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82 total results for SPIEL( score: 50 )
33 results for SPIEL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Jul 19, 2023 | 37A | Fast pitch? (4) | Billy Bratton | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2023 | 6D | Practiced sales pitch | Juliana Tringali Golden and Wendy L. Brandes | Shortz |
Fri Apr 29, 2022 | 3D | Pitch (8) | Erica Hsiung Wojcik | Shortz |
Mon Jan 29, 2018 | 54D | Long-winded sales pitch | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Aug 27, 2017 | 68A | Pitch (8) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Feb 3, 2016 | 1A | Infomercial presentation, e.g. | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Thu Jan 21, 2016 | 9D | Pitcher's delivery (2) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Sun Aug 3, 2014 | 66D | Fast pitch (4) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jan 19, 2014 | 1D | Long pitch | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sat Jun 22, 2013 | 28D | Series of selling points | Bruce Sutphin and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sat Mar 30, 2013 | 1D | Door-to-door delivery | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Fri Dec 28, 2012 | 35A | Opening pitch | Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2012 | 124A | Pitch (8) | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Mon Jan 10, 2011 | 10D | Sales talk (3) | James Tuttle | Shortz |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 | 29D | Sales pitch (2) | Jonah Kagan | Shortz |
Mon Sep 6, 2010 | 9A | Sales talk (3) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Aug 27, 2009 | 51D | Second row | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Wed Oct 10, 2007 | 12D | Hawker's line | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Thu Jul 12, 2007 | 21A | Fast pitch (4) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Tue Apr 3, 2007 | 24A | Sales talk (3) | David Quarfoot and Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Tue Oct 25, 2005 | 1D | Pitchman's pitch | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Sun Nov 9, 2003 | 55A | Long talk | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Feb 10, 2002 | 28A | Pitcher's delivery (2) | Harvey Estes & Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Sep 27, 2001 | 21A | Pitch (8) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Aug 12, 2001 | 92A | Pitch (8) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 2000 | 111A | Pitch (8) | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Sun Aug 15, 1999 | 89A | Hard sell, maybe | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon May 24, 1999 | 39D | Sales pitch (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Thu Apr 22, 1999 | 53D | Salesman's preparation | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Jul 31, 1998 | 36A | Leading lines? | John Wolting | Shortz |
Thu Aug 22, 1996 | 40A | Pitch (8) | R. Norris | Shortz |
Fri Dec 22, 1995 | 46D | Pitch (8) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun May 21, 1995 | 35D | Fast pitch (4) | Dean Niles | Shortz |
49 results for SPIEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Nov 5, 1993 | 44D | Bit of salesmanship | Lois Sidway | Taub |
Tue Feb 19, 1991 | 29D | Sales pitch | William Baxley | Maleska |
Sun Nov 18, 1990 | 1D | Barker's come-on | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Tue Jul 3, 1990 | 44D | Barker's pitch | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Sat Oct 7, 1989 | 49D | Pitch | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sat Oct 4, 1986 | 48D | Barker's banter | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Tue Nov 6, 1984 | 46A | What barkers do | Avery | Maleska |
Fri Jan 20, 1984 | 30A | Carny's pitch | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Sun Jun 12, 1983 | 81D | Sales pitch | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun Jun 5, 1983 | 83A | Sales pitch | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Mar 19, 1983 | 60A | Line of chatter | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Jan 24, 1983 | 38A | Pitchman's pitch | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jun 21, 1982 | 11D | Barker's forte | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Sun Apr 11, 1982 | 31A | Pitch | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Mon Jan 25, 1982 | 41D | Barker's pitch | Samuel H. Barkan | Maleska |
Mon May 5, 1980 | 24D | Barker's oratory | Margetts | Maleska |
Fri Apr 4, 1980 | 42D | Sales pitch | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Wed Dec 28, 1977 | 43A | Circus barker's pitch | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1977 | 6D | Line of a sort | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Fri Aug 12, 1977 | 27D | Pitchman's forte | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Fri Jan 23, 1976 | 54A | Barker's harangue | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sun Oct 13, 1974 | 12A | Barker's forte | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Mar 29, 1973 | 23A | Sales pitch | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 6, 1973 | 16A | Sales pitch | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 20, 1973 | 5A | Huckster's line | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 26, 1970 | 24D | Sales pitch | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jun 7, 1969 | 13D | Sales talk. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 6, 1968 | 46D | Barker's pitch. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 23, 1967 | 46A | Speech of a sort. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 28, 1967 | 43A | Voluble line of talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 24, 1967 | 61A | Hawker's routine. | Wells Gemberling | Farrar |
Tue Mar 1, 1966 | 40A | Barker's pitch. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 26, 1966 | 58A | Voluble line of talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 20, 1965 | 62A | Barker's line. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 23, 1964 | 46D | Talk: Colloq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 31, 1964 | 37A | Salesman's pitch. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1963 | 42A | Barker's specialty. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat May 27, 1961 | 23A | Orate: Slang. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 15, 1960 | 66A | Talk: Slang. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 13, 1957 | 46A | Talk: Slang. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Sat Jan 26, 1957 | 51A | Barker's talk. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Dec 25, 1954 | 4D | Nonstop talk. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Tue Oct 19, 1954 | 33D | Talk endlessly: Slang. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Mon Oct 18, 1954 | 42D | Glib sales talk. | Jo Bodle | Farrar |
Thu Sep 30, 1954 | 45D | Barker's talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 5, 1954 | 9A | Grifter's speech. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Sun Oct 4, 1953 | 62A | Barker's come-on. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun May 11, 1952 | 54D | Barker's talk. | Hilda E. Allen | Farrar |
Wed Oct 10, 1951 | 46A | Side-show barker's talk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Anagrams: | LIPSE, PISLE, PLISE, LIPES, SLIPE, SPEIL, SPILE, PILES, PIELS, PLIES, LEPIS |