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156 total results for USUAL( score: 50 )
71 results for USUAL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Apr 3, 2023 | 53A | "I'll have the ___" (unoriginal diner order) | David Distenfeld | Shortz |
Mon Jun 27, 2022 | 65A | Customer's routine order, with "the" | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2021 | 35D | Ordinary (3) | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 2020 | 39A | Like some suspects (4) | Jake Halperin | Shortz |
Sun Oct 11, 2020 | 84A | Unremarkable (2) | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Wed Sep 16, 2020 | 16A | Established (2) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Sun Aug 16, 2020 | 111D | Standard | Francis Heaney | Shortz |
Mon Sep 9, 2019 | 65A | Customary (4) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2019 | 15A | What's standard, with "the" | Jon Olsen | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 2017 | 30A | Same old, same old | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Tue Oct 3, 2017 | 22D | Bar habitué's order, with "the" | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sat Jan 14, 2017 | 20A | Same old | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 8, 2017 | 109A | Regular (4) | Peter Broda and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Fri Oct 7, 2016 | 50D | Quotidian | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Tue Sep 20, 2016 | 18A | Habitual customer's order, with "the" | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 2016 | 104D | Accustomed | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sat Mar 5, 2016 | 23A | With 33-Down, same old offerings | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Sun Sep 20, 2015 | 41D | Routine (4) | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Apr 3, 2015 | 50A | Garden-variety (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Jan 24, 2015 | 42D | Routine (4) | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2014 | 27A | Bar order, with "the" (5) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Tue Sep 3, 2013 | 57A | Commonplace (3) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Tue Dec 18, 2012 | 48D | Norm (2) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Wed Oct 17, 2012 | 64A | Mad magazine's "___ Gang of Idiots" | Peter Koetters | Shortz |
Tue Aug 14, 2012 | 61A | Regular (4) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Mar 17, 2011 | 35D | Everyday (3) | Anna Shechtman | Shortz |
Tue Feb 22, 2011 | 11D | Bar order, with "the" (5) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Jan 13, 2011 | 2D | Norm (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Oct 6, 2010 | 61A | Restaurant order, with "the" | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jul 11, 2010 | 20A | Commonplace (3) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed May 12, 2010 | 72A | Regular's request, with "the" | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Wed Jan 20, 2010 | 6D | Fully expected | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu Dec 31, 2009 | 43A | It's nothing new, with "the" | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Wed Oct 28, 2009 | 41A | Like some suspects (4) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Thu Jun 11, 2009 | 57A | Stock | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Sun May 17, 2009 | 64D | Typical (3) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2008 | 59A | "I'll have the ___" | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Wed Oct 8, 2008 | 53D | Run-of-the-mill (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Apr 20, 2008 | 20A | Expected (3) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Mon Sep 10, 2007 | 10D | Everyday (3) | Edward M Sessa | Shortz |
Fri Dec 29, 2006 | 17A | Expected (3) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Tue Jun 27, 2006 | 54D | The ___ suspects | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 117A | Regular (4) | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Mon Mar 28, 2005 | 46A | Ordinary (3) | Elizabeth Babikan | Shortz |
Tue Jan 25, 2005 | 12D | Run-of-the-mill (4) | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 2004 | 78A | Everyday (3) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Mon Oct 18, 2004 | 24D | Commonplace (3) | Steve Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 1, 2004 | 28D | Bar order, with "the" (5) | Jim Conklin | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 2004 | 64A | Run-of-the-mill (4) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Mon Dec 22, 2003 | 61A | Bar patron's request, with "the" | Joy C. Frank | Shortz |
Tue Nov 25, 2003 | 1D | Customary (4) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Tue Sep 23, 2003 | 14A | Run-of-the-mill (4) | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski | Shortz |
Mon Sep 22, 2003 | 52D | Typical (3) | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Sat Feb 22, 2003 | 46A | Routine (4) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Wed Aug 21, 2002 | 14A | Like some suspects (4) | Joel Kaplow | Shortz |
Wed Jun 5, 2002 | 22D | Customary (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Dec 25, 2001 | 36D | Typical (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Jan 24, 2001 | 11D | Bar order, with "the" (5) | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 115A | Established (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Sep 10, 2000 | 6D | Like some suspects (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 116D | Unremarkable (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Sep 21, 1999 | 11D | Ordinary (3) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Mon Jul 5, 1999 | 25D | Customary (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Thu Jun 24, 1999 | 61A | Garden-variety (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Sep 30, 1998 | 13A | Bar order, with "the" (5) | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 1998 | 93A | Unsurprising | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Wed Oct 8, 1997 | 6D | Diner order, with "the" | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Sat Aug 16, 1997 | 6D | Regular (4) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Jul 14, 1996 | 63D | Expected (3) | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Sun Nov 19, 1995 | 100D | Routine (4) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jun 7, 1994 | 52D | Business as ___ | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
2 results for USUAL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Oct 2, 2022 | Panda | 2D | Standard luaus | Michael Lieberman and Kate Chin Park | Shortz |
May 17, 1998 | Diagramless | 37D | Standard | Frank Longo | Shortz |
83 results for USUAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Oct 13, 1993 | 32D | Customary | Joel Davajan | Taub |
Fri Oct 9, 1992 | 34D | Ordinary | Robert Zimmerman | Maleska |
Wed Jul 22, 1992 | 29D | Ordinary | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Wed Jul 8, 1992 | 41A | Customary | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jun 21, 1992 | 6D | Customary | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Thu May 21, 1992 | 58A | Customary | Alex K. Justin | Maleska |
Sun Apr 5, 1992 | 77D | "Business as ___" | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun Feb 23, 1992 | 95D | Commonplace | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Dec 10, 1990 | 14A | Customary | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Tue May 8, 1990 | 56D | Customary | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sun Jan 28, 1990 | 119A | Expected | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Thu Dec 14, 1989 | 62A | Everyday | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sat May 13, 1989 | 26D | Ordinary | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Wed Feb 8, 1989 | 7D | Commonplace | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Jan 24, 1989 | 54D | Commonplace | William E. Heinemann | Maleska |
Sun Oct 16, 1988 | 119A | Customary drink | Jim Page | Maleska |
Mon Jun 27, 1988 | 32D | Customary | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Sep 6, 1987 | 2D | As expected | Willemain O. Cable | Maleska |
Mon Jan 14, 1985 | 63A | Ordinary | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sun Oct 14, 1984 | 19A | Habitual | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Fri Sep 28, 1984 | 69A | Common | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Mar 28, 1984 | 4D | Run-of-the-mill | Reichert | Maleska |
Sun Jan 22, 1984 | 57D | Customary | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Thu Nov 17, 1983 | 55A | Commonplace | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Aug 9, 1983 | 44A | Customary | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Fri Jan 28, 1983 | 24D | Ordinary | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Aug 21, 1982 | 6D | Customary | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Feb 13, 1982 | 11D | Customary | Virginia Butler | Maleska |
Thu Oct 15, 1981 | 25D | Customary | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Mon Apr 27, 1981 | 43D | Customary | Daniel Deutsch | Maleska |
Sun Aug 24, 1980 | 11D | Prevalent | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Aug 19, 1980 | 3D | Customary | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Dec 25, 1979 | 47A | Everyday | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Thu Apr 26, 1979 | 27D | Customary | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Mar 31, 1979 | 18A | Wonted | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Dec 26, 1977 | 25D | Normal | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Thu Jun 23, 1977 | 43A | Familiar | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1977 | 48D | Normal | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sat May 21, 1977 | 30D | Commonplace | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Aug 11, 1976 | 37D | Customary | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Wed May 19, 1976 | 25A | Common | Adelyn Lewis | Weng |
Tue Sep 30, 1975 | 30A | Familiar | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Fri Jul 18, 1975 | 29D | Customary | Jean Reed | Weng |
Thu Aug 22, 1974 | 7D | Commonplace | Steven Kahan | Weng |
Wed Jun 26, 1974 | 30A | Normal | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Sun Aug 6, 1972 | 88D | Familiar | Jay Spry | Weng |
Tue Jan 25, 1972 | 43D | Customary | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 27, 1971 | 38D | Commonplace | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jul 11, 1970 | 6D | Everyday | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 15, 1970 | 2D | Everyday | Frank Nosoff | Weng |
Thu May 1, 1969 | 33D | Regular. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Sep 24, 1968 | 15A | Customary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 5, 1968 | 1A | Run-of-the-mill. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 17, 1968 | 58A | Everyday. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 29, 1968 | 30D | Run-of-the-mill. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 17, 1968 | 151A | True to form. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Thu Feb 29, 1968 | 37A | Wonted. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 12, 1967 | 53D | Habitual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 9, 1967 | 3D | Everyday. | Arthur S. Heiser | Farrar |
Mon Apr 3, 1967 | 33D | The same. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Wed Feb 1, 1967 | 16A | Ordinary. | Thomas E. Devlin | Farrar |
Fri Oct 7, 1966 | 30A | Ordinary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 15, 1965 | 7D | Regular. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 13, 1963 | 53D | Customary. | Alda F. Zimpel | Farrar |
Fri Feb 22, 1963 | 43A | Ordinary. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Tue May 22, 1962 | 49D | Common. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Wed Jun 8, 1960 | 12D | Ordinary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 26, 1959 | 113A | Everyday. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Tue Nov 11, 1958 | 61A | Wonted. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Aug 21, 1954 | 19D | Run-of-the-mill. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Oct 26, 1953 | 2D | Customary. | D. B. Chapman | Farrar |
Tue Aug 18, 1953 | 55A | Ordinary. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Sun Jun 28, 1953 | 58A | Humdrum. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Mon May 25, 1953 | 62A | Everyday. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1952 | 88A | Not out of the ordinary. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Sep 29, 1952 | 16A | Customary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 12, 1952 | 28D | Routine. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 3, 1952 | 61A | Not unexpected. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 24, 1951 | 54D | Business as ___. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Jan 19, 1951 | 43A | Regular. | Alberta Burton | Farrar |
Sun Mar 6, 1949 | 13D | Customary. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Sun Mar 21, 1948 | 100D | Conventional. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1944 | 88A | Everyday. | Charles Cross | Farrar |