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181 total results for CAIN( score: 50 )
54 results for CAIN from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 14, 2024 | 35A | Biblical perpetrator of fratricide | Dana Edwards | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 29, 2022 | 3D | What's raised in a ruckus (2) | Daniel Okulitch | Shortz |
Wed Oct 5, 2022 | 60A | 11-Down's firstborn | Jason Reich | Shortz |
Tue Jul 12, 2022 | 30A | Raise ___ (cause trouble) | Karen Steinberg | Shortz |
Sat Apr 16, 2022 | 24A | Something that might be raised in a fight | Hemant Mehta | Shortz |
Sun Feb 6, 2022 | 11D | What's raised in a ruckus (2) | Stephen McCarthy | Shortz |
Sun Nov 21, 2021 | 99D | Brother of 108-Across | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Sun May 16, 2021 | 80D | First offer? (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 2021 | 23D | Caleb represents him in "East of Eden" | Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Wed Mar 27, 2019 | 60A | Something a complainer might raise | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Fri Feb 1, 2019 | 33D | Brother of Seth, in the Bible | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Fri Jul 6, 2018 | 1D | Problematic firstborn | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Tue Oct 24, 2017 | 26D | Genesis son (3) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2017 | 3D | Third person (2) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 2016 | 16A | Who asked "Am I my brother's keeper?" | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon Jul 4, 2016 | 31A | Herman who ran for the 2012 Republican nomination | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 25, 2014 | 28A | "Am I my brother's keeper?" speaker | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Thu Nov 20, 2014 | 29A | Initial offer? | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Oct 27, 2014 | 29A | Abel's brother | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu Feb 6, 2014 | 60A | Third person (2) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun Feb 3, 2013 | 74D | Mark of ___ | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Mon Sep 10, 2012 | 39D | Brother of Abel (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Dec 28, 2010 | 56D | Genesis brother (2) | Robert A. Doll | Shortz |
Sat Oct 16, 2010 | 46D | First son | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jun 23, 2010 | 21A | First murderer | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Thu Apr 15, 2010 | 54D | Crop farmer of Genesis | Brendan Emmett Quigley & Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Sun Aug 5, 2007 | 34D | Lord Byron biblical drama | Caroline Leong | Shortz |
Sat Jul 29, 2006 | 33A | "Double Indemnity" writer, 1936 | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Jun 1, 2006 | 25A | It may be raised at a party | Ethan Cooper | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 2006 | 7D | Brother of Abel (3) | Norm Guggenbiller | Shortz |
Wed Oct 5, 2005 | 6A | James who wrote "The Postman Always Rings Twice" | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 45D | First born? | Mike Shenk | Shortz |
Tue Nov 23, 2004 | 18A | Genesis brother (2) | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Sun Nov 14, 2004 | 105A | First child | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Feb 18, 2004 | 33A | Genesis firstborn | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Tue Sep 16, 2003 | 67A | Biblical sibling | Michael Doran | Shortz |
Mon Jul 21, 2003 | 29A | Brother of Abel (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Jun 4, 2002 | 3D | Genesis son (3) | Matthew J. Koceich | Shortz |
Sat Apr 7, 2001 | 32D | Noted exile | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2001 | 1D | First offer? (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Jun 12, 2000 | 44A | Raise ___ (cause a ruckus) | Andrea C. Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 1999 | 20A | Genesis son (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Nov 13, 1998 | 16A | Nod resident | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Aug 22, 1998 | 8D | This may be raised | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Jul 4, 1998 | 32A | "Double Indemnity" author | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jun 17, 1998 | 24A | Early offspring | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Nov 28, 1997 | 31D | "Double Indemnity" novelist | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 1997 | 53D | Old Testament murderer | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Mar 19, 1997 | 10D | He went east of Eden | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Wed Jan 15, 1997 | 31D | "The Postman Always Rings Twice" author | C. Currier | Shortz |
Thu Dec 14, 1995 | 8D | Dean of "Lois & Clark" | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Thu Nov 30, 1995 | 4D | Early tiller | Susan Smith | Shortz |
Thu May 11, 1995 | 57A | "And the Lord set a mark upon ___" | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun May 8, 1994 | 45A | He wrote "The Postman Always Rings Twice" | Ralph G. Beaman | Shortz |
1 result for CAIN from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sep 5, 2010 | Diagramless | 13D | Superman portrayer Dean | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
126 results for CAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jul 16, 1993 | 47D | Author of "Double Indemnity" | James E. Hinish Jr. | Maleska |
Tue Jan 12, 1993 | 19A | Abel's big brother | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Thu Jan 7, 1993 | 52A | First son | Robert Dillman | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1992 | 135A | "___ and Mabel," Gable film | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Wed Oct 23, 1991 | 53D | First base man? | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Jun 23, 1991 | 57A | Raise ___ (create a commotion) | Victoria and Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Mon Jun 10, 1991 | 14A | First fratricide | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Dec 12, 1990 | 54D | Second man | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Apr 15, 1990 | 94D | Enoch's father | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Mon Mar 12, 1990 | 36A | Enoch's father | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Mon Dec 25, 1989 | 19D | First murderer | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Fri Jun 16, 1989 | 35D | He's often raised | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Thu Nov 10, 1988 | 12D | Father of Enoch | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Fri Sep 2, 1988 | 31A | "Mildred Pierce" author | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Fri Jan 8, 1988 | 66A | Nod dweller | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Tue Nov 24, 1987 | 1A | First fratricide | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu May 21, 1987 | 25A | First son | Elaine George | Maleska |
Tue Dec 9, 1986 | 53D | Raise ___ (act up) | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1986 | 33D | Father of Enoch | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sat May 10, 1986 | 10A | Mildred Pierce's creator | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sat Mar 22, 1986 | 50D | First son | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Fri Feb 28, 1986 | 48A | First farmer | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Tue Feb 18, 1986 | 1D | A brother of Abel | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Mar 17, 1985 | 40A | Marked murderer | John McCarthy Samson | Maleska |
Thu Dec 6, 1984 | 57D | Father of Enoch | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Apr 23, 1984 | 39D | Third person | Murphy | Maleska |
Tue Nov 29, 1983 | 10A | Sibling slayer | Frances K. Schnitzer | Maleska |
Mon May 30, 1983 | 7D | First to take up arms | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Jan 9, 1983 | 104A | Second man | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Sun Dec 5, 1982 | 73A | First tiller | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Mon Sep 27, 1982 | 37D | First tiller or killer | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon Jul 26, 1982 | 45D | Third person | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Dec 1, 1980 | 11D | Adam's eldest | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Aug 25, 1980 | 22A | "Double Indemnity" author | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Thu Jun 22, 1978 | 33A | Genesis man | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Feb 19, 1978 | 1A | Eden fugitive | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Thu Nov 10, 1977 | 23D | Genesis man | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Aug 10, 1977 | 41D | Mildred Pierce's creator | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Nov 16, 1976 | 48A | Genesis man | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Sep 28, 1976 | 19A | Biblical brother | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Wed Jul 14, 1976 | 7D | "Postman" author James | D. Davis | Weng |
Mon Nov 17, 1975 | 1D | Biblical murderer | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Wed Oct 1, 1975 | 10A | Raise ___ | Marie West | Weng |
Fri Apr 25, 1975 | 55D | Author James M. | Victor Goldfarb | Weng |
Mon Nov 4, 1974 | 43D | Son of Adam | Henry V. Straka | Weng |
Fri Aug 9, 1974 | 50A | Biblical brother | James A. Brussel | Weng |
Sat May 11, 1974 | 60D | Genesis name | Floy Stryker | Weng |
Sat Aug 11, 1973 | 12D | Biblical sibling | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 9, 1973 | 19A | Second man | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 25, 1973 | 125D | Killer | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun Dec 24, 1972 | 85D | Raise ___ | Anne Fox | Weng |
Fri Dec 15, 1972 | 18D | Brother of Seth | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 3, 1972 | 35A | Genesis name | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Thu Apr 27, 1972 | 30D | Raise ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 19, 1972 | 55A | Raise ___ | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Wed Nov 24, 1971 | 50A | Biblical fratricide | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 13, 1971 | 46A | Eve's eldest | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
Mon Mar 22, 1971 | 31D | Biblical brother | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 5, 1970 | 50D | Son of Adam | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 15, 1970 | 19A | Fratricide | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 3, 1970 | 19A | Biblical brother | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 30, 1969 | 50D | Biblical assassin. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 19, 1969 | 39A | Author of "Mildred Pierce." | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 25, 1967 | 39A | Byron poem. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Jul 20, 1966 | 54D | The first farmer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 12, 1966 | 43D | Raise ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 5, 1965 | 18D | The second man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 26, 1965 | 28D | Eve's eldest. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 25, 1964 | 60A | Raise ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 26, 1964 | 75A | Biblical farmer. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Jun 27, 1964 | 53D | World's first-born. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 2, 1963 | 33D | Dweller in the Land of Nod. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Mon Oct 14, 1963 | 14A | Biblical fugitive. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Mon Apr 1, 1963 | 48D | Son of Eve. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 10, 1962 | 48D | Son of Eve. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1962 | 72A | Ancestor of Lamech. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 28, 1962 | 99D | Enoch's father. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Jan 25, 1962 | 61A | Biblical farmer. | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Farrar |
Mon Oct 23, 1961 | 49D | Brother of Seth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 10, 1961 | 77A | Raise ___. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Thu Aug 31, 1961 | 2D | Oldest son of Eve. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 4, 1961 | 37D | Raise ___ (make a commotion): Slang. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 18, 1961 | 38A | Farmer in Genesis. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 5, 1960 | 14D | Second man. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 10, 1960 | 90A | Tubal-___, worker in brass. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Dec 16, 1959 | 47D | Fratricide. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 19, 1959 | 25D | Biblical fratricide. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Jan 3, 1959 | 51D | Dweller east of Eden. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 7, 1958 | 30D | Biblical brother. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Tue Aug 5, 1958 | 48D | Son of Adam. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Jun 4, 1958 | 54D | Not his brother's keeper. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Fri Apr 18, 1958 | 55A | Exile from Eden. | Herman Keld | Farrar |
Sun Nov 17, 1957 | 111D | Byron poem. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Oct 13, 1957 | 142A | Exile from Eden. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Mon Jul 29, 1957 | 24A | Famous fratricide. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Fri Jul 19, 1957 | 30D | Biblical fugitive. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Jul 13, 1957 | 61A | Brother of Seth. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Wed Feb 20, 1957 | 22D | Biblical name. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Feb 1, 1957 | 12D | Name symbolic of trouble. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Jan 25, 1957 | 56A | Raise ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1956 | 44D | American novelist. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Wed Aug 15, 1956 | 28A | Father of Enoch. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Oct 6, 1955 | 5D | Another name for Henry Antrobus. | Marjorie M. Connelly | Farrar |
Fri Jul 1, 1955 | 52D | Author of "Double Indemnity." | Victor Goldfarb | Farrar |
Wed Aug 11, 1954 | 48D | Ancestor of Lamech. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Aug 8, 1954 | 38A | Bible name. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Mon Aug 2, 1954 | 41D | Biblical name. | Edward Early | Farrar |
Wed Jun 2, 1954 | 41D | Biblical name. | Ellsworth Smith | Farrar |
Thu May 13, 1954 | 48A | Biblical name. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Mon Mar 29, 1954 | 41D | Novelist of the hard-boiled school. | Orrie Hancock | Farrar |
Thu Dec 10, 1953 | 28D | Sen. Jackson took his place. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Sun May 3, 1953 | 68A | Former Washington Senator. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Dec 27, 1952 | 52D | Senator from Tacoma. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 2, 1952 | 50D | Senator from Tacoma. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Fri Sep 19, 1952 | 57A | Senator from Tacoma. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 23, 1952 | 1D | Republican Senator from Tacoma. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 20, 1952 | 60A | Senator from Tacoma. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Nov 9, 1951 | 47A | Author of "Double Indemnity." | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 22, 1951 | 33A | Senator from Tacoma. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 29, 1951 | 27D | Magnuson's colleague from Washington. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 1, 1951 | 1A | Senator from the Evergreen State. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 10, 1949 | 99D | Biblical redhead. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1948 | 39D | Biblical murderer. | I. Kert | Farrar |
Sun Dec 14, 1947 | 3D | First murderer. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Nov 24, 1946 | 72D | Senator-elect from Washington. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1945 | 51D | The first murderer. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |