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178 total results for OED( score: 50 )

130 results for OED from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Nov 9, 202436AWork whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in briefChandi Deitmer and Hoang-Kim VuFagliano
Tue Oct 15, 20244DBritish ref. work (5)Lindsay RosenblumFagliano
Tue Oct 8, 202455DVoluminous ref. (3)Justin WerfelFagliano
Fri Aug 16, 202438ASome 3.5 million quotations were gathered for it, for shortKate HawkinsFagliano
Wed Jul 17, 202448AMultivolume ref. (6)Alex Eaton-SalnersFagliano
Wed Jul 10, 202449DBritish ref.Hal MooreFagliano
Thu Jun 27, 202434DSet of books once awarded to winners of Britain's "Countdown" game show, for shortPaolo Pasco and Sarah SinclairFagliano
Mon May 27, 202446ARef. that added "turnt" and "deepfake" in 2023Christopher YoungsFagliano
Sun Jan 21, 202493DRef. work that began as a Philological Society projectJohn WestwigShortz
Sat Dec 30, 202342ARef. work that Tolkien contributed to from "waggle" to "wild"Simeon SeigelShortz
Tue Nov 28, 202359DMassive ref. (2)Gia BoskoShortz
Sun Oct 22, 202387DBritish ref. work (5)Robert RyanShortz
Sun Sep 10, 202384AMajor ref.Adam WagnerShortz
Sat Mar 4, 202321ABig reference, but shortenedRyan McCartyShortz
Thu Oct 13, 202215AMeaningful work, for short?Lewis RothleinShortz
Thu Apr 14, 20228DWork started by London's Philological Soc. (3)Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan VenkatasubramanyanShortz
Sun Jan 23, 2022108DAlternative to Webster's, in briefNancy Stark and Will NedigerShortz
Sun Nov 14, 202163DIt added "essential worker" in March of 2021: Abbr.Aimee Lucido and Ella DershowitzShortz
Fri Aug 20, 202121DRef. work that took more than 70 years to completeRandolph RossShortz
Wed Jun 23, 202157AWhere Boxing Day comes before Christmas, in brief?Kate HawkinsShortz
Mon May 3, 202143AA-to-zed lexicon, in briefRoss TrudeauShortz
Wed Mar 10, 202122DSubj. of Charlotte Brewer's "Treasure-House of the Language"Nancy Stark and Will NedigerShortz
Sat Apr 18, 202051DIts "concise" version has almost 1,700 pages: Abbr.Ryan McCartyShortz
Fri Mar 27, 20209DRef. work in which the verb "set" has a 60,000-word entryKyle DolanShortz
Tue Mar 17, 202035AU.K. lexicon (3)Ross TrudeauShortz
Sun Nov 24, 201996DPublication whose first ed. took more than 70 years to completeFrank LongoShortz
Fri Oct 4, 20197DWhere "♥" has appeared since 2011, in briefMatthew SewellShortz
Tue Sep 24, 201922AHefty lexical ref.John GuzzettaShortz
Thu Apr 18, 201929ARef. work begun by the London Philological SocietyAlex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Fri Mar 22, 20198DMasterwork in philology, for shortBrendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Thu Mar 21, 201951AIts second ed. contains about 59 million wordsChristopher AdamsShortz
Wed Dec 26, 201839DRef. that added "cruciverbalist" (a person who does crosswords) in 2006Howard BarkinShortz
Wed Nov 21, 201833DA heart symbol, meaning "love," was its first graphical entry, for shortBrandon KoppyShortz
Sun Oct 14, 201864DClassic work whose "shorter" version comes in two vols.Ross TrudeauShortz
Wed Sep 12, 201827AIts first vol., A-Ant, was published in 1884Jeffrey WechslerShortz
Sat Sep 8, 201816AWork containing more than 3.5 million citations, for shortAndrew J. RiesShortz
Wed Sep 5, 201821AMassive lang. referenceAmanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik AgardShortz
Sat Aug 11, 201832DMassive resource: Abbr.Ryan McCartyShortz
Sat Jun 2, 201840DIt took 70 years to complete, in brief (2)Trenton CharlsonShortz
Thu May 3, 201849AIt ends with "zyzzyva," in briefEmily CarrollShortz
Wed Apr 25, 20184DClassic work originally in 10 vols.Adam G. PerlShortz
Thu Apr 5, 201844DBig ref. workDavid J. KahnShortz
Sat Mar 17, 20186DSubj. of the 2003 book "The Meaning of Everything"Roland HugetShortz
Sun Mar 11, 2018107DWebster's Third competitor, for shortMatthew SewellShortz
Thu Mar 8, 201854DVoluminous ref. (3)Jim QuinlanShortz
Mon Jan 29, 201821DBrit. resource for writersLynn LempelShortz
Thu Jan 25, 201838A"Reading the ___: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages" (2008 book)Alex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Wed Sep 13, 201758A21,728-pg. work that is constantly updatedDaniel MauerShortz
Tue Aug 1, 201767AMultivolume ref. (6)Jay KaskelShortz
Wed May 24, 201722DVoluminous ref. work (2)Michael HawkinsShortz
Tue Apr 11, 201747AMultivolume ref. (6)Zachary Spitz and Diane RosemanShortz
Tue Feb 14, 201735DU.K. lexicon (3)Daniel LarsenShortz
Mon Jan 16, 201765DBritish ref. work (5)John WrenholtShortz
Mon Oct 24, 201645DBritish ref. work (5)John GuzzettaShortz
Fri Feb 12, 201642DTime magazine's "scholarly Everest," for shortBrandon HensleyShortz
Sun Jun 21, 201543ALexical ref.Timothy PolinShortz
Mon Apr 27, 201538DBritish ref. work (5)Johanna FenimoreShortz
Mon Sep 29, 201462DWord ref. started in 1857Eric Sydney PhillipsShortz
Tue Jul 22, 201437A20-volume ref.Joel FaglianoShortz
Thu Jun 5, 201444AWork that's been punningly called a "lex icon": Abbr.Ed SessaShortz
Mon Feb 17, 201452DRef. with about 22,000 pagesDavid GrayShortz
Thu Feb 6, 201419DMultivolume set, for shortJoe KrozelShortz
Sun Aug 25, 201357AMassive ref. (2)Victor BarocasShortz
Fri Jun 21, 201345AIts first complete ed. was published in 1928Michael SharpShortz
Tue Jun 11, 201340ARef. work that took 70 years to completePete MullerShortz
Thu Jun 6, 201332ARef. with more than 2 1/2 million quotationsJames TuttleShortz
Sun Jun 2, 201343AIts last word is "zyxt": Abbr.Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu Jan 3, 201318AIt took 70 years to complete, in brief (2)Bruce HaightShortz
Sun Dec 2, 2012107AVoluminous ref. (3)Steven E. AtwoodShortz
Mon Jun 11, 201265DBrit. reference work (2)Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael BlakeShortz
Mon Mar 12, 201260ABritish ref. for wordsmithsLynn LempelShortz
Tue Oct 11, 20115DU.K. wordsmith's ref.Ed SessaShortz
Fri Nov 5, 201037AIts first two vols. covered 43-AcrossMike NothnagelShortz
Mon Aug 23, 201019DBrit. word reference (2)Oliver HillShortz
Mon May 31, 201044A20-vol. reference workOliver HillShortz
Tue May 4, 201033DU.K. lexicon (3)Doug PetersonShortz
Fri Apr 16, 201043AWork containing about 2.5 million quotations: Abbr.Eric BerlinShortz
Sun Mar 21, 201041DU.K. referenceAdam FrommShortz
Tue Feb 2, 201053ABrit. referenceAlex FayShortz
Sat Jan 23, 201021DIt has hundreds of thousands of meanings: Abbr.Karen M. TraceyShortz
Wed Dec 23, 200965DOrthographer's ref.Jonathan PoratShortz
Thu Oct 8, 20095DWork started by London's Philological Soc. (3)Scott AtkinsonShortz
Sun Jul 12, 2009120DEtymologist's ref.Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Thu Jun 25, 200914D20-vol. workBill ZaisShortz
Mon Mar 2, 200916ABrit. resource for wordsmithsLynn LempelShortz
Wed Feb 18, 200933AWordsmith's ref.Susan GelfandShortz
Sun Feb 1, 200943ACompetitor of Chambers, for shortVictor Fleming and Matt GinsbergShortz
Sun Mar 23, 2008109AShak. is its most-quoted writerRobert W. HarrisShortz
Sat Nov 24, 200719APhilologists' work, for shortVictor FlemingShortz
Sun Jun 24, 200722ARef. work with online subscriptionsEric BerlinShortz
Wed May 2, 200723AWork started by London's Philological Soc. (3)Richard SilvestriShortz
Sun Mar 25, 200787ARef. work with more than 300,000 entriesFred PiscopShortz
Mon Mar 19, 200719AMultivolume Brit. referenceRichard ChisholmShortz
Mon Jan 29, 200727ABrit. reference work (2)Fred PiscopShortz
Fri Sep 1, 20064DCitation-filled ref.David QuarfootShortz
Sun Dec 4, 200591DRef. staple (2)Eric Berlin and Craig KasperShortz
Fri Sep 2, 200551DIt comes in many vols.Sherry O. BlackardShortz
Tue Apr 5, 200556AMonument of lexicography, for shortHarvey EstesShortz
Mon Apr 4, 200540ABrit. word reference (2)Christina Houlihan KellyShortz
Sun Nov 30, 200345A"The Professor and the Madman" subj.Manny NosowskyShortz
Wed Nov 19, 200351AVoluminous ref. work (2)Richard SilvestriShortz
Mon Jul 21, 200321DMultivolume ref. (6)Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Wed Apr 23, 200349ALexicon with many citations: Abbr.Gilbert H. LudwigShortz
Sat Apr 19, 200321A"The Professor and the Madman" topic, for shortManny NosowskyShortz
Wed Nov 7, 200159DMultivolume ref. (6)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Wed Oct 24, 200125AVoluminous ref. setSarah KellerShortz
Wed Dec 29, 199936ASet of Brit. tomesRobert O. DillmanShortz
Thu Dec 9, 199943APhilologist's ref.Chuck DeodeneShortz
Wed Oct 20, 19997DMultivolume ref. workRichard SilvestriShortz
Tue Oct 19, 199958ABrit. lexicon (4)Fred PiscopShortz
Sun Oct 3, 199965AIt may fill a lib. shelfFred PiscopShortz
Sun May 30, 199959ARef. room offeringCathy MillhauserShortz
Sat Jan 16, 199922DLib. referenceRich NorrisShortz
Fri Oct 16, 199829AOf which A-Ant was pub. in Jan. 1884Martin Ashwood-SmithShortz
Wed Jul 1, 199830ABrit. lexicon (4)Fred PiscopShortz
Sat May 9, 199833ARef. staple (2)Rich NorrisShortz
Sun Feb 8, 199815DLibrary ref. (2)Manny NosowskyShortz
Sun Jul 13, 199728ALibrary ref. (2)Fred PiscopShortz
Sat Mar 22, 199745AOften-cited ref.Rich NorrisShortz
Sun Jan 5, 199727ARef. setW. R. WilliamsShortz
Fri Dec 20, 199633ANoted publication of 1933, for shortM. Ashwood-SmithShortz
Sun Sep 8, 199672ASome library vols.R. H. WolfeShortz
Tue Sep 5, 199532DBrit. lexicon (4)Jonathan SchmatzbachShortz
Thu Apr 27, 199550DRespected ref. workLois SidwayShortz
Sun Oct 23, 1994102ABrit. lexicon (4)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Wed Oct 19, 199432DExpensive ref. workD.J. ListortShortz
Thu Sep 1, 199420AJames Murray work: Abbr.Manny NosowskyShortz
Sun Aug 21, 199452DMultivolume ref. (6)Ted FultonShortz
Mon Aug 15, 199427ABrit. ref. work (2)Fred PiscopShortz
Thu Mar 24, 199429ABrit. ref. work (2)A.J. SantoraShortz
3 results for OED from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Aug 3, 2014Diagramless10DMultivolume ref.Paula GamacheShortz
Nov 24, 2013Diagramless45ARef. for wordsmithsPaula GamacheShortz
Jun 24, 2001Diagramless51ANoted British ref.Peter GordonShortz
45 results for OED from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Jul 26, 19935DRef. bookJohn BrobstMaleska
Mon Jul 5, 199327DRef. bookJean J. DavisonMaleska
Wed Nov 25, 199232ALarge ref. bookPeter GordonMaleska
Thu Apr 16, 199227DRef. bookNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Fri Feb 28, 199252DRef. workNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Sun Sep 29, 199144ABrit. lexiconNancy Nicholson JolineMaleska
Wed Jul 31, 199143ARef. bookBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue Apr 30, 199123ARef. bookNancy W. AtkinsonMaleska
Tue Mar 12, 199126DBrit. lexiconVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Sun Jun 24, 199017DDict. published in EnglandJack R. HarnesMaleska
Thu Jan 18, 199038AWell-known dict.Jeanette K. BrillMaleska
Thu Feb 18, 198840ABritish ref. bookTom W. UnderhillMaleska
Sun Jan 18, 1987148DA ref. bookBert RosenfieldMaleska
Sun Sep 28, 198687DRef. bookD. JonesMaleska
Sun Aug 21, 198388ADistinguished dict.Frances HansenMaleska
Mon Jul 18, 198310DBrit. lexiconAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Sep 7, 198071ANoted ref. bookCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Sun Jun 1, 198088ABrit. lexiconThreba JohnsonMaleska
Sun Sep 9, 1979113DEng. lexiconA. J. SantoraMaleska
Tue Jul 25, 19788DRef. bookSara V. TuckermanMaleska
Tue Dec 30, 197526ARef. bookSara V. TuckermanWeng
Thu Dec 11, 197534ARef. bookA. J. SantoraWeng
Fri Dec 13, 197440ABritish ref. workJim PlacknerWeng
Sun Aug 25, 197444ARef. bookJack WherryWeng
Sun Mar 4, 19738DRef. bookEugene T. MaleskaWeng
Thu Oct 28, 197145DRef. bookUnknownWeng
Sun Feb 7, 197185DRef. bookDan GirardiWeng
Mon Apr 13, 197057DCertain ref. workUnknownWeng
Sat Feb 14, 197047DReference book: Abbr.UnknownWeng
Thu Oct 16, 196936ARef. book.UnknownWeng
Tue Mar 28, 196758DFamous dictionary: Abbr.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Tue Dec 27, 196644AStandard reference book: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 29, 196679AFamed dictionary: Abbr.B. A. HeimbinderFarrar
Sun Mar 14, 196597DFamed dictionary: Abbr.Hume R. CraftFarrar
Sat Jun 10, 196123AStandard reference book: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Sat Dec 17, 196034DGreat dictionary: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jan 6, 196048AFamous dictionary: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Fri Nov 13, 195944ANoted dictionary: Abbr.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 4, 195815DNoted English dictionary: Abbr.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Oct 27, 1957120DBritain's "Webster."Herbert EttensonFarrar
Thu Sep 12, 195744ABritish lexicon: Abbr.A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Sun Sep 11, 195556ABritish relative of Webster's: Abbr.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sun Jan 10, 1954116DBig dictionary: Abbr.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sat Jul 21, 19517DAddendum to Euclid's theorems.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 4, 194817DFamous dictionary: Abbr.P. J. LamannaFarrar
Anagrams:EDO, DOE, ODE, DEO
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