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116 total results for BASRA( score: 50 )
38 results for BASRA from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Apr 26, 2024 | 43D | Iraqi port city (3) | Matthew Stock and Christina Iverson | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 10, 2023 | 102D | Iraqi city near the Tigris and Euphrates | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Tue May 31, 2022 | 46D | Principal Iraqi port | Sam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Fri Mar 4, 2022 | 34A | Iraqi port city (3) | David Distenfeld | Shortz |
Sat Aug 14, 2021 | 39D | Economic capital of Iraq | Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
Fri Jun 18, 2021 | 46A | Home to the Imam Ali Mosque, built in the seventh century | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Wed Dec 9, 2020 | 48D | Mideast port that was home to Sinbad the sailor | Owen Travis and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 2020 | 69A | Iraqi port city (3) | Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang | Shortz |
Thu Oct 24, 2019 | 12D | City whose name, appropriately, is an anagram of ARABS | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun May 12, 2019 | 99A | Home of Sinbad Island | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Sat Apr 6, 2019 | 24A | Port north of Kuwait City | Ned White | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2018 | 54A | Iraq's main port (2) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 8A | Iraqi city whose name, appropriately, is an anagram of ARABS | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2018 | 44A | Iraq's main port (2) | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Jul 22, 2017 | 46A | Major port near the Persian Gulf | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Oct 26, 2016 | 40A | Port of Iraq (3) | Scott Yut | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 2015 | 50D | Arab city whose name is an anagram of ARABS | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Fri May 29, 2015 | 43D | Arabian port that's home to Sinbad Island | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Jun 7, 2013 | 53A | Home of Sinbad the sailor | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Thu Mar 15, 2012 | 28A | Southern Iraqi city | Kristian House | Shortz |
Wed Sep 29, 2010 | 6D | Mideast city whose name, coincidentally, is an anagram of ARABS | Charles Gersch | Shortz |
Thu Jul 15, 2010 | 30A | Mideast city that is the capital of the world in H. G. Wells's "The Shape of Things to Come" | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Feb 10, 2009 | 1D | Iraqi seaport | John Underwood | Shortz |
Wed May 28, 2008 | 30D | Iraqi port (3) | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Sun May 4, 2008 | 57A | Port of Iraq (3) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Mar 7, 2008 | 41D | City bombed in the gulf war | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Jul 7, 2007 | 31A | Shatt al Arab port | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2006 | 31D | City whose name can be anagrammed, appropriately, to ARABS | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed Jul 14, 2004 | 5A | Iraqi port (3) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Dec 21, 2000 | 24D | Port on the Shatt-al-Arab | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Sep 14, 2000 | 36A | Mideast port | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Jan 11, 2000 | 48A | Persian Gulf port | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Wed Nov 10, 1999 | 45A | Big Iraqi port | Joan Yanofsky | Shortz |
Sat Jun 13, 1998 | 48D | Iraqi port (3) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Sep 24, 1997 | 9A | Port of Iraq (3) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Thu Nov 21, 1996 | 53D | Iraqi city (2) | M. Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri Aug 23, 1996 | 21D | Iraqi city (2) | M. Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Oct 17, 1994 | 1A | Iraq's second-largest city | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
1 result for BASRA from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Oct 29, 2023 | Panda | 30D | City of Arabs | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
77 results for BASRA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Aug 26, 1991 | 50D | Iraqi port | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Thu Aug 22, 1991 | 49D | Iraqi port | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Oct 19, 1990 | 39D | Iraqi port | Jean M. Hunt | Maleska |
Sun Jul 1, 1990 | 73D | Iraqi port | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sat Sep 26, 1987 | 21A | Iraqi port | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Sun Jan 5, 1986 | 96D | Port of Iraq | Julian Ochrymowych | Maleska |
Fri Nov 2, 1984 | 5A | Iraqi port | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue May 3, 1983 | 15A | Iraqi port | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Tue Jan 4, 1983 | 1D | Shatt-al-Arab port | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Sep 25, 1981 | 5A | Port city of Iraq | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Apr 12, 1981 | 14A | Major port of Iraq | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Sun Mar 9, 1980 | 60A | Iraqi port | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Mon Mar 26, 1979 | 1A | Port in Iraq | Jean Reed | Maleska |
Sun Jan 15, 1978 | 50D | Iraqi port | Alex F. Black | Maleska |
Fri Feb 11, 1977 | 67A | Port of Iraq | Harvey Berg | Weng |
Tue Feb 1, 1977 | 7A | Port of Iraq | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sat Sep 25, 1976 | 55D | Port of Iraq | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Sun Jul 11, 1976 | 48D | Port of Iraq | Barbara Gillis | Weng |
Thu Jun 26, 1975 | 5A | Oil port | Norton Rhoades | Weng |
Sun Dec 1, 1974 | 9A | Port in Iraq | George Madrid | Weng |
Sun Nov 17, 1974 | 75D | Iraqi port | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun May 20, 1973 | 79A | Port of Iraq | Peter T. Thornton | Weng |
Sun Mar 11, 1973 | 1A | City in Iraq | J. A. Felker | Weng |
Tue Mar 6, 1973 | 10D | Iraqi port | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 4, 1973 | 47D | Port in Iraq | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 17, 1972 | 51D | Iraqi port | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 3, 1972 | 32A | City in Iraq | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 12, 1971 | 11A | Iraqi port | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Sat Oct 30, 1971 | 8D | Iraqi port | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 28, 1971 | 1D | Mideast port | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 13, 1971 | 83D | Mideast port | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
Wed Mar 31, 1971 | 48A | Port of Iraq | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 20, 1970 | 5A | Port of Iraq | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 26, 1969 | 25A | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 4, 1969 | 48D | Gateway to Russia in W.W. II. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 6, 1969 | 21A | Persian Gulf port. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 17, 1967 | 11A | Iraqi port. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Tue Feb 15, 1966 | 29A | Port at head of Shatt-al-Arab. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 15, 1965 | 8D | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 29, 1965 | 59A | Shatt el Arab port. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Aug 1, 1965 | 73A | Port of Iraq. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Jun 1, 1965 | 25D | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 16, 1964 | 52D | City of Iraq. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Wed Feb 12, 1964 | 29A | City of Iraq. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Tue Dec 31, 1963 | 47D | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 13, 1963 | 59A | Port of Iraq. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Aug 5, 1962 | 1A | Iraq port. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Fri Jul 6, 1962 | 31A | Shatt-el-Arab port. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon Apr 23, 1962 | 41A | Port of Iraq. | Ruth M. McWhirk | Farrar |
Thu Oct 19, 1961 | 29A | Shatt el Arab port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 20, 1961 | 1A | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 15, 1960 | 9A | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 13, 1959 | 42A | Iraqi port. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jan 3, 1959 | 1D | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 17, 1958 | 45D | Seaport in Iran. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Aug 3, 1958 | 69A | Port on the Shatt-al-Arab. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Jun 14, 1958 | 54A | Port of Iraq. | Herman Keld | Farrar |
Sun Apr 21, 1957 | 36D | Seaport of Iraq. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Apr 4, 1957 | 25D | Port of Iraq. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1956 | 116D | Port on the Shatt-al-Arab. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Apr 29, 1956 | 15A | Neighbor of Abadan. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Aug 23, 1955 | 45A | Port of Iraq. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sun Feb 6, 1955 | 75A | Port on Shatt-al-Arab. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 26, 1954 | 130D | Port of Iraq. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Aug 14, 1954 | 5A | City of mosques, in Iraq. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Sun Feb 22, 1953 | 106D | Port on the Persian Gulf. | Herbert Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Dec 7, 1952 | 96D | Port in S. E. Iraq. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed Oct 1, 1952 | 25D | Oil port of Iraq, on the Persian Gulf. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 28, 1951 | 44A | Port in Iraq. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Mar 7, 1948 | 102A | Persian Gulf terminus of Bagdad railway. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Aug 20, 1944 | 79A | Port in Irak. | Dan Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Apr 30, 1944 | 45A | Port of Irak. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1943 | 81D | Important Turkish river port. | Joseph C. Emidy | Farrar |
Sun Mar 21, 1943 | 101D | Strategic oil port on Persian Gulf. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1943 | 6A | Port on Shatt al Arab, Iraq. | C. Hartley Mills | Farrar |
Sun Dec 27, 1942 | 49A | Port in South Iraq. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Nov 8, 1942 | 123D | Strategic seaport in South Irak. | Louis Baron | Farrar |