BASAL

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

80 total results for BASAL( score: 50 )

25 results for BASAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 18, 2024	5A	Forming the bottom level	Rebecca Goldstein and Will Nediger	Fagliano
Mon Jan 29, 2024	55A	Relating to the bottom layer	Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Wed Oct 4, 2023	8D	Underlying or salad herb	Gary Larson	Shortz
Sat Jan 22, 2022	1A	Underlying (4)	Daniel Okulitch	Shortz
Mon Oct 19, 2020	1D	___ metabolism (energy expended at rest)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Mar 22, 2020	103A	Pertaining to the lowest possible level	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jan 26, 2019	44A	Underlying, as metabolism	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Fri Dec 23, 2016	27A	___ metabolism (6)	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Fri Nov 21, 2014	24A	Underlying (4)	Kevin Christian	Shortz
Sun Nov 9, 2014	107A	Fundamental (2)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Tue Aug 28, 2012	61A	___ metabolism (6)	Lou Borenstein	Shortz
Thu Sep 15, 2011	48A	Kind of cell in biology	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 2011	1D	Kind of metabolism (3)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 2011	46A	Underlying (4)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Thu Apr 29, 2010	11D	___ metabolism (6)	David J. W. Simpson	Shortz
Thu Apr 10, 2008	45A	___ metabolism (6)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Dec 31, 2005	46D	Primary	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Wed Jul 12, 2000	32D	___ metabolism (6)	William A. Ballard	Shortz
Sun Jun 6, 1999	72D	Fundamental (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed May 27, 1998	49D	Kind of metabolism (3)	Mark Elliot Skolsky	Shortz
Sun Jul 6, 1997	9A	Underlying (4)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Oct 6, 1996	19A	At the bottom	R. Max Hopkins	Shortz
Tue Apr 2, 1996	1A	___metabolism (6)	G. E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Apr 28, 1994	5A	Kind of metabolism (3)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Thu Dec 30, 1993	7D	For beginners	A.J. Santora	Shortz

55 results for BASAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 30, 1993	130A	Key	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Jul 1, 1990	1A	Rudimentary	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri Jun 2, 1989	43A	Fundamental	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Thu May 25, 1989	31D	Kind of reader for tots	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1988	5A	At the bottom	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sun May 22, 1988	68D	___ metabolism	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sat Feb 14, 1987	23A	___ metabolism	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Sep 19, 1986	45D	Like some readers	Hickmott	Maleska
Tue Mar 11, 1986	5A	Of primary importance	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Sun Jun 17, 1984	30D	Type of reader	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Tue Oct 18, 1983	25D	Tot's ___ reader	Harold B. Counts	Maleska
Sun Jul 19, 1981	100A	___ metabolism	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Jun 11, 1981	54A	Type of reader	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Sep 19, 1980	47D	Adjective for a primer	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Fri Jun 8, 1979	44D	Fundamental	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Mon Apr 9, 1979	27A	___ metabolism	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Sun Mar 12, 1978	35D	___ metabolism	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jul 3, 1977	106A	Underlying	Anne Fox	Maleska
Thu Jun 9, 1977	41A	Rudimentary	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat May 28, 1977	44A	___ metabolism	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Feb 9, 1977	4D	Kind of metabolism	Samuel K. Fliegner	Weng
Wed Jun 23, 1976	5A	Fundamental	Esther Blum	Weng
Wed Feb 11, 1976	50D	Kind of metabolism	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Mon May 20, 1974	42A	Fundamental	Gladys V. Miller	Weng
Wed Jul 12, 1972	8D	Fundamental	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 19, 1972	42A	Kind of metabolism	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 7, 1971	75A	Fundamental	Bruce R. Shaw	Weng
Sat Apr 10, 1971	1D	Kind of metabolism	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 3, 1970	25D	Kind of metabolism	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 29, 1970	9A	Fundamental	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 30, 1969	6D	Kind of metabolism.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 5, 1969	37D	Kind of metabolism	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Mon Oct 21, 1968	5D	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 8, 1968	6D	Primary.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 16, 1968	9A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 3, 1968	5A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 5, 1965	45D	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 13, 1965	23A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 30, 1962	49A	Fundamental.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Jan 22, 1962	44A	Fundamental.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Fri Jun 5, 1959	47D	Fundamental.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Sep 24, 1958	51D	Fundamental.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Sep 26, 1957	48D	Fundamental.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed May 1, 1957	39A	Fundamental.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Aug 19, 1956	16A	Essential.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun May 22, 1955	99D	Fundamental.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Fri Apr 22, 1955	25D	___ metabolism.	Helen Barnard	Farrar
Sat Jan 15, 1955	26D	___ metabolism.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Sep 9, 1954	9A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 8, 1954	71A	Fundamental.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sat Jul 10, 1954	41A	Fundamental.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Oct 27, 1952	5D	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1951	46D	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 13, 1950	40A	Fundamental.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1943	85D	Fundamental.	Louis Baron	Farrar

Anagrams:

ALBAS, SABAL, LABAS, BALSA, BALAS, ALSAB, BLAAS, BAALS

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