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:
73 total results for PLAIN( score: 50 )
30 results for PLAIN from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Jul 31, 2024 | 47A | Downright | Jackson Matz and Ben Matz | Fagliano |
Mon Mar 18, 2024 | 31D | Like a doughnut with no icing or filling | Trent H. Evans | Fagliano |
Mon Sep 18, 2023 | 45D | Ordinary | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Jan 9, 2023 | 28A | Not showy | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Sun Aug 7, 2022 | 109D | Garden-variety (2) | Tina Labadie | Shortz |
Sat Jul 17, 2021 | 21A | Bagel variety (2) | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Tue Dec 8, 2020 | 42A | Having no toppings, as a pizza | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano | Shortz |
Mon Feb 4, 2019 | 52A | Without toppings | Ali Gascoigne | Shortz |
Sat Aug 11, 2018 | 11D | Everyday (2) | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Sat Jan 20, 2018 | 25A | Hamburger order | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Sat Jan 13, 2018 | 37A | With nothing on top | Alan DerKazarian | Shortz |
Thu Jun 29, 2017 | 67A | No-frills (2) | Rich Proulx | Shortz |
Thu Aug 4, 2016 | 27D | Geographical feature in "America the Beautiful" | Jonathan M. Kaye | Shortz |
Sun Aug 3, 2014 | 44D | Vanilla (3) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jul 6, 2014 | 120A | Vanilla (3) | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Wed Nov 21, 2012 | 9D | Bagel choice | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Apr 30, 2012 | 37A | Bare-bones | Susan L. Stanislawski | Shortz |
Tue Jun 28, 2011 | 41D | Nothing fancy (2) | Tom Baring | Shortz |
Mon Dec 7, 2009 | 37A | Nothing fancy (2) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Mon Jan 14, 2008 | 34D | "Above the fruited ___" | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Mon Nov 3, 2003 | 55A | With nothing added | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Fri Feb 1, 2002 | 31D | Vanilla (3) | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2001 | 21D | Everyday (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jun 18, 2001 | 10D | Unadorned | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2000 | 26D | Bagel variety (2) | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Fri Dec 25, 1998 | 24D | Garden-variety (2) | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
Wed Aug 5, 1998 | 26D | No-frills (2) | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 1998 | 60A | Sans nuts, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Jan 8, 1998 | 15A | Without extra toppings | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 1994 | 36A | Unvarnished | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
1 result for PLAIN from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Oct 25, 2015 | Panda | 26D | Ordinary prairie | Mel Taub | Shortz |
42 results for PLAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Mar 29, 1993 | 31D | Unadorned | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Mar 5, 1993 | 31D | Champaign | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Maleska |
Fri Jan 10, 1992 | 56D | Unadorned | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu Aug 30, 1990 | 43A | Without embellishment | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Jun 14, 1990 | 16A | Clear | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Oct 23, 1989 | 25A | Unadorned | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Fri Oct 6, 1989 | 24A | Obvious | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon May 15, 1989 | 48A | Opposite of fancy | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Oct 4, 1987 | 65A | Obvious | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1987 | 70D | Unmixed | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Aug 10, 1986 | 59A | Manifest | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Jan 20, 1985 | 11D | Manifest | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Oct 29, 1984 | 35A | Steppe | Hosler | Maleska |
Sat Oct 17, 1981 | 6D | Clear | Albert E. Lytle | Maleska |
Tue Jan 22, 1974 | 58A | Evident | Marie West | Weng |
Tue Mar 20, 1973 | 28D | Rainy area in Spain | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 12, 1971 | 26A | Clear | Guido N. Scarato | Weng |
Sat Jul 3, 1971 | 15A | Certain Jane | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 8, 1971 | 30D | Steppe | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 17, 1971 | 32D | "For 2c ___" | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 3, 1971 | 49A | Unadorned | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 25, 1970 | 23D | Simple | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 3, 1970 | 4D | Without frill | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Feb 7, 1969 | 6D | Level land. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 24, 1966 | 108D | Untrimmed. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Jun 14, 1966 | 58A | Evident. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 29, 1965 | 15A | Clear. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1965 | 58D | Ordinary. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Mon Jul 6, 1964 | 19A | Run-of-the-mill. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 16, 1964 | 46D | Savanna. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 2, 1961 | 77A | Downright. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Feb 4, 1961 | 27D | Ordinary. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 13, 1959 | 9A | Unvarnished. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Feb 9, 1957 | 24D | Unfigured. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jan 20, 1957 | 68A | ___ song. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Apr 10, 1954 | 35A | Western feature. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Thu Sep 10, 1953 | 33A | Broad stretch of land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 6, 1952 | 26D | Downright. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 20, 1952 | 67A | Roadway for a Conestoga wagon. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sun May 25, 1952 | 118D | Downright. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 29, 1942 | 92A | Without embellishment. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun May 10, 1942 | 133D | Outspoken. | Louis Shields | Farrar |