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123 total results for ESSAYS( score: 50 )
48 results for ESSAYS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Feb 16, 2024 | 20D | Bacon bits (3) | Colin Adams | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2023 | 24A | Output of Michel de Montaigne | Rich Katz | Shortz |
Wed Sep 14, 2022 | 45D | Contents of college blue books (2) | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2022 | 43D | Makeup of Joan Didion's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2022 | 98D | Some writing samples | Matthew Stock and Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Thu Jun 23, 2022 | 12D | 60-Across output or 18-Across synonym | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Nov 21, 2021 | 92A | Contents of college blue books (2) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Wed Aug 18, 2021 | 12D | Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds | Alina Abidi | Shortz |
Sun Sep 27, 2020 | 87D | Op-eds, e.g. | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2020 | 15D | Some college assignments | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 2019 | 48D | Parts of college applications (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Jan 8, 2019 | 70A | Parts of college applications (2) | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Sat Jun 27, 2015 | 31A | English teacher's stack | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Thu Apr 23, 2015 | 13D | Optional ACT components | David Steinberg and Bruce Leban | Shortz |
Tue Dec 3, 2013 | 64A | Much H. L. Mencken output | Phil Ruzbarsky | Shortz |
Thu Apr 25, 2013 | 42D | Some collegiate output | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Tue Sep 11, 2012 | 9D | Op-ed pieces | Kenneth Leeser | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2011 | 29D | Some schoolwork | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sat Mar 12, 2011 | 23A | Some extended arguments | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Sat Jul 31, 2010 | 33D | Some nonfiction | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Thu Dec 10, 2009 | 26D | Pieces by Thomas Paine | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Fri Jun 15, 2007 | 32A | Two Ralph Waldo Emerson collections | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Thu Nov 9, 2006 | 9D | Some SAT answers | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Dec 25, 2004 | 5A | College application parts | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Nov 17, 2004 | 27D | Joseph Addison output | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Sep 7, 2003 | 105D | Lamb products (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun May 18, 2003 | 66D | Themes | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Aug 20, 2001 | 26A | School papers | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Wed Jul 25, 2001 | 13D | Bacon bits (3) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Fri Apr 27, 2001 | 53A | Lamb pieces (2) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Sat Feb 24, 2001 | 65A | Trials | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 91D | Lamb's output | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Apr 23, 2000 | 122A | Attempts | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun Apr 16, 2000 | 20D | Emerson collection | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Dec 3, 1999 | 29D | Literary pieces | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun Oct 17, 1999 | 22D | Bacon bits? (3) | Bob and Sharon Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Mar 11, 1999 | 44D | Features of The New York Review of Books | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Jan 28, 1999 | 27D | Montaigne output | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Sat Feb 7, 1998 | 31A | Lamb pieces (2) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Thu Dec 4, 1997 | 66A | Lamb output | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
Sat Oct 19, 1996 | 6D | Bacon pieces | G. Petgrave | Shortz |
Wed Oct 25, 1995 | 30A | National Review pieces | Larry Nargi | Shortz |
Fri Aug 11, 1995 | 15D | Lamb products (3) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu Jul 6, 1995 | 68A | Test formats | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Feb 18, 1995 | 14D | Lamb specialties | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Wed Feb 1, 1995 | 24A | E.B. White output | Chet Currier | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 1994 | 91A | Lamb products (3) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Thu Dec 9, 1993 | 49D | Classic Montaigne work of 1580 | Janie Lyons | Shortz |
3 results for ESSAYS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Apr 22, 2018 | Panda | 41D | "S aaa" | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Oct 20, 2013 | Acrostic | V | Specialty of Michel de Montaigne, who is the biographical subject of this puzzle's source | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Oct 15, 2006 | Acrostic | H | Output of David Sedaris, Susan Sontag or George Orwell | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
72 results for ESSAYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Sep 30, 1993 | 20A | Prosaic output? | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
Fri Sep 28, 1990 | 31A | Bacon pieces | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Mar 11, 1990 | 107A | Bacon products | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue May 31, 1988 | 29A | Emerson products | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sun Apr 12, 1987 | 30A | Edmund Wilson's forte | Jacques Liwer | Maleska |
Wed Aug 20, 1986 | 4D | Attempts | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Thu Nov 1, 1984 | 37A | Lamb products | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sat Jul 7, 1984 | 55A | Lamb products | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Jun 3, 1983 | 23A | Repplier products | Nikki Tenfelde | Maleska |
Sun May 29, 1983 | 57D | Emerson works | Sam Bellotto Jr. | Maleska |
Mon Sep 24, 1979 | 40A | Lamb's products | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Oct 15, 1977 | 40D | Elianic works | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Sep 10, 1977 | 30A | Belles-lettres, perhaps | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Sun Apr 18, 1976 | 82A | Elianic efforts | Hume R. Craft | Weng |
Sat May 31, 1975 | 39A | Literary works | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Fri Apr 4, 1975 | 23A | Lamb output | Hugh McElroy | Weng |
Tue Jun 12, 1973 | 44A | Certain writings | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 11, 1973 | 49D | Certain writings | J. A. Felker | Weng |
Sun Oct 1, 1972 | 117A | Emerson products | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sat Dec 25, 1971 | 12D | Dissertations | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Sep 18, 1971 | 12A | Commentaries | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jan 15, 1971 | 30A | Lamb and Bacon products | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 27, 1970 | 13D | Output of 6 Down | Thomas Sheehan | Weng |
Fri Sep 4, 1970 | 5D | Attempts | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 31, 1970 | 53D | Tries | Jean Reed | Weng |
Sat Mar 21, 1970 | 48D | Literary works | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 14, 1969 | 48A | Attempts. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 6, 1967 | 67A | Magazine pieces. | Thomas E. Devlin | Farrar |
Fri Mar 10, 1967 | 7D | Classroom assignments. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Fri Oct 21, 1966 | 14D | Literary works. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 20, 1966 | 53A | Homework of a kind. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 15, 1965 | 14D | Writings. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 19, 1965 | 63A | E. B. White's forte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 3, 1964 | 12D | Prose works. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Thu Nov 21, 1963 | 45A | Works of Elia. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Fri Nov 15, 1963 | 13D | Term papers. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sun Jun 23, 1963 | 98D | Writings. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun May 26, 1963 | 122A | Steele works. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Mon May 28, 1962 | 6D | Literary compositions. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Wed Oct 18, 1961 | 42A | Prose works. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 20, 1960 | 87A | Lamb products. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jul 24, 1960 | 46A | Disquisitions. | James Byrne | Farrar |
Mon Feb 22, 1960 | 6D | Trials. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 29, 1959 | 112A | Elianic creations. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Jul 23, 1959 | 23A | Literary works. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 25, 1958 | 31A | Tries. | Arthur Lewis | Farrar |
Sun May 11, 1958 | 50A | Writings. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Wed Apr 16, 1958 | 55A | Elianic works. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Sun Jan 5, 1958 | 144A | Montaigne's forte. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Dec 29, 1957 | 13D | Literary forms. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Fri Nov 8, 1957 | 31A | Pater's specialty. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 20, 1957 | 54A | Literary products. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Mar 3, 1957 | 146A | Tries out. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri Aug 31, 1956 | 15D | Tries. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 27, 1956 | 20D | Tries. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Mar 25, 1956 | 43A | Tries. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Mar 2, 1956 | 42D | Tries. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Jan 30, 1956 | 25D | George Orwell's forte. | Jo Bodle | Farrar |
Thu Jun 2, 1955 | 61A | George Orwell's forte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 4, 1954 | 5D | Works of Hazlitt. | E. E. Smith | Farrar |
Tue Feb 9, 1954 | 8D | Magazine pieces. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Nov 4, 1953 | 12D | Treatises. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 20, 1952 | 141A | Work by Agnes Repplier. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sat Jul 5, 1952 | 13D | Works by George Orwell. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 16, 1952 | 44D | Makes an effort. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 10, 1952 | 38D | Magazine pieces. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri Dec 21, 1951 | 64A | "Friendship" and "Compensation." by Emerson. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 27, 1951 | 67A | George Orwell wrote them. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 1, 1951 | 16D | George Orwell wrote them. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Mar 10, 1946 | 21D | Elia wrote some. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1944 | 20D | Tries. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Oct 29, 1944 | 54D | Lamb's dish. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |