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

97 total results for BASIC( score: 50 )

43 results for BASIC from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 13, 2023	10D	No-frills (5)	Juliana Tringali Golden and Wendy L. Brandes	Shortz
Sat Mar 4, 2023	43D	Not complicated at all	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Thu Dec 22, 2022	12D	Universal ___ income	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Dec 14, 2022	20D	Meat-and-potatoes (5)	Matthew Stock	Shortz
Thu Jul 14, 2022	4A	Elemental	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu Jan 6, 2022	45A	No-frills (5)	Andrew Linzer	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 2021	66D	Aggressively mainstream, in slang	Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Wed Oct 14, 2020	46A	101 (3)	Rich Proulx	Shortz
Sun Feb 3, 2019	31A	Rudimentary	Natan Last	Shortz
Wed May 23, 2018	1D	Like a course labeled "101" (2)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Jan 11, 2018	21A	Like a course labeled "101" (2)	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sat Jan 31, 2015	51D	Turning phenolphthalein pink	Tim Croce	Shortz
Tue Oct 22, 2013	6A	Like a college course labeled "101"	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Mon Jun 4, 2012	13D	Fundamental (4)	John R. O'Brien	Shortz
Wed Mar 28, 2012	4D	Nuts-and-bolts	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Feb 20, 2012	6D	Fundamental (4)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Thu Apr 7, 2011	1D	Computer language from 1964	Henry Hook	Shortz
Wed Jun 16, 2010	51A	101 (3)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Tue Feb 9, 2010	34D	Like the A B C's	Robert Cirillo	Shortz
Wed Jul 22, 2009	33D	Meat-and-potatoes (5)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sat Jan 17, 2009	6D	Not advanced	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Mon Oct 13, 2008	1A	No-frills (5)	Anthony J. Salvia	Shortz
Sun Mar 30, 2008	5A	101, in a course name	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Apr 8, 2007	81D	Unadorned	Byron Walden	Shortz
Thu Mar 22, 2007	39A	Meat-and-potatoes (5)	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Wed Apr 6, 2005	43A	Like 101 courses	Michael Doran	Shortz
Tue Oct 5, 2004	1D	Underlying (2)	James R. Leeds	Shortz
Sun Aug 15, 2004	71A	Meat-and-potatoes (5)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Jan 27, 2004	16A	Early computer language	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Fri May 16, 2003	42D	101 (3)	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Tue Aug 6, 2002	24D	Fundamental (4)	Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sun Jun 9, 2002	94D	101, in course names	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Mon Apr 1, 2002	30A	Fundamental (4)	Roger Barkan	Shortz
Mon Apr 1, 2002	53D	Microsoft's first product	Roger Barkan	Shortz
Sun Dec 3, 2000	56A	Kind of instinct	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Apr 19, 2000	48A	Meat-and-potatoes (5)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Thu Dec 16, 1999	5A	No-frills (5)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Wed Oct 13, 1999	41D	Word in 101 course names	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sun May 9, 1999	97A	Underlying (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sat Jan 9, 1999	24D	No-frills (5)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Mon Sep 21, 1998	25D	Acronymic computer language name	Matthew Lees	Shortz
Wed Dec 17, 1997	4D	Kind of training	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Fri Sep 19, 1997	14D	Computer language	Rich Norris	Shortz

54 results for BASIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 26, 1991	39A	Fundamental	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Jan 3, 1991	1A	Irreducible	Alan Arbesfeld	Maleska
Thu Mar 15, 1990	1D	Alkaline	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Sep 19, 1987	13D	Fundamental	Charles J. Matonti	Maleska
Thu Aug 6, 1987	27D	Fundamental	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Mon Feb 16, 1987	3D	Like some English	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Wed Apr 9, 1986	43A	Fundamental	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Wed Oct 16, 1985	10D	Fundamental	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Aug 27, 1985	5A	Fundamental	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Wed Apr 18, 1984	40D	Fundamental	Robert Katz	Maleska
Tue Nov 1, 1983	54A	Underlying	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri Aug 5, 1983	50D	Irreducible	Quivey	Maleska
Sun Jul 3, 1983	61D	Fundamental	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri Jun 24, 1983	8D	Type of training	Kevin Wray	Maleska
Sat Apr 23, 1983	14D	Irreducible	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed Dec 15, 1982	49D	Fundamental	J. Samuel Smart	Maleska
Wed Nov 4, 1981	27D	___ English	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri May 15, 1981	14D	Fundamental	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Apr 22, 1981	2D	Fundamental	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sat Jun 14, 1980	4A	Elementary	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Mon Jun 26, 1978	11D	Fundamental	Ruth Lake Tepper	Maleska
Sun Mar 26, 1978	79D	Irreducible	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Dec 18, 1977	107A	Fundamental	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Oct 26, 1976	47D	Fundamental	Marston	Weng
Tue Jul 15, 1975	38A	Kind of black	George Madrid	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1975	59A	Kind of training	Tom Mixon	Weng
Mon Jun 25, 1973	46D	Kind of training	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 12, 1972	28D	Elementary	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 23, 1971	17A	Kind of training	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 11, 1970	31A	Fundamental	Joseph LaFauci	Weng
Tue May 20, 1969	47D	___ English.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 27, 1967	13D	Fundamental.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Jan 22, 1966	32A	Essential.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 1, 1965	23D	Fundamental.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Wed Jun 10, 1964	22D	Essential.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 12, 1963	40D	One kind of English.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Wed Nov 7, 1962	51A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 16, 1962	25D	Essential.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Jun 26, 1961	27D	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 10, 1960	68D	Primary.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Mar 25, 1959	50A	Fundamental.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Aug 2, 1958	15D	Fundamental.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Thu Aug 22, 1957	25D	Essential.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Tue Apr 3, 1956	25D	Fundamental.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Mar 15, 1956	30A	Essential.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sat May 15, 1954	1A	What army training is.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Thu Sep 17, 1953	45D	Essential.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Aug 25, 1953	5A	Elemental.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Thu Jul 2, 1953	7D	Down to earth.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jun 9, 1953	24D	___ English.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 28, 1952	52D	Fundamental.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Sep 29, 1952	12D	What Army training is.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 14, 1952	14A	___ English.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1944	84D	Fundamental.	Dan Caywood	Farrar

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