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38 total results for TAPERS( score: 50 )
10 results for TAPERS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Sep 2, 2024 | 25A | Narrows at the end | Sala Wanetick and Emily Biegas | Fagliano |
Sat Aug 7, 2021 | 3D | Gets to the point? (2) | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
Sat Sep 28, 2019 | 39D | Gets to the point? (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Fri Jan 10, 2014 | 54A | Menorah inserts | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Nov 14, 2003 | 21A | Service lights? | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Fri May 9, 2003 | 57A | Narrows down | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Apr 7, 2001 | 40A | Comes to the point? | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun Oct 26, 1997 | 74D | Some church lighting | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Sep 24, 1995 | 27D | Comes to a point | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 1995 | 49D | Narrows | Rich Norris | Shortz |
28 results for TAPERS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jan 15, 1993 | 42D | Acuminates | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Apr 6, 1992 | 31A | Feeble lights | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sat Oct 19, 1991 | 48D | Gradual diminutions | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri Jul 29, 1988 | 8D | Candles | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Sun Mar 27, 1988 | 34A | Candles | Brett A. Blaylock | Maleska |
Mon Oct 26, 1987 | 5D | Candles | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Nov 21, 1979 | 32A | Candles | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Thu May 26, 1977 | 44D | Long waxed wicks | James A. Brussel | Maleska |
Mon Feb 7, 1977 | 22A | Grows narrower | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Sun Dec 1, 1974 | 125D | Romantic table lights | George Madrid | Weng |
Sun Nov 19, 1972 | 149A | Diminishes | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Wed Jun 7, 1972 | 4D | Candles | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 26, 1965 | 61A | Becomes smaller, as a finger. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Mon Nov 13, 1961 | 50D | Candle lighters. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 8, 1961 | 49A | Candles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 25, 1959 | 34D | Candles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 12, 1958 | 18A | Candles. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Tue Dec 10, 1957 | 47A | Candles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 5, 1956 | 7A | Candles. | Geraldine Rayment | Farrar |
Sun Apr 22, 1956 | 33D | Diminishes. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Dec 13, 1954 | 9A | Candles. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1954 | 69D | Feeble lights. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Thu Sep 20, 1951 | 35A | Wax candles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 16, 1951 | 49A | Slender candles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 12, 1947 | 120D | Diminishes. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1945 | 109A | Candles. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Sep 19, 1943 | 87D | Becomes less gradually. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Apr 26, 1942 | 151A | Diminishes. | A. A. Webster | Farrar |
Anagrams: | ASPERT, SPREAT, STERAP, TAPSER, TREPAS, PEARST, PETARS, TRAPES, TRAPSE, PASTER, REPAST, RETAPS, PATRES, TSAPRE, PATERS, SETAPR, PRATES |