GIRO

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

37 total results for GIRO( score: 25 )

9 results for GIRO from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 7, 2023	46D	Predecessor of a copter	Lindsey Hobbs	Shortz
Tue Oct 25, 2016	26D	Big name in bicycle helmets	John E. Bennett	Shortz
Sun Jul 22, 2012	117D	Copter's forerunner (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat May 30, 2009	54D	Big name in cycling helmets	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sat Apr 28, 2007	50D	Early copter	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Jan 20, 2002	8D	Early whirlybird	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Dec 7, 2001	57A	Copter's forerunner (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri May 1, 1998	25A	Copter's forerunner (3)	John Wolting	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 1994	59D	Copter kin	Arthur S. Verdesca	Shortz

1 result for GIRO from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 2, 2010	Diagramless	18D	Aircraft type, for short	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

27 results for GIRO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 2, 1993	39D	Copter's kin	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun May 6, 1990	64D	Copter cousin	Jacques Liwer	Maleska
Fri Oct 16, 1987	51D	Copter's cousin	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Sat Sep 28, 1985	53A	Early whirly	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Sun Sep 11, 1983	59A	Copter's relative	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Thu May 12, 1983	34D	Whirlybird	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Sep 16, 1979	37D	Copter's cousin	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Mon Jul 9, 1979	57A	Copter's relative	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Jun 16, 1978	40A	Aircraft, for short	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Aug 13, 1977	43A	Relative of a 'copter	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Wed Sep 22, 1976	32A	Chopper	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Sun Sep 5, 1976	35A	Copter's relative	Cornelia Warriner	Weng
Fri Apr 27, 1973	15A	Type of aircraft, for short	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 9, 1969	63D	Whirlybird, for short.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 12, 1964	49D	Flying machine, for short.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 16, 1963	52D	Kind of aircraft, for short.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Jan 15, 1963	42D	Aircraft.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Oct 2, 1962	13D	Aircraft, for short.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 27, 1962	5A	Type of aircraft, for short.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Sep 22, 1961	51D	Type of aircraft.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 14, 1957	15D	___ postal (money order): Sp.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 1, 1956	60A	Helicopter.	W. S. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat May 16, 1953	20A	Short for a type of helicopter.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Mar 5, 1953	5D	Type of airplane: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 6, 1952	54D	Auto ___, vertically rising plane.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 20, 1951	62A	Relative of a 'copter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1943	99D	Type of plane: Colloq.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

Anagrams:

GORI, ORIG, IGOR, IORG, RIGO

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