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TERN is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for TERN.

281 total results for TERN   ( score: 50 )

76 results for TERN from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Apr 5, 202451DBird that makes the longest migration in the animal kingdomRebecca Goldstein
Fri Apr 14, 20234DFork-tailed bird (4)Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock
Wed Sep 21, 202225DMigratory seabird (2)Matthew Stock
Sun Aug 7, 202266A"Royal" birdTina Labadie
Mon May 30, 202227DArctic ___ (migratory bird)Alexander Liebeskind
Sat Apr 23, 202248DBird with a forked tail (2)Matthew Stock
Sun Feb 6, 2022119ACousin of a skimmerStephen McCarthy
Tue Jan 11, 20224DBird on a beach (2)Ross Trudeau
Wed Dec 22, 202127DCousin of a gull (4)Noki Trias and Lawrence Barrett
Sun Oct 24, 202178DBird with an annual 18,000-mile round-trip migrationKatie Hale
Tue Jan 5, 202135DRelative of a sea gull (2)Amy Schecter and Christina Iverson
Sat Oct 31, 20204DSoarer by the shoreStella Zawistowski
Mon Nov 18, 201939ASlender shorebird (2)Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Apr 21, 201954D"Leave no ___ unstoned" (jocular phrase)Grant Thackray
Thu Apr 19, 201865APolar birdTodd Gross
Wed Oct 4, 20178DBird found on all continents, including AntarcticaEvan Mahnken
Mon Apr 3, 201750DFork-tailed bird (4)Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel
Wed Jun 1, 20166DMigratory seabird (2)Wren Schultz
Sun Jan 24, 2016121ABird with a two-pointed tailFrancis Heaney and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Aug 22, 201547DArctic ___ (4)Barry C. Silk
Thu Dec 11, 201439AArctic ___ (4)Joe DiPietro
Tue Dec 9, 201439DFork-tailed bird (4)Paul Hunsberger
Fri Nov 29, 201348ACoastal diver (2)Ned White
Wed Sep 18, 201336AArctic ___ (migrating bird)Paul Hunsberger
Mon Feb 25, 20137DSlender shorebird (2)Angela Olson Halsted
Fri Nov 30, 201228ACoastal diver (2)Gary Cee
Fri Jun 8, 20128DCoastal plungerMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sun May 27, 201240DArctic ___ (pole-to-pole migrator)Byron Walden
Fri Jan 13, 201240AArctic or Antarctic fish-eaterTodd Gross and Doug Peterson
Sat Jun 25, 201160AFork-tailed flier (3)Barry C. Silk
Sun May 15, 201159DCousin of a gull (4)Cathy Allis
Mon May 2, 201112DSeabird (3)Caleb Madison
Mon Feb 22, 201032AShorebird (2)Steve Dobis
Sun Aug 30, 2009118DShore flier (2)Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Fri Mar 20, 200964ACoastal birdDavid Levinson Wilk
Sat Nov 29, 200857DArctic ___ (4)Barry C. Silk
Sun Sep 9, 2007111DGull relativePatrick Berry
Sun Jan 21, 200732DCousin of a gull (4)Patrick Berry
Mon Aug 14, 200636DSeabird with a forked tailGene Newman
Mon Jun 19, 200612DBird with a forked tail (2)Raymond Hamel
Wed Feb 15, 200638ASea bird (3)Byron Walden
Thu Oct 20, 20057DCoastal predatorManny Nosowsky
Fri Jul 22, 200526DShore sightElizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Jun 16, 200536DSea swallow (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wed Mar 2, 200559DFork-tailed flier (3)James M. Jenista and Dana McLemore
Mon Feb 14, 200548DBeach bird (3)Janet R. Bender
Sun Aug 29, 200466DFlier around a lighthouseManny Nosowsky
Sat Aug 14, 200434DIt has a forked tailJoe DiPietro
Sun Aug 1, 200475ARelative of a gull (2)Randolph Ross
Sat Jul 17, 200434AFork-tailed bird (4)Rich Norris
Tue Apr 6, 200412DBeach bird (3)Tony Orbach
Mon Oct 13, 200361AAquatic birdEric Berlin
Mon Oct 6, 200369ARelative of a sea gull (2)Barry Silk
Tue Aug 19, 200343AShorebird (2)Karen M. Tracey
Wed Apr 17, 200246ASea swallow (4)Richard Silvestri
Mon Sep 3, 200170AGull-like birdPeter Gordon
Tue Jan 30, 200157DSeabird (3)David J. Kahn
Wed Aug 2, 20005DRelative of a gull (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wed May 17, 200055DGraceful birdMichael S. Maurer
Mon May 15, 200055DBeach bird (3)Gregory E. Paul
Sun Apr 18, 1999146ABeach sightFrank Longo
Sun Sep 27, 199830AFork-tailed flier (3)Randolph Ross
Mon Jun 1, 199852DGraceful aquatic birdEvie Eysenburg
Mon Mar 9, 199843ABird on a beach (2)Randall J. Hartman
Fri Nov 28, 19976DArctic ___ (4)Ed Pegg Jr.
