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172 total results for ISTO ( score: 50 )
77 results for ISTO from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Thu Jan 12, 2023 | 65A | Repeated words in an analogy | Grant Thackray |
Mon Sep 19, 2022 | 46A | "How sweet it ___ be loved by you" (James Taylor lyric) | Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels |
Sat Jul 23, 2022 | 44D | Relationship phrase | John Lieb |
Fri Jun 17, 2022 | 33D | What a colon might mean | Pao Roy |
Thu Feb 24, 2022 | 38D | Analogy words (13) | Jake Halperin |
Thu Feb 17, 2022 | 21A | Analogy words (13) | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
Tue Jan 25, 2022 | 22D | :, in an analogy | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg |
Mon Feb 15, 2021 | 47D | "What ___ be done?" (3) | Meconya Alford |
Sun Feb 14, 2021 | 83A | : (5) | Lisa Bunker |
Mon Oct 12, 2020 | 68A | Analogy phrase (4) | Joe Hansen |
Mon Oct 21, 2019 | 50D | What ":" stands for in an analogy | Joe Deeney |
Sun Apr 21, 2019 | 71D | : (5) | Grant Thackray |
Sat Mar 23, 2019 | 47D | Which ___ say | David Steinberg |
Tue Mar 5, 2019 | 42A | What ":" means in an analogy | Joe Deeney |
Sat Mar 2, 2019 | 37A | : (5) | Peter A. Collins |
Thu Nov 23, 2017 | 17A | : (5) | Howard Barkin |
Sun Oct 22, 2017 | 68A | Analogy connector | Tracy Gray |
Tue Aug 8, 2017 | 12D | Analogy words (13) | Dan Flanagan |
Sat May 13, 2017 | 54A | What ":" can mean | Jeff Chen |
Thu Mar 17, 2016 | 19D | : (5) | David Woolf |
Thu Jan 28, 2016 | 57D | Words in an analogy (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Mon Nov 16, 2015 | 20D | "It ___ die for!" ("Yum!") | Jim Holland |
Wed Oct 14, 2015 | 36D | Analogy phrase (4) | Joel Fagliano |
Sat May 23, 2015 | 29D | Colon, on a test | Peter Wentz |
Mon Nov 17, 2014 | 22A | Colon, in analogies (2) | Tom McCoy |
Wed Aug 21, 2013 | 19A | Analogy words (13) | Jonathan Gersch |
Fri Apr 19, 2013 | 27A | Comparison words | Ned White |
Sat Mar 16, 2013 | 22A | :, at times | Julian Lim |
Mon Feb 4, 2013 | 61A | That ___ say | Randall J. Hartman |
Mon Oct 8, 2012 | 58A | "What ___ be done?" (3) | Dave Sarpola |
Sat May 12, 2012 | 21A | Colon's meaning, at times | Caleb Madison |
Thu Feb 9, 2012 | 1A | What ":" means on some exams | Kevin G. Der |
Thu Nov 10, 2011 | 6A | Analogy words (13) | Tim Croce |
Mon Oct 10, 2011 | 39A | Words in an analogy (2) | Ian C. Livengood |
Thu May 12, 2011 | 68A | "It ___ laugh" | Patrick John Duggan |
Wed Dec 29, 2010 | 48A | "What ___ be done?" (3) | Patrick Merrell |
Tue Oct 19, 2010 | 12D | "That's all there ___ it!" (2) | Fred Piscop |
Wed Apr 7, 2010 | 50D | Part of an analogy | Richard Silvestri |
Sun Mar 14, 2010 | 68A | Analogy part (5) | Caleb Madison |
Wed Sep 16, 2009 | 61D | Words in a ratio | Maura B. Jacobson |
Tue Apr 14, 2009 | 42A | Lenin's "What ___ Be Done?" | Barry Boone |
Sun Sep 28, 2008 | 80D | Analogy phrase (4) | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 | 26D | What a colon may mean (3) | Barry C. Silk |
Tue Feb 19, 2008 | 57D | Analogy part (5) | Victor Fleming |
Sun Jan 27, 2008 | 60D | Analogy part (5) | Mike Nothnagel |
Mon Jan 15, 2007 | 56D | "That's all there ___ it!" (2) | David Pringle |
Sun Aug 13, 2006 | 28A | Ratio phrase (3) | Derrick Niederman |
Mon Jun 19, 2006 | 35A | Words of comparison (2) | Raymond Hamel |
Mon Feb 20, 2006 | 57D | "What ___ become of me?" | Doug Peterson |
Tue Aug 9, 2005 | 12D | Middle of a ratio | Victor Fleming |
Wed Nov 17, 2004 | 50D | Ratio phrase (3) | Richard Silvestri |
Tue Nov 16, 2004 | 36D | Analogist's words | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
Sat Oct 9, 2004 | 22A | Part of a proportional representation? | Byron Walden |
Wed Mar 10, 2004 | 26D | Analogy phrase (4) | Richard Silvestri |
Sun Jan 4, 2004 | 2D | Analogy part (5) | Patrick Merrell |
Sat Feb 15, 2003 | 48A | What two dots may mean | Rich Norris |
Thu Nov 7, 2002 | 25A | Analogy part (5) | Patrick Merrell |
Mon Oct 21, 2002 | 36D | Analogy words (13) | Peter Sarrett |
Sat Aug 17, 2002 | 18D | What a colon may mean (3) | Frank Longo |
Sat Nov 3, 2001 | 22A | Words of comparison (2) | Robert H. Wolfe |
Wed Jun 6, 2001 | 53D | Ratio words (3) | Richard Silvestri |
Tue May 8, 2001 | 22D | Analogy words (13) | Mark P. Sherwood |
Fri Apr 20, 2001 | 20A | "To know me ___ ..." | Chuck Deodene |
Wed Nov 22, 2000 | 67A | Ratio phrase (3) | Fred Piscop |
Sat Mar 11, 2000 | 48A | Colon translation | Randolph Ross |
Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 72A | What a colon may mean (3) | Joe DiPietro |
Wed Nov 3, 1999 | 68A | Analogy words (13) | Greg Staples |
Sun Jan 17, 1999 | 36D | Analogy words (13) | Cathy Millhauser |
Thu Jul 30, 1998 | 17A | Analogy words (13) | Rich Norris |
Thu Sep 5, 1996 | 45A | Colon's meaning, in analogies | C. Millhauser |
Wed Apr 10, 1996 | 19A | Analogy words (13) | M. Lees |
Sun Apr 7, 1996 | 56D | Analogy words (13) | C. Millhauser |
Wed Mar 6, 1996 | 65A | Ratio words (3) | N. S. Ross |
Tue Jan 30, 1996 | 61A | Analogy words (13) | M. Skolsky |
Sun Dec 31, 1995 | 126D | Colon, in analogies (2) | Bob Klahn |
Mon Aug 22, 1994 | 4D | Ratio words (3) | Sidney L. Robbins |
Tue Mar 29, 1994 | 59D | Relationship words | Mark Danna |
3 results for ISTO from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
Jan 18, 2015 | Diagramless | 5D | ":" in an analogy | Fred Piscop |
Sep 14, 2014 | Diagramless | 12A | Words in an analogy | Fred Piscop |
Mar 17, 2013 | Diagramless | 42D | Analogy words | Fred Piscop |
92 results for ISTO from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 1, 1993 | 38D | Ratio words | Betty Jorgensen | Taub |
Thu Oct 7, 1993 | 25D | Ratio words | Nancy A. Corbett | Taub |
Sun Jun 27, 1993 | 120D | Ratio words | Alex K. Justin | Maleska |
Sun Mar 7, 1993 | 38A | Ratio words | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Mon Dec 21, 1992 | 35A | Ratio words | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Wed Sep 2, 1992 | 10A | Ratio words | Wayne Hall-Eastman | Maleska |
Fri Jun 19, 1992 | 42D | Ratio words | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Dec 11, 1991 | 44A | Ratio words | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Thu Oct 24, 1991 | 53D | Ratio words | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Jul 14, 1991 | 123A | Ratio words | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Thu Oct 11, 1990 | 53D | Ratio words | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Aug 31, 1990 | 34D | Ratio words | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Wed Dec 13, 1989 | 36D | Ratio words | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Dec 29, 1988 | 57D | Ratio words | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Nov 20, 1988 | 35A | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Tue Oct 18, 1988 | 64A | Words of relativity | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Aug 14, 1988 | 101A | Ratio words | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Jul 12, 1988 | 25D | Analogy-test words | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
Sat Jul 9, 1988 | 9D | Ratio words | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sun May 17, 1987 | 113A | Proportion words | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sun Apr 12, 1987 | 139A | "To leave ___ die a little": Haraucourt | Jacques Liwer | Maleska |
Thu Dec 25, 1986 | 19A | Ratio words | Norman Wizer | Maleska |
Fri Sep 26, 1986 | 56D | Ratio words | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Mar 6, 1986 | 30D | "Who ___ say?" | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Apr 14, 1985 | 9D | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sat Mar 9, 1985 | 25D | Ratio words | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Sun Sep 9, 1984 | 66A | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Fri Oct 22, 1982 | 11D | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Aug 14, 1982 | 16A | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Wed Jun 10, 1981 | 47D | Ratio words | Virginia Hassinger | Maleska |
Tue Dec 2, 1980 | 21A | Ratio phrase | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Nov 30, 1980 | 58D | That ___ say | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Nov 24, 1980 | 51D | Ratio words | Carol Dutting | Maleska |
Sat Nov 15, 1980 | 24A | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Oct 9, 1980 | 15A | "To work ___ pray" | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Wed Oct 8, 1980 | 53D | Ratio words | Carol Dutting | Maleska |
Sun Feb 24, 1980 | 3D | Ratio words | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Jul 23, 1979 | 39D | Ratio words | John Chervokas | Maleska |
Thu Mar 29, 1979 | 50D | That ___ say | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun May 21, 1978 | 118D | "It ___ laugh": Pinero | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Thu Jan 27, 1977 | 61D | Ratio words | Stephanie Spadaccini | Weng |
Sun Sep 12, 1976 | 140A | Ratio words | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sun Feb 15, 1976 | 57D | Math-ratio words | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Tue Mar 4, 1975 | 50D | Math-ratio words | John Gordon | Weng |
Sun Jan 12, 1975 | 62D | "Who ___ say?" | John Willig | Weng |
Sun Sep 1, 1974 | 101D | Words of comparison | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Fri Jul 26, 1974 | 42D | Ratio words | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Wed Mar 20, 1974 | 58A | Ratio words | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Sat Oct 27, 1973 | 39D | Ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 24, 1973 | 16A | Ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 27, 1973 | 53D | Algebraic phrase | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 18, 1973 | 27A | Analogy words | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Wed Sep 13, 1972 | 16A | That ___ say | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 28, 1972 | 9D | That ___ say | Martin J. Wargo | Weng |
Thu Apr 20, 1972 | 3D | Words in a ratio | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 19, 1972 | 12D | Ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 10, 1971 | 57A | Ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jul 10, 1971 | 2D | Ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 14, 1971 | 111D | Math ratio words | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Wed Nov 11, 1970 | 62A | Math ratio words | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 4, 1970 | 2D | Algebra words | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 3, 1970 | 100A | "A ___ B as ... " | Barbara H. Lewis | Weng |
Fri Feb 20, 1970 | 7D | Math-ratio term | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 16, 1969 | 97A | It ___ laugh | Hume R. Craft | Weng |
Fri Apr 26, 1968 | 52D | Phrase in a proportion. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 25, 1967 | 52D | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 1, 1967 | 14A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1967 | 121A | That ___ say. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Feb 22, 1967 | 12D | Words in a ratio. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Nov 8, 1966 | 22D | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 5, 1966 | 16A | "It ___ laugh." | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 25, 1966 | 10A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 9, 1966 | 54A | That ___ say. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Dec 8, 1965 | 59A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 15, 1965 | 28D | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 15, 1965 | 56A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 2, 1965 | 19A | Algebraic term. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 1, 1965 | 12D | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 26, 1964 | 16A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 2, 1964 | 31D | Phrase in a ratio. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 5, 1963 | 11D | Words in a ratio. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 6, 1963 | 14A | Words of comparison. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1962 | 39A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 18, 1962 | 50D | Ratio term. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Mon Oct 22, 1962 | 27D | Words of comparison. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 22, 1961 | 57D | Math students' phrase. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Nov 27, 1960 | 60D | Words in a ratio. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Fri Jun 24, 1960 | 38A | That ___ say. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 17, 1960 | 37A | Words expressing ratio. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Thu Jun 11, 1959 | 60D | That ___ say (in other words). | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Dec 3, 1957 | 65A | Phrase used in ratios. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1955 | 20D | Meaning of the colon in equations. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |