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162 total results for SPADE( score: 50 )
59 results for SPADE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Nov 5, 2024 | 50D | Fashion designer Kate | Evan Kalish | Fagliano |
Thu Dec 28, 2023 | 22A | One in a black suit (8) | Kiran Pandey | Shortz |
Thu Sep 7, 2023 | 43A | What often has a heart beat? | Ryan Patrick Smith | Shortz |
Sun Aug 6, 2023 | 95A | One in a black suit (8) | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Mar 29, 2023 | 47D | Ground-breaker (2) | Ben Zoon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 26, 2023 | 68A | Hole maker (2) | Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 2022 | 70A | Ground-breaking tool | Sheldon Polonsky | Shortz |
Mon Nov 23, 2020 | 29A | Hole-digging tool | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sat Oct 24, 2020 | 50A | Hole maker (2) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2019 | 124A | Heart topper, in bridge | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Tue Jul 30, 2019 | 52D | Garden tool (5) | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2019 | 21A | Aid for making a sand castle | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Sun May 12, 2019 | 53D | Powerful queen, in hearts | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Wed Nov 14, 2018 | 5D | Heart beater, in bridge | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2018 | 55D | One in a black suit (8) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Mon Jul 30, 2018 | 16A | Hole digger's tool | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 2017 | 122A | Ground breaker (2) | Isaac Mizrahi and David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Jun 11, 2017 | 96D | Example of 47- and of 83-Across | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Fri Jul 29, 2016 | 5D | Figure in a dark suit | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Mon Apr 18, 2016 | 19D | Garden shovel | Janice Luttrell | Shortz |
Tue Jul 8, 2014 | 66A | Club alternative (2) | Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski | Shortz |
Fri Mar 7, 2014 | 37A | Bogart role (2) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Mon Jan 27, 2014 | 55D | Digging tool (3) | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Wed Dec 18, 2013 | 29D | Trench maker's tool | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Sep 18, 2012 | 25D | Jack that's one-eyed and lacks a heart | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
Fri Aug 10, 2012 | 27D | One in a black suit (8) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Wed May 9, 2012 | 13D | Garden tool (5) | Eshan Mitra | Shortz |
Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 6A | One in a black suit (8) | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Wed Jan 25, 2012 | 53D | Classic Bogart role | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Sat Dec 17, 2011 | 12D | One in a dark suit | Tom Heilman | Shortz |
Fri Sep 9, 2011 | 26D | One may take your heart | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue Nov 16, 2010 | 48D | Diamond alternative | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Apr 26, 2010 | 53A | Digging tool (3) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Nov 25, 2008 | 22A | Heart beater in bridge bidding | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun Jul 27, 2008 | 91A | Club alternative (2) | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Mon Mar 10, 2008 | 20A | Black card | Ken Bessette | Shortz |
Mon Mar 5, 2007 | 1A | Digging tool (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Mar 22, 2006 | 1A | Gardener's tool (2) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Mon Mar 7, 2005 | 55D | Ditchdigger's tool (2) | Christina Houlihan Kelly | Shortz |
Mon Dec 20, 2004 | 64A | Ditch digger's tool (2) | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Thu Mar 25, 2004 | 8D | Garden tool (5) | David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 2003 | 46A | One in a black suit (8) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sun Aug 10, 2003 | 112A | Part of a black suit | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Jul 16, 2003 | 23A | One in a suit | Norm Guggenbiller | Shortz |
Sun Apr 6, 2003 | 68D | Suit part | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Feb 11, 2003 | 9A | Hammett sleuth | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Fri Oct 11, 2002 | 28A | Deck figure | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Tue Jul 30, 2002 | 55D | Gardener's need | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Sep 4, 2001 | 9A | Bogart's sleuth | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Apr 17, 2001 | 61A | One in a black suit (8) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Thu Dec 21, 2000 | 31D | Digger | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2000 | 41A | Garden tool (5) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Oct 29, 1997 | 1D | One in a black suit (8) | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Mon Apr 1, 1996 | 9A | Gardener's tool (2) | F. Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Apr 28, 1995 | 33D | Bogart role (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Jun 4, 1994 | 10A | Miles Archer's partner of fiction | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Apr 20, 1994 | 1A | Garden tool (5) | Walter Webb | Shortz |
Sun Dec 12, 1993 | 59A | Hammett hero | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Dec 9, 1993 | 69A | 1941 Bogart role | Janie Lyons | Shortz |
1 result for SPADE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Aug 25, 2019 | Panda | 10D | Tool that's been fixed, say | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
102 results for SPADE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jun 22, 1993 | 30D | Garden tool | Morton B. Braun | Maleska |
Sun May 2, 1993 | 31D | Gardener's tool | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Jan 24, 1993 | 1A | Do some gardening | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Jan 1, 1993 | 54D | Bogart role | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Thu Dec 31, 1992 | 5A | One of a deck | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Sat Dec 12, 1992 | 15A | Bogart or Cortez role | Stanley B. Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Aug 12, 1992 | 52D | Fictional detective | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon May 25, 1992 | 5D | One of a high suit in bridge | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Mon May 11, 1992 | 13D | Garden tool | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jul 7, 1991 | 32D | Digger | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Sun Mar 3, 1991 | 40D | Hammett figure | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue Jan 8, 1991 | 51D | Deck part | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Fri Mar 16, 1990 | 24D | Hammett sleuth | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Sep 24, 1989 | 83A | Part of a black suit | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Tue Jun 20, 1989 | 38D | Garden tool | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Sep 18, 1988 | 13D | Hammett hero | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Mar 13, 1988 | 93A | Three-year-old stag | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Mon Aug 24, 1987 | 5D | Shovel | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Apr 3, 1987 | 5A | Gardener's tool | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Fri Feb 27, 1987 | 68A | Dig | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Sun Apr 20, 1986 | 32D | Hammett's detective | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Sat Jul 6, 1985 | 4D | Deck item | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat May 18, 1985 | 47D | Deck item | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Dec 14, 1984 | 47D | Fictional sleuth | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Fri Oct 12, 1984 | 14A | Hammett's P.I. | William Coburn | Maleska |
Fri Jul 27, 1984 | 9A | Hammett hero | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Fri Jul 20, 1984 | 32A | Deck item | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Oct 2, 1983 | 15A | Bogart role | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Jul 10, 1983 | 82A | Hammett detective | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Sat Apr 11, 1981 | 44D | Black-suit item | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Sun Oct 26, 1980 | 76D | One of a top suit | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Thu Oct 9, 1980 | 9D | Spud | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Fri Oct 19, 1979 | 62A | Private eye Sam | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Aug 26, 1979 | 103A | Earth mover | David J. Pohl and John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Jun 11, 1979 | 51A | Part of a deck | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Apr 7, 1979 | 69A | Part of a black suit | Cornelia Warriner | Maleska |
Mon Jun 5, 1978 | 25D | One of a suit | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Jan 14, 1978 | 18D | Digging tool | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Wed Mar 23, 1977 | 27D | Part of a black suit | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Feb 15, 1977 | 34D | Kind of preliminary work | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Sat Oct 30, 1976 | 24D | Farm tool | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Thu Feb 12, 1976 | 24D | Garden tool | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Sat Nov 8, 1975 | 29A | Kind of beard or work | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Fri Oct 31, 1975 | 64A | Sleuth Sam | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Wed Sep 17, 1975 | 47A | Certain playing card | Joan DeRosso | Weng |
Mon Jul 14, 1975 | 41A | Sleuth Sam | James A. Brussel | Weng |
Mon Feb 17, 1975 | 61A | Tool | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Fri Dec 27, 1974 | 5D | Garden tool | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Wed Sep 11, 1974 | 27D | Garden tool | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Mon Mar 4, 1974 | 55D | Garden tool | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Tue Jul 17, 1973 | 25A | Digging tool | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 21, 1972 | 40A | Suit | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 24, 1972 | 51D | Black suit | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 18, 1972 | 83A | Garden tool | Herbert Ettenson | Weng |
Fri Apr 21, 1972 | 25D | Playing card | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 8, 1971 | 48D | Certain card | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 23, 1971 | 27D | Card | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 21, 1971 | 1D | Black card | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 7, 1970 | 63A | Dig | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 30, 1969 | 36D | Black suit. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 22, 1969 | 45D | Card. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 6, 1968 | 50A | Dig. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 2, 1967 | 10D | Black suit. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Tue Oct 25, 1966 | 26A | Garden tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 26, 1966 | 32D | Tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 6, 1966 | 27D | Fictional private eye. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 15, 1966 | 43A | One of a top suit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 4, 1965 | 18D | Garden tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 28, 1965 | 20A | Detective Sam. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 2, 1964 | 57A | Card. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 22, 1963 | 63A | Card. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 19, 1963 | 2D | Garden tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 23, 1963 | 23A | Black symbol. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 1, 1963 | 1D | Digger. | John Byrne | Farrar |
Thu Jan 31, 1963 | 39D | Tool. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Thu Dec 6, 1962 | 18A | Black figure. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 12, 1962 | 15A | Bridge bid. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1962 | 31A | Kind of work. | Hume Craft | Farrar |
Sat Sep 17, 1960 | 46A | Garden tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 31, 1960 | 37D | Card symbol. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 13, 1960 | 33D | Better than a heart. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 17, 1960 | 13D | Black Lady's symbol. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 3, 1958 | 29A | Implement. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Tue Nov 25, 1958 | 1D | Playing card. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Fri Jul 25, 1958 | 58A | Black suit. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Apr 27, 1958 | 19D | Relative of a club. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Tue May 21, 1957 | 32D | Card. | Geraldine King | Farrar |
Sat Dec 15, 1956 | 38A | Garden tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 31, 1956 | 25A | Card. | Churchill Satterlee | Farrar |
Tue Sep 20, 1955 | 23D | Figure on a card. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Wed Jan 26, 1955 | 26A | Dig up. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Dec 31, 1953 | 1A | Symbol of plain speaking. | Helen Chapman | Farrar |
Sat Sep 5, 1953 | 29D | Sam the sleuth. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Aug 30, 1953 | 48D | Black card. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Thu Jan 8, 1953 | 28D | Well-known private op. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 27, 1952 | 49D | Suit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 19, 1952 | 35A | Bridge bid. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Mon Aug 18, 1952 | 26D | Long-handled tool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 2, 1952 | 42D | Symbol on a card. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 25, 1951 | 9A | Sam ___, radio "private eye." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 11, 1951 | 104D | Hammett's detective. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Fri Oct 27, 1950 | 1A | Celebrated private eye. | Unknown | Farrar |