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67 total results for YARNS( score: 50 )
29 results for YARNS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Apr 21, 2023 | 14D | Fabulist's fabulations | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Sun Jan 23, 2022 | 91D | Tall tales (4) | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed Jan 6, 2021 | 55D | Exaggerated stories | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Sun Nov 3, 2019 | 83D | What some sailors bring back | Kristian House | Shortz |
Wed Nov 7, 2018 | 53D | Exaggerated accounts | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Tue Dec 5, 2017 | 18D | Hard-to-believe stories | Harry Smith and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Oct 8, 2017 | 24D | Things sailors spin | Erik Agard and Alex Briñas | Shortz |
Fri Jun 16, 2017 | 45D | Crocheter's collection | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 23, 2014 | 35D | "The fish that got away" and others | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jun 30, 2013 | 35A | What whalers may bring back | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue May 7, 2013 | 5D | Elaborate stories | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Jan 15, 2013 | 64A | Things spun by old salts | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Jul 10, 2012 | 32D | Tales | Chris A. McGlothlin | Shortz |
Mon Apr 30, 2012 | 21D | Tall tales (4) | Susan L. Stanislawski | Shortz |
Wed Jul 27, 2011 | 13D | Paul Bunyan tales, e.g. | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Sat Jul 19, 2008 | 25D | Lies along the waterfront? | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Tue Mar 6, 2007 | 32D | Tall tales (4) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 2005 | 39D | Fishermen bring them back to shore | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Aug 3, 2004 | 62A | Sailors' stories | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Dec 23, 2003 | 19D | Tall tales (4) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Sun May 19, 2002 | 35A | They may be related to people at sea | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Thu Mar 28, 2002 | 61A | Well-knit tales | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Aug 26, 1999 | 66A | Münchhausen's inventory | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Thu Aug 19, 1999 | 56D | They're not to be believed | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Jul 2, 1999 | 18D | Adventurer's inventory | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Feb 25, 1996 | 50A | Things sailors bring back | D. Niles | Shortz |
Fri Mar 3, 1995 | 20D | Seamen tell them | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sat Jul 9, 1994 | 48D | "The one that got away" and others | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Sat May 14, 1994 | 8D | Fabrications | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
1 result for YARNS from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 15, 2004 | Diagramless | 43D | They're spun | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
37 results for YARNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Nov 19, 1993 | 38A | Spun stories? | Bryant White | Taub |
Tue Dec 15, 1992 | 9D | Exaggerated tales | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Mon Sep 3, 1990 | 50D | Tales | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Tue May 17, 1988 | 42A | Tall tales | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Thu Jan 7, 1988 | 19A | Tars' tales | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Wed Dec 4, 1985 | 63A | Salts' talks | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Tue Jan 1, 1985 | 23A | Tall tales | Avery | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1983 | 58D | Stories | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon Jul 26, 1982 | 17D | Tall tales | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jun 29, 1981 | 21A | Tales | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed Apr 11, 1979 | 35D | Tales | Weil | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1975 | 20A | Tall tales | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Sun Sep 28, 1975 | 111A | Raconteurs' output | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Sun May 25, 1975 | 18D | Tall tales | Elizabeth Yaro | Weng |
Sat Mar 8, 1975 | 18D | Tales | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Fri Oct 9, 1970 | 18D | Tales | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 27, 1968 | 10D | Old tar's forte | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Thu Jun 6, 1968 | 58A | Tall tales. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 29, 1968 | 26D | Tales. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 2, 1968 | 37D | Tall stories. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 23, 1967 | 70A | Strands of wool. | Thomas W. Schier | Farrar |
Mon Dec 19, 1966 | 39D | Tales. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 14, 1965 | 90D | Tall tales. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Sun May 10, 1964 | 37D | Stories. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Fri Nov 18, 1960 | 24D | Tales. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 25, 1960 | 49D | Adventure stories. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 28, 1959 | 33D | Stories. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Jan 12, 1959 | 24D | Stories. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Oct 24, 1958 | 61A | Adventure stories. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Sat Jul 13, 1957 | 13D | Fish stories. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Fri Jun 21, 1957 | 43A | Tall tales. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Tue Sep 18, 1956 | 39A | Tall tales. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sat Jul 2, 1955 | 32D | Dry goods items. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Mon May 21, 1951 | 24D | From which "little things" are made. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 3, 1949 | 64A | Tall stories. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Dec 3, 1944 | 69A | Tales. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Aug 20, 1944 | 71D | Spun wools. | Dan Caywood | Farrar |