This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

5 results for OKING from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 24, 2016	18D	Clearing (2)	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Fri Mar 22, 2013	4D	Clearing (2)	Tim Croce	Shortz
Sun Feb 24, 2002	48D	Giving the go-ahead (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Apr 19, 2001	8D	Giving the go-ahead (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Feb 17, 1997	30D	Approving	R. Hughes	Shortz

4 results for OKING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 1, 1993	29D	Rubber-stamping	Rand H. Burns	Taub
Sun Aug 11, 1968	123A	Approving: Slang	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Tue Nov 18, 1952	30A	Stamping as approved.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 13, 1950	44D	Endorsing as correct: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar

Anagrams:

28 ms