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142 total results for ORATOR( score: 50 )
49 results for ORATOR from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Mar 30, 2025 | 9D | Keynote figure | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2024 | 21A | Figure of speech? (2) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Thu Nov 28, 2024 | 8D | Delivery person? | Ricky J. Sirois | Fagliano |
Fri Oct 25, 2024 | 2D | Podium figure | Alex Murphy | Fagliano |
Thu Dec 22, 2022 | 51D | Delivery specialist? | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 2022 | 60D | Sojourner Truth or Frances Harper | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue Jan 19, 2021 | 47D | Figure of speech? (2) | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Thu Jun 4, 2020 | 46A | Frederick Douglass, for one | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sat Apr 25, 2020 | 13A | Stumper? (2) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Thu Mar 26, 2020 | 8A | Teleprompter user | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Wed May 29, 2019 | 2D | One on a soapbox | Jules Markey | Shortz |
Sun Mar 17, 2019 | 94D | Daniel Webster, notably | Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Mar 16, 2019 | 43D | One making a delivery | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sun Jun 3, 2018 | 2D | Winston Churchill, notably | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2016 | 39D | Stumper? (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Mar 30, 2016 | 45D | "Friends, Romans, countrymen ..." sort of speaker | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 2013 | 40A | Keynote address presenter | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Tue Apr 23, 2013 | 2D | Keynote speaker, e.g. (2) | Severin T. Nelson | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 45D | Podium personage | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Jan 8, 2011 | 43A | Rally figure | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue Jul 27, 2010 | 34A | William Jennings Bryan, for one | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Sun Jul 11, 2010 | 46D | Clay, e.g. | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 2010 | 93A | Caesar, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Mon Feb 22, 2010 | 37D | Daniel Webster, for one | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2009 | 79A | Barack Obama, for one | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun Nov 2, 2008 | 103D | Person with a public address | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Jul 18, 2007 | 2D | Keynote speaker, e.g. (2) | Tibor Derencsenyi | Shortz |
Tue Mar 27, 2007 | 49A | Keynote giver | Lucy Gardner Anderson | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2006 | 20A | Keynote giver, e.g. | David Pringle | Shortz |
Mon Jul 10, 2006 | 33A | Loud speaker | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Nov 24, 2005 | 29D | Sen. Robert Byrd, for one | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mon Sep 19, 2005 | 21D | Rhetorician | Timothy Powell | Shortz |
Wed Jul 27, 2005 | 12D | One raising one's voice | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 47D | Lincoln, e.g., at Gettysburg | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2004 | 91D | Jesse Jackson, e.g. | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Feb 4, 2004 | 11D | One with a silver tongue | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Jan 9, 2001 | 46D | Demosthenes, e.g. (2) | Nick Grivas | Shortz |
Sun Feb 21, 1999 | 79A | Person on a dais | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Nov 26, 1998 | 52A | Bryan, for one | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Nov 14, 1998 | 49A | Henry Clay, e.g. | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 1998 | 6D | Patrick Henry, for one | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Nov 19, 1997 | 46D | Daniel Webster, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 1997 | 68D | Henry Clay, for one | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Thu Apr 13, 1995 | 60A | William Jennings Bryan, e.g. | Glenn E. Sykes | Shortz |
Sun Feb 12, 1995 | 81A | Webster, for one | Alex & Victoria Black | Shortz |
Thu Dec 15, 1994 | 17A | Antiphon, for one | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 1994 | 42D | Demosthenes, e.g. (2) | John Greenman | Shortz |
Tue May 3, 1994 | 19D | Speaker | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Mon Feb 28, 1994 | 38D | Patrick Henry, e.g. | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
3 results for ORATOR from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 6, 2022 | GoingTooFar | 15A | Speaker | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Apr 10, 2016 | Panda | 3D | One who can roar to a crowd | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mar 19, 2000 | Diagramless | 13A | Talented talker | Frank Longo | Shortz |
90 results for ORATOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Dec 19, 1992 | 55A | Demosthenes, e.g. | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Oct 4, 1992 | 107A | Webster or Clay | Randolph Ross | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1992 | 24A | Pliny the Younger, for one | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Mon Nov 11, 1991 | 28A | Bryan or Webster | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Sun Mar 31, 1991 | 89D | Cicero, e.g. | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Thu Mar 14, 1991 | 45A | Keynoter, e.g. | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Jan 13, 1991 | 52D | Cicero was one | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Tue Aug 21, 1990 | 17D | W. J. Bryan was one | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Jul 24, 1989 | 10D | Eloquent public speaker | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Thu Aug 11, 1988 | 13D | Skilled speaker | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sat Dec 5, 1987 | 14A | Crassus or Isocrates | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Sat Dec 14, 1985 | 49D | Red Jacket was one | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Apr 21, 1985 | 28A | Henry was one | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Sun Dec 23, 1984 | 129A | Commencement V.I.P. | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Apr 24, 1983 | 97A | Eloquent one | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Feb 27, 1982 | 58A | Red Jacket was one | Albert L. Misenko | Maleska |
Thu Feb 4, 1982 | 21D | Cicero, e.g. | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1981 | 28D | Henry, e.g. | Nancy A. Wood | Maleska |
Sat Jul 18, 1981 | 36D | Spellbinder | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Apr 19, 1981 | 15A | Henry was one | Michael Priestley | Maleska |
Sun Dec 28, 1980 | 151A | Henry, e.g. | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun May 18, 1980 | 116A | Man of many words | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Apr 15, 1979 | 71D | W. J. Bryan | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue May 30, 1978 | 43D | H.H.H. was one | Adelyn Lewis | Maleska |
Fri Feb 17, 1978 | 12D | Webster, for one | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1977 | 98D | Bryan was one | Ruth N. Schultz | Maleska |
Wed Nov 3, 1976 | 49A | Spellbinder | Marie West | Weng |
Sun Aug 22, 1976 | 109A | Cicero, e.g. | DeWitt Anderson | Weng |
Sat Apr 24, 1976 | 26A | Virginia's Henry, for one | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Tue Nov 4, 1975 | 9D | Speechifier | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Wed Oct 8, 1975 | 55A | Demosthenes, e.g. | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Wed Jul 23, 1975 | 24A | Grandiloquent one | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun May 11, 1975 | 20A | One who declaims | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Wed Mar 5, 1975 | 15A | Commencement speaker | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Sun Feb 18, 1973 | 84D | Speaker with panache | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Mon Jan 15, 1973 | 28A | July 4 V.I.P. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 11, 1972 | 69D | Cicero, for one | Alexander Black | Weng |
Wed Sep 2, 1970 | 42D | Webster or Calhoun | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Nov 8, 1968 | 14A | Silver-tongued one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 21, 1968 | 22A | Bryan, for one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 2, 1967 | 51A | Spellbinder. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 28, 1967 | 10D | Dirksen, at times. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Sep 18, 1966 | 74A | Eloquent one. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Feb 6, 1966 | 143A | Long-winded one. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sun Jan 9, 1966 | 33A | Demosthenes, for one. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Thu Apr 15, 1965 | 49A | Henry Beecher, for one. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 16, 1965 | 15D | Speaker. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 15, 1963 | 24A | Relative of a keynoter. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 12, 1962 | 54A | Danton, for example. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Wed Jun 13, 1962 | 44D | Patrick Henry, for instance. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sun Mar 4, 1962 | 142A | Cicero. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Dec 10, 1961 | 78A | Cicero. | Aida Cromwell | Farrar |
Sun Oct 23, 1960 | 119A | Spellbinder. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Mar 24, 1960 | 58A | Rhetorician. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 20, 1959 | 54A | Daniel Webster, for example. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Thu Dec 11, 1958 | 17A | Daniel Webster, for example. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Fri May 30, 1958 | 7D | Spellbinder. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue May 13, 1958 | 15A | Adept at declamation. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 27, 1958 | 86A | Cicero. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Mon Mar 10, 1958 | 50A | Webster or Bryan. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sat Dec 21, 1957 | 12D | Man on the dais. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 10, 1957 | 2D | Fourth of July speaker. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 4, 1957 | 107D | Antony's role, Act III, "Julius Caesar." | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Jun 1, 1957 | 59A | Keynoter, for example. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1956 | 65D | Keynoter. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Mar 28, 1956 | 59A | Demosthenes. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon Feb 27, 1956 | 2D | Campaigner on the dais. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Oct 10, 1954 | 20A | Convention keynoter. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 26, 1954 | 51A | Eloquent one. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Wed Aug 25, 1954 | 40D | Spellbinder. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri Aug 13, 1954 | 21A | Relative of a filibuster. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jul 5, 1953 | 56A | 4th of July performer. | Evelyn E. Smith | Farrar |
Fri Jan 30, 1953 | 44D | Relative of a filibusterer. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 30, 1952 | 118D | Valedictorian. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Wed Nov 19, 1952 | 17A | Public speaker. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 6, 1952 | 117A | Spellbinder. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Tue Apr 1, 1952 | 44D | Campaign speaker. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 21, 1952 | 63A | Spellbinder. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1951 | 51D | Fourth of July speaker. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 12, 1950 | 69D | Churchill is one. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sat Nov 4, 1950 | 12D | Patrick Henry was one. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sat Sep 16, 1950 | 9D | Eloquent speaker. | Margaret P. Farrar | Farrar |
Sun Sep 3, 1950 | 104A | W. J. Bryan was one. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Dec 18, 1949 | 101A | Cicero was one. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Mar 20, 1949 | 140A | Demosthenes. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1948 | 92D | What Cicero was. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Oct 27, 1946 | 93A | The Great Commoner was one. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1944 | 87D | Talker. | Margaret Petherbridge | Farrar |
Sun Jul 12, 1942 | 113A | "I am no ___, as Brutus is."—Julius Caesar. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |
Sun May 3, 1942 | 125D | Speaker. | Charles Merz | Farrar |