ALIF

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82 total results for ALIF( score: 25 )

18 results for ALIF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 30, 2020	41A	Start of the Arabic alphabet	Zachary David Levy	Shortz
Sun Jun 21, 2020	50D	First letter of the Arabic alphabet	Byron and Harrison Walden	Shortz
Sat Mar 21, 2020	53D	Arabic leader (4)	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Thu Apr 19, 2018	52D	Arabic leader? (4)	Todd Gross	Shortz
Mon Feb 15, 2016	58D	A, in Arabic (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2015	23A	Arabic leader? (4)	David Phillips	Shortz
Mon Apr 7, 2014	58D	First Arabic letter	Douglas Taillon	Shortz
Mon Oct 26, 2009	34D	A, in Arabic (2)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Wed Jan 9, 2008	40D	A first for Arabia?	John Farmer	Shortz
Fri Dec 14, 2007	29A	Ba preceder	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Mar 7, 2006	12D	Arab leader?	Richard Jacobs	Shortz
Thu Feb 9, 2006	59A	Letter written as a straight vertical line	Ethan Cooper	Shortz
Fri Dec 23, 2005	1A	Mideast leader?	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jul 6, 2003	57D	Letter before ba	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Feb 7, 1998	53D	It comes before ba	Frank Longo	Shortz
Thu Jan 15, 1998	5A	Arabic leader (4)	Arthur S. Verdesca	Shortz
Sun Jan 5, 1997	38D	Arabic letter	W. R. Williams	Shortz
Thu Oct 19, 1995	32A	Arabic "A"	Lois Sidway	Shortz

64 results for ALIF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 24, 1989	42D	First Arabic letter	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Tue Feb 9, 1988	55A	Arabic letter	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Mon Jul 27, 1987	1A	First Arabic letter	Rita Yelle	Maleska
Sun Jun 7, 1987	112D	Arabic A	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Tue May 26, 1987	7D	Start of the Arabic alphabet	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Nov 9, 1986	7D	Arabic letter	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Thu Apr 17, 1986	36A	Arabic "A"	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Oct 31, 1985	24A	Arabic letter	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Aug 16, 1985	19D	Arabic alphabet starter	Whitten	Maleska
Thu Apr 25, 1985	31A	First Arabic letter	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Mar 23, 1985	3D	First Arabic letter	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Fri Nov 23, 1984	4D	Arabic alphabetical start	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Fri Mar 23, 1984	33A	First letter of the Arabic alphabet	Joan Whitman	Maleska
Fri Nov 5, 1982	11D	Arabic letter	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Aug 8, 1982	79D	Arab's "A"	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Mon Jul 5, 1982	49D	Arabic letter	Whitten	Maleska
Tue May 25, 1982	3D	Arabic letter	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Thu Jan 14, 1982	34A	Arabic A	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Feb 15, 1981	19A	Arabic letter	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Nov 2, 1980	1A	Arabic letter	George Rose Smith	Maleska
Sun Sep 28, 1980	92A	Arabic letter	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Aug 1, 1979	1D	First Arabic letter	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Wed Nov 8, 1978	2D	Arabic letter	Meisler	Maleska
Sun Mar 12, 1978	64A	Arabic letter	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Dec 27, 1977	57A	First Arabic letter	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Oct 16, 1977	15D	Arabic A	Louis Baron	Maleska
Wed Jun 22, 1977	26A	Arabic letter	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Mar 16, 1972	60A	Arabic letter	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 10, 1971	51A	Arabic letter	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jun 24, 1970	7D	Arabic letter	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 7, 1969	39A	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 6, 1968	55A	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 12, 1968	29D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 3, 1968	126D	Arabic letter.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun Nov 5, 1967	11D	Arabic letter.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Thu Jul 13, 1967	47A	Arabic letter.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Fri Jun 30, 1967	7D	Arabic letter.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Apr 15, 1967	32D	Arabic letter.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue Aug 30, 1966	39D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 9, 1966	2D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 11, 1966	27D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 8, 1965	1A	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 28, 1964	10A	A in Mecca.	Helen H. Kamerling	Farrar
Tue Dec 31, 1963	57A	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 24, 1963	1A	Arabic letter.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1963	10D	Arabic letter.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Nov 11, 1963	19A	Arabic letter.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Jul 30, 1963	17A	Arabic letter.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1963	7A	Arabic letter.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Sat Jun 15, 1963	7D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 3, 1963	50D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 29, 1962	7D	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 25, 1962	10A	Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 6, 1962	54D	Arabic letter.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 21, 1962	5D	Arabic letter.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Apr 14, 1961	37A	"A" in Arabic.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 2, 1959	63A	First Arabic letter.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sat Dec 14, 1957	3D	First Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 29, 1957	3D	Arabic "A."	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Fri Aug 20, 1954	45D	Arabic "A."	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sat Oct 11, 1952	7A	First Arabic letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 30, 1950	58A	First Arabian letter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1947	30D	First Arabic letter.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1944	105D	First Arabic letter.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

Anagrams:

FAIL, FILA

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