BORER

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

70 total results for BORER( score: 50 )

10 results for BORER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 12, 2018	3D	Hole maker	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Mar 13, 2016	92A	Burrowing insect	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Fri Jun 18, 2010	9D	Uninvited cornfield guest	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Thu Apr 23, 2009	68A	Drill (2)	Steve Dobis	Shortz
Thu Jan 29, 2009	27D	Hole-making tool	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Mar 13, 2004	25D	Termite, e.g.	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sat Mar 3, 2001	43D	Orchardist's woe	Fraser Simpson	Shortz
Sun Nov 1, 1998	106A	Drill (2)	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Sun Mar 22, 1998	37A	Hole-making bug	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Tue Dec 10, 1996	14A	Auger or drill	D. Niles	Shortz

60 results for BORER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 17, 1993	70D	Invasive insect	Jeanette K. Brill	Taub
Fri Sep 17, 1993	33D	Hole maker	Manny Nosowsky	Taub
Tue Jul 21, 1992	27D	Bark beetle	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Thu May 7, 1992	30D	Shipworm	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Fri Mar 6, 1992	1A	Shipworm	Bryant White	Maleska
Mon Sep 2, 1991	50D	Drilling tool	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1990	124D	Shipworm	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sat Jun 23, 1990	29A	Shipworm	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Wed Mar 15, 1989	22D	Teredo	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun Aug 28, 1988	40A	Teredo	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun May 29, 1988	17D	Shipworm	Judith Perry	Maleska
Wed Feb 3, 1988	51D	Auger	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Fri Oct 2, 1987	18A	Shipworm	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Sep 3, 1987	23D	Boll weevil, e.g.	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sun Dec 14, 1986	53A	Destructive insect	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Nov 23, 1986	77A	Corn pest	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Mon Oct 14, 1985	5D	Mole, for one	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Mon Aug 5, 1985	5A	Shipworm	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Oct 21, 1984	65D	Shipworm	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Jul 18, 1982	96A	Termite, e.g.	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Mon Jul 20, 1981	32D	Shipworm	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Feb 25, 1980	42A	Termite, e.g.	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Mon Jan 28, 1980	64A	Beetle, at work	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Sun Sep 23, 1979	85A	Shipworm	George Rose Smith	Maleska
Wed May 16, 1979	28A	Shipworm	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue Feb 13, 1979	30D	Shipworm	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed May 31, 1978	62A	Destructive insect	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue Nov 15, 1977	62A	Destructive insect	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Oct 19, 1977	13A	Shipworm or boll weevil	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Thu Jan 27, 1977	23D	Destructive beetle	Stephanie Spadaccini	Weng
Sun Mar 11, 1973	52D	Auger	J. A. Felker	Weng
Sun Mar 26, 1972	108A	Tree enemy	Gladys V. Miller	Weng
Tue Aug 24, 1971	8D	Fruit-tree foe	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jun 9, 1971	15A	Plant pest	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 8, 1970	76D	Plant pest	Eva Pollack Taub	Weng
Wed Nov 13, 1968	5A	Plant pest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1968	33D	Destructive insect	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 25, 1968	39D	Auger.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Sep 2, 1967	29A	Destructive insect.	Arthur S. Heiser	Farrar
Sun Jun 4, 1967	2D	Tool.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1966	53D	Plant pest.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Tue Aug 16, 1966	23A	Destructive insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1966	128D	Corn pest.	Will Weng	Farrar
Mon Apr 22, 1963	34A	Insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 1, 1962	28D	Destructive insect.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Oct 22, 1961	69D	Gimlet.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Sun Jul 16, 1961	94D	Insect.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Feb 5, 1960	27A	Drilling tool.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 7, 1958	32A	Drilling tool.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Jan 6, 1958	27D	Insect.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Jul 14, 1957	33D	Insect.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Jul 12, 1956	12D	Destructive insect.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sat Jul 9, 1955	24D	Destructive insect.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 23, 1955	27D	Drilling tool.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Sep 19, 1952	29D	Weevil.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 5, 1952	37D	Boll weevil or shipworm.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 16, 1950	43D	Insect that burrows in trees, fruits, etc.	Margaret P. Farrar	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1948	117D	Piercer.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1948	116D	Insect pest.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Nov 18, 1945	72A	Shipworm.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

Anagrams:

ROBER, BORRE, REROB

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