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90 total results for BUT ( score: 50 )
34 results for BUT from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Wed Nov 2, 2022 | 60D | Start of an objection | Ethan Zou and Tomas Spiers |
Mon Feb 25, 2019 | 47D | "Close ___ no cigar" | Peter Gordon |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 63D | "However ..." (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Sun Dec 17, 2017 | 57D | See 55-Down | Andrew J. Ries |
Wed Sep 13, 2017 | 30D | Good-news-to-bad-news transition | Daniel Mauer |
Thu Jan 12, 2017 | 1D | "___ how?" (words of disbelief) | Joe Krozel |
Tue Sep 13, 2016 | 32D | Waffle introducer? | Stanley Newman |
Fri Dec 4, 2015 | 25A | Start of a protest | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
Wed Sep 2, 2015 | 30A | On the contrary | Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber |
Wed Aug 12, 2015 | 1A | Word after which a parent might interrupt a child | Tom McCoy |
Tue Jul 21, 2015 | 44A | "... 'twas ___ a dream of thee": Donne | David Phillips |
Thu May 28, 2015 | 18A | Exceptional start? | Jeff Chen |
Tue Aug 12, 2014 | 40A | See 26-Across | Robyn Weintraub |
Tue Oct 29, 2013 | 32D | Word of qualification | Robert Cirillo |
Mon Aug 26, 2013 | 10D | "Nothing ___ net" | Ian Livengood |
Thu Oct 25, 2012 | 7A | Start of an excuse | Caleb Rasmussen |
Mon May 28, 2012 | 43A | Nothing ___ the truth | Kurt Mueller |
Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 28D | "That ... can't be ..." | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
Mon Mar 15, 2010 | 38D | "However ..." (2) | Fred Piscop |
Wed Feb 3, 2010 | 13D | With 57-Down, possible response to 20-, 31- or 39-Across | Kristian House |
Tue Jan 5, 2010 | 35A | Excuse maker's word | C. W. Stewart |
Wed Mar 19, 2008 | 44A | Except (3) | Gary Whitehead |
Mon Jun 11, 2007 | 18D | "... and nothing ___" | Harriet Clifton |
Mon Feb 19, 2007 | 34A | Except (3) | Andrea C. Michaels |
Sun May 22, 2005 | 50A | "___ no-o-o
" (2) | A. J. Santora |
Mon Dec 6, 2004 | 63D | Except (3) | Barry C. Silk |
Mon May 31, 2004 | 35D | Except that | Gregory E. Paul |
Sat Sep 27, 2003 | 24A | Save | Craig Kasper |
Sun Apr 6, 2003 | 102A | "___ no-o-o ..." (2) | Joe DiPietro |
Sun Jan 26, 2003 | 52D | On the other hand (3) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
Mon Feb 4, 2002 | 19A | On the other hand (3) | Gregory E. Paul |
Thu Aug 27, 1998 | 1D | Word preceding 20-Across | Henry Hook |
Tue May 9, 1995 | 10D | On the other hand (3) | Gregory E. Paul |
Fri Feb 18, 1994 | 43A | Exceptional word? | Manny Nosowsky |
2 results for BUT from Variety puzzles:
54 results for BUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Sep 2, 1993 | 36A | Twain comment: Part III | Bill Polvogt | Maleska |
Mon Jun 21, 1993 | 55D | Except | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Mar 24, 1993 | 32A | Bon mot: Part 3 | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Sep 11, 1992 | 57D | Except that | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Mar 26, 1990 | 52D | Except | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Jan 13, 1989 | 38A | Still | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sat Jan 30, 1988 | 27D | However | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Mon Aug 17, 1987 | 43A | However | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Jan 28, 1987 | 35D | However | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sat Oct 13, 1984 | 21A | Except | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Sun Apr 1, 1984 | 38A | Save | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Dec 19, 1982 | 30A | It's "sed" to Caesar | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Fri Aug 20, 1982 | 32A | Conjunction | Cometa | Maleska |
Sun Aug 16, 1981 | 112D | Word of protest | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Aug 9, 1981 | 64A | "None ___ the brave ... " | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Dec 29, 1980 | 47A | "None ___ the brave ... ": Dryden | Johnson | Maleska |
Mon Nov 6, 1978 | 54A | Save | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Sun Mar 5, 1978 | 33A | Except | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Feb 22, 1978 | 53A | Except | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Aug 14, 1976 | 21D | Only | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Sun Oct 5, 1975 | 49D | Conjunction | Richard Camp | Weng |
Sun Mar 16, 1975 | 94A | However | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sat Aug 10, 1974 | 59D | Except | Lois Hillis | Weng |
Fri Nov 12, 1971 | 25A | However | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 31, 1969 | 64D | Word of exception. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 27, 1969 | 35D | Word of exception. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 24, 1968 | 7D | Only. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 25, 1966 | 62D | Yet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 15, 1964 | 55D | On the contrary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 9, 1964 | 32D | Except. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 22, 1964 | 41A | Except. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 2, 1964 | 30A | Except. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 3, 1964 | 17A | Except. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Tue Oct 1, 1963 | 49A | However. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Thu Mar 21, 1963 | 51D | On the contrary. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Mon Aug 6, 1962 | 30A | Conjunction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 5, 1962 | 72D | Save (for). | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri Jul 6, 1962 | 52A | Conjunction. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Tue May 16, 1961 | 53D | Conjunction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 9, 1961 | 47A | On the contrary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 8, 1960 | 46A | Conjunction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 9, 1960 | 9D | Otherwise than. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 29, 1959 | 98A | Except. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Aug 15, 1959 | 44A | However. | John F. Byrne | Farrar |
Fri Feb 27, 1959 | 57D | Nevertheless. | Kathryn Righter | Farrar |
Sat Jan 25, 1958 | 30A | On the contrary. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Dec 3, 1957 | 29D | Save. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 7, 1954 | 29A | Other than. | David L. Corbin | Farrar |
Fri Aug 27, 1954 | 4D | Save. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Tue Dec 29, 1953 | 60D | "Yes, ___ ... " | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 21, 1953 | 49D | Word of exception. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 19, 1952 | 26A | On the contrary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 14, 1949 | 134D | Other than. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Oct 26, 1947 | 73A | Nevertheless. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |