GOOF

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60 total results for GOOF( score: 50 )

29 results for GOOF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 26, 2023	24D	Clumsy error	Shannon Rapp and Rebecca Goldstein	Shortz
Sun Jun 25, 2023	55A	Real dope	John Westwig	Shortz
Thu Apr 20, 2023	27A	Fumble	Simeon Seigel	Shortz
Sat Dec 17, 2022	44A	Bit of silliness	Christina Iverson and Tom Pepper	Shortz
Tue Aug 16, 2022	43A	Slip up (2)	Sue Fracker	Shortz
Sun Dec 13, 2020	65D	Flub (3)	Dan Margolis	Shortz
Wed Apr 29, 2020	33D	Slip-up (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Mar 19, 2020	58A	Horse (around)	Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting	Shortz
Mon Dec 16, 2019	6A	Err	Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian	Shortz
Wed May 29, 2019	18A	Idle, with "off"	Jules Markey	Shortz
Thu May 16, 2019	33D	Blunder (2)	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Feb 5, 2017	82D	Clown (around)	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 2016	41D	Silly billy	Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun May 29, 2016	82D	Slip (3)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun Dec 13, 2015	114D	Slip (3)	Tracy Gray and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Thu Dec 10, 2015	56D	Typo, e.g.	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Tue Apr 2, 2013	58D	Blunder (2)	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2008	7D	Slip (3)	John Underwood	Shortz
Thu Feb 22, 2007	8D	Anachronism, e.g.	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Mon Dec 18, 2006	35A	Flub (3)	Donna Levin	Shortz
Mon Dec 2, 2002	8D	Play around, with "off"	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sat Apr 27, 2002	48A	Bobble	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2001	79D	Foul-up	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Sep 19, 1999	1A	Muff	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun May 24, 1998	39D	Clinker	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Wed Dec 13, 1995	2D	Make a boo-boo	Ernie Furtado	Shortz
Sat Sep 2, 1995	30D	Foolish person	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Jun 13, 1994	54A	Flub (3)	John Greenman	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 1993	6D	Boo-boo	Peter Gordon	Shortz

31 results for GOOF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 1, 1987	9A	Make a ___ (succeed)	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Jan 12, 1986	36A	Make a ___ (succeed)	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Wed Jul 24, 1985	45A	Simp	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Tue Sep 28, 1982	14A	Make a ___ (flub or succeed)	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Apr 4, 1982	116A	Flub	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Sun Mar 28, 1982	1D	Boner	Tom Mixon	Maleska
Mon Nov 9, 1981	65A	Blunder	Fraas	Maleska
Tue Sep 21, 1976	47D	Make a boo-boo	Marie West	Weng
Mon May 19, 1975	46A	___ off (loaf)	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Fri Oct 11, 1974	37A	Boo-boo	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Wed Jul 31, 1974	51A	Faux pas	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Thu Sep 20, 1973	59A	Boo-boo	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 15, 1973	54D	Boo-boo	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 5, 1973	46A	Blunder	Brian G. Tyler	Weng
Mon Jan 15, 1973	6A	Blunder	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 18, 1972	23A	Blunder	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 2, 1972	80A	Boner	Bert Kruse	Weng
Mon Apr 19, 1971	1A	Slip up	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 25, 1971	8D	Err	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 6, 1970	38D	Make a boo-boo	Christine Valence	Weng
Wed Nov 18, 1970	66A	Pull a boner	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 27, 1965	128A	Make a ___.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Mon May 3, 1965	26D	Make a ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 13, 1963	33D	Pull a boner.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 14, 1960	27D	Make a silly mistake: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 4, 1960	33D	Foolish one: Slang.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sat Feb 20, 1960	34A	Zany: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1959	83A	Pull a boner: Slang.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Nov 1, 1958	52D	Make a boner.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jul 11, 1951	25D	Ninny.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 10, 1951	36A	Stupid one: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar

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OFGO, FOGO

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