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

81 total results for HONES( score: 50 )

27 results for HONES from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 8, 2024	44A	Improves, as a skill	Nate Cardin	Shortz
Sun Nov 7, 2021	63D	Works at the cutting edge?	Sid Sivakumar	Shortz
Sun Jun 27, 2021	32A	Gives an edge	Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs	Shortz
Mon Sep 28, 2015	37A	Perfects, as one's skills	Dan Bischof and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Sep 26, 2014	29D	Improves (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Sep 25, 2014	51A	Perfects (2)	Alex Vratsanos	Shortz
Tue Apr 1, 2014	37D	Improves, in a way	Andrew Reynolds	Shortz
Mon Aug 13, 2012	11D	Sharpens (9)	Gareth Bain	Shortz
Thu Sep 29, 2011	44D	Puts an edge on	Ben Fish	Shortz
Sun Jul 10, 2011	65A	Practices (2)	Ben Pall and David Kahn	Shortz
Mon Jul 4, 2011	24D	Sharpens (9)	Paul Johnson	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 2008	61A	Fine-tunes (2)	Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Fri Jun 8, 2007	46A	Improves (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Feb 4, 2007	29A	Works on	Paul Guttormsson	Shortz
Tue Oct 3, 2006	35D	Sharpens, as a knife	Ed Stein	Shortz
Mon Jun 20, 2005	27A	Sharpens (9)	Alison Donald	Shortz
Tue Mar 13, 2001	13D	Sharpens (9)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Sun Jun 4, 2000	67A	Whetstones	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Sun Mar 12, 2000	115A	Practices (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Feb 6, 1998	26D	Fine-tunes (2)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Tue Jun 24, 1997	27D	Sharpens (9)	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Mon Nov 4, 1996	33A	Sharpens (9)	P. Wilson	Shortz
Tue Mar 12, 1996	66A	Sharpens (9)	R. J. Hartman	Shortz
Sun Feb 25, 1996	73A	Maximizes effectiveness, as of skills	D. Niles	Shortz
Fri Aug 4, 1995	41D	Perfects (2)	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Thu Jun 29, 1995	8D	Sharpens (9)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Wed Dec 8, 1993	28D	Sharpens (9)	Norma Steinberg	Shortz

54 results for HONES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 1, 1993	33D	Sharpens	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Thu Mar 18, 1993	6D	Whets	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Jun 25, 1992	23A	Sharpens razors	Bryant White	Maleska
Mon Mar 9, 1992	67A	Uses a strop	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Sat Jan 25, 1992	37A	Whets	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Jan 28, 1990	16D	Uses a whetstone	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun Jan 24, 1988	68D	Sharpens	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Fri Jun 19, 1987	59A	Sharpens	Judith Perry	Maleska
Sat Feb 28, 1987	7D	Strops	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed May 21, 1986	31D	Sharpens	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Tue Sep 20, 1983	39D	Whets	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Dec 26, 1982	63D	Whets	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Fri Feb 12, 1982	30D	Gives new life to a knife	Whitten	Maleska
Sat Sep 26, 1981	11D	Tools for enlarging holes	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Mon Sep 7, 1981	59A	Strops	David Galef	Maleska
Mon Aug 10, 1981	36D	Puts an edge on	Mike Shenk	Maleska
Fri May 16, 1980	27A	Edges	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Wed Feb 13, 1980	47D	Uses a whetstone	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Mon Jun 11, 1979	63A	Sharpens	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Wed Dec 24, 1975	19A	Sharpens	Will Shortz	Weng
Sun Mar 2, 1975	31D	Sharpens	James Barrick	Weng
Tue Oct 29, 1974	27D	Sharpens	H. M. Kennedy	Weng
Tue Jul 17, 1973	46D	Sharpens	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 22, 1972	96A	Whetstones	Frank Nosoff	Weng
Tue Aug 1, 1972	45D	Puts an edge on	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 4, 1970	29D	Sharpens	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 30, 1970	64A	Sharpens	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 19, 1970	7D	Sharpens	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 15, 1969	21D	Sharpening devices.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 29, 1968	64A	Sharpens, in a way.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 12, 1968	2D	Whetstones.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 1967	143A	Sharpens.	Will Weng	Farrar
Thu Nov 23, 1967	36A	Sharpens.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 18, 1967	28D	Tonsorial tools.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Fri Jan 20, 1967	13D	Puts an edge on.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 5, 1965	73D	Sharpens.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Thu Aug 6, 1964	64A	Brings to a fine edge.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 23, 1962	33A	Sharpens.	Ruth M. McWhirk	Farrar
Wed Nov 16, 1960	53D	Sharpens.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 21, 1960	57A	Sharpens.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 13, 1958	63A	Whetstones.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 8, 1957	80D	Whets.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed Oct 16, 1957	22D	Whetstones.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 29, 1957	32A	Sharpeners.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun May 27, 1956	45D	Sharpeners.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Oct 1, 1955	69A	Sharpens.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sat Jan 8, 1955	43A	Whetstones.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Feb 6, 1954	19A	Oilstones.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 31, 1952	39A	Whets.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 26, 1952	7D	Whetstones.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 4, 1952	71A	Sharpens.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 27, 1951	14A	Sharpens.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Dec 24, 1950	78D	Whetstones.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1948	116A	Sharpens.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar

Anagrams:

HOENS, HOSEN, SHONE, SOHNE

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