FOCI

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

69 total results for FOCI( score: 50 )

30 results for FOCI from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 15, 2023	55D	Two inside an ellipse	Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden	Shortz
Sun Mar 19, 2023	57D	Centers of attention (4)	Robert Ryan	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 2022	114A	Pair in an ellipse (2)	Matthew Stock and Finn Vigeland	Shortz
Fri Nov 26, 2021	38A	Duo in an ellipse	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Thu Jul 1, 2021	53D	Points of interest	Joe Deeney	Shortz
Wed Dec 2, 2020	49A	A hyperbola has two (2)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Tue Jun 23, 2020	15D	Points of convergence (2)	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Mar 27, 2019	49D	Hubs	Michael Hawkins	Shortz
Mon Dec 7, 2015	38A	Centers of attention (4)	Jason Mueller	Shortz
Thu Dec 13, 2012	37A	What an ellipse's major axis passes through	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Tue Aug 2, 2011	4D	Centers of attention (4)	Albert R. Picallo	Shortz
Thu Mar 31, 2011	50A	Two key points on an ellipse's major axis	Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Thu May 27, 2010	18A	An ellipse has two	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Mon Nov 30, 2009	23A	Central points (3)	Oliver Hill	Shortz
Tue Jun 23, 2009	37A	Centers of circles	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Sun Jun 21, 2009	30A	Pair in an ellipse (2)	Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller	Shortz
Wed Aug 27, 2008	14A	Centers of attention (4)	Donna Hoke Kahwaty	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 2008	119A	A hyperbola has two (2)	Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Wed Jun 25, 2008	1A	Meeting points (2)	Rob Cook	Shortz
Mon Mar 10, 2008	5A	Places where lines meet	Ken Bessette	Shortz
Wed Nov 7, 2007	42D	Points that may have rays	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Sun Feb 11, 2007	79D	Meeting points (2)	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Mon Feb 17, 2003	21D	An ellipse has two of them	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Apr 30, 2001	3D	Central points (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Fri Oct 13, 2000	35A	Earthquakes' points of origin	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Aug 31, 2000	21D	Convergence points	Gene Newman	Shortz
Thu May 25, 2000	44A	Origins of earthquakes	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 1998	117D	Central points (3)	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Mon Feb 17, 1997	11D	Points of convergence (2)	R. Hughes	Shortz
Thu Nov 9, 1995	11D	Geometry points	Bob Sefick	Shortz

39 results for FOCI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 11, 1993	24D	Hubs	Robert H. Wolfe	Taub
Sun Apr 14, 1991	31A	Central points	Jane S. Flowerree	Maleska
Fri Mar 15, 1991	14A	Meeting points	Sam Bellotto, Jr.	Maleska
Sun Feb 17, 1991	72A	Centers; hubs	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1990	76D	Centers of attention	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Tue Nov 5, 1985	1D	Centers of attention	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Jun 27, 1985	38D	Central points	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sun Apr 28, 1985	71D	Centers of activity	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Apr 21, 1984	53D	Primary points	Tripp	Maleska
Sat Sep 19, 1981	17A	Centers of attraction	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Mar 15, 1981	99D	Central points	Lynn Gilbert Lempel	Maleska
Mon Dec 22, 1980	51D	Central points	Jay Livingston	Maleska
Sun Jul 16, 1978	1A	Hubs	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Jun 30, 1976	11A	Points of convergence	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Fri Mar 14, 1975	40D	Converging points	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Tue Mar 5, 1974	6A	Central points	Mary Dorman	Weng
Tue Nov 27, 1973	62A	Central points	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 23, 1973	57D	Central points	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Thu Mar 9, 1972	1D	Central points	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 6, 1971	38A	Central points	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 17, 1968	6A	Centers of interest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 3, 1967	39D	Centers of activity.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Thu Jan 5, 1967	53A	Central points.	George Laczko	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1966	137A	Points of convergence.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sat Feb 13, 1965	53D	Meeting points of reflected rays.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 8, 1965	31A	Central points.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 1, 1963	34D	Centers of activity.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 26, 1962	42D	Central points.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun May 13, 1962	141D	Centers of activity.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 1961	85A	Central points.	Stephanie Caruana	Farrar
Fri Jul 13, 1956	35D	Converging points.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Thu May 31, 1956	34D	Central points.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Sep 15, 1955	10A	Central points.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri May 30, 1952	51D	Central points.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 15, 1952	1D	Central points.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 14, 1952	45A	Central points of attention.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 9, 1951	25D	Points of concentration.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 27, 1944	88D	Central points.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1943	80A	Central points.	Louis Shields	Farrar

Anagrams:

COIF, FICO

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