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110 total results for SYRIA( score: 50 )
46 results for SYRIA from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jun 4, 2023 | 45D | Aleppo's land (3) | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Sun May 14, 2023 | 75A | Damascene's country | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Wed Oct 12, 2022 | 7D | Turkey is on top of this | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 2022 | 46D | Home country of the poet Adonis | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Dec 13, 2021 | 33D | Damascus is its capital | Tomas Spiers | Shortz |
Mon Apr 26, 2021 | 63A | Damascus's home | Eric and Lori Bornstein | Shortz |
Fri May 22, 2020 | 24D | Classic source of damask | Hal Moore | Shortz |
Sat May 18, 2019 | 25A | Home of the Unesco World Heritage Site of Palmyra | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Feb 24, 2019 | 90A | Arab country expelled from the Arab League in 2011 | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Feb 13, 2019 | 42A | Homeland of many 2010s refugees | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Apr 29, 2018 | 20A | Country whose capital lent its name to a fabric | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Mon Dec 11, 2017 | 47A | Neighbor of Jordan | Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Fri Sep 29, 2017 | 51D | Home to Raqqa | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Thu Feb 16, 2017 | 34D | Civil war locale beginning in 2011 | Keith Redwine | Shortz |
Tue May 24, 2016 | 4D | Origin of much 2015-16 emigration | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Wed Feb 11, 2015 | 55D | Half of the United Arab Republic (2) | Will Treece | Shortz |
Wed Aug 20, 2014 | 42A | Land on the eastern Mediterranean | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2014 | 56D | Gulf War ally (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 2013 | 44D | Home of Damascus | Bruce Sutphin and Neville Fogarty | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2011 | 54A | First Arab country to have sanctions imposed on it by the Arab League | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2011 | 88A | Damascene's homeland | Cathy Allis | Shortz |
Mon Oct 11, 2010 | 52D | Neighbor of Israel (4) | Robert Fisher | Shortz |
Fri Feb 6, 2009 | 49A | Modern home of ancient Ebla | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
Tue Jan 13, 2009 | 67A | Neighbor of Israel (4) | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Sat Dec 23, 2006 | 36D | Its flag has two green stars (2) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Tue Nov 14, 2006 | 21D | Half of the United Arab Republic (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed Aug 2, 2006 | 25A | Turkey neighbor | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2005 | 110A | Its flag has two green stars (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Oct 8, 2004 | 21A | Modern part of the ancient Hittite empire | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Dec 23, 2003 | 20A | Neighbor of Israel (4) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Mon Dec 30, 2002 | 41D | Neighbor of Israel (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Dec 11, 2002 | 28D | Mideast land | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Feb 3, 2002 | 129A | One of the Levant States | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Aug 31, 2001 | 48D | Piaster production place | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Oct 29, 2000 | 92A | Where piasters are currency | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2000 | 30D | Bashar Assad's land | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Tue May 16, 2000 | 57D | Damascus's land | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Aug 20, 1998 | 30D | Aleppo's land (3) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 1998 | 100D | Neighbor of Turkey (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Aug 28, 1997 | 16D | Site of ancient Palmyra | Shannon Burns | Shortz |
Sun Aug 10, 1997 | 2D | Aleppo's land (3) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Fri Feb 7, 1997 | 55A | Al-Assad's land | R. Norris | Shortz |
Wed Sep 18, 1996 | 27A | Modern locale of ancient Palmyra | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Nov 10, 1995 | 45D | Israel-Turkey separator | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sun Aug 27, 1995 | 39D | Gulf war ally (2) | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 1995 | 85D | Neighbor of Turkey (2) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
2 results for SYRIA from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Aug 15, 2004 | Cryptic | 6D | Ray is moving Jordan's neighbor (5) | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Oct 13, 2002 | Cryptic | 6A | Recalled spacious southern country (5) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
62 results for SYRIA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jul 25, 1993 | 52A | Where Homs is | Jacques Liwer | Maleska |
Sat Dec 26, 1987 | 71A | Damascus locus | John Greenman | Maleska |
Wed Feb 11, 1987 | 41D | A neighbor of Jordan | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Thu Aug 14, 1986 | 5D | Middle Eastern republic | William Canine | Maleska |
Wed Oct 9, 1985 | 52D | Aleppo is here | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat May 25, 1985 | 9D | Arab country | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Sun Apr 14, 1985 | 62A | Homs is here | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sat Nov 10, 1984 | 32D | Mideast land | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Fri Oct 12, 1984 | 14D | Site of Latakia | William Coburn | Maleska |
Fri Mar 23, 1984 | 56A | Damascus is its capital | Joan Whitman | Maleska |
Sat Sep 19, 1981 | 41D | Aleppo's land | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Mar 6, 1980 | 69A | Its capital is Damascus | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Mon Oct 22, 1979 | 25D | Damascus is its capital | Brumbauch | Maleska |
Fri Sep 7, 1979 | 19A | Assad's domain | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Apr 16, 1979 | 31D | Assad's country | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Wed Feb 7, 1979 | 43A | Neighbor of Iraq | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Dec 27, 1977 | 29D | Where Aleppo is | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Dec 4, 1977 | 139A | Arab land | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Aug 4, 1977 | 46A | Neighbor of Lebanon | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
Fri Jul 1, 1977 | 42A | Where Aleppo is | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Wed Feb 9, 1977 | 39A | Mideast country | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Thu Aug 26, 1976 | 45A | Israel's neighbor | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Mon Sep 29, 1975 | 30D | Aleppo's country | Violet Gale | Weng |
Sun Jun 1, 1975 | 93D | Aleppo's land | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sat Dec 28, 1974 | 45A | Former U.A.R. member | Thomas Sheehan | Weng |
Sun Sep 22, 1974 | 119A | Asian land | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Sun Feb 10, 1974 | 102D | Mideast country | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Fri Nov 30, 1973 | 69A | Neighbor of Turkey | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 1, 1971 | 51A | Mideast land | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 19, 1970 | 125D | Ex-member of U.A.R. | Hume R. Craft | Weng |
Tue Jan 9, 1968 | 38A | Israel's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 1, 1967 | 40A | Jordan's neighbor. | C. V. King | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1967 | 132A | Where Latakia is. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Wed Sep 7, 1966 | 31D | Iraq's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 17, 1965 | 20A | Levantine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 19, 1964 | 20A | Jordan's neighbor. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Mon Apr 27, 1964 | 24A | Jordan's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 17, 1964 | 41A | Member of U. A. R. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Dec 9, 1962 | 53D | Near East country. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Sat Dec 2, 1961 | 48D | Levantine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 8, 1960 | 13A | Part of U.A.R. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 27, 1959 | 27D | Where Latakia is. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Feb 16, 1958 | 108D | Home of the Druses. | Arthur Lewis | Farrar |
Wed Jan 23, 1957 | 27A | Turkey's neighbor. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Oct 8, 1956 | 6D | Republic of Asia. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sun Feb 12, 1956 | 57A | Arab League member. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jan 8, 1956 | 85D | Home of the Druses. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Dec 18, 1955 | 33D | Neighbor of Israel. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Sep 30, 1955 | 40A | Levantine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 3, 1954 | 36D | Arab League member. | John Willig | Farrar |
Thu Apr 15, 1954 | 34D | Scene of a recent revolution. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Feb 16, 1954 | 19A | Latakia is its seaport. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Mon Jan 4, 1954 | 40D | Republic south of Turkey. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Wed Feb 25, 1953 | 32A | Republic in W. Asia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 6, 1952 | 35A | Where Aleppo is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 10, 1952 | 27A | Damascus is its capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 9, 1951 | 16A | Republic south of Turkey. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 22, 1950 | 31A | Damascus is its capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 20, 1947 | 6D | Member of U. N. Security Council. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jul 29, 1945 | 123A | French mandate, Near East. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Oct 29, 1944 | 87A | Damascus is its capital. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1943 | 102A | French mandate in the Levant. | Joseph C. Emidy | Farrar |