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153 total results for YARN( score: 50 )
62 results for YARN from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Oct 4, 2023 | 28A | Material for a loom | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Fri Jul 28, 2023 | 49A | Craft stand strand | Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
Thu Jul 7, 2022 | 67A | Crocheter's purchase | Philip Wolfe | Shortz |
Sat Dec 4, 2021 | 20A | Overdrawn account? | Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
Thu Mar 25, 2021 | 5D | Knitter's need | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue Jan 26, 2021 | 56D | Kitten's plaything (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Mar 23, 2020 | 68A | Ball that might attract a cat | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed Jan 8, 2020 | 59A | Zany anecdote | Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Mon Oct 15, 2018 | 40D | Tall tale (4) | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | Shortz |
Thu May 24, 2018 | 67A | Output of a spinning jenny | Erik Agard and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2018 | 109D | It's a long story (2) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Mon Nov 6, 2017 | 33D | Knitting material | Max Lauring and Benjamin Lauring | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 2016 | 57D | Story you can hardly believe | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
Fri Dec 25, 2015 | 52D | Soft ball? (2) | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Nov 12, 2015 | 35D | Soft ball? (2) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Mon Jul 7, 2014 | 47A | What a knitter might have a ball with? | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Jan 14, 2014 | 55A | Sailor's tale | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Mon Oct 7, 2013 | 18D | Fisherman's tale | Amy Johnson | Shortz |
Tue Jun 11, 2013 | 69A | Story that can't completely be believed | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 58A | Knitter's ball | Francesco Trogu | Shortz |
Tue Nov 29, 2011 | 42A | Tale (3) | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Thu Sep 22, 2011 | 36D | Fisherman's relation? | Jeff Dubner | Shortz |
Mon Jun 27, 2011 | 67A | Ball material for a cat | Joseph Samulak | Shortz |
Tue May 17, 2011 | 65A | Kitten's plaything (5) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sat May 2, 2009 | 3D | Ball material (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Aug 13, 2008 | 24D | Adventurers' tale | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Jul 14, 2008 | 18D | A knitter might have a ball with it | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 2008 | 74D | Ball in a basket (2) | Pamela Amick Klawitter | Shortz |
Sun Apr 20, 2008 | 36D | Paul Bunyan story | John Farmer | Shortz |
Tue Oct 16, 2007 | 72A | It's sold in skeins | Michael Kaplan | Shortz |
Wed Sep 19, 2007 | 70A | It's hard to believe | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Sun Dec 31, 2006 | 96A | Tale (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 | 60A | Ball in a sewing room | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed Apr 12, 2006 | 19D | Ball in a basket, maybe | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 2005 | 110A | Afghan makeup | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Thu Mar 31, 2005 | 34D | Ball in a basket (2) | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Wed Jan 26, 2005 | 59A | Tall story | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Tue Jan 4, 2005 | 58D | Ball material (2) | John Underwood | Shortz |
Thu Dec 2, 2004 | 41D | Shaggy-dog story (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 2004 | 60D | Folksy tale | Jeffrey Harris | Shortz |
Sun Aug 29, 2004 | 26A | Knitting ball | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Jul 17, 2003 | 62A | It's spun | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Mon Feb 17, 2003 | 25A | Tall tale (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Oct 30, 2002 | 48D | Tall tale (4) | Kumar Balani | Shortz |
Tue Oct 8, 2002 | 7D | Tall tale (4) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 2002 | 34D | Fish story | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Feb 27, 2002 | 33D | Kitten's plaything (5) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Mar 29, 2001 | 56D | Tale (3) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Sun Dec 17, 2000 | 80D | Looming choice | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2000 | 7A | Kitten's plaything (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue May 30, 2000 | 70A | Play material for a kitten | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Apr 25, 2000 | 18D | Tar's tale | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Apr 21, 2000 | 1D | Grandfather's relation? | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Sep 23, 1999 | 24D | It's a long story (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Jul 9, 1998 | 40A | "The one that got away" | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Sun Jul 5, 1998 | 10D | Fabrication | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue May 19, 1998 | 13D | Kitten's plaything (5) | William S. Cotter | Shortz |
Thu Feb 26, 1998 | 62A | "The one that got away," say | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Thu Nov 28, 1996 | 11D | Shaggy-dog story (2) | B. Klahn | Shortz |
Tue Nov 5, 1996 | 23D | Sewing shop purchase | Jeremiah Farrell | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 1994 | 71D | Tall one | Louis Sabin | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 1994 | 16D | It comes in balls | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
2 results for YARN from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Dec 24, 2017 | Acrostic | H | Shaggy-dog story, e.g. | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jul 12, 2009 | Diagramless | 40A | Kitten's plaything | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
89 results for YARN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat May 8, 1993 | 59A | Crewel material | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Tue Jul 28, 1992 | 62A | Salt's tale | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Apr 30, 1991 | 55D | What a salt spins | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Mon Jan 28, 1991 | 61D | Windy narrative | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Tue Jan 15, 1991 | 58D | Exaggerated story | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Nov 28, 1990 | 71A | Tall tale | William E. Heinemann | Maleska |
Tue Sep 25, 1990 | 3D | Tall tale | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Sun Aug 26, 1990 | 102A | Caddis or crewel | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Thu Jun 7, 1990 | 46D | Tale | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Mon Mar 19, 1990 | 49A | Sailor's tale | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Nov 5, 1989 | 71A | Tale | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
Sun Jan 8, 1989 | 106D | Tall tale | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon Oct 10, 1988 | 18D | Tale | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue Feb 9, 1988 | 46A | Twisted hemp | Emory H. Cain | Maleska |
Sun Jun 28, 1987 | 116A | Tale | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
Mon Nov 24, 1986 | 52A | Salt's story | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Aug 18, 1986 | 48D | Story | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Tue Jan 8, 1985 | 27A | Story | Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Dec 23, 1984 | 41D | Story | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu May 24, 1984 | 37A | Tale | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Oct 15, 1983 | 39D | Tall tale | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Jun 10, 1982 | 17A | Tale | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Mon Sep 7, 1981 | 13D | Tale | David Galef | Maleska |
Sat Apr 18, 1981 | 8D | Weaver's purchase | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Thu Feb 19, 1981 | 59D | Tale | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Tue Feb 19, 1980 | 54D | Tale | Pollard | Maleska |
Mon Dec 10, 1979 | 23A | Tall tale | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Sun May 13, 1979 | 56A | Tall story | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Mar 21, 1979 | 35D | Tale | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sun Jul 2, 1978 | 43D | Tall tale | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Sun Jul 10, 1977 | 71D | Fish story | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Thu Jul 7, 1977 | 18A | Old salt's tale | Allan Blackman | Maleska |
Sun Dec 22, 1974 | 120D | Sampler ingredient | Anne Fox | Weng |
Sat Sep 28, 1974 | 26A | Narrative | James Barrick | Weng |
Wed May 8, 1974 | 13D | Tale | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Fri Jun 2, 1972 | 70A | Story | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 28, 1971 | 63A | Mill product | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Aug 20, 1971 | 35A | Tall story | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 14, 1969 | 17A | Tale. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jul 19, 1969 | 25A | Thread of a sort. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 14, 1969 | 42A | Tale. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jun 14, 1969 | 31D | Story. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 15, 1969 | 3D | Narrative. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 22, 1967 | 49A | Story of a kind. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Dec 21, 1966 | 12D | Angora. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 5, 1966 | 56D | Tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 16, 1965 | 52D | Tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 1, 1965 | 49A | Wool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 26, 1965 | 42D | Strands of wool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 7, 1965 | 31A | Tall story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 2, 1965 | 38A | Adventure story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 4, 1965 | 8D | Tall tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 21, 1964 | 28D | Fiber. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 29, 1964 | 33D | Fish story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 12, 1963 | 8D | Wool fiber. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Tue Nov 12, 1963 | 26A | Tall tale. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Tue Aug 27, 1963 | 37D | Worsted. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Aug 18, 1963 | 6A | Story. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Thu Aug 1, 1963 | 11D | Tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 22, 1963 | 43A | Relative of thread. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 9, 1963 | 63A | Tall tale. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Fri Sep 21, 1962 | 20A | Story of a sort. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 13, 1962 | 20D | Sailor's tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 21, 1962 | 37D | Tall tale. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Tue Dec 5, 1961 | 18A | Tall tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 17, 1961 | 34D | Story: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 14, 1960 | 55D | Tall story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 20, 1959 | 48A | Wool. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Sun May 10, 1959 | 61D | Tall tale. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Sun Oct 26, 1958 | 3D | Tall tale. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Dec 2, 1957 | 38A | Spun filament. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 26, 1957 | 4D | Wool. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 24, 1957 | 48D | Tell stories: Colloq. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Dec 24, 1956 | 57D | Relative of thread. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Jul 17, 1956 | 67A | Salt's story. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Jun 2, 1956 | 13D | Tale. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Thu Aug 25, 1955 | 31D | Tall story. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Mon May 23, 1955 | 53D | Tale. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 19, 1954 | 40D | Tall story. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Jun 30, 1954 | 34D | Story. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Mar 3, 1954 | 62D | Spin a story. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Mon Feb 8, 1954 | 7D | Tall story. | Charlotte Stickney | Farrar |
Sun Jul 19, 1953 | 94D | Story. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Jul 1, 1953 | 50A | Spun filament. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Thu Jan 22, 1953 | 27A | Sailor's story. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Fri Feb 15, 1952 | 60D | Tall story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 4, 1951 | 59D | Story made up as one goes along. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 7, 1951 | 4D | The makings for 111 Down. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1951 | 69A | Tall story. | Unknown | Farrar |