OBITS

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

59 total results for OBITS( score: 50 )

25 results for OBITS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 1, 2020	52A	Passing remarks? (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Jun 29, 2020	64A	Newspaper pieces collected in the book "The Last Word"	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 2020	112A	News items often written in advance	Royce Ferguson	Shortz
Sun Jan 26, 2020	46A	Celebrations of lives, for short	Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Aug 14, 2019	8D	Closing statements?	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2018	31D	Back-of-newspaper section (2)	Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sat Aug 6, 2016	25D	21-Down runs them	David Phillips	Shortz
Wed Apr 27, 2016	51D	Articles that are sometimes prewritten	Jeff Stillman	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 2015	38A	Newspaper section, for short	Melanie Miller	Shortz
Sun Nov 16, 2014	2D	Newspaper dept.	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Fri Jun 6, 2014	43A	Dead reckonings?	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Tue Feb 4, 2014	54D	Newspaper part with mini-bios	David Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Nov 5, 2013	44A	News items often written years in advance	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Apr 13, 2013	47D	Late notices?	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Mon Apr 1, 2013	43A	Death notices, informally	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Tue Feb 15, 2011	38A	Expiration notices?	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Dec 25, 2006	31D	Back-of-newspaper section (2)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2004	59A	Newspaper department	Hal Turner	Shortz
Sun May 19, 2002	50A	Late news?	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue Dec 26, 2000	11D	Passing remarks? (2)	Gene Newman	Shortz
Sat Apr 29, 2000	22A	Newspaper section	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Sat Apr 8, 2000	5D	Closing accounts?	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 1999	66A	Parting words (2)	Bob and Sharon Klahn	Shortz
Sun Jun 15, 1997	53D	Parting words (2)	Karen Hodge	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 1995	46D	Final notices	Bryant White	Shortz

2 results for OBITS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 14, 2024	Acrostic	E	News stories on passé subjects?	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Fagliano
May 23, 2004	Panda	4D	Love small pieces of newspaper	Mel Taub	Shortz

32 results for OBITS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 24, 1993	44A	Brief bios	C. McInerney	Taub
Mon Sep 16, 1991	6D	Short, sad notices	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Mon Sep 4, 1989	49D	R.I.P. notices	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Sun Nov 27, 1988	44D	R.I.P. notices	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Wed Aug 20, 1986	27D	Final bios	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Sun Apr 6, 1986	70A	R.I.P. notices	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Wed May 2, 1984	9D	Some newspaper cols.	Worthing	Maleska
Wed May 4, 1983	9D	Some newspaper items, for short	Peter Swift	Maleska
Fri Aug 20, 1982	45D	Some biog. sketches	Cometa	Maleska
Mon Nov 2, 1981	18A	Certain news items	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Sep 23, 1979	72D	Public notices	George Rose Smith	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1979	32A	Newspaper items	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Apr 10, 1979	8A	Newspaper notices	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun May 7, 1978	52D	Final notices	Anthony B. Canning	Maleska
Wed Dec 8, 1976	46D	Newspaper pieces	Bert Beaman	Weng
Mon Oct 11, 1976	25D	News notices	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Mon Aug 9, 1976	28A	News items	D. Davis	Weng
Wed Jun 26, 1974	43A	News pieces	Tap Osborn	Weng
Mon May 22, 1972	1A	News items	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 9, 1972	59D	News items	Keith Blake	Weng
Tue Sep 7, 1971	55D	News notices	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 2, 1969	34D	Certain news items.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 16, 1967	55D	Newspaper items.	Paul R. Barnes	Farrar
Sun May 30, 1965	129A	Newspaper notices.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sat Aug 22, 1964	12D	Newspaper term.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 7, 1962	56A	Newspaper items.	Lee Koch	Farrar
Mon Nov 15, 1954	8D	Final notices.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Oct 17, 1954	75D	Newspaper items.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jul 25, 1954	102A	Obsequies.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Jun 2, 1953	7D	Front page notices in The Times of London.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Nov 6, 1949	128A	Newspaper notices.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1947	111D	Death notices.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

Anagrams:

BOIST, STOIB, BITOS

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