PLOY

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

79 total results for PLOY( score: 50 )

29 results for PLOY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 17, 2024	63D	Sneaky maneuver (2)	Joseph Gangi	Fagliano
Mon Jan 1, 2024	63A	Devious scheme	Harry Zheng	Shortz
Wed Jun 9, 2021	36D	Stratagem (7)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Wed Sep 4, 2019	33A	Devious maneuver (2)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Mon Jun 13, 2016	70A	Devious maneuver (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun May 10, 2015	30A	Scheme (3)	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Mon Apr 20, 2015	7A	Scheme (3)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Mon Jul 7, 2014	71A	Stratagem (7)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Wed May 21, 2014	27D	Sneaky tactic (2)	Mike Buckley	Shortz
Tue May 6, 2014	9A	Stratagem (7)	Alex Bajcz	Shortz
Fri Feb 10, 2012	34A	Maneuver (3)	Barry C. Silk and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Mon Dec 19, 2011	61A	Stratagem (7)	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 2010	92A	Subterfuge	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun Mar 14, 2010	47A	Maneuver (3)	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Sat Aug 16, 2008	25A	Something from one's bag of tricks	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Oct 12, 2007	5D	Trick	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Mon May 8, 2006	10D	Clever tactic	Norm Guggenbiller	Shortz
Mon Mar 28, 2005	30A	Sly maneuver	Elizabeth Babikan	Shortz
Sun Sep 1, 2002	95A	Sneaky tactic (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Jun 16, 2001	7A	Maneuver (3)	Dana Motley	Shortz
Wed May 2, 2001	29D	Stratagem (7)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Wed Jan 17, 2001	46A	Ruse (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu Oct 28, 1999	61A	Sneaky maneuver (2)	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Sun Mar 14, 1999	17D	Feint	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Sun Dec 27, 1998	125A	Stratagem (7)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Nov 13, 1997	5D	Ruse (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Aug 28, 1995	43D	Scheme (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Mar 15, 1995	58D	Stratagem (7)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Tue Mar 15, 1994	16A	Tactic	David J. Kahn	Shortz

50 results for PLOY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 21, 1993	28A	Subterfuge	Tap Osborn	Taub
Wed Sep 15, 1993	16A	Ruse	Rand H. Burns	Taub
Sat Jul 10, 1993	63A	Fast one	Cathy Millhauser	Maleska
Mon May 10, 1993	51D	Stratagem	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Tue Sep 29, 1992	2D	Ruse	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sat Jan 20, 1990	11D	Device	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Wed Oct 19, 1988	63A	Stratagem	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Sun Aug 24, 1986	115D	Maneuver	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Thu Jul 17, 1986	45A	Karpov gambit, e.g.	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Aug 4, 1985	131D	Gambit	William J. Yskamp	Maleska
Tue May 14, 1985	69A	Stratagem	Tangredi	Maleska
Tue Jun 12, 1984	24D	Tactic	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Tue May 11, 1982	10A	Stratagem	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Sun Apr 29, 1979	26A	Stratagem	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Wed Jun 21, 1978	65A	Stratagem	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Jun 18, 1978	85D	Stratagem	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Mar 30, 1978	37A	Tactic	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sat Dec 25, 1976	7D	Maneuver	Jordyn	Weng
Sat Sep 6, 1975	64A	One-up maneuver	Samalin	Weng
Fri Nov 15, 1974	38A	Strategy	Remley	Weng
Wed Mar 27, 1974	36D	One-up trick	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Sat Jul 22, 1972	39A	Stratagem	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 16, 1972	13D	One-up job	C. McInerney	Weng
Sun Feb 27, 1972	56D	One-up tactic	Ward W. Smith	Weng
Sun Jan 30, 1972	37A	One-up tactic	James V. Shannon	Weng
Tue Jan 25, 1972	56D	Bit of gamesmanship	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 5, 1971	57D	Maneuver	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 3, 1971	11D	Maneuver	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 18, 1971	52D	Maneuver	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 30, 1970	13A	Stratagem	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 5, 1970	30D	Shrewd move	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Mon Apr 6, 1970	45D	Stratagem	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 28, 1969	2D	Oneupmanship word.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 28, 1968	13D	Gambit.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 16, 1968	53D	Gambit.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 12, 1968	27D	Tactic.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 19, 1968	16A	Tactic.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 11, 1967	13D	Tactic.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1966	82D	Gamesmanship word.	Will Weng	Farrar
Mon Sep 26, 1966	10A	Strategic maneuver.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 26, 1965	47D	Gambit.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 13, 1965	70A	Frolic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 14, 1964	86D	Tactic	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Mon Mar 16, 1964	13D	Tactic.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 16, 1963	28D	Some action or sport.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 21, 1963	65A	Tactic, as in a game.	Norma Schier	Farrar
Sun Mar 11, 1962	109A	Tactic.	Harry Gluck	Farrar
Sun Dec 11, 1960	128A	Diminish front: Mil.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1959	109A	Principle of gamesmanship.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Aug 20, 1958	5A	Form columns from lines of troops.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

Anagrams:

YOLP, POLY

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