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106 total results for ESTHER( score: 50 )
39 results for ESTHER from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Jun 22, 2024 | 9D | Book with the story of Purim | Hoang-Kim Vu | Fagliano |
Fri Jul 22, 2022 | 38D | Queen celebrated at an annual feast | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue Feb 8, 2022 | 13D | Purim heroine (3) | Adam Aaronson, Jack Joshi and Jackson Janes | Shortz |
Sun Sep 27, 2020 | 113A | Book after Nehemiah (4) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Wed Sep 16, 2020 | 49D | Purim heroine (3) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Mon Aug 24, 2020 | 21A | One of a pair of Old Testament books with female names | David Alfred Bywaters | Shortz |
Wed Oct 4, 2017 | 63A | Book before Job (4) | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 2015 | 25A | Heroine of Purim | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Fri Mar 30, 2012 | 61A | Megillah book | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 2, 2010 | 4D | "Sanford and Son" aunt | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Sun Mar 15, 2009 | 43A | Book recited during Purim | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jul 21, 2008 | 2D | Purim heroine (3) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Thu Dec 20, 2007 | 43D | Espoused of Ahasuerus, in the Bible | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sat Oct 20, 2007 | 52A | Book before Job (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Sep 20, 2007 | 50D | Old Testament book (2) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Wed Feb 28, 2007 | 2D | Handel oratorio about a biblical woman | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 26, 2007 | 43D | Rolle who starred in "Good Times" | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri Nov 11, 2005 | 41A | R & B singer Phillips | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Mon Dec 27, 2004 | 35A | Book before Job (4) | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Fri Nov 19, 2004 | 11D | Grandma Walton, of 1970's TV | Jay Leatherman | Shortz |
Sun Jan 11, 2004 | 48D | Job antecedent | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Nov 2, 2003 | 77A | Book that says "Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes" | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Sep 29, 2002 | 76A | Book of the Bible in which the word "God" never appears | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Apr 1, 2001 | 75D | It begins "In the days of Ahasuerus ..." | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 4, 2001 | 93D | Job preceder (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jan 23, 2001 | 23A | Purim honoree (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 30, 2000 | 20A | Queen of Persia, in the Bible | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Jun 26, 1999 | 20A | Jean Racine tragedy | John Wolting | Shortz |
Tue Feb 9, 1999 | 49D | Book after Nehemiah (4) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Jan 31, 1999 | 57D | Purim honoree (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Sep 4, 1998 | 15D | Feast of Lots book | Hugh Davis | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 1998 | 94D | Job preceder (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Apr 9, 1997 | 22A | Feast of Lots honoree | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Tue Nov 19, 1996 | 49D | Book before Job (4) | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Aug 30, 1996 | 31D | Biblical queen celebrated at Purim | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Mon Mar 27, 1995 | 20A | Book after Nehemiah (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Sep 10, 1994 | 11D | Job's forerunner | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
Thu Aug 11, 1994 | 13D | Old Testament book (2) | Bryant White | Shortz |
Mon Jul 4, 1994 | 45A | Book after Nehemiah (4) | Joel Davajan | Shortz |
7 results for ESTHER from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sep 10, 2017 | Panda | 7D | There's an Old Testament book | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jul 24, 2016 | Acrostic | V | 1961's fifth named hurricane, the first ever to be discovered by satellite imagery | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
May 12, 2013 | Panda | 7D | There's an Old Testament book | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jan 6, 2013 | Panda | 7D | There's an Old Testament book | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Apr 17, 2011 | Panda | 7D | There's part of the Old Testament about her | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Nov 28, 2010 | Diagramless | 19D | Book read during Purim | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Apr 8, 2001 | Acrostic | T | Book read from the Megillah on Purim | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
60 results for ESTHER from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Sep 3, 1991 | 20A | A natatorial Williams | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Sep 23, 1990 | 59D | ___ Lederer (Ann Landers) | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Sep 22, 1990 | 40D | Biblical heroine | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sat Dec 24, 1988 | 5D | Old Testament book | Sandra Burlingame | Maleska |
Sat Jul 30, 1988 | 51D | Vashti's successor | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Tue Jun 7, 1988 | 12D | Mordecai's cousin | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Fri Jan 8, 1988 | 22A | Handel oratorio: 1720 | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Tue Jun 3, 1986 | 4D | Bride of King Ahasuerus | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Fri May 9, 1986 | 49D | Hadassah | Jones | Maleska |
Sun Mar 16, 1986 | 132A | Nehemiah's follower | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Thu Aug 25, 1983 | 19D | Williams or Rolle | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Wed Oct 6, 1982 | 24A | O.T. book | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Tue Apr 22, 1980 | 4D | Book of the Bible | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Aug 5, 1979 | 87D | O.T. book | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun May 27, 1979 | 71A | Good Book heroine | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Wed May 25, 1977 | 61A | King Ahasuerus's queen | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1977 | 68D | Biblical queen | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Tue Sep 7, 1976 | 9D | Williams | Manny Miller | Weng |
Tue Feb 24, 1976 | 48D | O. T. book | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Mar 11, 1975 | 42D | Miss Williams | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Fri Jan 24, 1975 | 47D | Miss Williams | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Jan 28, 1974 | 4D | Biblical wife | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Sun Aug 13, 1972 | 27D | Miss Williams | Betty Leary | Weng |
Sun Jun 27, 1971 | 57A | Vashti's successor | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Mon Dec 14, 1970 | 20A | Xerxes's queen | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 4, 1970 | 47D | Biblical wife | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 21, 1970 | 54A | Bible book | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 24, 1970 | 22A | Book of Bible | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 24, 1970 | 45A | Biblical heroine | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 19, 1970 | 15D | Biblical queen | Hume R. Craft | Weng |
Sat Apr 27, 1968 | 8D | Old Testament queen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 27, 1967 | 4D | Biblical queen. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri Jan 27, 1967 | 49D | Mordecai's pretty cousin. | Rachel F. Baker | Farrar |
Sat Nov 26, 1966 | 9D | Book of the Bible. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 8, 1965 | 5D | Hadassah. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sat Jun 12, 1965 | 44D | O. T. heroine. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 23, 1965 | 9D | Book of the Old Testament. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 27, 1964 | 23D | Racine drama. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 21, 1964 | 5D | Biblical queen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1961 | 35A | Ahasuerus' queen. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Apr 3, 1961 | 43D | Book of the Bible. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1961 | 82A | Mordecai's adopted daughter. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Sep 11, 1958 | 18D | Wife of Ahasuerus. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jun 22, 1958 | 82D | Nemesis of Haman. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Apr 20, 1958 | 53D | Old Testament book. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Apr 7, 1957 | 12D | Vashti's successor. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Apr 14, 1956 | 41A | Actress Williams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 21, 1955 | 59A | Aquatic V. I. P. (first name). | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Jan 28, 1955 | 24D | Mermaid Williams. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 27, 1954 | 25D | Aquactress Williams. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Sun Dec 7, 1952 | 34A | Swimming star Williams. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 20, 1952 | 60D | Book of Old Testament. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Mon Jun 9, 1952 | 26D | King Ahasuerus' Queen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 22, 1951 | 35D | Book of the Old Testament. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1950 | 137A | Miss Summerson in "Bleak House." | Elizabeth Jackson | Farrar |
Sun Feb 13, 1949 | 143A | Screen actress Williams. | Howard O. Smith | Farrar |
Sun Sep 5, 1948 | 18D | Lady Dedlock's daughter in "Bleak House." | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Aug 31, 1947 | 39A | Racine's famous drama, 1689. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Mar 9, 1947 | 80A | Book of the Old Testament. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 17, 1946 | 88D | She replaced Vashti as queen of King Ahasuerus. | W. J. London | Farrar |