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104 total results for DOA   ( score: 25 )

80 results for DOA from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Tue Apr 14, 202047DDoomed from the start, for shortJoe Hansen
Sun Mar 29, 202071DHopeless from the start, slangilyRicky Cruz
Fri Jan 31, 202034ADoomed from the start, informallyJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Sun Aug 4, 201963DDoomed to fail, for shortWill Nediger
Thu Aug 24, 201765A___ one-eighty (3)Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg
Sun Jul 23, 201781A___ one-eighty (3)Caleb Madison
Sun Apr 9, 2017107DGoing nowhere, metaphoricallyByron Walden
Mon Dec 12, 201666D___ good deed (8)Mark McClain
Tue Sep 8, 201558A___ good deed (8)Jacob Stulberg
Fri Aug 28, 201535A___ good job (2)Samuel A. Donaldson
Thu Aug 20, 201543D1950 film noir starring Edmond O'BrienJules P. Markey
Wed Apr 1, 201546A___ double take (3)Sharon Delorme
Mon Mar 16, 201521A___ good job (2)Ian Livengood
Thu Mar 5, 201540DHaving no chance for success, as a proposal, for shortJim Peredo
Mon Jul 21, 20147A___ number on (2)Matt Fuchs
Wed May 28, 201441A___ good deed (8)Tim Croce
Mon May 20, 201323A___ good deed (8)Tim Croce
Sun Jan 20, 2013104DDennis Quaid remake of a 1950 film noirYaakov Bendavid
Sun May 13, 201295ATragic E.R. statusBen Tausig
Sun Mar 18, 2012125A1950 film in which Frank Bigelow investigates his own murderMike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
Sun Dec 25, 2011129A___ good turn (7)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Aug 26, 201138DE.R. status (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Dec 17, 201054A1950 film noir (2)Patrick Berry
Sun Jul 18, 201026A1950 noir filmRobert W. Harris
Thu Jun 17, 201046D___ favor (2)Corey Rubin
Tue Jul 21, 200925A1988 Dennis Quaid/Meg Ryan movieDonna S. Levin
Sat Jan 17, 200940D1950 film that opens with a man reporting his own murderBrad Wilber
Fri Mar 14, 200860ARegrettable E.R. statusKevin G. Der
Wed Feb 27, 200818DBeyond paramedic aid, in briefLee Glickstein
Tue Jul 10, 200752A___ one-eighty (3)Pete Muller
Sun Jul 8, 200746A___ good turn (7)Elayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Tue Oct 31, 200630A1950 film noir classic (4)Patrick Blindauer
Fri Oct 20, 200656DBeyond medical help, for shortEd Early
Thu Sep 7, 200650AE.R. status (2)Lucy Gardner Anderson
Tue Jun 20, 200652A___ good deed (8)Steve Salmon
Sat May 20, 200611D1988 Meg Ryan thrillerBob Klahn
Thu Mar 2, 200648DHosp. designationPatrick Merrell
Thu Apr 14, 200544D___ 180 (2)David Murchie
Sun Jan 2, 200573D___ good deed (8)Patrick Merrell
Wed Sep 8, 200452A1988 Meg Ryan film (4)Steve Jones
Sun Jun 27, 200420D___ 180 (2)Peter Abide and Steven Kahn
Thu Jun 10, 200421AClassic 1950 film noirPaula Gamache
Fri Feb 27, 200444AUnhelpable in the E.R., maybeMyles Callum
Wed Feb 4, 200456D___ favor (2)Roy Leban
Mon May 19, 200332D___ double-take (3)Trip Payne
Mon Aug 26, 200259D___ double take (3)Charles E. Gersch
Sun Oct 21, 200112D1988 Dennis Quaid filmRobert H. Wolfe
Fri Sep 21, 200127ABeyond paramedic helpBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wed May 23, 200163AToo late for the E.R.Alan Arbesfeld
Wed May 2, 200141D___ good deed (8)Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wed Mar 7, 200138D1950 noir classicNoah Dephoure
Sun Dec 17, 200077ACoroner's abbr.Frances Hansen
Sun Oct 29, 200039DLike some trauma patientsKaren Hodge
Sat May 20, 200022A1988 Meg Ryan film (4)Rich Norris
Sun Apr 2, 200045D1949 film classicNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Sun Feb 6, 2000100AE.R. pronouncementRichard Hughes
Thu Dec 23, 199933D1950 film noir classic (4)Joe DiPietro
Sun Aug 8, 199975D___ good turn (7)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat May 1, 199910D1949 film noir classicRich Norris
Thu Feb 4, 199939D1988 Meg Ryan film (4)Rich Norris
Mon Feb 1, 199922D___ good turn (7)Dorothy Smitonick
Wed Dec 30, 199835A___ number on (2)Manny Nosowsky
Tue Dec 22, 199853D___ 180 (turn around, in slang)Adam Cohen
Sat Nov 7, 199844A1950 film noir (2)Raymond Hamel
Sun Aug 2, 19983DEdmond O'Brien film noir, 1950Nancy Nicholson Joline
Thu Jul 2, 199825D1950 film noir thrillerPat M. Hugel
Fri Apr 17, 199859D1988 Meg Ryan film (4)Matt Gaffney
Sat Sep 20, 199730A1950 film noir classic (4)Bob Klahn
Tue May 27, 199757D1988 Dennis Quaid remakeStephanie Spadaccini
Sat Apr 12, 199740A1950 film noir classic (4)Bob Klahn
Mon Feb 17, 199734A___ number on (mess up)R. Hughes
Thu Dec 5, 199611DE.R. lettersB. Jorgensen
Wed Aug 7, 199644A___ good deed (8)B. E. Quigley
Sun Sep 17, 1995101DEdmond O'Brien classicStanley Newman
Thu Aug 31, 199553A___ good turn (7)David J. Kahn
Sun Aug 6, 1995100A___ stretch (serve time)Manny Nosowsky
Tue Mar 21, 199522D___ good turn (7)Harvey Estes
Mon Oct 3, 199439A___ good turn (help)Stanley Newman
Sat Jul 2, 199440A1949 Edmond O'Brien movieBryant White
Thu Jun 9, 199449D___ good turn (7)Charles B. Waffell
2 results for DOA from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Mar 4, 2012Diagramless16A___ good deedMike Nothnagel
May 13, 2001Diagramless28A1950 film noir classicPeter Gordon
22 results for DOA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Nov 15, 199359AEdmond O'Brien thriller: 1949Albert J. KlausTaub
Thu Sep 23, 19935AEdmond O'Brien film: 1949Bob SefickTaub
Sun Apr 4, 199362AA 1949 film thrillerTap OsbornMaleska
Sat Sep 19, 199239DQuaid film: 1988Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun May 10, 19924DEdmond O'Brien film: 1949Michael J. ParrisMaleska
Sun Mar 22, 199236DQuaid film: 1988Bernard MerenMaleska
Thu Jun 28, 199042AHospital infoDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Sun Jun 5, 198833A___ double takeJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Mon Mar 5, 198423AEdmond O'Brien filmBette Sue CohenMaleska
Thu Nov 17, 197722DFateful letters on a police blotterArnold MossMaleska
Thu Nov 4, 197657DInitials on a police blotterFarrantWeng
Fri Sep 10, 197632D___ good deedEvelyn B. RosenthalWeng
Wed Aug 11, 197628A___ good deedSidney L. RobbinsWeng
Fri Jul 2, 197653D"Send a boy to ___ man's job"Maura B. JacobsonWeng
Thu Jan 29, 197646A___ good deedDeWitt AndersonWeng
Fri Jan 17, 197536D___ good deedReginald L. JohnsonWeng
Thu Jul 13, 197248D___ good deedUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 4, 197055A___ good turnFrances HansenWeng
Sun Nov 19, 1967105D___ favor.William LutwiniakFarrar
Thu Aug 10, 196742A___ good deed.Sara V. TuckermanFarrar
Sat Oct 7, 196131A"___ good turn daily."UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 13, 195369D"___ good turn when you can."Jules ArensbergFarrar
Anagrams:OAD, ADO, ODA, DAO
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