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172 total results for PITA( score: 50 )
97 results for PITA from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Oct 18, 2024 | 24A | Shawarma holder | Jesse Cohn | Fagliano |
Tue Sep 24, 2024 | 1A | Bread served with baba ghanouj | Kevin L. Shellito | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 29, 2024 | 56D | Gyro bread (7) | Jeffrey Lease | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 23, 2024 | 40A | Souvlaki go-with (2) | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 9, 2024 | 62A | ___ chips | Zachary Schiff | Fagliano |
Tue Dec 19, 2023 | 29A | Bread for baba ghanouj | Seth Weitberg | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2023 | 8D | Pocket picked at lunch? | Dominic Grillo | Shortz |
Mon Aug 14, 2023 | 3D | Bread served from a halal cart | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart | Shortz |
Sun Jun 25, 2023 | 106D | Pocket at a restaurant | John Westwig | Shortz |
Tue Jan 24, 2023 | 5A | Bread that may be stuffed with shawarma | Aaron M. Rosenberg and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Oct 2, 2022 | 70A | Labneh go-with | Kathy Bloomer | Shortz |
Thu Sep 29, 2022 | 54D | Pocket stuffed with tabbouleh, maybe | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sun Jul 31, 2022 | 66D | Serving with a meze platter | Jesse Goldberg | Shortz |
Mon Apr 4, 2022 | 7D | Gyro bread (7) | Derek J. Angell | Shortz |
Fri Mar 11, 2022 | 1D | Moussaka go-with | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Feb 6, 2022 | 113D | Tabbouleh go-with | Stephen McCarthy | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2022 | 83D | Doner kebab bread | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Wed Dec 29, 2021 | 14A | Kind of bread (6) | Simon Marotte and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sat Dec 25, 2021 | 14D | Souvlaki go-with (2) | Johan Vass | Shortz |
Fri Nov 12, 2021 | 30A | Serving with shawarma | Patrick John Duggan | Shortz |
Tue Sep 21, 2021 | 38A | Gyro holder (3) | Daniel Okulitch | Shortz |
Tue Aug 24, 2021 | 55D | Bread that can be split open to contain a filling | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Jun 6, 2021 | 90D | Taverna staple | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Jun 2, 2021 | 40A | Fillable flatbread | Jesse Goldberg | Shortz |
Fri Apr 23, 2021 | 43D | Something often served with shakshuka | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Thu Apr 22, 2021 | 33A | ___ bread (6) | Jem Burch | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2020 | 10A | Falafel bread (4) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sat Sep 19, 2020 | 7D | Pocket that isn't full of rye? | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Aug 28, 2019 | 61A | Bread with hummus | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 20, 2018 | 36D | Gyro bread (7) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Apr 23, 2018 | 44A | Gyro wrap | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu May 11, 2017 | 19A | Bread at a Greek restaurant | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 2017 | 53A | Bread dipped in hummus | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Jan 16, 2017 | 40D | Falafel bread (4) | John Wrenholt | Shortz |
Wed Jul 13, 2016 | 42D | Bread with a pocket (2) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Mon Jan 18, 2016 | 1A | Bread with a pocket (2) | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
Sat Oct 10, 2015 | 26A | Mediterranean restaurant staple | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 2015 | 100D | Falafel holder (4) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Mon Mar 30, 2015 | 39A | Bread that might hold hummus | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon Nov 10, 2014 | 39A | Gyro bread (7) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Jul 13, 2014 | 77A | Falafel holder (4) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Wed Mar 26, 2014 | 55D | Gyro bread (7) | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Fri Mar 21, 2014 | 52D | Kind of bread (6) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Apr 2, 2013 | 61A | Flat bread | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Fri Mar 29, 2013 | 12D | ___ bread (6) | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Mon Jan 21, 2013 | 33D | Gyro bread (7) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Wed Dec 5, 2012 | 73A | Bread with tabouli | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Wed May 16, 2012 | 22A | Kind of sandwich (3) | Kevin Adamick | Shortz |
Thu Feb 23, 2012 | 18A | ___ bread (6) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Sep 14, 2011 | 9D | Falafel holder (4) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2011 | 55D | Some bread | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Mon Jan 10, 2011 | 16A | Bread for a gyro | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Mon Jun 14, 2010 | 7D | ___ bread (6) | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Mon May 31, 2010 | 55D | Falafel bread (4) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Fri Aug 14, 2009 | 45D | Bun alternative | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed May 27, 2009 | 21D | Hummus holder (5) | Corey Rubin | Shortz |
Tue Feb 24, 2009 | 3D | Hummus scooper-upper | Stephen Edward Anderson | Shortz |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 | 100A | Option for a sandwich | Merl Reagle | Shortz |
Mon Dec 24, 2007 | 54D | Sandwich bread (3) | Mark Sherwood | Shortz |
Thu May 17, 2007 | 6A | Hummus holder (5) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Apr 11, 2007 | 56A | Hummus holder (5) | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Tue Dec 13, 2005 | 53D | Round bread | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Fri Dec 2, 2005 | 57A | Something folded before a meal | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 30, 2005 | 110D | Kind of bread (6) | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. | Shortz |
Sun Oct 23, 2005 | 89A | Rye alternative | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 21, 2005 | 50D | Gyro holder (3) | Anne Garellick | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 2005 | 80A | Stuffed food | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Oct 1, 2003 | 3D | Sandwich bread (3) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Sep 11, 2003 | 31D | Outside of a gyro | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Aug 7, 2003 | 54D | ___ bread (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Jun 21, 2003 | 31D | Kind of sandwich (3) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Tue Apr 22, 2003 | 35D | Kind of sandwich (3) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Wed Apr 2, 2003 | 50A | Pocket bread (4) | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Tue Nov 5, 2002 | 3D | Bread for gyros | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Jan 21, 2002 | 37D | Falafel bread (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Nov 2, 2001 | 56A | Edible pocket | Mary Jung | Shortz |
Sat Sep 1, 2001 | 33D | Hummus accompaniment | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 21, 2001 | 26A | Falafel holder (4) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Fri Jan 12, 2001 | 37D | Gyro need | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Sep 14, 2000 | 7D | Hummus holder, maybe | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jul 10, 2000 | 42D | Sandwich bread (3) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Thu Dec 30, 1999 | 6A | Hummus holder (5) | Alan Jay Weiss | Shortz |
Sat Nov 21, 1998 | 58D | ___ bread (6) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Sep 20, 1998 | 16D | Sandwich base | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Sat Jan 3, 1998 | 7D | Sandwich choice | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Oct 22, 1997 | 42A | Kind of bread (6) | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 1997 | 5A | Gyro bread (7) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sat Jun 28, 1997 | 8D | Hummus holder (5) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Feb 27, 1997 | 36A | Kind of bread (6) | Raymond C. Young | Shortz |
Fri Sep 13, 1996 | 37A | Tabouli holder | M. Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Jan 24, 1996 | 1A | Pocket bread (4) | J. Hess | Shortz |
Tue Jan 17, 1995 | 54A | Pocket bread (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 6, 1994 | 68A | Pocket bread (4) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sat Nov 19, 1994 | 47A | Sandwich material | Brett Blaylock | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 1994 | 93A | Kind of bread (6) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Tue Sep 20, 1994 | 44A | Pocket item? | Christopher Page | Shortz |
Sun May 22, 1994 | 132D | Gyro holder (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
5 results for PITA from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sep 29, 2024 | Panda | 51A | A bit of advice returned | Daniel Raymon | Fagliano |
Mar 10, 2019 | Panda | 55D | ___ pan (bakery vessel) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Jun 9, 2013 | Diagramless | 10A | Gyro bread | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Jul 8, 2012 | Diagramless | 34A | Bread with a pocket | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Jan 25, 1998 | Cryptic | 23A | Rejected clue: "A kind of bread" (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
70 results for PITA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed May 5, 1993 | 1A | Pocket bread | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Wed Mar 3, 1993 | 61A | Flat Middle East bread | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Thu Dec 17, 1992 | 45D | Middle East bread | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Maleska |
Mon Jun 22, 1992 | 26A | Century plant | William Baxley | Maleska |
Thu Mar 19, 1992 | 24A | Middle Eastern bread | Mark Blakeburn | Maleska |
Tue Jan 21, 1992 | 36D | Kind of bread | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Sun Mar 10, 1991 | 101D | Pocket bread | Joan P. Leemhorst | Maleska |
Thu Aug 23, 1990 | 51A | Middle East bread | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Apr 22, 1990 | 100D | Mideast bread | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Sat Apr 21, 1990 | 54D | Round bread | Ronnie K. Allen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 8, 1989 | 67D | Bread for Wimsey? | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue May 30, 1989 | 1D | Mideastern bread | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Feb 21, 1989 | 55D | Bread of the Middle East | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Sep 12, 1988 | 39A | Sandwich bread | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Mon Aug 29, 1988 | 16A | Cordage fiber | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jul 31, 1988 | 143D | "Pocket" bread | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Fri Jul 24, 1987 | 6A | Agave fiber | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Apr 3, 1987 | 58D | Kind of bread | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Sat Mar 7, 1987 | 49A | Round, flat bread | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Sun Nov 2, 1986 | 78D | Century plant | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Mon Jul 21, 1986 | 35D | Flat Arab bread | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Wed Sep 18, 1985 | 55A | Pocket bread | Jeffrey A. Mercer | Maleska |
Wed Jul 24, 1985 | 27A | Popular bread form | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Jun 20, 1985 | 19A | Mideastern bread | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Tue Jun 4, 1985 | 51A | Middle East bread | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Dec 4, 1984 | 10A | Agave plant | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Tue Jan 31, 1984 | 10A | Fiber used in paper | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1983 | 121D | Fiber used for cordage | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun May 23, 1982 | 60D | Yucca | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Tue Nov 17, 1981 | 33D | Century plant | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Sep 6, 1981 | 11D | Agave plant | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Dec 14, 1980 | 32A | Yucca | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Mon Sep 1, 1980 | 12D | Cordage fiber | Johnson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 28, 1980 | 46D | Fiber used for cordage | Ed Stein | Maleska |
Sat May 26, 1979 | 29A | Cordage fiber | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue May 15, 1979 | 48A | Century plant | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Sun Jun 15, 1975 | 44D | Plant fiber | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun May 25, 1975 | 23A | Fiber plant | Elizabeth Yaro | Weng |
Sun Jun 27, 1971 | 105D | Fiber plant | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Tue Mar 16, 1971 | 38A | Cordage fiber | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 28, 1970 | 50D | Cordage fiber | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 8, 1970 | 31A | Plant fiber | Eva Pollack Taub | Weng |
Sat Nov 22, 1969 | 51D | Fiber plant. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 23, 1968 | 27A | Fiber plant. | Bert Beaman | Farrar |
Mon Nov 27, 1967 | 51D | Fiber-yielding plant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 13, 1967 | 55D | Agave fiber. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Sep 10, 1966 | 36A | Agave fiber. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 1, 1966 | 1A | Agave fiber. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1965 | 10A | Agave fiber. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri Jan 8, 1965 | 1A | Fiber plant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 27, 1964 | 127A | Agave plant. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Fri Sep 18, 1964 | 46A | Fiber-yielding plant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 19, 1963 | 19A | Cordage fiber. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 25, 1962 | 35D | Istle fiber. | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Jan 20, 1962 | 36D | Cordage fiber. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Wed May 3, 1961 | 10A | Fiber for cordage. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 12, 1960 | 39D | Fiber useful for cordage. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 27, 1956 | 34A | Agave plant. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sun Dec 11, 1955 | 130D | Century plant. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Jul 25, 1954 | 57A | Cordage fiber. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Apr 3, 1954 | 59A | Fiber used for cord. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Sun Mar 21, 1954 | 66D | Agave fiber. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 22, 1953 | 123A | Yucca fiber. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Wed Jun 17, 1953 | 53A | Century plant fiber. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 10, 1949 | 132D | Fiber from century plant. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Sep 14, 1947 | 12D | Fiber used as cordage. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Aug 17, 1947 | 55D | Century plant. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 9, 1945 | 135A | Istle fiber. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Apr 18, 1943 | 128D | Istle fiber. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |
Sun May 24, 1942 | 116D | Century plant fiber. | Charles Cross | Farrar |