Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Mar 23, 2025 | 2D | Dueling weapons | Andrew Colin Kirk | Shortz |
Thu Jul 18, 2024 | 8D | Olympic weapons | Kareem Ayas | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 10, 2024 | 54D | Fencing swords (5) | Kareem Ayas | Fagliano |
Sat Dec 30, 2023 | 31D | Foil alternatives (2) | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Fri Sep 8, 2023 | 21A | Olympians score points with their points | Rachel Fabi and Ken Stern | Shortz |
Sun Jan 8, 2023 | 73A | Foil lookalikes | Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Wed Jan 4, 2023 | 19A | Fencing equipment (2) | Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant | Shortz |
Tue Dec 6, 2022 | 66A | Olympic stickers? | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Thu Apr 7, 2022 | 26A | Sticking points? | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Apr 6, 2022 | 11D | Blunted blades (3) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Tue Dec 14, 2021 | 43A | Swords with blunted ends | Tao Platt | Shortz |
Tue Jan 26, 2021 | 34A | Equipment for pentathletes (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Jan 3, 2021 | 27A | Pieces of pentathlon equipment | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Sun Aug 2, 2020 | 36A | Olympic equipment weighing less than 770 grams each | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2020 | 67A | Olympians' blades (3) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Sun Oct 27, 2019 | 120A | Foil alternatives (2) | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
Sun Sep 22, 2019 | 57D | Weapons that are about 3 1/2 feet long | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sun Apr 21, 2019 | 108A | Bendy blades | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 2019 | 25A | Relatives of foils | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Tue Jul 24, 2018 | 38A | Sporting blades (4) | Jonathan M. Kaye | Shortz |
Sun Apr 8, 2018 | 4D | Pentathlon items | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Jan 19, 2018 | 20A | Touching things in competitions | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Jan 16, 2018 | 71A | Olympic blades (2) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2017 | 49D | Fencing blades (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Wed Aug 30, 2017 | 23D | Pentathlon needs | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed May 3, 2017 | 43A | Olympic blades (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Dec 29, 2016 | 1D | Relatives of sabers | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Tue Dec 27, 2016 | 50D | Swords in modern pentathlons | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
Sat Dec 17, 2016 | 6D | Touching things in competition | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 2016 | 4D | Swords, in Sèvres | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Aug 16, 2016 | 72A | Olympic swords | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Nov 21, 2015 | 20A | Cousins of colichemardes | Natan Last | Shortz |
Mon Jun 2, 2014 | 37D | Fencing weapons (4) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 2014 | 5A | Some Summer Olympics gear | Anna Shechtman | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2014 | 53D | Modern pentathlon equipment (2) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Fri Nov 2, 2012 | 25D | Equipment for pentathletes (2) | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Tue Oct 16, 2012 | 14A | Cousins of foils | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Thu Jun 14, 2012 | 36D | Pentathlon equipment | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2012 | 107D | Some blades (3) | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Mon Dec 26, 2011 | 50D | Fencing swords (5) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sat Aug 6, 2011 | 19A | Aluminum foil alternatives? | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue May 31, 2011 | 52D | Blunted blades (3) | Nina Rulon-Miller | Shortz |
Wed Mar 16, 2011 | 64A | Pentathletes' weapons | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Feb 11, 2011 | 44D | They often have pistol grips | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Wed Jun 9, 2010 | 1A | Flexible blades | Gary Whitehead | Shortz |
Fri Mar 12, 2010 | 17A | Their points are made bluntly | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 2010 | 47D | Alternatives to foils | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Tue Nov 17, 2009 | 30D | Fencing weapons (4) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sun Oct 4, 2009 | 83D | Modern pentathlon equipment (2) | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Thu Jul 9, 2009 | 62A | Some blades (3) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Wed Dec 31, 2008 | 57D | They're guarded at the Olympics (2) | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Sat Nov 8, 2008 | 28D | They're waved in competition | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Sep 28, 2008 | 30D | Fencing swords (5) | Cathy Allis Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Sep 20, 2008 | 35A | Sports equipment wired for scoring | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Wed Oct 24, 2007 | 66A | They're rather pointless | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Apr 16, 2007 | 32D | Sporting blades (4) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed Mar 28, 2007 | 58D | Modern pentathlon gear | Burton Clemans | Shortz |
Wed Dec 20, 2006 | 26D | They're carried by people in masks | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Oct 13, 2005 | 26D | They're guarded at the Olympics (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Oct 10, 2005 | 72A | Fencing weapons (4) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 2005 | 108D | Some blades (3) | Matt Skoczen | Shortz |
Sun Aug 28, 2005 | 94D | Sports equipment waved in the air | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Thu Jul 14, 2005 | 34D | Sporting gear with bell guards | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sat Jun 25, 2005 | 59A | Their points are guarded | John Underwood | Shortz |
Sun Oct 10, 2004 | 14D | They're waved at the Olympics | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jul 25, 2004 | 47D | Foils | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 2004 | 6D | Some foils | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Dec 12, 2003 | 25D | People in masks wave them | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Oct 28, 2003 | 5D | Blunted blades (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Oct 11, 2003 | 52A | Modern pentathletes' needs | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2003 | 38A | They're not too sharp | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Sun Apr 6, 2003 | 77A | They lack cutting edges (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Mar 30, 2003 | 95D | Slender blades (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Nov 27, 2002 | 68A | Sporting blades (4) | Ron O'Hair | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2002 | 51D | Blunt blades | Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Wed Jul 31, 2002 | 1D | They might touch one's heart | Jerry E. Rosman | Shortz |
Sun Jun 23, 2002 | 84D | Olympians' blades (3) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Thu May 9, 2002 | 65A | Sporting blades (4) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 2002 | 58D | Fencing needs (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed Oct 24, 2001 | 49D | Fencing needs (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Apr 29, 2001 | 13D | Sports equipment used with masks | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Apr 3, 2001 | 33A | Slender blades (2) | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2000 | 99D | They're pointless | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 2000 | 63A | Tools for duels | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Apr 24, 2000 | 3D | Fencing swords (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Aug 9, 1999 | 31D | Fencing swords (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Mar 11, 1999 | 52D | They're guarded in competition | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Nov 3, 1998 | 47D | Olympians' blades (3) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sat Aug 29, 1998 | 60A | They lack cutting edges (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Fri Aug 28, 1998 | 26A | They're crossed in competition | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sat Jan 25, 1997 | 42A | They're virtually pointless | R. Norris | Shortz |
Mon Apr 1, 1996 | 36A | Fencing blades (2) | F. Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 1995 | 2D | Fencing weapons (4) | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Sat Apr 1, 1995 | 7D | Their points are covered | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Mar 23, 1995 | 21A | Blunt-edged swords | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Jan 22, 1995 | 42D | Fencing equipment (2) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Wed Nov 9, 1994 | 58D | Swords | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun May 8, 1994 | 42A | Duelers' equipment | Ralph G. Beaman | Shortz |
Sun Feb 13, 1994 | 114A | Olympic pointers? | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sep 24, 2017 | Diagramless | 44D | Fencing blades | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Feb 16, 2014 | Diagramless | 37D | Weapons with touch sensors | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Nov 15, 2009 | Diagramless | 35A | Blunted blades | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Fri Jun 11, 1993 | 21A | Fencing swords | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Wed Apr 14, 1993 | 19A | Fencing swords | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Feb 7, 1993 | 131A | Sabers' less lethal kin | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Mon Oct 5, 1992 | 31D | Fencers' defenses | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Mon Jun 3, 1991 | 10D | Rapiers' kin | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Oct 23, 1990 | 56D | Fencing swords | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Jun 17, 1990 | 40D | Flèche weapons | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Sat Apr 14, 1990 | 47D | Fencing swords | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Apr 1, 1990 | 6D | Dueling pieces | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Oct 8, 1989 | 54D | Thrusting swords | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sat Jul 15, 1989 | 43D | Dueling swords | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Thu Sep 8, 1988 | 48D | Kin of fleurets | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Apr 3, 1988 | 103D | Fencing swords | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Fri Feb 5, 1988 | 48D | Fencers' blades | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sat Dec 26, 1987 | 12D | Dueling swords | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sat Sep 26, 1987 | 6D | They have 35" blades | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Fri Aug 28, 1987 | 22D | Equipment for duelists | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon May 18, 1987 | 42D | Swords of sorts | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sat Apr 4, 1987 | 32D | Blunted swords | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu May 22, 1986 | 32D | Blades | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun May 11, 1986 | 63D | Fencing weapons | Virginia P. Abelson | Maleska |
Sun Sep 15, 1985 | 78D | Dueling swords | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun May 26, 1985 | 72A | Weapons for Boisse | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Jun 15, 1984 | 44D | Foils' kin | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Wed Apr 11, 1984 | 34D | Rapiers' relatives | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sat Mar 10, 1984 | 54D | Fencing gear | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sat May 28, 1983 | 6D | Fencing weapons | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sun Jul 11, 1982 | 89A | Fencing gear | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat May 9, 1981 | 56A | Fencing swords | Sterner | Maleska |
Sat Mar 15, 1980 | 34A | Small swords | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Nov 13, 1979 | 6D | Fencing weapons | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 29, 1979 | 153A | Fencers' needs | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Sun Jul 16, 1978 | 151A | Fencers' gear | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Tue Jul 12, 1977 | 32D | Musketeers' foils | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Sun Apr 10, 1977 | 26A | Swords | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue Feb 22, 1977 | 43A | Fencing pieces | Henry Hook | Weng |
