ALECS

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

61 total results for ALECS( score: 20 )

25 results for ALECS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 3, 2015	29D	Guinness and others (2)	Brandon Hensley	Shortz
Fri Sep 7, 2012	1A	"The Black Stallion" hero and others	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Thu Aug 23, 2012	8D	Smart ___ (2)	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Wed Aug 15, 2012	9D	Baldwin and others	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Feb 23, 2011	1D	Smart guys? (6)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Jan 5, 2011	22A	"Smart" guys (6)	Mr. Ed Sessa	Shortz
Mon Oct 9, 2006	28A	Smart ___ (wiseacres)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Thu Jun 29, 2006	37A	"Smart" guys (6)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Feb 12, 2006	67D	Smart guys? (6)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 2004	46D	"Smart" ones (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Oct 26, 2003	68A	Guinness et al. (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Mon Mar 17, 2003	4D	Baldwin and Guinness (2)	David Ainslie Macleod	Shortz
Wed Mar 12, 2003	53D	Guinness et al. (2)	Myles Callum	Shortz
Sat Feb 22, 2003	1A	See 59-Across	Dana Motley	Shortz
Thu Jul 11, 2002	14A	Smart guys? (6)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu Jul 4, 2002	18D	"Smart" ones (3)	Nathaniel Weiss	Shortz
Sat Sep 8, 2001	41A	Waugh and others (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Aug 5, 2001	46D	Guinness and others (2)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sat Jul 1, 2000	10D	Smart ones (3)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jun 25, 2000	28A	Baldwin, Guinness, etc.	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sun Sep 19, 1999	47D	Smart ___ (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Jul 22, 1998	64A	Smart guys (6)	Mark Elliot Skolsky	Shortz
Tue Apr 28, 1998	5D	Smart ___ (wisecrackers)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Nov 1, 1994	49D	Baldwin and Guinness (2)	Christopher Page	Shortz
Wed May 4, 1994	60A	Waugh and others (2)	Louis Sabin	Shortz

36 results for ALECS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 23, 1991	59A	Actors Clunes and McCowen	William Baxley	Maleska
Mon Dec 16, 1991	34A	Guinness and Baldwin	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Thu Aug 22, 1991	7D	Actors Baldwin and McCowen	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Dec 27, 1987	71A	Clunes and McCowen	Victoria Black and Alex F. Black	Maleska
Thu May 8, 1986	3D	Templeton and Waugh	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Apr 27, 1986	13A	Clunes and McCowen	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sat May 25, 1985	5A	Guinness and Templeton	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Mon Sep 20, 1982	47A	Guinness et al.	Lazer	Maleska
Thu Nov 19, 1981	49D	Guinness et al.	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Fri Nov 14, 1980	24D	Templeton and Guinness	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Jun 22, 1980	55D	Templeton and Waugh	Vicki & Alex Black	Maleska
Wed Jan 2, 1980	39A	Waugh et al.	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Jan 29, 1978	2D	Templeton and Guinness	James & Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Sun Jan 1, 1978	62A	Guinness and Templeton	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Mon Dec 19, 1977	11D	Templeton and Guinness	Virginia Butler	Maleska
Sat Nov 15, 1975	39A	Guinness and Waugh	Ben Graham	Weng
Sun Sep 28, 1975	81D	Guinness et al.	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Sep 14, 1975	91D	Smart ones	Bert Kruse	Weng
Tue Aug 5, 1975	64A	Guinness et al.	Joseph McLaughlin	Weng
Thu May 8, 1975	13D	Guinness et al.	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Mon Dec 16, 1974	6D	Guinness and others	Michael Eisenberg	Weng
Sun Jun 30, 1974	101A	Templeton et al.	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Tue Aug 21, 1973	34A	Guinness and Waugh	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1972	14D	Smart ones	Keith Blake	Weng
Thu Dec 23, 1971	48D	Waugh et al.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jun 13, 1970	29A	Guinness and others	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 21, 1969	39D	Guinness et al.	A. J. Santora	Weng
Tue Feb 4, 1969	6D	Guinness and Templeton.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 28, 1968	85A	Highland names	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1965	76D	Scottish cognomens.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jun 5, 1960	101D	Guinness and others.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Sep 20, 1957	30D	Guinness and others.	Mary D. Weisser	Farrar
Wed Jul 25, 1956	9D	Templeton, Guinness, etc.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 7, 1955	24D	Templeton and Guinness.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Jan 27, 1952	63A	Templeton and Waugh.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	125D	Wise guys.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

Anagrams:

ALCES, CASLE, ESCAL, LASCE, CLAES, CALES, CLASE, LACES, ACLES, SCALE

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