Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Mon Oct 7, 2024 | 18A | Big name in car rentals | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock | Fagliano |
Thu Oct 26, 2023 | 8D | Alamo competitor (3) | John Donegan | Shortz |
Mon Apr 10, 2023 | 12D | Hertz competitor (4) | Gia Bosko | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2022 | 12D | Enterprise rival (4) | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Sep 19, 2022 | 27D | "We try harder" car rental company | Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Dec 2, 2021 | 10A | Dollar alternative (4) | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Mon Oct 4, 2021 | 26D | "We try harder" auto rental company | Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sat Jul 31, 2021 | 46A | Motorcycle pioneers ___ and Effie Hotchkiss | Brian Thomas and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Sat Jul 25, 2020 | 47A | Parent company of Zipcar | Royce Ferguson | Shortz |
Wed May 27, 2020 | 36D | Commercial name that becomes another commercial name if you move its first letter to the end | Chris A. McGlothlin | Shortz |
Tue Feb 11, 2020 | 6A | Car rental partner of Budget | Neil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Jan 30, 2020 | 39A | Dollar alternative (4) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Mon Jun 10, 2019 | 6D | Hertz rival (15) | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Mon Feb 11, 2019 | 7D | Hertz rival (15) | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Sun Jul 22, 2018 | 86D | Sister company of Budget | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2018 | 44A | Owner of Zipcar | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Feb 4, 2018 | 60D | Car rental giant | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Wed Jan 31, 2018 | 9A | Company that acquired Zipcar in 2013 | Josh Radnor and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed May 17, 2017 | 16A | Alternative to Thrifty or Dollar | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Mon Sep 12, 2016 | 12D | "We try harder" company (4) | Victor Fleming and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Jan 25, 2016 | 29D | Hertz rival (15) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sat Nov 14, 2015 | 22D | Budget partner | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Tue Jul 28, 2015 | 27D | Hertz rival (15) | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
Sat Dec 6, 2014 | 21A | Enterprise adversary | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 93D | National rival | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Oct 4, 2012 | 1A | Thrifty alternative | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Sat Mar 31, 2012 | 55A | National competitor (6) | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
Mon Dec 19, 2011 | 14A | Hertz rival (15) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Thu Jun 30, 2011 | 42D | Alamo rival (3) | David Poole | Shortz |
Mon Feb 14, 2011 | 10D | Rara ___ (2) | Victor Fleming and Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 2010 | 4D | See 3-Down | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed May 26, 2010 | 32D | Alamo competitor (3) | Anna Shechtman | Shortz |
Sun May 23, 2010 | 3D | Hertz rival (15) | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Tue Feb 23, 2010 | 1D | Dollar competitor (4) | Joanne Sullivan | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2009 | 34D | Company name that becomes another company name if you move its first letter to the end | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
Wed May 20, 2009 | 4D | Company with the stock symbol CAR | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Thu Mar 26, 2009 | 58A | Warren who founded a rental car company | Edward Safran | Shortz |
Thu Mar 12, 2009 | 6D | Company started in 1946 at the Detroit and Miami airports | David Chapus | Shortz |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 | 36A | Flier at the Forum | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Fri Nov 7, 2008 | 4D | Warren of the car rental business | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Tue May 27, 2008 | 16A | Enterprise alternative | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Tue Mar 18, 2008 | 63A | "We try harder" company (4) | David Pringle | Shortz |
Sun Feb 10, 2008 | 111D | Alamo battler? | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Mon Jan 14, 2008 | 20A | Dollar or Budget competitor | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2007 | 53D | Hertz rival (15) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sat Sep 1, 2007 | 31A | Car rental company founder Warren | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Fri Aug 17, 2007 | 51D | National competitor (6) | Roger Barkan | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2007 | 66A | Hertz competitor (4) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Thu Feb 15, 2007 | 11D | Enterprise rival (4) | Elizabeth Rehfeld | Shortz |
Sat Aug 5, 2006 | 25A | Dollar alternative (4) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue May 2, 2006 | 38A | Hertz competitor (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Dec 28, 2005 | 32A | Dollar rival (2) | Ernest Lampert | Shortz |
Thu Jan 27, 2005 | 50D | Enterprise rival (4) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Fri Oct 8, 2004 | 13D | Airport counter name (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Aug 13, 2004 | 15A | National competitor (6) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Dec 17, 2003 | 50D | #2, famously | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Mon Nov 10, 2003 | 36D | Hertz rival (15) | Gail A. MacLean | Shortz |
Sun Nov 9, 2003 | 11D | Enterprise rival (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 9, 2003 | 38A | Dollar competitor (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 2003 | 47A | Rent-A-Wreck competitor | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue Jan 22, 2002 | 62D | Famous #2 | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Mon Sep 17, 2001 | 25D | Budget competitor (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Apr 16, 2001 | 34A | Hertz rival (15) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Sep 15, 2000 | 18A | National competitor (6) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Aug 14, 2000 | 1A | Hertz competitor (4) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Fri Jul 21, 2000 | 61A | No. 2 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon May 22, 2000 | 25A | Budget competitor (2) | Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand | Shortz |
Tue Sep 7, 1999 | 51D | Budget rival (3) | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Tue Jun 1, 1999 | 7D | "We try harder" company (4) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Thu May 13, 1999 | 60A | Dollar competitor (4) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue May 4, 1999 | 31D | Company with cars | Gayle Dean | Shortz |
Fri Mar 19, 1999 | 19D | Pioneer company, since 1972, in computer reservations | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Tue Dec 29, 1998 | 19A | Hertz rival (15) | Susan Harrington Smith | Shortz |
Sat Dec 19, 1998 | 2D | Dollar competitor (4) | Frank Longo and Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Fri Aug 14, 1998 | 1A | Thrifty competitor | Shannon Burns | Shortz |
Thu Oct 16, 1997 | 29D | Dollar rival (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jun 3, 1997 | 45A | Rara ___ (2) | Jonathan Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Wed Jan 8, 1997 | 3D | Budget alternative | J. D. Leavy | Shortz |
Wed Dec 11, 1996 | 12D | Hertz rival (15) | F. & L. Sabin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 18, 1996 | 63A | "We try harder" company (4) | F. & L. Sabin | Shortz |
Wed Oct 16, 1996 | 1A | Hertz rival (15) | B. Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Sep 27, 1996 | 26D | National competitor (6) | B. Sefick | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 1996 | 1D | Budget rival (3) | D. E. Donaldson | Shortz |
Sun Aug 18, 1996 | 50A | Dollar alternative (4) | F. and L. Sabin | Shortz |
Tue Jul 23, 1996 | 60D | Hertz rival (15) | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Jun 12, 1996 | 56D | Alamo rival (3) | D. C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Wed Apr 3, 1996 | 57A | Enterprise competitor | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Tue Feb 13, 1996 | 33A | Hertz rival (15) | G. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Jan 5, 1996 | 5D | Alamo rival (3) | R. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Sep 17, 1995 | 75A | Airport counter name (2) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 30, 1995 | 5D | Hertz rival (15) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Mar 26, 1995 | 46A | National competitor (6) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Mar 24, 1994 | 31D | Alamo competitor (3) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 1994 | 47A | Hertz alternative | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Feb 16, 1994 | 29D | Budget rival (3) | John Greenman | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2018 | Panda | 23A | Company paid with Visa | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Dec 23, 2012 | Diagramless | 41A | Competitor of Dollar | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Aug 11, 1993 | 64A | Bird, to Brutus | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Jul 14, 1993 | 18A | Rara ___ | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Sun Jun 13, 1993 | 34A | Rara ___ | Frances K. Schnitzer | Maleska |
Thu Jan 21, 1993 | 18D | Rara ___ | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Dec 23, 1992 | 19A | Rara ___ | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Tue Dec 8, 1992 | 10D | Rara ___ | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Tue Jun 30, 1992 | 43A | Word with rara | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Thu Feb 27, 1992 | 42A | Bird, to Brutus | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Sun Feb 2, 1992 | 24A | Rara follower | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Oct 23, 1991 | 59A | Bird, to Pliny | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu Jul 25, 1991 | 62A | Rara ___ | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Mar 7, 1991 | 49D | Rara ___ | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Nov 24, 1990 | 33A | Rara ___ | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri Sep 21, 1990 | 62D | Rara ___ | Jack Lechner | Maleska |
Tue Jun 12, 1990 | 16A | Rara ___ | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1990 | 31D | Rara ___ | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Fri Jan 5, 1990 | 14A | Rara ___ | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Tue Sep 5, 1989 | 11D | Advice, in Arles | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
Sat Oct 29, 1988 | 62A | Rara ___ | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Feb 14, 1988 | 36A | Rara ___ | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Jan 3, 1988 | 75D | Rara ___ | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Sun Mar 22, 1987 | 28D | Rara ___ | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Thu Dec 4, 1986 | 10A | Bird, to Brutus | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
Sat Aug 2, 1986 | 59A | Counsel, in Caen | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Thu Feb 27, 1986 | 23D | Bird, to Cicero | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon Oct 28, 1985 | 3D | Rara ___ | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Mon Apr 15, 1985 | 64A | Rara ___ | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Wed May 23, 1984 | 40A | Rara ___ | Bamby | Maleska |
Tue Apr 24, 1984 | 41D | Rara ___ | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Aug 27, 1983 | 26A | Bird, to Brutus | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Aug 1, 1983 | 52D | Advice, in Arles | Whitten | Maleska |
Fri Jul 8, 1983 | 53D | Bird, to Brutus | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Thu Jun 23, 1983 | 16A | Bird, to Brutus | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat Apr 9, 1983 | 33A | Rara ___ | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Jul 5, 1982 | 17A | Rara ___ | Whitten | Maleska |
Fri Apr 30, 1982 | 11D | Advice, in Arles | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Feb 3, 1982 | 24A | Rara ___ | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Dec 13, 1981 | 12D | Rara ___ | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Mon Apr 6, 1981 | 11D | This may be rara | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
Sat Mar 28, 1981 | 36A | Advice, in Arles | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Mar 18, 1981 | 42A | Rara ___ | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Nov 25, 1980 | 41D | Rara ___ | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Jul 20, 1980 | 1A | Rara ___ | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Fri Nov 30, 1979 | 30A | Rara ___ | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Oct 17, 1979 | 36A | Rara ___ | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Jun 6, 1979 | 60D | Rara ___ | Ruth Lake Tepper | Maleska |
Sun Mar 25, 1979 | 60D | Rara ___ | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sat Jan 13, 1979 | 47A | Rara ___ | Adelyn Lewis | Maleska |
Thu May 4, 1978 | 3D | Bird, to Brutus | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Apr 4, 1978 | 8D | Rara ___ | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Nov 20, 1977 | 67D | Flier, to Ovid | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Sun Sep 11, 1977 | 119D | Rara ___ | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Fri Aug 19, 1977 | 32D | Rara ___ | Virginia Butler | Maleska |
Fri May 20, 1977 | 2D | Rara ___ | Jean Reed | Maleska |
Wed Mar 9, 1977 | 58D | Rara ___ | DeWitt Anderson | Maleska |
Sun Jan 23, 1977 | 49A | Bird, to Cato | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Sun Aug 31, 1975 | 89A | Rara ___ | Barbara Lewis | Weng |
Thu Jan 30, 1975 | 27A | Advice, in Cannes | Hal R. Hollinger | Weng |
Tue Aug 20, 1974 | 43D | Latin bird | Catharine Y. C. Probst | Weng |
Fri Jul 20, 1973 | 47A | Rara ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 22, 1973 | 36D | Rara ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 2, 1972 | 134D | Rara ___ | Anne Fox | Weng |
Mon Mar 20, 1972 | 57A | Rara ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 4, 1971 | 15A | Bird, to Cicero | Unknown | Weng |
Thu May 20, 1971 | 40A | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 24, 1971 | 11D | Girl's name | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 25, 1970 | 44A | Rara ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 17, 1970 | 21A | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 25, 1970 | 10A | Bird, to Vergil | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 6, 1970 | 3D | Bird: Latin | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 25, 1970 | 39D | Girl's name | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1969 | 42A | Bird: Lat. | John Willig | Weng |
Sun Aug 10, 1969 | 36D | Vis-___ | Kirk Dodd | Weng |
Fri Jan 3, 1969 | 57A | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 30, 1968 | 31A | Bird: Lat. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 31, 1968 | 98D | Bird: Lat. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Tue May 30, 1967 | 10D | Bird girl. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Mar 26, 1967 | 72A | Bird: Lat. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Jun 28, 1966 | 58D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 24, 1966 | 2D | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 2, 1965 | 55D | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 29, 1965 | 96A | A rare bird. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Jan 3, 1965 | 70D | Girl's name. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Fri Dec 18, 1964 | 42D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 30, 1964 | 55D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 16, 1964 | 48A | Bird: Lat. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Oct 6, 1963 | 100A | Vis-___. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Thu Sep 19, 1963 | 48A | Girl's name meaning "bird." | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 18, 1963 | 19A | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 30, 1963 | 17A | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 22, 1963 | 12D | Rara ___. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Fri Dec 21, 1962 | 25A | Bird: Lat. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Sun Aug 26, 1962 | 102D | Bird: Lat. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Mon Jul 16, 1962 | 61A | Vis-___ (opposite). | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Tue Mar 27, 1962 | 29A | Girl's name meaning "bird." | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Tue Sep 26, 1961 | 15A | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 4, 1961 | 33D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 28, 1961 | 30D | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 2, 1961 | 42D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 27, 1960 | 9A | Rara ___. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed Aug 10, 1960 | 17D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1960 | 77A | Bird: Lat. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Jan 21, 1960 | 39A | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 17, 1960 | 31A | Rara ___. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Wed Nov 11, 1959 | 17A | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 19, 1959 | 28D | Bird: Lat. | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Sun May 3, 1959 | 26D | Bird: Lat. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Aug 11, 1958 | 49A | Girl's name. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sat Apr 12, 1958 | 30A | Advice: Fr. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Oct 3, 1957 | 51D | Bird: Lat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 25, 1957 | 37A | Rara ___. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Apr 3, 1957 | 35D | Rara ___. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Mon Jul 30, 1956 | 21D | Girl's name. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Jul 25, 1956 | 34A | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 30, 1956 | 7D | Rara ___. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Mon Apr 9, 1956 | 10D | Rara ___. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jan 29, 1956 | 47D | Rara ___. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Nov 1, 1955 | 53D | Girl's name meaning "bird" | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 14, 1955 | 69A | Rara ___. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Fri Jul 9, 1954 | 23A | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 15, 1953 | 53D | Girl's name. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 9, 1953 | 61A | Bird: Latin. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jun 7, 1953 | 77D | Bird or girl. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Jun 3, 1953 | 51A | Bird: Latin. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Sun Oct 7, 1951 | 110A | Bird: Latin. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Sep 6, 1951 | 45A | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 27, 1951 | 2D | Rara ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 10, 1951 | 2D | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 3, 1951 | 30D | Bird: Latin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 16, 1951 | 51D | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 16, 1951 | 2D | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 19, 1951 | 37A | Girl's name. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Tue Oct 17, 1950 | 48A | Girl's name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 1, 1950 | 57A | Rara ___. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1949 | 113D | Girl's name. | S. K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun May 6, 1945 | 17D | Girl's name meaning bird. | C. W. Cross | Farrar |
Sun Jan 23, 1944 | 29A | Girl's name meaning bird. | Jackson Cross | Farrar |
Sun Mar 7, 1943 | 66A | Rara ___. | P. Joseph Lamanna | Farrar |