SIFT

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

85 total results for SIFT( score: 50 )

31 results for SIFT from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 13, 2023	10D	Sort (through) (6)	Robin Yu	Shortz
Mon Mar 14, 2022	69A	Sort (through) (6)	Stephen Hiltner	Shortz
Wed Dec 1, 2021	33D	Filter (through)	Christopher Youngs	Shortz
Mon Jul 5, 2021	51D	De-clump, as flour	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Tue Nov 10, 2020	10D	Sort (through) (6)	Robert Fisher	Shortz
Fri Sep 11, 2020	18A	Sort (through) (6)	Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard	Shortz
Tue Aug 11, 2020	19D	Sort through, as evidence	Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun May 19, 2019	99D	Winnow	Natan Last	Shortz
Thu Mar 1, 2018	5D	Strain (2)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Fri Jul 7, 2017	55D	Search	Andy Kravis	Shortz
Tue May 2, 2017	24D	Search (through) (4)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Jan 11, 2016	33D	Search (through), as evidence	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Sun Jul 19, 2015	1D	Go (through) (3)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Wed Jul 1, 2015	55D	De-lump, as flour	Ned White	Shortz
Tue Jun 30, 2015	45D	Search (through) (4)	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Sun Mar 1, 2015	39D	Go (through) (3)	Finn Vigeland	Shortz
Sun Dec 22, 2013	67A	Strain (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Apr 19, 2013	11A	Screen (2)	Ned White	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2012	80D	Separate out	Steven E. Atwood	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 2012	68A	Sort (out)	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Tue Apr 8, 2008	61D	Sort (through) (6)	Dave Mackey	Shortz
Thu Feb 28, 2008	26D	Sort through (6)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Tue Feb 27, 2007	34D	Search (through) (4)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Mon Jun 21, 2004	24D	Go (through), as evidence	Craig Kasper	Shortz
Fri Dec 28, 2001	22A	Go (through) (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Dec 20, 2000	6D	Separate	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Jul 13, 1998	10D	Refine, as flour	Bill Ballard	Shortz
Mon Sep 22, 1997	1A	Separate, as flour or ashes	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Thu May 29, 1997	41A	Screen (2)	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Tue Feb 1, 1994	1D	Investigate, in a way	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz
Fri Dec 3, 1993	8D	Search (through) (4)	Bill Click	Shortz

54 results for SIFT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 24, 1993	1D	Cake-recipe verb	Cathy Millhauser	Maleska
Fri Oct 30, 1992	65A	Examine closely	Stanley B. Whitten	Maleska
Sun Jul 19, 1992	71A	Examine closely	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Thu May 7, 1992	1A	Filter	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Mon Aug 5, 1991	1D	Prepare flour	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Sep 27, 1990	5A	Put through a strainer	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Tue Sep 11, 1990	23A	Sieve	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Wed May 2, 1990	27A	Prepare flour for baking	Peter Gordon	Maleska
Wed Jan 24, 1990	14D	Put through a sieve	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Tue Jul 25, 1989	58D	Separate carefully	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Wed Feb 15, 1989	36A	Use a winnow	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Feb 11, 1986	26D	Winnow	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Tue Jul 2, 1985	1A	Cooking direction	Coleburn	Maleska
Tue Dec 28, 1982	12D	Separate carefully	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Thu Mar 6, 1980	34A	Winnow	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Tue Aug 9, 1977	6A	Separate carefully	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Jan 22, 1977	58A	Examine carefully	Bert Beaman	Weng
Mon Aug 23, 1976	1A	Examine critically	Reginald L. Johnson	Weng
Fri Feb 20, 1976	18A	Examine minutely	Alice H. Kaufman	Weng
Thu Oct 24, 1974	5A	Study, as evidence	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Mon Jul 22, 1974	38A	Work with flour	Victor Goldfarb	Weng
Sun Jul 14, 1974	31D	Work on flour	Alfio Micci	Weng
Sun May 5, 1974	17A	Strain	Louis C. Mandes Jr.	Weng
Tue May 29, 1973	28D	Do a flour job	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 24, 1970	10A	Examine closely	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1970	45D	Study, as clues	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 18, 1969	1A	Screen.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 29, 1969	69A	Examine critically	Lewis C. Breaker	Weng
Sun Dec 1, 1968	30A	Sort	W. A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Nov 23, 1968	8D	Sieve.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 19, 1968	1A	Winnow.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 19, 1967	48A	Winnow.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Jun 18, 1967	18D	Study thoroughly.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Thu Aug 11, 1966	6A	Select, in a way.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 17, 1966	13D	Screen.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 25, 1965	42A	Examine minutely.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 19, 1964	40D	Examine closely.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 5, 1964	62A	Examine closely.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 19, 1964	7D	Use a 13 Down.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 16, 1964	1A	Examine closely.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 22, 1963	41A	Screen.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 14, 1961	57D	Screen.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Mon Jun 6, 1960	20A	Separate.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 30, 1960	1A	Sieve.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 27, 1959	21A	Examine critically.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 20, 1959	34D	Sieve.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Aug 11, 1958	1D	Pass through a sieve.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sat Jun 8, 1957	2D	Mingle, as baking ingredients.	Charles C. Allen	Farrar
Thu Aug 2, 1956	1D	Examine closely.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Oct 3, 1955	38A	Go through, as data.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 9, 1955	55A	Strain.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Dec 13, 1954	56D	Screen.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 25, 1953	125A	Screen.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 28, 1952	86A	Search finely.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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FITS, FIST

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