OLDEST

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

52 total results for OLDEST( score: 50 )

18 results for OLDEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 17, 2019	56D	Like Fenway among all major-league ballparks	David Kwong	Shortz
Sun Mar 25, 2018	95A	Like St. Augustine, among all U.S. cities	Finn Vigeland	Shortz
Sat Apr 29, 2017	30D	Guinness adjective (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Wed Sep 24, 2014	48D	Like Jackie Jackson, in the Jackson 5	Andy Kravis	Shortz
Wed Feb 26, 2014	65A	Guinness Book superlative	Ruth B. Margolin	Shortz
Mon Nov 4, 2013	9D	Like St. Augustine vis-à-vis all U.S. cities	John Lieb	Shortz
Sat Dec 8, 2012	43D	Senior (4)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Feb 2, 2012	9D	Guinness superlative (2)	Stu Ockman	Shortz
Wed Sep 7, 2011	50D	Guinness superlative (2)	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Sun Aug 21, 2011	102D	Senior (4)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Mar 26, 2006	45A	Having seniority	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Feb 16, 2004	28A	Most elderly	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Fri Mar 2, 2001	40D	First-born	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Feb 14, 2001	45D	Guinness adjective (2)	Robert Dillman	Shortz
Mon Mar 23, 1998	25D	"The ___ trick in the book!"	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Sat Apr 19, 1997	3D	From furthest back	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Nov 15, 1996	34D	Senior (4)	R. Norris	Shortz
Sun Sep 4, 1994	29A	Senior (4)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

34 results for OLDEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 21, 1993	53A	First-born	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Mon May 31, 1993	4D	Most ancient	Peter Gordon	Maleska
Sun Feb 28, 1993	84D	Describing a doyen	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Sat Jan 25, 1992	46D	Most aged	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Sep 29, 1991	45A	Most venerable	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Maleska
Wed Apr 25, 1990	41D	Most venerable	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Fri Oct 13, 1989	45D	Most aged	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Jul 20, 1988	20A	Most antiquated	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Thu Aug 20, 1987	44D	Adjective for Methuselah	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Tue Jun 9, 1987	26A	Most ancient	Mary C. Whitten	Maleska
Sat May 30, 1987	21D	Longest-lived	Vaughn Keith	Maleska
Sat Jun 2, 1984	8D	Most venerable	Kevin Wray	Maleska
Sun Oct 2, 1983	42D	Firstborn	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri May 13, 1983	61A	Harvard, among U.S. colleges	Fraas	Maleska
Tue Nov 9, 1982	43A	Like Methuselah	Julian Ochrymowych	Maleska
Sun Apr 15, 1979	75A	Adjective for St. Augustine, Fla.	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Mar 18, 1979	24D	Firstborn	David J. Pohl & John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Feb 26, 1978	23D	Adjective for Methuselah	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Thu May 5, 1977	45A	First-born	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun Feb 15, 1976	73A	Most trite	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Apr 22, 1973	6D	Most trite	Mel Rosen	Weng
Sun Nov 19, 1972	51D	Most passé	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Sun Jan 15, 1967	83A	First-born.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed Dec 7, 1966	46D	Least fresh.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 21, 1965	22A	The senior.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 6, 1964	107A	Senior.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun Jul 28, 1963	93A	Most venerable.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Wed Jan 2, 1963	43D	Firstborn.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Dec 29, 1956	43D	Most mature.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1956	69A	Most skilled.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed Apr 11, 1956	17A	Of longest standing.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 19, 1953	56D	Most skilled.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Jun 6, 1951	47D	Most venerable.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 1944	117A	Most ancient.	Lester Keene	Farrar

Anagrams:

SLOTED, SODLET, STOLDE, LETSDO, STOLED

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