Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Oct 13, 2024 | 123D | Castaway's call (5) | Gary Larson and Doug Peterson | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 15, 2024 | 64A | Lost-at-sea plea | Aimee Lucido | Fagliano |
Sat Aug 17, 2024 | 61A | Cry for help | Brandon Koppy | Fagliano |
Sun Aug 4, 2024 | 128D | ••• – – – ••• (7) | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
Wed Apr 3, 2024 | 57D | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
Mon Jan 1, 2024 | 59D | "Rescue us!" | Harry Zheng | Shortz |
Thu Dec 14, 2023 | 33D | A call for help (2) | Esha Datta | Shortz |
Tue Dec 5, 2023 | 29A | "Mayday!" (4) | Nate Cardin | Shortz |
Sat Nov 18, 2023 | 40A | Hit song title for Abba or Rihanna | Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
Sat Oct 14, 2023 | 33D | Adoption of the International Radiotelegraph Convention in 1906 | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Tue Oct 3, 2023 | 70A | "Help!" (14) | Troy Laedtke | Shortz |
Wed Aug 9, 2023 | 22A | Brillo competitor | Caryn Robbins and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Tue Jun 20, 2023 | 8D | Distress call (2) | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Thu Jun 15, 2023 | 35D | Palindromic plea | David Harris | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 2023 | 55A | "Help!" (14) | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Wed Apr 12, 2023 | 64D | Help line? (2) | Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Fri Jan 20, 2023 | 30D | Letters that shouldn't be written big for air rescue (a single V or X is best) | Robert S. Greenfield | Shortz |
Wed Jan 4, 2023 | 49A | Letters requesting help | Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant | Shortz |
Sat Dec 3, 2022 | 57A | Kind of pad (8) | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Nov 20, 2022 | 37D | ...---... (7) | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Mon Nov 14, 2022 | 35D | Letters spelled out with rocks on a desert island, in cartoons | Taylor Johnson | Shortz |
Sun Jul 3, 2022 | 27A | Sea plea (3) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Fri Feb 4, 2022 | 28D | A call for help (2) | Joseph Greenbaum | Shortz |
Tue Oct 26, 2021 | 13D | Castaway's "Help!" | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
Wed Sep 1, 2021 | 60A | Message often written in large letters | Sean Yamada-Hunter | Shortz |
Mon Aug 23, 2021 | 23D | "Help!" (14) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Aug 10, 2021 | 71A | [Send assistance!] | Anne Grae Martin | Shortz |
Thu Jul 1, 2021 | 1D | Rihanna's first #1 single (2) | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Mon May 17, 2021 | 48A | ... --- ... (7) | Wren Schultz | Shortz |
Mon Jan 25, 2021 | 33A | Emergency call in Morse code | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Jan 20, 2021 | 16A | Brillo rival (7) | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Sun Dec 27, 2020 | 53D | Brand of pads | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
Sat Nov 7, 2020 | 53D | Letters often meant to be read from afar | Kameron Austin Collins and Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Mon Oct 19, 2020 | 45A | Classic distress call | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Sep 29, 2020 | 1A | Message in Morse code, maybe | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
Sat Sep 26, 2020 | 40A | Impetus for a rescue mission | Kristian House | Shortz |
Fri Sep 11, 2020 | 11D | Title of hits by Abba and Rihanna | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Aug 17, 2020 | 34D | "We need help!" | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jul 26, 2020 | 119D | Nine-symbol message | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Wed May 13, 2020 | 43A | ... --- ... (7) | Benjamin Kramer | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2020 | 1D | Help line? (2) | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Fri Feb 28, 2020 | 43A | Help wanted sign (2) | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Fri Feb 14, 2020 | 51A | Message in smoke signals, maybe | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Tue Jan 7, 2020 | 22A | Call to the U.S.C.G. (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Sep 8, 2019 | 51D | Sea plea (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Apr 7, 2019 | 109A | Critical message that's a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Feb 28, 2019 | 62D | Kind of pad (8) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Feb 25, 2019 | 52A | Help wanted sign? (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2019 | 28A | Plea at sea (4) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Dec 5, 2018 | 30A | Call for help (6) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2018 | 57A | Three short, three long, three short (2) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Sep 30, 2018 | 94A | "Mamma Mia!" song that begins "Where are those happy days?" | Natan Last | Shortz |
Tue Aug 14, 2018 | 52A | "Help us!," at sea | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Jul 8, 2018 | 44A | Message in a bottle, maybe (3) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Wed Jun 6, 2018 | 13D | Pot-scrubbing brand | Richard F. Mausser | Shortz |
