SPONGE

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

64 total results for SPONGE( score: 50 )

19 results for SPONGE from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 16, 2024	45D	Quick learner	Carly Schuna	Fagliano
Sun Sep 17, 2023	57D	Total suck-up?	Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp	Shortz
Sat Mar 7, 2020	24A	Fast learner	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Tue May 7, 2019	8D	Quick learner, say	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sat Apr 28, 2018	3D	Tosspot	Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb	Shortz
Tue Feb 23, 2016	73A	Freeloader (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu Aug 21, 2014	53A	Freeloader (2)	Jules P. Markey	Shortz
Sun Aug 11, 2013	39D	Mooch (2)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Wed Mar 27, 2013	66A	Surgeon's aid	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Feb 17, 2013	37D	Drunkard	Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Sat Jan 28, 2012	48D	Quick and thorough learner	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 2011	50D	Squishy dish cleaner	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Feb 27, 2007	13D	Moocher	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Wed Mar 10, 2004	29A	Surgeon's request	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Sep 25, 1998	44D	Kind of cake	Mark Blakeburn	Shortz
Sat May 24, 1997	1D	Bathroom item	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat May 10, 1997	5D	Mooch (2)	Isabel Walcott	Shortz
Mon Apr 15, 1996	33A	Dish cleaner	S. L. Robbins	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 1994	145A	Obtain free	A.J. Santora	Shortz

2 results for SPONGE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 18, 2006	Panda	7D	Peg's no parasite	Mel Taub	Shortz
Feb 20, 2005	Acrostic	N	Animal that keeps things clean?	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

43 results for SPONGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 11, 1991	47D	Kind of bath	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Mon Mar 30, 1987	9D	Kind of cake	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun Apr 13, 1986	82A	Sycophant	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sat Jul 7, 1984	35D	Item to throw in	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Thu Jun 16, 1983	5D	Diver's quest, at times	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Fri Sep 24, 1982	45D	Freeload	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Feb 28, 1982	47A	Tarpon Springs product	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Aug 18, 1981	9D	Parasite	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Fri Sep 28, 1979	35A	Mooch	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1978	87A	Freeload	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Thu Jun 10, 1976	5D	Surgeon's need	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Wed Jun 2, 1976	45A	Cake or rubber	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Feb 1, 1976	3D	Moocher	John Vezendy	Weng
Sun May 11, 1975	42D	Free-load	Tap Osborn	Weng
Thu Apr 3, 1975	43D	Live at another's expense	Manny Miller	Weng
Mon Mar 11, 1974	10D	Kind of cake	Samuel K. Fliegner	Weng
Fri Oct 12, 1973	62A	Kind of bath	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 17, 1972	62A	Absorbent	Anthony Morse	Weng
Mon Jan 17, 1972	55A	Soak up	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 22, 1971	13D	Kind of cake or rubber	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Thu Jul 17, 1969	52A	Kind of bath.	Jeffrey Wechsler	Weng
Sat Aug 17, 1968	43A	Soft sea skeleton.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 24, 1968	19A	Kind of cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 3, 1967	41D	Kind of cake.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1966	56A	Sea animal.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sat Mar 26, 1966	46D	Primitive animal.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu Sep 24, 1964	26A	Bread dough.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 19, 1963	38A	Kind of cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 17, 1962	58A	Kind of cake	Eileen Lexau	Farrar
Wed Feb 14, 1962	28D	Kind of cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 5, 1960	34D	Kind of cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 20, 1959	30A	Aid to housecleaning.	Charles P. Gersch	Farrar
Mon Jun 1, 1959	10D	Piece of foam rubber.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Mar 5, 1959	1D	Kind of bath.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Nov 15, 1957	19A	Marine animal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 9, 1957	51A	Skeleton of a sea animal.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Feb 7, 1954	80D	Kind of cake.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Dec 13, 1952	47A	A very light kind of cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 16, 1952	1A	Useful marine animal.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Sep 26, 1948	93D	Leavened dough.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jun 2, 1946	51A	Efface.	W. W. Wordsworth	Farrar
Sun May 19, 1946	110D	Applicable to Roderick Random.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Apr 29, 1945	136A	Swabbing instrument.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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PENGOS

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