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203 total results for SLID( score: 50 )
66 results for SLID from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Sep 8, 2024 | 40D | Went downhill | Meghan Morris | Fagliano |
Tue Jul 30, 2024 | 54D | Used a fire pole | Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger | Fagliano |
Sun Mar 10, 2024 | 30A | Avoided a tag, in a way | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Wed Nov 15, 2023 | 27D | Lost traction (9) | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Mon Oct 2, 2023 | 37A | Lost traction (9) | Alexandria Mason | Shortz |
Tue Dec 13, 2022 | 31D | Lost traction (9) | Julietta Gervase | Shortz |
Tue Nov 22, 2022 | 46D | Reached base in a cloud of dust, say | Wendy L. Brandes | Shortz |
Fri Jul 8, 2022 | 1D | Dropped, as in the rankings | Kyle Dolan | Shortz |
Sun Jan 23, 2022 | 47A | Declined (8) | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Sep 17, 2021 | 47D | Took a dive | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Wed Aug 5, 2020 | 50D | Dirtied a baseball uniform, in a way | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
Mon Jul 6, 2020 | 10A | Reached base feet-first | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Feb 1, 2019 | 5D | Declined (8) | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Fri May 11, 2018 | 51D | Got home safely, in a way | Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed May 9, 2018 | 35D | Took a tumble, as the stock market | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Oct 30, 2017 | 10A | Tried to steal second, maybe | Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Tue May 30, 2017 | 36A | Dropped a bit | Neville Fogarty | Shortz |
Thu May 25, 2017 | 14D | Declined (8) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Fri Feb 17, 2017 | 54A | Dropped, as poll numbers | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Dec 11, 2016 | 47D | Declined (8) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sun Apr 24, 2016 | 26A | Avoided a tag, say | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
Mon Jan 18, 2016 | 64A | Lost traction (9) | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
Thu Jul 23, 2015 | 9D | Declined (8) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 2014 | 34A | Dropped a bit, as the stock market | Robert Seminara | Shortz |
Mon Aug 11, 2014 | 29A | Skidded (2) | David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2012 | 8D | Declined, as stocks | George Barany and Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Sun Mar 4, 2012 | 106D | Declined a bit | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Feb 17, 2012 | 23A | Lost traction (9) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue Oct 11, 2011 | 57D | Lost traction (9) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Feb 13, 2011 | 87D | Tried to make it home, say | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue May 25, 2010 | 64A | Came into a base horizontally | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 2010 | 53A | Got home in a cloud of dust | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Thu Feb 25, 2010 | 62A | Lost traction (9) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Wed Mar 19, 2008 | 45A | Did a glissade | Gary Whitehead | Shortz |
Mon Jun 11, 2007 | 5A | Lost traction (9) | Harriet Clifton | Shortz |
Tue Nov 7, 2006 | 1D | Dropped, as in the polls | Bruce P. Douglas | Shortz |
Thu Aug 17, 2006 | 15A | Declined (8) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Jan 10, 2005 | 25D | Moved on ice | David Pringle | Shortz |
Sun Oct 24, 2004 | 1A | Went down to second? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Sep 9, 2004 | 70A | Went down (2) | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Sat Jun 12, 2004 | 26D | Dove home (2) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2004 | 5D | Declined (8) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Jan 4, 2004 | 59A | Lost traction (9) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sat May 17, 2003 | 5D | Fell, as interest rates | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Wed Oct 16, 2002 | 66A | Didn't have good traction | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Dec 25, 2000 | 10A | Went down a firehouse pole, e.g. | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Fri Jul 7, 2000 | 40A | Barely made it home? | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2000 | 54A | Didn't have traction | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Dec 14, 1998 | 5A | Glided | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Sun Jul 12, 1998 | 124A | Tried to beat the tag | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Thu Jul 9, 1998 | 12D | Used a firehouse pole | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 1998 | 77A | Suffered a sell-off | Rich Silvestri | Shortz |
Sat Dec 20, 1997 | 18A | Went down (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 29, 1996 | 84A | Dove home (2) | M. Reagle | Shortz |
Sat Aug 24, 1996 | 27A | Hit the dirt | J. Page | Shortz |
Sun Jun 23, 1996 | 1A | Headed downward | F. Hansen | Shortz |
Sat Mar 30, 1996 | 56D | Gradually fell | D. R. Stark | Shortz |
Wed Nov 15, 1995 | 8D | Went feet first | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Tue Oct 24, 1995 | 10A | Coasted (3) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri May 12, 1995 | 54A | Fell off | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Mar 9, 1995 | 1A | Declined (8) | Alex Vaughn | Shortz |
Fri Nov 25, 1994 | 26A | Coasted (3) | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 1994 | 68D | Eased gently | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Thu May 5, 1994 | 64A | Skidded (2) | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 1994 | 50A | Came in horizontally | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Apr 20, 1994 | 26D | Coasted (3) | Walter Webb | Shortz |
3 results for SLID from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 14, 2016 | Panda | 24A | What lids did on a slippery counter | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Mar 27, 2005 | Diagramless | 19A | Opened or closed, as a patio door | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mar 8, 1998 | Panda | 45A | Eased lids with end on top | Mel Taub | Shortz |
134 results for SLID from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Sep 13, 1993 | 30D | Coasted | Robert O. Dillman | Taub |
Wed Jun 30, 1993 | 71A | Went coasting | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Tue Jun 1, 1993 | 58A | Moved smoothly on ice | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Dec 31, 1992 | 22D | Glided | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Fri Oct 2, 1992 | 48D | Glissaded | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1992 | 105A | Glissaded | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Jul 26, 1992 | 47D | Glissaded | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Sun Jul 19, 1992 | 67D | Went home feet first | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Wed Jun 10, 1992 | 38A | Hit the dirt | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Apr 29, 1992 | 51D | Slipped | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Fri Nov 29, 1991 | 5A | Glided on ice | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Oct 7, 1991 | 7D | Slued | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Thu Aug 8, 1991 | 68A | Tobogganed | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
Fri May 25, 1990 | 11D | Played trombone notes | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Mon Jun 19, 1989 | 52D | Slipped | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun May 14, 1989 | 26A | Glissaded | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Mon Mar 27, 1989 | 14A | Skidded | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Mar 7, 1988 | 27A | Went coasting | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Mon Nov 30, 1987 | 61D | Skidded | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Oct 27, 1987 | 46D | Glided | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Mar 3, 1987 | 28D | Glided | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Wed Aug 13, 1986 | 51A | Passed along smoothly | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon Apr 21, 1986 | 7D | Skidded | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Mar 30, 1986 | 28A | Coasted | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Thu Sep 12, 1985 | 60D | Make skid marks, perhaps | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Wed Jun 12, 1985 | 7D | Glissaded | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Jul 9, 1984 | 1D | Moved smoothly | John H. Hales | Maleska |
Thu Jun 21, 1984 | 25A | Moved stealthily | William Canine | Maleska |
Fri Jun 15, 1984 | 23A | Moved sideways, in football | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Dec 6, 1983 | 28D | Glided | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Tue Nov 8, 1983 | 56A | Skidded | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Mon Oct 10, 1983 | 1A | Went down a chute | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Fri Apr 30, 1982 | 48A | Hit the dirt | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Nov 1, 1981 | 42D | Hit home, in a way | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1980 | 17A | Glided on ice | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Aug 10, 1980 | 53D | Glissaded | Marjorie Pedersen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 20, 1980 | 36D | Skidded | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Fri Jun 20, 1980 | 55D | Lost ground | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Thu May 31, 1979 | 30D | Coasted | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Fri Apr 6, 1979 | 18A | Crossed the plate horizontally | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Tue Feb 13, 1979 | 1D | Skittered | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Dec 15, 1978 | 41A | Skidded | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Aug 6, 1978 | 54A | Played glissandi | Joseph La Fauci | Maleska |
Sat Sep 10, 1977 | 31D | Slithered | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Sat Jul 30, 1977 | 18A | Hit the base-path dirt | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Tue Dec 30, 1975 | 37D | Shifted | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Wed Sep 10, 1975 | 12D | Skidded | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Sat May 11, 1974 | 21A | Took a base the hard way | Floy Stryker | Weng |
Fri Apr 19, 1974 | 7D | Skidded | Norton Rhoades | Weng |
Sun Mar 24, 1974 | 22A | Made a baseball move | Charles Baron | Weng |
Mon May 21, 1973 | 1D | Stole a base | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 25, 1972 | 29D | Skidded | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 26, 1972 | 7D | Hit the dirt | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 28, 1970 | 37D | Coasted | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 27, 1970 | 38A | Coasted | Keith Blake | Weng |
Wed Aug 26, 1970 | 69A | Went into second base | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 13, 1970 | 65A | Did a base-running job | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 11, 1970 | 9D | Drifted | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Thu Aug 14, 1969 | 63A | Hurried home, in baseball. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 27, 1969 | 76D | Skated | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Sun Oct 13, 1968 | 128A | Glided | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Sun Sep 22, 1968 | 31D | Went downhill | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Sep 17, 1968 | 49A | Skidded. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 19, 1968 | 59D | Moved easily. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 3, 1968 | 30D | Hit the dirt. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 23, 1967 | 28A | Skidded. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Tue May 30, 1967 | 5A | Got home, in a way. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Tue Apr 18, 1967 | 56D | Coasted. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Mar 21, 1967 | 51D | Glided. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Fri Feb 24, 1967 | 46A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 2, 1966 | 1A | Took a downward turn. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 3, 1966 | 36A | Moved stealthily. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 9, 1966 | 38A | Moved smoothly. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Jun 30, 1965 | 11D | Moved smoothly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 12, 1964 | 12D | Passed quietly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 10, 1964 | 70A | Glided. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Fri Apr 3, 1964 | 13D | Glided. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Jun 30, 1963 | 103D | Glided. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Tue Jun 11, 1963 | 60D | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 6, 1963 | 39A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 27, 1963 | 63A | Lost one's footing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 16, 1962 | 5A | Lost one's footing. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 2, 1962 | 47A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 13, 1962 | 36D | Glided. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Fri Sep 1, 1961 | 67A | Passed along smoothly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 12, 1961 | 49A | Slipped. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 22, 1961 | 34D | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 25, 1961 | 44D | Tobagganed. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Apr 26, 1961 | 53D | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 24, 1961 | 71A | Slipped. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 17, 1961 | 21A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 17, 1961 | 67A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1960 | 13D | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 4, 1960 | 5A | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 15, 1959 | 47A | Moved stealthily. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 5, 1959 | 58D | Tobagganed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 10, 1959 | 37A | Skidded. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 1, 1959 | 22A | Glided. | Robert Hegler | Farrar |
Fri Jan 30, 1959 | 58D | Skidded. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jan 4, 1959 | 110D | Skidded. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 7, 1958 | 85D | Skidded. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Thu Jul 24, 1958 | 37A | Moved smoothly. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Sun Oct 27, 1957 | 52D | Skidded. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Sep 29, 1957 | 52A | Hit the dirt. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Sep 18, 1957 | 42A | Glided. | Edward Canstein | Farrar |
Sat Aug 17, 1957 | 24A | Tobogganed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 23, 1957 | 52D | Glided. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Jun 23, 1957 | 97A | Slipped. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Jun 2, 1957 | 10D | Moved stealthily. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Fri Nov 30, 1956 | 55A | Moved stealthily. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sat Apr 21, 1956 | 40A | Skidded. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 16, 1956 | 12D | Tried to steal a base. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 2, 1956 | 39A | Went by quietly. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Dec 9, 1955 | 18D | Went coasting. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 30, 1955 | 69A | Evaded a tag. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Oct 2, 1955 | 139A | Moved smoothly. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Apr 17, 1955 | 93D | Moved quietly. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1955 | 5D | Tobogganed. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Feb 10, 1955 | 8D | Skidded. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Sep 18, 1954 | 19A | Moved over ice. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Thu Apr 15, 1954 | 1D | "Submarined" on the basepath. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Sep 13, 1953 | 144A | Moved easily. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Sep 5, 1953 | 16A | Evaded a tag, on the diamond. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1953 | 38A | Glided. | Sergei Tilart | Farrar |
Tue Dec 2, 1952 | 52D | Hit the dirt. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 11, 1951 | 23D | Slipped. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 7, 1951 | 31A | Lost one's foothold. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun May 20, 1951 | 41A | Approached home horizontally. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Dec 11, 1950 | 24D | Glided. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 8, 1949 | 125D | Glided. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Apr 10, 1949 | 83D | Glided along. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1945 | 20D | Passed quietly. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Oct 15, 1944 | 90D | Coasted. | Bert Storey | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1943 | 40A | Went down the ways. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |