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72 total results for AWFUL( score: 50 )
33 results for AWFUL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Aug 5, 2024 | 1D | Terrible (4) | Andy Walker | Fagliano |
Tue May 7, 2024 | 37A | Deplorable | Justin Werfel | Fagliano |
Wed Feb 8, 2023 | 32D | Not just bad | Chase Dittrich | Shortz |
Mon May 9, 2022 | 31A | Wretched | August Miller | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 2021 | 56D | Really, really bad | Philip K. Chow | Shortz |
Sun Jul 15, 2018 | 58D | Meriting only half a star, say | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon Dec 19, 2016 | 1D | Horrific | Jason Mueller | Shortz |
Wed Dec 7, 2016 | 1D | Like an epic fail | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon Nov 2, 2015 | 63A | Abominable | Loren Muse Smith and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 2015 | 49D | Terrible (4) | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Mon Mar 2, 2015 | 7D | Horrible (5) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jun 29, 2014 | 103D | Label for pans? | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 2014 | 34D | Horrible (5) | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Tue Oct 29, 2013 | 46D | See 45-Down | Robert Cirillo | Shortz |
Wed Oct 9, 2013 | 48D | Ghastly | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sun Jan 29, 2012 | 92D | Terrible (4) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue Nov 20, 2007 | 55A | Worse than bad (2) | Larry Shearer | Shortz |
Wed Jul 26, 2006 | 49D | Worth no stars | Dave Mackey | Shortz |
Thu Jun 30, 2005 | 32A | Horrible (5) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2005 | 11D | Just terrible | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Mon Mar 17, 2003 | 56A | Horrible (5) | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Tue Jul 10, 2001 | 32D | Terrible (4) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Jul 24, 2000 | 4D | More than bad (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Dec 8, 1999 | 40A | Worth an "F" | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Dec 6, 1999 | 29A | More than bad (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Jun 28, 1999 | 48A | Horrible (5) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Thu May 27, 1999 | 63A | "Unthinkable!" | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Tue Nov 10, 1998 | 17A | Bad | Diane C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Sun Oct 4, 1998 | 46A | God-___ | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Apr 1, 1997 | 28D | Horrendous | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Wed Dec 4, 1996 | 32A | Worse than bad (2) | M. E. Skolsky | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 1996 | 108D | No-good | D. Niles | Shortz |
Tue Sep 27, 1994 | 42D | Dire | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
3 results for AWFUL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Dec 25, 2016 | Acrostic | U | Deplorable, nasty, terrible | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Oct 25, 2009 | Acrostic | T | "Horrible" homophone of Word Y. | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Dec 22, 2002 | Diagramless | 1A | Worse than bad | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
36 results for AWFUL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jul 4, 1993 | 5D | "The ___ Truth," Dunne-Grant film | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Sun May 30, 1993 | 124D | Terrible | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Dec 21, 1992 | 1A | Appalling | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Mon Jun 8, 1992 | 4D | Appalling | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Apr 13, 1992 | 52D | Horrible | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Nov 27, 1989 | 25A | Terrible | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Tue May 3, 1988 | 56A | Very bad | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Thu Jan 21, 1988 | 9A | Shocking | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Wed Sep 9, 1987 | 24D | Causing dread | William Canine | Maleska |
Tue Jun 4, 1985 | 12D | Appalling | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Nov 9, 1981 | 48A | Horrendous | Fraas | Maleska |
Wed Feb 13, 1980 | 5A | "The ___ Truth" | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon Feb 12, 1979 | 6A | Wretched | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Jun 25, 1978 | 25A | Like truth, sometimes | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Mon Apr 3, 1978 | 30A | "The ___ Truth" | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Sat Dec 31, 1977 | 58A | Like truth, at times | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Fri Jul 6, 1973 | 29D | Dreadful | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 13, 1972 | 49D | Very disagreeable | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 29, 1971 | 100D | "The ___ Truth" | John Willig | Weng |
Tue Dec 9, 1969 | 26D | Very bad. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 4, 1969 | 35A | Impressive. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 19, 1968 | 60A | Terrifying. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 18, 1967 | 62D | Extremely great: Colloq. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Fri May 12, 1967 | 28A | Ludicrous: Slang. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Thu Nov 3, 1966 | 31A | Terrifying. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 24, 1965 | 5A | Very great: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 19, 1965 | 31A | Very great: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 25, 1964 | 41A | Very bad: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 16, 1963 | 1A | Very bad: Colloq. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1962 | 93D | Shocking. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Nov 13, 1960 | 6D | Very bad. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Aug 2, 1958 | 35A | Dire. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Tue Jun 11, 1957 | 6D | Terribly impressive. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sat Jan 2, 1954 | 14D | Extremely unpleasant: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 19, 1951 | 37A | Solemnly impressive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1950 | 117D | Appalling. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |