LEECH

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

60 total results for LEECH( score: 50 )

30 results for LEECH from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 20, 2024	31A	Hanger-on (4)	Ella Dershowitz	Fagliano
Wed Mar 20, 2024	44A	This sucks!	E. M. Capassakis	Fagliano
Thu Oct 5, 2023	38A	One who takes, takes, takes	Daniel Bodily	Shortz
Mon Sep 11, 2023	27D	Bloodsucking parasite	Hoang-Kim Vu	Shortz
Tue Jan 10, 2023	8D	Freeloader	Emily Rourke	Shortz
Thu Jun 9, 2022	14A	Creature whose saliva acts as a blood thinner	Dan Ziring	Shortz
Tue Aug 11, 2020	34A	One feeding off others	Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Thu Apr 16, 2020	63D	Hanger-on (4)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri Sep 20, 2019	31D	Sponge (2)	Luke Vaughn	Shortz
Sat Sep 14, 2019	21D	Little sucker (2)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Tue Nov 14, 2017	55D	Little sucker (2)	Jerry Miccolis and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue May 28, 2013	9D	Bloodletting worm	Dan Feyer	Shortz
Mon Nov 26, 2012	26D	Bloodsucker (5)	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Sun Oct 14, 2012	14D	Hanger-on (4)	Todd Gross	Shortz
Mon Sep 3, 2012	50D	Bloodsucker (5)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Mon Jun 27, 2011	16A	Parasite (5)	Joseph Samulak	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2007	83D	Parasite (5)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Wed Jul 6, 2005	58A	Sucker	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Wed Jun 29, 2005	59A	Bloodletter's need	David Liben-Nowell	Shortz
Mon Feb 14, 2005	27D	Bloodsucker (5)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Mon Aug 9, 2004	3D	Bloodsucker (5)	M. Francis Vuolo	Shortz
Sat Aug 16, 2003	37A	Bloodsucker (5)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Aug 14, 2003	43D	Hanger-on (4)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Sun Oct 27, 2002	59D	Sponge (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Thu Aug 8, 2002	18D	Parasite (5)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Wed Feb 14, 2001	16A	Sponger	Robert Dillman	Shortz
Mon May 22, 2000	32D	Parasitic type	Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand	Shortz
Wed Mar 29, 2000	12D	Moocher	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Mon Dec 21, 1998	23A	Parasite (5)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Thu Oct 19, 1995	29D	Parasite (5)	Lois Sidway	Shortz

1 result for LEECH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 26, 2002	Diagramless	26D	Hanger-on	Frank Longo	Shortz

29 results for LEECH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 3, 1993	46A	Parasite	Daniel Girardi	Taub
Fri Apr 3, 1987	45A	Sail edge	Walter Covell	Maleska
Fri Feb 7, 1986	49A	Sail part	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Nov 3, 1985	114A	Parasite	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Wed Apr 7, 1982	15A	Parasite	Gerald Brooks	Maleska
Mon Jul 17, 1978	22D	Hanger-on	Hal R. Hollinger	Maleska
Fri May 20, 1977	35D	Parasite	Jean Reed	Maleska
Thu Jan 9, 1975	38D	Hanger-on	Louis C. Mandes, Jr.	Weng
Sun Sep 15, 1974	93D	Hanger-on	Threba Johnson	Weng
Sat Jul 13, 1974	41D	Hanger-on	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sun Jul 29, 1973	106D	Parasite	Elmer Toro	Weng
Wed Apr 5, 1972	21A	Hanger-on	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 14, 1971	60A	Hanger-on	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 26, 1971	51A	Hanger-on	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 1, 1970	65A	Parasite	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 26, 1966	39D	Physician, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 5, 1966	45A	Physician, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 8, 1965	4D	Doctor, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 9, 1961	34D	Sycophant.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 24, 1960	53A	Old-time doctor.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1959	77A	Old-time physician.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Feb 6, 1957	25A	Physician of yore.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jul 9, 1956	31D	Old-time physician.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 26, 1951	61A	Old-time physician.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 20, 1951	51D	Bloodsucker.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 15, 1951	6D	Hanger-on.	Robert Hegler	Farrar
Fri Dec 1, 1950	1A	Margaret ___, Pulitzer Prize winner for "Reveille in Washington."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1945	44A	Parasite.	Bert Storey	Farrar
Sun Jul 12, 1942	102A	One clinging to another for gain.	Alvin Ashby	Farrar

Anagrams:

CHEEL, CHELE, LECHE, ELCHE

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