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

88 total results for EGADS   ( score: 50 )

53 results for EGADS from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Jan 15, 202348A"Great Caesar's ghost!"Michael Schlossberg
Sun Nov 6, 202263D"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!"Michael Lieberman
Wed Jan 12, 20225AOld-fashioned "Jeez!"Adam Aaronson
Sun Nov 21, 202151D"Golly gee!"Adam Wagner
Sun Oct 3, 202138D"Jeepers!"Trenton Charlson
Fri Aug 6, 20214D"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" (2)Seth A. Abel
Mon May 17, 202131D"Holy smokes!" (5)Wren Schultz
Sun Jan 17, 202130AOld-timey "OMG!"Tracy Gray and Tom Pepper
Fri Oct 4, 201945D"Crikey!"Matthew Sewell
Thu May 10, 201862ABygone equivalent of "OMG!"Caitlin Reid
Tue May 1, 201822D"Good gravy!"Jacob Stulberg
Thu Apr 5, 201869A"Mercy me!"David J. Kahn
Thu Feb 8, 201835D"Holy cow!" (3)Erik Agard
Sat Dec 2, 201749A"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" (2)Mark Diehl
Sun Feb 22, 201578DQuaint oathPatrick Berry
Wed Jan 14, 201513D"Yikes!" (4)Caleb Emmons
Sun Dec 14, 201457A"Zounds!" (6)Jim Peredo
Wed Sep 10, 201449D"OMG!," old-styleJim Peredo
Sun May 8, 2011128A"Great Scott!"Daniel A. Finan
Sat Oct 2, 201039ACry of consternationBarry C. Silk
Sun Aug 23, 200966A"Zounds!" (6)Phil Ruzbarsky
Tue May 19, 200954D"Zounds!" (6)Damon J. Gulczynski
Sun Jan 11, 200996D"OMG!," quaintlyDavid J. Kahn
Tue Dec 30, 20086DAntiquated exclamationDoug Peterson
Mon Jul 2, 200738D"Zounds!" (6)Peter A. Collins
Mon Feb 13, 200649D"Oh, no!"Janet R. Bender
Thu Dec 15, 200555D"Criminy!"Patrick Merrell
Tue Aug 2, 200566A"Yikes!" (4)Nancy Kavanaugh
Wed Mar 2, 200543DOld oathJames M. Jenista and Dana McLemore
Mon Dec 6, 200427A"Oh my goodness!"Barry C. Silk
Wed Sep 8, 200427D"Zounds!" (6)Steve Jones
Mon Apr 5, 200426A"Holy smokes!" (5)Jim Hyres
Sat Apr 3, 200410DAffected-sounding outburstJim Page
Mon Jan 5, 200447AOld-time oathAllan E. Parrish
Wed Dec 17, 200360A"Oh my heavens!"Leonard Williams
Tue May 6, 200352D"Zounds!" (6)Karen M. Tracey
Wed Apr 3, 20023D"Good grief!" (2)Fred Piscop
Mon Aug 20, 200126D"Good grief!" (2)Sherry O. Blackard
Mon Jun 12, 20001A"Yikes!" (4)Andrea C. Michaels
Fri Mar 3, 200014DAstonished outburstJoe DiPietro
Sun Feb 20, 2000143A"My stars!"Trip Payne
Thu Jun 3, 199955DWord of mock horrorFrances Hansen
Tue Mar 9, 19992D"Holy smokes!" (5)Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Sun Mar 7, 199960A"Holy cow!" (3)Randolph Ross
Tue Feb 3, 19986D"Yikes!" (4)Nancy Salomon
Tue Nov 18, 199721A"Holy smokes!" (5)Peter Gordon
Sun Sep 28, 199789DMore than "Gosh!"Robert H. Wolfe
Mon Aug 18, 199761AMild oathJoel D. Lafargue
Fri May 30, 199730D"Heavens to Betsy!"Manny Nosowsky
Sat Feb 1, 199714D"Holy moly!"R. H. Burns
Sun Jan 26, 1997122A"Holy cow!" (3)S. Elliott
Sun Aug 18, 199666D"Holy smokes!" (5)F. and L. Sabin
Sat Aug 10, 199611D"My word!"R. Norris
2 results for EGADS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jun 4, 2006Diagramless68A"Holy Toledo!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
May 31, 1998Cryptic2DSay "Sad nuts!" -- an old oath (5)Richard Silvestri
33 results for EGADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Nov 13, 19931ARelatives of "Zounds!"Louis SabinTaub
Sun Nov 15, 199231AMild expletivesBette Sue CohenMaleska
Thu Jun 18, 199227DMild oathsC. McInerneyMaleska
Sun Apr 26, 1992102DHoople whoopsErnie FurtadoMaleska
Sun Jun 9, 199186AMajor Hoople's criesLouis SabinMaleska
Sat Dec 29, 19901DMild oathsRonald C. HirschfeldMaleska
Sun Oct 28, 1990118DKin of 21 DownPeter SwiftMaleska
Mon Jan 23, 198948DMild oathsFred TooleMaleska
Wed Jan 13, 198848DMild oathsMary S. SnyderMaleska
Tue Dec 18, 198421DDrats' kinLouis SabinMaleska
Wed Sep 29, 198232D___ button, missile-destroying switchBernice GordonMaleska
Wed Sep 15, 198254DOaths Degas never usedWilliam E. HeinemannMaleska
Wed Mar 17, 198261AMajor Hoople's expletivesWilliam E. HeinemannMaleska
Sun Dec 23, 1979102AMild expletivesAnne FoxMaleska
Thu Oct 28, 197638AMild oathsJim PageWeng
Thu Apr 8, 197633DMild oathsJohn PrytzWeng
Fri Mar 19, 197625DGolly's relativesChet CurrierWeng
Sun May 17, 1970101DOld oathsBruce R. ShawWeng
Thu Sep 26, 196826DArchaic expletives.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 31, 196732AExpletives.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Oct 8, 196767DOld oaths.William LutwiniakFarrar
Mon Jan 21, 196333DOld oaths.Norma SchierFarrar
Sun Jan 14, 196296DMild oaths.Roberta MorseFarrar
Sun Nov 19, 196179AOld-timey oaths.Mary GrowFarrar
Sun Oct 26, 1958111AMinced oaths.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Fri Jul 29, 19551DOld-time oaths.Victor GoldfarbFarrar
Thu Dec 24, 195318DOld exclamations.UnknownFarrar
Mon Oct 5, 195353ADramatic oaths.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jun 13, 195228AOld-fashioned oaths.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jun 19, 195147DMinced oaths.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 22, 195178AMinced oaths.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sat Feb 24, 195132DExpletives used by Major Hoople.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Mar 12, 195097DMild oaths.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Anagrams:SAGED, GADES, DEGAS
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