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69 total results for BESTS( score: 50 )
28 results for BESTS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Nov 21, 2024 | 62A | Records | Katie Hoody | Fagliano |
Sun Dec 24, 2023 | 99D | Tops (4) | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Mon Nov 14, 2022 | 32A | Finest efforts | Taylor Johnson | Shortz |
Mon Apr 18, 2022 | 58D | One-ups (3) | Carl Larson | Shortz |
Fri Aug 28, 2020 | 49D | High scores | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 2020 | 78D | Tops (4) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Mar 16, 2020 | 51D | One-ups (3) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sun Feb 4, 2018 | 69D | Tops (4) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Mon Feb 6, 2017 | 31D | Defeats (4) | Andy Hinz | Shortz |
Sun Apr 24, 2016 | 87A | Personal highs | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
Tue Feb 9, 2016 | 53D | One-ups (3) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Sep 22, 2014 | 1D | Opposite (or synonym) of worsts | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 2010 | 33A | Conquers (2) | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun May 18, 2008 | 114A | Outplays | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Jan 20, 2007 | 6A | Licks | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2006 | 1A | Trumps (2) | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Thu May 4, 2006 | 51D | Outdoes (2) | Rob Richardson | Shortz |
Sun Sep 21, 2003 | 107A | Tops (4) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Sep 10, 2002 | 33D | Outdoes in competition | Wei-Hwa Huang | Shortz |
Thu Jun 7, 2001 | 58A | Eclipses | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Aug 18, 2000 | 50D | Conquers (2) | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
Thu Nov 4, 1999 | 43D | Trumps (2) | Matthew Lees | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 1998 | 85D | Worsts | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 1998 | 102D | Vanquishes | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Aug 24, 1997 | 14A | Outdoes (2) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Mon Dec 23, 1996 | 28D | Defeats (4) | S. J. Walther | Shortz |
Tue May 28, 1996 | 39A | Defeats (4) | J. R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed Dec 28, 1994 | 19A | Defeats (4) | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
41 results for BESTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Mar 16, 1993 | 9A | Defeats | Stanley B. Whitten | Maleska |
Sat Feb 13, 1993 | 61A | Overcomes | Bryant White | Maleska |
Sun Aug 9, 1992 | 44D | Defeats | S. E. Booker | Maleska |
Thu Mar 21, 1991 | 25D | Wins | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Thu Dec 22, 1988 | 27D | Defeats | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sat Aug 17, 1985 | 65A | Outdoes | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Sun Mar 17, 1985 | 59D | Defeats | John McCarthy Samson | Maleska |
Sun Dec 4, 1983 | 97D | Surpasses | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Mon May 31, 1982 | 1D | Outwits | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Mon Jul 6, 1981 | 47D | Defeats | John Greenman | Maleska |
Thu Nov 1, 1979 | 42D | Defeats | George Laczko | Maleska |
Wed Jul 18, 1979 | 68A | Defeats | Russell | Maleska |
Wed Feb 8, 1978 | 32D | Prevails over | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Oct 25, 1977 | 31D | Worsts | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jan 10, 1977 | 41A | Defeats | Elio Desiderio | Weng |
Wed May 15, 1974 | 42A | Comes out on top | Mary Dorman | Weng |
Tue Aug 14, 1973 | 13D | Outdoes | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 6, 1973 | 6D | Defeats | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 24, 1972 | 122A | Outdoes | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Sun Apr 11, 1971 | 18D | Outplays | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Nov 2, 1969 | 10A | Tops | William A. Lewis Jr. | Weng |
Wed Mar 27, 1968 | 12D | Surpasses. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 6, 1967 | 15D | Excels. | Thomas E. Devlin | Farrar |
Mon Feb 27, 1967 | 13D | Outstrips. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 20, 1966 | 54D | Excels. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 6, 1966 | 42A | Outdoes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 1, 1966 | 49D | Defeats. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Sep 29, 1964 | 26D | Vanquishes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1962 | 52D | Defeats. | Macon Reed | Farrar |
Wed May 1, 1957 | 61A | Defeats. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sat Oct 20, 1956 | 68A | Defeats. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 15, 1955 | 21D | Defeats. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Mon Jan 10, 1955 | 1D | Excels | Edward Hubert | Farrar |
Sun Dec 12, 1954 | 44A | Vanquishes. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jan 31, 1954 | 16D | Defeats. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Thu Sep 10, 1953 | 26D | Overmatches. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 6, 1953 | 29D | Comes out on top. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Fri Aug 15, 1952 | 49D | Outsmarts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 7, 1951 | 63A | Is more than a match for. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 25, 1950 | 15D | Outstrips. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sun Mar 22, 1942 | 135A | Defeats. | Alma Talley | Farrar |