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163 total results for BENT( score: 50 )
65 results for BENT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu May 16, 2024 | 61D | Having a kink, maybe | Sara Muchnick | Fagliano |
Sat Jan 20, 2024 | 37D | Bowed (2) | Caitlin Reid and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Dec 1, 2023 | 56A | Inclination (7) | Jem Burch | Shortz |
Wed Sep 13, 2023 | 38A | Flexed | Guilherme Gilioli | Shortz |
Sun Jul 9, 2023 | 111D | Like a spoon in a magic show | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Sat Jan 21, 2023 | 30D | Disposition (2) | David Distenfeld | Shortz |
Fri Oct 14, 2022 | 54D | Warped | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Feb 23, 2022 | 19A | "Get ___!" | Rose Conlon | Shortz |
Mon Jul 12, 2021 | 23D | Like the wire in paper clips | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2021 | 12D | Natural talent | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed Mar 31, 2021 | 33D | Crooked (4) | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Sun Mar 21, 2021 | 128A | Set (on) | Julian Kwan | Shortz |
Sat Oct 12, 2019 | 61A | Corrupt, in British slang (2) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sun Sep 16, 2018 | 13D | Tendency | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Fri Jul 6, 2018 | 52D | Like lop ears | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Apr 4, 2018 | 24D | Like the wire in clothes hangers | Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Wed Oct 25, 2017 | 73A | Like a pole-vaulter's pole mid-vault | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Sat Oct 14, 2017 | 41A | Like a paper clip | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Sun Sep 3, 2017 | 71A | Disposition (2) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sat Feb 25, 2017 | 36A | Corrupt, in British slang (2) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon Jul 25, 2016 | 10A | Flexed, as at the elbow | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Tue Nov 3, 2015 | 14D | Crooked (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sat Oct 10, 2015 | 53D | Like some ears and rules | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Sat Oct 4, 2014 | 1D | Like some straws | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Sun Sep 8, 2013 | 65D | Inclination (7) | Pete Muller and Sue Keefer | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2013 | 119A | Inclination (7) | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Feb 10, 2013 | 71D | Inclination (7) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Nov 23, 2012 | 48D | Crooked (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Aug 30, 2012 | 61A | Predilection | Stu Ockman | Shortz |
Wed Jul 25, 2012 | 59D | Wacky, as humor | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Sun Jun 24, 2012 | 49D | Out of line? | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Dec 19, 2011 | 50A | Not straight (6) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Tue Dec 21, 2010 | 18D | Out of alignment | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Oct 26, 2010 | 71A | Not straight (6) | Chris Handman | Shortz |
Thu Sep 18, 2008 | 3D | Having one's heart set (on) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sat Apr 5, 2008 | 53A | Inclination (7) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Feb 12, 2007 | 8D | Not straight (6) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Oct 29, 2006 | 59D | Angled | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Aug 6, 2006 | 52D | Contorted | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2005 | 33D | Like staples | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Apr 17, 2004 | 4D | Inclination (7) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Feb 29, 2004 | 16D | Like a shepherd's staff | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Jan 22, 2004 | 32A | Out of shape (2) | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Sep 16, 2003 | 16A | Crooked (4) | Michael Doran | Shortz |
Wed Sep 10, 2003 | 34A | Propensity (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon May 5, 2003 | 42A | Not straight (6) | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Mon Apr 21, 2003 | 54D | Not straight (6) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed Jan 29, 2003 | 11D | Out of shape (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 2003 | 67A | Having an angle | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Fri Nov 1, 2002 | 3D | Bowed (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 2002 | 39D | Like the wire in a croquet wicket | Denise M. Neuendorf | Shortz |
Thu May 16, 2002 | 18A | Leaning | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Aug 7, 2001 | 55D | Needing straightening | Mark P. Sherwood | Shortz |
Thu Mar 1, 2001 | 1D | Inclination (7) | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2001 | 69D | Twisted (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Sep 12, 1999 | 118A | Like some ears and elbows | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Shortz |
Sat Jul 10, 1999 | 52D | Propensity (3) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 1999 | 64A | Not straight (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Jan 8, 1999 | 37D | Proclivity | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Jun 4, 1998 | 23D | Flair | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Fri Mar 27, 1998 | 65A | Predisposition | Alan Jay Weiss | Shortz |
Sat Dec 2, 1995 | 28A | Determined with "on" | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 1995 | 35A | Natural inclination | Deborah Trombley | Shortz |
Wed Feb 8, 1995 | 67A | Propensity (3) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Oct 17, 1994 | 40A | Twisted (2) | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
98 results for BENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Feb 15, 1993 | 64D | Distorted | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Apr 24, 1992 | 4D | Inclination | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
Tue Apr 21, 1992 | 63A | "As the twig is ___ ... " | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Tue Oct 30, 1990 | 27D | Reached for the floor | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Tue Nov 28, 1989 | 22D | Inclination | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Nov 6, 1989 | 52D | Propensity | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Wed Aug 23, 1989 | 13D | Proclivity | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Jan 4, 1989 | 35A | Propensity | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Mon Jul 25, 1988 | 23D | Distorted | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jun 12, 1988 | 96A | Proclivity | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun May 29, 1988 | 96D | Propensity | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Wed Oct 14, 1987 | 44A | Propensity | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Jan 27, 1987 | 59D | Proclivity | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Jan 12, 1986 | 78A | Inclination | Brett A. Blaylock | Maleska |
Tue Jun 25, 1985 | 51A | Set in a course | Mark Diehl | Maleska |
Tue May 21, 1985 | 13D | Inclination | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sat Nov 3, 1984 | 57D | Bowed | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Mon Aug 27, 1984 | 67A | Propensity | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Feb 23, 1984 | 69A | Propensity | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Jul 6, 1983 | 1A | Tendency | Cromwell | Maleska |
Fri Mar 4, 1983 | 12D | Stooped | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Mon Sep 27, 1982 | 61A | Beach grass | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Tue May 25, 1982 | 67A | Propensity | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Mon May 17, 1982 | 38A | Mental leaning | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1982 | 35D | Inclination | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon Jan 4, 1982 | 62A | Stooped | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Wed Dec 9, 1981 | 46A | Inclination | Morton Braun | Maleska |
Sun May 24, 1981 | 87D | Out of shape | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Fri Dec 26, 1980 | 29D | Penchant | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Sun Dec 14, 1980 | 97A | Crooked | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Mon Apr 7, 1980 | 51D | Inclination | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Dec 6, 1979 | 1A | Proclivity | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Mon Oct 29, 1979 | 9A | Propensity | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Sun Mar 26, 1978 | 32A | Reedlike grass | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Dec 3, 1977 | 18D | Inclination | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Maleska |
Fri Nov 4, 1977 | 47A | Flexed | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Sat May 21, 1977 | 23D | Not straight | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon May 2, 1977 | 24A | Inclination | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Jul 28, 1976 | 8D | Inclination | Jim Page | Weng |
Tue May 4, 1976 | 25D | Inclination | Esther Blum | Weng |
Wed Apr 28, 1976 | 44A | Leaning | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Wed Jun 18, 1975 | 54D | Propensity | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sun May 11, 1975 | 52A | Tendency | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Sat Feb 2, 1974 | 44A | "Just as the twig is ___ ... " | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Sun Dec 23, 1973 | 41D | Penchant | Anne Fox | Weng |
Wed Nov 21, 1973 | 53A | Penchant | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 6, 1973 | 10A | Inclination | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 13, 1973 | 10A | Inclination | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 9, 1972 | 63A | Yielded | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 18, 1970 | 11D | Penchant | Arthur Schulman | Weng |
Thu Aug 6, 1970 | 1A | Inclination | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 28, 1970 | 28D | Inclination | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 26, 1969 | 37A | Inclination. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 6, 1969 | 50D | Predilection. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 15, 1968 | 9D | Penchant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 18, 1968 | 18A | Curved. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 8, 1968 | 54D | Propensity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 2, 1968 | 56D | Inclination. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 18, 1968 | 109D | Propensity. | Pamela V-W Wood | Farrar |
Sun Dec 3, 1967 | 38A | Tendency. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Tue Nov 7, 1967 | 45D | Inclination. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 8, 1967 | 81A | Proclivity. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Oct 2, 1967 | 39A | Aptitude. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 22, 1967 | 19A | Tendency. | Bert Beaman | Farrar |
Tue Dec 28, 1965 | 65A | Aptitude. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 30, 1965 | 32A | Inclination. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1965 | 19D | Proclivity. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Jan 7, 1965 | 37D | Propensity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 9, 1964 | 22A | Proclivity. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Tue Oct 8, 1963 | 56D | Tendency. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Wed Sep 12, 1962 | 24A | Particular tendency. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 5, 1962 | 34D | Crooked. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 8, 1962 | 34D | Askew. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Fri Mar 24, 1961 | 56D | Propensity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 26, 1960 | 55D | Tendency. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 24, 1960 | 23D | Crooked. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 2, 1960 | 58A | Inclination. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 16, 1959 | 49A | Curved. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 31, 1959 | 3D | Propensity. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Wed Mar 18, 1959 | 45D | Penchant. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Jul 3, 1958 | 19A | Proclivity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 23, 1957 | 10A | Flexed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 25, 1957 | 49A | Inclination. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Tue Feb 5, 1957 | 16A | Crooked. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 6, 1956 | 19A | Tendency. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Mar 31, 1956 | 24A | Predilection. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Oct 22, 1955 | 38A | Propensity. | Irving L. Rosenheim | Farrar |
Thu Aug 19, 1954 | 42D | Inclined. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Sun Aug 1, 1954 | 83D | Propensity. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Dec 29, 1953 | 54D | Inclination. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 25, 1953 | 35D | Determined. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Jul 17, 1952 | 56D | Crooked. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 27, 1951 | 22A | Proclivity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1951 | 35A | Proclivity. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Jan 1, 1950 | 110A | Propensity. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun May 26, 1946 | 133D | Tendency. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1944 | 34A | Inclination. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun May 2, 1943 | 34A | Strongly inclined. | I. Kert | Farrar |