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104 total results for ABBOT( score: 50 )
43 results for ABBOT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Aug 22, 2024 | 9D | Top of the order? | Brad Wiegmann | Fagliano |
Fri Apr 19, 2024 | 3D | Superior sort? | Kate Hawkins | Fagliano |
Thu Nov 9, 2023 | 4A | One with many priors, maybe | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 2022 | 50D | Monastery figure (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon Oct 4, 2021 | 1A | Head of a monastery (2) | Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 2021 | 10D | Man with a mission? | Christopher Adams | Shortz |
Mon Jun 22, 2020 | 27D | Head of a monastery (2) | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2019 | 9A | Big brother? (2) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Tue Feb 13, 2018 | 15A | Top Trappist, maybe | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Thu Oct 19, 2017 | 55D | Superior's title (2) | Ned White | Shortz |
Sun Aug 20, 2017 | 122A | Monastery figure (2) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 9, 2017 | 1A | Ecclesiastical leader | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Feb 26, 2017 | 8A | Brother with a cross | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Mon Dec 19, 2016 | 1A | Monastery leader | Jason Mueller | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2016 | 50A | Monk's superior (5) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Jul 21, 2015 | 1D | Prior's superior (4) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Wed Apr 1, 2015 | 65A | Brother's keeper? (2) | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Sun Jan 25, 2015 | 97D | Big brother (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Mar 10, 2014 | 35D | Monk's superior (5) | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Mon Aug 12, 2013 | 5A | Monastery head (7) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Wed Nov 7, 2012 | 3D | Prior's superior (4) | George Fitzgerald and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Sep 1, 2011 | 56D | Literally, "father" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue May 31, 2011 | 1D | Monk's superior (5) | Nina Rulon-Miller | Shortz |
Fri May 14, 2010 | 9D | One giving prior consent? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Sep 28, 2009 | 27A | Monk's superior (5) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Aug 28, 2009 | 10D | Superior title? | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 2007 | 6D | Superior's title (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Sep 12, 2006 | 7D | Monk's superior (5) | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2006 | 1D | Monastery head (7) | David Pringle | Shortz |
Mon Apr 3, 2006 | 10D | Monastery head (7) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Jan 16, 2006 | 9A | Monastery head (7) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun May 8, 2005 | 57A | Elected superior | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue Jan 21, 2003 | 38D | Monastery head (7) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Sun Dec 22, 2002 | 33D | "The Name of the Rose" figure | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 2000 | 40A | Monastery head (7) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Sat Oct 10, 1998 | 35A | Monks' head | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 1998 | 1A | Top monk | Hugh Davis | Shortz |
Thu Sep 18, 1997 | 55D | Prior's superior (4) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 1997 | 33D | Monastery V.I.P. | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Oct 23, 1996 | 5A | Brothers' keeper? (2) | R. Norris | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 1996 | 39A | Monastery head (7) | Diane C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Thu Feb 8, 1996 | 25D | Monastery superior | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sat Apr 1, 1995 | 26D | Prior's superior (4) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
3 results for ABBOT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Nov 13, 2016 | Acrostic | G | Monastery V.I.P. | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jul 8, 2001 | Cryptic | 23D | Fancy boat carrying British religious man (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mar 4, 2001 | Cryptic | 6A | A shot to upset Big Brother? (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
58 results for ABBOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 1, 1993 | 5A | Monastery head | Betty Jorgensen | Taub |
Tue Oct 20, 1992 | 52D | Monastery's main man | Wayne Hall-Eastman | Maleska |
Tue Oct 6, 1992 | 25D | Monastic title | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat Aug 17, 1991 | 37A | Monastery superior | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Sat Jul 6, 1991 | 54D | Monastery V.I.P. | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun May 19, 1991 | 100D | Monastery head | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Sat Dec 1, 1990 | 53D | Scott's "The ___" | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Thu May 25, 1989 | 9A | A fra's superior | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Mar 22, 1989 | 25D | Monastery head | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Mon Oct 19, 1987 | 58A | Top monk | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue Oct 28, 1986 | 41A | V.I.P. in a monastery | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Sun Dec 1, 1985 | 37D | Benedictine bigwig | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Wed Oct 9, 1985 | 32A | Chief monk | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Mon Apr 22, 1985 | 45D | Prior's superior | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sat Feb 2, 1985 | 6D | Head monk | Jeffrey A. Mercer | Maleska |
Sat Sep 22, 1984 | 53D | Cloister's director | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Tue Sep 18, 1984 | 9A | Prior's superior | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Sat Feb 25, 1984 | 9A | Prior's superior | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Jan 16, 1983 | 1D | Monastery head | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 9, 1983 | 22A | Chief monk | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Fri Jan 29, 1982 | 35A | Monastery head | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Thu Feb 28, 1980 | 24D | Monastery man | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Mar 26, 1978 | 24D | Monastery head | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Nov 1, 1977 | 5A | Monastery head | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Mar 1, 1977 | 49A | Cloister official | Chet Currier | Maleska |
Sun Jul 13, 1975 | 9A | Monastery head | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Sat May 3, 1975 | 51D | Monastery superior | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Fri Nov 29, 1974 | 40A | Monastery head | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Fri Mar 22, 1974 | 1D | Monastery head | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Fri Feb 15, 1974 | 48D | Monastery head | Catharine Y. C. Probst | Weng |
Wed May 16, 1973 | 31A | Monastery head | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Mar 24, 1972 | 1A | Monastery head | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 20, 1970 | 1A | Superior monk | Anne Fox | Weng |
Sun Nov 29, 1970 | 106A | Church man | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Sun Oct 11, 1970 | 1D | Churchman | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Sun Jun 21, 1970 | 119A | Head monk | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Thu Jul 18, 1968 | 60A | Church title. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 5, 1968 | 2D | Father superior. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 4, 1967 | 1A | Benedictine head. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Feb 16, 1963 | 55A | Head of a monastery. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Tue Dec 25, 1962 | 23D | Churchman. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Sun Mar 25, 1962 | 63A | Monastery head. | Mary Grow | Farrar |
Thu Mar 15, 1962 | 45D | Cleric. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Jan 31, 1962 | 49D | Father Superior. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 15, 1961 | 31A | Religious title. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 30, 1961 | 5D | Scott's Father Ambrose. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat May 7, 1960 | 53D | Historical novel by Scott, with "The." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 7, 1958 | 47D | Monastic head. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Oct 17, 1958 | 49D | Father superior. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Sun Jul 27, 1958 | 13D | Monastery head. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Sep 16, 1957 | 25A | Head of a monastery. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Aug 14, 1956 | 47A | Monastery head. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Jun 9, 1953 | 9A | Chief monk. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Feb 20, 1952 | 26D | Ecclesiastical title. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 8, 1951 | 25A | Clerical title. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 24, 1951 | 42A | Monastery head. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 19, 1948 | 57D | "The ___."—Scott. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun May 9, 1943 | 85D | Churchman. | P. Joseph Lamanna | Farrar |