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117 total results for PRESTO( score: 50 )
37 results for PRESTO from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jul 7, 2020 | 49D | Magician's cry (4) | Kevin Patterson | Shortz |
Tue Dec 6, 2016 | 41A | Rapid tempo | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Thu Nov 27, 2014 | 14A | Upwards of 170 beats per minute | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Mon Aug 25, 2014 | 45D | Magician's cry (4) | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Sat Oct 29, 2011 | 56A | Scored very quickly? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Aug 8, 2011 | 45D | Magician's cry (4) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Aug 23, 2010 | 43D | Part of a magician's mumbo-jumbo | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Fri Jul 9, 2010 | 24D | Magic word (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jun 13, 2010 | 123A | Rapidly | Francis Heaney | Shortz |
Thu Jul 16, 2009 | 3D | Cry just before a rabbit appears? | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Apr 18, 2009 | 42A | Quickly (2) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Oct 19, 2008 | 93A | Cousin of "VoilĂ !" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Dec 22, 2007 | 16A | Really moving, musically | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sat Dec 2, 2006 | 3D | Fast (2) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2006 | 72D | Lively tempo | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sat Aug 20, 2005 | 38D | Fast (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jul 10, 2005 | 124A | Immediately (2) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2005 | 4D | Cousin of "Abracadabra!" | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 2002 | 8D | Magician's word (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 2002 | 15D | Abracadabra alternative | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Thu Jan 24, 2002 | 38D | Magic word (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 28, 2001 | 8D | Quickly (2) | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Tue Jul 31, 2001 | 49D | Magic word (4) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Apr 30, 2001 | 24A | Magician's cry (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 15, 2001 | 84D | Immediately (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Dec 30, 1999 | 46D | Magic word (4) | Alan Jay Weiss | Shortz |
Sat Nov 6, 1999 | 41A | Magical utterance | Joan Bayer Williamson | Shortz |
Sun Oct 17, 1999 | 139D | On the double | Bob and Sharon Klahn | Shortz |
Mon Jul 19, 1999 | 31D | Magician's word (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Jul 9, 1999 | 25A | Direction in 23-Across | Ingrid Truemper | Shortz |
Wed May 12, 1999 | 4D | Chop-chop | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Jun 3, 1998 | 28A | Word said with a wave of the hand | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 1994 | 4A | Wand waver's word | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Mon Sep 19, 1994 | 50D | Magician's word (3) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Jun 5, 1994 | 48D | "Shazam!" | Dean Niles | Shortz |
Mon Apr 4, 1994 | 25A | ___ chango (magician's command) | Betty Jorgensen | Shortz |
Fri Jan 21, 1994 | 20A | With rapid tempo | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
6 results for PRESTO from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jun 23, 2019 | Acrostic | E | Exclamation meant to elicit gasps | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Oct 19, 2014 | Acrostic | V | Quickly | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jun 7, 2009 | Acrostic | E | Utterance from a conjurer | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
May 17, 2009 | Takeaway | 26A | Sergea*t of old TV | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Nov 24, 2002 | Cryptic | 20A | Immediately relax in post office (6) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Aug 25, 2002 | Acrostic | F | Tempo faster than allegro | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
74 results for PRESTO from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Sep 30, 1993 | 34A | Rapidly | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
Fri Jun 25, 1993 | 45A | Fast | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sat May 1, 1993 | 44A | Double-quick | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sun Apr 25, 1993 | 48D | Magician's word | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
Sun Dec 20, 1992 | 86A | Magical word | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Nov 20, 1992 | 9D | Chango preceder | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sun Dec 8, 1991 | 33A | P.D.Q. | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Tue Oct 1, 1991 | 49A | Magician's word | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon Jun 25, 1990 | 20A | Quickly, in music | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Wed Jul 19, 1989 | 28A | Quickly | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Fri May 6, 1988 | 26D | Word from Doug Henning | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Mon Apr 25, 1988 | 21A | At a rapid tempo | Elaine George | Maleska |
Wed Aug 21, 1985 | 48A | Thaumaturgist's word | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Fri Jul 12, 1985 | 48A | Magician's word | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Thu Feb 28, 1985 | 6D | Quickly | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Mon Oct 29, 1984 | 24A | Magician's command | Hosler | Maleska |
Tue May 15, 1984 | 49A | Quickly | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Mon Apr 5, 1982 | 42A | Magician's word | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Thu Jan 21, 1982 | 45D | Quickly, in music | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Oct 6, 1981 | 42D | Quickly | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Wed Sep 16, 1981 | 6D | Magician's word | John Greenman | Maleska |
Mon Sep 7, 1981 | 46D | Magician's word | David Galef | Maleska |
Thu May 14, 1981 | 39A | In rapid tempo | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Wed Jun 18, 1980 | 24A | Rapidly | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Jun 11, 1980 | 41D | Immediately | Philip Carlyle | Maleska |
Wed Jun 4, 1980 | 43A | Immediately | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Jun 1, 1980 | 19A | Immediately | Threba Johnson | Maleska |
Sat Aug 4, 1979 | 41D | Quickly | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Sat Apr 28, 1979 | 21A | P.D.Q. | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Dec 20, 1978 | 45A | Magician's "___ chango!" | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sun Dec 3, 1978 | 77D | Quickly, maestro! | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon Jun 26, 1978 | 3D | Quickly | Ruth Lake Tepper | Maleska |
Sun Oct 23, 1977 | 42D | P.D.Q. | Frank Nosoff | Maleska |
Sat Oct 26, 1974 | 39A | Quickly | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Wed Apr 3, 1974 | 38A | At once | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Fri Jan 19, 1973 | 53A | Magician's word | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 13, 1972 | 28D | Magician's word | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 29, 1972 | 20A | Magician's word | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 12, 1972 | 64A | Companion of chango | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 24, 1971 | 32A | Magician's word | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Mon Sep 1, 1969 | 47D | Companion of chango. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 8, 1969 | 34D | Immediately. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Sep 14, 1968 | 47D | Fast, in music. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 21, 1968 | 80D | Quickly | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Feb 14, 1967 | 47D | Magician's word. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sat Oct 15, 1966 | 45D | Tempo. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 1, 1965 | 12D | Fast. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Jun 2, 1965 | 6D | Immediately. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 6, 1964 | 5D | Magician's word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1964 | 5D | Quickly. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Thu Oct 24, 1963 | 44D | Quickly. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Wed Jan 2, 1963 | 30D | Fast. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Dec 20, 1962 | 9D | In fast tempo: Mus. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Dec 3, 1962 | 43D | Magician's word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 14, 1962 | 44D | Quickly. | Alda Zimpel | Farrar |
Tue Aug 1, 1961 | 35A | Fast. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 23, 1961 | 97A | Magician's word. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Jan 11, 1960 | 39D | Magician's word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 7, 1959 | 5D | Rapidly performed. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Dec 3, 1958 | 46A | Quickly. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Fri Feb 28, 1958 | 59A | Magician's byword. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 19, 1957 | 16A | Magician's word. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 20, 1957 | 34D | Magic word. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Sun Aug 4, 1957 | 137A | Magician's command. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 11, 1956 | 101D | Magic word in ledgerdemain. | Walt Clark | Farrar |
Sun Feb 7, 1954 | 10D | Magician's command. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Apr 28, 1953 | 23A | A magician's command. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sat Sep 29, 1951 | 57A | Command given by a magician. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 19, 1951 | 10D | Magician's command. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 15, 1951 | 61D | Quick! | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Sep 17, 1950 | 15D | Immediately. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1948 | 58D | Quickly. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1944 | 101D | Instantly. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Aug 30, 1942 | 113A | Quickly. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Anagrams: | OPSTER, PREOST, PROSET, SEPTOR, SPREOT, SPROTE, STROPE, OPTERS, TROPES, PORTES, RESTOP, PEROTS, STOPER, POSTER, REPOTS, ESPORT, TOPERS, RESPOT, REPOST |