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

90 total results for BUT   ( score: 50 )

34 results for BUT from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Wed Nov 2, 202260DStart of an objectionEthan Zou and Tomas Spiers
Mon Feb 25, 201947D"Close ___ no cigar"Peter Gordon
Mon Jun 4, 201863D"However ..." (2)Zhouqin Burnikel
Sun Dec 17, 201757DSee 55-DownAndrew J. Ries
Wed Sep 13, 201730DGood-news-to-bad-news transitionDaniel Mauer
Thu Jan 12, 20171D"___ how?" (words of disbelief)Joe Krozel
Tue Sep 13, 201632DWaffle introducer?Stanley Newman
Fri Dec 4, 201525AStart of a protestMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wed Sep 2, 201530AOn the contraryKevin Christian and Bradley Wilber
Wed Aug 12, 20151AWord after which a parent might interrupt a childTom McCoy
Tue Jul 21, 201544A"... 'twas ___ a dream of thee": DonneDavid Phillips
Thu May 28, 201518AExceptional start?Jeff Chen
Tue Aug 12, 201440ASee 26-AcrossRobyn Weintraub
Tue Oct 29, 201332DWord of qualificationRobert Cirillo
Mon Aug 26, 201310D"Nothing ___ net"Ian Livengood
Thu Oct 25, 20127AStart of an excuseCaleb Rasmussen
Mon May 28, 201243ANothing ___ the truthKurt Mueller
Sun Nov 13, 201128D"That ... can't be ..."Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
Mon Mar 15, 201038D"However ..." (2)Fred Piscop
Wed Feb 3, 201013DWith 57-Down, possible response to 20-, 31- or 39-AcrossKristian House
Tue Jan 5, 201035AExcuse maker's wordC. W. Stewart
Wed Mar 19, 200844AExcept (3)Gary Whitehead
Mon Jun 11, 200718D"... and nothing ___"Harriet Clifton
Mon Feb 19, 200734AExcept (3)Andrea C. Michaels
Sun May 22, 200550A"___ no-o-o …" (2)A. J. Santora
Mon Dec 6, 200463DExcept (3)Barry C. Silk
Mon May 31, 200435DExcept thatGregory E. Paul
Sat Sep 27, 200324ASaveCraig Kasper
Sun Apr 6, 2003102A"___ no-o-o ..." (2)Joe DiPietro
Sun Jan 26, 200352DOn the other hand (3)Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
Mon Feb 4, 200219AOn the other hand (3)Gregory E. Paul
Thu Aug 27, 19981DWord preceding 20-AcrossHenry Hook
Tue May 9, 199510DOn the other hand (3)Gregory E. Paul
Fri Feb 18, 199443AExceptional word?Manny Nosowsky
2 results for BUT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jun 7, 2015Panda21ABacked-up tubMark Diehl
Sep 20, 1998Diagramless25AExceptFrank Longo
54 results for BUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Sep 2, 199336ATwain comment: Part IIIBill PolvogtMaleska
Mon Jun 21, 199355DExceptSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wed Mar 24, 199332ABon mot: Part 3Jeanette K. BrillMaleska
Fri Sep 11, 199257DExcept thatNorma SteinbergMaleska
Mon Mar 26, 199052DExceptSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Jan 13, 198938AStillArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Sat Jan 30, 198827DHoweverBernard MerenMaleska
Mon Aug 17, 198743AHoweverJoy L. WoukMaleska
Wed Jan 28, 198735DHoweverBernice GordonMaleska
Sat Oct 13, 198421AExceptJoe ClonickMaleska
Sun Apr 1, 198438ASaveFrances HansenMaleska
Sun Dec 19, 198230AIt's "sed" to CaesarAnne FoxMaleska
Fri Aug 20, 198232AConjunctionCometaMaleska
Sun Aug 16, 1981112DWord of protestA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sun Aug 9, 198164A"None ___ the brave ... "Herb L. RisteenMaleska
Mon Dec 29, 198047A"None ___ the brave ... ": DrydenJohnsonMaleska
Mon Nov 6, 197854ASaveVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Sun Mar 5, 197833AExceptAlfio MicciMaleska
Wed Feb 22, 197853AExceptWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sat Aug 14, 197621DOnlyHarriet Gilson RosenbergWeng
Sun Oct 5, 197549DConjunctionRichard CampWeng
Sun Mar 16, 197594AHoweverRuth N. SchultzWeng
Sat Aug 10, 197459DExceptLois HillisWeng
Fri Nov 12, 197125AHoweverUnknownWeng
Thu Jul 31, 196964DWord of exception.UnknownWeng
Thu Mar 27, 196935DWord of exception.UnknownWeng
Wed Apr 24, 19687DOnly.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 25, 196662DYet.UnknownFarrar
Sat Aug 15, 196455DOn the contrary.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 9, 196432DExcept.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 22, 196441AExcept.UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 2, 196430AExcept.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jan 3, 196417AExcept.George LaczkoFarrar
Tue Oct 1, 196349AHowever.George LaczkoFarrar
Thu Mar 21, 196351DOn the contrary.Jan and Mike DubinFarrar
Mon Aug 6, 196230AConjunction.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 5, 196272DSave (for).A. J. SantoraFarrar
Fri Jul 6, 196252AConjunction.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Tue May 16, 196153DConjunction.UnknownFarrar
Thu Mar 9, 196147AOn the contrary.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 8, 196046AConjunction.UnknownFarrar
Mon May 9, 19609DOtherwise than.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 29, 195998AExcept.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sat Aug 15, 195944AHowever.John F. ByrneFarrar
Fri Feb 27, 195957DNevertheless.Kathryn RighterFarrar
Sat Jan 25, 195830AOn the contrary.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Tue Dec 3, 195729DSave.UnknownFarrar
Thu Oct 7, 195429AOther than.David L. CorbinFarrar
Fri Aug 27, 19544DSave.Israel GitterFarrar
Tue Dec 29, 195360D"Yes, ___ ... "UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 21, 195349DWord of exception.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 19, 195226AOn the contrary.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949134DOther than.Elizabeth PattersonFarrar
Sun Oct 26, 194773ANevertheless.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Anagrams:BTU, TUB