Tue Dec 21, 1976 | 35D | Swords | Roby | Weng |
Sun Dec 12, 1976 | 53A | Fencing items | Henry Hook | Weng |
Wed May 12, 1976 | 52D | Swords | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sun May 9, 1976 | 69D | Fencing weapons | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Tue Apr 27, 1976 | 24D | Swords | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Sun Apr 4, 1976 | 98D | Fencing pieces | J. A. Felker | Weng |
Sat Nov 8, 1975 | 51D | Fencing pieces | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Sun Sep 21, 1975 | 69D | Fencing pieces | Bill Hartman | Weng |
Thu Jul 17, 1975 | 51D | Rapiers | George Raventos | Weng |
Fri Nov 1, 1974 | 34D | Foils | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Sun Nov 4, 1973 | 65A | Blunted swords | Richard Camp | Weng |
Mon Jul 30, 1973 | 60A | Fencing swords | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 10, 1973 | 46A | Foils | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 24, 1973 | 28D | Fencing swords | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 5, 1972 | 39A | Sports gear | Hume R. Craft | Weng |
Sun Sep 24, 1972 | 41D | Dueling weapons | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Sun May 21, 1972 | 82A | Dueling weapons | Diana Sessions | Weng |
Sat Apr 22, 1972 | 29D | Swords | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 7, 1971 | 28D | Fencing weapons | Arthur Schulman | Weng |
Fri Apr 2, 1971 | 32D | Fencer's tools | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 27, 1971 | 54A | Rapiers | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 11, 1970 | 8D | Fencing gear | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 13, 1970 | 87D | Foils | Ross L. Jamison Jr. | Weng |
Tue Mar 10, 1970 | 51D | Fencing gear | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 4, 1970 | 133A | Swords | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Fri Dec 5, 1969 | 66A | Dueling pieces. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 10, 1969 | 100A | Rapiers | Kirk Dodd | Weng |
Sun Jun 15, 1969 | 37D | Swords | John D. Owens | Weng |
Mon Nov 25, 1968 | 7D | Fencing weapons. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 12, 1968 | 159A | Fencing gear. | Arnold Moss | Farrar |
Wed Apr 24, 1968 | 31D | Weapons. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jan 10, 1968 | 62A | Foils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 27, 1966 | 54D | Foils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 17, 1965 | 30D | Weapons. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 1, 1965 | 41A | Foils. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 5, 1964 | 38A | Fencing gear. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 15, 1964 | 78D | Swords. | Ruth W. Smith | Farrar |
Thu Feb 13, 1964 | 6D | Swords. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sun Dec 29, 1963 | 134D | Swords. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Wed Oct 9, 1963 | 62A | Swords. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Sep 7, 1963 | 41A | Swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 20, 1963 | 22A | Swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 30, 1962 | 88A | Foils. | Kathryn Righter | Farrar |
Sun Jul 22, 1962 | 26D | Relatives of foils. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Tue Jul 10, 1962 | 40D | Fencing swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 29, 1961 | 47A | Swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 28, 1960 | 57A | Fencing swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 12, 1960 | 96D | Dueling swords. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Fri Jun 3, 1960 | 40D | Fencing blades. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 28, 1960 | 3D | Swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 6, 1959 | 26D | Fencing equipment. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Thu Apr 16, 1959 | 50A | Fencing weapons. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Mar 25, 1959 | 31D | Swords. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Dec 1, 1957 | 117A | Dueling weapons. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Sep 4, 1957 | 42D | Relatives of 14 Across. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Mar 23, 1957 | 6D | Types of foils. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Sep 16, 1956 | 81D | Swords. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Sun Jun 3, 1956 | 118A | Swords. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Thu Dec 1, 1955 | 63A | Fleurets. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 21, 1955 | 24A | Swords. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon Apr 25, 1955 | 47A | Fencing swords. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Wed Dec 15, 1954 | 25A | Fencers use them. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 3, 1954 | 129D | Blunt-edged weapons. | John Willig | Farrar |
Sun Sep 12, 1954 | 62A | Thin pointed swords. | Ruth H. Oliver | Farrar |
Mon May 17, 1954 | 41D | Fencing swords. | William S. Woods | Farrar |
Tue Feb 2, 1954 | 30D | Swords: French. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 29, 1954 | 30D | Rigid versions of the foil. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Fri Nov 20, 1953 | 5A | Fencers use them. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 26, 1953 | 32D | Dueling swords. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Sat May 9, 1953 | 50A | "En garde" weapons. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Feb 18, 1953 | 53D | Rigid versions of the fencing foil. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Oct 8, 1952 | 22A | Weapons used by the Three Musketeers. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 25, 1952 | 49D | Duelists' weapons. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 4, 1952 | 107A | Foil-like blades. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Feb 17, 1952 | 88A | Foils. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1951 | 70D | Swords. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue May 29, 1951 | 31D | Fencing swords. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 15, 1944 | 111A | Dueling weapons. | Bert Storey | Farrar |
Sun Apr 23, 1944 | 62A | Fencing swords. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Aug 16, 1942 | 32A | Swordsman's steels. | Jack Luzzato | Farrar |
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