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190 total results for ORALS ( score: 50 )
69 results for ORALS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Sat Jan 6, 2024 | 6D | Exams you don't need a pencil for | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao |
Fri Jul 14, 2023 | 6D | Defense mechanisms? | Jonathan Kaufman |
Mon Mar 20, 2023 | 48D | Tests taken verbally | Adam Vincent |
Wed Jun 15, 2022 | 26D | Some exams (4) | Rob Baker |
Thu Sep 30, 2021 | 45A | Tests that are very hard to cheat on | Rich Proulx |
Sat Mar 20, 2021 | 54A | Important time for Ph.D. students | Emily Carroll |
Sun Nov 1, 2020 | 36A | Thesis defenses, e.g. | Julian Lim |
Sat Jun 13, 2020 | 23A | Postgraduate hurdles | Trenton Charlson |
Sun Aug 5, 2018 | 119A | Stage in getting a Ph.D. | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard |
Fri Jun 1, 2018 | 5D | They're all talk (2) | Andrew J. Ries |
Sun Dec 10, 2017 | 51D | Face-to-face challenges | Erik Agard and Laura Braunstein |
Thu Nov 16, 2017 | 57A | Grad students' hurdles | Alex Eylar |
Sun Jul 9, 2017 | 56A | Grad student headaches | Will Nediger |
Thu Jul 2, 2015 | 47A | Postgraduate ordeals | Timothy Polin |
Sun Apr 19, 2015 | 63A | Some grillings | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
Thu Mar 20, 2014 | 55D | Stage in a Ph.D. program | Victor Barocas |
Mon Feb 10, 2014 | 21A | Face-to-face exams (5) | C. W. Stewart |
Tue Nov 12, 2013 | 42A | Tests for many Ph.D. candidates | Mike Doran |
Sun Nov 3, 2013 | 97D | Some exams (4) | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
Sun Jun 30, 2013 | 31A | Endings of some courses | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen |
Sun Feb 3, 2013 | 52A | Ph.D. hurdles (3) | Dan Schoenholz |
Mon Oct 1, 2012 | 25A | Doctorate grillings | Susan Gelfand |
Sun Feb 19, 2012 | 105A | Some exams (4) | James F. C. Burns |
Wed Feb 8, 2012 | 53A | Grad students' grillings | Lynn Lempel |
Fri Oct 21, 2011 | 56A | Stressful tests | Patrick Berry |
Mon May 16, 2011 | 9A | Face-to-face exams (5) | Ian Livengood |
Mon Mar 14, 2011 | 26D | Ph.D. exams | Andrea Carla Michaels |
Sun May 2, 2010 | 74D | Tough tests (3) | Kelsey Blakley |
Fri Apr 30, 2010 | 19D | Grad students often dread them | Natan Last |
Thu Mar 11, 2010 | 64A | Dissertation defenses | John Farmer |
Sun Apr 27, 2008 | 86A | Trying period for a doctoral student | Oliver Hill |
Wed Feb 20, 2008 | 56A | Some doctoral exams | Chuck Hamilton |
Mon Dec 3, 2007 | 16A | Face-to-face exams (5) | Harvey Estes |
Wed Nov 28, 2007 | 51A | Ph.D. hurdles (3) | Ray Fontenot |
Mon Jul 23, 2007 | 31A | Thesis defenses | Randall J. Hartman |
Sun Jun 3, 2007 | 16D | Grad school grillings | Kelsey Blakley |
Fri Feb 23, 2007 | 29D | Grad student's hurdle | Patrick Merrell |
Tue Oct 3, 2006 | 36D | Tests for Ph.D. candidates | Ed Stein |
Wed Aug 10, 2005 | 70A | Degree-seekers' hurdles | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
Thu Nov 18, 2004 | 21A | Hurdle for a graduate degree, maybe | Charles Barasch |
Mon Sep 20, 2004 | 28D | Rigorous exams (2) | A. J. Santora |
Wed Aug 25, 2004 | 14A | Ph.D. hurdle | Richard Silvestri |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 | 46D | Some 47-Down | Paula Gamache |
Thu Oct 3, 2002 | 60A | Tough tests (3) | Susan Harrington Smith |
Sun Aug 25, 2002 | 6D | Master's hurdle | Randolph Ross |
Mon Mar 25, 2002 | 42A | Some tests | Gerald R. Ferguson |
Thu Jan 24, 2002 | 28D | Challenging tests | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Sun Jul 8, 2001 | 23A | Hurdles to a degree? | Michael S. Maurer |
Tue Jun 5, 2001 | 49D | Tough tests (3) | Peter Gordon |
Sun Dec 3, 2000 | 33D | Tough exams | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Wed Aug 16, 2000 | 31A | Ph.D. hurdles (3) | David Levinson Wilk |
Tue May 23, 2000 | 4A | College finals | Monica Krausse |
Tue Jan 25, 2000 | 54D | Face-to-face exams (5) | William S. Cotter |
Tue Aug 24, 1999 | 61A | Face-to-face exams (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sat Nov 7, 1998 | 7D | Doctorate hurdle | Raymond Hamel |
Thu Oct 8, 1998 | 38D | Certain exams | Alan Arbesfeld |
Sat Oct 18, 1997 | 26D | Seniors' hurdles, maybe | Rich Norris |
Thu Sep 25, 1997 | 45A | Master's degree requirement | Mark Diehl |
Thu Aug 28, 1997 | 27A | Rigorous tests | Shannon Burns |
Fri May 23, 1997 | 22D | They're all talk (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
Wed Dec 4, 1996 | 27D | Doctoral dread | M. E. Skolsky |
Sun Sep 29, 1996 | 70D | Future doctors' tests | M. Reagle |
Mon Sep 16, 1996 | 22A | Grad student exams | R. J. Hartman |
Tue Sep 5, 1995 | 57A | Advanced exams | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
Wed Aug 9, 1995 | 28D | Some finals | Richard Hughes |
Mon Jan 2, 1995 | 32A | Rigorous exams (2) | Sidney L. Robbins |
Mon Jul 25, 1994 | 47A | Grueling tests | Albert J. Klaus |
Wed Jun 8, 1994 | 52D | Some exams (4) | A.J. Santora |
Sat Dec 11, 1993 | 53D | Feared exams | Robert H. Wolfe |
3 results for ORALS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
Sep 5, 2010 | Diagramless | 38A | Degree seekers' hurdles | Fred Piscop |
May 17, 2009 | Takeaway | 68A | Lessons fro* fables | Matt Ginsberg |
Jun 28, 1998 | Diagramless | 59A | Tough tests | Ed Early |
118 results for ORALS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jun 1, 1993 | 18A | Verbal exams | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Jun 28, 1992 | 73D | Some exams | Sally Coyle | Maleska |
Sun Jun 7, 1992 | 69A | Exams for would-be Ed.D.'s | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Thu Oct 3, 1991 | 30A | Doctoral exams | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Sep 1, 1991 | 26A | Some exams | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 13, 1991 | 32D | Hurdles for would-be Ph.D.'s | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Sun Dec 2, 1990 | 68A | Doctoral hurdles | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Jul 15, 1990 | 42A | Graduate-school hurdles | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun May 20, 1990 | 98D | Exams for would-be Ph.D.'s | John Russell | Maleska |
Sat Feb 3, 1990 | 18A | Certain exams | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Tue Jan 9, 1990 | 31A | Some examinations | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Dec 8, 1989 | 62A | Some exams | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Mar 30, 1989 | 27D | Certain tests | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Wed Jan 25, 1989 | 25D | Graduate exams, sometimes | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Sun Jul 3, 1988 | 17D | Hurdles for would-be Ph.D.'s | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Sun Apr 24, 1988 | 77A | Some tests | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Dec 3, 1987 | 8D | Certain exams | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Thu Oct 22, 1987 | 33A | Some tests | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun May 10, 1987 | 2D | Ordeals for would-be Ph.D.'s | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Tue Mar 17, 1987 | 41A | Ph.D. hurdle | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Aug 27, 1986 | 60A | Ph.D. trial | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Thu Jun 27, 1985 | 6D | Certain exams | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Thu Dec 27, 1984 | 40A | College exams | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sat Jul 2, 1983 | 42A | Profs' posers, at times | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1983 | 76A | Hurdles for would-be Ph.D.'s | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Thu Jan 13, 1983 | 25A | Tests of a sort | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Jan 9, 1983 | 98A | Penless exams | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Sat Aug 21, 1982 | 49D | Certain tests | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Mar 28, 1982 | 58D | Some tests | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Thu Mar 4, 1982 | 38A | Ph.D. candidates' bugaboos | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Dec 18, 1981 | 26A | Certain exams | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Mar 15, 1981 | 53D | Degree hurdles | Lynn Gilbert Lempel | Maleska |
Wed Sep 10, 1980 | 31D | Hurdles on campus | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Sun Nov 11, 1979 | 32D | Certain tests | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Jul 22, 1979 | 26D | Postgraduate's concern | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon Jun 11, 1979 | 26D | Ph.D. candidates' concerns | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Wed May 2, 1979 | 57A | Postgraduate hurdles | Johnson | Maleska |
Sat Mar 31, 1979 | 27D | Certain exams | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Jul 3, 1978 | 44A | Tests of a sort | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Mon May 29, 1978 | 58A | Hurdles for would-be Ed.D.'s | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Apr 17, 1978 | 22A | Campus ordeals | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Dec 9, 1977 | 5A | Some exams | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Nov 3, 1977 | 25D | Ph.D. exams | Beresin | Maleska |
Wed Oct 19, 1977 | 2D | Certain tests | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Mon Aug 29, 1977 | 23D | Ordeals for would-be Ph.D.'s | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Sun May 1, 1977 | 56A | Ph.D. ordeal | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Thu Nov 4, 1976 | 6D | Degree-seekers' burdens | Farrant | Weng |
Mon Oct 13, 1975 | 64A | Exams | John Prytz | Weng |
Tue Sep 23, 1975 | 48D | Exams | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sat Jun 21, 1975 | 30D | Exams | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Wed Jun 18, 1975 | 24D | Exams | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Fri Apr 18, 1975 | 25D | Exams | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Fri Mar 21, 1975 | 10D | Tests | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Fri Jan 10, 1975 | 39A | Exams | Jean Reed | Weng |
Mon Aug 7, 1972 | 14A | Exams | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 9, 1972 | 44D | Exams | Jean Reed | Weng |
Fri Jul 7, 1972 | 61A | Tests | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 2, 1972 | 124D | Exams | Anne Fox | Weng |
Mon Mar 27, 1972 | 6D | Exams | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 16, 1971 | 32D | Tests | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 9, 1970 | 27D | Exams | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 29, 1970 | 32A | Exams | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Sun Mar 29, 1970 | 68D | Some exams | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun Dec 28, 1969 | 50D | Exams | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Nov 16, 1969 | 112A | Certain exams | B. H. Kruse | Weng |
Mon Jun 9, 1969 | 4D | Tests. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 26, 1969 | 6D | Some tests | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Fri Nov 1, 1968 | 43A | Certain exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 23, 1967 | 88A | Exams of a sort. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun May 21, 1967 | 11D | Certain tests. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Apr 23, 1967 | 102A | Exams. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Sat Apr 1, 1967 | 14A | Examinations for a doctorate. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Tue Jan 3, 1967 | 51D | Certain exams. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Aug 28, 1966 | 101A | Certain exams. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Mon Mar 21, 1966 | 6D | Ph.D. ordeals. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 12, 1965 | 86A | Examinations. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Jun 26, 1965 | 15A | Exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 7, 1965 | 26D | Kinds of tests. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 1, 1964 | 47A | Tests. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1964 | 17D | Student's trial. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sat Mar 21, 1964 | 33A | Exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 4, 1964 | 19A | Ph.D. exams. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1963 | 59A | Certain tests. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jun 15, 1963 | 3D | Some quizzes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 29, 1962 | 48D | Some exams. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Mon Nov 12, 1962 | 48A | Ph. D. ordeals. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1962 | 60A | Examinations. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue May 1, 1962 | 34A | Exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 9, 1961 | 53D | Examinations. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 26, 1961 | 14D | Examinations. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1960 | 128A | Exams. | Eva Pollack Taub | Farrar |
Sun Nov 27, 1960 | 21D | Tests. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Dec 5, 1959 | 8D | Exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 9, 1959 | 120D | Hurdle for Ph.D. candidates. | Ted Dombras | Farrar |
Sun Jan 11, 1959 | 49D | Exams. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Aug 10, 1958 | 51D | Exams. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Jun 13, 1958 | 56A | Tests. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Jul 19, 1957 | 14A | Kind of exams. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Wed Mar 27, 1957 | 5A | Tests. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Feb 6, 1957 | 27A | Unwritten tests. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Feb 25, 1956 | 40A | Certain exams. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Jul 10, 1955 | 25A | Certain exams. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Jul 9, 1955 | 25D | Exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 29, 1955 | 33D | Quizzes. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jan 2, 1955 | 22A | Teacher's exams. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Dec 25, 1954 | 44A | Classroom tests. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sun Nov 21, 1954 | 33D | Milestone for Ph.D. student. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1954 | 105A | Spoken tests. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Mar 24, 1954 | 22A | Exams for Ph.D. degrees. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Thu Dec 31, 1953 | 62A | Unwritten exams. | Helen Chapman | Farrar |
Thu Oct 22, 1953 | 18A | Certain exams. | Joseph La Fauci | Farrar |
Thu May 28, 1953 | 49D | Certain tests. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 6, 1953 | 19D | Types of exams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 14, 1952 | 28D | Milestone for the Ph. D. student. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 11, 1950 | 42A | Vocal examinations. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 4, 1944 | 97D | Spoken tests. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 7, 1942 | 122D | Verbal tests. | John L. Mapes | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1942 | 32D | Verbal tests. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |
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