This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

3 results for DESALTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 22, 2018	90D	Makes potable, in a way (3)	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Oct 12, 1997	97A	Makes potable, in a way (3)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Oct 15, 1995	97D	Makes potable, in a way (3)	Mel Rosen	Shortz

1 result for DESALTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 19, 2001	Panda	35A	Makes a tad less briny	Mel Taub	Shortz

3 results for DESALTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 24, 1979	40A	Makes seawater potable	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Wed May 29, 1974	7D	Treats sea water	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sat Dec 9, 1972	33A	Treats sea water	Unknown	Weng

Anagram:

17 ms