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87 total results for FLOP ( score: 50 )
37 results for FLOP from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Mon Dec 12, 2022 | 14A | Box office dud | Anthony J. Caruso and Zhouqin Burnikel |
Thu Jan 20, 2022 | 28D | Complete failure | Howard Barkin |
Fri Dec 3, 2021 | 44D | Completely bomb | Claire Rimkus |
Wed Aug 19, 2020 | 36A | Hit's opposite (2) | Brandon Koppy |
Sat Feb 8, 2020 | 27A | Bomb (5) | Hemant Mehta |
Mon Aug 12, 2019 | 1D | Theatrical failure | Jeffrey Wechsler |
Wed Jun 28, 2017 | 10A | Lay an egg, so to speak | David Kwong |
Mon Aug 29, 2016 | 29D | Edsel or New Coke, notably | David Steinberg |
Tue Apr 15, 2014 | 60D | Turkey | Gary Cee |
Sun Dec 29, 2013 | 111D | Dud (5) | Joel Fagliano |
Tue Mar 12, 2013 | 11D | Big failure (2) | Bruce Sutphin and Neville Fogarty |
Sat Feb 25, 2012 | 51A | Washout (2) | Barry C. Silk |
Sun Dec 5, 2010 | 5D | Edsel | Ben Pall |
Mon Oct 11, 2010 | 59A | Dud (5) | Robert Fisher |
Tue Mar 2, 2010 | 42D | Dud (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sat Sep 12, 2009 | 49D | Dud (5) | Barry C. Silk |
Fri Jun 26, 2009 | 45D | Lay an egg (3) | Lynn Lempel |
Fri Jul 13, 2007 | 51A | Dog (2) | Manny Nosowsky |
Wed Jul 12, 2006 | 54A | Egg layer? | Richard Chisholm |
Sun Aug 28, 2005 | 72D | Dog (2) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
Thu May 26, 2005 | 3D | Lead balloon | David J. Kahn |
Sun May 22, 2005 | 68D | Hit's opposite (2) | A. J. Santora |
Sun Jun 27, 2004 | 61A | Washout (2) | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn |
Mon Jan 27, 2003 | 58A | Turkey, businesswise | Stanley Newman |
Wed Jun 5, 2002 | 10A | Lay an egg (3) | Richard Silvestri |
Mon Apr 8, 2002 | 63A | Sorry failure | Richard Chisholm |
Thu Oct 4, 2001 | 53D | No hit | David J. Kahn |
Wed Jul 11, 2001 | 57D | Lay an egg (3) | Richard Silvestri |
Tue Dec 19, 2000 | 6A | Bomb (5) | Fred Piscop |
Wed Aug 30, 2000 | 53D | Angel's worry | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Mon May 8, 2000 | 50D | Big failure (2) | Ed Early |
Sat Jan 2, 1999 | 21A | Bomb (5) | Rich Norris |
Mon Oct 5, 1998 | 10A | Big dud | Peter Gordon |
Thu Jan 22, 1998 | 38A | Bomb (5) | Patrick Jordan |
Mon Sep 22, 1997 | 3D | Dud (5) | Gregory E. Paul |
Fri Sep 20, 1996 | 23A | Angel's dread | J. Page |
Sun Oct 8, 1995 | 17D | Bomb (5) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
50 results for FLOP from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Sep 16, 1993 | 1A | Lay an egg | Lois Sidway | Taub |
Tue Sep 7, 1993 | 10A | Failure | Morton B. Braun | Taub |
Sun Aug 15, 1993 | 29D | Turkey | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Fri Oct 23, 1992 | 38A | Bomb | Timothy S. Lewis | Maleska |
Fri Mar 13, 1992 | 10A | Turkey | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Mon Dec 17, 1990 | 55D | Fail | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Fri Aug 4, 1989 | 51D | Broadway bomb | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Wed Jun 28, 1989 | 1A | Complete failure | Elaine George | Maleska |
Tue Mar 28, 1989 | 1D | Fall clumsily | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Sep 18, 1988 | 21A | Bomb | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue May 17, 1988 | 1A | Broadway bomb | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Aug 29, 1987 | 35D | Angel's bad news | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue Sep 18, 1984 | 33A | B'way bomb | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Tue Aug 7, 1984 | 33A | Theatrical failure | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon May 14, 1984 | 57D | Broadway bomb | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Sun Nov 13, 1983 | 90D | Turkey | Diana Sessions | Maleska |
Tue Jun 21, 1983 | 1A | Broadway bomb | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Tue May 24, 1983 | 33D | Turkey on Broadway | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Dec 14, 1982 | 1D | Failure | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Tue Nov 3, 1981 | 57A | Turkey carved by reviewers | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Tue Jul 1, 1980 | 10A | Broadway turkey | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jul 16, 1979 | 50D | Failure, in show biz | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat Jun 23, 1979 | 24A | Turkey devoured by critics | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Mon Jan 8, 1979 | 35A | Turkey | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Mon Nov 20, 1978 | 48D | Failure | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon May 8, 1978 | 61A | Opposite of a hit | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Tue Apr 6, 1976 | 6A | Failure | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Sat Aug 30, 1975 | 56D | Failure | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Sun Apr 6, 1975 | 10A | Dud | Anne Fox | Weng |
Mon Mar 17, 1975 | 25A | Fiasco | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Mon Feb 3, 1975 | 6A | Broadway bomb | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Weng |
Mon Feb 8, 1971 | 1D | Dud | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 6, 1969 | 43A | Fail, familiarly | Nancy Schuster | Weng |
Fri Jan 5, 1968 | 3D | Failure: Collaq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 1, 1967 | 1A | A dud on the Rialto. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sun Apr 17, 1966 | 72D | Fizzle. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Thu Jan 21, 1965 | 1D | Short-lived play. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 25, 1963 | 1D | Dud. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Jul 19, 1962 | 23D | Broadway tragedy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 13, 1960 | 52D | Opposite of a hit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 21, 1959 | 1D | Cousin of a dud. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 19, 1959 | 52A | Fall with a thud. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 1, 1958 | 15A | Misfortune on Broadway: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 4, 1956 | 1A | Short-run play. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Mon Mar 23, 1953 | 30D | Sad story on Broadway. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Jul 24, 1952 | 59A | Fizzle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 16, 1952 | 1A | Broadway catastrophe. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 28, 1952 | 1D | Bad news on Broadway. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 5, 1951 | 35D | Play with no future. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 2, 1950 | 23A | Theatrical disaster. | Unknown | Farrar |