SIFTS

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

55 total results for SIFTS( score: 50 )

22 results for SIFTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 5, 2024	13D	Sorts	Natan Last	Fagliano
Mon Jun 15, 2020	53D	Carefully sorts (through)	Olivia Mitra Framke	Shortz
Sat Apr 18, 2020	22A	Searches (through) (2)	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Tue Oct 30, 2018	17A	Combs (through)	Jules Markey	Shortz
Mon Aug 6, 2018	28D	Painstakingly sorts (through)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl	Shortz
Thu Apr 28, 2016	42A	Sorts (through) (3)	Kurt Krauss	Shortz
Sun Sep 13, 2015	92D	Sorts (out)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Dec 4, 2008	9D	Examines, as evidence (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Mon Jun 30, 2008	52D	Looks (through), as for information	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Jun 12, 2006	50D	Sorts (through) (3)	Curtis Yee	Shortz
Thu Feb 3, 2005	9A	Searches (through) (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon May 24, 2004	29D	Sorts (through) (3)	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Mon Jul 7, 2003	9A	Separates, as flour	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu Dec 20, 2001	38A	Goes through	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Mar 25, 2001	102D	Is selective	Trip Payne	Shortz
Sun Sep 17, 2000	36A	Examines closely (2)	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 1999	22A	Scrutinizes	Jim Page	Shortz
Wed Jul 29, 1998	49D	Examines, as evidence (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Sep 28, 1997	29A	Examines closely (2)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Aug 24, 1997	68A	Separates, in a way	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Sun Mar 2, 1997	1D	Strains, in a way	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Wed Apr 12, 1995	1D	Winnows	Rich Norris	Shortz

1 result for SIFTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 5, 2021	Panda	27D	Examines fists	Michael Lieberman	Shortz

32 results for SIFTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 16, 1989	32D	Screens	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Thu Aug 3, 1989	51A	Uses a sieve	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Sun Jul 19, 1987	68A	Examines closely	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Wed Sep 10, 1986	47A	Strains	Peter Swift	Maleska
Fri May 10, 1985	27A	Winnows	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Mon Apr 1, 1985	52D	Screens	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1984	1A	Uses a bolter	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri Jan 21, 1983	25D	Pans	Robert Katz	Maleska
Fri Nov 5, 1982	22A	Selects	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Apr 1, 1982	33D	Winnows	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Tue Dec 15, 1981	29D	Uses a bolter	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Thu Apr 2, 1981	1D	Examines carefully	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu Feb 19, 1981	50D	Examines carefully	Robert Katz	Maleska
Tue Nov 27, 1979	5A	Sorts	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Mon Nov 21, 1977	28D	Examines carefully	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue Mar 23, 1976	8D	Prepares flour	Martin Bryan	Weng
Sat May 18, 1974	51D	Examines closely	H. M. Kennedy	Weng
Tue Sep 2, 1969	3D	Screens.	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 19, 1968	71D	Separates.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Feb 19, 1968	18A	Screens.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 1, 1967	54A	Winnows.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 10, 1966	23A	Screens.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1966	105D	Separates carefully.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Oct 17, 1964	25A	Separates.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 10, 1963	97D	Sieves.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Jan 29, 1963	49A	Examines minutely.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Feb 19, 1962	5A	Analyzes critically.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Apr 18, 1957	23A	Screens.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Mar 9, 1957	38A	Screens.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Jan 15, 1954	47A	Separates the large from the small.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Jun 3, 1951	105A	Prepares flour for baking.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Thu Mar 22, 1951	51A	Examines with critical eye.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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