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106 total results for IDLY( score: 50 )
53 results for IDLY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Apr 14, 2024 | 60A | Without much thought (6) | John Rippe and Jeff Chen | Fagliano |
Sat Feb 3, 2024 | 50A | One way to wonder | Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Jul 11, 2023 | 16A | Without purpose (8) | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Shortz |
Fri Jun 9, 2023 | 49D | Without direction | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Jul 31, 2022 | 3D | Without much thought (6) | Jesse Goldberg | Shortz |
Sun Aug 8, 2021 | 68D | How people often scroll through social media | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2020 | 107D | Without much thought (6) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sun Jul 5, 2020 | 30A | Without aim (2) | Laura Taylor Kinnel | Shortz |
Mon Mar 2, 2020 | 54D | How thumbs are twiddled (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Dec 10, 2019 | 64A | Without purpose (8) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Sun Nov 24, 2019 | 4D | One way to stand by (4) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Jul 2, 2019 | 9D | How doodles are generally drawn | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Jun 10, 2019 | 35D | Without really thinking | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2017 | 12D | Without purpose (8) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Mon Jun 5, 2017 | 29D | Without purpose (8) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 2017 | 53D | Without forethought (2) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun Mar 19, 2017 | 117A | One way to sit by (2) | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Thu Aug 11, 2016 | 65A | One way to stand by (4) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sat Jul 9, 2016 | 61A | Without much effort | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2016 | 54D | One way to sit by (2) | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Fri Oct 2, 2015 | 55A | How doodles are drawn | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Oct 20, 2013 | 111D | Without thinking (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Mar 4, 2013 | 38D | Sit ___ by | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Apr 18, 2011 | 14A | How doodles are usually drawn | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Mon May 3, 2010 | 59D | How thumbs are twiddled (2) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Thu Feb 4, 2010 | 44D | Without aim (2) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2009 | 125A | Without much thought (6) | Phil Ruzbarsky | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 2009 | 75D | Without purpose (8) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Jun 24, 2009 | 58D | Way to stand by (2) | Corey Rubin | Shortz |
Sat Mar 14, 2009 | 51A | With no apparent purpose | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2007 | 8D | Without thinking (3) | Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Sat Mar 3, 2007 | 57D | One way to sit | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 2006 | 54D | Without doing anything | Mark T. Milhet | Shortz |
Fri Aug 26, 2005 | 17A | Way to stand by (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Nov 1, 2004 | 35A | Without much thought (6) | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2004 | 42D | Without purpose (8) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Nov 11, 2002 | 62D | Frivolously | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Jul 30, 2001 | 60D | Lazily | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Fri Jun 15, 2001 | 3D | One way to stand by (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Jan 2, 2001 | 18D | Sans purpose (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Nov 9, 2000 | 66A | In a lazy way | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon Sep 18, 2000 | 3D | Without purpose (8) | Sherry O. Blackard and Lyell Rodieck | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 2000 | 61A | Without serious thought | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Nov 23, 1999 | 27D | One way to stand by (4) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Aug 20, 1998 | 33A | Without purpose (8) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Jan 13, 1997 | 56D | Without thought | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Thu Jan 9, 1997 | 43A | Sans purpose (2) | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Nov 30, 1995 | 62A | Without thinking (3) | Susan Smith | Shortz |
Mon Nov 13, 1995 | 13D | Casually | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Jun 16, 1995 | 52D | Without effort | Thomas W. Schier | Shortz |
Fri Nov 18, 1994 | 59D | Without urgency | Timothy S. Lewis | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 1994 | 77D | Without forethought (2) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 1994 | 64A | Without much thought (6) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
1 result for IDLY from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 26, 2012 | Acrostic | X | With no why or wherefore | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
52 results for IDLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Apr 3, 1992 | 6D | In a vain manner | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Dec 16, 1989 | 60D | Without purpose | Betty Jane Cometa | Maleska |
Wed Dec 7, 1988 | 33A | In vain | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Sep 15, 1987 | 7D | In a lazy way | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Thu Oct 31, 1985 | 63A | To no avail | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Aug 26, 1985 | 28D | To no avail | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Sep 13, 1984 | 33D | In an otiose way | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Apr 25, 1984 | 14A | Inactively | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Feb 8, 1984 | 39A | How otiose people spend time | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Oct 27, 1981 | 23D | To no avail | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Fri Nov 7, 1980 | 13D | How some stand by | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Wed Sep 24, 1980 | 52D | In a lazy manner | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Jun 27, 1980 | 35A | "And my fingers wandered ___ ... ": Procter | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Wed Nov 7, 1979 | 16A | To no avail | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Thu Mar 8, 1979 | 60A | To no avail | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Nov 16, 1977 | 61A | How fainéants spend time | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Sun Jul 17, 1977 | 150A | Without purpose | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Sun Jul 3, 1977 | 134D | Without purpose | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Thu Mar 31, 1977 | 18A | Indolently | Sidney Frank | Maleska |
Thu Mar 3, 1977 | 39D | To no avail | Michael W. Miller | Maleska |
Thu Jul 22, 1976 | 55A | In a casual way | Francis Huether | Weng |
Sun Oct 26, 1975 | 29D | In vain | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Fri Dec 27, 1974 | 60A | Lackadaisically | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Mon May 6, 1974 | 33A | Casually | George Laczko | Weng |
Wed Jan 2, 1974 | 7D | In a casual way | S. A. Kay | Weng |
Thu Nov 29, 1973 | 14A | In a casual way | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 3, 1973 | 9A | Casually | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 3, 1973 | 57A | In a casual way | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 30, 1972 | 42A | In a casual way | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Aug 18, 1972 | 12D | Uselessly | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 16, 1972 | 60A | Lazily | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Wed Sep 16, 1970 | 54D | Without interest | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 26, 1969 | 37A | In vain. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 18, 1968 | 19D | Casually | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri May 17, 1968 | 31D | Vainly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 1, 1967 | 48A | Ineffectively. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Apr 11, 1967 | 52D | Ineffectively. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 31, 1966 | 25D | In a lazy way. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 29, 1966 | 11D | Vainly. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 17, 1965 | 2D | Casually. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 20, 1964 | 68A | Carelessly. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Mon Oct 21, 1963 | 47A | Aimlessly. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Thu Jan 24, 1963 | 41D | Indolently. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sun Dec 18, 1960 | 36A | Indolently. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Feb 8, 1958 | 52D | Lazily. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 30, 1957 | 12D | In a useless way. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 26, 1955 | 58D | Vainly. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Fri Oct 16, 1953 | 49D | Indolently. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun May 25, 1952 | 96D | Without aim. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1951 | 116A | Vainly. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Mar 30, 1947 | 117D | Lazily. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Aug 22, 1943 | 58A | Without purpose. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |