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

158 total results for WASP( score: 50 )

61 results for WASP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 2, 2024	50A	Member of a historically privileged U.S. group	Luke K. Schreiber	Fagliano
Tue Jul 16, 2024	16D	Yellow jacket, e.g. (2)	Kelly Richardson	Fagliano
Mon Apr 15, 2024	6D	Yellow jacket, e.g. (2)	Amanda Winters	Fagliano
Sat Dec 2, 2023	3D	The fairyfly (the smallest known insect in the world) is one	Royce Ferguson	Shortz
Mon Nov 6, 2023	6A	Insect with a sting	Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock	Shortz
Wed Apr 26, 2023	26A	Stingy sort?	Aaron M. Rosenberg	Shortz
Sat Mar 25, 2023	47D	The deceptively named tarantula hawk, for one	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Sun Sep 4, 2022	54A	Yellow jacket, for one	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Thu Nov 25, 2021	1A	Builder of a papery nest	Chase Dittrich	Shortz
Wed Mar 10, 2021	34A	Center of a sting operation?	Nancy Stark and Will Nediger	Shortz
Mon Feb 8, 2021	44A	"Ant-Man and the ___" (2018 film)	Portia Lundie	Shortz
Mon Oct 26, 2020	1D	The "murder hornet" is one	Eric Bornstein	Shortz
Mon Sep 14, 2020	1A	Insect that builds a paper nest	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Thu Aug 27, 2020	36D	Participant in a sting?	Nancy Stark and Will Nediger	Shortz
Fri Jul 3, 2020	32D	Marvel superhero with the power to shrink, with "the"	Hal Moore	Shortz
Mon May 4, 2020	29A	Flying insect with a narrow waist	Emily Carroll	Shortz
Mon Feb 4, 2019	10A	Stinging insect	Ali Gascoigne	Shortz
Sun Sep 23, 2018	10A	Stinger (6)	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Tue May 29, 2018	32D	Stinger with a slender "waist"	John Lieb	Shortz
Mon Jun 26, 2017	59D	Big stinger (5)	Brian Greer	Shortz
Tue Apr 11, 2017	1D	Insect with a hanging nest	Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman	Shortz
Sun Mar 26, 2017	1A	Martin Van Buren was the first president who wasn't one	Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Nov 27, 2016	82A	Social worker?	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 2016	105D	Female W.W. II enlistee	Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Aug 20, 2016	1D	One might be involved in a sting	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Mon Jun 20, 2016	39A	Big stinger (5)	Jason Mueller	Shortz
Thu Nov 13, 2014	1D	Upper-crust sort, stereotypically	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Tue Jul 1, 2014	27D	Insect with a stinger	Gary Cee	Shortz
Tue Apr 8, 2014	67A	Dangerous stinger	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Fri May 10, 2013	46A	Tarantula hawk, e.g.	Derek Bowman	Shortz
Sun Mar 10, 2013	1A	Direct descendant of the Mayflower Pilgrims, e.g.	Finn Vigeland	Shortz
Wed Jun 1, 2011	49A	Target of many a New Yorker cartoon	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Mar 29, 2011	10A	Attic nester	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Dec 15, 2008	13D	Stinging flier	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Fri Oct 13, 2006	51D	Mud dauber, e.g. (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Tue Mar 7, 2006	53D	Stinger (6)	Richard Jacobs	Shortz
Sun Jan 9, 2005	104D	Velvet ant	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Nov 23, 2004	1A	Thin-waisted flier	Kurt Mengel	Shortz
Wed Nov 17, 2004	1D	Yellow jacket	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Nov 8, 2004	47D	Winged stinger	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Sep 5, 2004	59A	Colony member	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Wed Jun 2, 2004	45A	Nest builder in the eaves	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue Apr 6, 2004	1A	Big stinger (5)	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Thu Feb 13, 2003	5D	Target of some humor in The New Yorker	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Wed Jul 19, 2000	54D	Ethnic acronym	Philip Lew	Shortz
Sat Nov 20, 1999	26D	One of a traditional elite	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Wed Nov 10, 1999	10A	Insect in a colony	Joan Yanofsky	Shortz
Sun Sep 5, 1999	107D	Stinger (6)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Jul 13, 1999	1A	Slender-waisted insect	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Apr 16, 1999	14D	Mud dauber, e.g. (2)	John Wolting	Shortz
Wed Apr 14, 1999	58D	Stinger (6)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Wed Apr 7, 1999	1A	Slender-bodied insect	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Nov 20, 1997	68A	Member of a traditional establishment	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Wed Nov 13, 1996	54D	Stinger (6)	M. Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Apr 9, 1996	49D	Kind of waist	M. E. Skolsky	Shortz
Mon Jan 22, 1996	56D	Hornet	E. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Nov 21, 1995	36A	Big stinger (5)	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz
Wed Aug 2, 1995	10A	Stinger (6)	James Neal	Shortz
Tue Sep 13, 1994	48D	Big stinger (5)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Jul 7, 1994	9A	Marmon ___ (first auto to win the Indy 500)	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Dec 5, 1993	80D	Mandrake the Magician's nemesis	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for WASP from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 22, 2019	Cryptic	25D	Perpetrator of a sting used to be chief of police (4)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

96 results for WASP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 18, 1993	10A	Dangerous stinger	Daniel Girardi	Taub
Fri Feb 26, 1993	1D	Epithet for Pope	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Wed Dec 2, 1992	29A	Hornet	Peter Gordon	Maleska
Tue Jul 7, 1992	54D	Hornet	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Mar 15, 1992	45D	Petulant person	Jane S. Flowerree	Maleska
Sat Nov 9, 1991	50A	Kind of waist	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Tue Sep 12, 1989	54D	Mud dauber	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Jul 5, 1988	1A	Petulant person	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Mon Apr 6, 1987	1A	A kind of waist	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Mon Apr 21, 1986	10A	Stinger	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Apr 6, 1986	49A	Epithet for Alexander Pope	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Wed Nov 14, 1984	1A	Stinger	John H. Hales	Maleska
Sun Oct 21, 1984	1D	Hornet	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Oct 18, 1984	1D	Epithet for Alexander Pope	Anderson	Maleska
Thu Jul 26, 1984	1A	Hymenopteran	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Tue Jun 19, 1984	15A	Epithet for poet Pope	John Dreyer	Maleska
Thu Mar 15, 1984	50D	Hornet	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Feb 22, 1984	69A	W.W. II aircraft carrier	James R. Burns	Maleska
Wed Nov 16, 1983	46D	Pesky insect	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun May 1, 1983	53A	Vespid	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Tue Aug 3, 1982	33D	Stinger	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed May 26, 1982	1D	Flying stinger	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Tue Feb 23, 1982	5A	Hornet	Whitten	Maleska
Wed Feb 3, 1982	1A	Close relative of an ant	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Jan 6, 1982	10A	Epithet for Alexander Pope	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Dec 4, 1980	9A	Vespid	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Jan 20, 1980	13D	Vespid	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Mon Jul 9, 1979	1D	Stinger	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sat Apr 7, 1979	54D	Vespiary denizen	Cornelia Warriner	Maleska
Fri Feb 23, 1979	53D	Winged stinger	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Nov 24, 1978	1A	Mud dauber	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Jul 21, 1978	1D	Vespiary denizen	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Mon Jun 12, 1978	66A	Kind of waist	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Wed Mar 22, 1978	10A	Stinger	Johnson	Maleska
Thu Mar 16, 1978	1D	Yellow jacket	Betty Leary	Maleska
Mon Sep 12, 1977	1D	Hornet	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Apr 9, 1975	62A	___ waist	Samuel K. Fliegner	Weng
Thu May 9, 1974	23D	Kind of waist	Jean Reed	Weng
Tue Apr 30, 1974	1A	Kind of waist	S. A. Kay	Weng
Fri Mar 15, 1974	49A	U. S. carrier	Timothy Murrett	Weng
Sat Jul 7, 1973	1D	Kind of waist	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 24, 1972	15A	Stinger	Anne Fox	Weng
Sun Oct 15, 1972	96D	Kind of waist	David A. Murray	Weng
Tue Feb 1, 1972	6A	Carrier of W.W. II	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 3, 1971	1D	Kind of waist	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 9, 1971	112A	Snappish person	Marian Pearce	Weng
Mon Sep 21, 1970	1A	Social insect	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jul 31, 1970	40A	U.S. carrier	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 9, 1970	1D	Insect	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 13, 1970	1A	Vespid	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 30, 1969	53D	U.S. carrier.	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 11, 1969	15A	Hymenopteron	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Jun 15, 1968	1D	Stinging insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 17, 1967	1A	Bad-tempered one.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu Aug 18, 1966	5D	Insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 11, 1966	31D	U.S. aircraft carrier.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 5, 1966	63D	Yellow jacket's cousin.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 29, 1966	1A	Pope of Twickenham.	B. A. Heimbinder	Farrar
Fri Feb 7, 1964	5A	Irascible one.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Tue Sep 17, 1963	10A	Stinger.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 21, 1962	1D	Irritating one.	William F. Bulow	Farrar
Sat Aug 6, 1960	5D	Insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 8, 1960	34D	Vespid.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 3, 1960	56D	___ waist.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Wed Mar 9, 1960	1D	Famous aircraft carrier.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 11, 1960	50D	Stinger.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1960	1D	Epithet of Alexander Pope.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Sep 10, 1959	1D	Stinger.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Sun Aug 23, 1959	13A	Vespid.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Dec 2, 1958	1D	Yellow jacket.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Mon Sep 1, 1958	10A	Winged insect.	Charles Allen	Farrar
Fri Oct 18, 1957	17A	Stinging insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 6, 1957	1D	Type of waist.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Jan 11, 1957	1D	Insect.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Jan 2, 1957	1A	Carnivorous insect.	Charles Baron	Farrar
Tue Apr 17, 1956	51D	Hornet.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 28, 1956	1D	Stinger.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jan 15, 1956	102A	Historic flattop.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Mon Aug 1, 1955	43A	Stinger.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 16, 1955	42A	Insect.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Fri May 21, 1954	1A	Hornet.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Aug 19, 1953	55A	Stinger.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Thu Jun 11, 1953	57D	Kin of 6 Down.	George Henderson	Farrar
Tue Mar 24, 1953	52A	Woman in the Air Corps, W. W. II.	George Henderson	Farrar
Wed Jul 30, 1952	1A	U. S. carrier.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 30, 1952	1D	Recently crippled warship.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 21, 1952	26D	World War II aircraft carrier.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 14, 1951	28D	Insect once studied by Dr. Kinsey.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 22, 1951	1D	Stinger.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 7, 1951	1A	Famous aircraft carrier.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 13, 1950	5A	Famous flattop.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1950	124A	Famous U. S. carrier.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1948	84D	An insect.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1945	50D	U. S. flat-top.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Jan 30, 1944	133D	New U. S. aircraft carrier.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Apr 11, 1943	38A	Aircraft carrier sunk in Battle of the Solomons.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

Anagrams:

PSAW, SPAW, WAPS, PAWS, SWAP

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