SPRIG

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

110 total results for SPRIG( score: 50 )

40 results for SPRIG from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 9, 2024	13D	Bit of rosemary	Zachary Schiff	Fagliano
Tue Sep 12, 2023	4D	Parsley portion (3)	Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Sun Mar 26, 2023	4D	Lavender unit	David Karp	Shortz
Wed Nov 30, 2022	59A	Unit of parsley	Addison Snell	Shortz
Thu Apr 21, 2022	51D	Herb unit	Max Chen Lauring	Shortz
Tue May 11, 2021	39A	Bit of mint	Kevin Patterson	Shortz
Tue May 4, 2021	1D	Bit of basil	Nina Sloan	Shortz
Wed Oct 23, 2019	50D	Shoot (4)	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Wed Jan 9, 2019	48A	Parsley portion (3)	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2015	77D	Green garnish	Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue May 13, 2014	57A	Bit of mistletoe (2)	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Mon Feb 24, 2014	6A	Parsley bit (3)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Sun Aug 25, 2013	68D	Rosemary piece	Victor Barocas	Shortz
Sun Feb 24, 2013	73D	Garnish, possibly (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Wed Mar 16, 2011	12D	Garnish unit	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Mar 7, 2011	42A	Bit of parsley (6)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Mon Feb 14, 2011	15D	Parsley bit (3)	Victor Fleming and Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Tue Dec 28, 2010	52D	Bit of parsley (6)	Robert A. Doll	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 2010	1D	Garnish amount	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Apr 20, 2008	16D	Offshoot (2)	John Farmer	Shortz
Sun Aug 19, 2007	96D	Parsley bit (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2007	3D	Cutting	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 2006	35A	Small spray	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Sat Jun 18, 2005	9D	Shoot (4)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Wed Jun 8, 2005	48D	Mistletoe bit	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Tue Sep 2, 2003	22D	Bit of mistletoe (2)	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Mar 30, 2003	34D	Garnish, possibly (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Jul 16, 2001	5A	Bit of parsley (6)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Thu Apr 19, 2001	25A	Small branch	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Jan 29, 2001	52A	Parsley portion (3)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Tue Jul 4, 2000	1A	Bit of parsley (6)	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Tue May 5, 1998	64A	Small plant shoot	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Tue Sep 16, 1997	44A	Bit of parsley (6)	Christopher Page	Shortz
Tue Jul 29, 1997	5A	Watercress unit	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Jul 6, 1997	90D	Shoot (4)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Wed Dec 25, 1996	68A	Bit of parsley (6)	N. S. Ross	Shortz
Sun Nov 3, 1996	86D	Young fellow	M. Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Jan 27, 1996	6D	Shoot (4)	R. Norris	Shortz
Tue Jun 6, 1995	52D	Offshoot (2)	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz
Wed Feb 8, 1995	24D	Parsley part	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

3 results for SPRIG from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 27, 2013	Cryptic	22D	Season without using the fifth piece of parsley (5)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
May 20, 2007	Cryptic	10A	Bound to drop fifth piece of parsley (5)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Oct 8, 2006	GoingTooFar	70A	Herb unit	Eric Berlin	Shortz

67 results for SPRIG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 7, 1993	27D	Parsley measure	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Sun Oct 18, 1992	77D	Garnish unit	Grace M. Gordon	Maleska
Thu Oct 1, 1992	1A	Shoot	Walter Covell	Maleska
Thu Jun 25, 1992	21A	Young fellow	Bryant White	Maleska
Mon Jan 20, 1992	52D	Shoot	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Mon Aug 14, 1989	1A	Stripling	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Wed Jun 1, 1988	5A	Twig	Elaine George	Maleska
Sun Oct 4, 1987	50D	Youth	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sun Jul 27, 1986	103A	Tiny branch	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Tue Jun 11, 1985	24A	Plant spray	James R. Burns	Maleska
Sun Dec 30, 1984	1A	Small shoot	Beverly Tivin	Maleska
Fri Apr 20, 1984	24D	Small twig	Brown	Maleska
Fri Jan 13, 1984	23A	Ruddy duck	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sat Oct 22, 1983	38A	Bit of edelweiss	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Oct 9, 1983	96D	Bit of mistletoe	Louis Baron	Maleska
Mon Feb 7, 1983	48A	Offshoot	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Mon Jun 21, 1982	46A	Floral purchase	Charles Engler	Maleska
Thu Dec 24, 1981	1A	Bit of holly	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Fri Dec 4, 1981	5A	Youth	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue May 5, 1981	24D	Shoot	Janke	Maleska
Tue Nov 4, 1980	25D	Floral purchase	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Oct 3, 1980	9A	Ruddy duck	Nikki Tenfelde	Maleska
Mon Aug 11, 1980	9D	Stripling	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Thu Dec 27, 1979	47A	Small shoot	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Fri Dec 14, 1979	8A	Floral tidbit	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Apr 18, 1979	24D	Appropriate rhyme for twig	Daughdrille	Maleska
Fri Jul 28, 1978	50D	Parsley unit	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Fri Apr 21, 1978	4A	Bit of mistletoe	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Dec 28, 1976	35A	Parsley unit	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Tue Nov 16, 1976	5A	Parsley unit	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri Jul 2, 1976	10D	Plant cutting	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Fri Jun 6, 1975	32A	Parsley portion	Alice H. Kaufman	Weng
Sun Jun 2, 1974	12D	Shoot	Bert Beaman	Weng
Thu Sep 13, 1973	29D	Parsley unit	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 18, 1973	1D	Parsley unit	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Mon Jan 22, 1973	28D	Bit of holly	Unknown	Weng
Mon Nov 13, 1972	5A	Parsley unit	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 7, 1972	29D	Parsley unit	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 2, 1972	121A	Late March, to head-cold victim	Frances Hansen	Weng
Tue Oct 19, 1971	24D	Small branch	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 24, 1971	48A	Small branch	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 31, 1969	5A	Young fellow.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 2, 1968	26D	Spray.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 9, 1968	1D	Small shoot.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 18, 1968	53D	Heir.	Pamela V-W Wood	Farrar
Sun Feb 11, 1968	43D	Small shoot.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Thu Aug 5, 1965	49D	Small shoot.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 31, 1965	26D	Little twig.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 24, 1964	46D	Little twig.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 28, 1964	37A	Shoot.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 29, 1964	55D	Shoot.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Fri May 31, 1963	47D	Piece of parsley.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 15, 1962	61A	Small branch.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Sat May 26, 1962	54D	Little twig.	Helen H. Kamerling	Farrar
Mon Jan 23, 1961	1A	Little twig.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1960	112A	Young fellow.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Sep 28, 1959	36D	Small shoot or twig.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 11, 1958	5A	Small shoot.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Feb 27, 1958	5A	Snippet, as of parsley.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Jan 23, 1958	9D	Shoot.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sat Nov 23, 1957	48D	Small twig.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 14, 1956	24D	Shoot.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 12, 1956	52A	Shoot.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Mon Feb 21, 1955	45A	Shoot.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Dec 21, 1953	53A	Young shoot.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Sep 25, 1952	39A	A piece of mint.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 24, 1952	42D	Mint garnish.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

Anagrams:

GRISP, PRIGS, GRIPS

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