WAIL

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WAIL is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for WAIL.

70 total results for WAIL( score: 50 )

37 results for WAIL from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 14, 2024	56A	Sob	Matthew Faiella	Fagliano
Wed Feb 21, 2024	28D	Cry out (2)	Jeffrey Martinovic	Shortz
Fri Sep 1, 2023	32A	Sound from a saxophone	Robert Logan	Shortz
Sun Aug 7, 2022	78A	Keen (2)	Tina Labadie	Shortz
Wed Jul 6, 2022	16A	Yowl (2)	Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Jul 4, 2021	61A	Really play that saxophone	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Sun Dec 29, 2019	109A	Cry of woe	Andrew Chaikin	Shortz
Sun Sep 8, 2019	65D	Cry like a baby (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Jul 29, 2018	1D	Sound from a banshee	Will Nediger	Shortz
Mon May 14, 2018	31A	What sirens do	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 2018	90D	Howl	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sun Apr 16, 2017	84D	Act like a baby, maybe	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Jun 20, 2015	46A	Cry (2)	Kyle T. Dolan	Shortz
Thu Dec 4, 2014	26D	Complain loudly	Kacey Walker and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sat Aug 16, 2014	53A	Give a powerful electric guitar performance	Peter Broda	Shortz
Sat Dec 14, 2013	50D	Keen (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Wed Nov 13, 2013	27A	Banshee's cry (3)	Jean O'Conor	Shortz
Mon Jun 18, 2012	34A	Lament loudly	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Tue Aug 4, 2009	6A	Cry like a baby (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu Jun 11, 2009	19A	Cry (2)	Alex Boisvert	Shortz
Thu Nov 20, 2008	6A	Sound of a sax	Pete Muller	Shortz
Tue Nov 11, 2008	16A	Siren's sound (2)	Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer	Shortz
Tue Jul 29, 2008	56D	Banshee's sound	David Kwong and Emily Halpern	Shortz
Sun Jun 8, 2008	83D	Play a sax solo, maybe	Will Nediger	Shortz
Wed Sep 5, 2007	38A	Blow a mean horn	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Oct 18, 2006	14A	Yowl (2)	John Farmer	Shortz
Tue Aug 1, 2006	34D	Banshee's cry (3)	David Sullivan	Shortz
Sun Jul 30, 2006	82D	Cry one's head off	Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry	Shortz
Wed Aug 4, 2004	27D	Banshee's cry (3)	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Mon Feb 11, 2002	62A	Cry like a banshee	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Nov 21, 2001	3D	Mourn out loud	M. Francis Vuolo	Shortz
Mon Aug 20, 2001	25A	Cry out (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Mon May 21, 2001	32D	Siren's sound (2)	Joan Yanofsky	Shortz
Tue Jun 27, 2000	33A	Sound like a siren	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Dec 13, 1999	42D	Sirens do it	Dave and Diane Epperson	Shortz
Fri Jan 22, 1999	24A	Sing the blues	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 1993	36A	Lament	John M. Samson	Shortz

2 results for WAIL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 14, 2005	Diagramless	41D	Cry	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Oct 12, 2003	Diagramless	6D	Cry of mourning	Fred Piscop	Shortz

31 results for WAIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 5, 1992	69A	Lament	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Wed May 22, 1991	50D	Cry; keen	Jack R. Harnes	Maleska
Fri Apr 12, 1991	65A	Lament	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Thu Mar 9, 1989	13A	Ululate	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sun Jan 25, 1987	82D	Lugubrious sound	James and Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Sun Apr 24, 1983	102D	Bemoan	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Apr 4, 1982	62D	Banshee sound	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Sun Dec 28, 1980	79A	Ululate	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Dec 20, 1980	46D	What banshees do	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Tue May 13, 1980	19A	What banshees do	Waltuch	Maleska
Sun Dec 23, 1979	109D	Lament	Anne Fox	Maleska
Wed Dec 19, 1979	41A	Complain	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun Jan 28, 1979	120D	Lament	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Dec 1, 1978	27A	Keen	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Mar 25, 1975	26D	Lament	John Prytz	Weng
Fri Mar 8, 1974	39D	Lamentation	Lois Donald	Weng
Sun Oct 7, 1973	69D	Ululate	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sat Jan 2, 1971	54D	Baleful sound	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 30, 1969	21D	Nursery sound effect.	Unknown	Weng
Thu May 1, 1969	19A	Cry.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 8, 1967	1D	Mourn.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 25, 1967	31D	Keen.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 2, 1967	21D	Cry.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Wed Apr 27, 1966	58D	Complaint.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1961	107D	Lament.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 16, 1956	79D	Lament.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Sep 2, 1956	39D	Plaintive sound.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Mar 26, 1955	18D	Lament.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1955	49D	Nursery sound effect.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Thu Aug 6, 1953	51A	Plaintive cry.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1953	74A	Sound of a banshee.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

Anagrams:

LIWA, WALI

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