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63 total results for ORINOCO( score: 50 )
17 results for ORINOCO from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Oct 22, 2023 | 89D | "___ Flow" (song by Enya) | Robert Ryan | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2023 | 45D | Colombia/Venezuela border river (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Oct 23, 2021 | 2D | River with the second-largest discharge volume in the New World, after the Amazon | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Wed Oct 24, 2018 | 16A | Noted piranha habitat | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
Thu Oct 6, 2016 | 11D | River that's home to the black spot piranha | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sat Sep 5, 2015 | 39D | Home to 15-foot-long crocodiles | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed May 23, 2012 | 7D | River past Ciudad Bolívar | Eric Williams | Shortz |
Sat Aug 19, 2006 | 2D | Major Atlantic Ocean feeder | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sat Jan 7, 2006 | 36D | Ciudad Bolívar is on it | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2003 | 52D | Part of the Venezuela/ Colombia border (2) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Fri Feb 28, 2003 | 38D | River to the Atlantic | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2002 | 12D | Puerto Ayacucho's river | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Feb 4, 1998 | 40A | Venezuelan river | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 1996 | 59A | Ciudad Bolivar's river | D. Tuller | Shortz |
Fri Dec 29, 1995 | 14A | Its chief port is Ciudad Bolivar | Jeff Herrington | Shortz |
Fri Oct 27, 1995 | 3D | Part of the Venezuela-Colombia border (2) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Fri Jun 2, 1995 | 58A | Colombia-Venezuela border river (2) | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
1 result for ORINOCO from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jan 23, 2005 | Acrostic | H | Home to some Venezuelan crocodiles | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
45 results for ORINOCO from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Jul 22, 1985 | 29D | Long river in Venezuela | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sun Apr 8, 1984 | 98D | River in Venezuela | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Tue Oct 20, 1981 | 37D | S.A. river | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Aug 18, 1980 | 26A | River in Venezuela | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Jul 15, 1980 | 42A | Its mouth was discovered by Columbus: 1498 | Goldmann | Maleska |
Tue Mar 27, 1979 | 52A | River probably discovered by Columbus in 1498 | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Aug 26, 1973 | 52D | S. A. river | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Wed Dec 23, 1970 | 45A | Long S. A. river | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 19, 1968 | 10D | South American river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 28, 1966 | 38D | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 20, 1965 | 7D | So. American river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 14, 1963 | 23A | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Oct 19, 1960 | 2D | South American river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 11, 1957 | 60A | Venezuelan waterway. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Sun May 5, 1957 | 111A | River traced to its source in 1951. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1955 | 10D | Its course was discovered, 1951. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Apr 28, 1955 | 2D | It drains four-fifths of Venezuela . | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Mar 6, 1955 | 52D | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Maura Jacobson | Farrar |
Thu Feb 24, 1955 | 10D | River in Venezuela. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 30, 1955 | 52D | Probable discovery of Columbus. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Dec 11, 1954 | 52A | Probable Columbus discovery, 1498. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Sun Nov 28, 1954 | 25A | River in "Green Mansions." | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Nov 17, 1954 | 53A | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sat Aug 22, 1953 | 15A | Venezuela's river. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 9, 1953 | 103D | Venezuela's mighty river. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri Jul 10, 1953 | 56A | 1,550-mi. river in Venezuela. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 29, 1952 | 24A | 1600-mi. river of Venezuela. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Mon May 26, 1952 | 15A | River forming wide delta in Venezuela. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 31, 1952 | 14A | So. Amer. river whose source has recently been found. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1951 | 58D | Tucupita's river. | J. L. Wilkinson | Farrar |
Sat Oct 20, 1951 | 2D | River along Colombian border. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 29, 1951 | 139A | Cuidad Bolivar's river. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun May 13, 1951 | 23A | Venezuela's great river. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1950 | 109D | River of Ciudad Bolivar. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1950 | 2D | River in "Green Mansions." | Elizabeth Jackson | Farrar |
Sun Nov 6, 1949 | 68D | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Mar 6, 1949 | 55A | Venezuela's river. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1948 | 110D | 1,500-mile river. | I. Kert | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1946 | 15D | Piacoa's river. | S. K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Sep 15, 1946 | 98D | Venezuelan river. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jun 9, 1946 | 22A | River rising in Venezuela. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Mar 10, 1946 | 23A | River Columbus almost discovered. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1945 | 59D | Ciudad Bolivar's river. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Jun 3, 1945 | 27A | River draining the llanos. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Dec 12, 1943 | 24A | River on which Ciudad Bolivar is. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |