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151 total results for LOSER( score: 50 )
46 results for LOSER from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Aug 1, 2024 | 51D | Who pays all legal costs under the so-called "English rule" | Rajeswari Rajamani | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 3, 2024 | 4D | What two fingers in the shape of an "L" can mean | Alana Platt | Fagliano |
Sun May 19, 2024 | 21A | 1993 Beck single | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
Wed Jul 5, 2023 | 3D | Also-ran (2) | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 2022 | 43D | Schlump | Daniel Okulitch | Shortz |
Thu Nov 11, 2021 | 55A | Second or third person? | Mark MacLachlan | Shortz |
Sat Jan 2, 2021 | 2D | Paper, vis-à-vis scissors | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Sat Apr 21, 2018 | 52A | Juvenile put-down | Daniel Nierenberg | Shortz |
Tue May 2, 2017 | 54D | Deadbeat, e.g. | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2016 | 29A | Dud | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 2015 | 56A | Sad sack (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Oct 12, 2015 | 64A | Put-down from Donald Trump | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Jun 30, 2015 | 19A | Schlub | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Sun Apr 12, 2015 | 122A | X-O-X line in tic-tac-toe, e.g. | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 2014 | 32D | Schlemiel (7) | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 65A | The hare, notably | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Sun Oct 6, 2013 | 100A | Sad sack (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2013 | 65A | Also-ran (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Aug 5, 2013 | 7D | One who can't catch a break | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Dec 1, 2011 | 54D | Schlemiel (7) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 2011 | 30D | #2 or #3, say | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
Sun Aug 8, 2010 | 61D | #2 or #3 | Pam Klawitter | Shortz |
Fri Apr 23, 2010 | 47A | 36-Down, notably | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Tue Apr 28, 2009 | 47A | Bottom dog | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Jan 4, 2009 | 46D | Deadbeat | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Sat Dec 30, 2006 | 60A | One who doesn't go past a semi? | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Jan 18, 2006 | 42A | Sad sack (3) | Sheldon Benardo | Shortz |
Tue Dec 27, 2005 | 62A | The one with 0 in 7-0 | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Sep 19, 2005 | 51D | Doofus | Timothy Powell | Shortz |
Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 36A | Terse putdown | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Jun 7, 2005 | 68A | Dewey, to Truman | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue May 25, 2004 | 42A | Dweeb | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Sat Oct 25, 2003 | 24D | Schlemiel (7) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Oct 27, 2001 | 26D | Schlimazel | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu Aug 23, 2001 | 46A | Schlemiel (7) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Mar 9, 2001 | 31D | Good sport, perhaps | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Tue Nov 28, 2000 | 44A | Short-straw drawer (2) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 2000 | 43D | Short-straw drawer (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 1999 | 64D | See 143-Down | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Wed Feb 17, 1999 | 25A | Schlemiel (7) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jul 8, 1998 | 7D | Not a medalist | Sam Bellotto Jr. | Shortz |
Fri Feb 21, 1997 | 62A | Schlemiel (7) | C. E. Gersch | Shortz |
Fri Nov 8, 1996 | 5D | Vanquished | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Thu Feb 15, 1996 | 63A | Schlemiel (7) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 1995 | 30A | The Beatles' "I'm a ___" | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jan 11, 1995 | 33D | Misfit | Stanley B. Whitten | Shortz |
2 results for LOSER from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jul 16, 2006 | Diagramless | 49A | Sad sack | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Oct 29, 2000 | Cryptic | 9A | Chump botched roles (5) | Mike Selinker | Shortz |
103 results for LOSER from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Jun 23, 1993 | 71A | Dewey in 1948 | Robert Herrig | Maleska |
Tue Nov 17, 1992 | 6D | Schlimazel | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Sep 5, 1992 | 27D | Carthage, in the Punic Wars | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sun Aug 9, 1992 | 64A | Hard-luck case | S. E. Booker | Maleska |
Sun Apr 12, 1992 | 7D | What Bryan was to Taft | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Wed Apr 8, 1992 | 33D | Also-ran | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Feb 25, 1992 | 30D | T.K.O. victim, e.g. | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Sat Sep 29, 1990 | 21A | Also-ran | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Mon May 7, 1990 | 25A | Also-ran | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu Apr 19, 1990 | 41A | Vanquished one | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Fri Nov 17, 1989 | 65A | Unsuccessful participant | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Thu Aug 3, 1989 | 15A | Born ___ (schlemiel) | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Sun Sep 25, 1988 | 77D | Also-ran | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Wed Aug 24, 1988 | 1D | Defeated pitcher | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Aug 1, 1988 | 12D | Defeated one | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Apr 6, 1988 | 22D | Bested one | Emory H. Cain | Maleska |
Thu Feb 18, 1988 | 29D | Born follower | Tom W. Underhill | Maleska |
Mon Nov 23, 1987 | 31D | Defeated contestant | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Nov 15, 1987 | 41D | Unlucky one | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Oct 23, 1987 | 52D | Weeper, proverbially | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Thu May 29, 1986 | 53A | Also-ran | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Feb 11, 1985 | 13D | Ne'er-do-well | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Dec 30, 1984 | 63D | Mondale on Nov. 6, 1984 | Beverly Tivin | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1984 | 79A | McDowell or Pope, at Bull Run | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Fri Mar 25, 1983 | 54D | Schlimazel | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Mon Mar 14, 1983 | 41D | Also-ran | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Fri Feb 18, 1983 | 67A | His wager should have been sager | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Feb 16, 1983 | 35D | McGovern, in 1972 | Karen Hodge | Maleska |
Fri Mar 19, 1982 | 47A | Carter vis-à-vis Reagan | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Feb 23, 1982 | 46D | Ford in 1976 | Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Feb 15, 1982 | 26D | His wager should have been sager | Emory H. Cain | Maleska |
Thu Nov 12, 1981 | 5D | Cornwallis at Yorktown | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Sep 27, 1981 | 40A | Also-ran | Hume R. Craft | Maleska |
Sun Sep 20, 1981 | 56D | Schlimazel | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Tue Jul 7, 1981 | 50D | Word with sore | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Mon Jan 26, 1981 | 13D | He may be sore | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Sep 9, 1980 | 48D | Also-ran | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Dec 2, 1979 | 35D | Schlimazel | George Rose Smith | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1979 | 22A | Also-ran | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun May 6, 1979 | 129A | Also-ran | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Sun Nov 19, 1978 | 83A | Defeated one | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Mon Aug 29, 1977 | 39A | Proverbial weeper | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Mon May 9, 1977 | 2D | Burgoyne at Saratoga | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Tue Jul 20, 1976 | 25D | Defeated one | R. Kaplan | Weng |
Fri Nov 7, 1975 | 66A | Also-ran | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Wed Oct 15, 1975 | 68A | Second best | Louis Sabin | Weng |
Fri Aug 1, 1975 | 19A | One back in the pack | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Sun May 11, 1975 | 83A | Unlucky one | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Fri May 9, 1975 | 18A | Traditional weeper | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sat Feb 1, 1975 | 32D | Also-ran | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
Sun May 12, 1974 | 21D | Sore ___ | Stanley Glass | Weng |
Sat Mar 9, 1974 | 33A | Bad-luck guy | Henry V. Straka | Weng |
Thu Aug 23, 1973 | 59A | Weeper, in saying | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Sep 19, 1972 | 45D | Unlucky one | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 22, 1971 | 18A | Also-ran | Mel Taub | Weng |
Sun Sep 5, 1971 | 71D | Weeper, in adage | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Mon Feb 22, 1971 | 47A | Edsel, for one | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Sep 15, 1970 | 48D | Humphrey, in 1968 | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 16, 1970 | 46D | Vanquished one | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 29, 1970 | 35D | Also-ran | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun Feb 8, 1970 | 109A | Goliath, for one | Marjorie K. Collins | Weng |
Thu Nov 21, 1968 | 33D | Tailender. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 9, 1968 | 27A | Unlucky one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 27, 1967 | 48D | Also-ran. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Jul 16, 1966 | 34D | Underdog. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 27, 1965 | 18A | Minnesota to Los Angeles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 7, 1965 | 59A | Member of a Las Vegas majority. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jun 26, 1965 | 33D | Also-ran. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 17, 1964 | 102A | An also-ran. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Fri Dec 6, 1963 | 32D | Underdog. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Mon Sep 2, 1963 | 30A | Low card. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 22, 1963 | 25D | Money dropper. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 18, 1963 | 48D | Runner-up. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 27, 1961 | 31A | Election casualty. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 17, 1961 | 42A | Booby prize winner. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 9, 1960 | 19A | Last one in. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 22, 1960 | 24D | Runner-up. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 15, 1960 | 15A | Last one in. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 21, 1959 | 32A | An also-ran. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 26, 1959 | 53A | Last one in. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Sun Oct 19, 1958 | 23D | Winner of a red ribbon. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 30, 1958 | 51D | Last one in. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 16, 1958 | 19D | Second-best one. | Arthur Lewis | Farrar |
Tue Oct 8, 1957 | 1A | Second-best contestant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 18, 1957 | 46D | Cornwallis at Yorktown. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jan 27, 1957 | 25A | Little Bo-Peep, for one. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Oct 20, 1956 | 40A | Also-ran. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 11, 1956 | 21D | Second best. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 18, 1956 | 48D | Last one in. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Fri Dec 23, 1955 | 24D | Also-ran. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 3, 1955 | 13D | Last one in. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Thu Jun 23, 1955 | 30D | Underdog. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Jun 5, 1955 | 28D | Winner of the booby prize. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1954 | 103D | Team in the cellar. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Tue Jul 13, 1954 | 14A | Runner-up. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 14, 1953 | 45D | Cornwallis at Yorktown. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jun 7, 1953 | 1A | Short-ender. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Aug 27, 1952 | 22D | Team in the cellar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 9, 1952 | 33D | Sugar Ray on June 25th. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 8, 1951 | 25D | Defeated one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 7, 1951 | 32D | He pays up. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 16, 1946 | 134A | Defeated one. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1944 | 70D | Defeated candidate. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Anagrams: | ROSEL, SLORE, EORLS, SOREL, ROLES, SOLER, LEROS, RELOS, ORSEL, ORELS, ORLES, RESOL, LORES, OSLER |