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147 total results for ROTS( score: 50 )
63 results for ROTS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 4, 2024 | 59A | Deteriorates, like old wood | Colin Adams | Fagliano |
Fri Jul 12, 2024 | 7D | Turns, perhaps | Malaika Handa | Fagliano |
Sun May 26, 2024 | 35D | Breaks down (6) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Sun Aug 6, 2023 | 70A | Turns, in a sense | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Dec 22, 2022 | 60D | Goes bad (9) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Jul 3, 2022 | 55D | Doesn't keep (8) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Tue Jun 7, 2022 | 38D | Goes bad (9) | Carly Schuna | Shortz |
Sun Nov 21, 2021 | 49D | Goes to hell (2) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Sun Nov 8, 2020 | 38A | Breaks down (6) | Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Wed Sep 16, 2020 | 41D | Doesn't keep (8) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 2020 | 65A | Wastes away | David Kwong | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2019 | 46A | Decays | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Sun Dec 2, 2018 | 74A | Doesn't keep (8) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Sun Jun 24, 2018 | 73D | Deteriorates (2) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Fri May 12, 2017 | 54D | Spoils badly | Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Fri Feb 3, 2017 | 22A | Is no longer good | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Wed Nov 23, 2016 | 47D | Becomes compost | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Nov 22, 2015 | 120D | Turns bad (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Jan 19, 2015 | 57D | Goes bad (9) | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Tue Dec 16, 2014 | 65A | Decomposes (2) | Joel D. Lafargue | Shortz |
Sun Aug 17, 2014 | 27D | Breaks down (6) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Tue Jul 8, 2014 | 35A | Goes to pot | Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski | Shortz |
Sun Apr 6, 2014 | 92A | Breaks down (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Feb 27, 2014 | 4D | Turns bad (2) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu Aug 29, 2013 | 63A | Falls into decay | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 2011 | 56D | Goes bad (9) | Kay Anderson | Shortz |
Fri Aug 20, 2010 | 18A | Languishes in the lockup | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Thu Aug 19, 2010 | 7D | Spoils (4) | Kristian House | Shortz |
Tue Apr 13, 2010 | 51D | Goes bad (9) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Sun Dec 20, 2009 | 88A | Goes to hell (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Nov 21, 2009 | 28D | Degenerates | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Sat May 2, 2009 | 55D | Spoils (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jan 22, 2009 | 26D | Fails to keep (2) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Tue May 6, 2008 | 71A | Fails to keep (2) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Mon Mar 24, 2008 | 38A | Goes bad, as fruit | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Oct 20, 2007 | 48D | Breaks down (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Nov 17, 2006 | 4D | Deteriorates (2) | Beth Hinshaw | Shortz |
Fri Apr 21, 2006 | 19A | Doesn't keep (8) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Dec 26, 2005 | 56D | Goes bad (9) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 2005 | 61D | Raises a stink? | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 71D | Breaks down (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Mar 5, 2004 | 5D | Breaks down, in a way | Gary Steinmehl | Shortz |
Wed Dec 31, 2003 | 30D | Makes a stink? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Feb 25, 2003 | 54D | Goes bad (9) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 2003 | 17A | Doesn't keep (8) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Oct 20, 2002 | 24D | Doesn't keep (8) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Apr 29, 2002 | 1D | Goes bad (9) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Sat Feb 9, 2002 | 11D | Languishes in confinement | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Feb 21, 2001 | 1D | Goes bad (9) | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Thu Jan 11, 2001 | 5D | Falls apart (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Jun 29, 2000 | 40D | Turns | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 2000 | 116A | Doesn't keep (8) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 1999 | 79A | Doesn't keep (8) | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Tue Apr 27, 1999 | 13D | Goes to waste (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Feb 22, 1999 | 3D | Decomposes (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 1998 | 115A | Languishes | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sat Oct 25, 1997 | 53D | Falls apart (2) | John Scott Marrone | Shortz |
Sat Mar 15, 1997 | 51D | Molders | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
Fri Sep 20, 1996 | 50D | Stagnates | J. Page | Shortz |
Tue Mar 26, 1996 | 1D | Spoils (4) | J. S. Marrone | Shortz |
Mon Sep 4, 1995 | 60A | Putrefies | Richard Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Mar 20, 1994 | 31A | Goes to waste (2) | Joel Davajan | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 1993 | 120A | Spoils (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
1 result for ROTS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Nov 27, 2022 | Panda | 5D | Sort of goes bad | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
83 results for ROTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Dec 18, 1992 | 29D | Putrefies | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Sat Dec 12, 1992 | 67A | Molders | Stanley B. Whitten | Maleska |
Fri Mar 13, 1992 | 1D | Decays | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Mar 6, 1992 | 3D | Erodes | Bryant White | Maleska |
Wed Nov 21, 1990 | 24A | Spoils | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon Oct 8, 1990 | 7D | Decays | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Wed Jul 11, 1990 | 68A | Decays | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Jul 5, 1990 | 61D | Deteriorates | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Feb 11, 1990 | 57A | Degenerates | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Feb 4, 1990 | 62A | Hurdy-gurdies | Donald V. Lee II | Maleska |
Tue Aug 29, 1989 | 5D | Putrefies | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Mon Aug 21, 1989 | 1A | Decays | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Tue Jul 25, 1989 | 61D | Decomposes | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Sun Feb 26, 1989 | 91D | Deteriorates | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Wed Dec 14, 1988 | 19A | Decays | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Tue Sep 27, 1988 | 37A | Decays | Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Jul 6, 1988 | 63A | Degenerates | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
Wed Mar 30, 1988 | 58D | Decays | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sat Dec 12, 1987 | 38D | Molders | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Fri Oct 9, 1987 | 55D | Molders | Rita Yelle | Maleska |
Sun Jul 19, 1987 | 3D | Decays | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri May 30, 1986 | 36D | Decays | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon May 12, 1986 | 22A | Decays | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Dec 13, 1985 | 63A | Spoils | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Mon Dec 9, 1985 | 21A | Putrifies | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Wed Jul 10, 1985 | 62A | Decays | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1983 | 64A | Decomposes | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1983 | 11D | Decomposes | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Feb 20, 1983 | 56D | Molders | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Wed Oct 6, 1982 | 64A | Molders | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Wed Sep 22, 1982 | 23A | Decays | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Mon Aug 16, 1982 | 39A | Decays | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Sat Aug 7, 1982 | 23A | Goes bad | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Apr 14, 1982 | 6D | Plant diseases | John Greenman | Maleska |
Fri Jun 12, 1981 | 40A | Spoils | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Tue Aug 26, 1980 | 25D | Deteriorates | Joan Whitman | Maleska |
Sat Aug 9, 1980 | 29D | Molders | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Tue Jan 15, 1980 | 65A | Spoils | Rubin | Maleska |
Tue Nov 6, 1979 | 40A | Decays | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Wed Apr 11, 1979 | 52A | Deteriorates | Weil | Maleska |
Sun May 28, 1978 | 45A | Putrefies | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Tue Feb 7, 1978 | 59A | Deteriorates | Robert W. Sturges | Maleska |
Tue Apr 8, 1975 | 27D | Goes bad | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Fri Aug 16, 1974 | 69A | Goes bad | Bert H. Kruse | Weng |
Sun Jan 27, 1974 | 131D | Goes bad | Alexander Black | Weng |
Sat Aug 4, 1973 | 7D | Decays | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 3, 1973 | 35A | Decays | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 12, 1973 | 48A | Deteriorates | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Dec 7, 1972 | 64A | Goes bad | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 22, 1972 | 10A | Deteriorates | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Nov 5, 1971 | 21A | Spoils | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 30, 1971 | 28A | Goes bad | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 5, 1971 | 24A | Deteriorates | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 16, 1971 | 3D | Goes bad | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 14, 1970 | 58D | Decays | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 14, 1969 | 1D | Decays. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 24, 1968 | 54D | Deteriorates. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 5, 1965 | 103A | Spoils. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Aug 18, 1965 | 18D | Goes to pot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 22, 1964 | 37D | Spoils. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 25, 1963 | 42D | Goes to ruin. | Stephanie Caruana | Farrar |
Sun Jul 15, 1962 | 105A | Spoils. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Apr 29, 1962 | 148A | Spoils. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Apr 11, 1960 | 6D | Spoils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 2, 1959 | 10D | Spoils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 27, 1958 | 51D | Spoils. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Jul 23, 1957 | 18D | Putrefies. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Jul 1, 1956 | 95A | Spoils. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Oct 10, 1955 | 56D | Spoils. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Sat Aug 13, 1955 | 28D | Spoils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 4, 1955 | 22D | Spoils. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Tue Sep 21, 1954 | 26A | Decomposes. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1954 | 15D | Decomposes. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Jan 25, 1954 | 50A | Goes bad. | Willard Jordan | Farrar |
Fri Sep 11, 1953 | 31A | Spoils. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sun Jun 7, 1953 | 111A | Wastes away. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Thu Jul 24, 1952 | 40A | Decomposes. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 22, 1951 | 54D | Spoils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 11, 1951 | 47A | Undergoes decomposition. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 2, 1950 | 21D | Goes bad. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Dec 14, 1947 | 20D | Decomposes. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Mar 23, 1947 | 100D | Corrupts. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1944 | 12D | Putrefies. | James E. Kisner | Farrar |