WAIF

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

69 total results for WAIF( score: 50 )

28 results for WAIF from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 31, 2023	28D	Ragamuffin (7)	Freddie Cheng	Shortz
Tue Jun 20, 2023	67A	Ragamuffin (7)	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Sun Apr 16, 2023	88D	Ragamuffin (7)	Mike Hobin	Shortz
Fri Jul 8, 2022	55A	Urchin, perhaps	Kyle Dolan	Shortz
Thu Jun 16, 2022	21D	Thin, unhealthy-looking sort	Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sat Oct 16, 2021	45D	Victor Hugo's Cosette, e.g.	Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Mar 14, 2021	81A	Ragamuffin (7)	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sun Jun 7, 2020	72D	Many a Dickensian child	Andy Kravis	Shortz
Fri Sep 27, 2019	52D	Little Orphan Annie, e.g.	Jack Mowat	Shortz
Sat Apr 13, 2019	29D	Oliver Twist, for example	Debbie Ellerin	Shortz
Thu Feb 8, 2018	55A	Young stray	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun May 19, 2013	31A	Twiggy's look in '60s fashion	Jean O'Conor	Shortz
Tue Jan 15, 2013	55D	Cosette, e.g., in "Les Misérables"	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Wed Jun 13, 2012	26D	Street urchin (3)	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Sat Oct 22, 2011	39D	Oliver Twist, e.g. (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Aug 17, 2011	39D	Ragamuffin (7)	Michael Black	Shortz
Mon Apr 16, 2007	25A	Street urchin (3)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Sun Jan 22, 2006	1A	Oliver Twist, e.g. (2)	George Barany and Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Mon Apr 26, 2004	17A	Homeless child (2)	Merle Baker	Shortz
Thu Mar 4, 2004	55A	Ragamuffin (7)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 2004	1D	Stray (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Fri May 23, 2003	57D	Ragamuffin (7)	Dave Tuller	Shortz
Sun Nov 18, 2001	24A	Stray (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Mon Jan 3, 2000	47A	Homeless child (2)	Hugh Davis	Shortz
Wed Sep 23, 1998	1D	Stray animal	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Thu Feb 12, 1998	1D	Street urchin (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sat Nov 30, 1996	25A	Gamin	R. Norris	Shortz
Thu Jun 1, 1995	60A	Urchin	Rich Norris	Shortz

41 results for WAIF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 5, 1989	35A	Oliver, for one	Jim Page	Maleska
Wed Jun 7, 1989	18A	Orphan of the storm	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Dec 6, 1984	29A	Stray	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Apr 10, 1983	94D	Stray bit	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sun Mar 27, 1983	104A	Unclaimed piece of property	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Mon Nov 1, 1982	7D	Homeless child	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Fri Jun 12, 1981	1D	Stray	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Fri May 1, 1981	26D	Abandoned tot	Jim Modney	Maleska
Thu Mar 19, 1981	40A	Homeless child	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sat Dec 29, 1979	5A	Urchin	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Nov 7, 1979	51D	Urchin	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Jun 22, 1979	28A	Street urchin	Russell	Maleska
Wed May 30, 1979	28A	Stray	Johnson	Maleska
Mon Jul 3, 1978	2D	Stray	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Thu Dec 22, 1977	44D	Lost sheep	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Aug 22, 1976	88D	Urchin	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Sat Jan 31, 1976	10A	Stray	Virginia Butler	Weng
Mon Feb 11, 1974	48A	Stray animal	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sat Apr 14, 1973	36A	Stray	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 25, 1971	42A	Homeless one	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 7, 1969	96A	Homeless tot	Threba Johnson	Weng
Sun Dec 1, 1968	8A	Stray	W. A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Mon May 15, 1967	27D	Gamin.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Aug 30, 1966	45A	Homeless one.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 17, 1963	6A	Gamin.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 7, 1961	69A	Stray.	Sandy Graf	Farrar
Fri Apr 14, 1961	25D	Gamin.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 15, 1961	27A	Wanderer.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 2, 1957	4D	Lost sheep.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 20, 1957	1D	Concern of the UNICEF.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Sep 16, 1956	112A	Homeless child.	Grace Hoster	Farrar
Mon Jul 23, 1956	6A	Stray thing.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jan 22, 1956	47A	Little Gavroche, for example.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Jan 16, 1956	34D	Neglected child.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar
Mon Jan 9, 1956	23D	Gamin.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Tue May 4, 1954	25D	Gamin.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 18, 1954	48A	Little lost boy.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue Feb 23, 1954	22D	Stray child.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Fri Jan 30, 1953	1D	Lost child.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jan 18, 1952	10A	Castaway.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 18, 1945	100D	Stray article.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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