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225 total results for CANT( score: 50 )
47 results for CANT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Jan 18, 2025 | 51D | Lingo (2) | Scott McMahon | Shortz |
Fri Jun 28, 2024 | 1D | Tilt to one side | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano | Fagliano |
Tue Jun 4, 2024 | 66A | With 67- and 68-Across, MC Hammer lyric that applies to each of the answers to the starred clues | Daniel Bodily | Fagliano |
Sat May 6, 2023 | 45D | "___ hurt" | Carter Cobb | Shortz |
Sat Apr 1, 2023 | 52D | Language common to a profession | Wyna Liu and Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Dec 7, 2020 | 7D | Jargon (4) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Thu Aug 13, 2020 | 37D | Pessimist's word (4) | Jon Olsen | Shortz |
Sun May 24, 2020 | 73D | "Too busy" | Andrew Chaikin | Shortz |
Sun Aug 27, 2017 | 32D | Jargon (4) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Jul 1, 2017 | 44A | Lean | David Phillips | Shortz |
Fri Jun 9, 2017 | 25A | Terse refusal | Steve Overton | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2016 | 38D | Jargon (4) | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun Sep 27, 2015 | 86A | Is unable to | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Mon Apr 6, 2015 | 14D | "Why ___ we be friends?" | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Tue Oct 14, 2014 | 56D | "I ___ blame you" | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Wed Oct 30, 2013 | 35D | Tilt (2) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sun Dec 23, 2012 | 67A | "Not doable" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Nov 16, 2012 | 37D | Slope | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Oct 22, 2012 | 47A | Frankie Valli's "___ Take My Eyes Off You" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Fri Sep 28, 2012 | 17A | Word for quitters | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2011 | 35D | Tilt (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 2011 | 55D | "I'm busy then" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon May 16, 2011 | 45A | "You ___ handle the truth!" | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Nov 13, 2008 | 38A | Insincere talk (3) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Mon May 12, 2008 | 14A | "This ___ be!" | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2005 | 15D | "Out of the question" | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Sep 2, 2004 | 33D | Lingo (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Dec 3, 2003 | 67A | Quitter's word (3) | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Sat May 31, 2003 | 33D | With 1-Across, is very important | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Sun Oct 28, 2001 | 48A | Insincere talk (3) | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Thu Jun 28, 2001 | 62A | Tilted position | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Feb 27, 2001 | 46D | Pessimist's word (4) | M. Preston Sherwood | Shortz |
Fri Sep 29, 2000 | 20A | Empty talk | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sat May 6, 2000 | 25A | Jargon (4) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Apr 28, 2000 | 24D | Pessimist's word (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Oct 8, 1999 | 12D | Pessimist's word (4) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Apr 13, 1999 | 60D | Defeatist's word | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Nov 11, 1998 | 22A | Isn't able to (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 1997 | 6D | Quitter's word (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Feb 16, 1997 | 56D | Argot | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Mon Jul 15, 1996 | 4D | Quitter's word (3) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri May 24, 1996 | 29D | Oblique line | M. Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Tue Apr 30, 1996 | 44A | Wimp's word | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Jul 18, 1995 | 8D | Shoptalk | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Fri Jun 2, 1995 | 57D | Insincere talk (3) | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Sun Feb 12, 1995 | 46A | Projecting angle | Alex & Victoria Black | Shortz |
Tue Oct 11, 1994 | 8D | Isn't able to (2) | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
4 results for CANT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jun 5, 2016 | Panda | 50A | Is unable to tilt | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jun 27, 2010 | Cryptic | 25D | Lacks the power to tilt (4) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Nov 2, 2008 | Diagramless | 41D | Pessimist's contraction | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Jan 30, 2005 | Panda | 44A | Is unable to see insect | Mel Taub | Shortz |
174 results for CANT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Jul 17, 1993 | 27A | "___ Stop The Music," 1980 film | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue Dec 29, 1992 | 51D | Tilt | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Mar 19, 1992 | 41D | Bevel; tilt | Mark Blakeburn | Maleska |
Thu Feb 27, 1992 | 49D | Slanting motion | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Sun Oct 27, 1991 | 52A | Argot | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
Fri May 10, 1991 | 24D | Slope | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Mar 1, 1991 | 55A | Tilt | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Sun Nov 18, 1990 | 60A | Insincere language | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Wed Nov 7, 1990 | 32D | "This ___ Be Love" | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Oct 14, 1990 | 42A | Hypocritical talk | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Tue Aug 21, 1990 | 8D | Jargon | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Feb 7, 1990 | 57D | Tilt | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 7, 1990 | 46A | Pious talk | Will Weng | Maleska |
Fri Dec 15, 1989 | 18A | "___ Help Singing," 1944 song | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Oct 29, 1989 | 61D | Incline | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Fri Sep 22, 1989 | 40D | Argot | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Aug 27, 1989 | 122A | Insincerity | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Aug 23, 1989 | 3D | Tilt; tip up | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Apr 5, 1989 | 9A | Tilt | Edward Bobb | Maleska |
Sun Apr 2, 1989 | 32A | Argot | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Sun Feb 19, 1989 | 44A | Humbug | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Nov 26, 1988 | 38D | Quitter's word | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Tue Nov 15, 1988 | 32D | Lingo | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Sun Mar 13, 1988 | 62D | Slope | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Wed Oct 21, 1987 | 53D | Whine | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Fri Jun 26, 1987 | 3D | Jargon | William Canine | Maleska |
Mon Jun 8, 1987 | 43A | Insincere statements | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Jan 10, 1987 | 56A | Slope | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Fri Sep 5, 1986 | 51D | Salient angle | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Sun Jul 13, 1986 | 79D | Jargon | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Wed May 28, 1986 | 23D | Argot | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Dec 20, 1985 | 41A | Jargon | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Mon Jun 24, 1985 | 6A | Pious insincerity | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Tue Sep 18, 1984 | 68A | Heel over | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Sat Apr 21, 1984 | 64A | Pious jargon | Tripp | Maleska |
Mon Dec 12, 1983 | 17A | Slope | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Wed Nov 30, 1983 | 48D | Pompous talk | William Canine | Maleska |
Sun Nov 13, 1983 | 93D | Argot | Diana Sessions | Maleska |
Wed Sep 21, 1983 | 10A | Pessimist's word | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Aug 14, 1983 | 3D | Lean | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Tue Jan 12, 1982 | 37A | Pious language | Sterner | Maleska |
Thu Dec 17, 1981 | 17A | Jargon | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Fri Sep 25, 1981 | 47A | Insincere statements | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Wed Apr 29, 1981 | 31D | Argot | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
Sun Jan 18, 1981 | 96D | Quitter's word | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Sep 24, 1980 | 43D | Argot | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Aug 12, 1980 | 24D | Pretend piety | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Jul 13, 1980 | 84D | Whining speech | William J. Yskamp | Maleska |
Tue Sep 11, 1979 | 62A | Whine or beg | Federing | Maleska |
Sat Jun 23, 1979 | 48D | Defeatist's word | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Sun Mar 25, 1979 | 139A | Argot | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sun Apr 16, 1978 | 72D | Jargon | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Tue Jan 17, 1978 | 12D | Jargon | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Sun Aug 28, 1977 | 14D | Pious jargon | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Thu Aug 18, 1977 | 11D | Hypocrisy | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Apr 8, 1977 | 26A | Bevel | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Jan 10, 1977 | 45A | Argot | Elio Desiderio | Weng |
Wed Mar 10, 1976 | 29D | Salient angle | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sat Feb 21, 1976 | 47A | Jargon | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Thu Feb 19, 1976 | 9A | Tilt | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Mon Dec 29, 1975 | 23A | Affected speech | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Thu May 15, 1975 | 1A | Insincere palaver | Jack L. Steinhardt | Weng |
Fri Apr 18, 1975 | 41A | Pious platitude | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Mon Feb 3, 1975 | 23A | Pious jargon | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Weng |
Sat Mar 16, 1974 | 24A | Insincere talk | Hugh McElroy | Weng |
Mon Jan 7, 1974 | 62A | Common contraction | Lacks | Weng |
Sat Dec 8, 1973 | 54A | Jargon | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 19, 1973 | 42A | Incline | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 20, 1973 | 56A | Lingo | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 9, 1973 | 48A | Jargon | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 24, 1973 | 3D | Jargon | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 27, 1973 | 34A | Bevel | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 7, 1973 | 14D | List | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Sun Dec 3, 1972 | 102A | Jargon | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Wed Nov 8, 1972 | 35A | Lean | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 26, 1972 | 56A | Tilt | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 21, 1971 | 46A | Lean | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 4, 1971 | 62A | Slope | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 18, 1971 | 93A | Insincere talk | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Fri Sep 25, 1970 | 30A | Jargon | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 22, 1970 | 33D | Tilt | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 9, 1970 | 36D | Slant | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1969 | 50D | Jargon | John Willig | Weng |
Wed Oct 8, 1969 | 40D | Tilt. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 7, 1969 | 44A | Jargon. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 8, 1969 | 100A | Heel over | Anthony Morse | Weng |
Mon Mar 3, 1969 | 51D | Insincere talk. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 1, 1969 | 36D | Verbal contraction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 12, 1968 | 26D | Beveled edge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 16, 1967 | 15A | Slope. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 14, 1967 | 39D | Tilt. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Tue Mar 7, 1967 | 60A | Slope. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Feb 7, 1967 | 15A | Outer angle. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Tue Jan 3, 1967 | 58A | Is unable. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Dec 7, 1966 | 5A | Argot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 14, 1966 | 25D | Tilt. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 17, 1966 | 94D | Lean. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Mar 13, 1966 | 113D | Tip up. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Thu Dec 23, 1965 | 6D | Idiom. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 11, 1965 | 1D | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 30, 1965 | 28D | Lingo. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 28, 1964 | 7D | Hypocrisy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 29, 1964 | 65A | Argot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 15, 1963 | 17D | Peteman for safeblower. | Jules Arensberg and Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Nov 30, 1963 | 67A | Argot. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sat Nov 23, 1963 | 13D | Oblique line. | Joseph S. Crowell | Farrar |
Thu Oct 31, 1963 | 40D | External angle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 16, 1963 | 68A | Beveled edge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 8, 1963 | 8D | Hypocrisy. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat May 4, 1963 | 1A | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 7, 1963 | 1A | Affected, singsong speech. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Mon Dec 24, 1962 | 4D | Sloping surface. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Sat Nov 3, 1962 | 46A | Pious mumbo-jumbo. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 15, 1962 | 1A | Special argot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 10, 1962 | 17A | Bevel. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 23, 1962 | 25D | Insincere talk. | Ruth M. McWhirk | Farrar |
Sun Mar 25, 1962 | 26A | Slope. | Mary Grow | Farrar |
Thu Mar 15, 1962 | 33D | Bevel. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Sep 13, 1961 | 56D | Salient angle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 7, 1961 | 1A | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 28, 1961 | 35D | Insincere talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 24, 1961 | 10A | Beveled edge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 23, 1960 | 1D | Argot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 24, 1960 | 13D | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 18, 1960 | 48D | Argot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 1, 1960 | 50A | Beveled edge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 29, 1960 | 5A | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1960 | 93D | Tip. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sat Nov 14, 1959 | 37D | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 12, 1959 | 34A | Insincere talk. | A. H. Drummond | Farrar |
Sat Nov 22, 1958 | 46A | Argot. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Nov 13, 1958 | 1D | Tilt. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Jul 7, 1958 | 11D | Tip. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Jun 18, 1958 | 59A | Argot. | Herman Keld | Farrar |
Thu Feb 6, 1958 | 31A | Insincere talk. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Jan 19, 1958 | 84D | Jargon. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Dec 18, 1957 | 24A | Negative verbal contraction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 24, 1957 | 83A | Tilt up. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed May 8, 1957 | 41D | Pessimist's pet word. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Apr 30, 1957 | 24A | Insincere talk. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Apr 14, 1957 | 41D | Pitch. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Feb 10, 1957 | 100D | Overturn. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Dec 26, 1956 | 31D | Insincere talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 13, 1956 | 36A | Insincere talk. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Tue Nov 6, 1956 | 11D | Salient angle. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1956 | 87A | Beveled edge. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Mar 11, 1956 | 66D | Incline. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Wed Feb 1, 1956 | 4D | Beveled edge. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jan 22, 1956 | 88D | Song of Songs: Abbr. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Oct 30, 1955 | 97D | Jargon. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat May 28, 1955 | 60A | Pessimist's word. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Apr 25, 1955 | 3D | Beveled edge. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1954 | 59D | Double-talk. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 11, 1954 | 88D | See 1 Down. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sat Jun 5, 1954 | 42D | Jargon. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Wed Mar 10, 1954 | 38D | Secret jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 25, 1953 | 12D | Hypocritical talk. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Sep 22, 1953 | 59D | Secret jargon of thieves. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Jan 7, 1953 | 29D | Hollow talk. | C. M. Fair | Farrar |
Mon Oct 13, 1952 | 41A | Insincere speech. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 25, 1952 | 50D | Insincere speech or writing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 12, 1952 | 3D | Oily talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 13, 1952 | 59D | Jargon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 10, 1952 | 55A | Incline. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 22, 1951 | 40D | Hypocrisy. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Dec 24, 1950 | 74A | Tilt. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Wed Sep 13, 1950 | 54D | Tilt; tip. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 19, 1945 | 63A | Lingo. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jul 22, 1945 | 1D | Argot. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1944 | 71A | Hypocrisy. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Aug 8, 1943 | 129A | Inclination. | P. Joseph Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jun 6, 1943 | 100A | Slope or bevel. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun May 30, 1943 | 126D | Idiom. | William Schopp | Farrar |
Sun Feb 7, 1943 | 95A | A slope or bevel. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |