EGADS

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EGADS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for EGADS.

89 total results for EGADS( score: 50 )

54 results for EGADS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 25, 2024	66D	"By Jove!"	John Kugelman	Fagliano
Sun Jan 15, 2023	48A	"Great Caesar's ghost!"	Michael Schlossberg	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 2022	63D	"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!"	Michael Lieberman	Shortz
Wed Jan 12, 2022	5A	Old-fashioned "Jeez!"	Adam Aaronson	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 2021	51D	"Golly gee!"	Adam Wagner	Shortz
Sun Oct 3, 2021	38D	"Jeepers!"	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Fri Aug 6, 2021	4D	"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" (2)	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Mon May 17, 2021	31D	"Holy smokes!" (5)	Wren Schultz	Shortz
Sun Jan 17, 2021	30A	Old-timey "OMG!"	Tracy Gray and Tom Pepper	Shortz
Fri Oct 4, 2019	45D	"Crikey!"	Matthew Sewell	Shortz
Thu May 10, 2018	62A	Bygone equivalent of "OMG!"	Caitlin Reid	Shortz
Tue May 1, 2018	22D	"Good gravy!"	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Thu Apr 5, 2018	69A	"Mercy me!"	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Feb 8, 2018	35D	"Holy cow!" (3)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sat Dec 2, 2017	49A	"Heavens to Murgatroyd!" (2)	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sun Feb 22, 2015	78D	Quaint oath	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Jan 14, 2015	13D	"Yikes!" (4)	Caleb Emmons	Shortz
Sun Dec 14, 2014	57A	"Zounds!" (6)	Jim Peredo	Shortz
Wed Sep 10, 2014	49D	"OMG!," old-style	Jim Peredo	Shortz
Sun May 8, 2011	128A	"Great Scott!"	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 2010	39A	Cry of consternation	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Aug 23, 2009	66A	"Zounds!" (6)	Phil Ruzbarsky	Shortz
Tue May 19, 2009	54D	"Zounds!" (6)	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Jan 11, 2009	96D	"OMG!," quaintly	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Dec 30, 2008	6D	Antiquated exclamation	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Jul 2, 2007	38D	"Zounds!" (6)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Feb 13, 2006	49D	"Oh, no!"	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Thu Dec 15, 2005	55D	"Criminy!"	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Aug 2, 2005	66A	"Yikes!" (4)	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Wed Mar 2, 2005	43D	Old oath	James M. Jenista and Dana McLemore	Shortz
Mon Dec 6, 2004	27A	"Oh my goodness!"	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Sep 8, 2004	27D	"Zounds!" (6)	Steve Jones	Shortz
Mon Apr 5, 2004	26A	"Holy smokes!" (5)	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Sat Apr 3, 2004	10D	Affected-sounding outburst	Jim Page	Shortz
Mon Jan 5, 2004	47A	Old-time oath	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Wed Dec 17, 2003	60A	"Oh my heavens!"	Leonard Williams	Shortz
Tue May 6, 2003	52D	"Zounds!" (6)	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Wed Apr 3, 2002	3D	"Good grief!" (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Aug 20, 2001	26D	"Good grief!" (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Mon Jun 12, 2000	1A	"Yikes!" (4)	Andrea C. Michaels	Shortz
Fri Mar 3, 2000	14D	Astonished outburst	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Feb 20, 2000	143A	"My stars!"	Trip Payne	Shortz
Thu Jun 3, 1999	55D	Word of mock horror	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Tue Mar 9, 1999	2D	"Holy smokes!" (5)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Mar 7, 1999	60A	"Holy cow!" (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Tue Feb 3, 1998	6D	"Yikes!" (4)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue Nov 18, 1997	21A	"Holy smokes!" (5)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Sep 28, 1997	89D	More than "Gosh!"	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Mon Aug 18, 1997	61A	Mild oath	Joel D. Lafargue	Shortz
Fri May 30, 1997	30D	"Heavens to Betsy!"	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Feb 1, 1997	14D	"Holy moly!"	R. H. Burns	Shortz
Sun Jan 26, 1997	122A	"Holy cow!" (3)	S. Elliott	Shortz
Sun Aug 18, 1996	66D	"Holy smokes!" (5)	F. and L. Sabin	Shortz
Sat Aug 10, 1996	11D	"My word!"	R. Norris	Shortz

2 results for EGADS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 4, 2006	Diagramless	68A	"Holy Toledo!"	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
May 31, 1998	Cryptic	2D	Say "Sad nuts!" -- an old oath (5)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

33 results for EGADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 13, 1993	1A	Relatives of "Zounds!"	Louis Sabin	Taub
Sun Nov 15, 1992	31A	Mild expletives	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Thu Jun 18, 1992	27D	Mild oaths	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun Apr 26, 1992	102D	Hoople whoops	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sun Jun 9, 1991	86A	Major Hoople's cries	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Dec 29, 1990	1D	Mild oaths	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Sun Oct 28, 1990	118D	Kin of 21 Down	Peter Swift	Maleska
Mon Jan 23, 1989	48D	Mild oaths	Fred Toole	Maleska
Wed Jan 13, 1988	48D	Mild oaths	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Tue Dec 18, 1984	21D	Drats' kin	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Wed Sep 29, 1982	32D	___ button, missile-destroying switch	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Wed Sep 15, 1982	54D	Oaths Degas never used	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Wed Mar 17, 1982	61A	Major Hoople's expletives	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Sun Dec 23, 1979	102A	Mild expletives	Anne Fox	Maleska
Thu Oct 28, 1976	38A	Mild oaths	Jim Page	Weng
Thu Apr 8, 1976	33D	Mild oaths	John Prytz	Weng
Fri Mar 19, 1976	25D	Golly's relatives	Chet Currier	Weng
Sun May 17, 1970	101D	Old oaths	Bruce R. Shaw	Weng
Thu Sep 26, 1968	26D	Archaic expletives.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 31, 1967	32A	Expletives.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Oct 8, 1967	67D	Old oaths.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Jan 21, 1963	33D	Old oaths.	Norma Schier	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1962	96D	Mild oaths.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun Nov 19, 1961	79A	Old-timey oaths.	Mary Grow	Farrar
Sun Oct 26, 1958	111A	Minced oaths.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Jul 29, 1955	1D	Old-time oaths.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Thu Dec 24, 1953	18D	Old exclamations.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 5, 1953	53A	Dramatic oaths.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 13, 1952	28A	Old-fashioned oaths.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 19, 1951	47D	Minced oaths.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1951	78A	Minced oaths.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Feb 24, 1951	32D	Expletives used by Major Hoople.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1950	97D	Mild oaths.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

Anagrams:

SAGED, GADES, DEGAS

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