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124 total results for ZINC( score: 50 )
46 results for ZINC from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Oct 24, 2023 | 34A | Next-to-last chemical element alphabetically | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
Mon Dec 26, 2022 | 7D | 97.5% of a penny (3) | Kurt Weller | Shortz |
Wed Sep 23, 2020 | 58A | Immunity-boosting element | Margit Christenson | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 2020 | 40A | Metal in galvanization (2) | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Tue Oct 29, 2019 | 67A | About 97% of the modern penny | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Sat Jan 13, 2018 | 22A | 30, on a table | Alan DerKazarian | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2017 | 15D | Penny, mostly | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun Apr 23, 2017 | 73D | Portion of a penny | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 2016 | 62A | Next-to-last element alphabetically (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Jul 19, 2016 | 47D | Multivitamin ingredient | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Sat Jul 9, 2016 | 23A | More than a fraction of a cent | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Tue Jun 14, 2016 | 26D | Mineral contained in oysters | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Mon Nov 3, 2014 | 17A | Next-to-last chemical element alphabetically, before zirconium | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Nov 2, 2014 | 94A | Battery element | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Aug 25, 2014 | 27D | ___ oxide (beachgoer's protection) | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 2014 | 3D | Brass section? | Anna Shechtman | Shortz |
Fri May 16, 2014 | 1D | Corrosion-preventing coating | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed Aug 21, 2013 | 65A | Component of brass | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 2011 | 1D | 97.5% of a penny (3) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2011 | 17A | Major Peruvian export | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 2010 | 62A | Brass component (4) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Fri Apr 23, 2010 | 48D | Calamine component | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2009 | 105D | 97.5% of a penny (3) | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Mon Jul 13, 2009 | 45D | Next-to-last element alphabetically (2) | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Wed Nov 12, 2008 | 39D | ___ oxide (sunscreen compound) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jul 8, 2004 | 13D | Much of a penny | Scot Ober | Shortz |
Mon Dec 22, 2003 | 24D | Multivitamin additive | Joy C. Frank | Shortz |
Tue Nov 18, 2003 | 6A | Metal in galvanization (2) | Denise M. Neuendorf | Shortz |
Mon Jul 14, 2003 | 66A | Metal in some batteries | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Sep 3, 2002 | 29A | Metal in pennies | Don West | Shortz |
Thu May 30, 2002 | 40A | Shade of gray | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue May 28, 2002 | 12D | Brass component (4) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Mar 11, 2002 | 1D | Metal in brass | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 29, 2001 | 12D | Kind of sulfide | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Jun 25, 2001 | 1A | Brass = copper + ___ | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Fri Feb 9, 2001 | 8D | Brass component (4) | Nelson Hardy | Shortz |
Thu Feb 8, 2001 | 49A | Plating material | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Nov 28, 2000 | 1D | Galvanizing metal | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Wed Jan 20, 1999 | 63A | Like some plating | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Apr 21, 1998 | 59D | Brass component (4) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Mar 23, 1998 | 62A | Healthful mineral | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed Jul 23, 1997 | 22D | Element #30 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Jun 23, 1997 | 40A | Coating metal | Shannon Burns | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 1997 | 12D | Over-the-counter cold remedy | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Wed Apr 30, 1997 | 43D | Vitamin additive | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 30, 1994 | 13D | Wurtzite ingredient | R. M. Hopkins | Shortz |
78 results for ZINC from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Nov 13, 1993 | 8D | Kind of ointment | Louis Sabin | Taub |
Wed Jan 27, 1993 | 51D | Spelter | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed May 27, 1992 | 24A | Bluish-white metallic element | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sat Feb 15, 1992 | 1D | Brass component | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Tue Aug 6, 1991 | 43D | Metallic element | Mark Blakeburn | Maleska |
Tue Aug 14, 1990 | 1D | An element | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Maleska |
Mon Mar 12, 1990 | 7D | Bluish-white metal | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat May 6, 1989 | 59D | Color called gray dawn | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
Mon Feb 2, 1987 | 11D | Kind of oxide | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Jan 1, 1987 | 61A | Spelter | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Oct 2, 1986 | 4D | At. no. 30 | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Apr 17, 1986 | 56D | Galvanizing material | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Fri Feb 14, 1986 | 44A | Galvanize | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Jul 8, 1984 | 52D | Pipe metal | Barry L. Cohen | Maleska |
