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180 total results for ECTO( score: 25 )
62 results for ECTO from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Mar 30, 2024 | 6D | Prefix with parasite (3) | Blake Slonecker | Fagliano |
Wed Feb 9, 2022 | 15A | ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" vehicle) (2) | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Wed Jul 7, 2021 | 35A | ___ Cooler, "Ghostbusters"-inspired Hi-C flavor | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Jun 29, 2021 | 28A | Prefix with -morph (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Apr 15, 2021 | 39D | Prefix with -plasmic | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer | Shortz |
Mon Dec 2, 2019 | 38D | Prefix with plasm (14) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2019 | 49D | Outside: Prefix (6) | Jon Olsen | Shortz |
Sun Aug 26, 2018 | 62A | Outside: Prefix (6) | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Sun Apr 1, 2018 | 107D | Prefix with -derm (5) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Sat Mar 25, 2017 | 4D | Prefix with -derm (5) | Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Aug 12, 2016 | 18A | Beginning to morph? | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Sun May 22, 2016 | 124A | Prefix with -plasm (14) | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Wed Jan 6, 2016 | 38D | Prefix with -plasm (14) | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Wed Dec 23, 2015 | 9A | Outer: Prefix (12) | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Fri Mar 7, 2014 | 51A | Outside: Prefix (6) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2013 | 15D | Prefix with -plasm (14) | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Sun Apr 21, 2013 | 73A | Prefix with -plasm (14) | Jonah Kagan | Shortz |
Tue Apr 2, 2013 | 20A | Opposite of endo- (4) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2012 | 118A | Outer: Prefix (12) | Kyle T. Dolan | Shortz |
Wed Aug 31, 2011 | 55D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 2011 | 2D | Outside: Prefix (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Jul 29, 2011 | 56D | Prefix with -morph (4) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2011 | 50D | Prefix with -dermal | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Tue Mar 22, 2011 | 22A | Outer: Prefix (12) | Albert R. Picallo | Shortz |
Thu Nov 25, 2010 | 15D | ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" vehicle) (2) | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Sun Jul 25, 2010 | 75A | Prefix with plasm (14) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Mar 11, 2009 | 41A | Opening for outside? | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Tue Jan 13, 2009 | 4D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Mon Nov 17, 2008 | 23A | Outer: Prefix (12) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Aug 12, 2007 | 90D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Sep 17, 2006 | 12D | Prefix with -derm (5) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2006 | 34D | Plasm prefix | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 2005 | 122A | Prefix with morph (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 32D | Prefix with plasm (14) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 2005 | 32D | Opposite of endo- (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Oct 12, 2004 | 60D | Prefix with plasm (14) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sun Jul 11, 2004 | 55A | Prefix with plasm (14) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Apr 7, 2004 | 33D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Apr 6, 2004 | 49D | Prefix with plasm (14) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Wed Feb 18, 2004 | 43A | Opposite of endo- (4) | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Thu Oct 30, 2003 | 34D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 78A | Start to morph? | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
Fri May 24, 2002 | 48D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Mar 22, 2002 | 62A | Prefix with parasite (3) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 14, 2002 | 48A | Outside opening? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Mar 3, 2002 | 116A | Prefix with -derm (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Nov 3, 2001 | 15D | Prefix with parasite (3) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Tue Nov 14, 2000 | 54A | Prefix with plasm (14) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Jun 2, 2000 | 49D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 1998 | 55D | Opposite of endo- (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Feb 24, 1998 | 2D | Prefix with plasm (14) | Bill Ballard | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 1997 | 1D | Prefix with -therm | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Tue Jan 14, 1997 | 52D | Outside: Prefix (6) | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 1996 | 97D | Prefix with -morph (4) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 63D | Prefix with plasm (14) | R. Hamel | Shortz |
Sun Sep 1, 1996 | 11D | Prefix with -morphic | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 1996 | 65A | Outside: Prefix (6) | D. E. Donaldson | Shortz |
Fri May 17, 1996 | 23A | Prefix with -derm (5) | J. DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Aug 16, 1995 | 50D | Outer: Prefix (12) | Judith Perry | Shortz |
Tue Jun 7, 1994 | 66A | Exterior: Prefix | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Tue Apr 26, 1994 | 46A | Prefix with plasm (14) | David Ellis Dickerson | Shortz |
Sun Dec 19, 1993 | 15D | Prefix used in "Ghostbusters" | John M. Samson | Shortz |
1 result for ECTO from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Jan 4, 2004 | Diagramless | 52D | Outer: Prefix | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
117 results for ECTO from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Nov 7, 1993 | 15A | External: Comb. form | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Taub |
Sat Jun 12, 1993 | 41A | Blast or plasm preceder | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
Sun May 23, 1993 | 105A | Blast or plasm lead-in | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Tue Dec 1, 1992 | 2D | Outer: Comb. form | Michael S. Maurer | Maleska |
Tue Nov 24, 1992 | 25A | Outside: Comb. form | Ruth Minary | Maleska |
Tue Sep 8, 1992 | 2D | Outside: Comb. form | Michael S. Maurer | Maleska |
Thu Mar 19, 1992 | 14D | Derm or plasm lead-in | Mark Blakeburn | Maleska |
Tue Feb 18, 1992 | 26A | Lead-in for plasm | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Sat Jan 4, 1992 | 14A | Plasm preceder | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Dec 18, 1990 | 11D | Outer: Comb. form | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Sat Nov 24, 1990 | 47A | Outer: Comb. form | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Sat Aug 11, 1990 | 49A | Outside: Comb. form | William Canine | Maleska |
Fri Nov 17, 1989 | 41D | Prefix for derm or plasm | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Sun May 14, 1989 | 106A | Outside: Comb. form | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Wed Feb 15, 1989 | 64A | Plasm preceder | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Thu Mar 10, 1988 | 39A | Outer: Prefix | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Jun 10, 1987 | 55D | Outside: Comb. form | Dorothy Cannan | Maleska |
Fri Mar 6, 1987 | 62A | Outside: Comb. form | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Thu May 8, 1986 | 64A | Outside: Comb. form | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Mar 13, 1986 | 35A | External: Comb. form | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat Aug 17, 1985 | 45D | Outside: Comb. form | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Thu Aug 1, 1985 | 52D | Prefix for plasm | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Sun Jun 23, 1985 | 32D | Outside: Comb. form | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Wed Nov 28, 1984 | 16A | Plasm header | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Aug 21, 1984 | 63A | Outer: Comb. form | Avery | Maleska |
Mon Nov 14, 1983 | 61A | Outside: Prefix | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Wed Sep 7, 1983 | 34A | Prefix with plasm | John Greenman | Maleska |
Fri Jun 24, 1983 | 23A | External: Comb. form | Kevin Wray | Maleska |
Mon Jun 13, 1983 | 11D | Outside: Comb. form | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Nov 29, 1982 | 52D | Outside: Prefix | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed Sep 22, 1982 | 41D | Outside: Comb. form | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Wed Sep 1, 1982 | 52D | Prefix with plasm or derm | Ronald Rabinowitz | Maleska |
Fri Oct 23, 1981 | 30A | Prefix with plasm | Ronald Rabinowitz | Maleska |
Fri Aug 29, 1980 | 53D | Prefix with plasm | Albert E. Lytle | Maleska |
Wed Apr 23, 1980 | 14A | Prefix with plasm | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Thu Apr 3, 1980 | 57D | Outside: Comb. form | Rae | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1979 | 39A | Prefix with plasm | David J. Pohl and John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 2, 1979 | 60A | Outside: Comb. form | Strassheim | Maleska |
Sun Jun 10, 1979 | 94A | Outside: Comb. form | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Fri Jun 1, 1979 | 34D | Outside: Prefix | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sun Jan 21, 1979 | 72D | Outer: Prefix | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Thu Dec 28, 1978 | 19A | Outside: Prefix | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Tue Jan 10, 1978 | 23A | Outside: Prefix | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Thu Apr 21, 1977 | 57A | Prefix for plasm | Mel Rosen | Maleska |
Wed Apr 20, 1977 | 14A | Outer: Prefix | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Tue Feb 8, 1977 | 50D | Outer: Prefix | George Raventos | Weng |
Tue Dec 7, 1976 | 19A | Prefix for plasm | Marion Moeser | Weng |
Sun Nov 28, 1976 | 98A | Outer: Prefix | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Fri Sep 10, 1976 | 54D | Kind of plasm | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Weng |
Tue Nov 4, 1975 | 42D | Prefix for plasm | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Wed Mar 26, 1975 | 12D | Outside: Prefix | Samuel H. Barkan | Weng |
Sun Mar 23, 1975 | 130A | Outside: Prefix | Tom Mixon | Weng |
Wed Sep 4, 1974 | 39D | Outside: Prefix | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Tue Dec 25, 1973 | 31D | Word with plasm or morph | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jul 4, 1973 | 59A | Outside: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 13, 1973 | 26A | Kind of plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 7, 1973 | 1A | Prefix for plasm | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Sun Dec 24, 1972 | 22A | Outside: Prefix | Anne Fox | Weng |
Tue Nov 28, 1972 | 16A | Outside: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 26, 1972 | 68A | Outside: Prefix | Christine Valence | Weng |
Tue Jun 27, 1972 | 60A | Outside: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 24, 1972 | 25A | Prefix for plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 7, 1972 | 34A | External: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 29, 1971 | 31A | Kind of plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 30, 1971 | 54D | Outside: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 4, 1971 | 73A | Prefix for derm or plasm | Sylvia Baumgarten | Weng |
Thu Jun 3, 1971 | 39A | Outside: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 16, 1971 | 39A | Prefix for morph or plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Feb 5, 1971 | 18A | External: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jun 22, 1970 | 60A | Prefix for plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Thu May 28, 1970 | 3D | Prefix for plasm | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 24, 1970 | 147A | Outside: Prefix | Threba Johnson | Weng |
Tue May 5, 1970 | 60D | Outer: Prefix | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 13, 1970 | 30A | Prefix with plasm and morph | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 21, 1969 | 90A | Outer: Prefix | Anne Fox | Weng |
Sun Apr 27, 1969 | 143A | Prefix with plasm | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Tue Apr 8, 1969 | 37A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 22, 1969 | 63A | Prefix with morph or plasm. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 14, 1969 | 16A | Outer: Pref. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 26, 1968 | 67A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 14, 1968 | 57D | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 27, 1968 | 52D | External: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 25, 1967 | 66A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 8, 1967 | 54D | Outer: Prefix. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Tue Aug 15, 1967 | 60A | Outer: Prefix. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sat Sep 10, 1966 | 55A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 12, 1966 | 41A | External: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 4, 1965 | 12D | Outside: Prefix. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Thu Sep 2, 1965 | 39A | External: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 6, 1965 | 40D | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 5, 1965 | 16A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 16, 1964 | 59D | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 26, 1964 | 61A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 17, 1964 | 119A | Outside: Prefix. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Nov 4, 1963 | 4D | Outside: Prefix. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Jun 19, 1963 | 41A | Outside: Prefix. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 22, 1963 | 23A | Outer: Prefix. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Wed Jan 30, 1963 | 49D | Outside: Prefix. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sat Feb 17, 1962 | 55D | External: Prefix. | Aida Cromwell | Farrar |
Sun Oct 1, 1961 | 126D | Without: Prefix. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Jun 4, 1961 | 37A | Outer: Prefix. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Mar 22, 1961 | 31D | Word element meaning "outside." | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Tue Dec 20, 1960 | 39A | Outside: Comb. form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 14, 1960 | 43A | Outside: Comb. form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 22, 1960 | 13D | Outside: Comb. form. | Tom Mixon | Farrar |
Sun Apr 3, 1960 | 128D | Without: Comb. form. | Tom Mixon | Farrar |
Wed Jul 23, 1958 | 44D | External: Comb. form. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Mar 8, 1958 | 40A | Outside: Comb. form. | Charles C. Allen | Farrar |
Wed Jul 25, 1956 | 41A | Outside: Comb. form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 15, 1956 | 58A | Outside: Comb. form. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Thu Dec 22, 1955 | 35D | Outside: Comb. form. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 27, 1954 | 29D | Outside: Comb. form. | William F. Bulow | Farrar |
Wed Aug 19, 1953 | 5A | Outside: Abbr. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Thu Jun 18, 1953 | 56D | Outside: Comb. form. | Alice H. Cook | Farrar |
Tue May 26, 1953 | 60D | Outer: Comb. form. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Mon Mar 23, 1953 | 52D | ___-plasm for spiritualist seances. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 2, 1947 | 143D | External: Comb. form. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |