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142 total results for ABU   ( score: 50 )

70 results for ABU from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Mon Jun 19, 202337D___ Dhabi (18)David Liben-Nowell
Fri Jun 9, 202353D___-Bakr, close adviser of MuhammadRobyn Weintraub
Sun Apr 23, 202349A"Father of," in Arabic (4)Katie Hale and Scott Hogan
Tue Mar 28, 202339A___ Dhabi (18)Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel
Thu Aug 25, 202224APart of some Arabic namesOlivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels
Tue Jun 14, 202211A___ Dhabi (18)Robert Won
Wed Jun 8, 202257A___ Simbel (Lake Nasser landmark)Bruce Haight
Sat Mar 19, 20221AIt means "father of" in ArabicRyan McCarty
Thu Mar 18, 202111DFather of, in Arabic (4)Tom McCoy
Wed Feb 17, 202137AAladdin's mischievous sidekickDavid Harris and Evan Kalish
Tue Jul 14, 202042D"Aladdin" monkey (7)Stella Zawistowski
Wed Mar 11, 20204D___ Dhabi (18)Erik Agard
Sun Jan 26, 202045A___ Dhabi (18)Erik Agard
Mon Jul 15, 201923A___ Dhabi, part of the United Arab EmiratesEd Sessa
Mon Jun 17, 20198DAladdin's monkey sidekickErik Agard and Yacob Yonas
Thu May 9, 201930DAladdin's sidekick (2)Lewis Rothlein
Tue Oct 9, 20182D___ Dhabi (18)Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Sat Jul 7, 20181D___-Bakr, longtime adviser to MuhammadRyan McCarty
Fri May 25, 201823ASon of : ibn :: father of : ___Jeff Chen
Wed May 16, 201816A"Aladdin" monkey (7)Jonathan Schmalzbach and Bill Albright
Fri Feb 23, 201846AAladdin's simian sidekick (2)Trenton Charlson
Sun Jul 9, 201755D___-Bakr (father-in-law of Muhammad)Will Nediger
Fri Mar 3, 201757A___ Simbel (Egyptian landmark)Patrick Berry
Tue Jan 31, 20172DAladdin's monkey (3)Neil Padrick Wilson
Fri Jan 6, 201755D"Aladdin" character who's transformed into an elephantJacob Stulberg
Sun Mar 15, 201517D___ Dhabi (18)Dan Feyer
Tue Feb 24, 201544A___ Dhabi (18)Elizabeth A. Long
Mon Sep 1, 201427A___ Dhabi (18)Allan E. Parrish
Wed May 28, 201430AAladdin's monkey palTim Croce
Tue Apr 8, 201438D___ Dhabi (18)Ian Livengood
Mon Dec 30, 20139D___ Dhabi (18)David Steinberg
Thu Oct 31, 201354A"Aladdin" monkey (7)David Kwong
Thu Sep 12, 201313A___ Nazir ("Homeland" character)Ian Livengood
Mon Feb 11, 20137D___ Dhabi (18)Gary Cee
Mon Dec 17, 20129D___ Dhabi (18)Elizabeth A. Long
Wed Jul 25, 201258A___ Dhabi (18)Daniel Raymon
Thu Apr 12, 201210D"Father of," in Arabic (4)Michael Shteyman
Sun May 16, 201049AAladdin's kleptomaniac sidekickMatt Ginsberg
Sun Feb 7, 201013D"Aladdin" monkey (7)Patrick Berry
Sun Dec 21, 2008124D"Aladdin" monkey (7)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Sep 18, 200865AEgypt's ___ Simbel historical siteMike Nothnagel
Mon Aug 4, 200869A___ Dhabi, Persian Gulf portOliver Hill
Sun Sep 2, 20072D___ Ghraib, Iraqi prisonLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Thu Sep 14, 200645D"Aladdin" monkey (7)Karen M. Tracey
Tue Jan 3, 200640DBaghdad's ___ Ghraib prisonLynn Lempel
Fri Nov 12, 200413A___ Ghraib (Iraq prison in 2004 headlines)Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman
Wed Aug 11, 200433AWith 18-Across, capital of the United Arab EmiratesAlan Arbesfeld
Wed Jun 2, 20042D___ Dhabi (18)Nancy Salomon
Sun Feb 22, 200416DFather of, in Arabic (4)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Wed Feb 18, 200462AAladdin's sidekick (2)Mitch Komro
Wed Dec 31, 200359D___ Simbel, Egypt (2)Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Oct 26, 200363A___ Dhabi (18)Patrick Merrell
Sun Jun 1, 200378AEgypt's ___ Simbel (3)Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sun Mar 16, 2003109A"Aladdin" monkey (7)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Jan 25, 200122A___ Simbel, Egypt (2)Robert H. Wolfe
Thu Dec 21, 200027DEgypt's ___ Simbel (3)Manny Nosowsky
Sun Oct 1, 200096D___ Dhabi (18)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sat Nov 6, 199925AAladdin's simian sidekick (2)Joan Bayer Williamson
Tue May 25, 199929A___ Dhabi (Gulf emirate)Philip Lew
Thu Nov 5, 199829DAladdin's monkey (3)Nancy Salomon
Sat Oct 10, 199856D"The Thief of Baghdad" roleBob Klahn
Mon Apr 13, 199824A___ Simbel (Egyptian temple site)Gregory E. Paul
Sun Mar 15, 199892AAladdin's monkey (3)Frank Longo
Wed Jan 22, 19978D___ Dhabi (Mideast capital)J. Schmalzbach
Sun Sep 29, 199690AEgypt's ___ Simbel (3)M. Reagle
Thu May 2, 199644A___Dhabi (18)D. J. Kahn
Fri Jan 27, 199551D___ Bakr (first caliph of Mecca)Chuck Deodene
Thu Aug 18, 199442AOil-rich ___ DhabiA.J. Santora
Sat Jul 2, 199447AName part meaning "father"Bryant White
Sat Feb 5, 199453ATerrorist NidalRand H. Burns
3 results for ABU from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Aug 14, 2016Diagramless46D___ DhabiSam Ezersky
Apr 17, 2011Panda10DDisney monkey seen in cocoa butterMel Taub
May 17, 1998Diagramless35A"Aladdin" monkeyFrank Longo
69 results for ABU from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Oct 1, 19935D___ Dhabi, U.A.E.Rand H. BurnsTaub
Sat Mar 6, 199345AFather, in ArabiaBert RosenfieldMaleska
Sun Feb 7, 199352D___ Simbel, EgyptNancy Nicholson JolineMaleska
Sun Oct 20, 199194A___ Dhabi, Eastern landCalista LuminatiMaleska
Wed Sep 18, 199151A___ DhabiKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sun Dec 2, 19901A___ Dhabi, emirateRichard SilvestriMaleska
Wed Dec 6, 198930D___ Dhabi, Mideastern landJim PageMaleska
Sun Apr 23, 198912DElephant boy turns into Arabian dadJim PageMaleska
Wed May 25, 198857D___ DhabiDorothy DavisMaleska
Sun Mar 6, 198847D___ Dhabi, Persian Gulf emirateMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Fri Feb 26, 198835A___ Simbel, historic site in EgyptKevin WrayMaleska
Sun May 17, 198759DFather, in ArabiaMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Tue Nov 4, 198611D___ Simbel, historic Egyptian siteJoy L. WoukMaleska
Fri Feb 21, 198645AFather: Arab.Mark DiehlMaleska
Sat Jan 25, 198649DIrish battle cryDaniel GirardiMaleska
Sat Sep 1, 19841A___ Simbel, EgyptLarry GoldhirschMaleska
Sun Jan 29, 198448D___ Dhabi, Mideastern landJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sun Dec 4, 198342A___ Dhabi, Arab emirateMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Fri May 20, 198344D___ Dhabi (Arabian capital)Peter SwiftMaleska
Sat Jan 29, 198311D___-Bekr, Mohammed's successorJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Sun Nov 21, 1982111DSyrian sireKatherine Gould & Chris RemignantiMaleska
Sun Aug 15, 198266D"___ Hassan," von Weber operaLouis BaronMaleska
Sun Aug 8, 19826DFather, in ArabiaMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Sun Apr 11, 198264D___ DhabiStanley GlassMaleska
Fri Mar 19, 19821D___ Dhabi, Mideast sheikdomA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sat Nov 21, 198120A___ Dhabi, Arab emirateFraasMaleska
Sun Aug 23, 198183AFather, in ArabiaArnold MossMaleska
Sun Dec 28, 198010D___ Kemal, town in SyriaBert RosenfieldMaleska
Sat Jun 7, 198014A___ DhabiA. J. SantoraMaleska
Wed Mar 12, 198027D___-Bakr, Mohammed's father-in-lawVirginia HassingerMaleska
Sat Mar 8, 198061D___ Simbel, on the NileVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Sun May 20, 1979122AArabic name meaning "father"Elaine D. SchorrMaleska
Wed Aug 27, 19756D___ Simbel, Nile landmarkElizabeth A. YaroWeng
Thu Jun 27, 197425D___ SimbelGeorge RaventosWeng
Fri Dec 7, 197325AArabian fatherUnknownWeng
Fri Jan 19, 197336AFather, in MeccaUnknownWeng
Fri Oct 6, 197222AFather, in Arabic namesUnknownWeng
Thu May 25, 197257ABombay resortUnknownWeng
Sun Oct 11, 1970120A___ SimbelElmer ToroWeng
Thu Jun 4, 19709DSumerian deityUnknownWeng
Wed Apr 30, 19692DSumerian deity.UnknownWeng
Wed Nov 15, 196732AFather, in Arabic names.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jun 9, 196737DArabic "father."Arthur S. HeiserFarrar
Sun Feb 5, 196721DEastern name.Hume R. CraftFarrar
Fri Dec 31, 196544DPart of many Arabic names.UnknownFarrar
Fri Feb 19, 196518A___ Hassan, in the "Arabian Nights."UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 5, 1964141DPart of many Arabic names.Will C. WengFarrar
Sun Dec 22, 196376DArabic name.Brice MetcalfeFarrar
Sun Oct 6, 196316AArabic name.Brice MetcalfeFarrar
Sun Dec 9, 196295AArabian first name.Barbara L. GolubFarrar
Sat May 12, 196220AEastern name.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Fri Mar 23, 196260DFather, in Arabic names.Joseph S. CrowellFarrar
Sun Feb 25, 196246A___ Hassan.Sidney LambertFarrar
Sat Aug 12, 196138D___ Hassan.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 29, 196169AArabic name prefix.Threba JohnsonFarrar
Fri Jan 15, 19606DArabic word for "father."UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 2, 195921APart of many Arabic names.Helen GowinFarrar
Tue May 19, 195944DFather, in Arabia.Sidney LambertFarrar
Mon Mar 23, 195958AArabic name.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sat May 24, 195862D___ Hassan, of "Arabian Nights."UnknownFarrar
Sat Aug 15, 19539DOriental name.Isaac KertFarrar
Sun Aug 2, 1953131AArabic name.Sidney LambertFarrar
Fri Apr 18, 19526D___ Hassan in the "Arabian Nights."UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 16, 195274ACommon Arabic name.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sat May 5, 195111DArabic name.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 22, 194827AFather: Arabic.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Nov 12, 194481AFather: Arabic name.Clara RusheFarrar
Sun Oct 24, 1943116A___ Bekr, Mohammed's successor.Archie KreilingFarrar
Sun Dec 27, 19424DFather: Arabic.Alexis P. BoodbergFarrar
Anagrams:BUA, BAU, UBA, AUB
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