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141 total results for ROOK( score: 50 )
54 results for ROOK from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jul 21, 2024 | 72A | Piece worth approximately five pawns | John Ewbank | Fagliano |
Wed Apr 17, 2024 | 45A | Chess "castle" (2) | Joseph Gangi | Fagliano |
Mon Jan 1, 2024 | 41A | Chess piece shaped like a battlement | Harry Zheng | Shortz |
Thu Sep 21, 2023 | 39D | Corner piece (11) | Dan Caprera | Shortz |
Wed Aug 23, 2023 | 15A | Chess piece with the second-highest value | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Tue Aug 8, 2023 | 16A | Neighbor of a knight | Zachary David Levy | Shortz |
Sun May 8, 2022 | 21D | Chess piece whose name is derived from the Persian for "chariot" | Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 2022 | 64A | Hornswoggle (3) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Mon Sep 13, 2021 | 55D | Corner chess piece (3) | A. Tariq | Shortz |
Sun Nov 8, 2020 | 27A | Starting piece on a1 or h8, say | Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Sat Apr 25, 2020 | 49D | Swindle (2) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sat Dec 21, 2019 | 52A | Figure in a corner | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Sun Nov 17, 2019 | 2D | Fleece (4) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Aug 18, 2019 | 25D | Part of a king's guard | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Jun 2, 2019 | 77A | Piece on a1 | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sat Dec 15, 2018 | 13D | Swindle (2) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Jun 12, 2018 | 41D | Castle (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson and Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sat Jul 15, 2017 | 34D | One that can only go straight | Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Sat Oct 24, 2015 | 52A | Starter on square a1, h1, a8 or h8 | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2015 | 36D | Piece next to a knight (5) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Mon Aug 4, 2014 | 6D | Corner chess piece (3) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Feb 3, 2014 | 56D | Corner piece in chess (2) | Sean Dobbin | Shortz |
Sun Dec 29, 2013 | 109D | Corner piece (11) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Nov 15, 2010 | 12D | Corner piece in chess (2) | Emily L. Lilly | Shortz |
Mon Sep 29, 2008 | 57D | Piece next to a knight (5) | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2008 | 19D | Corner piece (11) | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Wed May 7, 2008 | 59D | Corner piece (11) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Nov 23, 2007 | 52A | Corner piece (11) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Jun 18, 2007 | 11D | Castle, in chess (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Feb 15, 2007 | 56D | Castle (2) | Elizabeth Rehfeld | Shortz |
Thu Oct 26, 2006 | 35A | Fleece (4) | Todd McClary and Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 | 12D | Knight's neighbor | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 2005 | 67A | Corner chesspiece (3) | Jay Livingston | Shortz |
Tue Aug 2, 2005 | 51D | Corner piece (11) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sun Jun 19, 2005 | 35D | Man in a corner | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Oct 19, 2004 | 13D | Piece next to a knight (5) | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 2004 | 81D | Rip off | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Oct 8, 2003 | 30A | Corner piece (11) | Peter Sarrett | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2003 | 8D | Corner piece (11) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Wed Mar 5, 2003 | 18A | Corner piece (11) | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 2002 | 50D | Piece next to a knight (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 29, 2001 | 54A | Orthogonally moving piece | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Mar 8, 2001 | 26D | Fleece (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2000 | 24A | Piece next to a knight (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jun 15, 2000 | 28D | Hornswoggle (3) | Edgar R. Fontaine | Shortz |
Tue May 30, 2000 | 19D | Kasparov's corner man | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Jan 31, 1999 | 34D | Fleece (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Dec 23, 1997 | 56A | Chess castle (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Mar 10, 1997 | 11D | Castle, in chess (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Jan 1, 1997 | 13A | Corner piece (11) | M. Diehl | Shortz |
Tue Jan 2, 1996 | 59D | Corner piece (11) | G. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Jul 22, 1995 | 22D | Hornswoggle (3) | Richard Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Jul 16, 1995 | 8D | Dupe | Naomi Geller Lipsky | Shortz |
Wed Jun 14, 1995 | 40A | Defraud | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
87 results for ROOK from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Oct 21, 1993 | 39A | Bamboozle | Tap Osborn | Taub |
Tue Jan 14, 1992 | 54A | Chess piece | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Nov 3, 1991 | 20A | Chess castle | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Fri Oct 4, 1991 | 56D | It castles with a king | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Maleska |
Sun Jul 21, 1991 | 22A | Hornswoggle | Virginia Yates | Maleska |
Tue Jul 16, 1991 | 58A | Old World bird | Jonathan J. Towle | Maleska |
Mon Oct 22, 1990 | 44D | Chess piece | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Oct 5, 1989 | 18A | Chess piece | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Feb 26, 1989 | 109A | Castle | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Thu Nov 12, 1987 | 66A | Chess piece | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Tue Sep 8, 1987 | 1D | Castle for Kasparov | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Jun 7, 1987 | 34D | Swindle | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Wed Apr 22, 1987 | 40D | Castle | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Tue Jun 24, 1986 | 57D | Crow | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sat Jul 13, 1985 | 10D | Castle | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Aug 31, 1984 | 61A | Karpov's castle | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Jul 19, 1984 | 20A | Castle, in chess | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Sun Apr 8, 1984 | 48A | Castle on a square | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Feb 27, 1984 | 9D | Swindle | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Wed Feb 8, 1984 | 54A | Castle for Fischer | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Dec 16, 1983 | 18A | Fleece | Margaret Kingman | Maleska |
Fri Sep 23, 1983 | 60A | Chess piece | Maver | Maleska |
Sun Aug 21, 1983 | 34D | Fischer's castle | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed Mar 16, 1983 | 3D | Swindle | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Aug 30, 1982 | 30A | Chess piece | Dave Cuzzolina | Maleska |
Mon Jan 4, 1982 | 56A | Fischer's castle | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Thu Jul 3, 1980 | 40D | Fischer's castle | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Tue Nov 13, 1979 | 38D | Chess piece | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Jan 10, 1979 | 53D | Castle, in chess | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Jul 11, 1978 | 24D | Chess piece | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Dec 23, 1977 | 33D | Swindle | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Tue Jul 5, 1977 | 1D | Swindle | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon May 23, 1977 | 11A | Swindle | John Prytz | Maleska |
Sun Apr 17, 1977 | 80A | Swindle | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Mon Oct 11, 1976 | 2D | Chess piece | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Sat Mar 8, 1975 | 57D | Cheat | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Fri Oct 4, 1974 | 63A | Chess piece | Marie West | Weng |
Wed Oct 2, 1974 | 56D | Swindle | Jack L. Steinhardt | Weng |
Wed Apr 17, 1974 | 33D | Chess piece | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Sat Aug 18, 1973 | 45D | Castle in chess | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 30, 1973 | 48D | Swindle | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 18, 1973 | 57D | Chess piece | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Thu Jun 1, 1972 | 13A | Chessman | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 21, 1971 | 54A | Crow's cousin | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jun 11, 1971 | 12D | Chess piece | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 14, 1971 | 46A | Knight's companion | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 2, 1971 | 7D | Chess piece | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Nov 21, 1969 | 18A | Chess piece. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 20, 1968 | 16A | Corvine bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 10, 1968 | 43D | Old World bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 11, 1968 | 25D | Chess piece. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Wed May 10, 1967 | 5D | Chessman. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Nov 27, 1966 | 99D | Chessman. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Jul 13, 1966 | 8D | Crow's cousin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 26, 1966 | 7D | Bird. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Tue Feb 8, 1966 | 30A | Bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 7, 1966 | 14A | Bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 29, 1965 | 16A | Chessman. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 1, 1965 | 55A | Castle, in chess. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 8, 1965 | 21A | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 29, 1965 | 54D | Bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 18, 1965 | 60A | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 6, 1964 | 14A | Chess piece. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Dec 8, 1963 | 72D | Crow. | Ted Dombras | Farrar |
Tue Jan 1, 1963 | 33A | Crow's cousin. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Sun Oct 7, 1962 | 32A | Black bird. | Ted Dombras | Farrar |
Wed Dec 6, 1961 | 38D | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 3, 1959 | 56D | Black bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 30, 1959 | 46A | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 22, 1959 | 143A | Chess piece. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Jun 30, 1958 | 29D | Corvine bird. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Mar 6, 1958 | 51D | Black bird. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Mon Feb 17, 1958 | 11D | European bird. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sun Jan 26, 1958 | 87D | Chess piece. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Nov 29, 1955 | 37A | Castle, in chess. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 4, 1954 | 25A | Castle, in chess. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Mon Mar 16, 1953 | 14A | Black European crow. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Jan 19, 1953 | 53D | Chess piece. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sat Jan 19, 1952 | 38D | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1951 | 33A | Chess piece. | J. L. Wilkinson | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1951 | 17A | Piece used in chess. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 28, 1951 | 63A | A castle, in chess. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 11, 1950 | 62A | Chess piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 17, 1947 | 56A | Chess castle. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Sun Sep 16, 1945 | 10A | Chess piece. | Harriot T. Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Mar 14, 1943 | 57D | Swindle. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |
Sun Nov 22, 1942 | 73A | Chess piece. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |