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97 total results for BASIC( score: 50 )
43 results for BASIC from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
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 |