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97 total results for BOOM( score: 50 )
34 results for BOOM from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 6, 2023 | 41D | Opposite of bust | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock | Shortz |
Mon Dec 26, 2022 | 1D | Sound of an explosion (2) | Kurt Weller | Shortz |
Tue Dec 1, 2020 | 28D | Bust's counterpart | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Sep 19, 2020 | 30D | [There you have it!] | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Mar 29, 2020 | 12D | [Out of nowhere!] | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
Sun Jun 10, 2018 | 62A | Prosperous period (2) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 24, 2016 | 25A | Cousin of pow! or wham! | Francis Heaney and Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Feb 5, 2014 | 23A | Good economic news | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Mon Nov 11, 2013 | 66A | Dynamite sound | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Jan 30, 2013 | 28A | Up time | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue Jun 19, 2012 | 63A | Film set item | Steve Riley | Shortz |
Sat Mar 19, 2011 | 13D | Business owner's delight | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jan 3, 2011 | 36A | Sound made when passing the sound barrier | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Oct 19, 2009 | 5D | Ka-blam! | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Wed Apr 22, 2009 | 43A | A-B | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 2008 | 10A | Sound of ... an explosion (2) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 13, 2007 | 10A | Thriving time (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Aug 15, 2007 | 5A | Mike holder on a film set | Ray Fontenot | Shortz |
Tue Jun 27, 2006 | 34A | Prosperous period (2) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Fri Jul 15, 2005 | 41A | More than an uptick | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 2002 | 43D | Bust alternative | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun May 26, 2002 | 105A | Prosperity | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Feb 20, 2002 | 31D | Prosperous time | Marjorie Richter | Shortz |
Mon Oct 8, 2001 | 63A | Rapid growth | Monica Krausse | Shortz |
Sat Jan 6, 2001 | 20A | Baby ___ | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Apr 19, 1998 | 78D | [Sans warning!] | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 1997 | 1A | Thriving time (2) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Wed Nov 20, 1996 | 55A | Kapow! | M. S. Maurer | Shortz |
Thu May 16, 1996 | 60A | Kin of "wham!" | F. Longo | Shortz |
Mon Apr 8, 1996 | 26D | Cannon's sound | S. B. Whitten | Shortz |
Sat Nov 25, 1995 | 6A | Ship's pole | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Jul 1, 1995 | 51D | Economic news | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 1995 | 65A | Bust's opposite | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Sat Jun 11, 1994 | 34A | Economic success | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
63 results for BOOM from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Oct 15, 1993 | 10D | Prosperity | Dorothy Elliott | Taub |
Fri Aug 6, 1993 | 30D | Thrive | Bill Polvogt | Maleska |
Wed Oct 14, 1992 | 50A | Sometimes it's lowered | Don Groat | Maleska |
Wed Jun 5, 1991 | 6A | TV studio device | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Maleska |
Sat Dec 23, 1989 | 56D | Vigorous growth | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Mon Oct 23, 1989 | 34D | Cannon sound | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Tue Mar 28, 1989 | 36D | Sudden prosperity | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Aug 14, 1988 | 14A | Bust's opposite | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Aug 11, 1987 | 59D | What Clancy lowered | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Tue Jan 14, 1986 | 62A | Derrick's arm | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Wed Nov 27, 1985 | 8D | Flourish | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Wed Aug 28, 1985 | 2D | Arm of a crane | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Wed May 1, 1985 | 1A | Bust's antithesis | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Sep 19, 1984 | 1D | Flourish | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Nov 6, 1981 | 36D | Type of spar | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1981 | 71D | Upsurge | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sat Mar 7, 1981 | 13A | Opposite of bust | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Tue Jun 10, 1980 | 36A | Period of rapid growth | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Apr 11, 1980 | 29A | "I Faw Down an' Go ___" | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1979 | 11D | TV technician's equipment | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri Mar 9, 1979 | 48A | European bittern's cry | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Sun Dec 24, 1978 | 85A | Period of expansion | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Thu Jul 27, 1978 | 6A | Explosive sound | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Wed Oct 19, 1977 | 65A | TV studio device | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Sun Mar 14, 1976 | 105D | Bust's partner | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Fri Aug 15, 1975 | 46D | Growth period | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Sun Dec 8, 1974 | 111D | TV studio device | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Tue Oct 15, 1974 | 6D | Bust's counterpart | Manny Miller | Weng |
Fri Jan 5, 1973 | 42A | Cannon sound | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 29, 1972 | 1D | Bust's companion | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 10, 1972 | 56A | Economic expansion | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 11, 1972 | 1D | Big sound | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 20, 1971 | 48D | Sonic ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 13, 1971 | 17A | Taylor-Burton movie | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 29, 1969 | 12D | Lush period. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 31, 1968 | 48D | Spar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 15, 1968 | 28D | Loud noise. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 10, 1966 | 24D | Spar. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Fri Nov 6, 1964 | 24D | Flourish. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Mon Jul 13, 1964 | 25A | Prosperity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 24, 1963 | 52A | Derrick pole. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Sep 18, 1963 | 48A | Hollow roar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 22, 1962 | 26A | Sonic ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 30, 1961 | 38D | Period of prosperity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 31, 1960 | 25D | Flourish vigorously, as business. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 1, 1960 | 10A | Super-prosperity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 8, 1960 | 16A | Deep hollow sound. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 11, 1960 | 55D | Upsurge in trade. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 12, 1959 | 36D | Spar. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Feb 23, 1958 | 44A | Bittern's cry. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Aug 31, 1957 | 10A | Flourish. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1956 | 51D | Part of a derrick. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Aug 22, 1956 | 1D | Bass drumbeat. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Jun 19, 1956 | 10A | Grow rapidly. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Apr 13, 1956 | 59D | Flourish. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Feb 6, 1956 | 48A | Sudden wave of prosperity. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Sep 16, 1954 | 58D | Favorable turn in business. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri Apr 9, 1954 | 46D | Business upturn. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 11, 1954 | 1A | Deep, hollow sound. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Mon Jun 22, 1953 | 41A | Take a favorable turn. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Jun 4, 1950 | 5D | Strong political movement. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sun Oct 17, 1948 | 54A | Inflationary period. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Dec 30, 1945 | 58A | Inflationary rise in prices. | Harriot Cooke | Farrar |