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66 total results for TECS   ( score: 50 )

31 results for TECS from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Mon Aug 23, 202141DSleuths, in old slangBruce Haight
Wed Jun 16, 202120DGumshoes (4)Finn Vigeland
Sun Nov 15, 202053DThey're on the case, in slangCaitlin Reid
Sun Oct 6, 201947DClue collectors, for shortHoward Barkin and Victor Barocas
Sat Feb 16, 201933DPeople on the case, for shortAndrew Kingsley and John Lieb
Fri May 4, 20185DPrivate eyes (2)Michael Hawkins
Tue Nov 8, 201659DPrivate eyes, in slang (2)Michael J. Doran
Mon Nov 17, 201438AGumshoes, in old crime fictionTom McCoy
Sat Aug 23, 20145DSlag for sleuthsTimothy Polin
Wed Nov 20, 201370AP.I.'s (4)Peter A. Collins
Fri Sep 27, 20138DMany pulp heroes, in slangPeter A. Collins
Sat Jun 30, 201257AHammer or Spade typesTim Croce
Mon Feb 8, 201039DPrivate eyes, for short (2)Paula Gamache
Sun Aug 26, 2007108DShadowsAndrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
Sat Mar 24, 20074DShadows, brieflyRich Norris
Tue Mar 6, 200724APrivate eyes, for short (2)Paula Gamache
Sun Feb 19, 200618DP.I.'s (4)Joe DiPietro
Sun Dec 4, 200578DP.I.'s (4)Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper
Mon Feb 14, 200538APrivate investigators, for shortJanet R. Bender
Tue Aug 10, 200457APrivate eyes (2)Sarah Keller
Wed Nov 6, 200257DGumshoes (4)Alan Arbesfeld
Tue May 8, 20011AHired sleuths, slangilyMark P. Sherwood
Tue Oct 3, 200053DPrivate eyes, slangilyTodd McClary
Thu Jun 15, 200010ASleuths, for shortEdgar R. Fontaine
Sat Dec 25, 199955AClue hunters, slangilyJohn Scott Marrone
Sun Nov 16, 199738DP.I.'s (4)Frank Longo
Thu Sep 18, 199769ALt. Columbo et al.Cathy Millhauser
Sun Aug 24, 199724DGumshoes (4)Michael S. Maurer
Sat Mar 16, 199651AClue findersG. R. Ferguson
Mon Dec 26, 19943DPrivate eyes, in slang (2)Gregory E. Paul
Wed Jun 1, 19948DGumshoes (4)Bob Lubbers
1 result for TECS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Nov 6, 2005Diagramless17DGumshoesPaula Gamache
34 results for TECS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jul 11, 19937DGumshoesErnst TheimerMaleska
Sat Jun 5, 199359AShamusesTap OsbornMaleska
Thu Feb 27, 199226ABritish gumshoesJeff HerringtonMaleska
Thu May 25, 198913DP.I.'sBernice GordonMaleska
Wed Feb 1, 19898DGumshoesChristy RidleyMaleska
Sun Jan 31, 198832AP.I.'sRobert W. SturgesMaleska
Thu Jan 21, 198845DGumshoesEli WesoffMaleska
Sat Oct 24, 19877DGumshoesKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sun Jul 27, 198669AGumshoesJeanne WilsonMaleska
Sun Jun 8, 198632AGumshoesBarry L. CohenMaleska
Thu Jul 26, 19848DGumshoesMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sat Jun 18, 198354AGumshoesEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thu Sep 16, 19827DGumshoesC. J. AngioMaleska
Tue Jul 6, 198219AGumshoesDorothy ElliottMaleska
Sun Jul 26, 198137DGumshoesMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Thu Feb 26, 19814DShamusesC. J. AngioMaleska
Sun Jul 22, 197945AGumshoesAlfio MicciMaleska
Fri Jun 9, 197812DBarnaby Jones et al.A. J. SantoraMaleska
Wed Sep 24, 19753DSoho sleuthsWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Tue Feb 25, 197563ASherlocks, for shortBert H. KruseWeng
Mon Dec 31, 197346AGumshoesCatherine ShogryWeng
Wed Dec 5, 197331AGumshoesMel RosenWeng
Fri Aug 3, 197347DPrivate eyesUnknownWeng
Mon May 15, 197266AHawkshawsUnknownWeng
Sun Sep 5, 1971102DWhodunit V.I.P.'sGladys V. MillerWeng
Sun Sep 12, 196530DSleuths.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Nov 15, 196457DGumshoes.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Tue Mar 13, 19627DSleuths.Annamarie LobbFarrar
Fri Feb 16, 196212DGumshoes.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Mon Jan 30, 196161ASleuths, for short.UnknownFarrar
Wed Sep 21, 196062APrivate eyes.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 7, 196089ABusiness records: Abbr.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Tue Feb 3, 19594DPlain-clothes men: Slang.A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Sun Dec 22, 195746AHawkshaws.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Anagrams:SCET, ETCS, ECTS, CEST, SECT