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52 total results for ABACK( score: 50 )
28 results for ABACK from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Oct 3, 2023 | 58D | One way to be taken (10) | Troy Laedtke | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2023 | 5A | One way to be taken (10) | Michèle Govier | Shortz |
Sat Jun 3, 2023 | 11D | Taken ___ (2) | John Westwig | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2022 | 11D | One way to be taken (10) | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Mon Sep 7, 2020 | 52A | How the surprised are taken | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Sat Apr 6, 2019 | 47A | Unawares (2) | Ned White | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 2016 | 7A | Off-guard | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Mon Feb 28, 2011 | 32A | Taken ___ (surprised) (5) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 2011 | 38A | By surprise (6) | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Nov 14, 2010 | 34D | By surprise (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 14, 2010 | 11D | One way to be taken (10) | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Mon Jun 21, 2010 | 6D | Taken ___ (surprised) (5) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Jul 17, 2009 | 57A | One way to be taken (10) | Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2008 | 44D | By surprise (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun May 4, 2008 | 52D | One way to be taken (10) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Aug 7, 2007 | 27D | Taken ___ (surprised) (5) | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sun Jun 24, 2007 | 96A | One way to be taken (10) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Wed Aug 11, 2004 | 33D | One way to be taken (10) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Nov 5, 2001 | 57A | One way to be taken (10) | Jenny Gutbezahl | Shortz |
Mon Dec 6, 1999 | 5A | Taken ___ (surprised) (5) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Oct 10, 1999 | 40A | Taken ___ (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Aug 4, 1999 | 63A | Unawares (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Mar 20, 1996 | 9A | By surprise (6) | G. Newman | Shortz |
Mon Sep 4, 1995 | 59A | Taken ___ (surprised) (5) | Richard Thomas | Shortz |
Fri May 12, 1995 | 7D | By surprise (6) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Feb 24, 1994 | 6D | By surprise (6) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 1994 | 9A | Sternward | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 19, 1993 | 56A | One way to be taken (10) | John M. Samson | Shortz |
24 results for ABACK from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Aug 24, 1993 | 19D | Taken ___ (surprised) | Cathy Millhauser | Maleska |
Tue Mar 30, 1993 | 1A | Taken ___ (surprised) | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Dec 10, 1989 | 50A | Taken ___ (surprised) | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Jan 22, 1988 | 47A | Taken ___ (disconcerted) | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue Sep 8, 1987 | 59A | Taken ___ (disconcerted) | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Mon May 7, 1984 | 7D | Taken ___ | Frances K. Schnitzer | Maleska |
Sun Jul 8, 1979 | 26D | To the rear | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Apr 24, 1974 | 52D | Take ___ (nonplus) | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sat Oct 23, 1971 | 7D | Taken ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 9, 1970 | 5D | Taken ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 11, 1968 | 44D | Taken ___ (disconcerted). | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 12, 1968 | 27A | Taken ___ (startled). | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 1, 1967 | 130D | Surprised (with "taken"). | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Sep 23, 1967 | 25D | Taken ___ (surprised). | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Feb 21, 1965 | 75A | Taken ___. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Sun Mar 11, 1962 | 7D | Taken ___ (surprised). | Harry Gluck | Farrar |
Tue Jul 11, 1961 | 13A | Taken ___ (disconcerted). | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 7, 1958 | 36A | Taken ___ (surprised and disconcerted). | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon May 16, 1955 | 6D | Taken ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 28, 1953 | 48D | Flattened, as sails against the mast. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Jan 24, 1953 | 16A | Take ___ (give pause). | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Oct 2, 1951 | 6D | Taken ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 11, 1951 | 54D | Taken ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 21, 1946 | 42D | Backward. | Louis Shields | Farrar |