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66 total results for ADAGES( score: 50 )
31 results for ADAGES from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Mar 28, 2024 | 2D | "Better late than never" and "Better safe than sorry" | Dominic Grillo | Fagliano |
Sun Oct 23, 2022 | 18D | "A penny saved is a penny earned" and others | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Oct 26, 2020 | 49D | Wise sayings (2) | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Fri Jul 10, 2020 | 54A | Saws (5) | John Lieb | Shortz |
Fri Apr 24, 2020 | 57A | Apothegms | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Thu Aug 29, 2019 | 42D | "Poor Richard's Almanack" filler | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 6D | "What goes up must come down" and others | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Jul 9, 2018 | 67A | Wise sayings (2) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Thu Dec 8, 2016 | 22D | "Poor Richard's Almanack" collection | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 1, 2016 | 50A | "Time is money" and "Knowledge is power" | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Fri Jan 22, 2016 | 57A | Saws (5) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Jan 2, 2016 | 25D | Many clichés | David Phillips | Shortz |
Sun Oct 25, 2015 | 130A | "Time heals all wounds" and others | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Sun Sep 13, 2015 | 82A | Saws (5) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Jun 11, 2015 | 41D | Bits of wisdom | Lewis E. Rothlein | Shortz |
Sun Mar 29, 2015 | 44A | Lines from Homer and Erasmus | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Sep 24, 2012 | 67A | Old saws | John Dunn | Shortz |
Wed Mar 3, 2010 | 47D | "Make hay while the sun shines" and others | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Mon Apr 9, 2007 | 25D | Proverbs | J. K. Hummel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 19, 2006 | 47D | "Let sleeping dogs lie" and others | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Thu Dec 15, 2005 | 15A | They're often old and wise | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sat Dec 3, 2005 | 10D | Gnomes | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Tue Jul 20, 2004 | 50D | Almanac sayings | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sat May 1, 2004 | 32A | Aesop's morals, e.g. | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Tue May 27, 2003 | 51D | Maxims | PAtrick MErrell | Shortz |
Thu Jun 13, 2002 | 2D | Truisms | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Dec 1, 1999 | 53A | Saws (5) | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 1997 | 21A | "Beggars can't be choosers" et al. | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun Apr 28, 1996 | 74D | Some of Bartlett's quotations | D. C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Wed Apr 24, 1996 | 50D | Sayings | G. Dean | Shortz |
Sat Jan 22, 1994 | 50D | Saws (5) | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
1 result for ADAGES from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
May 14, 2017 | Acrostic | K | "Variety is the spice of life" and "A watched pot never boils" | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
34 results for ADAGES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Jun 26, 1993 | 7D | Saws | A.J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Mar 15, 1993 | 48D | Saws | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Mon Nov 30, 1992 | 44D | Saws | Janet R. Bender | Maleska |
Tue Jul 28, 1992 | 32A | Aphorisms | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Feb 25, 1992 | 13D | Aphorisms | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Sun Feb 25, 1990 | 10D | Saws | Victoria Black and Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Sun Sep 13, 1987 | 110A | Saws | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Wed Feb 17, 1982 | 47D | Saws | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Thu Jun 11, 1981 | 27A | Small sayings that say much | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Thu Dec 18, 1980 | 25A | Apothegms | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu Sep 25, 1980 | 25D | Saws | Madura | Maleska |
Sun May 25, 1980 | 43A | Maxims | Jean Reed | Maleska |
Wed Apr 9, 1980 | 9D | Saws | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Nov 11, 1979 | 35A | Aphorisms | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Dec 20, 1978 | 19D | Well-known sayings | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Aug 12, 1976 | 24A | Maxims | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sun Apr 13, 1975 | 99D | Saws | Bob Lubbers | Weng |
Thu May 30, 1974 | 28A | Old saws | John Finch | Weng |
Fri Apr 19, 1968 | 50D | Saws. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 6, 1968 | 6A | Aphorisms. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 10, 1967 | 85D | Words from the wise. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1967 | 18A | Saws. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Aug 13, 1966 | 4D | Saws. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 7, 1966 | 26A | Saws. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 19, 1965 | 13D | Proverbs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 20, 1963 | 54A | Words of wisdom. | Jay Sheldon | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1961 | 48A | Sayings. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Oct 12, 1956 | 13D | Proverbs. | Stephen Barr | Farrar |
Sun Aug 12, 1956 | 1A | Saws. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Wed Apr 18, 1956 | 22D | Old sayings. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Thu Feb 4, 1954 | 52A | Old sayings. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1952 | 25A | Words of experience. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Sep 14, 1950 | 41A | Pearls of wisdom. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 7, 1943 | 30A | Proverbial sayings. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |