FRAY

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

77 total results for FRAY( score: 50 )

28 results for FRAY from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 9, 2023	18D	Grow threadbare	Simeon Seigel	Shortz
Fri Jul 15, 2022	5A	Wear out (2)	Matthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon	Shortz
Mon May 16, 2022	22D	Noisy scuffle	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Nov 1, 2021	60A	Melee (4)	Fiona Taylor	Shortz
Sun Oct 24, 2021	34D	Melee (4)	Katie Hale	Shortz
Thu Jun 18, 2020	6A	Start to come apart	Ricky Cruz	Shortz
Mon Aug 12, 2019	66A	Start to deteriorate, as a cord	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Tue Jun 12, 2018	49D	Melee (4)	Samuel A. Donaldson and Tracy Gray	Shortz
Sun Apr 3, 2016	40A	Show wear	Natan Last	Shortz
Sun Dec 27, 2015	30A	Melee (4)	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Dec 8, 2013	109D	Begin to show wear	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Mar 28, 2012	70A	Skirmish (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2009	117D	Skirmish (3)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Wed Dec 20, 2006	6A	Wear at the edges	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Oct 17, 2005	1A	Unravel, as a cord	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Mar 28, 2004	14D	Wear out by rubbing	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Jan 23, 2003	62D	Scuffle (3)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Mon Oct 21, 2002	30D	Wear on, as the nerves	Peter Sarrett	Shortz
Thu Feb 8, 2001	48D	Donnybrook	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Sep 11, 2000	59D	Skirmish (3)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2000	47D	Scuffle (3)	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Tue Jul 14, 1998	24D	Come apart at the seams	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Sun Jun 8, 1997	100D	Row	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Tue Feb 4, 1997	31A	Become raveled (2)	G. R. Ferguson	Shortz
Fri Nov 3, 1995	2D	Brawl	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jul 24, 1994	105A	Wear out (2)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 1994	70D	Become raveled (2)	Jeanette K. Brill	Shortz
Thu Mar 17, 1994	44A	Scuffle (3)	Jim Page	Shortz

49 results for FRAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 18, 1993	5D	Come apart at the seams	Manny Nosowsky	Maleska
Sun Sep 22, 1991	84D	Contention	Lawrence M. Rheingold	Maleska
Mon Nov 5, 1990	11D	Scuffle	Peter Swift	Maleska
Thu Jul 5, 1990	59D	Cause to ravel	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sun Oct 1, 1989	38D	Fracas	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Jun 6, 1989	21D	Skirmish	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Sat Oct 4, 1986	49D	Ravel	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sun Aug 10, 1986	95D	Melee	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Mon Mar 25, 1985	10A	Battle	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Mar 10, 1985	1A	Donnybrook	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Dec 30, 1984	108A	Brawl	Beverly Tivin	Maleska
Wed Jul 6, 1983	37D	Ravel	Cromwell	Maleska
Tue May 25, 1982	36A	Skirmish	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Mar 11, 1981	10A	Unravel	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Oct 27, 1980	49D	Ravel	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1979	129A	Become ragged	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Fri Dec 1, 1978	23A	Wear off by rubbing	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Jun 28, 1978	60A	Noisy quarrel	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon May 22, 1978	29A	Brawl	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sat Aug 7, 1976	57A	Battle	Tap Osborn	Weng
Wed Apr 21, 1976	61D	Commotion	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Sun Dec 1, 1974	36A	Brawl	George Madrid	Weng
Sun Sep 22, 1974	91A	Frazzle	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sat Aug 5, 1972	64A	Brawl	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 25, 1969	56D	Conflict.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 13, 1968	67A	Wear out.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 29, 1966	66A	Become worn.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Oct 22, 1966	56D	Battle.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Aug 27, 1966	61A	Ravel.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 19, 1966	29D	Become worn.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 19, 1965	17D	Skirmish.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 29, 1964	36D	Brawl.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 26, 1964	120A	Ravel.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Apr 13, 1964	60D	Brawl.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 9, 1962	51A	Combat.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Jul 7, 1961	58D	Skirmish.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 22, 1961	13D	Noisy quarrel.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 6, 1961	37A	Brawl.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1961	110A	Conflict.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Sep 26, 1960	10D	Fight.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 17, 1958	13D	Ravel.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Mar 10, 1958	39A	Conflict.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sat Apr 27, 1957	59A	Fight.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Apr 29, 1956	96D	Melee.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon Aug 22, 1955	11D	Noisy quarrel.	Morton B. Braun	Farrar
Wed Apr 1, 1953	22D	Wear off.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jan 13, 1953	59D	Skirmish.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue Aug 12, 1952	5A	Battle.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 11, 1950	36A	Melee.	Unknown	Farrar

Anagrams:

FARY, FYAR

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