2019 | 58D | Svelte (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Jan 29, 2019 | 21A | Slender (4) | Benjamin Kramer | Shortz |
Wed Aug 8, 2018 | 32A | Not very likely | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Tue Sep 12, 2017 | 44A | Like a long shot's chances | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Sep 10, 2017 | 42A | Like long chances | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Aug 28, 2017 | 41A | Negligible (3) | Dan Margolis | Shortz |
Sun Oct 2, 2016 | 98D | Like some chances (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Sep 24, 2015 | 1A | Not much, but better than none | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Feb 22, 2015 | 82D | Nickname for a lanky cowboy | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Dec 6, 2014 | 10A | Nickname for a lanky guy | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Fri Aug 15, 2014 | 14A | Remote (2) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Aug 1, 2014 | 48D | Remote (2) | Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern | Shortz |
Wed Jul 24, 2013 | 23A | Like some pickings | Erik Wennstrom | Shortz |
Mon Jun 24, 2013 | 2D | Thin | Robert Seminara | Shortz |
Sun Feb 10, 2013 | 111D | Skinny | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Dec 13, 2012 | 10A | Reduce | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Fri Apr 27, 2012 | 23D | Hardly stocky | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jun 6, 2010 | 85D | Dude ranch nickname | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Sat Apr 24, 2010 | 23D | Fat, as a chance | Thomas Heilman | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2010 | 4D | Unpromising, as a chance | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jan 18, 2010 | 57D | Slight, as chances | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Sun Sep 20, 2009 | 41D | Spare | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Thu Jan 15, 2009 | 58A | Gracile | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Thu Dec 11, 2008 | 42A | Diet (2) | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Thu Jul 3, 2008 | 5A | Post-diet, ideally | Keith Talon | Shortz |
Sun Feb 24, 2008 | 40D | Slender (4) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Tue Jan 29, 2008 | 5D | ___ to none (long odds) | C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 2, 2007 | 74D | Meager (3) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2007 | 8D | Slender (4) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sun Jan 28, 2007 | 39D | Diet (2) | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Mon Jan 22, 2007 | 63A | Willowy | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2006 | 30A | Poor (2) | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Thu Dec 29, 2005 | 55D | Slight | David Pringle | Shortz |
Sun Oct 16, 2005 | 56D | Insignificant (2) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Tue Aug 23, 2005 | 31A | Meager (3) | Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Apr 22, 2005 | 29A | Negligible (3) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Sat Feb 26, 2005 | 51D | Poor (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2004 | 5A | Narrow (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Sep 11, 2003 | 45A | Negligible (3) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sat Feb 9, 2002 | 29D | Not likely | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue May 22, 2001 | 10A | Fat-free? | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Wed Jul 5, 2000 | 19A | Nickname for a 6-foot 140-pounder, say | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Jun 23, 2000 | 18A | Scanty | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Wed Dec 15, 1999 | 24A | Common cowboy nickname | Ethan Cooper | Shortz |
Sun Oct 24, 1999 | 53A | Like some chances (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sat Sep 12, 1998 | 46A | Insignificant (2) | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 1998 | 1A | Meager (3) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Tue Sep 17, 1996 | 59D | Svelte (2) | M. D. Frankel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 31, 1995 | 91D | Twiggy | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Fri Oct 20, 1995 | 33D | Kind of chance | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed May 17, 1995 | 9A | Not fat | Ed Early | Shortz |
2 results for SLIM from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 13, 2016 | Cryptic | 20A | Thin muck that never ends (4) | Rosalie Moscovitch (1942-2015) | Shortz |
Oct 25, 2015 | Panda | 48A | Like some chances for Ms. Li | Mel Taub | Shortz |
147 results for SLIM from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Aug 6, 1993 | 24A | Slight | Bill Polvogt | Maleska |
Tue Jul 20, 1993 | 41A | Actor Pickens | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Mon Mar 15, 1993 | 4D | Actor Summerville | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1993 | 1A | Skimpy | Mel Taub | Maleska |
Mon Dec 28, 1992 | 40D | Svelte | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Thu Nov 28, 1991 | 21D | Comedian Summerville | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Oct 31, 1991 | 3D | Slender | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Thu Oct 24, 1991 | 31D | Meager, as chances | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Oct 5, 1991 | 42D | Paltry | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Mon Aug 19, 1991 | 36D | Meager | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Fri Aug 16, 1991 | 56D | Svelte | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Wed Nov 22, 1989 | 1A | Pickens of films | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Fri Feb 17, 1989 | 48D | Worthless | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Feb 12, 1989 | 14D | Garment size | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sun Aug 28, 1988 | 125A | Actor Pickens | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Wed Aug 17, 1988 | 3D | Pickens of films | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Tue Jul 7, 1987 | 56D | Svelte | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Feb 15, 1987 | 86A | Slight | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Wed Feb 11, 1987 | 12D | Slender | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Oct 6, 1986 | 37A | Willowy | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Wed Sep 24, 1986 | 55D | Lean | Jim Page | Maleska |
Mon Sep 8, 1986 | 28D | Meager | Whitten | Maleska |
Fri Mar 28, 1986 | 1A | Old-timer Summerville | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Feb 9, 1986 | 16D | Pickens | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Jul 27, 1985 | 7D | Gracile | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Jul 14, 1985 | 104D | Pickens of films | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Fri Jun 14, 1985 | 10D | Not very thick | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sun May 26, 1985 | 4D | Slender | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Feb 15, 1985 | 54D | Pickings or Pickens preceder | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1984 | 14A | Meager | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon Jun 25, 1984 | 66A | Far from obese | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sat Jun 16, 1984 | 32D | Actor Pickens | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Jan 26, 1984 | 34A | Pickens of films | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Thu Jan 19, 1984 | 1A | Slender | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Nov 12, 1983 | 63A | Lacking avoirdupois | Virginia Hassinger | Maleska |
Tue Aug 31, 1982 | 36A | Successful at dieting | Walker | Maleska |
Mon Apr 19, 1982 | 10A | Actor Summerville: 1892-1946 | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Thu Mar 25, 1982 | 21D | Singer Whitman | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue May 19, 1981 | 45D | Svelte | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Fri Dec 12, 1980 | 53D | Slender | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Fri Oct 10, 1980 | 3D | Gracile | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Mon Aug 11, 1980 | 9A | Slight | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Jan 31, 1980 | 41D | Gracile | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun May 13, 1979 | 12D | Svelte | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Tue Apr 3, 1979 | 41A | Not in need of a low-fat diet | Mel Rosen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 31, 1977 | 93A | Lean | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Wed Jun 30, 1976 | 46A | Pickens | DeWitt Anderson | Weng |
Thu Feb 19, 1976 | 48D | Like some chances | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Wed Oct 22, 1975 | 4D | Slender | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Sun Feb 2, 1975 | 3D | Svelte | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sat Nov 9, 1974 | 19D | Scanty | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sun Aug 11, 1974 | 27A | ___ pickings | Stafford P. Osborn | Weng |
Thu May 2, 1974 | 27D | Scanty | Gans | Weng |
Sat Jan 26, 1974 | 31D | Like some pickings | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Thu Jan 10, 1974 | 10A | Scanty | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Mon Aug 27, 1973 | 59D | Summerville of films | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 14, 1973 | 53D | Kind of chance | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 3, 1973 | 98D | Spare | Anne Fox | Weng |
Thu May 10, 1973 | 50A | Summerville of films | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 9, 1973 | 1A | Kind of chance | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 30, 1973 | 46D | Kind of chance | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 23, 1973 | 50D | Kind of pickings | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 20, 1972 | 48A | Paltry | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 11, 1972 | 1A | Scanty | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 19, 1972 | 46A | Pickens | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 15, 1971 | 3D | Meager | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 20, 1971 | 9A | Pickens | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 7, 1970 | 43A | Scanty | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 25, 1968 | 58D | Meager. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 22, 1968 | 1D | Svelte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 16, 1968 | 38A | Adjective for Twiggy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 11, 1968 | 28D | Poor | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Jul 4, 1968 | 7D | Nickname in annals of aviation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 31, 1967 | 47D | Nickname for a thin man. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Tue Aug 8, 1967 | 1D | Scanty. | Martha J. DeWitt | Farrar |
Fri Feb 17, 1967 | 18D | Slender. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Jul 25, 1966 | 26D | Nickname for a thin man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 14, 1966 | 49A | Nickname for a thin man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 11, 1966 | 53D | Of small diameter. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 18, 1966 | 1D | Take off weight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 24, 1966 | 1D | Willowy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 16, 1965 | 1D | Thin man's nickname. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 23, 1965 | 10A | Tall fellow's nickname. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Jan 20, 1965 | 5D | Name for a thin man. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Mon Dec 21, 1964 | 1A | Nickname akin to "Skinny." | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 11, 1964 | 55D | Lanky. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 6, 1964 | 97A | Gracile. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Tue Dec 1, 1964 | 25A | Svelte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 8, 1964 | 1A | Memorable nickname. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 8, 1964 | 54D | Spare. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 29, 1964 | 57A | Young Lindy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 29, 1963 | 5A | Slight. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sat Jun 22, 1963 | 43A | Slight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 15, 1963 | 25A | Nickname for a thin man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 20, 1963 | 39D | Nickname for a thin man. | Jay Sheldon | Farrar |
Mon Nov 19, 1962 | 10A | Unsubstantial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 11, 1962 | 19A | Hardly sufficient. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 8, 1962 | 24A | Meager. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 16, 1961 | 52D | Spare. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 7, 1961 | 24A | Small in amount. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1960 | 1D | Nickname for a thin man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 19, 1960 | 9D | Lose weight. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu May 12, 1960 | 60A | Nickname for a thin man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 30, 1959 | 52D | Meager. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 20, 1959 | 6A | Unsubstantial. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 16, 1959 | 39A | Nickname for a thin man. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu May 21, 1959 | 5A | Svelte. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon May 11, 1959 | 69A | Slender. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Mar 17, 1959 | 20A | Narrow. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 28, 1959 | 56A | Scant. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Mon Jan 26, 1959 | 1D | Spare. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Mon Aug 4, 1958 | 55A | Slight. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Jun 6, 1958 | 49D | Meager. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Feb 12, 1958 | 31A | Nickname for a thin man. | Evelyn E. Smith | Farrar |
Sat Feb 16, 1957 | 17A | Meager. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Jan 25, 1957 | 26D | Attenuated. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 9, 1956 | 6A | Tenuous. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Tue Sep 4, 1956 | 17A | Svelte. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Aug 9, 1956 | 66A | Lindbergh's early nickname. | Rosa Josephs | Farrar |
Tue Aug 2, 1955 | 41A | Lindbergh's nickname. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Jun 26, 1955 | 122D | Svelte. | Harold D. Cannon | Farrar |
Tue Feb 8, 1955 | 51D | Slenderize. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Wed Sep 8, 1954 | 60A | Lindbergh's early nickname. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1954 | 84D | Svelte. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Fri Aug 13, 1954 | 36A | Willowy. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jun 6, 1954 | 71A | Lindbergh's early nickname. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Jun 2, 1954 | 1A | Become thin. | Ellsworth Smith | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1954 | 81D | Lindbergh's nickname. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jan 30, 1954 | 29D | Governor General of Australia. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri May 15, 1953 | 31D | Australia's Governor-General. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 13, 1953 | 50A | Nickname for a thin man. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 11, 1953 | 78D | Inconsiderable. | Albert Carroll | Farrar |
Fri Sep 19, 1952 | 48D | He has been appointed Governor General of Australia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 5, 1952 | 36A | Lindbergh's nickname. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 17, 1952 | 54D | Nickname for Lindbergh. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1951 | 89A | Nickname for a thin man. | J. L. Wilkinson | Farrar |
Mon Jan 1, 1951 | 52A | Britain's Chief of Imperial General Staff. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Dec 20, 1950 | 29D | Lissome. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jan 22, 1950 | 47A | Reduce. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Aug 14, 1949 | 130A | Slender. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Apr 20, 1947 | 105D | Spare. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jan 5, 1947 | 49A | Lindbergh's nickname. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 18, 1945 | 115A | Lindbergh's nickname. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Dec 27, 1942 | 90A | Slender. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Jul 26, 1942 | 86A | Slender. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Apr 5, 1942 | 5D | Slender. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1942 | 122D | Meager. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |