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177 total results for SNAIL( score: 50 )
63 results for SNAIL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Apr 30, 2024 | 4D | Slimy creeper | Michèle Govier | Fagliano |
Mon Apr 22, 2024 | 29A | Slowpoke in a shell | David J. Kahn | Fagliano |
Sun Mar 10, 2024 | 42D | Aviculture : bird :: heliciculture : ___ | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2023 | 62A | Slowpoke (10) | Billy Bratton | Shortz |
Sun Jul 9, 2023 | 106A | Slowpoke (10) | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Wed Sep 7, 2022 | 9D | "What did the ___ say when it was riding on the back of a turtle? Wheeeee!" | Ekua Ewool | Shortz |
Wed Jun 15, 2022 | 4D | Epitome of slowness | Rob Baker | Shortz |
Wed Dec 8, 2021 | 55D | ___ mail (3) | Philip Koski | Shortz |
Thu Sep 9, 2021 | 30A | Animal whose teeth are the strongest substance in the natural world | Billy Bratton | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 2021 | 49A | Escargot (7) | Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Mon Mar 1, 2021 | 50A | Word before shell or mail | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Sat Jul 4, 2020 | 47A | ___ mail (3) | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Tue Jun 2, 2020 | 9D | Escargot (7) | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 2020 | 42A | Member of the genus Helix | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 12, 2020 | 30D | One leaving a trail | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon Jul 8, 2019 | 48D | Creature that leaves a slimy trail | Ned White | Shortz |
Thu May 9, 2019 | 23A | Slowpoke (10) | Lewis Rothlein | Shortz |
Sun Aug 12, 2018 | 18D | Slowness embodied | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Thu May 17, 2018 | 23A | Slowpoke (10) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2016 | 31A | Dawdler | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2016 | 73D | Delicacy usually eaten as an appetizer | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 2016 | 58D | Mobile home resident? | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Thu Apr 23, 2015 | 14A | Slow pacesetter | David Steinberg and Bruce Leban | Shortz |
Fri Mar 20, 2015 | 25A | Appetizer served with a two-pronged fork | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Mon Jan 19, 2015 | 14D | Escargot (7) | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 2014 | 37A | One with home protection? | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Feb 26, 2014 | 42D | It carries a shell | Ruth B. Margolin | Shortz |
Fri Jul 5, 2013 | 50D | Slow racer | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Nov 26, 2012 | 25A | Escargot (7) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Aug 7, 2012 | 4D | Symbol of slowness (5) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2012 | 13D | Creature with one foot | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2012 | 49D | ___ mail (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Oct 16, 2010 | 27A | Mobile home dweller (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Sep 6, 2008 | 25A | Sluggard (2) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Tue Nov 6, 2007 | 12D | Symbol of slowness (5) | John Underwood | Shortz |
Sun Oct 7, 2007 | 82A | Slow mover (4) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2007 | 114D | Slowpoke (10) | David Kwong and Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 | 62A | Unlikely race winner | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon May 15, 2006 | 45D | Symbol of slowness (5) | John R. Conrad | Shortz |
Thu Oct 28, 2004 | 29A | Slow mover (4) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Sun Apr 4, 2004 | 95D | Antenna holder? | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Feb 19, 2004 | 54A | Creepy one? (2) | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) | Shortz |
Thu Nov 13, 2003 | 39A | Creepy one? (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Mar 28, 2003 | 27A | Creeper | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 2002 | 46A | Escargot (7) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Jul 29, 2002 | 27A | Symbol of slowness (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Apr 9, 2001 | 32A | Slow mover (4) | Mel and Peggy Rosen | Shortz |
Sat Oct 28, 2000 | 40A | Mobile home dweller (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Jul 31, 2000 | 23A | Symbol of slowness (5) | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Sat Apr 15, 2000 | 41A | Poke | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 1999 | 122A | Kind of mail | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 1999 | 4D | No racer | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Sat May 1, 1999 | 30D | Sluggard (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Dec 1, 1998 | 54A | Slow mover (4) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Wed Sep 2, 1998 | 32D | Aquarium scavenger | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 1997 | 54D | Slowpoke (10) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat May 3, 1997 | 25A | Slowpoke (10) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Dec 24, 1996 | 54D | Escargot (7) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 12, 1995 | 62A | Slowpoke (10) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 1995 | 38D | Mobile home dweller? (3) | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Mon Feb 27, 1995 | 50A | Escargot (7) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 1994 | 22A | Slowpoke (10) | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Sun Dec 19, 1993 | 96A | Slowpoke (10) | John M. Samson | Shortz |
5 results for SNAIL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Nov 14, 2021 | Other | 51D | Things hammers hammer | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Jul 29, 2018 | Panda | 26D | Slain sluggard | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Apr 13, 2014 | Panda | 28D | Slain slowpoke | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Sep 18, 2011 | Diagramless | 3D | Escargot | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Oct 9, 2005 | Panda | 47A | Slowpoke in Al's garden | Mel Taub | Shortz |
109 results for SNAIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri May 21, 1993 | 31D | Move slowly | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Feb 1, 1993 | 33D | Slow person | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue May 26, 1992 | 49A | Slow gastropod | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon Mar 30, 1992 | 15D | Slug's cousin | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Tue Mar 26, 1991 | 58A | Symbol of slowness | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
Sat Mar 16, 1991 | 18A | Slow one | Charles E. Gersch | Maleska |
Mon Apr 2, 1990 | 42A | Slowpoke | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Thu Mar 22, 1990 | 54D | Slowpoke | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Mon Feb 26, 1990 | 67A | Slow one | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed May 24, 1989 | 32A | Slow mover | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Sat Aug 13, 1988 | 9A | Slug | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Sun Oct 26, 1986 | 55D | Lymnaeid | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Mar 16, 1986 | 111D | Lymnaeid | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Mon Feb 24, 1986 | 12D | Slow-paced one | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Sat Jan 11, 1986 | 24D | Lymnaeid | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Dec 18, 1984 | 32D | Slowpoke | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Dec 3, 1983 | 35A | Gastropod mollusk | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Wed Nov 16, 1983 | 56A | Slow mover | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Jul 10, 1983 | 19A | Lymnaeid | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Sun May 1, 1983 | 90A | Symbol of slowness | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sat Feb 19, 1983 | 27D | Slow mover | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Feb 7, 1983 | 29D | Symbol of slowness | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Sat Jul 10, 1982 | 58A | Slowpoke | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Jan 19, 1982 | 4D | Slowpoke | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Oct 28, 1980 | 16A | Escargot | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Tue Apr 22, 1980 | 45A | Slow one | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Feb 21, 1980 | 45A | Slug's cousin | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sun May 6, 1979 | 107D | Escargot | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Sun Apr 22, 1979 | 62A | Poky person | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Sat Nov 11, 1978 | 40A | Slow one | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Oct 18, 1977 | 39A | Escargot | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Sep 24, 1977 | 59A | Slow mover | Hugh McElroy | Maleska |
Fri Sep 2, 1977 | 16A | Slowpoke | Stephen Rosskamm Shalom | Maleska |
Tue Jun 7, 1977 | 42A | Creeper | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Jan 22, 1977 | 57A | Slow one | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Fri Jan 7, 1977 | 49D | Slowpoke | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Wed Oct 20, 1976 | 37D | Slow one | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Thu Aug 5, 1976 | 37D | Slow one | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Sat Jul 17, 1976 | 37A | Slow mover | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Sun Jul 11, 1976 | 45D | Slow mover | Barbara Gillis | Weng |
Sat Mar 13, 1976 | 33D | " ... creeping like a ___" | Louise Earnest | Weng |
Thu Nov 20, 1975 | 53A | Escargot | Beverly J. Seward | Weng |
Wed Feb 5, 1975 | 7D | Slow one | Mary Dorman | Weng |
Sun Feb 24, 1974 | 35A | Sluggish one | John Willig | Weng |
Fri Sep 28, 1973 | 20A | Pokey one | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 20, 1973 | 17D | Slowpoke | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 3, 1972 | 65A | Slow one | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 6, 1972 | 28D | Paris menu offering | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 22, 1972 | 23D | Whelk | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 20, 1971 | 46D | French delicacy | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Thu Apr 2, 1970 | 48D | French delicacy | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 18, 1969 | 28D | Slow one. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 12, 1969 | 36D | Slow one | William A. Lewis Jr. | Weng |
Tue Oct 15, 1968 | 36A | Symbol of lethargy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 19, 1968 | 50A | Sluggard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 10, 1967 | 22D | Slowpoke. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Jul 9, 1967 | 33A | Escargot. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Mar 15, 1967 | 20A | Slowpoke. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Fri Feb 24, 1967 | 20A | Poky one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 14, 1966 | 10D | Sea shell inhabitant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 14, 1966 | 24D | Slow one | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 10, 1965 | 59A | Mollusk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 12, 1964 | 49A | Mollusk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 6, 1963 | 63A | Periwinkle. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Thu Aug 22, 1963 | 27D | Laggard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 4, 1963 | 47D | Escargot. | Mary E. Grow | Farrar |
Mon Jul 8, 1963 | 52D | Periwinkle. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 5, 1961 | 121A | Relative of a nautilus. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Mon May 22, 1961 | 21A | Symbol of slowness. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 14, 1960 | 32D | Slow-moving mollusk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 22, 1960 | 1A | Periwinkle. | Tom Mixon | Farrar |
Wed Sep 30, 1959 | 25A | Edible mollusk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 23, 1958 | 134A | Slowpoke. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Jul 26, 1958 | 28D | Spiral-shelled mollusk. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Dec 28, 1957 | 49D | Slow-moving person. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 22, 1957 | 31D | Mollusk. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Fri May 3, 1957 | 66A | Poky person. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 18, 1957 | 56D | Gastropod. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Fri Jul 20, 1956 | 36A | Epitome of slowness. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Tue Jun 19, 1956 | 5D | Slowpoke. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon Apr 4, 1955 | 24A | Unwilling schoolboy. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1955 | 36A | Delicacy for a gourmet. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Oct 10, 1954 | 71D | Escargot. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Mar 31, 1954 | 41A | Slow player. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Mon Jan 25, 1954 | 24D | Slow-mover. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Thu Jul 16, 1953 | 27A | Dawdler. | Harriette Moskowitz | Farrar |
Tue Nov 4, 1952 | 36A | Slow motion champ. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 3, 1952 | 38A | Slowpoke in "Pinocchio." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 11, 1951 | 34D | Escargot. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1951 | 21D | Drone. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Wed Oct 10, 1951 | 22A | Slow mover. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 11, 1951 | 3D | Slow-paced individual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1951 | 33D | She hastened (?) to befriend Pinocchio. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 19, 1951 | 52A | Sluggard. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu Jan 11, 1951 | 11D | Sluggard. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Wed Nov 29, 1950 | 27A | Slowpoke. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 22, 1950 | 10D | Gastropod. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Thu Nov 2, 1950 | 48D | Slow-moving person. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 14, 1950 | 36A | Slowpoke. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 10, 1950 | 38A | Mollusk. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1950 | 35A | Escargot. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1950 | 6D | Character in "Pinocchio." | Elizabeth Jackson | Farrar |
Sun Jan 2, 1949 | 33A | Laggard. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Sun Aug 8, 1948 | 57A | Periwinkle. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Sep 7, 1947 | 66A | She hastened to befriend Pinocchio. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 14, 1946 | 34A | Move lazily. | Harriot T. Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Jun 16, 1946 | 73D | Slowpoke. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1945 | 132D | Bulimus. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Feb 22, 1942 | 108D | Edible helicid. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |