This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:
Answer length:
Include:
Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.
Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero) CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel $c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter [QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters [X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters [^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Enter a word, pattern, or phrase:

170 total results for ESME   ( score: 25 )

81 results for ESME from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Nov 11, 202220AWriter ___ Weijun WangBrooke Husic and Erik Agard
Tue Nov 8, 202230AName that's found in "mesmerize"Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
Fri Feb 4, 20226DLemony Snicket antagonist named after a Salinger orphanJoseph Greenbaum
Sun Aug 1, 202117DActress ___ Creed-MilesMatthew Stock
Tue Mar 2, 202144ASalinger heroine (10)Ross Trudeau
Tue Oct 27, 202032A"___ & Roy" (children's TV series)Luci Bresette and David Steinberg
Thu Aug 20, 202039DSalinger title girl (8)Grant Thackray
Wed Jul 31, 201912DSalinger heroine (10)Dan Caprera
Wed Dec 5, 201844DName in a Salinger title (3)Alan Arbesfeld
Fri Oct 5, 201819ASalinger title teenRobyn Weintraub
Fri Apr 6, 201848ASalinger title girl (8)David Steinberg
Tue Jan 9, 201857DSalinger dedicatee (11)Peter A. Collins
Tue Oct 31, 201760AJ. D. Salinger title characterAlex Eaton-Salners
Sun Sep 24, 201755AName in a Salinger title (3)Alan Arbesfeld
Fri Jun 30, 201712DTitular Salinger girlDamon Gulczynski
Tue Oct 18, 201648DSalinger title girl (8)Mary Lou Guizzo
Sat Apr 23, 201657D"A Series of Unfortunate Events" villainessPaolo Pasco
Tue Mar 29, 201639DSalinger title girl (8)Peter A. Collins
Wed Dec 16, 20154ASalinger's "For ___ - With Love and Squalor" (4)Paula Gamache
Wed Nov 18, 201523ASalinger heroine (10)Zachary Spitz
Tue Sep 15, 201523ATitle girl in a J. D. Salinger storyIain S. Padley
Wed Jul 8, 201541ASalinger heroine (10)Ryan Milligan
Thu Jun 18, 201550DSalinger dedicatee (11)Jason Flinn
Mon Sep 29, 201429ASalinger girl (14)Eric Sydney Phillips
Thu Feb 20, 201413DSalinger girl (14)Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
Wed Feb 19, 201423ASalinger's "For ___ - With Love and Squalor" (4)Michael Dewey
Mon Dec 23, 201340DSalinger's "For ___ - With Love and Squalor" (4)Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels
Sun Nov 3, 201359ASalinger title girl (8)Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas
Mon May 27, 201311DSalinger title girl (8)Doug Peterson
Sun Dec 2, 201218DSalinger girl (14)Steven E. Atwood
Tue Nov 20, 201264ASalinger heroine (10)Allan E. Parrish
Fri Jun 8, 201260ASalinger girl (14)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tue Mar 13, 201267AHeroine in one of Salinger's "Nine Stories"Jeff Chen
Wed Feb 15, 201268ASalinger title girl (8)Peter A. Collins
Fri Jan 13, 201214D"Nine Stories" title girlTodd Gross and Doug Peterson
Wed Feb 16, 20115DSalinger girl (14)Michael Barnhart
Sat Dec 18, 20101DWoman in all four "Twilight" novelsBrad Wilber
Sun Aug 22, 201079DCarlisle Cullen's wife in "Twilight"Patrick Berry
Mon Jul 5, 201064ASalinger heroine (10)Jill Denny and Jeff Chen
Fri Sep 12, 200830DThe farmer's wife in "Babe"Natan Last
Wed Mar 12, 200820ACelebrity biographer Hawes (2)Larry Shearer
Thu Feb 28, 200868AOlaf's girlfriend in Lemony Snicket booksMatt Ginsberg
Sat Aug 25, 200730DSaki story whose title character is a hyenaMyles Callum
Thu May 24, 20079DSalinger girl (14)Patrick Merrell
Fri Feb 23, 200758DSalinger dedicatee (11)Patrick Merrell
Sun Jul 23, 20063DSalinger dedicatee (11)Fred Piscop
Sun Mar 6, 200582ACelebrity biographer Hawes (2)John Greenman
Wed Mar 2, 200536ASalinger title girl (8)James M. Jenista and Dana McLemore
Sat Jan 8, 20058DTitle girl of a "Nine Stories" storyDavid Levinson Wilk
Wed Jul 14, 200441ASalinger lassA. J. Santora
Sat Dec 13, 200354DSalinger girl (14)Bob Peoples
Wed Dec 18, 200231DSalinger heroine (10)Merle Baker
Thu Oct 3, 200225A"Love and Squalor" girl of literatureSusan Harrington Smith
Sun May 19, 200254ASalinger girl (14)Cathy Millhauser
Fri Mar 22, 200251DSalinger title character (2)Randall J. Hartman
Wed Jan 16, 200263DSalinger heroine (10)Linda Bushman
Thu Nov 1, 200125ASalinger girl (14)Rich Norris
Sun Apr 16, 200028AFirst of "The Chronicles of Clovis"Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Aug 29, 199973DSalinger girl (14)Lou and Fran Sabin
Thu Apr 22, 199967ASalinger story subjectDavid J. Kahn
Sun Mar 28, 1999114DSaki titleCathy Allis Millhauser
Sun Jan 24, 1999105ASalinger orphanRobert Malinow
Fri Nov 20, 19988DSalinger title character (2)Manny Nosowsky
Fri Jul 31, 199822AWife's name in "Babe"John Wolting
Fri Jul 3, 199838DSalinger dedicatee (11)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sat Dec 6, 199756ASalinger dedicatee (11)David J. Kahn
Tue Nov 18, 199760ASalinger dedicatee (11)Peter Gordon
Wed Nov 12, 199743ASalinger heroine (10)Randall J. Hartman
Sun Aug 31, 199780DSalinger dedicatee (11)David J. Kahn
Thu May 15, 199735ASaki storyMark Elliot Skolsky
Wed May 14, 199725DSalinger dedicatee (11)Norman S. Wizer
Tue Sep 17, 199669ASalinger dedicatee (11)M. D. Frankel
Wed Sep 4, 199613DSalinger girl (14)N. S. Ross
Mon Apr 8, 199656DSalinger girl (14)S. B. Whitten
Sun Mar 3, 199649AName in a Salinger title (3)B. Klahn
Sun Jul 16, 199560DSalinger heroine (10)Naomi Geller Lipsky
Fri Jun 23, 199514DSeal in Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"Manny Nosowsky
Fri Mar 24, 199535DSalinger girl (14)Christopher Hurt
Mon Feb 20, 199552DSalinger girl (14)Bernice Gordon
Wed Jan 18, 199541ASalinger dedicatee (11)Wayne Robert Williams
Fri Dec 2, 199430DSalinger's "For ___--With Love and Squalor" (4)Bob Klahn
1 result for ESME from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Mar 28, 2004Diagramless55DSalinger dedicateeBrendan Emmett Quigley
88 results for ESME from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Jan 10, 199244ASalinger girlBernice GordonMaleska
Thu Dec 19, 199156DSalinger girlEli WesoffMaleska
Sun Sep 29, 1991115DSalinger girlNancy Nicholson JolineMaleska
Fri Aug 16, 199166ASalinger girlDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Fri May 24, 199113DSalinger girlDaniel GirardiMaleska
Fri Aug 17, 199058DSalinger girlEli WesoffMaleska
Sat Jul 14, 199017ASalinger girlNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Fri Sep 1, 198954DSalinger girlPatterson PeppleMaleska
Fri Jun 16, 198964ASalinger girlRhonda KrausMaleska
Thu Feb 16, 198957DSalinger girlNancy JolineMaleska
Sat Jan 7, 198934DSalinger girlKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Thu Dec 15, 198857DSalinger girlCharlotte ShoreMaleska
Wed Mar 2, 198838D"Love and Squalor" girlWilliam S. McIlrathMaleska
Mon Oct 12, 198761ASalinger girlJoy L. WoukMaleska
Fri Sep 25, 198718DSalinger heroineTom W. UnderhillMaleska
Sun May 17, 1987104DShort story by SakiMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Sun Aug 17, 1986102DSalinger heroineAlfio MicciMaleska
Mon Mar 3, 19865ASalinger girlJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Tue Jan 14, 198666ASalinger girlPeter SwiftMaleska
Tue Oct 8, 198543ASalinger heroineShirley SolowayMaleska
Sat Jun 16, 198462ASalinger characterPeter SwiftMaleska
Sat Aug 27, 198350DSalinger lassWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Jun 1, 198346DSalinger girlEli WesoffMaleska
Mon Feb 14, 19837DGirl in a Salinger storyEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thu Jan 13, 198357DSalinger girlEli WesoffMaleska
Tue Jul 22, 198066AGirl in a Salinger taleBette Sue CohenMaleska
Tue May 6, 198053DSalinger heroineHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Sun Jan 14, 1979140AGirl in a Salinger taleTap OsbornMaleska
Sun Jul 23, 197837DSalinger girlJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Wed Nov 23, 197758ASalinger's "To ___ with Love"Jeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sun Jan 16, 1977154AJ.D. Salinger girlJordan S. LasherWeng
Thu Jul 29, 197612DSalinger girlWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Wed Dec 4, 197418DSalinger heroineDavid CrosattoWeng
Sun Oct 20, 197424DBritish diplomat HowardBert RosenfieldWeng
Thu Jan 17, 19745DSalinger heroineNorton RhoadesWeng
Mon Jan 14, 197412DSalinger heroineBill ScollonWeng
Mon Jul 23, 197353DBoy's or girl's nameUnknownWeng
Tue May 1, 197319ASalinger girlUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 21, 197315AGirl's nameBert BeamanWeng
Fri Nov 12, 197162DSalinger girlUnknownWeng
Sat Oct 16, 197151DSalinger heroineUnknownWeng
Sun Aug 8, 197182ASalinger girlHenry V. StrakaWeng
Sun May 16, 197196ASalinger characterJack RosenthalWeng
Wed Mar 31, 197135DGirl's nameUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 10, 1971104DGirl's nameBetty LearyWeng
Thu Oct 30, 196953ASalinger heroine.UnknownWeng
Wed Dec 4, 196828DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Sep 18, 196859AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Sat May 18, 196811DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Feb 21, 196862AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jan 27, 196866AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 22, 196770AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Sep 6, 196745AGirl's name.Thomas E. DevlinFarrar
Fri Apr 28, 196744DGirl's name.Manny MillerFarrar
Mon Feb 13, 19677DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 23, 196662DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jul 21, 196562DSalinger heroine.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 19, 196511DSalinger heroine.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 7, 196551DSalinger heroine.UnknownFarrar
Mon Dec 7, 196431DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jan 29, 196438DName, masculine or feminine.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Fri Sep 6, 196371AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 25, 196358DGirl's name.Stephanie CaruanaFarrar
Sat Jul 21, 196231DMan's name.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Mon Jan 8, 196224AMan's name.UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 17, 196170AEnglish given name.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sat Apr 15, 196164AMan's name.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 15, 196148AMan's name.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Jan 1, 1961113ADiplomat ___ Howard.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Jan 24, 196013DMan's name.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Jun 14, 1959135DMan's name.Roberta MorseFarrar
Wed Dec 31, 195859DMan's name.UnknownFarrar
Mon Sep 29, 195844D___ Howard, former British envoy to U. S.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 23, 195810DMan's first name.Harold T. BersFarrar
Fri Nov 30, 195646D___ Howard, former British ambassador.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Tue Oct 18, 195536DMan's or girl's name.UnknownFarrar
Mon May 30, 195558ADiminutive of a girl's name.Mary MackayFarrar
Sun Dec 26, 195467DGirl's name.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Thu Aug 5, 195432DGirl's name.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Sun Nov 8, 195331AGirl's name.Israel GitterFarrar
Mon Apr 20, 195359AShort form of a girl's name.Maxwell D. GuntherFarrar
Tue Jan 6, 195336DGirl's name.Louise RabbFarrar
Wed Dec 31, 19525AEnglish man's name.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 16, 195228AGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Wed Oct 1, 195211DGirl's name.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 31, 195258AMan's name.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 25, 195153DLittle Esmeralda.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 13, 1947126DGirl's name.Harold T. BersFarrar
Anagrams:MEES, SEME, SMEE, MESE, MSEE, EMES, SEEM