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7 results for ALEWIFE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 11, 2020	5D	Fish in the herring family	Erik Agard and Wyna Liu	Shortz
Fri Aug 25, 2017	11D	Member of the herring family	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Apr 2, 2006	1A	Mistress of the spirit world?	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Fri Jun 3, 2005	25A	Certain bar operator	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Fri Apr 9, 2004	40D	Woman who makes the rounds?	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Fri Sep 27, 2002	16A	Stout woman?	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Thu Jun 26, 1997	4D	Female member of the bar?	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz

2 results for ALEWIFE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 24, 2014	Acrostic	T	Herring family member	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 6, 2002	Acrostic	I	Herring found in the Finger Lakes	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

17 results for ALEWIFE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 11, 1993	7D	Round pompano	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Mar 27, 1990	26A	Herringlike fish	Jean M. Hunt	Maleska
Thu Jun 23, 1988	22D	Menhaden	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri Jul 22, 1983	35D	Herring's relative	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Oct 20, 1981	10D	Fish of the herring family	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sat Oct 8, 1977	7D	Menhaden or pilchard	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Sat Dec 21, 1974	24D	Atlantic food fish	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Wed Feb 14, 1973	26D	Small food fish	Mel Rosen	Weng
Sat Jan 20, 1973	2D	Food fish	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 27, 1970	49D	Herring	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Fri Mar 15, 1968	36D	Fish.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 25, 1966	1D	Fish of the herring family.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 1, 1962	2D	Mistress Quickly, for one.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 23, 1957	52A	Atlantic food fish.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 8, 1957	12D	Relative of the herring.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Oct 30, 1956	25D	Herringlike fish.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1951	22A	Food fish of herring family.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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