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

202 total results for KEY( score: 50 )

112 results for KEY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun May 19, 202482DWhat context is, in a sayingChristina Iverson and Katie HaleFagliano
Sun Dec 31, 202319DIt's got all the answersMatt Linzer and Rafael MusaShortz
Thu Dec 21, 202360DMiddle C, e.g.David SteinbergShortz
Wed Apr 26, 202313DCritical (10)Aaron M. RosenbergShortz
Wed Apr 19, 202346DCritically important (3)Joe DeeneyShortz
Wed Feb 22, 202313DShift or EnterAdam WagnerShortz
Tue Feb 21, 202340DAnthem lyricist with a musical nameDaniel RaymonShortz
Thu Nov 10, 202256DEnter, for one (2)Dan CapreraShortz
Tue Nov 8, 202239DIt jingles on a janitor's ringEnrique Henestroza AnguianoShortz
Tue Oct 11, 202227DIt has all the answers (2)Ailee YoshidaShortz
Sun Sep 11, 202275DDevelopment in cryptographyDerrick NiedermanShortz
Tue Aug 16, 202224DItem that might be hidden under a front door matSue FrackerShortz
Sat Jun 4, 202265APartner of 53-DownScott EarlShortz
Mon May 16, 202228DPiano partLynn LempelShortz
Sun Apr 24, 2022116DVery important (3)Sam EzerskyShortz
Wed Sep 29, 202153AType (in)Alex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Thu Sep 16, 202148AScore specificationKevin PattersonShortz
Sat Jul 3, 20218DSee 7-DownKameron Austin CollinsShortz
Tue May 4, 202143DSymbol of ownershipNina SloanShortz
Sun Apr 4, 202127ACrucial (6)Angela Olson Halsted and Doug PetersonShortz
Wed Jul 29, 202059DAid for a decoderAmanda Chung and Karl NiShortz
Sun Mar 8, 202088DCritical (10)Laura Taylor KinnelShortz
Thu Feb 27, 202062ACrucial (6)Andrew Kingsley and John LiebShortz
Mon Nov 25, 201963DWord after skeleton or answerDaniel MauerShortz
Tue Aug 13, 201962DCritically important (3)Lynn LempelShortz
Thu Apr 4, 201959DWhat makes a tumbler spinLewis RothleinShortz
Wed Jul 18, 201870A+ and = share oneDavid SteinbergShortz
Mon May 14, 201822DCode breaker (2)Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Tue Apr 3, 201873ACrucial (6)Damon GulczynskiShortz
Wed Mar 14, 201868AC major, for oneJeff ChenShortz
Mon Nov 20, 201773AAnthem writer Francis Scott ___Peter GordonShortz
Wed Oct 25, 201764DHotel desk handoutJules P. MarkeyShortz
Wed May 24, 201723ACaps Lock, e.g.Michael HawkinsShortz
Thu Apr 27, 201745AManual openerTodd GrossShortz
Tue Jan 31, 201739DItem that might be fervently wanted by a prisonerNeil Padrick WilsonShortz
Tue Aug 23, 201639AGift in a relationship that's getting serious, maybeJoel FaglianoShortz
Wed Jul 13, 201667DSee 65-DownTom McCoyShortz
Mon Feb 22, 201666AC minor, for Beethoven's Fifth (2)Ed SessaShortz
Mon Nov 30, 201549AC minor, for Beethoven's Fifth (2)Ian LivengoodShortz
Wed Oct 28, 201554D"The Star-Spangled Banner" writerJay Kaskel and Daniel KantorShortz
Wed Oct 21, 201552ACipher creator's needMary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenShortz
Mon Aug 3, 201522AItem on a custodian's ringDavid SteinbergShortz
Mon May 18, 201513DItem often kept on a chainGene NewmanShortz
Sun May 17, 2015111DVery important (3)Joe KrozelShortz
Sun Apr 5, 201568ACrucial (6)Tom McCoyShortz
Fri Apr 11, 20148DIt has all the answers (2)Peter WentzShortz
Wed Dec 18, 201363DA cipher needs oneEd SessaShortz
Mon Nov 11, 201345ALock unlockerElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu Oct 10, 201366AG, e.g.Jeffrey WechslerShortz
Fri Oct 4, 201335ACritical (10)Bruce R. SutphinShortz
Fri Jul 12, 201319A*Basketball areaMatt GinsbergShortz
Sun Aug 5, 2012122DSet of answersPatrick MerrellShortz
Tue Jun 26, 201261DCritical (10)Mike TorchShortz
Tue Oct 4, 201113DCritical (10)Dan FeyerShortz
Sun Jul 31, 201170AEnter, for one (2)Pamela KlawitterShortz
Sun Feb 6, 201117DWith 34-Down, kind of pieDavid J. KahnShortz
Wed Aug 18, 201042AIntegralAlex BoisvertShortz
Tue Jul 13, 201065DLock opener (4)Peter A. CollinsShortz
Wed Jun 2, 201024ASpeck in the oceanAdam CohenShortz
Sat May 29, 201051AOrgan pieceCaleb MadisonShortz
Thu Apr 29, 201021ACommon item in a purseDavid J. W. SimpsonShortz
Thu Nov 26, 200950ASwipe card alternativePaula GamacheShortz
Wed Aug 5, 200924AItem with a magnetic strip, nowadaysDonna S. LevinShortz
Sun Jul 19, 200963ACritical (10)Lynn LempelShortz
Thu Mar 12, 200962AEssential (3)David ChapusShortz
Sun Feb 8, 200947DSignificant (2)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Nov 24, 200865DIgnition starterBillie TruittShortz
Sat Aug 30, 200854ACrucial (6)Michael ShteymanShortz
Mon Aug 4, 200866AFlorida islandOliver HillShortz
Mon Feb 18, 200820AList of test answersLynn LempelShortz
Fri Jan 18, 200820DThing on a ringTrip PayneShortz
Mon Jan 14, 200843ASafe box openerRobert DillmanShortz
Tue May 23, 200662DCritically important (3)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Feb 20, 200620ADoor openerDoug PetersonShortz
Tue Jan 24, 200663DCritical (10)David SullivanShortz
Wed Sep 14, 200549AChurch ___David ElfmanShortz
Wed Feb 9, 200559DG, e.g., but not HAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Sat Dec 18, 200422ACritical (10)Dana MotleyShortz
Sun Oct 17, 2004105AAnswer sheetManny NosowskyShortz
Mon Sep 20, 200432DC minor, for oneA. J. SantoraShortz
Wed Jul 28, 200421AVitalMark Elliot SkolskyShortz
Tue Sep 9, 200323ACryptographer's aidRobert ZimmermanShortz
Wed Aug 27, 200367AOpenerManny NosowskyShortz
Sun Aug 24, 2003106DEssential (3)Patrick BerryShortz
Thu Aug 7, 200340DHotelier's handoutPatrick BerryShortz
Wed May 28, 200320APivotal (2)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Dec 23, 200223ALock opener (4)Lisa BunkerShortz
Sun Jul 21, 200249DCryptographer's needTrip PayneShortz
Mon Apr 15, 200265DShift, tab or caps lockJames P. SharpShortz
Sun Feb 3, 2002118DA or E, but not IRichard SilvestriShortz
Wed Oct 17, 200121DCritical (10)Greg StaplesShortz
Sun Dec 24, 2000127DImportantBill ZaisShortz
Wed Nov 22, 200065DOne of 88 on an eighty-eightFred PiscopShortz
Thu Sep 14, 200012DE or G, e.g. (2)Joe DiPietroShortz
Fri Jun 4, 199918AF or G, but not HJohn WoltingShortz
Sun Apr 4, 199953AChiefRichard SilvestriShortz
Tue Mar 23, 199940AA major, maybeNathaniel WeissShortz
Mon Jan 11, 199925ALock opener (4)Randall J. HartmanShortz
Sun Jun 28, 1998119DBit of FloridaFred PiscopShortz
Thu Jun 18, 199856ASignificant (2)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Sat May 23, 199855DCritical (10)Rich NorrisShortz
Sun Jan 18, 199863DCode breaker (2)Ed Early and Bob KlahnShortz
Tue Oct 21, 199734AE or G, e.g. (2)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Tue Jun 3, 19974DCrucial (6)Jonathan SchmalzbachShortz
Mon May 12, 199758DCodebreaker's discoveryHugh DavisShortz
Sun May 11, 1997119DEssential (3)Nancy Nicholson JolineShortz
Tue May 6, 199757DLock opener (4)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Tue Apr 9, 199667ARoller skate accessoryM. E. SkolskyShortz
Wed Apr 12, 199544AVery important (3)Rich NorrisShortz
Thu Feb 23, 199536DChoirmaster's announcementDaniel R. StarkShortz
Thu May 12, 199413DPivotal (2)A.J. SantoraShortz
Thu Dec 23, 199322AF or G, for example, but not HRichard SilvestriShortz
1 result for KEY from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Jun 9, 2013Diagramless39AWitness to the Fort McHenry attack of 1814Fred PiscopShortz
89 results for KEY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Oct 7, 199358DOne of EIGHTY-EIGHTNancy A. CorbettTaub
Mon Jul 26, 199310DLargo or WestJohn BrobstMaleska
Fri Jun 4, 199337DPitchJune A. BoggsMaleska
Tue Nov 10, 199220A___ LargoPeter GordonMaleska
Sun Sep 13, 1992109DThis could be a skeletonFrances HansenMaleska
Mon Aug 3, 199259DKind of board or chainMary S. SnyderMaleska
Thu Mar 12, 199263DEssentialWalter CovellMaleska
Wed Feb 26, 199258DPitchChristy RidleyMaleska
Wed Dec 4, 199149ACotter pinBernice GordonMaleska
Tue Dec 3, 19914DImportantBrenda PomeranceMaleska
Fri Nov 8, 19918DSmall islandJesse RoarkeMaleska
Mon Dec 3, 199047A___ West, Fla.Peter SwiftMaleska
Fri Sep 7, 199056DOne of 88 for Van CliburnEileen LexauMaleska
Thu May 24, 199023AEssentialNancy JolineMaleska
Mon Feb 26, 199063D"The Star-Spangled Banner" composerSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Jan 26, 199013DLock's buddyPatterson PeppleMaleska
Wed Jan 3, 199039AFla.'s ___ LargoPeter SwiftMaleska
Wed Nov 8, 198936A___ lime pieEli WesoffMaleska
Tue Aug 8, 198965DTypewriter leverLois SidwayMaleska
Sun Jul 2, 198932DPitchErnst TheimerMaleska
Tue Apr 11, 198919ADoor openerPeter SwiftMaleska
Wed Jan 25, 198944AOpener of a sortRhonda KrausMaleska
Fri Oct 14, 198823A"Hazel" cartoonistMarjorie PedersenMaleska
Tue Jan 26, 198813DOf crucial importanceWalter CovellMaleska
Sun Jan 17, 1988123ALow islandWarren W. ReichMaleska
Fri Oct 2, 198760DCartoonist who created "Hazel"Eli WesoffMaleska
Sat Sep 5, 198747AClavisMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Mon Aug 3, 198744AMeans of accessJ. Samuel SmartMaleska
Sun Jun 28, 1987100DReefMary M. MurdochMaleska
Wed May 7, 198658DCrucialRichard SilvestriMaleska
Sun Nov 24, 1985137DAnswer to a puzzleCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Sun Sep 30, 198414DClueHarriet Gilson RosenbergMaleska
Thu Dec 15, 198342AOffshore reefJohn GreenmanMaleska
Fri Nov 11, 198324AOpenerErnst TheimerMaleska
Fri Oct 21, 198359DCar starterTap OsbornMaleska
Sun Jan 16, 198334AAnthem authorFrances HansenMaleska
Fri Jul 31, 198155DEssentialNancy McCarthyMaleska
Thu May 14, 198160AWord before West or LargoEli WesoffMaleska
Wed Mar 29, 197822ATypewriter leverHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Fri Mar 17, 197860AWord with board or stoneHugh McElroyMaleska
Sun Aug 28, 197729DEssentialMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Tue Jul 5, 197719AC or F, e.g.Jeanette K. BrillMaleska
Wed Jun 22, 197765DEssentialWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun May 22, 197732AWest or LargoMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Mon Nov 8, 197667DEssentialJay SpryWeng
Sat Jul 24, 19765DWest or stoneElaine D. SchorrWeng
Fri Jun 11, 197637DLock's partnerGeorge MadridWeng
Wed Jun 2, 197620ALow islandEugene T. MaleskaWeng
Fri May 2, 197551AWest or LargoDeWitt AndersonWeng
Tue Aug 6, 197449AEssentialWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Wed Jan 23, 197438DSolutionMike LeiferWeng
Wed Dec 5, 197332DWest or LargoMel RosenWeng
Wed Apr 25, 197313DAnthem nameUnknownWeng
Sat Jan 13, 197359D___ WestUnknownWeng
Fri Nov 10, 197236DAnthem writerUnknownWeng
Thu Jan 13, 197212DWest, for oneUnknownWeng
Sat May 29, 197161DIsletUnknownWeng
Sat Feb 6, 197134ALegend, as on a mapUnknownWeng
Wed Jan 27, 197149DMap explanationUnknownWeng
Tue Dec 8, 197039DClueUnknownWeng
Wed May 8, 196840ACode.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 31, 196752AOpener.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 4, 1967118AVital point.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Tue Oct 25, 196612DEssential.UnknownFarrar
Tue Mar 8, 196642AIslet.UnknownFarrar
Wed Sep 30, 196446ALow island.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jun 17, 196438ACoral islet.UnknownFarrar
Sat May 9, 196449A___ West.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 13, 196439AOpener.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 12, 196330DTone of voice.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 2, 196238ACode book.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Nov 5, 1961125A___ West.Brice MetcalfeFarrar
Fri May 19, 196140AEssential person or thing.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 24, 195874ATypewriter part.Lois HillisFarrar
Mon Jul 21, 195853DDevice to turn a bolt.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Fri Oct 25, 195720AReef or low island.UnknownFarrar
Thu Dec 20, 19564D___ West.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Sat Feb 11, 195654A___ West.UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 8, 195422AMost important part.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sat Dec 12, 195339D___ Largo, island off SE Florida.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Fri Oct 2, 195366DAnthem author.Harold T. BersFarrar
Fri Sep 25, 195322ASongwriter of Sept 14, 1814.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Fri Mar 23, 19515DPart of typewriter.S. A. KayFarrar
Sun Mar 11, 19518DLow island or reef.Ralph AndersonFarrar
Wed Mar 7, 195128AHe wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner."Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Nov 3, 194695AEmblem on Varden's house: Barnaby Rudge.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Sep 16, 194513DU. S. lawyer (1780-1843).Harriot T. CookeFarrar
Sun Dec 13, 194234AAuthor of our national anthem.Charles ErlenkotterFarrar
Sun Apr 26, 194237ALever on a piano.A. A. WebsterFarrar
Anagrams:YEK, KYE
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