Fri Jan 10, 199713DCousin of a gull (4)A. J. Santora
Tue Jul 25, 19957DSea swallow (4)Gregory E. Paul
Tue Jan 10, 199536DSlender-billed sea birdChristopher Page
Tue Jul 26, 199458A"... leave no ___ unstoned"Joan Yanofsky
Wed Jul 13, 199467AShore flier (2)Jonathan Schmatzbach
Thu Apr 28, 199425DOcean flierRandy Sowell
Mon Feb 7, 199419ASea swallow (4)Sidney L. Robbins
Tue Jan 11, 199465AMinnow eaterAlbert J. Klaus
Tue Dec 21, 19935AGull's cousin (2)Janie Lyons
Thu Dec 9, 199371AOcean flyerJanie Lyons
Thu Nov 25, 199337AGull's cousin (2)Joy L. Wouk
1 result for TERN from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
May 12, 2013Panda5DBird in the InternetMel Taub
204 results for TERN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Nov 9, 199349ASea swallowCharles WoodardTaub
Sun Oct 17, 1993107ASea swallowJeanette K. BrillTaub
Thu Aug 26, 199313DSea birdMark BlakeburnMaleska
Wed Jul 21, 199360DSea swallowBetty JorgensenMaleska
Mon Nov 9, 199228DSea swallowSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tue Jun 23, 199223ASea swallowJeff HerringtonMaleska
Tue Jun 2, 199213DAquatic birdWilson McBeathMaleska
Fri Sep 20, 199139ASet of threeEli WesoffMaleska
Tue Sep 10, 199155ASea swallowFred TooleMaleska
Wed Jun 19, 199131ASea gull's relativeBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sat May 25, 199112DSet of threeErnie FurtadoMaleska
Fri May 3, 199149ADarr or medrickBetty HinmanMaleska
Sun Jan 27, 199185ASet of threeJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Thu Dec 6, 19909DSet of threeEli WesoffMaleska
Fri Nov 16, 199015AThree winning lottery numbersKevin BoyleMaleska
Wed Oct 17, 199021AMedrick or scrayEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Sep 4, 199043ASea birdFred TooleMaleska
Sat Aug 4, 199018AThree winning lotto numbersMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Fri May 11, 199048DSet of threeMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Tue Dec 26, 198912DSea swallowAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Wed Oct 25, 198936DSea swallowEli WesoffMaleska
Thu Jun 15, 198917ABeach birdLouis SabinMaleska
Sun Apr 9, 198980AMedrickArnold MossMaleska
Mon Sep 26, 198869ASea swallowAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tue Mar 1, 19886DAquatic flierMary M. MurdochMaleska
Sun Jan 3, 198830ASet of threeElaine D. SchorrMaleska
Sun Oct 18, 198766AMarine flierAlfio MicciMaleska
Thu Sep 24, 198760DSea swallowWalter CovellMaleska
Sun Sep 20, 198798DMedrickE.T.M.Maleska
Mon May 11, 198735DSea swallowRichard SilvestriMaleska
Sun Nov 30, 19866DMedrickHarold B. CountsMaleska
Tue Dec 3, 198525AGull's cousinJim PageMaleska
Mon Sep 30, 198561DSea birdAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tue Sep 3, 198543DSea swallowJonesMaleska
Mon Jun 10, 19853DSea swallowH. Hastings ReddallMaleska
Fri Jun 7, 198519AShore birdGayle DeanMaleska
Wed May 1, 198516ASea swallowEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Mon Dec 3, 198452DSea birdSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Oct 26, 198463ASet of threeEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Sep 9, 198474DDarr or scrayRichard SilvestriMaleska
Wed Jun 6, 19843DSea swallowH. Hastings ReddallMaleska
Sun Jun 3, 1984113DDarrBarbara Lunder GillisMaleska
Sun Oct 2, 1983137ASea swallowRichard SilvestriMaleska
Mon Aug 15, 198356DSea swallowJeanne WilsonMaleska
Sat Feb 26, 198367ASalty swallowJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Tue Dec 21, 198260ASea swallowDorothy SmitonickMaleska
Tue Nov 2, 19829DSea swallowJonesMaleska
Sat Sep 4, 198210AAquatic birdI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Wed Mar 24, 198243ASea swallowJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thu Sep 3, 198140DLottery prizeLouis SabinMaleska
Sun Aug 23, 1981132AWide-awakeArnold MossMaleska
Mon Jul 27, 19817DAquatic birdCarol DuttingMaleska
Fri Jul 3, 198128AScrayGerald BrooksMaleska
Tue Jun 9, 198124AGull's relativeFrank GearyMaleska
Wed Apr 1, 198142ASea swallowErnst TheimerMaleska
Tue Feb 10, 198152DGull's relativePeter SwiftMaleska
Wed Sep 24, 198013DSea birdKathryn RighterMaleska
Sun May 18, 198063DScrayA. J. SantoraMaleska
Fri Mar 7, 198035ASea birdWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Mon Mar 3, 198031ASea birdHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Thu Jan 24, 198011DForster's ___ (sea bird)C. J. AngioMaleska
Wed Jan 2, 198051DRelative of a jaegerMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Mon Dec 31, 197952DSea birdHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Mon Aug 6, 197955DAppropriate rhyme for ernI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Sun Jul 29, 197955DGull's cousinReginald L. JohnsonMaleska
Tue Jul 17, 197923AThree-masted schoonerJean J. DavisonMaleska
Mon Jul 2, 197940ASeafowlStrassheimMaleska
Thu Jun 7, 197942ASea birdRobert KatzMaleska
Wed May 30, 197949DBird sometimes called a picketJohnsonMaleska
Mon May 7, 197928DAquatic birdMorton BraunMaleska
Wed May 2, 197910AFork-tailed sea birdJohnsonMaleska
Wed Jan 31, 197947DSea swallowMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Wed Dec 20, 197813DGull's cousinHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Mon Nov 6, 19789DGraceful sea birdVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Fri Jul 28, 197834DAquatic birdJoy L. WoukMaleska
Wed May 31, 197821DSea birdHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Thu May 25, 197813DAquatic birdHallie & Gerald ParsonsMaleska
Mon Jan 16, 197826DSea swallowHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Thu Jan 5, 197824AWide-awakeSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Dec 16, 197734DTripletA. J. SantoraMaleska
Mon Nov 28, 197749DSea birdGrace FabbroniMaleska
Sun Nov 20, 197720DSea swallowAnthony B. CanningMaleska
Sat Aug 20, 197734A"Leave no ___ unstoned" (Spoonerism)Bert BeamanMaleska
Sun Mar 27, 1977110DSea swallowJay SpryMaleska
Fri Oct 22, 197621AWater birdSidney L. RobbinsWeng
Sun Jul 11, 197643AGull's cousinBarbara GillisWeng
Sat Mar 6, 197611DBirdLita M. ElversWeng
Mon Feb 23, 197642DSea swallowJay SpryWeng
Mon Jan 26, 197619AGull's cousinMartha J. DeWittWeng
Fri Sep 19, 197564AWater birdSophie FiermanWeng
Wed May 28, 197511DSea birdA. J. SantoraWeng
Sun Dec 15, 197466ASea birdElmer ToroWeng
Sat Jul 27, 197427ASea birdThomas SheehanWeng
Wed Mar 6, 197412DSea birdTrusselWeng
Fri Dec 14, 197323AAquatic birdUnknownWeng
Mon Aug 27, 19734DSea birdUnknownWeng
Tue Jun 12, 197350ASea birdUnknownWeng
Wed Jun 6, 19736DSea birdUnknownWeng
Sun May 20, 197340DNoddyPeter T. ThorntonWeng
Tue Feb 20, 197361ASea birdUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 28, 1973123DSea birdTanaquil Le ClercqWeng
Wed Nov 29, 197244DSea birdUnknownWeng
Sat Oct 7, 197222DSea birdUnknownWeng
Tue Sep 5, 197213DGull-like birdUnknownWeng
Sun Aug 27, 1972115ASea birdAlfio MicciWeng
Mon Jul 17, 197246AThree-masted schoonerUnknownWeng
Fri Jun 9, 197212DGull-like birdUnknownWeng
Mon May 15, 197213DSea birdUnknownWeng
Tue Feb 22, 197212DGull's relativeUnknownWeng
Thu Apr 1, 197145ASea birdUnknownWeng
Wed Feb 17, 197151DSea birdUnknownWeng
Sun Sep 27, 1970101ASea birdKeith BlakeWeng
Thu Jun 4, 197024ASea gullUnknownWeng
Wed Mar 25, 197056AThree-masted schoonerUnknownWeng
Tue Jun 24, 196952DGull.UnknownWeng
Sun Mar 30, 1969117ASet of threeE. ToroWeng
Sun Feb 2, 19699DBirdAnthony MorseWeng
Thu Aug 29, 196864ABird.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 18, 196819ASea bird.UnknownFarrar
Fri Nov 3, 196739AWater bird.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 19, 196719AGull's cousin.Ronald C. HirschfeldFarrar
Mon Jul 31, 196712DSea swallow.William LutwiniakFarrar
Thu Jul 27, 196765ASea bird.Sara V. TuckermanFarrar
Sun Jun 25, 196769ASea swallow.Ross L. Jamison, Jr.Farrar
Fri May 26, 196754ASea bird.George LaczkoFarrar
Sun Apr 9, 196725AGroup of three.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Mon Mar 20, 196724ASea bird.Cora GoodmanFarrar
Wed Nov 23, 196623ASea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 30, 196624DSea gull.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jun 28, 196671ASea bird.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jun 7, 196623DSea gull's relative.UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 22, 196659DGull.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 19, 196588DSea swallow.Anne FoxFarrar
Tue Nov 16, 196542DMarine bird.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 13, 196531DSea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Thu May 27, 196514DBird.UnknownFarrar
Sat Apr 25, 196412DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 16, 196413DSea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Wed Apr 15, 196425DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 24, 1963101DSea bird.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Fri Aug 23, 196352DGull.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jul 23, 196318ASea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Thu Feb 28, 196362ASea bird.Jean ReedFarrar
Fri Aug 31, 196244ASea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 16, 196265AGull's relative.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed May 16, 196235DSea swallow.Barbara A. BrasureFarrar
Mon Mar 19, 196212DSea bird.W. E. JonesFarrar
Wed Mar 14, 196245DGull's cousin.Roberta MorseFarrar
Wed Dec 13, 196134DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 5, 1961126AGull.Brice MetcalfeFarrar
Tue May 16, 196140DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 29, 196055DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 4, 196081ASea swallow.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Sat Jun 11, 196055DCape Cod bird.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jun 8, 196036DSea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 22, 196042DSea swallow.Tom MixonFarrar
Sat Aug 29, 195955ASea bird.Jean ReedFarrar
Mon Aug 17, 195913DSea swallow.Mary S. ManningFarrar
Thu Aug 13, 195919ASea bird.Hume R. CraftFarrar
Sun Jul 5, 19597DNoddy.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Sat Mar 21, 195912DSeafowl.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 2, 195818DSea swallow.Madeline CorseFarrar
Sun Oct 26, 1958106DArctic bird.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sat Apr 19, 195826ASea bird.A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Fri Feb 28, 195831ASea bird.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 28, 195864AGull-like bird.Sidney LambertFarrar
Sun Oct 27, 1957111DSea bird.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sat Sep 28, 195753DGull.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 18, 19575DCoastal bird.W. E. JonesFarrar
Wed Aug 14, 195750DSea bird.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Wed Jun 5, 195714DForktail.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Dec 9, 195639DSea swallow.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Tue Dec 4, 195650ARelative of the stormy petrel.Helen FasuloFarrar
Mon Dec 3, 195659DSea bird.Louis SabinFarrar
Tue Jul 17, 195658DSea swallow.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Tue Jul 3, 195661DSea bird.Walt ClarkFarrar
Sun Nov 27, 1955116DCousin of the gull.Marjorie M. ConnellyFarrar
Fri Oct 21, 195555DSea swallow.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Oct 2, 195560AGull-like bird.Sidney LambertFarrar
Tue Aug 2, 195557DSea bird.Samuel K. FliegnerFarrar
Sun Sep 5, 195410DBird.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Wed May 26, 195455ABird that flies from pole to pole.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Feb 21, 1954114ASea swallow.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Jan 10, 195443DSea bird.Harold T. BersFarrar
Thu Sep 10, 195361AGull-like bird.UnknownFarrar
Sat Aug 15, 195363ACousin of the seagull.Isaac KertFarrar
Fri Sep 5, 195266ASea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 21, 195250DCousin of the gull.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jan 25, 19523DWhite bird with black crown and gray mantle.UnknownFarrar
Wed Nov 28, 19512DSea bird with a black cap.UnknownFarrar
Thu Nov 22, 195153DCousin of the seagull.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 21, 195112AGull-like sea bird.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 9, 195148ASea swallow.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 22, 195163ASea-swallow.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 19, 195028DSea swallow.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun May 14, 195074DSea swallow.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Feb 5, 195035DGull-like bird.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Dec 18, 1949135DSea bird.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Aug 29, 194887ASea swallow.Charles CrossFarrar
Sun Nov 23, 1947105DThreefold.P. J. LamannaFarrar
Sun Sep 14, 1947137ASea swallow.P. J. LamannaFarrar
Sun Aug 10, 1947126DBird.Eileen St. ClairFarrar
Sun Jul 28, 194693DGull-like bird.A. H. CookFarrar
Sun Jun 30, 19467DGull-like bird.J. P. DownesFarrar
Anagrams:NERT, NTER, TREN, ENTR, RENT
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