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124 total results for ISRAEL( score: 50 )
41 results for ISRAEL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jun 9, 2024 | 81A | ___ Gershovitz, birth name of Ira Gershwin | Zachary Schiff | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 24, 2023 | 122A | Desert "I" land? | Joel Fagliano and Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Thu Sep 14, 2023 | 48A | Site of the Wailing Wall | Vasu Seralathan | Shortz |
Sun Sep 3, 2023 | 25A | Biblical name that means "one who struggles with God" | Dylan Schiff | Shortz |
Sun Jul 16, 2023 | 81A | The "I" of 11-Across | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
Tue Jun 1, 2021 | 50A | Mideast country west of 32-Down | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Tue Nov 3, 2020 | 21A | Country whose stamps use glue that's certified kosher | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | Shortz |
Sat Sep 7, 2019 | 60A | ___ Museum, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Wed Jun 12, 2019 | 42D | Country that, according to its tourist bureau, has the highest number of museums per capita | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Dec 17, 2018 | 15A | Tel Aviv's land (3) | Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Apr 4, 2018 | 48D | Acre's land | Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 2017 | 47A | Zionist's homeland (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Aug 25, 2015 | 2D | Ben-Gurion's land | John E. Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2015 | 61D | Jacob's name after he wrestled with the angel | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 2015 | 26D | Country with kibbutzim | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Wed Nov 13, 2013 | 9D | Lost Tribes' land | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2013 | 117A | Last word in the Torah | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sun Nov 4, 2012 | 48A | Country whose name means "he that strives with God" | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2012 | 54A | Children of ___ (descendants of Jacob) | George Barany and Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Fri Oct 21, 2011 | 52D | Natalie Portman's birthplace | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jun 20, 2011 | 39D | Zionist's homeland (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Aug 24, 2008 | 34A | Galilee's locale | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Fri Apr 13, 2007 | 15A | Hebrew for "one who wrestles with God" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 12, 2006 | 45D | David, "the sweet psalmist of ___" (2) | Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Fri Oct 7, 2005 | 58A | Where Jehu ruled | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jul 18, 2005 | 5D | Tel Aviv's land (3) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2005 | 23A | Ally of America | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2005 | 38D | The last word of "The First Noel" | David Pringle | Shortz |
Sun Jan 23, 2005 | 90A | Creation of 1948 | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Mar 10, 2004 | 35D | David, "the sweet psalmist of ___" (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Dec 1, 2002 | 2D | Where Mount Tabor is | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Jan 4, 2002 | 56A | Land of Canaan | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Dec 22, 2001 | 37A | 1948 creation | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2000 | 48D | Judean Plateau locale | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Wed Oct 6, 1999 | 47D | Galilee's land | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sat Jun 12, 1999 | 25D | Name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Wed Nov 19, 1997 | 10D | Handel's "___ in Egypt" | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 1995 | 42D | Tel Aviv's land (3) | Marie Heller | Shortz |
Thu Jul 28, 1994 | 3D | Acre's acres? | Bryant White | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 1994 | 21D | Hebrew for "contender with God" | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed Jan 19, 1994 | 48D | Sharon's land | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
1 result for ISRAEL from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Nov 28, 2021 | Cryptic | 22D | One Shakespearean king's uprising somewhere in the Middle East (6) | Ali Gascoigne | Shortz |
82 results for ISRAEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Nov 6, 1993 | 16D | Saul's kingdom | Alex K. Justin | Taub |
Sun Feb 7, 1993 | 128D | Site of Beersheba | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Tue Oct 22, 1991 | 38D | It has an Acre | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
Mon Sep 24, 1990 | 50D | Jerusalem is its capital | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Mon Sep 17, 1990 | 32D | Jerusalem's milieu | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Aug 15, 1990 | 19D | Lebanon neighbor | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Tue May 22, 1990 | 44A | Name given to Jacob | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Wed Feb 14, 1990 | 5D | Mideastern democracy | Jane S. Flowerree | Maleska |
Thu Jan 4, 1990 | 42D | ___ Baline (Irving Berlin) | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Fri Oct 27, 1989 | 30A | Middle Eastern country | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Fri Oct 20, 1989 | 48D | Jacob's other name: Gen. 32:28 | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat Dec 24, 1988 | 48D | Jerusalem is its capital | Sandra Burlingame | Maleska |
Sun Dec 7, 1986 | 48D | ___ Baline (Irving Berlin) | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Fri Apr 11, 1986 | 8D | Masada's location | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sat Oct 22, 1983 | 46D | Homeland of 62 Across | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 3, 1982 | 39A | Republic since 1948 | Charles Baron | Maleska |
Mon Feb 16, 1981 | 48D | Republic since 1948 | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Wed Jan 7, 1981 | 9D | Where to see a kibbutz | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Dec 1, 1980 | 36D | Winner of the Yom Kippur War | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat Jul 19, 1980 | 46D | Neighbor of Lebanon | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat Feb 16, 1980 | 46D | Begin's land | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Fri Feb 1, 1980 | 28A | Republic since 1948 | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Fri Nov 30, 1979 | 35A | Acre's land | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Nov 14, 1979 | 28A | The Jewish people, as descendants of Jacob | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Mon Aug 13, 1979 | 17D | Lebanon's southern neighbor | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Jul 26, 1978 | 48D | Begin's homeland | Strassheim | Maleska |
Tue Jun 14, 1977 | 42D | Begin's concern | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Apr 10, 1977 | 5D | Where Acre is | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed Jan 19, 1977 | 45A | Knesset's domain | Michael J. Priestley | Weng |
Tue Apr 8, 1975 | 41D | Knesset's domain | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Dec 29, 1974 | 51D | Yitzhak Rabin's land | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun Aug 18, 1974 | 52A | Acre's land | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Tue Sep 26, 1972 | 44D | " ... and ransom captive ___" | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 13, 1971 | 25D | Republic since 1948 | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 21, 1969 | 148A | Republic created in 1948 | Anne Fox | Weng |
Tue May 28, 1968 | 44A | Country in the news. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 30, 1966 | 134A | Republic since 1948. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Thu May 5, 1966 | 5D | Eshkol's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 9, 1965 | 29A | Jordan's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 10, 1964 | 19D | Name given to Jacob. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri May 29, 1964 | 24A | Gen. Putnam. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 1, 1963 | 35A | Levantine land. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sat Jan 19, 1963 | 13D | Near East republic. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Mon Sep 24, 1962 | 22A | Republic since 1948. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 8, 1962 | 50D | Near East nation. | Ted Dombras | Farrar |
Sun Oct 8, 1961 | 59A | Land of Kibbutz. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Tue May 30, 1961 | 21D | 13-year-old republic. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 10, 1960 | 4D | Levantine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 10, 1960 | 26A | "Exodus" setting. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Jul 18, 1958 | 39A | Where Jaffa is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 1, 1957 | 82A | Where Elath is. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Feb 27, 1957 | 51A | Country in the news. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Nov 2, 1956 | 51A | Republic established 1948. | Alice Skodzus | Farrar |
Wed Oct 10, 1956 | 3D | Where Lydda is. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Nov 17, 1955 | 7D | Republic established 1948. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 9, 1954 | 31A | The industrialized desert. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Dec 13, 1953 | 15D | Where the Knesset legislates. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Nov 16, 1953 | 48D | Where Ben-Zvi presides. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Apr 12, 1953 | 51D | It has split with Russia. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Feb 21, 1953 | 5D | Land of the Knesset. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Dec 20, 1952 | 13A | Where Ben-Zvi is President. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 22, 1952 | 48D | Land of the Kibbutz. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 14, 1952 | 40A | New republic. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 1, 1951 | 18A | Near East republic. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 25, 1951 | 27A | Its Government is modeled partly on Britain's. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 30, 1951 | 45A | Near East republic. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Wed Aug 29, 1951 | 37D | New state where elections were recently held. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 5, 1951 | 87A | Home of the Mapai party. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Wed Dec 13, 1950 | 24A | Ben-Gurion's country. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1950 | 8D | Weizmann's country. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Wed Nov 1, 1950 | 11D | Country that is irrigating deserts. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 15, 1950 | 31A | Middle East republic. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Fri Sep 22, 1950 | 7A | Chaim Weizmann's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 31, 1949 | 96A | 59th in the family of nations | Max Geist | Farrar |
Sun Jun 26, 1949 | 110A | Young republic. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Sep 26, 1948 | 92D | Ben-Gurion's state. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Jul 11, 1948 | 14A | Newest state. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 14, 1947 | 66A | Mr. Zangwill. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Nov 17, 1946 | 135D | Jacob's descendants. | W. J. London | Farrar |
Sun Apr 14, 1946 | 94A | ___ Zangwill, English novelist (1864-1926). | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1945 | 12D | Jacob's descendants (Gen. 35-10). | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Feb 20, 1944 | 86D | General ___ Putnam. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Anagrams: | ISLARE, LEISAR, RELAIS, SLAIRE, RAILES, RESAIL, REALIS, AILERS, SAILER, SERAIL, ISREAL, ARIELS, SERIAL |