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237 total results for IDEAS( score: 50 )
93 results for IDEAS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Nov 7, 2024 | 34D | Noodle nuggets | Joe Deeney | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 26, 2024 | 41D | They might be bright | Peter A. Collins | Fagliano |
Fri Aug 23, 2024 | 42A | "Any ___?" (3) | Taylor Johnson and Rafael Musa | Fagliano |
Thu Apr 4, 2024 | 1D | Possible solutions | Kevin Curry | Fagliano |
Sun Oct 29, 2023 | 17D | Components of a mind map | Alina Abidi | Shortz |
Wed Sep 27, 2023 | 40A | You might entertain them | Scott Koenig | Shortz |
Tue Oct 25, 2022 | 18A | Things that thinkers think of | Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard | Shortz |
Tue Apr 12, 2022 | 60A | "Music is powered by ___": Yo-Yo Ma | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Mon Dec 20, 2021 | 53D | They're symbolized by light bulbs in cartoons | Anne Rowley | Shortz |
Wed May 19, 2021 | 30D | Notions (6) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Mon May 17, 2021 | 19A | "Don't get any funny ___" (4) | Wren Schultz | Shortz |
Fri Feb 12, 2021 | 34A | Melon seeds? | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Mon Nov 9, 2020 | 20A | Brainstorms (5) | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Tue Oct 6, 2020 | 52A | What light bulbs represent in comics | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Mar 11, 2020 | 17A | Brainstormers' flurry | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Dec 17, 2019 | 23D | Bean sprouts? (3) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Fri Jan 18, 2019 | 46D | "Don't get any ___" (2) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2019 | 30A | Jumping-off points? | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Jan 2, 2019 | 12A | What inventions start as | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Thu Sep 27, 2018 | 65A | Bean sprouts? (3) | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Mon Aug 6, 2018 | 60A | Creative thoughts (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Jul 12, 2018 | 13D | "Intelligence ... is really a kind of taste -- taste in ___": Susan Sontag | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Feb 24, 2018 | 35A | "Any ___?" (3) | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Mon Dec 11, 2017 | 24D | Notions (6) | Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 2016 | 61D | What germs may turn into | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 2016 | 65A | What light bulbs represent in cartoons | John Lieb | Shortz |
Tue Jul 26, 2016 | 20A | Think tank output (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2015 | 9D | "___ are like beards; men do not have them until they grow up": Voltaire | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Wed Apr 1, 2015 | 12D | Some of the best ones are crazy | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Mon Jul 28, 2014 | 14A | Notions (6) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Wed Jan 29, 2014 | 53D | Bits of creativity | Michael Black | Shortz |
Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 115A | Some notepad jottings | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue May 28, 2013 | 5D | Some intellectual property | Dan Feyer | Shortz |
Wed Apr 10, 2013 | 46D | Gray matter output | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Mon May 7, 2012 | 22D | Outputs of brainstorming | Guy Tabachnick | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 2012 | 16A | Brainstorms (5) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 2011 | 8D | Things to think about | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Sun Jul 10, 2011 | 50A | Some people have funny ones | Ben Pall and David Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Apr 18, 2011 | 16A | Creative thoughts (2) | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Mon Sep 20, 2010 | 34D | Notions (6) | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Feb 16, 2010 | 19A | Brainstormer's output | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Sat Nov 21, 2009 | 18A | Brains' gains | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 2009 | 65A | Mental flashes | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2008 | 32D | Inventors have them | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2008 | 56D | "An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ___ cannot be resisted": Hugo | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun May 11, 2008 | 109D | They might be bounced off others | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Apr 8, 2008 | 20A | Think tank products (3) | Dave Mackey | Shortz |
Sun Feb 3, 2008 | 25D | They may be funny or bright | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Thu Dec 20, 2007 | 25D | Inspirations (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Oct 16, 2007 | 8D | They may be bright | Michael Kaplan | Shortz |
Fri Mar 23, 2007 | 8D | Head lights? | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jan 8, 2007 | 17A | Think tank products (3) | Harriet Clifton | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 2006 | 88A | "Don't get any ___" (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Jun 29, 2006 | 20A | Mind set? (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2005 | 15A | Brainstorms (5) | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Tue Sep 21, 2004 | 22A | Inspirations (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Sep 2, 2004 | 23A | Bean products? (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Mar 6, 2004 | 4D | "Any ___?" (3) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Fri Nov 21, 2003 | 24D | Bits of ingenuity | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Thu Oct 23, 2003 | 47A | Suggestion box fill | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Thu Oct 16, 2003 | 15A | Bean products? (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 2003 | 5D | Bright thoughts | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 2002 | 25A | They're sometimes funny | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Oct 8, 2002 | 61A | Brain waves | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Mon Jul 1, 2002 | 51D | Think tank output (2) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Wed May 29, 2002 | 29D | "Gibraltar may be strong, but ___ are impregnable": Emerson | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Sun Nov 18, 2001 | 20A | Head starts? | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Sep 26, 2001 | 64A | They're sometimes wild | Stephen Budiansky | Shortz |
Tue Aug 7, 2001 | 12D | Think tank nuggets (2) | Mark P. Sherwood | Shortz |
Sun Jul 29, 2001 | 88A | Fancies (2) | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Thu Jun 28, 2001 | 33D | Head sets? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon May 7, 2001 | 23D | "Don't get any funny ___!" (4) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2001 | 9D | Fancies (2) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue Feb 27, 2001 | 32A | Think tank nuggets (2) | M. Preston Sherwood | Shortz |
Thu Sep 21, 2000 | 23A | Bean sprouts? (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2000 | 30D | Think tank products (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Oct 4, 1999 | 27A | "Don't get any funny ___!" (4) | Joey Crumley | Shortz |
Fri Aug 6, 1999 | 47D | Mind set? (3) | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 16, 1999 | 19A | Brilliancies | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Mon Jun 7, 1999 | 31A | "Don't get any funny ___!" (4) | Robert O. Dillman | Shortz |
Sat May 29, 1999 | 43D | Some are bright | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Feb 26, 1999 | 65A | Think pieces? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 1998 | 51D | Notions (6) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Aug 9, 1998 | 80D | Abstractions | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Tue Dec 9, 1997 | 10D | Notions (6) | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Wed Jun 12, 1996 | 50D | Impressions | D. C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Sun Nov 19, 1995 | 83D | Mind set? (3) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Jun 7, 1995 | 30D | Some of them are crazy | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Thu Feb 23, 1995 | 62A | Brainstorms (5) | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 1995 | 72A | Brainstorms (5) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Oct 5, 1994 | 29D | Concepts | Fran & Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Sat Jul 2, 1994 | 12D | Flashes | Bryant White | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 1994 | 33D | Creativity | Janie Lyons | Shortz |
3 results for IDEAS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jun 12, 2022 | Panda | 45A | Half-baked ones might be set aside for later | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Dec 25, 2011 | Panda | 43A | What Sadie has in mind | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Oct 2, 2011 | Cryptic | 21D | Sadie changed lightbulbs? (5) | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
141 results for IDEAS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Aug 11, 1993 | 3D | Concepts | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Nov 10, 1992 | 26D | Light bulbs, in comics | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Aug 16, 1992 | 101D | Concepts | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sat Jun 27, 1992 | 38D | Starts of inventions | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Fri Jun 12, 1992 | 5A | Concepts | Wayne Hall-Eastman | Maleska |
Sun Jan 12, 1992 | 100A | Impressions | Barbara Springer | Maleska |
Wed Oct 16, 1991 | 33D | Patent bases | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Maleska |
Wed Sep 18, 1991 | 25A | Comic-strip light bulbs | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Mon Sep 9, 1991 | 39D | Mental formulas | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Tue Nov 27, 1990 | 48A | Thoughts | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat May 19, 1990 | 20A | Brainchildren | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Oct 22, 1989 | 76D | Think-tanks output | Phyllis Fehringer | Maleska |
Mon Aug 14, 1989 | 22D | Concepts | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Mon Jul 24, 1989 | 50A | Notions | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sun Jul 2, 1989 | 100A | Brainstorms | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Mar 24, 1989 | 22D | Concepts | William Canine | Maleska |
Sat Mar 11, 1989 | 4D | What Dorcas Cochran gets in a 1951 song | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Mon Jan 9, 1989 | 14A | Notions | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Oct 25, 1988 | 21A | Notions | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Sun Sep 25, 1988 | 41D | Notions | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Fri Sep 23, 1988 | 10D | "I Get ___," 1951 song | Rita Yelle | Maleska |
Wed Dec 23, 1987 | 51A | Concepts or conceits | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Thu Nov 5, 1987 | 40A | Conceits | Johnson | Maleska |
Wed Apr 16, 1986 | 6D | Mental light bulbs | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Mon Feb 4, 1985 | 65A | Brainstorms | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Sat Dec 22, 1984 | 34D | "Light bulbs" | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Fri Dec 7, 1984 | 7D | Fancies | Jim Page | Maleska |
Wed Nov 7, 1984 | 37D | Light-bulb lighters | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Nov 6, 1984 | 23A | What thinkers produce | Avery | Maleska |
Thu May 17, 1984 | 31D | Brain flashes | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Wed May 2, 1984 | 19A | Conceptions | Worthing | Maleska |
Sat Nov 5, 1983 | 29D | Brainstorms | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat Sep 24, 1983 | 56D | Suppositions | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Sep 4, 1983 | 8A | Notions | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Tue Aug 16, 1983 | 55A | Thoughts | Elaine George | Maleska |
Sat Aug 13, 1983 | 38A | Brainstorms | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Oct 3, 1982 | 144A | Fancies | Charles Baron | Maleska |
Fri Jun 25, 1982 | 8D | Notions | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sat Feb 6, 1982 | 48D | Notions | John Greenman | Maleska |
Wed Nov 25, 1981 | 32A | Products of cerebration | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
Thu Nov 12, 1981 | 52D | Brainstorms | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Mon Mar 2, 1981 | 45D | Concepts | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Sat Feb 14, 1981 | 12D | New slants | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Tue Jan 6, 1981 | 37A | Fancies | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Sat Oct 11, 1980 | 27D | "I Get ___," 1951 song | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Jul 26, 1980 | 8D | "I Get ___," 1951 song | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Sat Dec 22, 1979 | 45D | Inklings | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Dec 3, 1979 | 18D | Notions | Madura | Maleska |
Mon Oct 22, 1979 | 71A | Notions | Brumbauch | Maleska |
Fri Dec 29, 1978 | 53D | "I Get ___," 1951 song | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Dec 19, 1978 | 22D | Images | Russell | Maleska |
Wed Jul 19, 1978 | 13D | Notions | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Nov 17, 1977 | 12D | Author's notebook items | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Mon Aug 8, 1977 | 61A | "I Get ___" (pop song) | Bernstein | Maleska |
Sun May 15, 1977 | 31A | Notions | Maria G. Rice | Maleska |
Mon Nov 22, 1976 | 29D | Inventors' fortes | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Tue Aug 17, 1976 | 30D | Notions | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sun Jul 18, 1976 | 151A | Impressions | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Fri Jun 11, 1976 | 2D | Brainstorms | George Madrid | Weng |
Tue May 25, 1976 | 50A | Preliminary plans | Jack L. Steinhardt | Weng |
Thu Oct 17, 1974 | 17A | Thoughts | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Thu Oct 10, 1974 | 23A | Concepts | Norton Rhoades | Weng |
Mon Sep 30, 1974 | 23A | Impressions | Joseph McLaughlin | Weng |
Tue Jul 9, 1974 | 33A | Fancies | Christine Tilgner | Weng |
Fri Mar 1, 1974 | 43A | Brain waves | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Sun Jul 15, 1973 | 18D | Concepts | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Sun Feb 11, 1973 | 26A | Notions | John C. Laflin | Weng |
Mon Jan 15, 1973 | 56A | Concepts | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 14, 1972 | 59A | Inventors' fortes | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 18, 1972 | 54D | Notions | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 26, 1972 | 53A | Brainstorms | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 9, 1972 | 22A | Concepts | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 11, 1971 | 51A | Concepts | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Oct 25, 1971 | 54D | Views | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 24, 1971 | 29A | Convictions | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Mon Dec 14, 1970 | 35D | Inventor's stock-in-trade | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Nov 13, 1970 | 21D | Concepts | Arthur Schulman | Weng |
Fri Apr 3, 1970 | 6D | Brainstorming results | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 1, 1970 | 7D | Light bulbs, in the comics | Herbert Ettenson | Weng |
Sat Nov 29, 1969 | 4D | Seminar products. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 4, 1969 | 18A | Inventors' fortes. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 24, 1969 | 57A | Thinker's aims. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 20, 1969 | 70A | Inklings | Nancy Atkinson | Weng |
Sun Apr 28, 1968 | 31D | Thoughts. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1967 | 62A | Designs. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Jul 25, 1967 | 43A | Intellectual results. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1967 | 34D | Opinions. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Mon Nov 21, 1966 | 37A | Inspirations. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 1, 1966 | 23D | Inspirations. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 15, 1965 | 32A | Thoughts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 17, 1965 | 14A | Notions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 20, 1965 | 13A | Mental accomplishments. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 27, 1965 | 47D | Adman's forte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 11, 1964 | 44A | Adam's product. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 2, 1964 | 21A | Notions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 18, 1963 | 40A | Thoughts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 18, 1963 | 31D | Brainstorms, for example. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 28, 1963 | 43A | Notions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 11, 1963 | 49D | Inspirations. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1962 | 54A | Notions. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Tue Oct 31, 1961 | 36A | Inklings. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 23, 1961 | 64A | Thoughts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 27, 1960 | 41D | Opinions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 29, 1960 | 65A | Brain products. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 5, 1960 | 49D | Inspirations. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 13, 1959 | 28D | Notions. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Jun 20, 1957 | 5D | Concepts. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Thu Apr 18, 1957 | 47A | New slants. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Feb 9, 1957 | 40A | Fancies. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Sep 18, 1955 | 136A | Projects. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Tue Jul 12, 1955 | 27A | Thoughts. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jun 26, 1955 | 133A | Inventor's forte. | Harold D. Cannon | Farrar |
Tue Mar 22, 1955 | 14A | Notions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 21, 1954 | 57A | Plans of action. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Fri Aug 6, 1954 | 32D | Cerebration products. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Thu Jun 3, 1954 | 42A | Plans of action. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon May 24, 1954 | 45D | Plans. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Nov 25, 1953 | 14A | Brain products. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Wed Jul 22, 1953 | 17D | Brain products. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Fri Feb 27, 1953 | 12D | What a copywriter should have. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Mon Jan 12, 1953 | 45A | Plans of action. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Thu Aug 21, 1952 | 21D | Requisites for cartoonists. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 5, 1951 | 14A | Concepts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 20, 1951 | 68A | Thoughts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 20, 1951 | 37D | Plans of action. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sat May 26, 1951 | 11D | Copywriters' stock in trade. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 21, 1951 | 46D | Thoughts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 5, 1951 | 12A | Weapons of psychological warfare. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1951 | 74D | Preliminary plans. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Nov 1, 1950 | 31D | Concepts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 20, 1950 | 2D | Notions. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 22, 1950 | 11D | Projects. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1948 | 67D | Designs. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1946 | 63D | Abstractions. | S. K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Jan 21, 1945 | 78A | Concepts. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Dec 3, 1944 | 3D | Concepts. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Dec 26, 1943 | 135A | Suppositions. | I. Kert | Farrar |
Sun Oct 3, 1943 | 151A | Impressions. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1943 | 127D | Notions. | Joseph C. Emidy | Farrar |
Sun Mar 14, 1943 | 77D | Formulated thoughts. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |
Sun Oct 11, 1942 | 30D | Notions. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |