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38 total results for PENPAL   ( score: 50 )

25 results for PENPAL from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Apr 18, 202135AForeign correspondent, maybe (2)Johan Vass
Sun Sep 22, 20197DDistant correspondentTracy Gray
Mon Aug 12, 201920APerson to exchange letters with overseasJeffrey Wechsler
Sat May 18, 201942DForeign correspondent, maybe (2)Andy Kravis and Erik Agard
Sat Sep 23, 201734AFriend of note?Robyn Weintraub
Fri Mar 25, 20161AFar and away one's favorite writer?Ian Livengood
Wed Aug 27, 201449DOne who might have a collection of foreign stampsGareth Bain and David Poole
Fri Apr 19, 201331DMate via mailNed White
Wed Dec 15, 201046AFriend from afarJohn Lampkin
Tue Nov 2, 201043ALetter-writing prisoner, perhapsBrendan Emmett Quigley
Mon Aug 10, 200946DSomeone from whom you might collect exotic stampsPaula Gamache
Sat Dec 9, 200616AFriend you may never have metRobert H. Wolfe
Thu Aug 31, 20061APerson of letters?Patrick Merrell
Sun Aug 7, 20058AFriendly correspondentLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Thu Jan 6, 200539AForeign correspondent? (2)Robert H. Wolfe
Fri Jun 29, 200148AFriend who keeps you posted?Holden Baker
Sat Feb 3, 200121DReceiver of exotic stamps, perhapsElizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Oct 28, 200019APhoto requester, maybeElizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Aug 19, 200045DFavorite writerCharles E. Gersch
Wed Mar 31, 199910DLetter getter, maybePatrick Jordan
Sat Jan 9, 199942DForeign correspondent, perhapsHarvey Estes
Sun Jan 25, 199825ASpecial correspondentDave Tuller
Wed Jul 2, 199743DOne involved in foreign exchange?Richard Hughes
Sat Jul 13, 19966DMan of letters?Eli Wesoff
Sun Dec 31, 1995114AForeign correspondent? (2)Bob Klahn
13 results for PENPAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Dec 15, 199139DCorrespondent of a sortNorma SteinbergMaleska
Thu Apr 25, 19915DCorrespondent of a sortChristy RidleyMaleska
Sat May 27, 198944ACorrespondent in jail?Stanley NewmanMaleska
Tue Feb 24, 19875DFriendly correspondentJudson G. TrentMaleska
Sun Jun 29, 1975128DFriend, of noteA. J. SantoraWeng
Tue May 2, 197250DCorrespondent of sortsUnknownWeng
Sat Aug 22, 197042DKind of correspondentUnknownWeng
Fri Oct 11, 196829ACorrespondent.UnknownFarrar
Thu Oct 27, 196642AWriter of a kind.UnknownFarrar
Sat Oct 9, 196524AOne kind of correspondent.UnknownFarrar
Mon Dec 23, 196349DLong-distance friend.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jan 26, 195748DSchoolboy's correspondent.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Thu May 7, 195341ACorrespondent in a distant land: Colloq.Bernice GordonFarrar