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69 puzzles with duplicate answer words
One of the unwritten rules of crossword construction is that no grid should repeat an answer word.
For various reasons you can discover here, that rule is sometimes broken. It's often interesting to see how repeated answers are clued in the same puzzle.
In some of the older puzzles, the repeats are presumably inadvertent.
Click here to see all the clues used for repeated words.
Recent constructors and grids:
| Num | Date | Author | Repeated words | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wed Apr 22, 2026 | Hoang-Kim Vu | CAN (4) | Shortz |
| 2. | Mon Feb 2, 2026 | John Ewbank and Colin Thomas | GROUNDHOGDAY (4) | Shortz |
| 3. | Sun Jan 4, 2026 | Gene Louise De Vera | BRUTUS IAGO JUDAS SCAR SET | Shortz |
| 4. | Thu Mar 6, 2025 | Kiran Pandey | BORN NATURE CARBON DOWN | Shortz |
| 5. | Sun Dec 1, 2024 | John Lieb | ICE (5) | Fagliano |
| 6. | Mon Jun 10, 2024 | Kareem Ayas | SET (14) | Fagliano |
| 7. | Sun Dec 31, 2023 | Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa | BALL (5) | Shortz |
| 8. | Mon Jun 19, 2023 | David Liben-Nowell | SLICEOFBREAD | Shortz |
| 9. | Sun May 7, 2023 | Will Nediger | SHIPOFTHESEUS | Shortz |
| 10. | Thu Dec 22, 2022 | David Steinberg | CAR RAC | Shortz |
| 11. | Mon Oct 24, 2022 | Joe Rodini | SANS | Shortz |
| 12. | Sun Mar 13, 2022 | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | SIDE | Shortz |
| 13. | Thu Oct 22, 2020 | Sid Sivakumar | (3) | Shortz |
| 14. | Wed Aug 19, 2020 | Brandon Koppy | LIFE | Shortz |
| 15. | Sun Feb 16, 2020 | Sam Ezersky | SEIZE | Shortz |
| 16. | Sun Jun 23, 2019 | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas | BANANA BASE CLASS HAND NATURE PERSON PLACE RATE STRING | Shortz |
| 17. | Tue Feb 19, 2019 | David Alfred Bywaters | TOBE | Shortz |
| 18. | Thu Dec 20, 2018 | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | NO | Shortz |
| 19. | Wed Oct 17, 2018 | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach | PANCAKE (3) | Shortz |
| 20. | Thu Nov 16, 2017 | Alex Eylar | TAUTOLOGY | Shortz |
| 21. | Sun Jun 4, 2017 | Tom McCoy | AVOIDREDUNDANCY | Shortz |
| 22. | Tue Aug 9, 2016 | Andrea Carla Michaels | AUTHOR HEARYE NEWYORK SING ZOOM | Shortz |
| 23. | Tue Jun 7, 2016 | Peter A. Collins | HOME | Shortz |
| 24. | Sat Oct 17, 2015 | Timothy Polin | BLANKS (8) | Shortz |
| 25. | Thu Apr 16, 2015 | Joe Krozel and Peter Collins | BACKWARD | Shortz |
| 26. | Wed Feb 19, 2014 | Michael Dewey | SIR | Shortz |
| 27. | Sun Dec 15, 2013 | Jeff Chen | CCCCC (3) TTTTT UUUUU (3) | Shortz |
| 28. | Thu Aug 30, 2012 | Stu Ockman | OOOOOO | Shortz |
| 29. | Wed Sep 14, 2011 | Jeff Chen | SPY | Shortz |
| 30. | Tue Aug 31, 2010 | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | ADDRESS CONSOLE EXPLOIT INCENSE PRESENT | Shortz |
| 31. | Thu Jul 1, 2010 | Clive Probert | ONE | Shortz |
| 32. | Thu Dec 17, 2009 | Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer | CAT DOG HORSE LION MOLE SEAL | Shortz |
| 33. | Tue Nov 17, 2009 | John Farmer | BLING DURAN KNOCK SUGAR TWINKLE | Shortz |
| 34. | Fri Jul 4, 2008 | John Underwood | USA (3) | Shortz |
| 35. | Tue Aug 22, 2006 | Michael J. Doran | EXAMINES FIRES HAIRS ROADS SECTIONS WORDS | Shortz |
| 36. | Thu Aug 11, 2005 | Michael Shteyman | OOO (4) | Shortz |
| 37. | Thu Jan 15, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | LORE | Shorts |
| 38. | Sun Oct 13, 2002 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | OOO | Shortz |
| 39. | Fri Jul 5, 2002 | Manny Nosowsky | PAR | Shortz |
| 40. | Mon Apr 1, 2002 | Roger Barkan | ACADIA ACTS AGGIE ALIENS AURA BALLPARK BASIC CARS CHOP CHUM ELKS ENTREE ERA GRUBS ICE IRON KAT LAB LAWS LEI LOOKINTHEMIRROR NOAH OCEANS OLDMAN REDLIGHT RUNAT SERA SHOOT SIE SMOKED SPAN STEEP STEP TAI TIS TORA TOTO UNCLE WHITE | Shortz |
| 41. | Thu Feb 21, 2002 | Peter Gordon | BEWARYOF | Shortz |
| 42. | Sat Apr 1, 2000 | Manny Nosowsky | TTTT (8) TTTTT (4) | Shortz |
| 43. | Thu May 20, 1999 | Zack Butler | IWILL | Shortz |
| 44. | Sat May 8, 1993 | Tap Osborn | LIZZIEBORDEN | Maleska |
| 45. | Wed Sep 2, 1992 | Wayne Hall-Eastman | ADAM | Maleska |
| 46. | Sun Jul 30, 1989 | Frances Hansen | WEREYOUTOCALLAVASEAVASE | Maleska |
| 47. | Sun May 14, 1989 | Charles M. Deber | STE STEP (3) | Maleska |
| 48. | Thu Apr 29, 1982 | Teresa Forestall | ANON | Maleska |
| 49. | Wed Dec 31, 1980 | Nancy McCarthy | LEES | Maleska |
| 50. | Mon Sep 15, 1980 | Richard N. Platt Jr. | RAT | Maleska |
| 51. | Mon Dec 23, 1974 | John Landenberger | IAM | Weng |
| 52. | Sun Jun 23, 1974 | Frances Hansen | TICK TICKTOCK (4) TOCK | Weng |
| 53. | Sun May 7, 1972 | Frances Hansen | HEART | Weng |
| 54. | Wed Sep 15, 1971 | Unknown | AND | Weng |
| 55. | Sun May 30, 1971 | Keith Blake | MILESTOGOBEFOREISLEEP | Weng |
| 56. | Thu Apr 1, 1971 | Unknown | FOOL | Weng |
| 57. | Thu Oct 15, 1970 | Unknown | REST | Weng |
| 58. | Sun Jul 19, 1970 | Hume R. Craft | AMES | Weng |
| 59. | Fri Mar 20, 1970 | Unknown | YEN | Weng |
| 60. | Wed Dec 24, 1969 | Unknown | INTO | Weng |
| 61. | Wed Sep 10, 1969 | Unknown | ALI | Weng |
| 62. | Sun Jul 20, 1969 | H. L. Risteen | IND | Weng |
| 63. | Tue Dec 31, 1968 | Unknown | WANE | Farrar |
| 64. | Sun Dec 24, 1961 | Jules Arensberg | DDE | Farrar |
| 65. | Sat May 25, 1957 | A. H. Drummond Jr. | AGE | Farrar |
| 66. | Sun Feb 27, 1955 | William A. Lewis Jr. | AGE | Farrar |
| 67. | Thu Jun 11, 1953 | George Henderson | ISSUE | Farrar |
| 68. | Mon Feb 5, 1951 | Unknown | HEN | Farrar |
| 69. | Sun Sep 4, 1949 | William Spaar Jr. | STRADS | Farrar |