Fri Jun 1, 1984 | 3D | Color called cloud gray | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Tue Oct 4, 1983 | 3D | Essential mineral | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
Fri Aug 12, 1983 | 7D | Bluish-white element | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Fri Jul 2, 1982 | 45A | Galvanizing material | Louise Earnest | Maleska |
Fri Sep 4, 1981 | 39D | Alloy ingredient | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Sat Jun 13, 1981 | 3D | Metallic element | Benson | Maleska |
Sat Dec 13, 1980 | 27A | Coating for iron | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1980 | 8D | Its atomic weight is 65.37 | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Mon Feb 18, 1980 | 66A | Coating for iron | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Mon Jan 21, 1980 | 8D | Bluish-white metallic element | Brumbauch | Maleska |
Thu Nov 22, 1979 | 11D | Galvanizing agent | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Sat Mar 10, 1979 | 3D | Brass ingredient | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat Jun 24, 1978 | 37A | Galvanizing agent | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Tue Sep 20, 1977 | 4D | This plus copper equals brass | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sun Mar 13, 1977 | 65D | Chemical element | Louis C. Mandes Jr. | Maleska |
Tue Jan 11, 1977 | 37D | Element used in alloys | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Dec 21, 1976 | 11D | Metallic element | Roby | Weng |
Thu Nov 18, 1976 | 4D | Galvanizing metal | Henry Hook | Weng |
Wed Nov 3, 1976 | 53D | Galvanizing agent | Marie West | Weng |
Sun Mar 16, 1975 | 16A | Alloy base | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sat Aug 31, 1974 | 29D | Galvanizing agent | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Weng |
Sun Dec 30, 1973 | 129A | ___ oxide | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Mon Sep 24, 1973 | 11D | Galvanizing agent | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 20, 1973 | 22D | Galvanizing agent | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 24, 1973 | 3D | ___ oxide | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 15, 1972 | 62A | Metallic element | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jan 3, 1972 | 39D | Kind of oxide | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 3, 1971 | 17A | Galvanize | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 27, 1971 | 45A | ___ oxide | Unknown | Weng |
Thu May 28, 1970 | 12D | Metallic element | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 14, 1970 | 61A | Battery metal | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 5, 1970 | 43D | Component of brass | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 5, 1969 | 104A | Type of etching | Emanuel Berg | Weng |
Tue Sep 16, 1969 | 56D | Coating metal. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 29, 1968 | 24A | Metal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 16, 1968 | 3D | Element. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 4, 1968 | 41D | Metal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 9, 1967 | 51A | Metal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 1, 1967 | 33D | Metallic element. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 15, 1966 | 42D | Metallic element. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 4, 1966 | 14A | Element. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 29, 1964 | 1A | Metal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 13, 1964 | 1D | Its atomic number is 30. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Wed May 23, 1962 | 51A | Metallic element. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Tue Sep 26, 1961 | 58A | Metallic element. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1960 | 48A | Metal. | Eva Pollack Taub | Farrar |
Sun Feb 21, 1960 | 50D | Element No. 30. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Dec 3, 1959 | 50D | Metallic element in brass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 23, 1959 | 62A | Element No. 30. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 3, 1959 | 11D | Metallic element. | George W. Frank | Farrar |
Wed Aug 21, 1957 | 20A | Metallic element. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Jun 23, 1957 | 29A | Roofing material. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Wed Oct 31, 1956 | 58A | Galvanizing metal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 14, 1955 | 5D | Metal used for galvanizing. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Jan 3, 1955 | 12D | White metal. | Fred C. Jaschob | Farrar |
Sun Dec 5, 1954 | 52A | To galvanize. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Feb 17, 1954 | 54D | Coating on galvanized iron. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 19, 1952 | 58A | Component of brass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 16, 1951 | 28D | Galvanized iron is coated with it. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jan 13, 1951 | 23A | Bluish-white metal. | Robert Hegler | Farrar |
Sun Oct 23, 1949 | 39D | Galvanizing agent. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Dec 29, 1946 | 43D | Constituent of brass. | Harriot Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Mar 21, 1943 | 135D | Vital bluish-white metal. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1943 | 39A | Bluish-white metalic element. | C. Hartley Mills | Farrar |