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79 total results for NETTLE( score: 50 )
31 results for NETTLE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Jul 17, 2024 | 71A | Stinging plant (5) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
Wed Jan 18, 2023 | 9D | Annoy (2) | Lindsay McBride | Shortz |
Wed Apr 22, 2020 | 51D | Sharply annoy | Jules Markey | Shortz |
Thu Feb 27, 2020 | 43A | Irk (5) | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb | Shortz |
Thu Jan 30, 2020 | 25A | Stinging plant (5) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Thu Jan 2, 2020 | 8D | Stinging plant (5) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Oct 15, 2019 | 7D | Stinging weed | Julie Bérubé | Shortz |
Sun May 22, 2016 | 106D | Irk (5) | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Mon Jan 14, 2013 | 67A | Stinging plant (5) | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 9, 2012 | 91D | Source of irritation | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Oct 1, 2011 | 13D | Get to | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Thu Feb 10, 2011 | 33D | Sting source | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Thu Dec 16, 2010 | 38D | Irk (5) | Charles Deber | Shortz |
Sat Nov 6, 2010 | 12D | Vex (2) | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Wed May 12, 2010 | 28D | Irritate (4) | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Fri Jan 15, 2010 | 29D | Irk (5) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Jul 3, 2009 | 60A | Rub the wrong way (3) | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Mon Jun 22, 2009 | 49A | Prickly plant | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Jul 17, 2008 | 46A | Annoy (2) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Fri Nov 16, 2007 | 14D | Green stinger | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sat Jul 23, 2005 | 27D | Rub the wrong way (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 2005 | 45D | Irritate (4) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Sat Jun 22, 2002 | 63A | Bug | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Nov 22, 2001 | 48D | Irk (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Oct 1, 1999 | 15D | Rub the wrong way (3) | John Wolting | Shortz |
Thu Jun 18, 1998 | 6D | Irritate (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Sep 9, 1996 | 19D | Tiny sting | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Fri Sep 22, 1995 | 21A | Vex (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Jun 24, 1995 | 41A | Stinger | Bob & Sharon Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 1994 | 50D | Irritate (4) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 1994 | 3D | Stinging plant (5) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
3 results for NETTLE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Dec 3, 2023 | Acrostic | D | Stinging, prickly plant; vex, irritate | David Balton & Jane Stewart | Shortz |
Oct 11, 2020 | Acrostic | O | Stinging plant | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jun 26, 2016 | Acrostic | P | Irksome member of the genus Urtica | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
45 results for NETTLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Oct 9, 1992 | 43D | Vex | Robert Zimmerman | Maleska |
Sun Dec 29, 1991 | 25A | Bug | Peter Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Dec 27, 1989 | 11D | Irritate | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 17, 1988 | 28A | Annoy | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Thu Jun 26, 1986 | 29A | Provoke | Elaine George | Maleska |
Mon Apr 7, 1986 | 29A | Peeve | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Jul 4, 1985 | 40D | Irritate | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri Apr 26, 1985 | 13D | Irk | William Canine | Maleska |
Wed Oct 10, 1984 | 44A | Irk | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed Sep 14, 1983 | 22A | Spiny plant | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Sun Jan 27, 1980 | 40A | Annoy | Bert Beaman | Maleska |
Sun Nov 4, 1979 | 134A | Vex | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Sep 13, 1979 | 43A | Prickly plant | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Wed Apr 4, 1979 | 51A | Annoy | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sun Nov 20, 1977 | 141A | Vex | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Sun Jan 30, 1977 | 18D | Provoke | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Thu Sep 9, 1976 | 19D | Stinging plant | George Raventos | Weng |
Sun May 16, 1976 | 32A | Irk | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Mar 4, 1976 | 21D | Irritate | Samuel H. Barkan | Weng |
Wed Feb 5, 1975 | 58A | Plant with stingers | Mary Dorman | Weng |
Mon Mar 15, 1971 | 48D | Prickly plant | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 23, 1967 | 32A | Vex. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Wed Mar 29, 1967 | 15D | Irritate. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Fri Nov 11, 1966 | 50A | Pesky weed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 10, 1965 | 45A | Irritate. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 1, 1965 | 18A | Weed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 8, 1964 | 9D | Prickly plant. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 19, 1963 | 47D | Vex. | Kathryn Righter | Farrar |
Tue Nov 19, 1963 | 22A | Annoy. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Aug 11, 1963 | 109A | Vex. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Mon Apr 29, 1963 | 41D | Vex. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 31, 1963 | 21A | Pesky weed. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Tue Jun 19, 1962 | 31D | Provoke. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sat Apr 14, 1962 | 3D | Prickly plant. | Alda Zimpel | Farrar |
Fri Feb 23, 1962 | 45D | Annoy. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Mon Oct 2, 1961 | 24A | Prickly weed. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 18, 1958 | 60A | Irritate. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun May 18, 1958 | 59A | Vex. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Dec 5, 1957 | 50D | Annoy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 12, 1957 | 51A | Irritate. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Fri Jan 27, 1956 | 9D | Sting. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri May 13, 1955 | 21A | Irritate. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sun Dec 26, 1954 | 3D | Vex. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jan 13, 1952 | 21D | Anger. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1950 | 66D | Prickly plant. | Elizabeth Jackson | Farrar |