ABORT

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ABORT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for ABORT.

102 total results for ABORT( score: 50 )

43 results for ABORT from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 3, 2024	58A	Call off, as a takeoff	Alex Eaton-Salners	Fagliano
Mon Mar 18, 2024	51D	Command to cancel a countdown	Trent H. Evans	Fagliano
Tue Jul 25, 2023	61A	Scrub, at NASA (2)	Gary Larson and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon May 22, 2023	1A	Cancel, as a mission (3)	Đặng Quang Thắng	Shortz
Sat Jul 9, 2022	17A	Go/no-go directive	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Thu Nov 12, 2020	60A	Cancel, as a mission (3)	Kristian House	Shortz
Sun Mar 22, 2020	96D	Cancel early	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Dec 31, 2019	6D	Call off, as a mission (2)	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Thu Jun 21, 2018	27D	Emergency cry from a pilot	Milo Beckman and David Steinberg	Shortz
Mon Mar 12, 2018	49A	Cancel at Cape Canaveral	John R. O'Brien	Shortz
Tue Dec 5, 2017	47A	Cancel, as a rocket launch	Harry Smith and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Thu Nov 16, 2017	46D	Call off (2)	Alex Eylar	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2017	30D	Scrub, as a mission	Charles M. Deber	Shortz
Fri Dec 18, 2015	19A	Mission directive	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Tue Dec 1, 2015	10D	Cancel, as a mission (3)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Mon Dec 29, 2014	56D	Call off, as a mission (2)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Jul 29, 2013	6D	Cancel, as a launch (2)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Thu Jun 21, 2012	30D	Scrub (4)	Caleb Emmons	Shortz
Wed Jun 6, 2012	51A	Stop, as a launch	Gary Cee	Shortz
Thu Apr 12, 2012	16A	Stop abruptly	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Tue Nov 15, 2011	26D	Stop in midstream	Gareth Bain	Shortz
Sun Aug 15, 2010	100D	End early (3)	Daniel C. Bryant	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2008	86A	Stop early	Bill Zais	Shortz
Wed Jan 23, 2008	16A	Call off, as in an emergency	Henry Hook	Shortz
Thu May 15, 2003	9D	Scrub (4)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Nov 21, 2002	49D	End early (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Dec 17, 2001	25D	Cancel (2)	Christina Houlihan	Shortz
Sat Sep 15, 2001	54D	Cut short	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sun Jul 29, 2001	1D	Scrub (4)	Michael Ashley	Shortz
Fri Dec 29, 2000	53D	Call off (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 2000	93A	End early (3)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Mon Aug 7, 2000	31D	Call off, at Cape Canaveral	Nick Grivas	Shortz
Sun Aug 1, 1999	8D	Halt	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Jul 7, 1999	6D	Scrub a launch	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Apr 16, 1999	40A	Scrub (4)	John Wolting	Shortz
Thu Dec 18, 1997	41A	Scrub at NASA (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue May 6, 1997	6D	Cancel, as a launch (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Dec 24, 1996	6D	Call off a takeoff	E. C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Aug 28, 1996	1A	Discontinue the countdown	F. Heaney	Shortz
Thu May 9, 1996	17A	Cut short, NASA-style	C. Millhauser	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 1995	35D	"Stop it!"	Coral Amende	Shortz
Wed Mar 15, 1995	67A	Cancel (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Mon Mar 28, 1994	60A	Cancel the launch	William P. Baxley	Shortz

59 results for ABORT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 19, 1993	1A	Scrap	Michael S. Maurer	Maleska
Sun Jun 20, 1993	53D	Cancel a flight	Jan Hurschmann	Maleska
Fri Nov 27, 1992	4D	Cancel a flight	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sun Nov 1, 1992	99A	Cut short	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Fri May 22, 1992	15A	Scrub, NASA style	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Sep 1, 1991	36D	Cancel a space flight	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu May 30, 1991	2D	Scrub a flight	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Feb 18, 1991	14A	Cancel a mission	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Sun Oct 28, 1990	2D	Cancel a bombing mission	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed May 16, 1990	10D	Scrub a launch	Don Groat	Maleska
Sat May 12, 1990	6D	Verb in the space program	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Mon Jan 29, 1990	1A	Call off a rocket's flight	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Jul 25, 1989	45A	End at an early stage	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Tue Feb 21, 1989	31A	Cut short a space trip	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Mon Oct 10, 1988	10D	Cancel	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Tue Apr 5, 1988	24A	Cancel a space flight	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Sun Apr 26, 1987	77A	Cut short	Victoria & Alex F. Black	Maleska
Sun Jun 15, 1986	74A	Scrap a mission	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Feb 6, 1986	22D	Cancel, as a space flight	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Fri Aug 31, 1984	36A	Scrub a mission	John M. Samson	Maleska
Tue Jan 3, 1984	5A	Cancel, NASA style	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Thu Sep 15, 1983	6D	Terminate a launching	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Sun Jun 5, 1983	41A	Cancel an undertaking	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Dec 5, 1982	19A	Cancel a space trip	Virginia P. Abelson	Maleska
Sun Sep 5, 1982	97D	Cancel a space trip	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Sun Jul 11, 1982	87A	Cancel a launching	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Mar 21, 1982	76D	Scrap a project	Henry Hook	Maleska
Thu Feb 4, 1982	35A	Cancel a mission	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Wed Dec 9, 1981	5D	Stop a military mission	Morton Braun	Maleska
Mon Oct 5, 1981	28D	Cancel a missile launch	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Thu Jul 24, 1980	3D	Scrub, as a space project	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1979	61A	Interrupt	William J. Yskamp	Maleska
Sun Jun 10, 1979	1A	Cut short	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Fri Jan 5, 1979	47D	Cut short	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Mon Dec 25, 1978	48D	Stop a space mission	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu Nov 16, 1978	23D	End prematurely	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Fri May 5, 1978	33A	Cut short	Jean Reed	Maleska
Wed Apr 26, 1978	24D	Cancel a launching	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Thu Feb 3, 1977	47D	Cut short	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Sep 12, 1976	73D	Cut short	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Wed Jul 28, 1976	39A	Cut short, at Canaveral	Jim Page	Weng
Tue Sep 30, 1975	6D	Halt prematurely	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Tue Aug 26, 1975	25D	Cut short a mission	John Prytz	Weng
Thu Jun 19, 1975	57A	Cut short	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Fri May 9, 1975	11D	Nip in the bud	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Fri Jan 18, 1974	31A	Cancel, as a space shot	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Mon Apr 2, 1973	30D	Cut short	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 8, 1973	45D	Scrub a space mission	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 9, 1973	7D	Quell quickly	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 18, 1972	38A	Cancel, in Houston	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 21, 1972	11D	Halt prematurely	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 2, 1972	1D	Terminate suddenly	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 5, 1971	89D	Terminate a mission	Gladys V. Miller	Weng
Sun Jul 25, 1971	118A	Halt abruptly	Mary Ann Code	Weng
Thu Apr 9, 1970	11A	Cut short	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 9, 1970	4D	Halt a flight prematurely	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 28, 1970	31D	Cut short, as a flight	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 15, 1968	48D	Terminate, as a missile flight.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 30, 1951	84D	Cut short.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

Anagrams:

BOTAR, TABOR, BOART, BATOR, RABOT, BORAT

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