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80 total results for DREAR( score: 20 )
20 results for DREAR from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri May 6, 2022 | 44D | Gloomy, poetically | Aaron Ullman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 20, 2014 | 12D | Gloomy, in poetry (4) | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Mon Jan 2, 2012 | 3D | Gloomy, to a bard | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Dec 12, 2011 | 28D | Gloomy, in verse (3) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2011 | 62A | Gloomy, in verse (3) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Fri Oct 29, 2010 | 48D | "How pallid, chill and ___!": Keats | Barry Boone | Shortz |
Mon Jul 27, 2009 | 66A | Dull, in poetry | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Thu Aug 14, 2008 | 13D | Gloomy, literarily | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 2006 | 30D | Gloomy | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon May 9, 2005 | 61A | Gloomy, in verse (3) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Mon Dec 13, 2004 | 23A | Dismal, in poetry | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed Oct 23, 2002 | 41A | Gloomy, in poetry (4) | Nancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 1999 | 64A | Gloomy, in poetry (4) | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Wed Jan 27, 1999 | 43A | "The House of Dies ___" (Virginia Hamilton Edgar-winning mystery) | Leslie Billig | Shortz |
Thu Nov 19, 1998 | 62A | Dismal, to Donne | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Mar 23, 1998 | 51D | Bleak, in verse | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Feb 14, 1998 | 25D | Dismal | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon Dec 8, 1997 | 42A | Gloomy, in poetry (4) | Mary E. Brindamour | Shortz |
Thu May 8, 1997 | 35D | Cheerless | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 1995 | 53D | Gloomy, to poets | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
60 results for DREAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jan 31, 1992 | 44A | Gloomy, to Goldsmith | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Apr 21, 1991 | 32A | Melancholy, to Milton | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Oct 20, 1989 | 32A | Dismal, to Dylan | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon Dec 5, 1988 | 18A | Bleak | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Wed Mar 23, 1988 | 22D | Dismal, to Donne | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Jan 10, 1988 | 100D | Gloomy, to Keats | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Sat Aug 15, 1987 | 26A | Dismal, to Keats | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Thu Nov 27, 1986 | 39D | Melancholy, to Keats | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Oct 13, 1985 | 94A | Dismal, to Donne | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Wed May 1, 1985 | 30D | Cheerless | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Jul 25, 1984 | 69A | Cheerless, to Keats | Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Jul 2, 1984 | 33D | Bleak, to Blake | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sat Dec 20, 1980 | 38D | Gloomy, to Keats | Louise Earnest | Maleska |
Mon Jul 7, 1980 | 47A | Poetically grim | Carol Dutting | Maleska |
Mon May 26, 1980 | 41A | Dismal, to Donne | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat May 10, 1980 | 27D | Dismal, to poets | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Mon Jul 16, 1979 | 65A | Cheerless | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Feb 14, 1979 | 18A | Gloomy | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Nov 12, 1977 | 31D | Dismal, to Keats | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Wed May 12, 1976 | 50D | Gloomy | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Apr 12, 1976 | 17A | Melancholy, to poets | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Sun Aug 31, 1975 | 112A | Doleful | Barbara Lewis | Weng |
Sun Mar 30, 1975 | 35D | Cheerless | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sun Jan 12, 1975 | 58D | Bleak, in poems | John Willig | Weng |
Sat Jan 11, 1975 | 13A | Doleful, to poets | Jack Wherry | Weng |
Fri Dec 14, 1973 | 37A | Sorrowful, poetically | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 17, 1973 | 45D | Drab, in poems | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 2, 1971 | 5A | Doleful | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 28, 1971 | 112D | Doleful, to poets | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Sat Jan 23, 1971 | 60A | Sad | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jan 18, 1971 | 31D | Cheerless | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 22, 1970 | 104D | Sorrowful, in poems | Nancy W. Atkinson | Weng |
Wed Dec 10, 1969 | 35D | Drab, in poetry. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 26, 1969 | 31A | Cheerless. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 15, 1969 | 18A | Dismal, in verse. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 5, 1969 | 27A | Cheerless, to poets | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Sun Jul 21, 1968 | 26D | Gloomy: Poet. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sun Apr 21, 1968 | 55D | Sad: Poet. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Jan 15, 1967 | 78A | Melancholy: Poet. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 13, 1966 | 31D | Gloomy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 21, 1965 | 50D | Bleak. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 9, 1964 | 51A | Bleak. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 5, 1963 | 66A | Gloomy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 14, 1963 | 29D | Dismal. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Apr 26, 1962 | 29D | Melancholy: Poet. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Dec 28, 1961 | 56A | Gloomy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 29, 1961 | 28A | Gloomy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 25, 1961 | 115D | Cheerless: Poet. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Tue Nov 17, 1959 | 60A | Cheerless: Poet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 7, 1956 | 43D | Poetically doleful. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Wed Jan 19, 1955 | 55A | Melancholy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 30, 1954 | 33D | Gloomy and tiresome. | E. H. Mudge | Farrar |
Sun Aug 31, 1952 | 86D | Gloomy: Poet. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Nov 21, 1950 | 46A | Depressed in spirits. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 6, 1950 | 49D | Gloomy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 12, 1950 | 120D | Gloomy. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Jun 12, 1949 | 86A | Melancholy. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Mar 21, 1948 | 47D | Dismal. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Apr 9, 1944 | 53D | Melancholy. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Jan 31, 1943 | 7D | "In a ___-nighted December."—Keats. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |