LIEF

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

53 total results for LIEF( score: 25 )

15 results for LIEF from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 15, 2021	4D	Gladly, old-style (3)	Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Sat Dec 9, 2017	47A	Gladly, old-style (3)	Stu Ockman	Shortz
Sun Oct 11, 2015	22A	Gladly, old-style (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Feb 4, 2015	42A	Happily, old-style	Julian Lim	Shortz
Tue May 31, 2011	34A	Willing, old-style	Nina Rulon-Miller	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2011	87D	Willingly (6)	Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Sun Apr 3, 2011	72D	Gladly (4)	Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg	Shortz
Sat Dec 8, 2007	44A	Willingly (6)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Sep 19, 2007	55A	Gladly (4)	Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke	Shortz
Wed Mar 12, 2003	6A	Willingly (6)	Myles Callum	Shortz
Thu May 1, 1997	32A	Willingly (6)	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Sun Sep 15, 1996	16A	Willingly (6)	A. K. Justin	Shortz
Fri Sep 1, 1995	3D	Willingly (6)	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz
Mon Jul 31, 1995	40A	Gladly (4)	Elizabeth Gorski	Shortz
Sun Mar 13, 1994	33D	Gladly (4)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

38 results for LIEF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 5, 1992	17A	Willing	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Fri Oct 9, 1992	55D	Willingly, to Shakespeare	Robert Zimmerman	Maleska
Tue Jul 16, 1991	29A	Willingly	Jonathan J. Towle	Maleska
Tue Sep 27, 1988	10D	Willingly	Whitten	Maleska
Tue Apr 12, 1988	3D	Gladly	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Mon Dec 28, 1987	8D	Would as ___ (gladly)	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Fri Nov 6, 1987	12D	Gladly	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri Mar 9, 1984	48A	Gladly	William Canine	Maleska
Wed Dec 31, 1980	3D	Willingly	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Tue Dec 18, 1979	11D	Willingly, to an Elizabethan	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Dec 15, 1979	38A	Gladly, to Shakespeare	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Tue Feb 6, 1979	9A	Willingly	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Aug 20, 1977	65A	Willingly	Bert Beaman	Maleska
Sun Nov 9, 1975	9D	Willing, of old	Herb Risteen	Weng
Fri Jul 25, 1975	30A	Willingly	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Sun Mar 3, 1974	78A	Willing, of old	Jim Page	Weng
Sun Dec 19, 1971	47D	Willing, old style	Anne Fox	Weng
Mon Jan 18, 1971	39D	Gladly	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 29, 1969	6D	Gladly.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 13, 1968	26A	Gladly, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 21, 1968	7D	Willing, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 13, 1968	30D	Gladly: Rare.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 20, 1968	48A	Willingly, in a phrase.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 12, 1965	63D	Willingly.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Nov 25, 1965	26D	Gladly, in a phrase.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1965	5D	Willingly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Dec 19, 1964	48A	Willingly.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 4, 1964	22A	Gladly, in phrases.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Jan 20, 1964	14A	Willingly.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1963	38A	Willingly.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Sun May 13, 1962	51A	Willingly, in phrases.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Wed Dec 20, 1961	32D	Just as ___ (just as gladly).	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1961	64A	Willing: Archaic.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Jun 23, 1958	7D	Gladly: Archaic.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sat Jul 31, 1954	7D	Willingly.	Thomas J. Varner	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1953	34D	Gladly.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Apr 3, 1953	47A	Gladly (in phrases).	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue Mar 6, 1951	30D	Willingly.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

Anagrams:

FEIL, IFEL, FIEL, LEIF, LIFE, FILE

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