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104 total results for GAIN( score: 50 )
38 results for GAIN from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun May 29, 2022 | 39D | "Buy low, sell high" outcome | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon May 31, 2021 | 23A | Loss offsetter | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Sun May 16, 2021 | 65D | Investment goal | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jan 11, 2021 | 35D | Profit (5) | Martha Kimes | Shortz |
Wed Mar 18, 2020 | 54D | Benefit | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
Fri Mar 13, 2020 | 44A | Put on (3) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Mon Feb 10, 2020 | 56A | Make headway | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon Oct 28, 2019 | 17D | Pick up, as yards in football | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Aug 13, 2019 | 50A | Profit (5) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue May 21, 2019 | 43A | Profit (5) | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2018 | 85A | Positive market move | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Fri Jul 20, 2018 | 49D | Appreciation | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sat Apr 28, 2018 | 56D | Come by | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb | Shortz |
Mon Jun 19, 2017 | 40D | Profit (5) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Thu Nov 10, 2016 | 5D | Taxable amount for an investor | Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Apr 6, 2015 | 27D | Put on, as weight | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 17D | Put on weight | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Thu Mar 24, 2011 | 9A | Appreciate | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Dec 20, 2010 | 38D | Loss's opposite (3) | Donna Hoke | Shortz |
Mon Oct 11, 2010 | 9A | Loss's opposite (3) | Robert Fisher | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 2006 | 47A | Bad news for a dieter | Mark T. Milhet | Shortz |
Fri Apr 29, 2005 | 32D | Upside | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Mon Aug 23, 2004 | 71A | Yards advanced | Nancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Wed Mar 24, 2004 | 28A | Dieter's dread | Norma Johnson | Shortz |
Fri Dec 26, 2003 | 33D | Put on (3) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sat Jan 25, 2003 | 34A | Come out ahead | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Sep 9, 2002 | 65A | Loss's opposite (3) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Tue Dec 4, 2001 | 21D | Acquire | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Tue Jul 17, 2001 | 56D | Yardage pickup | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Nov 7, 2000 | 49D | Positive yardage | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2000 | 29A | Put on (3) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Sun May 9, 1999 | 50D | Spring ahead | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Mar 18, 1996 | 49A | Profit (5) | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 1995 | 103D | Pick up | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sat Jan 21, 1995 | 50A | Football yardage (2) | Charles E. Gersch | Shortz |
Wed Oct 5, 1994 | 62D | Football yardage (2) | Fran & Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 1994 | 47D | Get ahead (2) | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sat Jan 15, 1994 | 46A | Get ahead (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
2 results for GAIN from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sep 14, 2014 | Diagramless | 17A | Put on pounds | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Oct 31, 2010 | Cryptic | 6D | Get ace in card game (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
64 results for GAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat May 2, 1992 | 22A | Accrual | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Wed Oct 9, 1991 | 36A | Put on a pound or two | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu Sep 5, 1991 | 17A | Attain | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Wed Jul 17, 1991 | 12D | Profit | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri May 17, 1991 | 17A | Make progress | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Sat Sep 1, 1990 | 20A | Achieve | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Tue Jul 4, 1989 | 26D | Increase | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Mon Dec 28, 1987 | 15A | Make headway | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Mon Jun 8, 1987 | 65A | Profit | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Mar 10, 1987 | 70A | This might be capital | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Wed Oct 29, 1986 | 2D | Builder's notch | Coleburn | Maleska |
Thu Oct 16, 1986 | 32A | Make headway | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Jul 8, 1986 | 34A | Flea-flicker's purpose | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Wed May 28, 1986 | 19A | QB's objective | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Jan 2, 1986 | 36A | Increase | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun Aug 25, 1985 | 48A | Quarterback's quest | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Tue Jul 16, 1985 | 61D | Earn | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Wed Oct 31, 1984 | 52D | Improvement | Avery | Maleska |
Mon Jul 9, 1984 | 49D | Profit | John H. Hales | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1983 | 12D | Make progress | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Fri Oct 22, 1982 | 9A | Shareholder's delight | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Feb 4, 1982 | 36A | Dieter's anathema | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Mon Apr 13, 1981 | 53D | Make a profit | Bradford | Maleska |
Sun Nov 16, 1980 | 85A | Procure or secure | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Thu May 5, 1977 | 41A | Fullback's desire | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Tue Apr 6, 1976 | 39A | Reach | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Wed Jul 9, 1975 | 54D | Advance | Marie West | Weng |
Tue Apr 29, 1975 | 29D | Do well, as a stock | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Mon Jul 22, 1974 | 41A | Improve | Victor Goldfarb | Weng |
Sat Jun 16, 1973 | 19A | Profit | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 13, 1973 | 20D | Profit | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 21, 1972 | 40D | Attain | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 12, 1972 | 49D | Profit | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 26, 1971 | 1D | Football yardage | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 17, 1971 | 66A | Increase | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 31, 1970 | 65A | Advance | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 18, 1970 | 47D | Advance | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 3, 1970 | 39A | Profit | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 7, 1969 | 59D | Increment. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 15, 1969 | 24A | Net. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 5, 1968 | 19D | Increase. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 27, 1968 | 15A | Advance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 8, 1967 | 48A | Benefit. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1967 | 135D | Arrive at. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Fri May 27, 1966 | 36D | Increase. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 28, 1962 | 22A | Make progress. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 4, 1962 | 3D | Achieve. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Fri Apr 13, 1962 | 39A | Reach. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Thu Mar 29, 1962 | 36D | Benefit. | Ed Vander Noot | Farrar |
Wed Dec 20, 1961 | 30D | Profit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 1, 1961 | 80D | Addition. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Apr 2, 1961 | 109D | Increment. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Apr 3, 1960 | 9D | Come to have. | Tom Mixon | Farrar |
Thu Dec 10, 1959 | 36A | Make progress. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 15, 1959 | 36A | Benefit. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sat Jun 21, 1958 | 55A | Earn. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Thu Nov 21, 1957 | 30A | Profit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 25, 1957 | 65A | Acquisition. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 15, 1955 | 40D | Advantage. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 7, 1955 | 38A | Acquisition. | J. R. Overholt | Farrar |
Tue Jan 18, 1955 | 43D | Arrive at. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sat Feb 14, 1953 | 12D | Profit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 9, 1947 | 145D | Profit. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Oct 17, 1943 | 115A | Arrive. | Harriot T. Cooke | Farrar |