This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

9 results for SEIZES from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 15, 2022	1D	Gets stuck, as an engine	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Thu Jun 12, 2014	23A	Suddenly stops working, with "up"	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Thu Aug 23, 2012	49D	Grabs	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Sun Jul 26, 2009	126D	Takes by force	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sat Feb 24, 2007	42D	Commandeers	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Sep 28, 2001	44D	Confiscates (4)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Sep 4, 1996	31A	Confiscates (4)	N. S. Ross	Shortz
Wed May 8, 1996	15A	Confiscates (4)	R. Norris	Shortz
Sat Jan 14, 1995	48D	Confiscates (4)	Rich Norris	Shortz

10 results for SEIZES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 12, 1993	44A	Apprehends	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon Dec 25, 1978	46D	Nabs	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Dec 1, 1972	36A	Grabs	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 2, 1972	47D	Grabs	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 28, 1958	56A	Takes prisoner.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Aug 31, 1958	29A	Takes by force.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Sep 29, 1954	49D	Catches.	E. E. Smith	Farrar
Sun Jan 17, 1943	102D	Takes.	Amy L. Glazier	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1942	90D	Takes by force.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Aug 30, 1942	153A	Takes hold.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

Anagram:

35 ms