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198 total results for AHEAD( score: 50 )
74 results for AHEAD from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 21, 2024 | 22A | In the future (3) | Neil Padrick Wilson | Fagliano |
Thu Apr 18, 2024 | 33A | One way to come out | David Kwong | Fagliano |
Tue Nov 14, 2023 | 16A | Winning (5) | Matthew Linzer | Shortz |
Sun Jul 9, 2023 | 17A | In the offing (2) | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Thu Jul 6, 2023 | 26D | ___ of the game | Alison Perch | Shortz |
Wed Sep 28, 2022 | 14A | Closer to the finish line, say | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
Wed Sep 14, 2022 | 18A | Out in front (4) | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 40A | Winning (5) | Colin Ernst | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2022 | 23A | Winning (5) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Fri Dec 10, 2021 | 57A | Up (9) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Nov 1, 2021 | 39A | Road Work ___ (highway sign) | Fiona Taylor | Shortz |
Sun Sep 26, 2021 | 50D | Stop ___ (sign) | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Sun Apr 25, 2021 | 34D | Positioned to win | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Thu Jul 16, 2020 | 27D | Leading (15) | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Fri Feb 22, 2019 | 4D | Leading (15) | Daniel Nierenberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 13, 2018 | 52D | In the lead (3) | John Ciolfi | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2018 | 47D | Up (9) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Wed Mar 21, 2018 | 1A | In front (3) | Laura Braunstein | Shortz |
Thu Nov 9, 2017 | 55A | Per person | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sat Apr 23, 2016 | 2D | In the future (3) | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Thu Oct 8, 2015 | 1A | Up (9) | Stu Ockman | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 2015 | 27A | Leading the pack | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Jun 2, 2015 | 52D | On the horizon (3) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Thu Apr 3, 2014 | 32D | Up (9) | David Benkof and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Feb 1, 2014 | 28A | On track to win | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed Nov 20, 2013 | 1A | Leading (15) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Mon Jul 9, 2012 | 50D | Leading (15) | C.W. Stewart | Shortz |
Thu Mar 1, 2012 | 6A | Forward (3) | Steven E. Atwood | Shortz |
Sun Aug 14, 2011 | 103D | Forward (3) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue Nov 24, 2009 | 32D | Leading (15) | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry | Shortz |
Sun Jan 25, 2009 | 53A | Leading (15) | Michael Torch | Shortz |
Thu Oct 16, 2008 | 41A | Up (9) | Ian Tullis | Shortz |
Wed Mar 19, 2008 | 48D | On the horizon (3) | Gary Whitehead | Shortz |
Sun Feb 17, 2008 | 64D | Winning (5) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Sat Nov 10, 2007 | 14A | Up (9) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Tue Sep 4, 2007 | 33D | In first place | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2007 | 48D | In front (3) | Steve Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Nov 16, 2006 | 8D | Up (9) | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Wed Nov 23, 2005 | 52D | On top (2) | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 2005 | 6D | Each (2) | Bonnie L. Gentry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 20, 2005 | 16A | Each (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Sep 19, 2004 | 64A | Up (9) | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Mon May 26, 2003 | 20A | In the offing (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Feb 20, 2003 | 50D | Having the most points | Peter Sarrett | Shortz |
Wed Oct 9, 2002 | 9A | Good place to be in a race | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Jul 24, 2002 | 49D | Leading (15) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Wed Jun 12, 2002 | 22A | Out in front (4) | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | Shortz |
Mon May 13, 2002 | 50D | Leading (15) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Dec 16, 2001 | 32D | On top (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Jan 28, 2001 | 64D | Up (9) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Dec 2, 2000 | 44D | Up, in a way | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Feb 24, 2000 | 37A | Leading (15) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Oct 20, 1999 | 11D | Coming up | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon Sep 20, 1999 | 34A | Out in front (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 1999 | 6D | Leading (15) | Margaret Watson | Shortz |
Sun Jul 25, 1999 | 90D | Leading (15) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Tue Jun 15, 1999 | 41A | In the lead (3) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Wed Sep 2, 1998 | 1A | "You go ___" | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Jul 28, 1998 | 32D | Leading (15) | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Sun Mar 8, 1998 | 38A | On the horizon (3) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Mar 6, 1997 | 16A | Winning (5) | Shannon Burns | Shortz |
Thu Dec 19, 1996 | 1A | Forward (3) | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 1996 | 40A | In front (3) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Aug 14, 1996 | 45A | Out in front (4) | G. E. Sykes | Shortz |
Tue Jun 18, 1996 | 55A | In the lead (3) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Jun 4, 1996 | 1A | Having more gains than losses | E. Early | Shortz |
Tue Mar 5, 1996 | 27A | Leading (15) | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Mar 1, 1996 | 31D | Onward | Charles E. Gersch | Shortz |
Sun Sep 3, 1995 | 14D | Leading (15) | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Mon Aug 21, 1995 | 59A | In front (of) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 1995 | 45A | In the future (3) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu Jul 21, 1994 | 21A | First | Betty Jorgensen | Shortz |
Fri Apr 15, 1994 | 51A | Leading (15) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Nov 25, 1993 | 40A | Oncoming | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
3 results for AHEAD from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jul 12, 2020 | Diagramless | 11D | In the lead | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Jul 1, 2018 | Cryptic | 5D | For each person in front (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Apr 24, 2005 | Cryptic | 6A | Leading man in a commercial (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
121 results for AHEAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 18, 1993 | 29A | Leading | Sidney L. Robbins | Taub |
Sun Jul 18, 1993 | 32D | Winning, for the moment | Mark Diehl | Maleska |
Thu May 20, 1993 | 9A | In the van | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1992 | 31D | Forward | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Mar 15, 1991 | 15A | Leading | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Thu Feb 28, 1991 | 29D | In the lead | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon Jan 21, 1991 | 35A | Out front | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Wed Jul 11, 1990 | 9A | Leading | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Mar 22, 1990 | 52D | Leading | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue Nov 7, 1989 | 60A | In the lead | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Aug 14, 1989 | 50D | In the lead | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sun Jul 23, 1989 | 36D | Onward | Nancy N. Joline | Maleska |
Mon Jul 3, 1989 | 34A | In front | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Apr 26, 1989 | 48D | Leading | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Feb 5, 1989 | 105D | Winning | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Wed Oct 19, 1988 | 5A | In front | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Wed Aug 31, 1988 | 2D | Winning | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu Feb 25, 1988 | 54D | In the lead | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Sun Nov 1, 1987 | 97D | Before | Brett A. Blaylock | Maleska |
Thu Aug 27, 1987 | 11D | In the van | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Sat Apr 25, 1987 | 13A | Onward | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Sep 21, 1986 | 72D | Out in front | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Fri Jan 24, 1986 | 16A | In the van | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Apr 21, 1985 | 13A | Leading | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Mon Feb 25, 1985 | 8D | In the van | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Thu Feb 14, 1985 | 41A | Forward | Unknown | Maleska |
Tue Nov 27, 1984 | 50D | In the lead | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Sat Nov 10, 1984 | 5A | Out front | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Sep 13, 1984 | 44D | In the van | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Jan 2, 1984 | 51D | Farther along | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sat Jul 30, 1983 | 16D | In advance | Julian Ochrymowych | Maleska |
Tue Apr 12, 1983 | 45A | In the lead | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Feb 23, 1982 | 33A | Forward | Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Oct 21, 1981 | 50D | Forward or onward | Nikki Tenfelde | Maleska |
Sun Jul 19, 1981 | 34A | Winning | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Jun 13, 1980 | 53D | In the lead | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Nov 24, 1979 | 11D | In the lead | Michael Priestley | Maleska |
Sun Aug 19, 1979 | 108D | Leading | Ronald Friedman | Maleska |
Mon May 8, 1978 | 51D | In the van | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sun Apr 23, 1978 | 143A | In the van | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sat Feb 4, 1978 | 33D | In the lead | Michael Priestley | Maleska |
Mon Jan 16, 1978 | 25D | Get ___ (succeed) | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat Nov 19, 1977 | 27D | Winning | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Wed Nov 16, 1977 | 29D | Leading | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Mon Aug 1, 1977 | 43A | Leading the pack | Teresa Healy | Maleska |
Sun Feb 6, 1977 | 32D | In the van | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sun Jan 11, 1976 | 6D | In the lead | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Sun Nov 23, 1975 | 64D | In the foreground | Tom Sheehan | Weng |
Thu Aug 7, 1975 | 27D | Winning | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Wed Jul 9, 1975 | 26D | Get ___ in the world | Marie West | Weng |
Fri Jun 27, 1975 | 55A | "Full speed ___" | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Thu Dec 26, 1974 | 46D | Leading | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Mon Nov 25, 1974 | 16A | Out in front | Chet Currier | Weng |
Tue Apr 30, 1974 | 53A | Showing the way | S. A. Kay | Weng |
Fri Feb 1, 1974 | 49A | Out front | James A. Brussel | Weng |
Sat Dec 15, 1973 | 52A | Showing the way | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 13, 1973 | 49A | Showing the way | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 7, 1973 | 20A | In front | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Sat Aug 5, 1972 | 50D | Getting the jump | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 2, 1972 | 19A | In front | Bert Kruse | Weng |
Tue Nov 9, 1971 | 30D | "Full speed ___!" | Joli Quentin Kansil | Weng |
Tue Aug 3, 1971 | 26D | Leading | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 12, 1971 | 30D | On top | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 19, 1970 | 45D | In advance | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 8, 1970 | 52A | Leading | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Mon Oct 26, 1970 | 21A | In front | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jun 12, 1970 | 57A | Onward | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 27, 1970 | 24D | ___ of steam | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 8, 1970 | 93D | ___ of steam | Marjorie K. Collins | Weng |
Sun Nov 2, 1969 | 63A | To the good | William A. Lewis Jr. | Weng |
Wed May 28, 1969 | 50D | ___ of steam. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 21, 1969 | 24D | Leading. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 28, 1968 | 44A | In front. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Thu Dec 14, 1967 | 27D | Leading. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri Jul 7, 1967 | 22D | In advance. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Thu Jun 22, 1967 | 32D | In the van. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1967 | 64D | In advance. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Sun Mar 5, 1967 | 119D | Leading. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Mon Oct 3, 1966 | 47A | In advance. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Jun 1, 1966 | 50D | Leading. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 5, 1966 | 36D | In the black. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1966 | 43D | Leading. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Jan 19, 1966 | 23D | Leading. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 15, 1965 | 47D | Forward. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 3, 1965 | 26A | In advance. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Jun 6, 1964 | 5A | Running first. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 2, 1963 | 28D | Winning. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Aug 19, 1963 | 32A | In the van. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 15, 1963 | 5A | Leading. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 22, 1963 | 59A | Winner's place. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 13, 1962 | 32D | Onward. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Thu May 31, 1962 | 10D | In first place. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Mar 19, 1962 | 25D | In the van. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Mar 5, 1962 | 9A | In advance. | Helen H. Kamerling | Farrar |
Fri Apr 7, 1961 | 13D | In front. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 29, 1960 | 33A | In front. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 22, 1960 | 5A | Get ___ (succeed). | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 6, 1960 | 9A | In front. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 23, 1959 | 44A | In advance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 15, 1959 | 30D | In the future. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Tue Nov 18, 1958 | 44A | Winning. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 17, 1958 | 32D | In advance. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Sat May 3, 1958 | 27D | In advance. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Apr 19, 1958 | 44A | Leading. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Mar 15, 1958 | 12D | In the lead. | Peter Allen | Farrar |
Wed Aug 28, 1957 | 46D | In advance. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Jan 5, 1957 | 25D | Winning. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Jan 14, 1956 | 40A | Leading. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jun 25, 1955 | 58A | Forward. | John M. Holmes | Farrar |
Sun May 9, 1954 | 76D | In advance. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Feb 18, 1953 | 1D | Out in front. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Tue Jan 20, 1953 | 23D | In the lead. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Dec 12, 1952 | 12D | Winning. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 24, 1952 | 16D | Leading. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 28, 1951 | 29D | In advance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 17, 1951 | 57D | Winning in the game. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 1, 1950 | 25D | Out in front. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 24, 1946 | 76A | At an earlier time. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Oct 27, 1946 | 43D | In the van. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1945 | 33D | In front. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1943 | 38D | To the fore. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |