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85 total results for FIB( score: 50 )
53 results for FIB from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Nov 3, 2024 | 46D | Taradiddle (4) | Sid Sivakumar | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 26, 2024 | 49D | Small invention (2) | Peter A. Collins | Fagliano |
Thu May 9, 2024 | 49A | Minor prevarication | Joe DiPietro | Fagliano |
Wed Mar 20, 2024 | 10D | "I'm busy that night," often | E. M. Capassakis | Fagliano |
Sun Feb 5, 2023 | 64A | Do some making up | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2022 | 74A | Piece of fudge? | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed Aug 17, 2022 | 55A | "Traffic was terrible," maybe | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
Thu May 5, 2022 | 1A | Little 19-Across | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Thu Feb 17, 2022 | 62D | "You've hardly aged a bit," usually | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Shortz |
Mon May 3, 2021 | 62D | Whopper junior? | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2021 | 95D | Mistruth | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2021 | 1A | Taradiddle (4) | Blake Slonecker | Shortz |
Sat Feb 27, 2021 | 59D | "Of course it looks good on you!," maybe | Yacob Yonas | Shortz |
Wed Dec 16, 2020 | 54D | Make stuff up | Ed Salners and Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue Dec 8, 2020 | 59D | Little lie (5) | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano | Shortz |
Sat Jan 11, 2020 | 49A | "This tastes delicious!," maybe | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 2019 | 29A | Do a little stretching? (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Jun 8, 2019 | 38A | Bit of fudge? | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2019 | 54A | Subtract a year or two from one's age, say | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 2019 | 59D | Little lie (5) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Wed Dec 26, 2018 | 29A | Little untruth (2) | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2018 | 12A | Bit of baloney (2) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sun Dec 31, 2017 | 13D | Statement made while crossing the fingers, maybe | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Mon Oct 16, 2017 | 10A | Something that might be said with fingers crossed behind the back | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Tue Apr 19, 2016 | 56D | Lie a little | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 2016 | 16A | Small invention (2) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sat Dec 5, 2015 | 39A | Casual invention | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 2014 | 11A | Not a very big invention | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2014 | 11D | Little lie (5) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Thu Oct 24, 2013 | 57D | Small story | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Jul 24, 2013 | 1A | "I didn't know I was speeding, officer," e.g. | Erik Wennstrom | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2013 | 5D | Taradiddle (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Jul 4, 2012 | 11A | Little untruth (2) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 2011 | 122D | White lie | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Feb 4, 2011 | 39A | It's not a very big story | Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Sat Feb 7, 2009 | 28A | Trumped-up bit | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun Nov 9, 2008 | 73A | It's more than a stretch | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2008 | 55A | It may be said while crossing the fingers | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Wed Oct 3, 2007 | 29D | Tiny tale | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Mon May 1, 2006 | 61D | Little lie (5) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Mon Apr 3, 2006 | 44A | Tiny untruth | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Dec 31, 2005 | 61D | Inconsequential invention | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Wed Dec 14, 2005 | 54D | Not be entirely truthful | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 2005 | 25A | Little white lie | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Apr 21, 2003 | 52A | Little lie (5) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Sep 10, 2002 | 31A | Bit of baloney (2) | Wei-Hwa Huang | Shortz |
Sun Jun 30, 2002 | 5D | Do a little stretching? (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Oct 19, 2000 | 31A | Minor invention | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 1999 | 57D | Prevaricate | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Dec 23, 1998 | 48D | Taradiddle (4) | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Sun Apr 27, 1997 | 24D | Piece of disinformation | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Tue Nov 12, 1996 | 56D | Stretch the truth (2) | E. Lexau | Shortz |
Mon Apr 1, 1996 | 62D | Stretch the truth (2) | F. Piscop | Shortz |
32 results for FIB from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Apr 11, 1993 | 44D | Little lie | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Sun Jul 7, 1991 | 61D | Taradiddle | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Mon Apr 24, 1989 | 27D | Little lie | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1988 | 39D | Small lie | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Aug 2, 1988 | 28A | Mild untruth | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Tue Mar 29, 1988 | 26A | Small untruth | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
Tue Jun 11, 1985 | 61D | Tallish tale | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Tue Apr 19, 1983 | 7D | Little lie | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
Fri Nov 23, 1979 | 5A | Little lie | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Jul 17, 1979 | 62D | Distortion | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Mon Jun 4, 1979 | 40D | Lie | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Apr 4, 1979 | 60D | Little liar's lapse | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sun Apr 10, 1977 | 43A | Little white lie | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Feb 13, 1977 | 24D | Little lie | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Sun Feb 1, 1976 | 38A | Truth evasion | John Vezendy | Weng |
Sun May 11, 1975 | 108D | Tale | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Tue Jul 2, 1974 | 58D | White lie | George Laczko | Weng |
Sun Aug 5, 1973 | 45D | Mendacity | Barbara Gillis | Weng |
Sat Feb 27, 1971 | 41A | Low-key lie | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 15, 1970 | 24A | White lie | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 10, 1970 | 27D | White lie | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 6, 1970 | 106A | Lie | Barbara Lewis | Weng |
Sun Nov 17, 1968 | 70A | Falsehood | Barbara Golub | Farrar |
Sun Apr 7, 1968 | 1D | Tell a lie. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Nov 4, 1965 | 63D | White lie. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Tue Sep 8, 1964 | 55A | Untruth. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 23, 1962 | 56D | Falsehood. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Mon May 2, 1960 | 5A | Lie. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 13, 1954 | 5D | Innocent lie. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 13, 1951 | 34D | Trivial lie. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 11, 1951 | 147D | White lie. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 29, 1945 | 60A | Little white lie. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |