RIFF

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

51 total results for RIFF( score: 50 )

27 results for RIFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 24, 2023	34D	Funky bit of noodling	Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris	Shortz
Sun Apr 30, 2023	33A	Repeated musical phrase (2)	Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri May 20, 2022	47A	Improvise on stage	Hal Moore	Shortz
Mon Jan 18, 2021	38D	Repeated bit in jazz	Jeff Stillman	Shortz
Thu Jun 18, 2020	47D	Expound (on)	Ricky Cruz	Shortz
Thu Jul 13, 2017	39D	Recurring snippet in a bass line, say	Lewis E. Rothlein	Shortz
Mon Nov 23, 2015	3D	Speak extemporaneously (on)	Parker Lewis	Shortz
Sun Apr 7, 2013	90D	Melodic phrase	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Wed Dec 5, 2012	21D	Jazz line	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Sun Aug 8, 2010	10D	Jazz phrase (4)	Pam Klawitter	Shortz
Thu Apr 2, 2009	41D	Musical phrase (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon Nov 5, 2007	6A	Musical phrase (3)	Jeremy Horwitz	Shortz
Sun Apr 8, 2007	63D	Comedic spiel	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun Jan 1, 2006	43A	Take off (on)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Jan 3, 2005	7D	Jazz phrase (4)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jun 20, 2004	74A	Jazz bit (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Mar 7, 2004	31A	Music bit	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Wed Jan 16, 2002	31D	Improvised bit	Linda Bushman	Shortz
Tue Jul 31, 2001	1A	Jazz lick	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Fri Oct 20, 2000	36A	Jazz bit (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Jan 12, 1999	1D	Jazz phrase (4)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Wed Oct 21, 1998	46D	Bit of jazz	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Sun Mar 24, 1996	18D	Songwriter's starting point, maybe	J. K. Brill	Shortz
Sun Jan 21, 1996	12D	Jazz phrase (4)	R. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Nov 26, 1995	55A	Musical phrase (3)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Sep 12, 1995	53D	Repeated musical phrase (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Nov 20, 1994	91A	Jazz theme	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for RIFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 4, 2003	Acrostic	Z	Short, rhythmic phrase in jazz	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

23 results for RIFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 12, 1989	19A	Jazzman's repeated melodic phrase	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Jul 22, 1986	1D	Jazzman's repeated phrase	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Thu Mar 28, 1985	73A	Jazz player's phrase	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1983	49A	Jazz passage	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Sep 20, 1975	47D	Moroccan native	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Sep 1, 1974	40D	Moroccan	Gladys V. Miller	Weng
Mon Apr 29, 1974	1D	Berber	James Barrick	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1972	101D	Moroccan	Elmer Toro	Weng
Thu Aug 11, 1966	3D	Native of Morocco.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 12, 1966	1A	Berber tribesman.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 4, 1966	64A	Repeated phrase, in jazz.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 26, 1965	52A	Jazz theme.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 19, 1964	21D	Berber of Morocco.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 16, 1964	34A	Jazz theme.	George Laczko	Farrar
Tue Jan 2, 1962	48D	Moroccan Berber.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu Mar 3, 1960	36A	Berber of Moroccan coast.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 15, 1959	27D	Berber of the Moroccan coast.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 24, 1957	58A	Hill Berber of Morocco.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Dec 7, 1955	5A	Native of the Moroccan coast.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 26, 1953	10A	Berber of Morocco.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Tue Nov 27, 1951	1A	Repeated melodic phrase in swing music.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 19, 1951	24D	Tribesman of North Africa.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1943	71A	Hilly coast region of Morocco.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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