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213 total results for ACORN( score: 50 )
76 results for ACORN from Modern Era puzzles:
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Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed May 8, 2024 | 52D | Oak-to-be (3) | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Tue Jul 25, 2023 | 51D | What hits Chicken Little's noggin | Gary Larson and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Tue May 16, 2023 | 41A | Edible that's been squirreled away? | Katherine Baicker and Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Fri Jan 6, 2023 | 16A | What might roll in the leaves | Erica Hsiung Wojcik | Shortz |
Mon Feb 14, 2022 | 14A | Nut from an oak | Alan Siegel | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 2022 | 74A | Kind of squash (4) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Thu Nov 4, 2021 | 64A | Something that falls in the fall | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Jun 25, 2021 | 2D | Tough nut to crack (2) | Scott Earl | Shortz |
Thu Feb 11, 2021 | 14A | Oak, in a nutshell? | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 2020 | 2D | Hard nut to crack (2) | Jake Halperin | Shortz |
Thu Aug 27, 2020 | 7D | Something to squirrel away? | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Jun 21, 2020 | 81A | Kind of squash (4) | Byron and Harrison Walden | Shortz |
Sun Mar 22, 2020 | 10D | Nut seen on the back of a dime | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 26, 2020 | 20A | ___ squash (7) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Aug 20, 2019 | 39A | Part of a squirrel's stash | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Mon Dec 3, 2018 | 29A | Nut often squirreled away | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Dec 28, 2017 | 63A | Item in a winter cache | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Tue Dec 19, 2017 | 46A | Something squirreled away? (2) | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Tue Sep 26, 2017 | 52D | Tidbit for a squirrel | Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Aug 19, 2017 | 40D | Kind of squash (4) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Wed Apr 26, 2017 | 5D | ___ squash (7) | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 2015 | 40D | Part of a winter stash (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Nov 4, 2015 | 15A | Nut with a cupule (4) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Fri Mar 27, 2015 | 5D | Symbol of potential strength | David Kwong | Shortz |
Fri Feb 27, 2015 | 24D | Tough nut to crack (2) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Fri Jul 25, 2014 | 5D | Fall faller | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jan 2, 2014 | 46A | ___ squash (7) | Todd Gross | Shortz |
Mon Apr 15, 2013 | 54D | Nut with a cap | Gayle Dean | Shortz |
Wed Apr 10, 2013 | 14A | Item in a squirrel's hoard | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Wed Apr 3, 2013 | 60A | Nut with a cupule (4) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue Feb 19, 2013 | 7D | Oak nut | Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan | Shortz |
Sun Jun 3, 2012 | 3D | Symbol used to mark England's National Trails | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Mar 14, 2012 | 14A | Starter of a 58-Down | Dave Sarpola | Shortz |
Tue Jul 12, 2011 | 66A | Nut with a cupule (4) | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Thu Sep 30, 2010 | 54A | Part of a winter stash (2) | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Thu Apr 15, 2010 | 6D | Nut with a cupule (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley & Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Fri Mar 19, 2010 | 8D | Voter registration grp. founded in 1970 | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu Jun 5, 2008 | 64A | ___ squash (7) | James Sajdak | Shortz |
Tue Mar 25, 2008 | 15A | ___ squash (7) | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Sat Dec 29, 2007 | 28A | Cupule's contents | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Sep 7, 2006 | 26D | Nut with bitter tannin | Lucy Gardner Anderson | Shortz |
Mon Dec 19, 2005 | 14A | Oak's source | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2005 | 35D | Proverbial start of great things | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon Jan 3, 2005 | 64A | Oak-to-be (3) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Nov 30, 2004 | 46D | Squirrel's stash | Joan Yanofsky | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 2004 | 53D | Squirrel's find | Eric and Janinne Berlin | Shortz |
Sun Dec 14, 2003 | 7D | It's often squirreled away | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Sep 29, 2003 | 16A | Oak starter (2) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Tue Aug 5, 2003 | 5D | Hard nut to crack? (2) | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Wed Jan 15, 2003 | 16A | Squirreled-away item (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 65D | Some kind of a nut | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
Thu Aug 29, 2002 | 47A | Item in a cheek pouch | William Schaub | Shortz |
Mon Jun 24, 2002 | 55A | Eventual oak | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun Jun 2, 2002 | 54D | Nut for a nut weevil | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Wed Apr 10, 2002 | 26D | ___ squash (7) | Gregory Casagrande | Shortz |
Tue Jan 29, 2002 | 50D | Squirrel's staple | Zack Butler | Shortz |
Mon Dec 17, 2001 | 29D | Kind of squash (4) | Christina Houlihan | Shortz |
Fri Dec 14, 2001 | 44A | Part of a winter stash, maybe | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Oct 30, 2001 | 7D | Something squirreled away (2) | Barbara Olson | Shortz |
Tue Apr 10, 2001 | 68A | Squirrel's nugget | Kevin McCann | Shortz |
Wed Mar 14, 2001 | 14A | ___ squash (7) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Aug 1, 2000 | 50D | Squirreled-away item (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Feb 12, 2000 | 6D | Item buried in a lawn | Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Mon Apr 5, 1999 | 28D | Squirrel's prize (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Nov 28, 1997 | 45D | It's put away for winter | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
Wed Oct 2, 1996 | 20A | Tough nut | K. Hodge | Shortz |
Tue Sep 10, 1996 | 59A | Squirrel's snack (2) | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Sep 7, 1996 | 23A | It has cupule | B. White | Shortz |
Thu Aug 29, 1996 | 25D | Part of a squirrel stash | R. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 1996 | 68D | Cupped fruit | D. Tuller | Shortz |
Tue May 14, 1996 | 17A | Future oak | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Apr 24, 1996 | 12D | Squirrel's prize (2) | G. Dean | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 1995 | 25D | Squirrel's snack (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Sep 19, 1995 | 34D | Oak starter (2) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Jul 9, 1995 | 7D | Furniture finial | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Apr 10, 1995 | 30A | Oak-to-be (3) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
2 results for ACORN from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jul 16, 2017 | Panda | 53A | What a husk covers | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Oct 13, 2013 | Diagramless | 35D | Kind of squash | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
135 results for ACORN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Oct 10, 1993 | 6D | Big tree-to-be | Charles M. Deber | Taub |
Sun Jun 6, 1993 | 71A | Chickaree's morsel | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Fri Jul 10, 1992 | 41A | Type of squash | William Canine | Maleska |
Thu Sep 26, 1991 | 6D | Type of squash | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Jul 20, 1991 | 15A | Type of squash | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Mon Jun 10, 1991 | 8D | Oak start | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun May 12, 1991 | 87A | Squash variety | Randolph Ross | Maleska |
Mon Oct 8, 1990 | 27D | Potential oak | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sun Jun 24, 1990 | 5A | Color also called meadowlark | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Sun Jun 3, 1990 | 65D | Kind of squash | James E. Hinish Jr. | Maleska |
Mon Mar 13, 1989 | 54D | Oak nut | Asnas | Maleska |
Wed Dec 28, 1988 | 27D | Kind of squash | Don Groat | Maleska |
Sun Oct 2, 1988 | 90A | Squash variety | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Thu Sep 22, 1988 | 6D | Type of squash | William Canine | Maleska |
Fri May 20, 1988 | 46D | Type of squash | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Sat Mar 5, 1988 | 23A | Type of squash | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sat Sep 12, 1987 | 2D | Kind of squash | Larry Goldhirsch | Maleska |
Tue Mar 24, 1987 | 26D | Incipient oak | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Wed Nov 12, 1986 | 53A | Future oak, perhaps | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Mon Sep 29, 1986 | 21D | Fruit of an oak | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Jul 17, 1986 | 47A | Fall faller | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Dec 8, 1985 | 5A | Would-be tree | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Thu Oct 24, 1985 | 59A | Squash variety | Dorothy Elliott | Maleska |
Sun May 26, 1985 | 84D | Faller on Chicken Little | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sat Mar 2, 1985 | 24D | It fell on Chicken Little | Larry Goldhirsch | Maleska |
Sun Nov 11, 1984 | 92D | Type of squash | Mark Diehl | Maleska |
Thu Oct 18, 1984 | 16A | Kind of squash | Anderson | Maleska |
Sat Aug 25, 1984 | 26D | Incipient oak | Jones | Maleska |
Sun Jun 24, 1984 | 14D | Future oak | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Jan 1, 1984 | 91D | Quercus fruit | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Jul 10, 1983 | 21D | Squirrel's tidbit | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Sun Apr 3, 1983 | 20A | Kind of squash | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue Nov 30, 1982 | 6D | Squirrel's tidbit | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sun Oct 24, 1982 | 43D | Squash type | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 18, 1982 | 20A | Squirrel's cache | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Sun Jan 31, 1982 | 30D | Future oak | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun May 24, 1981 | 69A | Oak-to-be | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Sun May 10, 1981 | 67A | Squash variety | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Apr 20, 1981 | 30D | Fruit of the oak | Audrey Koch | Maleska |
Wed Mar 4, 1981 | 9D | Whence comes a mighty oak | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Oct 19, 1980 | 35D | Kind of squash | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue Mar 25, 1980 | 55A | Nut of the oak | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Feb 27, 1980 | 7D | It fell on Chicken Little | Rae | Maleska |
Fri Oct 19, 1979 | 15A | Squirrel's tidbit | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Feb 19, 1979 | 50A | Start of an oak | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Thu Dec 14, 1978 | 45D | Nut of the oak | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Sat Dec 9, 1978 | 55D | Squirrel's morsel | Pollard | Maleska |
Mon Dec 4, 1978 | 17A | Oak fruit | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Sat Apr 29, 1978 | 48D | Oak seed | Meltzer | Maleska |
Mon Jan 30, 1978 | 44A | Squirrel's morsel | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sun Jan 22, 1978 | 108D | It fell on Chicken-Little | Walter Webb | Maleska |
Wed Jan 11, 1978 | 39A | Oak's offspring | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Wed Nov 23, 1977 | 32A | Squirrel's tidbit | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Tue Sep 13, 1977 | 10D | Kind of squash | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sun Aug 7, 1977 | 95A | Kind of squash | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1977 | 84A | Squirrel fare | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Wed Nov 3, 1976 | 58A | Chipmunk's cache | Marie West | Weng |
Sat Oct 30, 1976 | 47A | Squirrel gathering | H. Hastings Reddall | Weng |
Fri Jul 23, 1976 | 18A | Tree product | Frank Geary | Weng |
Tue Jun 29, 1976 | 14A | Squash variety | Mary Harris | Weng |
