INFER

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

110 total results for INFER( score: 50 )

51 results for INFER from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 12, 2023	21A	Reason	Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Tue Jun 21, 2022	35D	Surmise (8)	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Tue Oct 5, 2021	7D	Derive by logic (2)	Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman	Shortz
Tue Dec 29, 2020	51D	Deduce (8)	Matthew Trout	Shortz
Sat Apr 4, 2020	49A	Derive (2)	Yacob Yonas	Shortz
Sun Aug 4, 2019	44D	Deduce (8)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sun Apr 28, 2019	57A	Read between the lines (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Mar 21, 2019	64A	Deduce (8)	Christopher Adams	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2018	19A	Deduce (8)	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Mon May 14, 2018	33D	Derive by logic (2)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Mon Jan 1, 2018	53D	Derive via logic	Matthew Sewell	Shortz
Sun Feb 12, 2017	4D	Gather (5)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun Aug 28, 2016	29A	Surmise (8)	Paolo Pasco	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 2016	92A	Surmise (8)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sun Feb 1, 2015	112D	Gather (from)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Sep 11, 2014	63A	Deduce logically	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Thu May 22, 2014	66A	Surmise (8)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Fri Jul 26, 2013	47D	Draw (from)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Jun 25, 2013	15A	Suss out	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Wed Apr 24, 2013	27A	Gather, logically (2)	Clive Probert	Shortz
Sun Apr 22, 2012	56D	Figure out	Paula Gamache and Ed Stein	Shortz
Tue Oct 25, 2011	9A	Derive logically	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Tue Jul 19, 2011	50D	Figure out (from)	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Tue May 31, 2011	61A	Get by logic (2)	Nina Rulon-Miller	Shortz
Sat Jan 22, 2011	30A	Gather (5)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Tue Nov 16, 2010	1A	Surmise (8)	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Wed Apr 7, 2010	22D	Draw a conclusion	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Mar 22, 2010	39A	Get by logic (2)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Fri Jan 4, 2008	33A	Put two and two together	Raymond C. Young	Shortz
Sun Nov 18, 2007	43D	Gather (5)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Jan 15, 2007	57A	Gather, logically (2)	David Pringle	Shortz
Wed Apr 19, 2006	37D	Surmise (8)	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Jan 12, 2006	30D	Read between the lines (2)	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Sun Dec 11, 2005	105D	Draw	Ben Tausig	Shortz
Sun Nov 28, 2004	68A	Deduce (8)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun May 9, 2004	112D	Reason (from)	Charles M. Deber	Shortz
Wed Oct 22, 2003	26D	Deduce (8)	Judy Cole	Shortz
Sat Aug 9, 2003	29D	Derive (2)	William I. Johnston	Shortz
Sat Apr 12, 2003	45D	Extrapolate	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Dec 29, 2002	69D	Surmise (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Jan 25, 2002	19A	Gather (5)	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Wed Oct 3, 2001	5A	Surmise (8)	Lisa Bunker	Shortz
Sun Jul 23, 2000	103D	Gather (5)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jul 20, 2000	50D	Conclude (2)	Bonnie S. Prystowsky	Shortz
Sat Nov 14, 1998	21A	Tell (from)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Mon Apr 13, 1998	32D	Deduce (8)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Mon Mar 2, 1998	66A	Deduce (8)	Jeremy Thomas Paine	Shortz
Fri Apr 7, 1995	10D	Construe	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz
Mon Nov 28, 1994	52D	Use logic	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz
Sun Jul 31, 1994	101A	Conclude (2)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Mar 21, 1994	45D	Reason out	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz

2 results for INFER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 7, 2024	GoingTooFar	30A	Derive logically (from)	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
May 12, 2013	Panda	3D	Reach a finer conclusion	Mel Taub	Shortz

57 results for INFER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 15, 1992	54D	Deduce	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Tue Nov 12, 1991	50D	Deduce	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Apr 17, 1991	26D	Derive by reasoning	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Sun Apr 7, 1991	43A	Construe	Valerie Meunier	Maleska
Sat Jun 23, 1990	60A	Construe	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Jun 17, 1990	71A	Construe	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Tue Feb 20, 1990	55D	Deduce	Peter Swift	Maleska
Mon Jun 27, 1988	40A	Deduce	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Thu Feb 4, 1988	53D	Deduce	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Thu Jul 30, 1987	26D	Construe	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Wed Apr 23, 1986	30D	Deduce	Lawrence M. Rheingold	Maleska
Fri Oct 19, 1984	30D	Surmise	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Tue Jan 10, 1984	29D	Construe	Elaine George	Maleska
Sun Oct 30, 1983	29D	Deduce	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Fri Jul 22, 1983	7D	Derive by reasoning	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri Apr 29, 1983	44D	Deduce	John Greenman	Maleska
Mon Oct 4, 1982	1D	Surmise	Edward J. Buckler	Maleska
Tue Jun 1, 1982	27D	Deduce	Frank Geary	Maleska
Sat Feb 20, 1982	4D	Imply's opposite, in a way	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jan 25, 1981	48A	Construe	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Oct 29, 1980	63A	Deduce	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun Oct 12, 1980	11D	Read into	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Jun 15, 1980	43D	Deduce	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Jun 11, 1980	7D	Conclude or construe	Philip Carlyle	Maleska
Tue May 9, 1978	19D	Construe	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Dec 8, 1977	31A	Surmise	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Wed Sep 28, 1977	25D	Surmise	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Thu Sep 8, 1977	27D	Take for granted	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Thu Jan 6, 1977	14A	Deduce	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Fri Oct 1, 1976	6D	Surmise	Paul R. Barnes	Weng
Sat Jan 24, 1976	4D	Conclude	Sidney Nelson	Weng
Mon Jun 3, 1974	25D	Surmise	G. Gordon Cook	Weng
Mon Dec 11, 1972	53D	Deduce	Unknown	Weng
Thu May 13, 1971	29D	Conclude	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 2, 1970	52D	Conclude	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 7, 1970	19A	Surmise	Unknown	Weng
Thu Nov 23, 1967	26D	Surmise.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 26, 1967	52D	Conclude.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Fri Dec 30, 1966	7D	Conclude.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 9, 1966	29D	Conclude.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 25, 1966	8D	Draw as a conclusion.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 24, 1965	4D	Deduce.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 27, 1964	39A	Draw as a conclusion.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Mon Oct 14, 1963	30A	Draw as a conclusion.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Tue Jul 17, 1962	31D	Deduce.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 15, 1960	117A	Guess: Colloq.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Jul 10, 1959	29D	Take for granted.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1959	23A	Guess: Colloq.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon May 19, 1958	25D	Deduce.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Feb 7, 1957	30D	Indicate.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1957	96D	Deduce.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Sep 20, 1954	1D	Deduce.	D. L. Corbin	Farrar
Fri Apr 30, 1954	51D	Conclude.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Sat Nov 28, 1953	48D	Conclude from facts given.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 13, 1953	18A	Derive from evidence.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue Jul 10, 1951	52D	Conclude from the evidence.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 6, 1950	30D	Conclude.	Robert Hegler	Farrar

Anagrams:

FIREN, FINER, FRENI

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