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

41 total results for ANOMALY   ( score: 50 )

18 results for ANOMALY from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Tue Jan 17, 20234DOdd exceptionErika Ettin
Wed Aug 4, 20212DSurprise for a statisticianBrandon Koppy
Wed Sep 4, 201911DDeviation from the norm (2)Patrick Blindauer
Sat May 12, 201852APattern breakerAlex Eylar
Sun Aug 23, 201552AQuirkJoel Fagliano
Thu Aug 14, 201433AOutlierJason Flinn
Sat Jan 25, 201414AIt's not normalJames Mulhern
Wed Apr 3, 201330DDeviation from the norm (2)Gary Cee
Mon Oct 1, 201211DDeviation from the standardSusan Gelfand
Sat Sep 15, 201239ADeparture, of a sortJoon Pahk and Brad Wilber
Sun Oct 23, 201193DDeparture from the normJoe DiPietro
Fri Dec 1, 200642DBlipMike Nothnagel
Thu Feb 20, 200333AIt's not the normPeter Sarrett
Sun Dec 26, 1999117A"___ drink Pepsi, but ah'll have a Coke few don't mind"Greg Staples
Wed Oct 14, 199843AOdd occurrenceJay Sullivan
Wed Mar 25, 199869ADeviationGene Newman
Wed Dec 18, 199646DIrregularityM. W. Perry
Fri Apr 19, 199642AOddballA. Micci
2 results for ANOMALY from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Feb 8, 2015AcrosticSDeviation from the norm; oddityEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Sep 26, 2004Panda11DLoan may reveal irregularityMel Taub
21 results for ANOMALY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Feb 28, 199219APeculiarityNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Sun Jan 27, 199139AIncongruityJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Fri Feb 5, 19889DIncongruityDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Sun Oct 25, 198752DPeculiar situationJune A. BoggsMaleska
Fri Mar 29, 198554ADeviation from the ruleNancy McCarthyMaleska
Wed May 11, 198343DDeviation from a general ruleBarbara J. WeakleyMaleska
Sun Mar 13, 19832DDeviation of a sortEdward MarcheseMaleska
Sun Dec 14, 1975115ADeviation from the normJack LuzzattoWeng
Fri Apr 27, 197345DIncongruityUnknownWeng
Tue May 7, 196827DCold day in July, for example.Louise EarnestFarrar
Sat Apr 20, 19682DAbnormality.UnknownFarrar
Tue Mar 14, 19677DState of being out of place.Sara V. TuckermanFarrar
Sun Jan 22, 196717AUncommon situation.Barbara GolubFarrar
Mon Jun 27, 19667DUnusual thing.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 27, 195724ADeparture from the common rule.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 19, 195662ACousin of a paradox.Harold T. BersFarrar
Wed Sep 21, 195557AIrregularity.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sat Nov 7, 195311DSomething out of keeping with the usual thing.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 31, 195325DFreak of nature.Edward BucklerFarrar
Sun Mar 18, 195182ABird that can't fly, for instance.Eugene MaleskaFarrar
Sun Aug 9, 194280DIrregularity.Herbert EttensonFarrar