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248 total results for OPTS( score: 50 )

125 results for OPTS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 11, 2024	36A	Makes a pick (2)	Billy Bratton	Fagliano
Thu Sep 12, 2024	55D	Goes (for) (17)	Parker Higgins	Fagliano
Wed Jul 31, 2024	34A	Goes (for) (17)	Jackson Matz and Ben Matz	Fagliano
Mon Mar 11, 2024	64A	Chooses (19)	Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi	Shortz
Sun Dec 10, 2023	56D	Goes (for) (17)	Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Oct 29, 2023	56A	Makes a decision	Alina Abidi	Shortz
Mon Jun 19, 2023	38D	Chooses (to) (4)	David Liben-Nowell	Shortz
Sun Jun 18, 2023	93D	Goes (for) (17)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Tue Apr 25, 2023	44A	Decides (8)	Grant Boroughs	Shortz
Sat Apr 8, 2023	39A	Gets off the fence, so to speak (2)	Sid Sivakumar	Shortz
Tue Feb 28, 2023	3D	Chooses (19)	Gia Bosko	Shortz
Fri Jan 20, 2023	10A	Picks (3)	Robert S. Greenfield	Shortz
Sun Dec 4, 2022	17D	Goes (for) (17)	Gustie Owens	Shortz
Mon Aug 15, 2022	68A	Makes a choice (8)	Simon Marotte	Shortz
Wed Aug 10, 2022	70A	Chooses (19)	Karen Lurie	Shortz
Tue Mar 29, 2022	46A	Makes a choice (8)	Jamey Smith	Shortz
Wed Mar 9, 2022	65A	Stops waffling (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Mar 6, 2022	29A	Makes a choice (8)	Matthew Stock and Will Nediger	Shortz
Thu Jun 24, 2021	65A	Picks (3)	Danny Lawson	Shortz
Thu Apr 15, 2021	28A	Goes (for) (17)	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer	Shortz
Thu Jan 28, 2021	35D	Decides (8)	Steve Mossberg	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2020	63A	Chooses (19)	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sat Jun 6, 2020	32A	Exercises one's discretion	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Fri Jan 10, 2020	15D	Decides (8)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Dec 15, 2019	111D	Picks, with "for" (4)	Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Oct 28, 2019	1D	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Oct 13, 2019	42D	Makes a choice (8)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Mon Sep 10, 2018	55D	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sun Sep 9, 2018	34A	Chooses (19)	Hal Moore	Shortz
Thu Feb 15, 2018	13D	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Jan 28, 2018	38D	Goes (for) (17)	Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Oct 30, 2017	1D	Chooses (to) (4)	Jay Kaskel	Shortz
Mon Oct 23, 2017	70A	Chooses (19)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Tue Oct 10, 2017	12D	Picks, with "for" (4)	Mark MacLachlan	Shortz
Tue Jun 27, 2017	7D	Chooses (19)	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Thu May 18, 2017	1A	Decides one way or the other	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Fri May 5, 2017	40D	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Nov 27, 2016	37D	Pulls (out of)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sat Nov 26, 2016	60A	Stops waffling (3)	Paolo Pasco	Shortz
Mon Nov 14, 2016	56A	Chooses (to) (4)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Mon Jan 11, 2016	19A	Elects (to)	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Thu Oct 22, 2015	35D	Decides (to) (2)	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Fri Oct 9, 2015	29A	Chooses a course	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Oct 8, 2015	28A	Goes (for) (17)	Stu Ockman	Shortz
Thu Aug 20, 2015	63D	Decides (to) (2)	Jules P. Markey	Shortz
Tue Jun 30, 2015	63A	Elects (4)	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Mon May 4, 2015	69A	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Feb 22, 2015	81D	Goes (for) (17)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Nov 3, 2014	47D	Makes a choice (8)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Thu Jun 19, 2014	1D	Goes (for) (17)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Mon May 12, 2014	58A	Makes a pick (2)	Gary Cee	Shortz
Wed Apr 30, 2014	9A	Pulls (out) (2)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sat Mar 1, 2014	54D	Decides (8)	Ian Livengood & J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Sat Feb 22, 2014	41A	Declines, with "out" (2)	Evan Birnholz	Shortz
Sun Dec 1, 2013	52D	Makes a choice (8)	Alan DerKazarian	Shortz
Tue Sep 3, 2013	65A	Selects, with "for" (2)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Thu Dec 20, 2012	39A	Fishes or cuts bait, say	Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Wed Apr 18, 2012	61A	Declines, with "out" (2)	Steven Riley	Shortz
Sun Mar 25, 2012	104D	Elects (4)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Mar 11, 2012	54A	Plays, with "in"	Victor Fleming and John Dunn	Shortz
Sun Dec 18, 2011	107D	Decides (8)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Fri Jul 29, 2011	55D	Doesn't decline, with "in"	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2011	90D	Chooses (19)	Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Wed Jul 28, 2010	1A	Declines, with "out of"	Howard Baker	Shortz
Thu May 27, 2010	13A	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Wed Apr 28, 2010	12D	Stops waffling (3)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Peter L. Stein	Shortz
Fri Apr 23, 2010	3D	Gets off the fence	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Sat Mar 27, 2010	4D	Takes, with "for" (3)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Mon Sep 28, 2009	54A	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun Jan 18, 2009	37D	Takes, with "for" (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Mon Jan 5, 2009	42A	Chooses (19)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Mon Nov 17, 2008	59D	Chooses (19)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Sep 29, 2008	1D	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Sharon Delorme	Shortz
Mon Aug 25, 2008	55D	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake	Shortz
Sun Aug 10, 2008	70D	Takes, with "for" (3)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Wed Feb 6, 2008	13D	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Larry Shearer	Shortz
Sat Nov 24, 2007	49D	Goes (for) (17)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Sun Nov 11, 2007	118A	Goes (for) (17)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Tue Sep 4, 2007	56D	Makes up one's mind (to)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Mar 25, 2007	95D	Picks, with "for" (4)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Oct 15, 2006	55A	Elects (4)	Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Jul 17, 2006	60D	Chooses (to) (4)	Larry Paul	Shortz
Tue Jan 10, 2006	10A	Goes (for) (17)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Dec 2, 2005	44A	Takes a course	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sat Jul 16, 2005	49D	Prefers, with "for" (2)	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 2005	28A	Checks a particular box	Joe Bower	Shortz
Tue Jun 8, 2004	11D	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Ed Early	Shortz
Mon Nov 10, 2003	22A	Chooses (19)	Gail A. MacLean	Shortz
Tue Sep 30, 2003	58D	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Sun Sep 14, 2003	59D	Goes (for) (17)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Thu Mar 27, 2003	67A	Picks (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Mar 16, 2003	77D	Pulls (out) (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Feb 2, 2003	9A	Declines to take part, with "out"	Mark Danna	Shortz
Thu Jan 23, 2003	3D	Decides (8)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Mon Dec 9, 2002	55D	Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme]	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Thu Nov 21, 2002	66A	Prefers, with "for" (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Apr 8, 2002	54D	Chooses (19)	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Tue Jan 1, 2002	19A	Makes a choice (for)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Nov 18, 2001	19A	Goes (for) (17)	Jim Page	Shortz
Thu Sep 20, 2001	54D	Decides (8)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Jul 2, 2001	71A	Makes a choice (8)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Mon Feb 12, 2001	1A	Chooses, with "for" (8)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Dec 28, 2000	13D	Selects, with "for" (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Nov 19, 2000	103A	Chooses (19)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Mon Jul 10, 2000	18A	Makes choices	Gene Newman	Shortz
Thu Apr 27, 2000	18D	Chooses (19)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Mon Nov 22, 1999	27D	Chooses (19)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Thu Sep 30, 1999	64A	Picks one	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Wed Sep 29, 1999	58D	Votes (for)	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Sun Aug 16, 1998	73A	Co-___ (appropriates)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Jul 2, 1998	58D	Gets off the fence, so to speak (2)	Pat M. Hugel	Shortz
Sun Jun 28, 1998	61A	Withdraws, with "out" (7)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Jan 27, 1997	26D	Chooses (19)	F. Piscop	Shortz
Wed Dec 18, 1996	10D	Chooses (19)	M. W. Perry	Shortz
Fri Sep 20, 1996	33A	Elects (4)	J. Page	Shortz
Wed Aug 7, 1996	37D	Decides (8)	B. E. Quigley	Shortz
Mon Jul 15, 1996	34D	Makes a choice (8)	S. Spadaccini	Shortz
Tue Mar 12, 1996	65A	Chooses (19)	R. J. Hartman	Shortz
Thu Feb 22, 1996	34D	___out (withdraws) (2)	C. Deodene	Shortz
Sun Dec 18, 1994	48A	Withdraws, with out (7)	Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn	Shortz
Thu Jul 14, 1994	46D	Picks, with "for" (4)	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz
Mon May 30, 1994	12D	Chooses (19)	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Wed May 25, 1994	6D	___ out (withdraws) (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Fri Mar 18, 1994	50A	Goes (for) (17)	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Mon Dec 27, 1993	1D	Goes (for) (17)	Joel Davajan	Shortz

3 results for OPTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 16, 2022	Diagramless	26A	Chooses	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Dec 4, 2016	Panda	64A	Decides to stop	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Jan 16, 2005	Diagramless	17D	Decides	Byron Walden	Shortz

120 results for OPTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 8, 1993	28D	Picks	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Sun May 23, 1993	11D	Selects	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sat Apr 24, 1993	21D	Chooses	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Wed Mar 31, 1993	70A	Chooses	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Mon Oct 26, 1992	47A	Chooses	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Jul 1, 1992	10A	Chooses	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Thu Jun 25, 1992	26D	Makes a choice	Bryant White	Maleska
Sun May 10, 1992	72A	Chooses	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Wed Jan 8, 1992	50D	Chooses	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Mon Aug 12, 1991	11D	Chooses	Peter Swift	Maleska
Thu Dec 27, 1990	1A	Makes a decision	Alan Arbesfeld	Maleska
Mon Sep 10, 1990	4A	Makes a choice	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sat Apr 28, 1990	33D	Chooses	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri Sep 22, 1989	64A	Makes a choice	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Aug 13, 1989	71D	Makes a choice	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Mon Jul 10, 1989	56A	Elects	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Sun Jan 29, 1989	117D	Goes for	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Wed Nov 30, 1988	56D	Chooses	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Tue Aug 16, 1988	32D	Chooses	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun Jul 31, 1988	6D	Makes a choice	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Mon Apr 4, 1988	63A	Chooses	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Mon Oct 19, 1987	26D	Makes a selection	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Tue Mar 17, 1987	14D	Chooses	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Wed Dec 17, 1986	5A	Makes a selection	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Fri Jan 10, 1986	1D	Chooses	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Dec 15, 1985	11D	Chooses	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Aug 11, 1985	30A	Elects	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Tue May 28, 1985	16A	Chooses	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Thu Jul 5, 1984	1A	Chooses	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Sat May 12, 1984	18A	Anagram for stop	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Mon Jan 2, 1984	27D	Chooses	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Wed Dec 28, 1983	66A	Chooses	Daubert	Maleska
Thu Sep 15, 1983	42A	Chooses	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Wed Sep 14, 1983	31D	Elects	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Mon Sep 5, 1983	18D	Chooses	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Jul 16, 1983	18A	Elects	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Thu Mar 10, 1983	21D	Picks	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sat Mar 5, 1983	47D	Chooses	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Tue Mar 1, 1983	32D	Chooses	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri May 7, 1982	26D	Chooses	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Mon Feb 15, 1982	50D	Elects	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Thu Dec 3, 1981	1D	Elects	Carduff	Maleska
Thu Nov 19, 1981	63A	Chooses	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Mon Oct 5, 1981	5D	Chooses	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Mon Apr 13, 1981	58D	Elects	Bradford	Maleska
Mon Feb 2, 1981	10A	Chooses	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Jan 23, 1981	60A	Chooses	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Wed Oct 8, 1980	67A	Chooses	Carol Dutting	Maleska
Sat Jun 14, 1980	60A	Chooses	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Wed Mar 5, 1980	59A	Chooses	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Mar 2, 1980	56A	Chooses	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Nov 7, 1979	23A	Makes a choice	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Feb 27, 1979	3D	Chooses	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Jul 31, 1977	132A	Chooses	Tom Mixon	Maleska
Fri May 27, 1977	41A	Elects	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Maleska
Sun Mar 27, 1977	9A	Chooses	Jay Spry	Maleska
Mon Jan 24, 1977	1D	Chooses	Henry Hook	Weng
Tue Sep 21, 1976	44A	Chooses	Marie West	Weng
Fri Jun 4, 1976	27D	Makes a choice	Stanley A. Kurzban	Weng
Tue Dec 23, 1975	51D	Chooses	Martin Bryan	Weng
Sat Dec 13, 1975	43A	Elects	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Sun Nov 9, 1975	89D	Chooses	Herb Risteen	Weng
Fri Sep 26, 1975	1D	Chooses	Will Shortz	Weng
Sun Apr 20, 1975	33A	Chooses	Mary M. Murdoch	Weng
Sat Feb 1, 1975	1A	Chooses	Alice H. Kaufman	Weng
Sun Nov 3, 1974	7A	Chooses	George Rose Smith	Weng
Wed Jul 3, 1974	69A	Decides	Daniel Girardi	Weng
Tue Apr 2, 1974	6A	Goes for	Tap Osborn	Weng
Tue Sep 11, 1973	50D	Makes a choice	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 15, 1973	10A	Makes a choice	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 9, 1973	63A	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jul 23, 1973	1D	Makes a choice	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 13, 1973	7D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 11, 1972	50D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 24, 1972	120A	Decides to	George Rose Smith	Weng
Fri Jul 21, 1972	1D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 18, 1972	57D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 27, 1971	33D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 22, 1971	3D	Chooses	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 26, 1971	1A	Decides	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 23, 1970	79A	Chooses	Marjorie K. Collins	Weng
Wed Jan 28, 1970	7D	Decides	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 5, 1969	9A	Chooses.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 9, 1969	8D	Chooses.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Oct 25, 1968	10A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 8, 1968	39A	Makes a choice.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 13, 1967	57A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 25, 1967	19A	Chooses.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sat Jul 1, 1967	52D	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 24, 1966	39A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 19, 1966	35D	Makes a choice.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 5, 1966	70A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 9, 1966	1A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 7, 1965	85D	Chooses.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Tue Jan 19, 1965	24D	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 9, 1964	51D	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 29, 1964	83A	Chooses.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sun Nov 17, 1963	3D	Selects.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Fri Nov 8, 1963	1D	Chooses.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Sun May 5, 1963	1A	Makes one's choice.	Paula Bauersmith	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1962	129D	Chooses.	Will C. Weng	Farrar
Thu Feb 8, 1962	3D	Chooses.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Nov 18, 1960	5A	Elects.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 16, 1959	29D	Makes a choice.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Aug 15, 1958	18A	Chooses.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed Mar 5, 1958	8A	Makes a choice.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Wed Sep 4, 1957	43A	Makes a choice.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Jan 29, 1954	21D	Makes a choice.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Mon Sep 21, 1953	1A	Chooses.	Hugh P. Evans	Farrar
Fri Jan 23, 1953	9D	Chooses.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Jun 6, 1952	50D	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 12, 1951	41A	Chooses.	Helen H. Chapman	Farrar
Wed Oct 25, 1950	41A	Chooses.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sat Oct 14, 1950	6A	Chooses.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 11, 1950	33D	Makes a choice.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 10, 1948	34A	Chooses.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1947	112A	Chooses.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Jan 26, 1947	54A	Chooses.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jan 13, 1946	13D	Makes choice.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1945	136D	Makes a choice.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

Anagrams:

POST, TOPS, PTOS, STOP, SPOT, POTS

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