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62 total results for CIS   ( score: 50 )

29 results for CIS from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Oct 29, 202247ACertain gender identity, informallyDaniel Okulitch
Thu Oct 27, 202245AIdentity prefixBarbara Lin
Mon Jul 26, 202125ALead-in to gender (3)Tommy Pauly
Fri Jul 2, 202140DLead-in to male or femaleBrooke Husic and Ada Nicolle
Tue Dec 1, 202063DPrefix with gender (2)Byron Walden
Mon Oct 5, 202013DOpposite of trans, in gender studiesEvan Mahnken
Sat Aug 15, 202024ALead-in to gender (3)Joe DiPietro
Tue Nov 13, 201845DModern prefix with gender (3)John Ciolfi
Tue Jun 5, 201827ALead-in to gender (3)Peter Gordon
Thu Nov 16, 201733APrefix with genderedAlex Eylar
Sat Sep 16, 201731APrefix with gender (2)Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Wed Apr 12, 201723AOpposite of trans-, with respect to genderEmily Carroll
Tue Jun 7, 20165DModern prefix with gender (3)Peter A. Collins
Thu May 19, 201659DModern prefix with gender (3)Morton J. Mendelson
Fri Aug 30, 201359DOrg. created right after the cold warDavid Steinberg
Sun Oct 16, 201155D"___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song) (3)Joel Fagliano
Sun Sep 18, 201148A"___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song) (3)Josh Knapp
Mon Mar 14, 201147A"___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song) (3)Andrea Carla Michaels
Thu Dec 3, 200962DU.S.S.R.'s successor (2)Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
Fri Apr 3, 200955DPost-cold war inits.John Farmer
Sun Mar 29, 200975ASue Grafton's "___ for Corpse"Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Aug 27, 2006124AU.S.S.R. successor (4)Seth A. Abel
Thu Jul 14, 200550ASuccessor org. to the U.S.S.R.Kevan Choset
Fri Mar 19, 200431DU.S.S.R. successor (4)Manny Nosowsky
Sun May 11, 1997118DU.S.S.R., todayNancy Nicholson Joline
Sun Apr 27, 199791AU.S.S.R. successor (4)Matt Gaffney
Fri Jan 31, 199727AU.S.S.R. successor (4)M. Gaffney
Fri Mar 22, 19964DU.S.S.R.'s successor (2)F. A. Longo
Sun Nov 5, 19951DSuccessor to the U.S.S.R.Dean Niles
1 result for CIS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Sep 12, 2004Diagramless54DSue Grafton's "___ for Corpse"Brendan Emmett Quigley
32 results for CIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Nov 20, 199263DU.S.S.R., nowJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Thu Nov 21, 199144DOn this side of: PrefixRonald C. HirschfeldMaleska
Sun Aug 19, 199029AOn this side: PrefixEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wed Apr 13, 198866DHither: PrefixJudith PerryMaleska
Sun Jan 17, 198873AOn this side: PrefixWarren W. ReichMaleska
Sun Sep 4, 198337AOpposite of transMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Sun Jan 30, 197740DOn this side: PrefixDorothea E. ShippWeng
Sat Nov 23, 197448DOn the near side: PrefixJordan S. LasherWeng
Thu Jul 4, 197440AOn this side: PrefixElaine D. SchorrWeng
Sun Mar 17, 197430AOpposite of trans-Eugene T. MaleskaWeng
Sat Aug 7, 197143AOn the near side: PrefixArthur SchulmanWeng
Thu Jun 2, 196640AOn this side: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 11, 196552DOn this side: Prefix.Hume R. CraftFarrar
Sat Jan 25, 196445DOn the other side of: Prefix.Jean ReedFarrar
Fri Apr 12, 196361DOn this side: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 29, 196345AOn this side: Prefix.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Mon Sep 10, 196254DOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Wed Nov 29, 19619DOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 30, 196192AOn this side of: Prefix.Norma SchierFarrar
Fri Jun 16, 196141DOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 17, 196140AThis side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 23, 196014DOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 9, 196022AOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 22, 196022AOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Thu Nov 1, 195650DOn this side: Prefix.Albert BlumFarrar
Tue Apr 3, 195642AOn this side: Prefix.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed May 18, 195561DOn this side of: Prefix.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 3, 195423AOn this side of: Prefix.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sat May 9, 195355AOn this side: Prefix.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun May 18, 1947136DOn this side: Prefix.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Jul 21, 19465DGenus of beetles.Louis ShieldsFarrar
Sun Apr 4, 1943123DOn the side: prefix.Louis ShieldsFarrar
Anagrams:CSI, SCI, ICS, SIC