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60 total results for LITERAL ( score: 50 )
15 results for LITERAL from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Thu Aug 14, 2014 | 10D | Like some interpretations (2) | Jason Flinn |
Sun Jul 13, 2014 | 95D | Strict | Tom McCoy |
Sun Apr 29, 2012 | 120A | Like some interpretations (2) | Tracy Gray |
Thu Nov 26, 2009 | 41D | Verbatim (4) | Paula Gamache |
Sat Feb 21, 2009 | 11D | Completely straightforward | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
Mon Aug 27, 2007 | 41D | Without metaphor | Steven Ginzburg |
Sun Oct 2, 2005 | 49A | Like some translations | Randolph Ross |
Sun Mar 27, 2005 | 117A | Not exaggerated | Con Pederson |
Sat Jul 14, 2001 | 19A | Precise | David J. Kahn |
Sun Oct 1, 2000 | 121A | Exact | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
Sun Feb 21, 1999 | 87A | Verbatim (4) | Fred Piscop |
Sun Oct 6, 1996 | 62D | Like some meanings | R. Max Hopkins |
Sun Apr 2, 1995 | 52D | Verbatim (4) | Norman S. Wizer |
Sat Apr 30, 1994 | 46A | Verbatim (4) | Wayne Robert Williams |
Fri Feb 4, 1994 | 26D | Not loose | Joe Clonick |
2 results for LITERAL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
Oct 25, 2015 | Panda | 11D | Exact tallier | Mel Taub |
Apr 15, 2001 | Panda | 50A | Reply to Pacino's "What's 1.057 quarts?" | Mel Taub |
43 results for LITERAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 1, 1990 | 47A | Verbatim | William Baxley | Maleska |
Sun May 14, 1989 | 111D | Actual | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Fri Sep 16, 1988 | 15A | Prosaic | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Sat Apr 18, 1987 | 41D | Verbatim | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sun Feb 1, 1987 | 77D | Matter-of-fact | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Mon Oct 7, 1985 | 49A | Far from figurative | Elaine George | Maleska |
Sun Apr 21, 1985 | 40A | Word-for-word | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Mon Oct 29, 1984 | 7D | Verbatim | Hosler | Maleska |
Sat Jul 30, 1983 | 42A | To the letter | Julian Ochrymowych | Maleska |
Mon Jan 21, 1980 | 42D | Not figurative | Brumbauch | Maleska |
Tue Oct 23, 1979 | 42D | Word-for-word | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Thu Oct 31, 1974 | 43D | Matter-of-fact | George Laczko | Weng |
Sat Dec 9, 1972 | 3D | Not exaggerated | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 12, 1971 | 36D | Like some translations | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 11, 1971 | 16A | Not exaggerated | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 23, 1968 | 10D | Word-for-word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 15, 1968 | 16A | Verbatim. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 24, 1967 | 37D | Word-for-word. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Apr 9, 1967 | 15D | Prosaic. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Mar 4, 1966 | 9D | Prosaic. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 25, 1964 | 37D | Verbatim. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 10, 1963 | 25D | To the letter. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu May 23, 1963 | 51A | True to fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 8, 1963 | 47D | Not figurative. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 16, 1962 | 40A | Matter-of-fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 12, 1961 | 36A | Word for word. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Jul 25, 1960 | 14A | Matter-of-fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 2, 1959 | 18A | True to fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 5, 1959 | 37A | As opposed to figurative. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 4, 1958 | 44A | Matter-of-fact. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 16, 1958 | 3D | Prosaic. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Dec 12, 1957 | 38D | True to the fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 20, 1957 | 36D | Word for word. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jul 23, 1955 | 7D | Unimaginative. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Fri Jun 24, 1955 | 35A | Matter-of-fact. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Nov 27, 1952 | 3D | Matter-of-fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 24, 1952 | 49A | Unimaginative. | Evelyn Smith | Farrar |
Mon Dec 10, 1951 | 43D | Matter-of-fact. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 12, 1948 | 3D | Exact. | Harold P. Furth | Farrar |
Sun Jul 28, 1946 | 90D | Following the exact words. | A. H. Cook | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1944 | 86D | Written. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Nov 29, 1942 | 3D | Matter-of-fact. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Apr 5, 1942 | 23A | Exact. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |