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159 total results for BOSS( score: 50 )
57 results for BOSS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Nov 17, 2024 | 120A | Push (around) (2) | Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman | Fagliano |
Tue Aug 20, 2024 | 54A | Final opponent in a video game level | Sam Buchbinder | Fagliano |
Sun Aug 4, 2024 | 32D | One who manages to get by? | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
Sun Oct 15, 2023 | 31A | Final opponent in many a video game | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden | Shortz |
Mon Aug 21, 2023 | 35A | Office leader | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Sat Jul 8, 2023 | 51A | Video game hurdle | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Thu May 13, 2021 | 66A | Top dog | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Thu Jul 30, 2020 | 47D | "Like a ___!" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Jun 15, 2020 | 1D | Office head (2) | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Fri Apr 24, 2020 | 48D | Head honcho (5) | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Tue Jul 9, 2019 | 6D | Head honcho (5) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sat Jun 16, 2018 | 47A | Cool, colloquially | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2018 | 100D | Order (around) (6) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Thu Mar 15, 2018 | 16D | Director (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Aug 15, 2017 | 40D | Big enchilada | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Jul 13, 2017 | 29D | Higher-up | Lewis E. Rothlein | Shortz |
Mon Jun 26, 2017 | 17A | Office head (2) | Brian Greer | Shortz |
Fri Jul 1, 2016 | 23A | Office monitor | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Tue Apr 19, 2016 | 24A | Office V.I.P. | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Jan 18, 2015 | 1A | Hirer/firer | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2014 | 25A | Order (around) (6) | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Oct 6, 2013 | 93D | Give orders to | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Sep 2, 2013 | 10A | Head of an office | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Mon Apr 29, 2013 | 38D | One who's in charge | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Fri Nov 23, 2012 | 49D | Decision-maker | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2012 | 68A | One giving orders (2) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Sun Sep 16, 2012 | 18A | Terrific, in slang | David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman | Shortz |
Tue Dec 21, 2010 | 35D | One calling the shots | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Jun 20, 2010 | 38A | Rad | Todd Gross and Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Tue Dec 15, 2009 | 31A | Head honcho (5) | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
Wed Mar 4, 2009 | 36D | Honcho | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Fri Sep 12, 2008 | 13D | One with fire power? | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sun May 14, 2006 | 7A | Big guy | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Jan 31, 2006 | 37A | "Who's the ___?" | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue May 10, 2005 | 70A | Head honcho (5) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Jun 23, 2004 | 68A | Order (around) (6) | Jim Goodsell | Shortz |
Mon May 17, 2004 | 48D | Bruce Springsteen, with "the" | Ethan Cooper | Shortz |
Mon Jan 12, 2004 | 6A | Order (around) (6) | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Thu Dec 18, 2003 | 8A | Padrone | John Underwood | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2002 | 73A | Big cheese | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 2002 | 62A | One giving orders (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2002 | 88D | Cool, once | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Sat Mar 17, 2001 | 57D | Chief | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Apr 2, 2000 | 37D | Push (around) (2) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Dec 22, 1999 | 57D | Order (around) (6) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Jun 4, 1999 | 35A | Political V.I.P. (2) | John Wolting | Shortz |
Sun May 23, 1999 | 72D | Anagram of 71-Down | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Apr 27, 1999 | 53D | Order (around) (6) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Nov 19, 1998 | 26D | Director (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 1998 | 1A | Political V.I.P. (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Jan 13, 1998 | 13D | Supervisor | Stanley B. Whitten | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 1997 | 54A | Tweed, for one | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Tue Nov 12, 1996 | 65A | Head honcho (5) | E. Lexau | Shortz |
Tue Sep 17, 1996 | 54D | Office chief | M. D. Frankel | Shortz |
Wed Dec 6, 1995 | 46D | Commander | Chet Currier | Shortz |
Mon Apr 24, 1995 | 19A | Give orders | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Mar 7, 1995 | 10A | Office honcho | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
2 results for BOSS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Dec 22, 2002 | Diagramless | 56D | One in charge | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sep 12, 1999 | Acrostic | K | Decorative knob; order about | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
100 results for BOSS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Jul 22, 1993 | 5A | Decorative knob | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Mon Jan 11, 1993 | 27D | Office biggie | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sat Nov 14, 1992 | 25D | Political controller | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Wed Aug 12, 1992 | 67A | Decorative knob | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed May 20, 1992 | 35D | Order about | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Fri Nov 15, 1991 | 60A | Knob or stud | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Sep 1, 1991 | 1D | The ___ (Springsteen) | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Mar 30, 1991 | 62A | Springsteen sobriquet | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Thu Jul 12, 1990 | 33D | Foreman | William E. Heinemann | Maleska |
Wed May 16, 1990 | 5A | Decorative knob | Don Groat | Maleska |
Mon Apr 23, 1990 | 1D | Employer | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed Aug 30, 1989 | 34A | Raised ornamentation | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
Thu Mar 9, 1989 | 9A | Order around | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Tue Nov 8, 1988 | 1A | Tweed was one | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Apr 12, 1988 | 64A | Foreman | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sat Mar 26, 1988 | 48D | Springsteen's sobriquet | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Mar 15, 1988 | 63A | Tweed was one | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Feb 8, 1987 | 50A | Tweed, for one | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Fri Jan 2, 1987 | 1A | Knob on a shield | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Wed Nov 12, 1986 | 28D | Ornament | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Mar 25, 1985 | 26D | Office bigwig | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Jan 22, 1984 | 105D | Top honcho | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue Aug 30, 1983 | 8A | Architectural ornament | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Mon Aug 8, 1983 | 49A | Supervisor | Daniels | Maleska |
Sun Jan 10, 1982 | 49D | Dithers or Tweed | Jim Page | Maleska |
Thu Aug 27, 1981 | 26A | Tweed, for one | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Mon Aug 10, 1981 | 1A | Honcho | Mike Shenk | Maleska |
Thu Oct 30, 1980 | 67A | "The ___," Diana Ross hit | Benson | Maleska |
Thu Aug 2, 1979 | 59A | Office V.I.P. | Johnson | Maleska |
Sun Jul 1, 1979 | 131D | Tweed, e.g. | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Sat Apr 14, 1979 | 11D | Foreman | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Jan 7, 1979 | 105D | Ornament | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Sat Apr 22, 1978 | 61A | Tweed, e.g. | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Tue Jan 31, 1978 | 1A | Top exec | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Wed Aug 24, 1977 | 1A | Office V.I.P. | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Jul 4, 1977 | 49D | Office bigwig | Dorothy Cannan | Maleska |
Mon Apr 25, 1977 | 64A | The "old man" | Samuel H. Barkan | Maleska |
Fri Jan 9, 1976 | 9D | Domineer | Brian G. Tyler | Weng |
Thu Nov 6, 1975 | 22D | Mr. Dithers, to Dagwood | DeWitt Anderson | Weng |
Mon Oct 13, 1975 | 44A | Tweed, for one | John Prytz | Weng |
Tue Sep 30, 1975 | 27D | Office personage | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Thu Jun 5, 1975 | 46D | Head man | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Sat May 31, 1975 | 44A | Run the show | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Wed Feb 26, 1975 | 1D | Head man | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Jan 7, 1975 | 40D | Act officiously | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Dec 26, 1974 | 1A | Straw ___ | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Fri Aug 23, 1974 | 19A | Domineer | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sun Feb 17, 1974 | 62D | Top man | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Thu Dec 13, 1973 | 3D | Job V.I.P. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 24, 1972 | 50A | Supervise | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 6, 1972 | 56D | Domineer | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 13, 1971 | 5A | Superior | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 14, 1971 | 35D | Domineer | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 30, 1971 | 32D | Tweed | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Sep 19, 1970 | 5D | Tweed, for one | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 28, 1970 | 1D | Tweed | Jorgen Rohleder | Weng |
Tue Apr 7, 1970 | 6A | Domineer | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 13, 1969 | 57A | Party man | Cornelia Warriner | Weng |
Wed Feb 26, 1969 | 6A | Give orders. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 26, 1968 | 3D | Tweed, for one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 1, 1968 | 1D | Office VIP. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 25, 1968 | 50A | Office VIP. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 10, 1967 | 54D | Head man. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Wed Jan 5, 1966 | 1A | Head man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 24, 1965 | 69A | Foreman. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 10, 1964 | 54D | Foreman. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 14, 1964 | 3D | Foreman. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 15, 1964 | 1D | Tweed, for one. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Fri Dec 6, 1963 | 3D | Office bigwig. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sun Sep 29, 1963 | 109A | Direct: Colloq. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Mon Jul 22, 1963 | 1D | Tweed, for one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 19, 1963 | 121A | Office VIP. | Ted Dombras | Farrar |
Wed Mar 6, 1963 | 9A | Projecting knob. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Fri Nov 23, 1962 | 1D | Chief. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 19, 1962 | 56D | Office VIP. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Mar 2, 1960 | 10A | Foreman: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 1, 1959 | 44A | Knob on a shield. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 25, 1958 | 23A | Stud. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Feb 8, 1958 | 5A | Decorate with knobs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 6, 1957 | 5A | Chief. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Tue Jan 8, 1957 | 1A | Chief. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Jul 23, 1956 | 31D | Tweed, for example. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Mar 13, 1956 | 8D | Political dictator. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Jan 10, 1956 | 38A | Office chief. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Oct 20, 1955 | 1A | Dithers to Dagwood. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Thu Mar 3, 1955 | 6A | Mr. Dithers, for instance. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Tue Nov 9, 1954 | 27A | Chief: Colloq. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Aug 4, 1954 | 1D | Political party manipulator. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu May 20, 1954 | 1D | Political party sachem. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 31, 1954 | 17D | Knob. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Fri Nov 20, 1953 | 1A | Political dictator. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 30, 1953 | 48A | Political machine man. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Jan 1, 1953 | 50D | A name for a cow. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Oct 29, 1951 | 60D | Hirer and firer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 20, 1951 | 13D | Political kingpin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 27, 1951 | 64A | Mr. Tweed, for instance. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun May 14, 1950 | 33D | Chief. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jul 31, 1949 | 7A | U. S. name for a cow. | Max Geist | Farrar |
Sun Jan 4, 1948 | 7A | Foreman. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Aug 4, 1946 | 25D | Foreman. | Lester Keene | Farrar |