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168 total results for SOIL ( score: 50 )
58 results for SOIL from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Tue Feb 28, 2023 | 45A | Dirt | Gia Bosko |
Sun Oct 16, 2022 | 126A | Tarnish | Paolo Pasco |
Sat Feb 19, 2022 | 45A | Earth (5) | Billy Bratton |
Fri Nov 5, 2021 | 29D | Sovereign land, so to speak | Joseph Greenbaum |
Fri Oct 22, 2021 | 47A | It covers a lot of ground | Robyn Weintraub |
Fri May 28, 2021 | 54D | Potter's substance | Andrew J. Ries |
Fri Feb 5, 2021 | 25A | Concern in geomorphology | Erik Agard |
Sun Jan 31, 2021 | 32A | Besmirch | Jim Hilger |
Sun Jan 24, 2021 | 28A | Seedy area? | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
Sun Jan 3, 2021 | 38A | Gardener's supply | Paolo Pasco |
Sun Aug 23, 2020 | 65D | What orchids may grow without | Barbara Lin |
Thu Mar 12, 2020 | 19A | Bed of roses? | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
Mon Feb 24, 2020 | 37A | Where roots take hold | Jacob Stulberg |
Sat Dec 22, 2018 | 26A | Growth medium | Joon Pahk |
Sat Nov 17, 2018 | 39A | Dirty (10) | Doug Peterson and Erik Agard |
Wed Aug 22, 2018 | 10D | What tillers till | John Lampkin |
Tue Jun 5, 2018 | 7D | Earth (5) | Peter Gordon |
Fri Feb 24, 2017 | 27A | Nitrogen source for plants | Andrew Zhou |
Thu Aug 8, 2013 | 34A | Dirty (10) | Daniel A. Finan |
Tue Mar 19, 2013 | 29D | Earth (5) | Mike Buckley |
Sun Feb 26, 2012 | 50A | Dirty (10) | Daniel A. Finan |
Fri Feb 3, 2012 | 35D | Dirty (10) | Joel Kaplow |
Sun Sep 18, 2011 | 83A | Target of some pH tests | Josh Knapp |
Fri Dec 25, 2009 | 51A | Agrarian concern | Paula Gamache |
Sun Oct 25, 2009 | 77D | Dirty (10) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Thu Jan 8, 2009 | 36D | Potter's purchase (2) | Joe DiPietro |
Sun Dec 14, 2008 | 97D | Dirty (10) | Trip Payne |
Tue Apr 22, 2008 | 48A | Terra firma | Nancy Salomon |
Sun Mar 9, 2008 | 47D | It's not needed in hydroponics | Patrick Berry |
Wed Jan 16, 2008 | 29A | Potter's need | Barry C. Silk |
Sun Mar 11, 2007 | 27A | Make messy | Eric Berlin |
Sun Feb 11, 2007 | 71A | Dirty (10) | Mark Feldman |
Tue Sep 5, 2006 | 60D | Potter's buy | Timothy Powell |
Sat Sep 2, 2006 | 34D | It can be seedy | Mel Rosen |
Mon Oct 10, 2005 | 70A | Potting material | Holden Baker |
Tue Oct 4, 2005 | 49D | Make dirty (3) | Barry C. Silk |
Tue Mar 16, 2004 | 16A | Potting need (2) | Ron Sweet |
Tue May 14, 2002 | 57D | Make dirty (3) | Barry Callahan |
Sun Mar 3, 2002 | 25A | Smudge (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Feb 17, 2002 | 80D | Dirty (10) | Joe DiPietro |
Wed Aug 29, 2001 | 43D | Sully (2) | James Rogers |
Wed Jun 13, 2001 | 34D | Potter's purchase (2) | Nick Grivas |
Sun Jun 10, 2001 | 90D | Dirty (10) | Cathy Millhauser |
Mon Feb 26, 2001 | 38D | Make dirty (3) | Norma Steinberg |
Wed Nov 22, 2000 | 59D | Potting need (2) | Fred Piscop |
Sun Oct 8, 2000 | 35A | Victim of erosion | Richard Silvestri |
Wed Oct 27, 1999 | 67A | Dirty (10) | Chris Sallade |
Sun Dec 20, 1998 | 6D | Sully (2) | Frances Hansen |
Sat Apr 11, 1998 | 51D | Earth (5) | Gerald R. Ferguson |
Sat Mar 21, 1998 | 48A | Stain | Rich Norris |
Mon Jan 20, 1997 | 23D | Loam (2) | S. Spadaccini |
Wed Dec 18, 1996 | 22A | Where the worm turns | M. W. Perry |
Sat Sep 28, 1996 | 38D | Land | G. R. Ferguson |
Wed Jan 3, 1996 | 62A | Seed bed | W. R. Williams |
Wed Aug 23, 1995 | 11D | Ground | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
Fri Aug 4, 1995 | 44A | Loam (2) | Chuck Deodene |
Sat Feb 26, 1994 | 51A | Smudge (2) | Bob Klahn |
Tue Dec 28, 1993 | 52D | Earth (5) | Ronald C. Hirschfield |
1 result for SOIL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
Aug 27, 2006 | Diagramless | 39A | Potter's need | Jim Hyres |
109 results for SOIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Oct 7, 1993 | 23A | Smirch | Nancy A. Corbett | Taub |
Mon Jul 26, 1993 | 19A | Besmirch | John Brobst | Maleska |
Sun Jul 26, 1992 | 64D | Kind of conservation | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Mon Apr 20, 1992 | 25D | Earth | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Mar 29, 1992 | 111D | Besmear | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Sep 13, 1991 | 22A | Dirty | William Canine | Maleska |
Wed Jul 24, 1991 | 57A | Earth | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun Jul 21, 1991 | 89D | Kind of bank | Virginia Yates | Maleska |
Wed Jul 10, 1991 | 46A | Land | Frank Miceli | Maleska |
Tue Apr 23, 1991 | 54A | Tarnish | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
Mon Dec 3, 1990 | 34A | Tarnish | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Fri Jun 22, 1990 | 54D | Pedologist's concern | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Mon Sep 4, 1989 | 18A | Smirch | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 10, 1989 | 35D | Begrime | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue Dec 13, 1988 | 53A | Smudge | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Nov 15, 1987 | 69D | Type of bank | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sat Sep 26, 1987 | 24A | "The ___," Zola novel | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Tue Dec 17, 1985 | 40D | Earth | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Jul 17, 1985 | 54D | Whence maize comes | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Mon Apr 22, 1985 | 50A | Stain | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sat Oct 27, 1984 | 40D | Tarnish | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat May 26, 1984 | 21A | Befoul | Bevington | Maleska |
Sun Apr 15, 1984 | 16D | Loess or loam | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Nov 3, 1983 | 52A | Plant holder | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Thu Jul 21, 1983 | 48D | Earth | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Apr 24, 1983 | 68D | Besmirch | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Tue Dec 8, 1981 | 1D | Layer of earth | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Mon Feb 16, 1981 | 21A | Sully | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Thu Jan 15, 1981 | 1D | Loam | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Mon Oct 6, 1980 | 52A | Begrime | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Jun 29, 1980 | 135A | Sully | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Wed Jun 4, 1980 | 33A | Pollute | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Nov 6, 1979 | 17D | Loam | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Mon Jul 30, 1979 | 52D | The good earth | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Mon May 14, 1979 | 64A | Earth | Gaarder | Maleska |
Wed Jan 17, 1979 | 23A | Dirty | Floy Stryker | Maleska |
Tue Jan 16, 1979 | 67A | Garden's bed | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Tue Dec 19, 1978 | 10A | Good earth | Russell | Maleska |
Fri Dec 15, 1978 | 54D | Loam or loess | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Thu Apr 6, 1978 | 44A | Type of bank | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Sun Feb 19, 1978 | 112D | Besmirch | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Fri Feb 10, 1978 | 49A | Earth | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Mon Feb 21, 1977 | 49A | Smirch | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Wed Mar 10, 1976 | 12D | Territory | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Fri Oct 24, 1975 | 58A | Bank for farmers | Daniel Girardi | Weng |
Mon May 26, 1975 | 35D | Earth | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Wed Aug 7, 1974 | 45A | Farmer's concern | Elizabeth A. Yaro | Weng |
Fri Nov 23, 1973 | 52A | Loam | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 21, 1973 | 48D | Earth | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 31, 1973 | 27D | Dirt | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 27, 1972 | 107D | Mar | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Thu Mar 23, 1972 | 48A | Earth | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 8, 1972 | 19A | Dirt | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 11, 1970 | 31A | Besmirch | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Thu May 21, 1970 | 23A | Smudge | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 3, 1970 | 107A | Stain | Barbara H. Lewis | Weng |
Tue Apr 28, 1970 | 33D | Earth | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 1, 1970 | 37D | Loam | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 2, 1969 | 49D | Firm land. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 16, 1969 | 16A | Disgrace. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 6, 1969 | 24A | Farming concern. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 1, 1967 | 1A | Loam. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Sep 3, 1967 | 17D | Marl; loess. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Aug 16, 1967 | 57D | Good earth. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1967 | 68A | Plant growth factor. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 7, 1965 | 28D | Earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 24, 1964 | 16A | Ground. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 21, 1963 | 135D | Earth. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Mon Jan 1, 1962 | 22A | ___ Bank. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 1, 1961 | 57D | Earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 1, 1961 | 54D | Land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 28, 1961 | 44D | Free ___ Party of 1854-56. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 11, 1961 | 32A | Land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 21, 1960 | 31D | Good earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 29, 1960 | 45A | The good earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 15, 1959 | 88A | Farm land. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Mar 5, 1959 | 38D | Earth. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Sep 28, 1958 | 41A | ___ bank. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Jan 11, 1958 | 52A | Layer of earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 4, 1957 | 35D | Cultivated land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 15, 1957 | 51D | Earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 7, 1957 | 120A | Kind of bank. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Nov 13, 1956 | 3D | Type of bank. | Dorothy E. Smith | Farrar |
Sun Jun 24, 1956 | 44D | ___ bank, feature of farm bill. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Jan 5, 1956 | 19A | Place for growth. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Wed Dec 28, 1955 | 45A | Loam. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 23, 1955 | 58D | Farmers' concern. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 12, 1955 | 43D | Country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1955 | 4D | Earth. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 13, 1955 | 54D | Good place for growth. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Thu Jul 21, 1955 | 59D | Loam or loess. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu May 12, 1955 | 42A | Earth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 16, 1954 | 27D | Country. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Fri Oct 22, 1954 | 58D | Place for a tiller. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Aug 11, 1954 | 46A | Territory. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Mar 15, 1954 | 49A | Ground. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Mon Feb 8, 1954 | 41D | Earth. | Charlotte Stickney | Farrar |
Sun Nov 23, 1952 | 35D | Earth. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 7, 1952 | 94D | Glebe. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Aug 28, 1952 | 29D | Cultivated ground. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 14, 1952 | 37A | Top ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 24, 1952 | 4D | The good earth. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Sep 19, 1950 | 55D | Earth. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1948 | 85A | Main subject in agrology. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1948 | 69A | Ground. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Mar 24, 1946 | 77D | Daub. | J. P. Downes | Farrar |
Sun May 28, 1944 | 86D | Disgrace. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jul 11, 1943 | 83D | Dirt. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Aug 23, 1942 | 50A | Native land. | Louis Baron | Farrar |