HOIST

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

75 total results for HOIST( score: 50 )

24 results for HOIST from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 18, 2024	44D	Raise (6)	Adrian Johnson	Fagliano
Tue Jul 19, 2022	8D	"… ___ with his own petard": Hamlet	Andy Kravis	Shortz
Sat May 7, 2022	47D	Give a lift (2)	Rachel Fabi	Shortz
Fri Dec 3, 2021	11D	Vertical dimension of a flag	Claire Rimkus	Shortz
Mon Apr 13, 2020	42A	Raise with ropes and pulleys	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Fri Dec 6, 2019	27D	Raise (6)	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Tue Feb 5, 2019	69A	Lift up	Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Jan 13, 2016	40D	Give a lift (2)	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Wed Nov 19, 2014	4A	Raise, as Old Glory	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sat Jan 12, 2013	4D	Jack or forklift	Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Sun Sep 18, 2011	55D	Bring up	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Mon Dec 6, 2010	52D	Lift (3)	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Fri Sep 4, 2009	25D	Jack, e.g.	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Thu Jun 12, 2008	41A	Lift (3)	Alex Boisvert	Shortz
Wed Jun 4, 2008	13D	Use a block and tackle on	Billie Truitt	Shortz
Tue Jun 12, 2007	66A	Raise (6)	Jonathan Gersch	Shortz
Mon Sep 19, 2005	50D	Raise (6)	Timothy Powell	Shortz
Sat Feb 7, 2004	30D	Davit	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Dec 1, 2002	8A	Crane	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Sep 2, 2002	37D	Raise (6)	Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Jun 17, 2002	60A	Dumbwaiter, essentially	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Tue Oct 7, 1997	17A	Raise (6)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Sat Jan 11, 1997	7D	Loading apparatus	R. Norris	Shortz
Mon Apr 22, 1996	67A	Lift (3)	S. B. Whitten	Shortz

2 results for HOIST from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 7, 2024	GoingTooFar	58D	Raise with ropes	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Jul 17, 2005	Cryptic	3D	Interrupting emcee, I raise (5)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

49 results for HOIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 7, 1991	10D	Raise aloft	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sun Jan 15, 1989	1D	Dumbwaiter	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Tue Sep 13, 1988	20A	Lift	Whitten	Maleska
Sat Jul 11, 1987	13D	Signal flags, at sea	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Mon Mar 9, 1987	31D	Raise	Frank Geary	Maleska
Sat Apr 5, 1986	29D	Lift	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sun Sep 15, 1985	106D	Raise Old Glory	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Jul 6, 1985	15A	Tugger	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Fri Apr 19, 1985	55A	Elevate	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Feb 11, 1985	58A	Use a block and tackle	John Greenman	Maleska
Sat Sep 4, 1982	25D	Raise a flag	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Mon Mar 5, 1979	41A	Pick up and drink: Slang	John Finch	Maleska
Thu Jan 5, 1978	63A	Jack's relative	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Dec 21, 1977	14A	Raise	Stephanie Spadaccini	Maleska
Sat May 28, 1977	47D	Uplift	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun May 9, 1976	45D	___ by one's own petard	Herb Risteen	Weng
Tue Mar 16, 1976	18D	Raise	Manny Miller	Weng
Sun Mar 7, 1976	37D	Lift weights	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Tue Dec 16, 1975	40D	Raise	Jack Philbrick	Weng
Tue Jul 8, 1975	13D	Davit or crane	Mary Dorman	Weng
Sun Jun 16, 1974	76D	Elevate	Raymond F. Eisner	Weng
Sun Jan 2, 1972	113D	Lift	Frances Hansen	Weng
Mon Jul 5, 1971	53A	Lift up	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 8, 1969	27D	Elevate.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 7, 1968	61A	Raise.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 19, 1968	11D	Boost.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Jul 9, 1967	111D	Hydraulic lift.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Fri Apr 28, 1967	47A	Elevator or tackle.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Wed Aug 4, 1965	52D	Boost.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1963	46D	Lift.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Sun Jun 23, 1963	27D	Lifting apparatus.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Apr 8, 1963	52A	Elevator of a sort.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1962	26D	"Petard" verb.	Will C. Weng	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1962	2D	Elevate.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Wed May 30, 1962	63A	Raise aloft.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Thu Sep 17, 1959	23A	Use block and tackle.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 1, 1959	54A	Elevator.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 8, 1959	98A	Elevator.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Jun 2, 1955	29A	Building construction equipment.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 29, 1954	57D	Elevator.	E. E. Smith	Farrar
Fri Apr 30, 1954	53D	Lift.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Sat Feb 7, 1953	29D	An elevator.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 29, 1951	4D	Elevator.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 13, 1951	27A	Raise by means of tackle.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 20, 1950	39D	Raise.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jul 4, 1948	75D	Elevator.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Sep 15, 1946	45D	Elevate.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Nov 4, 1945	29A	Elevate.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1943	105A	Elevate.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

Anagrams:

ISHOT, HISTO, TOHIS

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