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162 total results for AVOID ( score: 50 )
67 results for AVOID from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Tue Oct 18, 2022 | 30D | Dodge | Dan Schoenholz |
Thu Jul 28, 2022 | 25D | Sidestep (4) | Bill Pipal and Jeff Chen |
Thu Apr 7, 2022 | 53A | Skirt (11) | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
Wed Mar 16, 2022 | 1A | Duck (6) | Joseph Gangi |
Tue Nov 9, 2021 | 32A | Eschew (3) | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
Mon Nov 8, 2021 | 34A | Keep away from | Carl Larson |
Mon Feb 8, 2021 | 2D | Shun (3) | Portia Lundie |
Mon Jan 4, 2021 | 41A | Steer clear of (14) | Kathy Wienberg |
Sun Aug 23, 2020 | 80A | Sidestep (4) | Barbara Lin |
Thu Mar 19, 2020 | 30A | Elude (2) | Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting |
Wed Jan 15, 2020 | 62A | Elude (2) | Mary Lou Guizzo |
Fri Nov 8, 2019 | 47A | Duck (6) | Peter Wentz |
Sun Dec 9, 2018 | 10A | Eschew (3) | Ross Trudeau |
Sun Jul 1, 2018 | 16D | Sidestep (4) | Sam Trabucco |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 58A | Steer clear of (14) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Sat Apr 28, 2018 | 63A | Skirt (11) | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb |
Thu Jan 25, 2018 | 58A | Skirt (11) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
Thu Dec 7, 2017 | 9D | Circumvent (2) | Dan Schoenholz |
Thu Aug 17, 2017 | 58A | Verb for a dieter | Peter A. Collins |
Tue Sep 1, 2015 | 51A | Steer clear of (14) | Michael Torch |
Sat Jul 18, 2015 | 10A | Dictionary usage advisory | Joe Krozel |
Wed Dec 10, 2014 | 11D | Steer clear of (14) | Tom McCoy |
Thu Oct 9, 2014 | 61A | Skirt (11) | Joel Fagliano |
Mon Mar 17, 2014 | 33D | Steer clear of (14) | John Lieb |
Mon Aug 12, 2013 | 5D | Steer clear of (14) | Daniel Raymon |
Sun Dec 30, 2012 | 96D | Skirt (11) | Steve Savoy |
Mon Apr 9, 2012 | 30A | Circumvent (2) | Nancy Kavanaugh |
Mon Nov 28, 2011 | 60A | Shun (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels |
Sun Oct 9, 2011 | 79D | Skirt (11) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Tue Apr 12, 2011 | 30A | Steer clear of (14) | Barry C. Silk |
Sat Dec 25, 2010 | 24D | Go around (3) | Stanley Newman |
Tue Oct 26, 2010 | 14A | Duck, as a question | Chris Handman |
Sun May 3, 2009 | 114A | Shirk | Caleb Madison |
Wed Sep 17, 2008 | 56A | Get out of | Edward Safran |
Tue Mar 11, 2008 | 47D | Steer clear of (14) | Eugene W. Sard |
Wed Nov 22, 2006 | 55D | Steer clear of (14) | Edward Alch |
Fri Aug 18, 2006 | 55A | Bypass (2) | Joe DiPietro |
Thu Oct 7, 2004 | 22A | Skirt (11) | Patrick Merrell |
Thu Jun 17, 2004 | 55A | Go around (3) | Robert H. Wolfe |
Mon Mar 29, 2004 | 10D | Steer clear of (14) | Barry Silk |
Tue Feb 10, 2004 | 63A | Give a wide berth | Seth A. Abel |
Mon Nov 17, 2003 | 14A | Shun (3) | Sarah Keller |
Sun Sep 28, 2003 | 90A | Not touch | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Fri Jun 15, 2001 | 6D | Bypass (2) | Manny Nosowsky |
Wed Mar 21, 2001 | 6A | Duck (6) | Greg Staples |
Tue Dec 19, 2000 | 12D | Steer clear of (14) | Fred Piscop |
Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 5D | Duck (6) | Patrick Berry |
Tue Aug 15, 2000 | 16A | Duck (6) | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard |
Sat Aug 12, 2000 | 10A | Keep one's distance from | Rich Norris |
Fri Dec 10, 1999 | 2D | Go around (3) | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
Thu Nov 25, 1999 | 31D | Go wide of | David J. Kahn |
Tue Nov 23, 1999 | 49D | Steer clear of (14) | Nancy Salomon |
Thu May 13, 1999 | 53D | Get around (2) | Rich Norris |
Sun Sep 6, 1998 | 149A | Get around (2) | Rich Norris |
Wed Jun 3, 1998 | 33D | Skirt (11) | Karen Hodge |
Sun Dec 21, 1997 | 66D | Work around | Frances Hansen |
Fri Jul 25, 1997 | 16A | Duck (6) | Harvey Estes |
Mon Jul 7, 1997 | 64A | Sidestep (4) | Gregory E. Paul |
Sun Jun 22, 1997 | 51A | Skirt (11) | Matt Gaffney |
Sat Jul 22, 1995 | 26D | Skirt (11) | Richard Thomas |
Fri Apr 21, 1995 | 18A | Give a wide berth to | Rand H. Burns |
Thu Mar 2, 1995 | 24D | Steer clear of (14) | Raymond Hamel |
Wed Nov 23, 1994 | 18A | ___ at all costs | Susan Smith |
Mon Aug 29, 1994 | 49D | Eschew (3) | Mary Derderian Brown |
Mon Apr 4, 1994 | 10D | Have nothing to do with | Betty Jorgensen |
Sun Dec 5, 1993 | 77A | Skirt (11) | Manny Nosowsky |
Tue Nov 23, 1993 | 50D | Steer clear of (14) | Lois Sidway |
95 results for AVOID from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jan 10, 1993 | 140A | Skirt | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Mon Nov 30, 1992 | 6D | Keep away from | Janet R. Bender | Maleska |
Sun Sep 6, 1992 | 47A | Shun | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat Jun 27, 1992 | 54D | Dodge | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Mon Mar 16, 1992 | 33D | Shun | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Mon Sep 16, 1991 | 41A | Eschew | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Thu Aug 29, 1991 | 66A | Sidestep | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Sep 16, 1990 | 32D | Get around | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue Sep 11, 1990 | 11D | Shun | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Jun 12, 1990 | 48D | Shun | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Wed Dec 14, 1988 | 18A | Eschew | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Wed Sep 28, 1988 | 58A | Eschew | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Dec 13, 1987 | 11D | Eschew | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Mon Sep 14, 1987 | 13A | Shun | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Wed Dec 10, 1986 | 54D | Shun | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Dec 4, 1986 | 45D | Eschew | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
Thu Apr 24, 1986 | 59A | Eschew | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Apr 13, 1986 | 2D | Steer clear of | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Feb 3, 1986 | 10D | Shun | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Dec 31, 1985 | 30D | Shun | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
Mon May 13, 1985 | 15A | Shun | Johnson | Maleska |
Sun May 12, 1985 | 7D | Dodge | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon Sep 24, 1984 | 65A | Eschew | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Sun Jun 10, 1984 | 140A | Bypass | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon Sep 26, 1983 | 25D | Shun | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Jul 2, 1983 | 6D | Sidestep | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Mar 6, 1983 | 19A | Shun | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Thu Nov 18, 1982 | 63A | Shirk | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sat Apr 10, 1982 | 58A | Annul a plea, in law | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Feb 21, 1982 | 21A | Turn from | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Wed Feb 4, 1981 | 34A | Shun | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1980 | 11D | Shun | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Wed Dec 20, 1978 | 41A | Eschew | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sun Feb 26, 1978 | 13D | Eschew | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Mon Sep 12, 1977 | 28D | Keep away from | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jun 13, 1977 | 29A | Shun | Farrant | Maleska |
Mon Sep 20, 1976 | 15A | Sidestep | Jack L. Steinhardt | Weng |
Fri Apr 9, 1976 | 45A | Eschew | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Fri Aug 1, 1975 | 6D | Duck | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Sun Jun 8, 1975 | 12D | Skirt | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Wed Mar 19, 1975 | 37D | Bypass | Diana Sessions | Weng |
Mon Feb 24, 1975 | 34A | Shun | Cecil McCormick | Weng |
Sun May 5, 1974 | 8D | Bypass | Louis C. Mandes Jr. | Weng |
Fri Nov 23, 1973 | 27D | Sidestep | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 13, 1973 | 46D | Steer clear of | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 15, 1973 | 12D | Keep away | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Feb 16, 1973 | 27D | Sidestep | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 23, 1971 | 16A | Escape | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 5, 1971 | 6A | Skirt | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 8, 1970 | 7D | Sidestep | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 25, 1970 | 50A | Sidestep | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 30, 1969 | 34D | Give a wide berth. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 3, 1969 | 28D | Eschew. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 4, 1968 | 2D | Get out of. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 28, 1968 | 2D | Get out of. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 31, 1968 | 34D | Circumvent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 27, 1968 | 61A | Shun. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 29, 1967 | 37A | Shun. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Sun Jan 15, 1967 | 5D | Walk around. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Dec 29, 1966 | 55A | Shun. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 28, 1966 | 19A | Dodge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 13, 1966 | 30D | Sidestep. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Dec 27, 1965 | 6D | Sidestep. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 21, 1964 | 12D | Sidestep. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 1, 1962 | 10D | Shun. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 1, 1962 | 55A | Steer shy of. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri May 25, 1962 | 33D | Shirk. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Tue Apr 24, 1962 | 65A | Shirk. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Mon Oct 9, 1961 | 25A | Eschew. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 19, 1961 | 9D | Escape. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 5, 1961 | 21A | Elude. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Thu Dec 10, 1959 | 25A | Give a wide berth to. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 3, 1959 | 11D | Escape. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 30, 1959 | 6D | Steer clear of. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Dec 8, 1958 | 15A | Give a wide berth to. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sun Sep 28, 1958 | 82A | Keep away from. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Wed Dec 25, 1957 | 34A | Give a wide berth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 8, 1957 | 2D | Steer clear of. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 26, 1956 | 17D | Vacate. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Aug 1, 1956 | 2D | Shirk. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Jul 26, 1956 | 55A | Abstain from. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Fri Oct 14, 1955 | 58A | Sidestep. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed Dec 8, 1954 | 57A | Shun. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue May 4, 1954 | 7D | Duck. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Feb 8, 1954 | 6D | Shun. | Charlotte Stickney | Farrar |
Tue Jun 23, 1953 | 6D | Get out of. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Tue Mar 31, 1953 | 61A | Shun. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Aug 14, 1952 | 11D | Give a wide berth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 10, 1951 | 48D | Give a wide berth. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Oct 29, 1950 | 30D | Escape. | S. K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1947 | 65D | Abstain from. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Feb 4, 1945 | 11D | Sidestep. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 25, 1944 | 10D | Sidestep. | Jonathan Cross | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1943 | 91D | Abstain from. | C. W. Hudson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 18, 1943 | 25A | Fight shy of. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |