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156 total results for SWAB( score: 50 )
68 results for SWAB from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jun 21, 2024 | 29D | Covid test component | Billy Bratton | Fagliano |
Sun Dec 17, 2023 | 108D | Lowly deckhand | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Mon Jun 19, 2023 | 7A | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Wed May 24, 2023 | 50D | Home test kit component | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris | Shortz |
Mon Apr 10, 2023 | 30D | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Gia Bosko | Shortz |
Thu Dec 22, 2022 | 33A | Stick with a soft tip | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Dec 9, 2022 | 21D | Makeup corrector | Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
Wed Dec 8, 2021 | 1A | Sample collector | Philip Koski | Shortz |
Fri Nov 19, 2021 | 54A | Clean, as decks | John Hawksley | Shortz |
Fri Jul 17, 2020 | 1A | Clear, as the deck | Rich Proulx | Shortz |
Mon Apr 27, 2020 | 1A | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 2019 | 33D | Q-tip tip | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sat Aug 31, 2019 | 7D | Clear the decks? (2) | Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Fri Aug 23, 2019 | 10A | DNA collector | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2019 | 29D | Stick in a cabinet, say | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Thu Jul 11, 2019 | 5A | Deckhand | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sat Jun 8, 2019 | 51D | Tar (5) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sun Oct 28, 2018 | 111D | Mop (4) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2018 | 10A | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Mon Jun 18, 2018 | 38A | Q-tip, for one (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Fri Oct 13, 2017 | 31D | Lowly navy person | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu May 4, 2017 | 27A | Make shipshape, as a ship | Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Fri Feb 10, 2017 | 9A | Navy enlistee, informally | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Wed Nov 16, 2016 | 41D | Mop, as a deck | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Sun Aug 2, 2015 | 71A | One standing on deck | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Apr 12, 2015 | 1A | Crime lab tool | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Oct 11, 2014 | 29A | Aid for collecting some samples | Evans Clinchy | Shortz |
Sun Aug 17, 2014 | 9A | Mop (4) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Fri Apr 5, 2013 | 50D | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Tue Feb 19, 2013 | 52D | Deck washer | Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2012 | 13A | Tar (5) | Kyle T. Dolan | Shortz |
Wed Nov 24, 2010 | 33D | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Tue Nov 23, 2010 | 42D | Mop (4) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Wed Aug 25, 2010 | 59D | Shipboard mop | Clive Probert | Shortz |
Wed Dec 30, 2009 | 1D | DNA collector, perhaps | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2009 | 1A | Sailor (2) | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Sun May 11, 2008 | 118D | Seaborne lackey | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Wed May 23, 2007 | 6A | Q-Tip, e.g. (9) | Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily | Shortz |
Tue May 1, 2007 | 49A | Tidy up topside | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Jan 9, 2007 | 10A | Deck cleaner | Ed Early | Shortz |
Tue Apr 4, 2006 | 56D | What tars do to decks | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Sat Apr 30, 2005 | 53D | Tar (5) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 2005 | 29A | Do a salt's job | Lyell Rodieck | Shortz |
Tue Oct 5, 2004 | 42D | Gun barrel cleaner | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Thu Apr 22, 2004 | 55D | Tar (5) | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Mon Nov 10, 2003 | 6D | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Gail A. MacLean | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 2003 | 52D | Forensic evidence collector | Jim Page | Shortz |
Fri Dec 20, 2002 | 8D | Culture transferer | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Mar 17, 2002 | 118A | Mop (4) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2001 | 104D | Matey | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Jun 6, 2001 | 55D | Do the deck | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2001 | 85A | Medium for a medical sample | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Apr 9, 2001 | 32D | Sailor's mop | Mel and Peggy Rosen | Shortz |
Thu Jul 27, 2000 | 35D | Clear the deck? | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2000 | 1A | Nurse's item | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Fri Nov 19, 1999 | 5D | Q-Tip (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Aug 17, 1999 | 50A | Use a mop | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 1999 | 34D | Q-Tip, for one (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Jul 9, 1998 | 50D | Tar (5) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Sun Oct 19, 1997 | 91D | Med lab specimen | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 17, 1997 | 70A | Q-Tip (2) | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Tue Feb 20, 1996 | 31D | Hit the deck? | D. Trombley | Shortz |
Sat Aug 26, 1995 | 45A | Mop up | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 1995 | 57D | Clear the decks? (2) | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Mon Nov 28, 1994 | 44A | Q-tip, e.g. (9) | Jonathan Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Wed Oct 12, 1994 | 10A | Sailor, informally | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Mar 6, 1994 | 96D | Sailor (2) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 1994 | 5A | Nurse's stick | Janie Lyons | Shortz |
1 result for SWAB from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 30, 2014 | Diagramless | 52D | Lowly shipmate | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache | Shortz |
87 results for SWAB from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Nov 12, 1993 | 55D | Orlop mop | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Taub |
Sun Aug 8, 1993 | 95D | Clean the orlop | Tom Underhill | Maleska |
Sun May 9, 1993 | 9A | Mop | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Mon Aug 5, 1991 | 1A | Sailor's mop | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Jul 12, 1991 | 1A | Cotton on a stick | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Feb 21, 1991 | 52D | Clean the deck | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Oct 25, 1990 | 34D | Mop, as a deck | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Aug 22, 1989 | 37D | Mop the deck | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Tue Apr 12, 1988 | 52D | Mop the deck | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Dec 27, 1987 | 32A | Tar's mop | Victoria Black and Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1987 | 6A | Tar's cleaner | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue Jun 16, 1987 | 1A | Mop | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Tue Feb 3, 1987 | 1D | Ship's mop | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Wed Jan 14, 1987 | 28D | Deck mop | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sat Sep 20, 1986 | 5A | Gun brush | Hosler | Maleska |
Tue Jun 10, 1986 | 9A | Orlop cleaner | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue May 6, 1986 | 54D | Gob's mop | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon Oct 28, 1985 | 10A | Shipboard mop | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Mon Apr 8, 1985 | 10A | Mop the deck | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Mon Dec 24, 1984 | 49D | Do the deck | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Oct 14, 1984 | 77D | Mop | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1984 | 5A | Cosmetics applier | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Thu Nov 24, 1983 | 31D | Clean an orlop | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sat Oct 1, 1983 | 41D | Mop | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sat Jul 9, 1983 | 26D | Gob | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sun May 8, 1983 | 96D | Mop | Elaine Schorr | Maleska |
Tue Mar 1, 1983 | 54D | Mop the deck | Jim Page | Maleska |
Wed Apr 28, 1982 | 55A | Clean the orlop | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sat Dec 12, 1981 | 56D | Brush for cleaning a gun barrel | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Sun Nov 1, 1981 | 108A | Sailor | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Sun Oct 12, 1980 | 94D | Mop | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Jan 20, 1980 | 44A | Do a sailor's job | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Tue Dec 18, 1979 | 49A | Do a deck job | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Oct 23, 1979 | 6A | Mop or sponge | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Mar 23, 1979 | 10A | Medical applicator | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Mar 2, 1979 | 46D | Clean the orlop | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Thu Feb 1, 1979 | 10A | Mop | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Sep 12, 1977 | 9A | Mop | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Jul 6, 1977 | 29D | Clean the deck | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Mon Mar 21, 1977 | 9A | Clean the deck | Louise Earnest | Maleska |
Mon Feb 14, 1977 | 49D | Deck cleaner | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Wed Jan 26, 1977 | 10A | Mop | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Weng |
Thu Sep 9, 1976 | 60D | Deck cleaner | George Raventos | Weng |
Wed Jul 16, 1975 | 46D | Cotton stick | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Fri Jun 6, 1975 | 17A | Deckhand's need | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
Tue May 6, 1975 | 1A | Mop up | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Sep 19, 1974 | 9A | Clean the deck | Jim Page | Weng |
Wed May 8, 1974 | 59D | Deck cleaner | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Sat Apr 27, 1974 | 10A | Deck cleaner | G. Gordon Cook | Weng |
Thu Jan 10, 1974 | 47A | Mop | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Thu Dec 7, 1972 | 59D | Deck mop | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 2, 1972 | 33D | Wash the deck | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 12, 1972 | 5A | Deck cleaner | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 7, 1971 | 44A | Sailor's gear | Dan Girardi | Weng |
Wed Nov 4, 1970 | 10A | Clean the deck | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 17, 1970 | 57D | Mop | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 11, 1970 | 1A | Mop | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 12, 1969 | 47D | Mop. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 3, 1969 | 56A | Mop. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 6, 1968 | 1A | Deck mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 26, 1968 | 33D | Clean (up). | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 6, 1967 | 10A | Sponge. | Evelyn Benshoof | Farrar |
Mon Feb 27, 1967 | 10A | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 26, 1967 | 92D | Wipe up. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Mon Nov 22, 1965 | 9A | Sponge. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 27, 1965 | 37A | Mop. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Sat Jun 5, 1965 | 10A | Clean, as decks. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 30, 1965 | 10A | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 15, 1964 | 1D | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 9, 1964 | 5A | Applicator. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 16, 1964 | 6A | Mop. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Thu Oct 3, 1963 | 32D | Clean, as floors or decks. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Tue Jul 30, 1963 | 1D | Mop. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri Apr 13, 1962 | 10A | Sailor's cleaning tool. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Thu Mar 1, 1962 | 35A | Mop. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Wed Aug 9, 1961 | 25D | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 9, 1961 | 45A | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 16, 1960 | 31D | Clean the deck. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 5, 1960 | 15A | Mop. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Mar 16, 1959 | 1A | Mop. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Dec 3, 1958 | 5A | Mop. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sat Aug 13, 1955 | 51D | Mop up. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 20, 1955 | 10A | Mop. | Victor Goldfarb | Farrar |
Mon Nov 8, 1954 | 10A | Mop. | Edward Early | Farrar |
Fri May 22, 1953 | 54A | Mop. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 20, 1947 | 7A | Kind of mop. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Feb 10, 1946 | 128D | Mop. | C. L. Cross | Farrar |