Wed Apr 16, 1975 | 40A | Nut | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Weng |
Mon Mar 10, 1975 | 15A | Squirrel food | Dorothy N. Davis | Weng |
Sun Oct 13, 1974 | 60A | Kind of squash | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Jul 26, 1973 | 28D | Motif for a chair finial | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 11, 1973 | 62A | Tree product | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 6, 1973 | 25D | Squash variety | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 31, 1972 | 50A | Potential oak | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 28, 1972 | 54A | Kind of squash | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 29, 1972 | 5A | Jacobean chair ornament | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 10, 1972 | 38A | Finial on many Jacobean chairs | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 9, 1972 | 149A | Kind of squash | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Tue Aug 31, 1971 | 35A | Squirrel's quest | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 13, 1971 | 66A | Oak's beginning | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
Thu Mar 4, 1971 | 6D | Kind of squash | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 28, 1969 | 9D | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Mar 28, 1969 | 46D | Squirrel's tidbit. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 1, 1969 | 34D | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 21, 1968 | 27D | Potential oak. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 13, 1968 | 14A | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 25, 1968 | 52D | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 29, 1967 | 27D | Kind of squash. | Dorothea Bauer | Farrar |
Mon Oct 2, 1967 | 14A | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 17, 1967 | 68A | Nut. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Fri Jun 23, 1967 | 30A | Fruit of a tree. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sat Mar 11, 1967 | 49D | ___ squash. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Sep 5, 1966 | 41A | Nut. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 11, 1966 | 50D | Squirrel food. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Oct 27, 1964 | 38D | Would-be oak. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 25, 1964 | 14A | Tree fruit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 18, 1964 | 58A | Nut. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Mon Nov 25, 1963 | 47D | Nut. | Eileen Lexau | Farrar |
Thu Jun 27, 1963 | 17A | Kind of squash. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 24, 1962 | 35A | Squirrel's cache. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 27, 1961 | 42A | Genesis of a tree. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1961 | 33A | Kind of squash. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Jun 17, 1961 | 55A | Tree fruit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 3, 1961 | 11D | Tree fruit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 18, 1960 | 21A | Kind of squash. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue May 17, 1960 | 22D | Fruit of a tree. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 23, 1960 | 50A | Fruit of a tree. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 23, 1959 | 130A | Kind of squash. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Mar 21, 1959 | 19A | Fruit of the Quercus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 23, 1958 | 14A | Squirrel food. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Mar 7, 1958 | 32D | Kind of squash. | Melville Liverance | Farrar |
Fri Dec 27, 1957 | 9D | Squirrel's snack. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 31, 1957 | 33A | ___ squash. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 25, 1957 | 52A | Quercine fruit. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sun Jul 7, 1957 | 83D | Kind of squash. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun May 12, 1957 | 16D | Fruit. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Wed Jan 16, 1957 | 8D | Tree fruit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 30, 1956 | 17D | Squirrel's find. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Mon Apr 30, 1956 | 11D | Squirrel find. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Mar 14, 1956 | 15A | Nut. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 12, 1955 | 51A | Oak nut. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Wed Apr 20, 1955 | 21D | Tree fruit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 18, 1953 | 18A | Embryo tree. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Wed Jul 29, 1953 | 8D | Potential oak tree. | Marjorie Morse | Farrar |
Sun Apr 19, 1953 | 6D | Potential tree. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Mon Mar 16, 1953 | 15A | Possible oak tree. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Mar 23, 1952 | 124D | Nut in a scaly cup. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Fri Dec 28, 1951 | 29A | Squirrel's favorite. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 18, 1951 | 36A | Oak in infancy. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 30, 1951 | 47A | Incipient tree. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 22, 1951 | 133A | Potential tree. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1948 | 97A | Quercine fruit. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Feb 29, 1948 | 16D | Nut. | Eileen St. Clair | Farrar |
Sun Sep 21, 1947 | 64A | Fruit of a tree. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Mar 30, 1947 | 33D | Food for swine. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Sep 8, 1946 | 40D | Fruit of a tree. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Aug 4, 1946 | 26A | Decorative motif. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Dec 30, 1945 | 21A | Fruit of a tree. | Harriot Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1945 | 10D | Nut. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1945 | 128D | Source of knopper. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Jul 19, 1942 | 42A | Fruit of a tree. | I. Kert | Farrar |
Sun Mar 29, 1942 | 66D | Oak nut. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |