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130 total results for WISP( score: 50 )
50 results for WISP from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 20, 2023 | 32D | Bit of smoke (12) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Sun Nov 19, 2023 | 17D | Tendril | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi | Shortz |
Sun Feb 26, 2023 | 48A | Delicate bit of hair | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Jan 30, 2023 | 1A | Trace of smoke (3) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu May 12, 2022 | 60A | Bit of smoke (12) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2020 | 27D | Puff of smoke | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 2019 | 10A | Swirl of smoke | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Jan 13, 2019 | 12D | Pufflet | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Tue Oct 4, 2016 | 35D | Bit of smoke (12) | Sam Buchbinder | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 2015 | 57D | Bit of smoke (12) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Feb 25, 2015 | 19A | Bit of smoke (12) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Wed Aug 13, 2014 | 24A | Cirrus cloud formation (2) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Mon Jul 7, 2014 | 7D | Bit of smoke or hair | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 9, 2014 | 30A | Faint trace | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Jan 10, 2014 | 23D | Flimsy lock | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Nov 5, 2012 | 34A | Bit of smoke (12) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 2011 | 115D | Bit of smoke (12) | Kay Anderson | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2011 | 6A | Bit of smoke (12) | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Tue May 24, 2011 | 3D | Faint cloud | Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Sep 20, 2009 | 4A | Slender amount | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Sat Dec 27, 2008 | 24D | Bit of a shock? (2) | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Sat Oct 11, 2008 | 27D | Thin fragment | Pete Mitchell | Shortz |
Mon Aug 18, 2008 | 42A | Trace of smoke (3) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Nov 19, 2007 | 1A | Bit of smoke (12) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 | 46A | Fleeting trace | Donna Levin | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2006 | 15A | Small handful | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Aug 9, 2004 | 1D | Bit of smoke (12) | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2004 | 55D | Trace (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Jan 4, 2004 | 1A | Trace (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Dec 25, 2003 | 32D | Bit of a shock? (2) | John Underwood | Shortz |
Thu Jul 3, 2003 | 66A | Miniature cloud | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jun 10, 2003 | 65A | Delicate lock of hair | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Apr 12, 2003 | 1D | Thin lock | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Thu Mar 6, 2003 | 1D | Bit of a cloud | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Feb 15, 2002 | 40A | Thin streak | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Feb 12, 2002 | 50A | Part of a smoke screen? | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Jan 6, 2002 | 37A | Tenuous fragment | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2001 | 1D | Bit of smoke (12) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Wed Aug 1, 2001 | 3D | Skinny one | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 2000 | 33D | Slender one | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Mon Dec 20, 1999 | 10A | Trace of smoke (3) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun May 2, 1999 | 67A | Smoke trace | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun Dec 27, 1998 | 1D | Puff | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Oct 9, 1997 | 5A | Cirrus cloud formation (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 1997 | 1D | Thin strand | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 1995 | 18A | Handful of hay (2) | Kenneth Witte | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 1995 | 3D | Stray strand | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Thu Dec 8, 1994 | 38A | Handful of hay (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Oct 31, 1994 | 3D | Tuft | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Fri Feb 18, 1994 | 6A | Bit of smoke (12) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
80 results for WISP from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun May 16, 1993 | 88D | Something frail | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Wed Feb 3, 1993 | 67A | Mere handful | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Sep 12, 1992 | 18D | Smoke curl | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Sep 6, 1992 | 64D | Mere handful | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Aug 14, 1991 | 1D | Tendril; strand | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Sep 12, 1990 | 57A | Trace | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Mon Jul 16, 1990 | 38A | Start of a smoke signal | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Fri Nov 18, 1988 | 62A | Thin tuft | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Tue Jul 12, 1988 | 1D | Handful of straw | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
Fri Dec 20, 1985 | 22D | Fragment | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Apr 20, 1985 | 7D | Strand; tendril | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1984 | 1A | Bit of smoke | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Jan 8, 1984 | 97A | Filmy piece | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Dec 12, 1982 | 113D | Tenuous strip | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Thu Mar 19, 1981 | 6A | Fragment or shred | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sat Mar 15, 1980 | 7D | Frail thing | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Dec 20, 1979 | 1A | Will-o'-the-___ | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Mon Oct 22, 1979 | 33A | Strand | Brumbauch | Maleska |
Sat Jul 28, 1979 | 10A | Thready streak | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Jun 24, 1977 | 3D | Mere handful | Bert Beaman | Maleska |
Fri May 14, 1976 | 3D | Fragment | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sat May 17, 1975 | 12D | Will-o'-the-___ | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Wed May 14, 1975 | 18D | Small tuft | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Sun Jun 23, 1974 | 105D | Handful | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sat Jun 8, 1974 | 51D | Small bit | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Tue Jul 17, 1973 | 1A | Bit of hay | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 28, 1973 | 24A | Small fragment | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Aug 3, 1971 | 1A | Tiny amount | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 30, 1971 | 1A | Small handful | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 2, 1969 | 91D | Tenuous strip | William A. Lewis Jr. | Weng |
Tue Oct 28, 1969 | 1A | Delicate person. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 9, 1969 | 3D | Mere indication. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 25, 1968 | 39A | Filmy piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 3, 1968 | 59D | Mere trace. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 15, 1968 | 1A | Something frail. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 6, 1968 | 49A | Small tuft. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 24, 1968 | 3D | Filmy piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 10, 1966 | 6D | Fragment. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 9, 1966 | 27D | Shred. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 2, 1966 | 1A | Small bunch. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 30, 1966 | 47D | Lock of hair. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sun Oct 31, 1965 | 147A | Tendril. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Thu Oct 28, 1965 | 1A | Slender twisted piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 18, 1965 | 64A | A little hay. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 27, 1964 | 1D | Flimsy piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 29, 1963 | 1D | Shred. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Fri Jun 21, 1963 | 42D | Something frail or fleeting. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 10, 1963 | 6A | Filmy piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 6, 1963 | 1D | Shred. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 4, 1961 | 1D | Shred. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 23, 1961 | 34D | Straw. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun May 29, 1960 | 53A | Filmy piece. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Mar 10, 1960 | 1A | Shred. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 23, 1959 | 24D | Piece of straw. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 3, 1959 | 17A | Fragment. | Charles Allen | Farrar |
Mon Jan 5, 1959 | 61A | Small broom. | Ann Gerlach | Farrar |
Sun Jul 20, 1958 | 93A | Shred. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jul 6, 1958 | 31A | Mere handful. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Jun 18, 1958 | 36A | Small bundle. | Herman Keld | Farrar |
Sun Mar 23, 1958 | 71D | Shred. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Mon Feb 17, 1958 | 5A | Filmy piece. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Thu Sep 5, 1957 | 25A | Handful. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed Nov 2, 1955 | 5A | Slender twisted bit of something. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 26, 1955 | 48A | Filmy piece. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Jul 25, 1954 | 52D | Mere handful. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Mar 26, 1954 | 1D | Mere handful. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri Mar 12, 1954 | 1A | Small, filmy piece. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Tue Mar 2, 1954 | 13D | Shred. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Sat Jun 14, 1952 | 58D | Fragment or shred. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 2, 1952 | 60A | Bit of straw or hay. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 29, 1952 | 50D | Delicate tendril. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 22, 1952 | 1D | Anything small or slight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 15, 1951 | 37D | Small strand or twist. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 6, 1951 | 26A | Slender twisted piece. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 27, 1951 | 30A | Handful of straw. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 26, 1951 | 56D | Slender twisted piece of something. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Sat Jan 27, 1951 | 25A | Handful of straw. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Fri Oct 20, 1950 | 53D | Handful of straw. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 4, 1948 | 84A | Handful of hay. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Dec 14, 1947 | 37A | A handful. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |