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156 total results for SPATE( score: 50 )
54 results for SPATE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Apr 16, 2023 | 65D | Flood (5) | Mike Hobin | Shortz |
Wed Oct 12, 2022 | 50D | Sudden wave | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Sat May 28, 2022 | 45D | Avalanche (4) | Joseph Greenbaum | Shortz |
Fri Apr 10, 2020 | 21A | Rush (9) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon Feb 24, 2020 | 50D | Flurry (2) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2018 | 50D | Rush (9) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Mon Jan 1, 2018 | 40A | Sudden outpouring (6) | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Sat Mar 11, 2017 | 39D | Rush (9) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sat Jan 14, 2017 | 55A | Run (3) | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Tue Feb 10, 2015 | 1A | Flood (5) | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Mon Sep 9, 2013 | 66A | Flood (5) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2013 | 54D | Sudden outpouring (6) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun May 5, 2013 | 75D | Flurry (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Sep 1, 2012 | 31A | Big rush | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Fri Oct 21, 2011 | 47D | Torrent | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Aug 5, 2011 | 28A | Rush (9) | Barry Silk | Shortz |
Sun May 2, 2010 | 70D | Rash (2) | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 2010 | 107A | Outpouring (12) | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun Dec 13, 2009 | 20D | Sudden rush | Mike Shenk | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2008 | 9A | Sudden influx | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Fri May 9, 2008 | 52A | Rush (9) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Mon Apr 21, 2008 | 46D | Sudden outpouring (6) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Mon Mar 31, 2008 | 40A | Outpouring (12) | Jeff Armstrong | Shortz |
Mon Jul 30, 2007 | 32A | Sudden outpouring (6) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Fri Jun 29, 2007 | 38D | Avalanche (4) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Wed Jan 3, 2007 | 1D | Sudden burst (2) | Kim Seidl | Shortz |
Sun Jul 16, 2006 | 61D | Rush (9) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Sat Nov 19, 2005 | 49D | Rush (9) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Jul 25, 2004 | 110D | Outpouring (12) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 2004 | 52A | Sudden outpouring (6) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Wed Apr 7, 2004 | 48A | Sudden inundation | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Feb 9, 2004 | 67A | Outpouring (12) | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Sat Nov 22, 2003 | 28D | Avalanche (4) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Jul 6, 2003 | 20A | Run (3) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Wed Dec 4, 2002 | 56D | Outpouring (12) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Sat Aug 31, 2002 | 32D | Trickle's opposite | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Fri Apr 12, 2002 | 43A | Run (3) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Apr 2, 2002 | 19A | Sudden burst (2) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Wed Aug 1, 2001 | 5A | Outpouring (12) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2000 | 48D | Avalanche (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 136A | Rash (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun May 16, 1999 | 111A | Flood (5) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Thu Mar 11, 1999 | 25A | Outpouring (12) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jul 21, 1997 | 5A | Sudden outpouring (6) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Thu Feb 27, 1997 | 30D | Outpouring (12) | Raymond C. Young | Shortz |
Sun Feb 23, 1997 | 110A | Rush (9) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Jan 20, 1997 | 32D | Outpouring (12) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Sun Oct 13, 1996 | 78D | Flood (5) | W. R. Williams | Shortz |
Sat Sep 21, 1996 | 41A | Outpouring (12) | R. H. Burns | Shortz |
Wed Sep 4, 1996 | 37D | Inundation | N. S. Ross | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 1996 | 10D | Outpouring (12) | S. B. Whitten | Shortz |
Wed Apr 26, 1995 | 32A | Sudden flood | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sat Apr 23, 1994 | 32A | Rush (9) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Feb 4, 1994 | 9D | Outpouring (12) | Joe Clonick | Shortz |
2 results for SPATE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 22, 2009 | Panda | 8D | Tapes showing flood | Mel Taub | Shortz |
May 6, 2007 | Diagramless | 58D | Sudden burst | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
100 results for SPATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Sep 19, 1993 | 86D | Inundation | John M. Samson | Taub |
Sun Jun 6, 1993 | 5A | Sudden outpouring | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Sat Apr 17, 1993 | 32A | Outpouring | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Tue Mar 30, 1993 | 31D | Flash flood | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Oct 20, 1991 | 7D | Freshet | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
Wed Oct 16, 1991 | 29D | Flood | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Maleska |
Fri Aug 23, 1991 | 51D | Freshet | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Tue Mar 19, 1991 | 51A | Flash flood | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Feb 13, 1991 | 8A | Outpouring | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Thu Nov 1, 1990 | 29A | Outpouring | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Sat Sep 22, 1990 | 14D | Sudden outpouring | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sat Jun 25, 1988 | 39A | Freshet | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Sun Sep 6, 1987 | 1D | Outburst | Willemain O. Cable | Maleska |
