ZAG

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

69 total results for ZAG( score: 50 )

47 results for ZAG from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 21, 2024	58A	Go the other way (3)	Zachary David Levy	Fagliano
Mon Jan 30, 2023	46A	Veer suddenly (3)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Apr 5, 2022	39A	Veer sharply	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Tue Dec 28, 2021	1D	Evasive maneuver (2)	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Fri Jun 19, 2020	50A	Evasive maneuver (2)	Greg Johnson	Shortz
Thu Jul 4, 2019	30A	Make an evasive maneuver	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Mon Apr 8, 2019	1D	Zig's opposite (4)	Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Dec 17, 2018	36D	Make a sharp turn back (2)	Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Tue Oct 30, 2018	32A	Veer the other way	Jules Markey	Shortz
Sat Sep 9, 2017	12A	Take another direction	John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins	Shortz
Fri Jan 27, 2017	48A	Part of some punt returns	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Thu Dec 1, 2016	29D	Make a sudden turn	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Fri Oct 14, 2016	37A	Bit of evasion	Natan Last	Shortz
Wed Jul 22, 2015	61D	Reverse of a 13-Down	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Jul 20, 2015	12D	Zig's opposite (4)	John Westwig	Shortz
Thu Feb 12, 2015	60D	Turn back (3)	Jules P. Markey	Shortz
Sun Jan 11, 2015	26A	Bit of evasive maneuvering	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Aug 5, 2013	59A	Make a sharp turn back (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Tue Oct 16, 2012	13D	Turn back sharply	Bill Thompson	Shortz
Tue Sep 11, 2012	27A	Veer back in the other direction	Kenneth Leeser	Shortz
Fri Apr 6, 2012	60D	Quickly turn back	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Mon Feb 27, 2012	12D	Zig's opposite (4)	Bill Thompson	Shortz
Mon Feb 21, 2011	34D	Move after a zig	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 2010	13D	Veer back	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Fri Jun 4, 2010	9D	Veer	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Jan 24, 2010	51D	Veer quickly	David Kwong and Kevan Choset	Shortz
Sat May 30, 2009	55A	Turn sharply	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Mon Apr 6, 2009	11D	Zig's partner	Dustin Foley	Shortz
Sun Feb 15, 2009	98A	Sharp turn back	Jim Leeds	Shortz
Tue Feb 3, 2009	58D	Second in a series of sharp turns	Katie Yeager	Shortz
Sat Oct 18, 2008	49D	Turn back (3)	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Tue Apr 29, 2008	63A	Sharp turn (4)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2008	110A	Go the other way (3)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2007	78D	Turn back (3)	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Wed Aug 4, 2004	10D	Quick sidestep	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Wed Dec 31, 2003	31A	Evasive move	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Aug 25, 2002	49D	Go the other way (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Tue Jul 23, 2002	21D	End of a two-part move	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Wed Jan 16, 2002	24A	Turn one way	Linda Bushman	Shortz
Wed May 9, 2001	1D	Veer suddenly (3)	Ethan Cooper	Shortz
Tue Jan 18, 2000	43A	Certain turn	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Jun 25, 1999	52A	Sharp turn (4)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Tue Jan 12, 1999	4D	Veer suddenly (3)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Dec 25, 1998	1D	Sharp turn (4)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Thu Jan 22, 1998	39A	Sharp turn (4)	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Mon Aug 5, 1996	4D	Zig's opposite (4)	F. Piscop	Shortz
Sat May 25, 1996	32D	Veer off in a new direction	F. Piscop	Shortz

22 results for ZAG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 28, 1993	46D	Turn sharply	I. Judah Koolyk	Taub
Sun Mar 27, 1988	39A	Move in a slalom race	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Mon Aug 31, 1987	39D	Zig follower	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Nov 17, 1978	47A	Zig's partner	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Mar 31, 1973	23D	Convoy maneuver	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 25, 1973	36D	Jagged line	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jul 19, 1971	37A	Sharp turn	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 10, 1970	53D	Sharp turn	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 12, 1969	64D	Zig's partner	Ross L. Jamison Jr.	Weng
Sat Jan 25, 1969	65D	Sharp turn.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 4, 1968	61A	Sharp turn.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1966	73A	Sharp turn.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1965	69A	Sharp turn.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Fri May 4, 1962	56D	Sharp turn in a course.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Tue Jul 19, 1960	45A	Part of a jagged line.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 7, 1959	45A	See 41 Across.	Walter Colt	Farrar
Sun Nov 10, 1957	130D	Part of a jagged line.	Dorothy E. Smith	Farrar
Sun Dec 2, 1956	96A	Part of a jagged line.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Dec 1, 1951	4D	Part of forked lightning.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 7, 1951	130A	Part of a jagged line.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Jan 10, 1951	51A	Part of a jagged line.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1949	115A	Part of a jagged line.	George W. Root	Farrar

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