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121 total results for ESCAPE( score: 50 )
44 results for ESCAPE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jan 26, 2025 | 82D |  | Rich Proulx | Shortz |
Tue Dec 24, 2024 | 17A | Word before room or key | Sarah Sinclair | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 29, 2024 | 14A | Break free (2) | Jeffrey Lease | Fagliano |
Sun Mar 24, 2024 | 8D | Actual title of "The Piña Colada Song" | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Wed Sep 22, 2021 | 20A | Get out (2) | Grant Boroughs | Shortz |
Sat Feb 6, 2021 | 15D | Get out (2) | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Mon Sep 2, 2019 | 59A | Bust out of jail | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Jan 29, 2019 | 18D | Break free (2) | Benjamin Kramer | Shortz |
Sun Nov 25, 2018 | 31A | Houdini feat (3) | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Thu Oct 12, 2017 | 56A | Flea (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2017 | 42D | Houdini feat (3) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Fri Jun 23, 2017 | 19A | Word with hatch or room | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Sat Feb 4, 2017 | 11D | Slip away (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Jan 29, 2015 | 1D | Caribbean vacation, e.g. | John Farmer | Shortz |
Tue Jan 20, 2015 | 36D | Rarity at Alcatraz | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Wed Jan 7, 2015 | 63A | Avoid, as the [circled letters] | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Tue Sep 17, 2013 | 6A | Houdini feat (3) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Jan 20, 2013 | 20A | Go over the wall, maybe (3) | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 121A | Breakout (2) | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Fri Aug 19, 2011 | 1A | Actual title of the 1979 #1 hit known as "The Piña Colada Song" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2011 | 10D | Flea (2) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Wed Mar 24, 2010 | 1A | Go over the wall, maybe (3) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Apr 23, 2009 | 20A | Romance fiction or horror films, e.g. | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
Wed Dec 12, 2007 | 48D | Go over the wall, maybe (3) | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sat Aug 5, 2006 | 13D | Divertissement | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 2006 | 59A | Fly the coop | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Dec 26, 2003 | 13D | Hobby, e.g. | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Mon Oct 27, 2003 | 12D | Get away (2) | Richard Miller | Shortz |
Thu Aug 23, 2001 | 10D | Breakout (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Nov 10, 2000 | 41A | A tunnel, maybe | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Sep 17, 2000 | 38A | Skip town | Nelson Hardy | Shortz |
Sat Jul 29, 2000 | 9A | Soap operas or movie thrillers, say | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jan 10, 1999 | 96D | Slip away (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Nov 24, 1998 | 33A | With 34-Across, 1996 action film sequel | Jeremy Thomas Paine | Shortz |
Thu Oct 2, 1997 | 12D | Pleasant distraction | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 1997 | 8A | Pastime | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri May 2, 1997 | 36A | Magic act | Matthew L. Jones | Shortz |
Sat Apr 26, 1997 | 39A | Con's preoccupation | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Sat Feb 1, 1997 | 9A | Break | R. H. Burns | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 1996 | 77D | Getaway (2) | J. K. Brill | Shortz |
Sat Dec 2, 1995 | 60A | Distraction | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Jan 14, 1995 | 3D | Reading pulp fiction, e.g. | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Dec 11, 1994 | 45D | Way out | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 1994 | 48D | Houdini et al., with 40 Down | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
6 results for ESCAPE from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Oct 8, 2017 | Cryptic | 1A | May, for one, follows directions to get away (6) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Jun 5, 2016 | Panda | 51A | Peace's disappearing act | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jul 28, 2013 | Acrostic | J | Feat for Houdini | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Feb 20, 2011 | Diagramless | 72A | Reading a 67-Across, for some | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Nov 29, 2009 | Panda | 17A | Peace's way out | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Apr 2, 2006 | Acrostic | Z | Retreat from reality through fantasy | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
71 results for ESCAPE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jul 23, 1993 | 22D | Sutton's forte | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Jun 13, 1993 | 88A | Abscond | Frances K. Schnitzer | Maleska |
Mon Apr 26, 1993 | 48D | Abscond | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Wed Feb 17, 1993 | 26D | Emulate Harriet Tubman | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Tue Dec 22, 1992 | 4D | Fly the coop | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sat Nov 28, 1992 | 3D | Houdini's forte | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Sep 25, 1992 | 39D | Get away | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Apr 5, 1992 | 85D | Fly the coop | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Sun Aug 4, 1991 | 91A | Type of clause | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Thu Sep 21, 1989 | 4D | Getaway | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sat Aug 13, 1988 | 30A | Kind of hatch | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri Aug 12, 1988 | 12D | Getaway | William Canine | Maleska |
Fri Mar 20, 1987 | 5D | "Stalag 17" event | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Sep 13, 1986 | 24D | Emulate Houdini | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun May 4, 1986 | 70D | Getaway | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Sun May 13, 1984 | 62D | Galsworthy play | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Thu Apr 19, 1984 | 8D | Emulate Harriet Tubman | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Dec 21, 1983 | 43D | Flee | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Thu Feb 10, 1983 | 30A | Get away | Greene | Maleska |
Thu Oct 7, 1982 | 5D | Get away from it all | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Aug 20, 1981 | 25A | Getaway | Arthur M. Whelan | Maleska |
Sat Jul 11, 1981 | 51A | Kind of artist | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon May 4, 1981 | 42D | Vamoose from a calaboose | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Sun Aug 17, 1980 | 70D | Houdini feat | Margaret Rigby | Maleska |
Thu Jan 10, 1980 | 58A | Theme of "Papillon" | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Sun Aug 5, 1979 | 30A | Houdini's forte | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Thu Jul 27, 1978 | 54A | Break out | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sat Jul 22, 1978 | 39D | Houdini's forte | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Tue May 10, 1977 | 21A | Break free | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Mon Apr 11, 1977 | 57A | Kind of hatch | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Maleska |
Sun Feb 6, 1977 | 14D | Houdini feat | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sun Apr 25, 1976 | 11D | Fire or narrow | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sat Sep 13, 1975 | 53A | ___ hatch | Gertrude Gordon | Weng |
Sun Jun 8, 1975 | 96D | Fire or narrow | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Fri Apr 18, 1975 | 57A | ___ hatch (way out) | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Sun Aug 18, 1974 | 39D | Break out | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Sun Jul 22, 1973 | 13D | Houdini specialty | David A. Murray | Weng |
Wed Sep 27, 1972 | 64A | Getaway | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 17, 1972 | 14A | Leak out | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 1, 1971 | 62A | Occasional prison event | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 3, 1967 | 45D | Get away. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sat Mar 4, 1967 | 56A | Disappear. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Sun Jan 8, 1967 | 29A | Flee. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Aug 28, 1966 | 72A | Relief from routine. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Apr 14, 1966 | 48A | Thrilling episode. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Nov 28, 1965 | 11D | Type of literature. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sun Sep 5, 1965 | 36A | Avoid. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sun Aug 29, 1965 | 67D | One kind of reading. | A. H. Drummond Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Apr 7, 1965 | 46D | Go over the wall. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 5, 1964 | 25D | Go over the wall. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 2, 1963 | 1A | Get away from it all. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Thu May 3, 1962 | 55A | Slip away. | Joseph Crowell | Farrar |
Sun Nov 12, 1961 | 114D | Disappear. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Jun 12, 1961 | 48A | Shangri-La's raison d'etre. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 19, 1961 | 23A | Deliverance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 16, 1960 | 6D | Regain liberty. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 17, 1959 | 37D | Get away. | Mary S. Manning | Farrar |
Sat Jan 18, 1958 | 38A | Outwit one's captors. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 28, 1957 | 47A | Get away. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 1, 1956 | 63A | Literary genre. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 6, 1956 | 49D | Common daydream. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Dec 26, 1952 | 39A | Shake pursuit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 9, 1952 | 42D | Avoidance of reality. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 9, 1952 | 93D | Slip the collar. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Nov 23, 1951 | 20A | Houdini feat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 17, 1951 | 42A | Avoidance of reality. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Mar 27, 1949 | 35A | A play by John Galsworthy. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Dec 14, 1947 | 121A | Get away. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Sep 28, 1947 | 14A | Miss misfortune. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |
Sun Jun 29, 1947 | 83D | Go free. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Mar 12, 1944 | 19D | War prisoner's hope. | Betty C. Crisman | Farrar |