Wed Feb 21, 2018 | 66D | Call to the Coast Guard | Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2018 | 11D | Request for aid | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 2017 | 65A | Dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 2017 | 39D | Plea at sea (4) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2017 | 125A | Line in the sand? (2) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sat Sep 16, 2017 | 30D | Request for an island getaway? | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Tue Aug 15, 2017 | 65A | Morse code plea | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2017 | 102D | Message from the marooned | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Mon Jul 17, 2017 | 61A | "Hel-l-lp!" (3) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sat Dec 3, 2016 | 23A | Message that might be spelled with rocks | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Thu Jul 7, 2016 | 61A | Line in the sand? (2) | Joel Elkins and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon May 23, 2016 | 24A | "Help!," at sea (2) | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Wed May 4, 2016 | 24A | "Help!" (14) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Mon Feb 22, 2016 | 39D | Emergency transmission | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Thu Feb 18, 2016 | 18A | Rihanna's first #1 single (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2016 | 82D | It has three dashes in the middle | Mary Lou Guizzo | Shortz |
Tue Jan 12, 2016 | 49D | Message that might be laid out in coconuts on a beach | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Sep 21, 2015 | 67D | Signal from a marooned sailor | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Aug 11, 2015 | 55A | Message spelled out with coconuts, maybe | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Wed Jan 14, 2015 | 64D | Castaway's call (5) | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
Sat Dec 27, 2014 | 14D | Sign of trouble | David Phillips | Shortz |
Wed Dec 17, 2014 | 29A | Maritime alert | Stu Ockman | Shortz |
Tue Nov 25, 2014 | 11A | Emergency signal | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Sun Oct 19, 2014 | 103A | Rescue party prompter | David Phillips | Shortz |
Wed Aug 20, 2014 | 61D | "Hel-l-l-lp!" (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Apr 6, 2014 | 113D | Signal that replaced "CQD" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Feb 17, 2014 | 13D | Emergency call | David Gray | Shortz |
Thu Jul 11, 2013 | 63A | Rihanna's first #1 Billboard single | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Wed Jul 3, 2013 | 20A | "Mamma Mia!" number | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
Fri May 24, 2013 | 22A | Stranded message? | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue Feb 26, 2013 | 11A | Urgent dispatch | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Thu Oct 4, 2012 | 50A | Help-wanted letters (2) | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Sun Sep 16, 2012 | 85D | Response to a sinking feeling? | David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman | Shortz |
Thu Sep 6, 2012 | 31A | Long-distance call? | Ben Pall | Shortz |
Tue Aug 28, 2012 | 36A | Plea at sea (4) | Lou Borenstein | Shortz |
Sat Aug 25, 2012 | 30D | Letters from desperate people | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun Aug 12, 2012 | 35D | Castaway's message | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2012 | 85D | "I'll send an ___ to the world" (Police lyric) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sat Jun 2, 2012 | 18A | Plea before going under | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Wed Apr 11, 2012 | 9D | "Help!" at sea (2) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Fri Mar 9, 2012 | 14D | Plea for aid | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Fri Jan 13, 2012 | 26D | Foundering call | Todd Gross and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 119A | Emergency broadcast | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Sun Sep 4, 2011 | 32D | Kind of pad (8) | Dana Delany and Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Tue Jun 28, 2011 | 20A | "Send help!" (3) | Tom Baring | Shortz |
Sat Apr 23, 2011 | 21A | Song in "Mamma Mia!" | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Tue Mar 29, 2011 | 67A | Message on the beach of a remote island, maybe | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Feb 9, 2011 | 8D | "Sending out an ___" (repeated Police lyric) | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Sun Jan 23, 2011 | 81D | Call letters? | Chris A. McGlothlin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 2011 | 115A | Message in a bottle (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Sep 22, 2010 | 54A | ___ pad (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Aug 17, 2010 | 37A | "Help!"... and a hint to 17-, 27-, 42- and 53-Across | Michael Sharp | Shortz |
Thu Aug 12, 2010 | 73A | See 38-Across | Barry Boone | Shortz |
Sun Aug 8, 2010 | 82D | "Mamma Mia!" song | Pam Klawitter | Shortz |
Sat Aug 7, 2010 | 21A | Help-wanted indication | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Thu Jul 22, 2010 | 54D | *Rihanna, 2006 | Jeremy Horwitz | Shortz |
Wed Jun 23, 2010 | 9D | "Sending out an ___" (much-repeated line in a Police hit) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Mon Mar 22, 2010 | 29A | "Hel-l-lp!" (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Feb 11, 2010 | 44A | Song from "Mamma Mia!" | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Feb 7, 2010 | 68A | Castaway's call (5) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jan 20, 2010 | 55A | Tapped-out message, often | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Mon Mar 30, 2009 | 22A | "Hel-l-lp!" (3) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Mar 19, 2009 | 40D | Pad name | Laura Sternberg | Shortz |
Fri Jan 30, 2009 | 30D | 911 call, e.g. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Nov 17, 2008 | 51A | "Rescue me!" | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Aug 18, 2008 | 48A | Call for help (6) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Aug 17, 2008 | 32D | Cry when going down? | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Thu Apr 10, 2008 | 17A | Three short, three long, three short (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Feb 3, 2008 | 86A | Titanic message | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Wed Dec 26, 2007 | 24A | Brillo rival (7) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue Nov 13, 2007 | 61D | Brillo alternative | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Oct 19, 2007 | 43A | Call in a calamity | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
Tue Aug 28, 2007 | 69A | "Help!" (14) | Linda Schechet Tucker | Shortz |
Tue Jul 17, 2007 | 73A | "Help!" (14) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2007 | 25A | Castaway's call (5) | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | Shortz |
Fri Jun 1, 2007 | 56D | Emergency letters | David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell | Shortz |
Sat Apr 7, 2007 | 42A | Worrisome letters to send | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun Feb 11, 2007 | 71D | "Help wanted" letters (2) | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Sun Dec 17, 2006 | 6D | Message in a bottle, maybe (3) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Dec 10, 2006 | 120D | Call for help (6) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Aug 3, 2006 | 26A | Marooned person's message | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Jul 17, 2006 | 52A | ... --- (7) | Larry Paul | Shortz |
Tue Jun 20, 2006 | 63D | Morse Mayday | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2006 | 50A | Letters of distress (2) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 2006 | 6A | "Help wanted" | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Oct 17, 2005 | 50A | Shipwreck signal | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Sep 12, 2005 | 22D | Call for help (6) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sat Jul 23, 2005 | 42D | Message that's often repeated | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jan 3, 2005 | 63D | "Send help!" (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 2004 | 88A | Sinker's call | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Sep 28, 2004 | 34D | Message from a desert isle, perhaps | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 2004 | 64D | Brillo rival (7) | Eric and Janinne Berlin | Shortz |
Wed Jun 9, 2004 | 41A | "Help!" (14) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Tue May 25, 2004 | 32A | Distress signal | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Mon Apr 19, 2004 | 44D | Letters of distress (2) | Michael Doran | Shortz |
Sun Mar 21, 2004 | 71D | It may be tapped out | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Sun Mar 14, 2004 | 30A | Coast Guard concern | Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Tue Feb 3, 2004 | 71A | Plea at sea (4) | Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 22, 2004 | 45D | Certain smoke signal | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Thu Jan 15, 2004 | 12D | Coded message | Patrick Merrell | Shorts |
Sun Dec 28, 2003 | 13D | ___ pad (2) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Thu Dec 25, 2003 | 41A | ···---··· (7) | John Underwood | Shortz |
Thu Nov 27, 2003 | 13D | It's sometimes written in the sand | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Oct 16, 2003 | 29D | "___ yer old man!" | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Oct 1, 2003 | 61D | "Help!" (14) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 2003 | 19D | Terse radio message | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon May 26, 2003 | 23A | Emergency message | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Jan 17, 2003 | 11A | Kind of pad (8) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Jan 7, 2003 | 64A | "Help!" (14) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Nov 27, 2002 | 1D | Castaway's note | Ron O'Hair | Shortz |
Wed Sep 18, 2002 | 42A | 1-Across song | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Aug 21, 2002 | 6A | Sea plea (3) | Joel Kaplow | Shortz |
Sat Aug 17, 2002 | 30D | Kind of pad (8) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Fri May 17, 2002 | 39D | Kind of pad (8) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu May 16, 2002 | 35A | Call for help (6) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Mar 25, 2002 | 48A | Brillo pad competitor | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Mon Dec 31, 2001 | 56D | "H-E-L-P!" (14) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Nov 18, 2001 | 60A | Call at sea, maybe | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2001 | 122A | Sturdy pad | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Sep 16, 2001 | 92A | Urgent message (2) | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2001 | 5D | "Help, quick!" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri May 18, 2001 | 34A | Alert asea | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Dec 5, 2000 | 55A | "Help!" (14) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2000 | 68A | Call for help (6) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Fri Jun 30, 2000 | 55D | Help wanted notice? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Feb 28, 2000 | 62A | Message in a bottle? (4) | Jerry E. Rosman | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 2000 | 51A | Distress call (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Nov 3, 1999 | 21D | Message in a bottle? (4) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Oct 12, 1999 | 48A | ... _ _ _ ... (2) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Aug 15, 1999 | 36A | "...and ___ yours!" | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Nov 18, 1998 | 50A | "Hel-l-l-lp!" (2) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri Aug 28, 1998 | 38A | "___ Titanic" (1979 movie) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun May 17, 1998 | 117A | Brillo rival (7) | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri May 1, 1998 | 42A | ..._ _ _... (2) | John Wolting | Shortz |
Sun Feb 15, 1998 | 116D | Kind of pad (8) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Nov 20, 1997 | 12D | Urgent call | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Mon Oct 13, 1997 | 60D | "Send help!" (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Aug 29, 1997 | 48A | "Help!" (14) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Fri Jul 18, 1997 | 24A | Help wanted advertisement? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed Dec 25, 1996 | 49A | Smoke signal message, maybe | N. S. Ross | Shortz |
Fri Oct 4, 1996 | 11D | Message in a bottle? (4) | M. Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun Sep 15, 1996 | 104A | Urgent message (2) | A. K. Justin | Shortz |
Tue Aug 13, 1996 | 36A | "M'aidez," e.g. | R. Hughes | Shortz |
Tue May 21, 1996 | 20A | Skipper's plea | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Sun May 5, 1996 | 81A | Brillo rival (7) | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Mar 21, 1996 | 27D | "___your old man!" | H. Estes | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 1996 | 38D | ...---... (7) | R. J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Feb 3, 1996 | 29A | "Help!" (14) | W. R. Williams | Shortz |
Thu Dec 7, 1995 | 34D | Message in a bottle, maybe (3) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Mon Nov 27, 1995 | 22D | Brillo rival (7) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Nov 22, 1995 | 59A | Cousin of "Mayday!" (2) | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Tue May 23, 1995 | 22A | Cousin of "Mayday!" (2) | Jay Livingston | Shortz |
Mon Mar 6, 1995 | 33D | Message from the Titanic (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Jan 9, 1995 | 42A | Morse code message | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Jan 4, 1995 | 22A | "Help!" (14) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Mon Jan 2, 1995 | 22D | Stranded sailor's call | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 1994 | 116A | U.S.C.G. call | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Dec 15, 1994 | 28A | Abba hit song, 1975 | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Nov 26, 1994 | 26A | Kind of pad (8) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Nov 23, 1994 | 51A | "Mayday!" (4) | Susan Smith | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 1994 | 43A | Castaway's call (5) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Nov 4, 1994 | 20A | Radio message | Matt Jones | Shortz |
Sun Aug 28, 1994 | 25A | Call to the U.S.C.G. (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Jul 7, 1994 | 31A | Signal since 1912 | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 1994 | 35D | 1975 Abba hit | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 1994 | 1A | "Mayday!" (4) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 24, 1994 | 78D | Offshore A.P.B. | Louis Sabin | Shortz |
Sat Apr 16, 1994 | 44D | Kin of 911 call | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 1994 | 127A | Brillo rival (7) | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 1994 | 48A | Message from the Titanic (2) | Robert Katz | Shortz |
Fri Nov 26, 1993 | 30D | "Mayday!" (4) | Nancy A. Corbett | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Apr 14, 2024 | Panda | 40D | Call for help from both directions | Michael Lieberman | Fagliano |
Dec 2, 2018 | Diagramless | 12A | Help line? | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Dec 21, 2014 | Panda | 10D | O.S.S. alert | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Mar 30, 2014 | Diagramless | 30D | Brillo competitor | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Aug 19, 2012 | Diagramless | 30A | Brillo alternative | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mar 4, 2012 | Diagramless | 77A | Call from an unknown location? | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sep 9, 2007 | Diagramless | 42D | Stranded person's call | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sep 20, 1998 | Diagramless | 68A | Marine Mayday | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fri Nov 12, 1993 | 68A | Help-wanted indicator | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Taub |
Thu Jul 1, 1993 | 37D | Andrea Doria call | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu Jun 24, 1993 | 46D | Distress letters | Beverly J. Seward | Maleska |
Thu Apr 1, 1993 | 62D | Mayday | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Tue Nov 3, 1992 | 26D | Sparks's desperate message | Frank Miceli | Maleska |
Wed Sep 30, 1992 | 22D | Distress letters | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Fri Jul 17, 1992 | 40A | Sparks's last gasp | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Tue Jun 16, 1992 | 37D | Help! | Morton B. Braun | Maleska |
Wed Apr 8, 1992 | 47D | Cry at sea | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Mon Feb 24, 1992 | 48A | Call at sea | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Feb 12, 1992 | 10A | Mayday's cousin | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Feb 2, 1992 | 110D | Morse recourse | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Dec 11, 1991 | 67D | Help! | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Mon Sep 30, 1991 | 37D | Distress signal | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Tue Aug 20, 1991 | 29A | High-seas alert | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Aug 4, 1991 | 47A | Distress letters | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Thu Aug 1, 1991 | 62D | Call for help | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Thu Jul 4, 1991 | 4D | Andrea Doria msg. | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Jul 3, 1991 | 47D | "___ your old man!" | C. McInerney | Maleska |
Fri Jun 28, 1991 | 46A | Morse recourse | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Sat Jun 8, 1991 | 59D | Morse recourse? | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Wed May 1, 1991 | 22A | Sparks's frantic call | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Sun Mar 24, 1991 | 56A | Help! | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Wed Aug 8, 1990 | 21A | Cousin of "Mayday!" | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Mon Jul 9, 1990 | 48A | Sinking ship's call for help | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Jun 22, 1990 | 6A | Mayday's rel. | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Fri Mar 23, 1990 | 34D | M'aidez! | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Thu Jan 4, 1990 | 53D | Mayday's cousin | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Fri Dec 22, 1989 | 25A | Lusitania's last gasp | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sun Oct 1, 1989 | 91A | Helmsman's panicked plea | John Greenman | Maleska |
Wed May 31, 1989 | 37D | Distress call | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun May 14, 1989 | 105D | Distress call | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Fri Feb 24, 1989 | 30D | Emergency signal | William Canine | Maleska |
Sat Jul 23, 1988 | 36D | "___ your old man!" | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sat May 21, 1988 | 6A | Distress signal | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sat May 7, 1988 | 56A | Lusitania's signal | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Mon Apr 4, 1988 | 13D | Mayday's cousin | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Mar 27, 1988 | 64D | Distressful call | Brett A. Blaylock | Maleska |
Fri Mar 11, 1988 | 43D | Titanic's cry | Charles J. Mantoti | Maleska |
Fri Nov 13, 1987 | 60D | U.S.C.G. stimulus | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Fri Sep 25, 1987 | 20A | Mayday's kin | Tom W. Underhill | Maleska |
Tue Sep 15, 1987 | 28D | Help! | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Aug 17, 1987 | 47A | Help! | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Aug 5, 1987 | 48A | Msg. from the Titanic | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1987 | 37A | "Mayday!" cousin | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Jul 13, 1987 | 50A | Distress signal | Rita Yelle | Maleska |
Mon Apr 27, 1987 | 47D | Call for help | Johnson | Maleska |
Wed Mar 18, 1987 | 47A | Lusitania's last gasp | Rash | Maleska |
Sun Feb 22, 1987 | 32A | Intl. signal adopted in 1912 | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Wed Dec 17, 1986 | 22A | Intl. signal adopted in 1912 | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Wed Nov 12, 1986 | 40A | Call for help | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Oct 13, 1986 | 56D | Distress call | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Oct 10, 1986 | 13D | Mayday relative | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sun Aug 31, 1986 | 95A | Help! | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Mon Aug 4, 1986 | 67A | Mayday's kin | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Jun 11, 1986 | 26A | Plea at sea | Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Mar 10, 1986 | 73A | Call for help | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Sun Mar 2, 1986 | 54A | Distress signal | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Sun Feb 16, 1986 | 51A | Emergency signal | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Mon Jan 6, 1986 | 28D | Mayday's cousin | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun May 12, 1985 | 63A | MAYday's cousin | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sat May 11, 1985 | 50A | Call for help | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Jan 20, 1985 | 125D | Help! | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Oct 13, 1984 | 3D | Mayday relative | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Fri Aug 3, 1984 | 23A | Plea for help | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri May 18, 1984 | 33D | Morse recourse | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Apr 10, 1984 | 53A | Distress signal | Arnold | Maleska |
Mon Mar 26, 1984 | 48A | Mayday relative | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Mar 17, 1984 | 20A | Emergency call | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Jan 24, 1984 | 42A | Mayday's relative | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Fri Dec 30, 1983 | 35D | Distress signal | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Dec 18, 1983 | 8D | Mayday's cousin | Martha J. De Witt | Maleska |
Thu Aug 4, 1983 | 25A | A plea at sea | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Jul 9, 1983 | 21A | Lusitania's last gasp | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Mon Apr 25, 1983 | 56D | Distress call | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Apr 1, 1983 | 54A | "Help!" | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Jan 1, 1983 | 41A | Mayday, in a way | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Nov 4, 1982 | 6A | Lusitania signal | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Sun Oct 17, 1982 | 86A | Call for help | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Wed Sep 29, 1982 | 28A | Cry at sea | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu Sep 9, 1982 | 45A | Morse resource | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Sun Feb 7, 1982 | 95D | Distress signal | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Dec 27, 1981 | 103D | Sea call | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Wed Dec 23, 1981 | 47A | Call for help | Massi | Maleska |
Thu Jun 18, 1981 | 24D | Call for help | Mel Rosen | Maleska |
Sat Jun 13, 1981 | 48A | Sparks's desperate call | Benson | Maleska |
Sun Apr 26, 1981 | 87A | Help! | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Feb 16, 1981 | 55D | "Mayday!" relative | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Thu Aug 14, 1980 | 1D | Andrea Doria signal | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sat Jun 21, 1980 | 9D | Sparks's plea | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sun May 11, 1980 | 57D | Plea at sea | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Sat Feb 23, 1980 | 9A | Help request | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Feb 17, 1980 | 76D | Sparks's frantic message | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Sun Jan 13, 1980 | 77A | Help call | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Nov 30, 1979 | 50D | Message like Mayday | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Nov 21, 1979 | 30A | Frantic signal at sea | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Fri Nov 9, 1979 | 73A | Call to the Coast Guard | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Nov 8, 1979 | 48D | "___ your old man!" | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Wed Oct 3, 1979 | 65D | Andrea Doria signal | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Fri Aug 3, 1979 | 57D | "Mayday!" relative | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Thu May 24, 1979 | 28A | Appeal for help | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Mon Jan 29, 1979 | 21D | Distress signal | Perryman | Maleska |
Sun Dec 24, 1978 | 13D | Help! | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Thu Nov 16, 1978 | 1D | Sea signal | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat Jun 10, 1978 | 65A | Sparks's "Help!" | Hal R. Hollinger | Maleska |
Fri Apr 21, 1978 | 29A | Help! | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Oct 23, 1977 | 95D | Distress signal | Frank Nosoff | Maleska |
Mon Oct 3, 1977 | 59D | Distress signal | James | Maleska |
Fri Aug 5, 1977 | 28D | Signal from the Titanic: April, 1912 | Hal R. Hollinger | Maleska |
Sun Jul 3, 1977 | 141D | Plea at sea | Anne Fox | Maleska |
Sat Jun 25, 1977 | 31D | Help! | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Maleska |
Tue Apr 12, 1977 | 10D | May Day! | Bert Beaman | Maleska |
Sat Mar 5, 1977 | 8D | Sea signal | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sun Feb 13, 1977 | 142D | Sea plea | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Fri Dec 24, 1976 | 27D | Sea call | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Dec 6, 1976 | 19D | Relative of mayday | Michael W. Miller | Weng |
Thu Oct 14, 1976 | 15D | Desperate initials | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Sun Mar 28, 1976 | 18D | Sea signal | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sun Feb 1, 1976 | 76D | Help! | John Vezendy | Weng |
Thu Dec 18, 1975 | 13D | Titanic call | McCain | Weng |
Tue Nov 4, 1975 | 19A | Distress call | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Tue Apr 15, 1975 | 37A | Call used by 41 Across | John Prytz | Weng |
Sun Dec 15, 1974 | 44D | Sea signal | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Tue Oct 1, 1974 | 4D | Sea signal | Lois Hillis | Weng |
Mon Sep 23, 1974 | 5D | Titanic's call | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sun Sep 8, 1974 | 51D | Help! | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Tue Jun 11, 1974 | 39A | Mayday | Jay Spry | Weng |
Tue Mar 12, 1974 | 20D | Help! | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Oct 18, 1973 | 53D | Call for assistance | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 14, 1973 | 63A | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 13, 1973 | 25A | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 13, 1973 | 77D | Desperate letters | Robert Roop | Weng |
Fri May 4, 1973 | 20A | Sea signal | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 25, 1973 | 105D | Sea call | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Tue Mar 20, 1973 | 13D | Call for help | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 11, 1973 | 98A | Desperate trio | J. A. Felker | Weng |
Mon Feb 19, 1973 | 65D | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 9, 1973 | 26A | Desperate letters | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 16, 1972 | 32A | Call for help | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 23, 1972 | 49A | Distress call | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 11, 1972 | 23A | Relative of Mayday | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 31, 1972 | 11D | Call for help | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 9, 1972 | 66A | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 16, 1972 | 37D | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 21, 1972 | 46A | Call for help | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 6, 1972 | 58A | Titanic message | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Sat Dec 11, 1971 | 41A | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Dec 2, 1971 | 42A | Call for help | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 1, 1971 | 38A | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 18, 1971 | 57D | Emergency call | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 5, 1971 | 53D | Help! | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 16, 1971 | 17A | Relative of Mayday | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jan 4, 1971 | 23A | Six dits and three dahs | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 29, 1970 | 52A | Mayday's relative | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 22, 1970 | 67A | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 17, 1970 | 22D | Mayday | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Aug 21, 1970 | 60D | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 3, 1970 | 28D | Sea call | Barbara H. Lewis | Weng |
Sun Mar 29, 1970 | 62A | Mayday's cousin | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Fri Mar 27, 1970 | 26A | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 3, 1970 | 5D | Sea call | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Oct 20, 1969 | 26A | Sea call. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 17, 1969 | 53A | Radio call. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Mar 7, 1969 | 37A | Call of sorts. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 29, 1968 | 25A | Help wanted! | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 2, 1968 | 40A | Help wanted! | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 5, 1968 | 16D | Danger signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 2, 1967 | 55D | Call for help: Colloq. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Thu Apr 6, 1967 | 51A | Help wanted! | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Sat Mar 11, 1967 | 52A | Distress signal. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Fri Apr 8, 1966 | 56D | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 28, 1965 | 23A | Help! | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 27, 1965 | 23A | Distress call. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 8, 1964 | 44A | Distress signal. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Jun 28, 1964 | 32D | Signal of a sort. | Will C. Weng | Farrar |
Tue Jun 18, 1963 | 24A | Nautical signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 25, 1962 | 36D | Help wanted! | Brice Metcalfe | Farrar |
Sat Sep 29, 1962 | 41D | Ship signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 28, 1962 | 63D | Help! | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Sun Feb 18, 1962 | 62D | Sea signal. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Sat Nov 11, 1961 | 4D | Nautical signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 23, 1961 | 33D | Distress signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 16, 1961 | 132D | Help! | Aida Cromwell | Farrar |
Wed Apr 12, 1961 | 8D | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 6, 1961 | 44A | Urgent message. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 18, 1961 | 27A | Call, at sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 29, 1961 | 56A | Distress signal. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Thu Dec 1, 1960 | 30A | Distress signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 26, 1960 | 40A | Signal at sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 11, 1960 | 49A | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 26, 1960 | 21A | Ship signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 23, 1959 | 44D | Urgent message. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 17, 1959 | 27A | Signal for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 4, 1959 | 39D | Morse Code call. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Oct 12, 1958 | 15D | Trouble! | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Aug 2, 1958 | 41A | Distress signal. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 20, 1958 | 68A | Help! | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Jul 2, 1958 | 43A | Morse code signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 15, 1958 | 10D | Radio for help. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Sep 30, 1957 | 58D | Signal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 16, 1957 | 62D | Help! | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu Mar 14, 1957 | 59D | Signal for help. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sun Mar 3, 1957 | 26A | Distress call. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Dec 22, 1956 | 8D | Help! | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Thu Oct 25, 1956 | 42A | Distress signal. | Norton Rhoades | Farrar |
Tue Jul 3, 1956 | 52A | Help! | Walt Clark | Farrar |
Thu Apr 12, 1956 | 63A | Emergency call. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Mar 24, 1956 | 47A | Signal like "Mayday." | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Nov 8, 1955 | 41A | Help! | Jo Bodle | Farrar |
Thu Aug 25, 1955 | 19A | Urgent message. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Sun May 29, 1955 | 106A | Code signal. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1955 | 129A | Message from Sparks. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jan 2, 1955 | 13D | Code signal. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Nov 17, 1954 | 45A | Code signal. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Fri Oct 8, 1954 | 9D | Relative of Mayday (m'aidez). | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1954 | 108D | Help! | Harold D. Cannon | Farrar |
Thu Apr 1, 1954 | 8D | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 20, 1953 | 9D | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 18, 1953 | 36D | Radio message. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Sun Jul 26, 1953 | 85A | Kin of C.Q.D. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Feb 9, 1953 | 21A | Signal sent by Carlsen. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Jan 17, 1953 | 25A | Kin of C. Q. D. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Sep 28, 1952 | 143A | Radio call. | Evelyn E. Smith | Farrar |
Mon Sep 15, 1952 | 59A | Signal for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 5, 1952 | 39D | Call for help. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 30, 1952 | 67D | Emergency message. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 7, 1952 | 43A | Plea from the sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 12, 1952 | 19A | Ship's emergency message. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 22, 1952 | 41A | 3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1951 | 5D | Radio code signal. | W. W. Wordsworth | Farrar |
Sat Oct 13, 1951 | 47A | 3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 13, 1951 | 48A | Sparks' desperate call. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 20, 1951 | 39D | Call for help at sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 16, 1951 | 59D | Three dots, three dashes, three dots. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 20, 1951 | 86A | Signal for help. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1950 | 14D | Distress signal. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Jul 2, 1950 | 49D | Code signal akin to mayday (m'aidez). | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sun Apr 2, 1950 | 14D | ... - - - ... | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Jul 11, 1948 | 47A | Urgent signal. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Mar 16, 1947 | 121D | Signal made official in 1912. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jan 5, 1947 | 33A | Three dots, three dashes, three dots. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 23, 1944 | 119A | Distress signal. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Oct 17, 1943 | 50A | Help! | Harriot T. Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Oct 4, 1942 | 68A | ... _ _ _ ... | Sam Levine | Farrar |
Sun Aug 16, 1942 | 8D | Distress call. | Jack Luzzato | Farrar |