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148 total results for NEEDLE( score: 50 )
49 results for NEEDLE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Mar 19, 2024 | 12D | Part of a record player or pine tree | Lynn Lempel | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 7, 2020 | 111A | Knit pick? | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2019 | 17A | *One might say "Home Sweet Home" | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Sun Aug 27, 2017 | 63D | Hospital sticker | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun May 14, 2017 | 35A | You might find one under a Christmas tree | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2015 | 28D | Something a trypanophobe fears | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Dec 30, 2012 | 118A | Part of an applause-o-meter | Steve Savoy | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 6D | Razz (5) | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Mon Apr 16, 2012 | 28A | Compass pointer | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2012 | 83A | Irk (2) | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Jan 4, 2012 | 48D | Thing watched while driving through a speed trap | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Dec 1, 2011 | 68A | Part of a meter | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 2011 | 39A | Razz (5) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 1, 2011 | 5D | Replaceable part of a phonograph | Kristian House | Shortz |
Sun Feb 20, 2011 | 38D | Etui item | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Aug 22, 2010 | 103D | Conifer leaf | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Sep 12, 2009 | 41D | One getting into the groove? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Apr 5, 2009 | 110D | Eye site (2) | Charles Deber | Shortz |
Sat Dec 6, 2008 | 26D | *Aid in tailing | Ashish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
Wed Jun 25, 2008 | 61A | Eye site (2) | Rob Cook | Shortz |
Wed Apr 11, 2007 | 21A | Hard-to-find object, perhaps | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Mon Mar 19, 2007 | 31A | Compass part (3) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Wed Jun 14, 2006 | 45D | LP spinner's buy | Lisa Wiseman | Shortz |
Sun May 7, 2006 | 39A | It gets in the groove | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sat Jul 23, 2005 | 15A | It may be lowered to hear music | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Dec 28, 2004 | 48D | Christmas tree dropping | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Nov 3, 2004 | 46D | Gauge part | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Feb 22, 2004 | 63D | Tease | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun Nov 30, 2003 | 89D | Christmas debris | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Dec 14, 2002 | 20A | Bug | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Mar 14, 2002 | 23D | Rib (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Oct 30, 2001 | 9D | Tone arm attachment | Barbara Olson | Shortz |
Sun Jul 15, 2001 | 50D | It may get under your skin | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Mar 7, 2001 | 50D | Rib (2) | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Thu Jan 18, 2001 | 42D | Pester | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Oct 7, 2000 | 35A | One with an eye for fine clothing? | Chuck Menning | Shortz |
Wed Aug 2, 2000 | 45D | Razz (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Dec 6, 1999 | 47D | Knitting tool | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Feb 27, 1999 | 45D | It may be in the groove | John Scott Marrone | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 1998 | 90D | Irk (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 1998 | 48D | Pine leaf | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Jan 12, 1998 | 47D | What CD players don't require | John Greenman | Shortz |
Mon Mar 3, 1997 | 50D | Thread's partner | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Mon Nov 25, 1996 | 36D | Compass part (3) | M. Huret | Shortz |
Sun Sep 8, 1996 | 15D | Razz (5) | R. H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Tue Apr 16, 1996 | 20A | Speedometer part | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Oct 23, 1994 | 26A | Goad | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Feb 25, 1994 | 14A | Razz (5) | Bob Lubbers | Shortz |
Tue Jan 11, 1994 | 5D | Compass part (3) | Albert J. Klaus | Shortz |
3 results for NEEDLE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Oct 2, 2022 | Panda | 44D | Provoke a lendee | Michael Lieberman and Kate Chin Park | Shortz |
Jun 13, 2021 | Cryptic | 6D | Have to have the French pine product (6) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Jan 24, 2021 | Panda | 59A | Bobbin, thread, pin ... every sewing thing you ___ be supplied | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
96 results for NEEDLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Mar 9, 1993 | 41A | Obelisk | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat Feb 22, 1992 | 45D | Bodkin | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Tue Oct 15, 1991 | 5D | Obelisk | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Sep 28, 1991 | 35D | Ride | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Sep 7, 1991 | 45D | It has a sightless eye | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Sun Aug 25, 1991 | 73A | It has an eye, but it sees not | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sun Jul 22, 1990 | 41A | Goad | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Apr 21, 1989 | 13D | One-eyed instrument | William Baxley | Maleska |
Thu Feb 9, 1989 | 5D | Rib | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Jun 12, 1988 | 27A | Vex | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun May 15, 1988 | 98D | Ride | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Tue Dec 1, 1987 | 19D | Tailor's tool | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Fri Sep 4, 1987 | 67A | Sometimes it's in the groove | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Mar 30, 1986 | 67D | Acupuncture item | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sat Dec 28, 1985 | 12A | Heckle | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Mar 20, 1985 | 50D | Provoke | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu Dec 6, 1984 | 20A | Obelisk or bodkin | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Mar 23, 1984 | 12D | Tease | Joan Whitman | Maleska |
Mon Oct 3, 1983 | 23A | Goad | Trussel | Maleska |
Sun Dec 26, 1982 | 83A | Heckle | Barry L. Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Dec 19, 1982 | 98D | Goad | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Fri May 28, 1982 | 31D | Rib | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Feb 18, 1982 | 51D | Compass part | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Mon Oct 26, 1981 | 14D | Kind of work or point | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Oct 23, 1981 | 42D | Pester | Ronald Rabinowitz | Maleska |
Thu May 14, 1981 | 24A | Tease | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Fri Nov 14, 1980 | 4D | Cleopatra's ___, in Central Park | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Fri Nov 7, 1980 | 63A | Bodkin | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Oct 19, 1980 | 68D | Tease | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Aug 8, 1980 | 35A | Bodkin | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Fri Jul 4, 1980 | 38D | Bodkin | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Tue Mar 18, 1980 | 23A | Tease | Meunier | Maleska |
Thu Sep 27, 1979 | 18D | Badger | Louise Earnest | Maleska |
Sat Feb 24, 1979 | 37D | Tease | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Dec 20, 1977 | 48A | Make a snide remark | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Sun Dec 11, 1977 | 24D | Quilter's necessity | Olga Kowals | Maleska |
Thu Jan 29, 1976 | 43D | Cleopatra's ___ | DeWitt Anderson | Weng |
Fri Dec 26, 1975 | 68A | Haystack fugitive | John Prytz | Weng |
Sun Mar 17, 1974 | 115A | Acupuncture Item | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Wed Oct 18, 1972 | 43A | Knitting aid | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 2, 1972 | 47A | Prod | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 22, 1971 | 47A | Haystack yield | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 14, 1971 | 45D | Phonograph must | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 15, 1971 | 49D | Obelisk | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 20, 1970 | 43D | Obelisk | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 8, 1970 | 7D | Heckle | Marjorie K. Collins | Weng |
Fri Jan 30, 1970 | 8D | Goad | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 22, 1969 | 21D | Obelisk. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 20, 1968 | 23A | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 29, 1967 | 38D | Pine leaf. | Dorothea Bauer | Farrar |
Sun Oct 23, 1966 | 94A | The ribber's weapon. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Oct 6, 1965 | 18A | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 11, 1965 | 9D | Part of a compass. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Mar 24, 1965 | 19A | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 14, 1965 | 101A | Obelisk. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Fri Dec 6, 1963 | 30A | Obelisk. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Fri Nov 8, 1963 | 56A | Stylus. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Mon Jul 29, 1963 | 46A | Cleopatra's ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 30, 1963 | 7D | Seattle Fair feature. | Jay Sheldon | Farrar |
Mon Sep 17, 1962 | 5D | Compass pointer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 22, 1962 | 116D | Pointer of a compass. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1962 | 43A | Tease. | Macon Reed | Farrar |
Mon May 1, 1961 | 44D | Tall, spikelike rock. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 19, 1961 | 66A | Sew. | Lavengro | Farrar |
Sun Dec 18, 1960 | 17D | Cleopatra's ___. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Sep 13, 1960 | 49D | Compass pointer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 5, 1960 | 51A | Cleopatra's ___ in Central Park. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 29, 1960 | 25D | Stylus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 3, 1960 | 54D | Obelisk. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Nov 10, 1959 | 25D | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 5, 1959 | 15D | Phonographic adjunct. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Feb 17, 1959 | 37D | Cleopatra's ___. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Fri Jul 18, 1958 | 43D | Tease persistently: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 29, 1958 | 40A | ___ in a haystack. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Apr 26, 1958 | 68A | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 23, 1957 | 63A | Jutting pointed rock. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 30, 1956 | 61A | Pointer of a compass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 13, 1956 | 49D | Pointed leaf. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Thu Apr 5, 1956 | 39A | Obelisk. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Mon Sep 19, 1955 | 52D | Crochet hook. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Jul 21, 1955 | 42D | Cleopatra's ___. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Jan 19, 1955 | 53A | Obelisk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1954 | 100D | Obelisk. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Jan 3, 1954 | 18D | Pointer. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Thu Aug 20, 1953 | 61A | Crochet hook. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 5, 1953 | 7D | Obelisk. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sun Mar 22, 1953 | 100D | Part of a compass. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 8, 1953 | 62D | Conifer leaf. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Fri May 30, 1952 | 42D | Part of a compass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 5, 1952 | 14D | Cleopatra's ___. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Sep 30, 1951 | 34D | Pinnacle of rock. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Thu Aug 2, 1951 | 41A | Garment workers' trade designation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 18, 1951 | 42D | Cleopatra's is in Central Park. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1949 | 46A | Couturier's accessory. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Aug 7, 1949 | 53A | Sharp rock. | Alice McKinley | Farrar |
Sun Aug 6, 1944 | 84A | Obelisk. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |