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126 total results for OATES   ( score: 50 )

62 results for OATES from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Wed Dec 7, 20224DHall's partner in pop (5)Karen Steinberg
Fri Jul 29, 202229DHall of fame collaborator?Robyn Weintraub
Fri Mar 18, 202248DMusic/comedy duo Garfunkel and ___Claire Rimkus and Brooke Husic
Mon Mar 14, 202259AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Stephen Hiltner
Wed Nov 24, 202120AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Brandon Koppy
Thu Aug 19, 202161DNational Book Award winner for "Them," 1970Oliver Roeder
Sun Mar 7, 20212DHall's partner in pop (5)Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen
Sun Oct 25, 2020101AJoyce Carol with two O. Henry AwardsPeter A. Collins
Wed Oct 14, 202016AHall's partner (2)Rich Proulx
Thu Dec 5, 201955DHall's singing partner (6)Neville Fogarty
Sun Jun 30, 201936DMulti-time Pulitzer finalist, including for the volume "Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories" (2014)Emily Carroll
Wed Nov 28, 201863A2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee JohnDavid J. Kahn
Tue Sep 4, 201864APop music's Hall & ___Bruce Haight
Wed May 3, 201724A"Them" author Joyce Carol ___Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Feb 8, 201748DHall's partner in pop (5)Ned White
Wed Jul 6, 201651DHall's partner in pop music (2)David Woolf
Sun Nov 8, 201555DJohn in the Songwriters Hall of FameTracy Gray
Sat Aug 16, 201418AMusical Hall of fame collaborator?Peter Broda
Sun Sep 1, 201315DWarren of "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"John Farmer
Mon Jul 8, 201360AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Randy Sowell
Tue Mar 5, 201322AOne of the "She's Gone" singersGareth Bain
Sun Jul 15, 201234AJohn who is half of a popular singing duoRandolph Ross
Thu Mar 22, 20129DO. Henry Award winner for "In the Region of Ice" (1967) and "The Dead" (1973)Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Nov 9, 201135APulitzer nominee for the novels "Black Water" and "Blonde"Paula Gamache
Wed Jul 20, 201168AHall's partner in pop music (2)Peter A. Collins
Sun Apr 3, 2011103DHall's partner (2)Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
Mon Jan 3, 201159AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Ian Livengood
Tue Jul 6, 201053DHall's musical partnerJosé Chardiet
Tue Jun 16, 200926DHall's singing partner (6)Paula Gamache
Mon Jan 26, 200960AHall's singing partner (6)Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
Tue Jan 6, 20091DHall's partner in pop (5)John Greenman
Sun Sep 21, 200812DNovelist who wrote "The Gravedigger's Daughter"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Sep 14, 200869AHall's partner in pop (5)Jeremy Newton
Sat Jul 26, 200852DShe won the 1970 National Book Award for FictionBarry C. Silk
Sun Feb 17, 200822DAuthor of the Oprah's Book Club selection "We Were the Mulvaneys"Henry Hook
Tue Jan 8, 200821DHall's singing partner (6)Malia Jackson and Noah Snyder
Tue Dec 11, 200722ANovelist Joyce Carol ___Gail Grabowski
Sun Jan 29, 2006105A"Them" authorRich Norris
Mon Jan 9, 200619AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Allan E. Parrish
Sun Jun 5, 2005110A"Bellefleur" author (3)Patrick Merrell
Fri Apr 8, 200530A"Unholy Loves" author (2)Manny Nosowsky
Sun Aug 15, 2004142A"The Tattooed Girl" authorBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thu Oct 9, 200310D"A Garden of Earthly Delights" novelist (2)Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Mar 30, 200338D"Black Water" novelistAlan Arbesfeld
Sat Feb 8, 20039AHalf of a 70's-80's pop duoPatrick Berry
Wed Jan 30, 200270AWarren of "Dillinger"Randall J. Hartman
Tue Jun 5, 200152DHall's singing partner (6)Peter Gordon
Sat Feb 24, 200149A"Them" novelistRich Norris
Fri Feb 2, 200125D"Angel of Light" novelistMartin Ashwood-Smith
Tue Jan 23, 200165AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Nancy Salomon
Sat Mar 4, 200049D"Unholy Loves" author (2)Rich Norris
Mon Jul 5, 199955AWriter Joyce Carol ___ (7)Gregory E. Paul
Wed Mar 10, 199946A"A Garden of Earthly Delights" authorWesley R. Johnson
Sun Sep 13, 199858AHalf of the "Rich Girl" duo, in 70's popCathy Millhauser
Fri Sep 4, 199828D"Bellefleur" author (3)Hugh Davis
Tue Dec 17, 199644A"You Must Remember This" author (2)G. E. Paul
Tue Sep 10, 199640AHall's singing partner (6)G. E. Paul
Tue Jan 2, 199631D"You Must Remember This" author (2)G. Paul
Sun Oct 15, 199579A"A Garden of Earthly Delights" novelist (2)Mel Rosen
Tue Aug 15, 199532AActor WarrenRandall J. Hartman
Sat Aug 12, 199525A"Bellefleur" author (3)A.J. Santora
Thu Jan 12, 199521A"On Boxing" authorFran & Lou Sabin
2 results for OATES from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Nov 23, 2008AcrosticMAuthor of the 2008 collection "Wild Nights!"Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jul 3, 2005Diagramless22APop singer JohnBrendan Emmett Quigley
62 results for OATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Oct 9, 199343APopish Plot perjurerHessTaub
Fri Jul 9, 199330DA Bruins starTap OsbornMaleska
Sun Jun 20, 1993110AOrioles' managerJan HurschmannMaleska
Tue Jan 19, 199359AAuthor Joyce Carol ___Jim PageMaleska
Sun Dec 27, 199232DPopish Plot fabricatorErnst TheimerMaleska
Fri Jun 26, 199222AAuthor of "Them"Nancy JolineMaleska
Sat Mar 28, 199234A"Cybele" authorJesse RoarkeMaleska
Wed Jun 12, 199157A"Contraries" authorKenneth WitteMaleska
Wed Mar 20, 199141AActor Warren ___: 1928-82Bernice GordonMaleska
Sun Jul 15, 199024D"Cybele" authorWarren W. ReichMaleska
Sun Dec 3, 198956DTitus, the conspiratorMary M. MurdochMaleska
Sun Dec 4, 198866AHall's musical partnerJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sun Jun 19, 198862D"The Profane Art" authorNancy RossMaleska
Sun May 29, 1988106A"Solstice" authorJudith PerryMaleska
Fri Jan 15, 198831DMusic's Hall and ___Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sat Dec 5, 198732AMusic's Hall and ___Mary S. SnyderMaleska
Fri Nov 6, 198715AHall's partner in musicRhonda KrausMaleska
Sat Apr 26, 198618A"The Assassins" authorJim PageMaleska
Tue Oct 8, 198550APopish Plot fabricatorShirley SolowayMaleska
Sun Sep 22, 198528AShe wrote "Angel of Light"E. T. M.Maleska
Sat Sep 15, 198447AAuthor of "Wonderland"BrownMaleska
Thu Jun 7, 19847A"Bellefleur" authorEdward BobbMaleska
Wed May 2, 198440AAuthor JoyceWorthingMaleska
Sun Feb 26, 198455AHall and ___, musical duoPeter SwiftMaleska
Wed Jan 11, 198432DTitus ___, English conspiratorAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Mar 20, 198368DShe wrote "Angel of Light"Judith C. DaltonMaleska
Sun Jan 2, 198354AWriter JoyceBarbara GillisMaleska
Mon Oct 25, 198246D"A Bloodsmoor Romance" authorBob BermanMaleska
Sun Oct 24, 198228A"Them" authorFrances HansenMaleska
Mon Oct 19, 198124AAuthor Joyce CarolCharles J. MatontiMaleska
Fri Sep 19, 198025AAuthor of "Them"Sara V. TuckermanMaleska
Sun Aug 3, 198077DWarren or Joyce CarolJordan S. LasherMaleska
Thu Jul 17, 198029DJoyce CarolCarol DuttingMaleska
Fri Jan 4, 198024DActor WarrenC. J. AngioMaleska
Fri Dec 8, 19781AShe wrote "With Shuddering Fall"Sara V. TuckermanMaleska
Tue Dec 5, 197834DShe wrote "Night-Side": 1977Herb L. RisteenMaleska
Sun Nov 26, 197879AAuthor of "Them"Emanuel BergMaleska
Tue Jul 18, 197834DAuthor Joyce CarolHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Sun Jun 26, 197720AShe wrote "Them"Sam LakeMaleska
Fri Oct 25, 197429DWriter Joyce CarolHugh McElroyWeng
Fri Apr 12, 19749DPopish Plot figureDaniel GirardiWeng
Sun Apr 7, 1974132DEnglish plotterDorothea ShippWeng
Tue Jan 29, 197430DEnglish conspiratorDavid CrosattoWeng
Tue Apr 17, 197343AEnglish impostorUnknownWeng
Wed Nov 24, 197118DEnglish imposterUnknownWeng
Mon Jun 1, 197050AEnglish imposterUnknownWeng
Sun May 31, 197033ABritish plotterJean ReedWeng
Sun Nov 16, 196965DEnglish impostorB. H. KruseWeng
Fri Sep 27, 19633DPlotter of 1678.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 22, 196354DTitus of 1678 plot.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jun 29, 196247APlotter of 1678.Jean ReedFarrar
Fri Mar 3, 196158AEnglish conspirator of 1678.Louise EarnestFarrar
Thu Nov 24, 196051DEnglish conspirator of 1678.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 1, 196045DEnglish conspirator, 1678.A. H. Drummond Jr.Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 195093A"Popish plot" man.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun May 14, 195091DForger of the Popish Plot, 1678.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Jul 3, 194971AContriver of the sham "Popish Plot."Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Oct 17, 1948115A___ Land, part of Antarctic.Louis JenkinsFarrar
Sun Aug 17, 194766AContriver of the "Popish Plot."Waldo RansonFarrar
Sun Apr 8, 194540DContriver of sham "Popish Plot."Harriot T. CookeFarrar
Sun Oct 17, 194323D___ Land, part of Antarctic continent.Harriot T. CookeFarrar
Sun Jun 13, 194354DInstigator of "Popish Plot," 1678.Joseph C. EmidyFarrar