Fri Dec 5, 1986 | 69A | Freshet | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Dec 18, 1984 | 25D | Rush | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Jul 1, 1984 | 5A | Freshet | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Fri Apr 27, 1984 | 44D | Flash flood | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Mar 18, 1984 | 85D | Freshet | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Fri Sep 2, 1983 | 46D | Sudden Niagara | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1983 | 1D | Outpouring | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Wed Aug 3, 1983 | 45D | Large outpouring | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Mar 5, 1983 | 8A | Flash flood | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Mon Jun 22, 1981 | 22A | Freshet | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Feb 11, 1981 | 5D | Flood | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Nov 3, 1980 | 4A | Large outpouring | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Sep 24, 1980 | 25D | Sudden outpouring | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Mon Aug 4, 1980 | 15A | Freshet | Richard N. Platt, Jr. | Maleska |
Mon May 5, 1980 | 31A | Flash flood | Margetts | Maleska |
Tue Sep 4, 1979 | 7D | Freshet | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Tue Jul 17, 1979 | 18A | Freshet | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Jun 16, 1979 | 18A | Freshet | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed May 9, 1979 | 24D | Rush | John Chervokas | Maleska |
Sun Feb 25, 1979 | 9D | Outburst | James and Phyllis Barrick | Maleska |
Fri Dec 22, 1978 | 7D | Flood | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Thu Mar 9, 1978 | 57A | Flood | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Mon Feb 27, 1978 | 5D | Sudden outpouring | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Wed Dec 7, 1977 | 34A | Sudden outburst | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Nov 23, 1977 | 5D | Freshet | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Wed Oct 12, 1977 | 60A | Flood | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun May 15, 1977 | 34D | Freshet | Maria G. Rice | Maleska |
Sun Apr 10, 1977 | 62A | Sudden gush | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue Apr 5, 1977 | 20A | Flash flood | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Sun Mar 6, 1977 | 110D | Outpouring | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Aug 21, 1976 | 5A | Freshet | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Tue Jun 1, 1976 | 33D | Flood | Hammond | Weng |
Sun Mar 28, 1976 | 105A | Outburst | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sun Mar 21, 1976 | 65A | Outpouring | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Tue Feb 17, 1976 | 55D | Sudden rush | Bert H. Kruse | Weng |
Sat Jul 12, 1975 | 5D | Outpouring | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sat Jun 28, 1975 | 20A | Torrent | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Sun Apr 6, 1975 | 128A | Freshet | Anne Fox | Weng |
Mon Feb 10, 1975 | 24D | Freshet | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Mon Sep 23, 1974 | 36A | Outpouring | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sun Jul 21, 1974 | 63D | Rush | Barbara Gillis | Weng |
Sun Jun 9, 1974 | 4D | Freshet | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Sun Feb 3, 1974 | 92D | Outpouring | Bert Kruse | Weng |
Sat Jan 26, 1974 | 28D | Outpouring | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Fri Jan 11, 1974 | 26D | Excessive number | Eli Wesoff | Weng |
Sun Sep 9, 1973 | 52D | Outpouring | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Thu Apr 26, 1973 | 33A | Gush | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 20, 1972 | 59D | Outpouring | Manuel Canyes | Weng |
Sun Jun 25, 1972 | 53A | Torrent | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Fri Dec 31, 1971 | 48D | Torrent | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 1, 1971 | 38A | Freshet | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 30, 1971 | 24D | Sudden outpouring | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 30, 1970 | 32D | Sudden outburst | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 1, 1970 | 48A | Sudden outpouring | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 15, 1969 | 97D | Outpouring | John D. Owens | Weng |
Sat Aug 10, 1968 | 1D | Freshet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1967 | 102D | Sudden outburst. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Dec 10, 1966 | 24D | Outpouring. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 23, 1964 | 1D | Outpouring. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 29, 1964 | 42D | Flash flood. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 28, 1963 | 66A | Freshet. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Fri Aug 17, 1962 | 26D | Flash flood. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 12, 1962 | 117A | Heavy rain. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Wed Aug 1, 1962 | 24A | Flood. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 2, 1962 | 52A | Flash flood. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1962 | 74A | Sudden, heavy rain. | Hume Craft | Farrar |
Mon Nov 6, 1961 | 27A | Flash flood. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 28, 1961 | 49A | Freshet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 2, 1960 | 29D | Flooded condition, as of a river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 18, 1960 | 102A | Flash flood. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Dec 2, 1959 | 47A | Flood, in Britain. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 2, 1959 | 105D | Flood. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat May 9, 1959 | 30A | A freshet, in Britain. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Apr 8, 1958 | 15D | A rush, as of words. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Mar 16, 1958 | 36A | Freshet: Brit. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Fri Jul 20, 1956 | 45D | Flash flood. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Feb 8, 1956 | 39A | Outburst. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Aug 26, 1955 | 50D | Flash flood, in Britain. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 5, 1955 | 1D | Excessive outpouring, as of words. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Apr 16, 1955 | 25A | A rush, as of words. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 9, 1955 | 6D | Flash flood, in Britain. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sun Aug 30, 1953 | 48A | Flood. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Thu Aug 2, 1951 | 45D | A rush, as of words. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 31, 1950 | 52A | A rush, as of words. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 20, 1948 | 122D | Flood. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Feb 29, 1948 | 73A | Freshet. | Eileen St. Clair | Farrar |
Sun Mar 5, 1944 | 86D | Rush of words. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Anagrams: | ESTAP, PESTA, SEAPT, STAPE, SPEAT, TEPAS, PATES, TAPES, PASTE, SEPTA, APEST, ASTEP, STEPA, PEATS |