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

67 total results for EARNEST( score: 50 )

19 results for EARNEST from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu May 30, 202460ASincere (4)Royce FergusonFagliano
Mon Mar 11, 202441DSincere (4)Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel FabiShortz
Fri Jun 5, 202026DSincere (4)John WrenholtShortz
Sat Mar 17, 201858AHeartfelt (6)Roland HugetShortz
Sat Jun 3, 201740DHeartfelt (6)Roland HugetShortz
Thu Dec 24, 201557ASeriousDerek BowmanShortz
Thu Aug 30, 201239DWholeheartedStu OckmanShortz
Sun May 10, 200984DLike true believersPatrick BerryShortz
Sun Feb 22, 200992DPurposeful (2)Barry C. Silk & Doug PetersonShortz
Wed Apr 16, 200324AHeartfelt (6)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu Aug 26, 199942DHeartfelt (6)Nancy S. RossShortz
Thu Oct 31, 199621ASerious words are said in thisL. SidwayShortz
Mon Jan 29, 199651AHeartfelt (6)G. PaulShortz
Sun Aug 13, 19953DSincere (4)Nancy SalomonShortz
Sat Dec 24, 199425APurposeful (2)John StanleyShortz
Tue Nov 29, 199410DShowing sincerityBernice GordonShortz
Sun Jul 31, 199445AHeartfelt (6)Richard SilvestriShortz
Sun May 29, 199416DPledge money, at lawJanet R. BenderShortz
Sun Jan 30, 199452ANot playing aroundAlex K. JustinShortz
4 results for EARNEST from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Dec 4, 2022AcrosticUNot kidding around, seriousEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Sep 14, 2008AcrosticIImportant thing to be, per a comedy of 1895Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Feb 29, 2004Cryptic12AHemingway's spoken for grave (7)Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Oct 4, 1998Cryptic21DSerious attention put on cozy home (7)Richard SilvestriShortz
44 results for EARNEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Aug 22, 199218AGraveRichard SilvestriMaleska
Fri Aug 16, 199153AEnd of a Wilde titleDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Fri Apr 27, 199021APledgeMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Mon Oct 2, 198942DSincerely zealousJames R. BurnsMaleska
Thu Dec 29, 198859ASincereAlfio MicciMaleska
Sat Nov 26, 198831ASincereBernard MerenMaleska
Wed Mar 4, 198726AGraveMcKeonMaleska
Sun Aug 10, 198675DSeriousLouis SabinMaleska
Sat Feb 1, 198660AFar from flippantRhonda KrausMaleska
Wed Oct 16, 198529ADedicated and seriousJim PageMaleska
Wed Feb 15, 198444ASincereWhittenMaleska
Sat Feb 12, 198313DEnd of a Wilde titleBrinkMaleska
Thu Feb 10, 198320ANot flippantGreeneMaleska
Thu Aug 4, 197742DFar from flippantBarbara Lunder GillisMaleska
Mon Nov 10, 196956ASincere.UnknownWeng
Sat Jan 4, 196947ARetaining fee.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 10, 1965106ALife, to Longfellow.Will WengFarrar
Sat Oct 24, 196441DSincere.UnknownFarrar
Wed Feb 27, 196324DNot playful.S. A. KayFarrar
Sun Aug 19, 196251DNot jesting.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Fri Jan 26, 196210DNot jesting.Jay SheldonFarrar
Tue Mar 21, 196110DDeeply convinced.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 5, 196143DZealous and sincere.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 19, 196026DZealous and sincere.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 15, 1959101DNot joking.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun May 4, 1958120AMoney to bind a bargain.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Jan 27, 195733DSincere.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Thu Feb 16, 195647ADeeply convinced.Thomas J. VarnerFarrar
Sun Dec 12, 195499AWord in Wilde title.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sat Jun 12, 195451ANot trivial.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Jan 24, 195474DNot playful.Marion MoeserFarrar
Fri Nov 27, 195360AZealous and sincere.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jun 9, 195257ASincerely zealous.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 25, 1952110DSincere.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed May 7, 195240DWhat life is, according to Longfellow.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 2, 195130A"The Importance of Being ___."Thomas MeekinFarrar
Tue Aug 7, 195115AShowing sincerity.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 30, 195156AIn a serious reality.J. F. KellyFarrar
Thu Jan 18, 19513D"Life is real! Life is ___!"Thomas MeekinFarrar
Wed Nov 22, 195011DNot trivial.Henry A. WolfeFarrar
Sun Oct 29, 1950145AImportunate.S. K. FliegnerFarrar
Sun Aug 17, 1947111AA pledge.Waldo RansonFarrar
Sun Nov 3, 194650AThe Importance of Being ___.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Feb 25, 194568AZealous.Alberta N. BurtonFarrar
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