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93 total results for PLOP( score: 50 )
40 results for PLOP from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jun 23, 2024 | 78A | Frog-hopping-into-water sound | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Thu Dec 7, 2023 | 54D | Plunk (down) | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Thu Jul 20, 2023 | 54A | Sit down ungracefully | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Sat May 13, 2023 | 19A | Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest | Spencer Leach | Shortz |
Fri Jul 29, 2022 | 48A | Sound of an unsuccessful attempt at stone skimming | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Mon Jun 28, 2021 | 60D | Sound of sitting down heavily | Pamela F. Davis | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2021 | 36D | When repeated, start of an old antacid slogan | Blake Slonecker | Shortz |
Wed Feb 10, 2021 | 20A | Sit (down) heavily (2) | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Fri Nov 27, 2020 | 12D | Make a splash (3) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Nov 8, 2017 | 9D | Sound preceding a ripple | Joel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Mon Jun 19, 2017 | 32D | Sit (down) hard | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Mon Jun 5, 2017 | 42D | Alka-Seltzer sound (3) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Fri Sep 23, 2016 | 54A | Sit (down) heavily (2) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sat May 21, 2016 | 9D | Fall heavily | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2016 | 56A | Make a splash (3) | Mary Lou Guizzo | Shortz |
Thu Apr 4, 2013 | 63A | Tiny splash | Corey Rubin | Shortz |
Fri Nov 25, 2011 | 55D | Sound associated with ripples | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue Jan 6, 2009 | 53D | Alka-Seltzer-into-water sound | John Greenman | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 2008 | 56D | ... a person sitting down | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Thu Mar 20, 2008 | 10A | Sit heavily | Stephen Edward Anderson | Shortz |
Mon Sep 13, 2004 | 1A | Raindrop sound (3) | Jay Giess | Shortz |
Sun Jun 27, 2004 | 68A | Sit (down) (6) | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Mar 8, 2004 | 5A | Raindrop sound (3) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Thu Mar 6, 2003 | 20A | Sit (down) (6) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Feb 2, 2003 | 28D | When repeated, start of an old antacid jingle | Mark Danna | Shortz |
Sun Jul 22, 2001 | 113D | Sit (down) (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2001 | 27D | Fall sound | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Oct 16, 2000 | 40D | Alka-Seltzer sound (3) | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Tue Aug 15, 2000 | 14A | Sit (down) (6) | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Jul 25, 2000 | 67A | Alka-Seltzer jingle starter | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Wed Nov 3, 1999 | 36D | Sitting sound | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 1999 | 69D | Make a splash (3) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Fri Oct 30, 1998 | 44A | Kerplunk | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue Sep 1, 1998 | 59A | Raindrop sound (3) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Sat Aug 8, 1998 | 50D | Sit (down) (6) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Wed May 13, 1998 | 13A | Word in an Alka-Seltzer ad | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 1996 | 64A | Alka-Seltzer sound (3) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri Jan 26, 1996 | 6D | Raindrop's fall | M. Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Mar 5, 1995 | 13D | Sitting-down sound | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 1994 | 55D | Sit (down) (6) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
1 result for PLOP from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 6, 2022 | Diagramless | 38A | Sit (down) hard | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
52 results for PLOP from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Apr 15, 1993 | 5A | Drop with a thud | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Dec 30, 1990 | 9D | Drop heavily | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Mon Oct 22, 1990 | 5A | Drop heavily | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Jun 17, 1990 | 10A | Drop heavily | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Tue Apr 28, 1987 | 12D | Noise from a fall | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue Jan 3, 1984 | 3D | Fall clumsily | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Mon May 31, 1982 | 53D | Drop heavily | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Feb 5, 1981 | 6A | Drop heavily | Nikki Tenfelde | Maleska |
Wed Dec 3, 1980 | 58A | Pebble-in-pond sound | Pollard | Maleska |
Sun Sep 14, 1980 | 79A | Sit down heavily | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Nov 6, 1979 | 9A | Dull, faintly explosive sound | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Fri Jan 12, 1979 | 33D | Small splash | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Wed Dec 15, 1976 | 58A | Leaky-faucet sound | Jack Wherry | Weng |
Sun Jul 27, 1975 | 85A | Watery sound | Fletcher Ingalls | Weng |
Mon May 19, 1975 | 13A | Watery sound | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Sun Feb 16, 1975 | 67D | Fall heavily | Stanley Glass | Weng |
Wed Jan 15, 1975 | 53D | Drop heavily | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Wed Dec 11, 1974 | 10A | Watery sound | Jim Page | Weng |
Mon Sep 17, 1973 | 55D | Leaky-faucet sound | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 29, 1972 | 25D | Splashing sound | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 15, 1972 | 16A | Water sound | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Dec 30, 1971 | 9A | Dull sound | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 1, 1968 | 8D | Drop, in a way. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1968 | 35A | Sound of a small splash. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Feb 20, 1968 | 63A | Watery sound. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 10, 1967 | 96A | Sound of a flat dive. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Jun 10, 1967 | 60D | Dull sound. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Apr 10, 1967 | 33D | Relative of a thud. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sun Aug 28, 1966 | 6A | Plump. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Jan 13, 1966 | 58A | Sound like a flump. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Mar 7, 1965 | 73D | Plunk. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Sat Jun 13, 1964 | 25A | Drop suddenly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 24, 1964 | 37D | Dull sound. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Tue Jun 19, 1962 | 38A | Sound of a flat dive. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Fri Jan 27, 1961 | 25D | Sound of a flat dive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 25, 1960 | 12D | Sound of a flat dive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 22, 1960 | 16A | Watery fall. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 23, 1960 | 40A | Splashing sound. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 6, 1960 | 1D | Sound of a flat dive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 12, 1960 | 24D | Sound of something dropped into water. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 16, 1959 | 11D | Sound of something falling into water. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Thu Jul 24, 1958 | 58A | Sound of a flat dive. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Thu Feb 20, 1958 | 13A | Echoic word for sound. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Jan 8, 1958 | 59D | Sound of a flat dive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 7, 1956 | 10A | Sound of a flat dive. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Fri Dec 16, 1955 | 15A | Drop on water. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 30, 1955 | 67A | Sound akin to splash. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Tue Jun 7, 1955 | 57D | Plump. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun May 29, 1955 | 17A | Fall into water. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Mon Nov 1, 1954 | 56D | Fall on water. | Alice Skodzus | Farrar |
Sat Nov 18, 1950 | 58D | Splashing sound. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 19, 1942 | 96D | Fall suddenly. | I. Kert | Farrar |