Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Mar 19, 2025 | 6A | Symbols of wisdom (4) | Evan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic | Shortz |
Sun Feb 16, 2025 | 36D | Mice hunters | John Kugelman | Shortz |
Wed Jan 1, 2025 | 54D | Symbols of wisdom (4) | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Apr 15, 2024 | 38D | Birds that hunt at night | Amanda Winters | Fagliano |
Wed Oct 11, 2023 | 57D | "Wise" ones (3) | Miranda Kany | Shortz |
Thu Aug 3, 2023 | 19A | Pride : lions :: parliament : ___ (2) | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Wed Jul 12, 2023 | 67A | Symbols of wisdom (4) | Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 2023 | 56D | Birds that symbolize wisdom | Kiran Pandey | Shortz |
Wed Dec 21, 2022 | 57D | Bevy : quails :: parliament : ___ | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Mon Nov 14, 2022 | 61D | Birds that can twist their heads almost 360° | Taylor Johnson | Shortz |
Thu Oct 13, 2022 | 59D | Birds whose eyes don't move | Lewis Rothlein | Shortz |
Fri May 13, 2022 | 9A | Creatures with asymmetrical ears for accuracy in hunting | Brooke Husic and Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
Mon Jun 28, 2021 | 28D | You can't say they won't give a hoot! | Pamela F. Davis | Shortz |
Thu Apr 29, 2021 | 5D | Real head-turners (2) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Sun Oct 4, 2020 | 30D | Creatures that can have asymmetrical ears, which aid in hunting | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Tue Aug 4, 2020 | 38D | Symbols of wisdom (4) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Tue Apr 28, 2020 | 24D | Birds that can turn their heads 270° in either direction | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sun Apr 12, 2020 | 70D | They give a hoot | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sat Feb 8, 2020 | 54A | Corvine : crows :: strigine : ___ | Hemant Mehta | Shortz |
Fri Jun 14, 2019 | 50D | Hooters (3) | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Wed Jan 30, 2019 | 61A | Murder : crows :: parliament : ___ | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Mon Dec 24, 2018 | 64A | Birds that hoot | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2018 | 37D | "Wise" ones (3) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Dec 31, 2017 | 1D | "Wise" sorts | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Tue Jan 17, 2017 | 56D | Real head-turners? (2) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Fri Jan 13, 2017 | 60A | Pride : lions : parliament : ___ (2) | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Mon Mar 7, 2016 | 1D | Avian hooters | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Jan 25, 2016 | 66A | Birds whose heads can move 270° | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Dec 20, 2015 | 74A | Hogwarts delivery system | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Wed Nov 25, 2015 | 17D | Hogwarts' fifth-year exams, for short | Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2015 | 80D | Hooters (3) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Fri Feb 27, 2015 | 10D | Knot : toads :: parliament : ___ | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2014 | 121A | Temple University's team | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Thu Jan 30, 2014 | 70A | Head-turning night fliers | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Mon Feb 18, 2013 | 49D | Big-eyed birds (3) | Jeffrey Harris | Shortz |
Wed Dec 5, 2012 | 58D | Messengers at Hogwarts | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Tue Jul 3, 2012 | 23D | Mail deliverers at Hogwarts | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Tue Jun 19, 2012 | 61A | Ones taking night flights? | Steve Riley | Shortz |
Sun Apr 15, 2012 | 137D | Late-night fliers | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 2012 | 60A | Big-eyed birds (3) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 86D | Their necks can turn 270 degrees | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Tue Jul 5, 2011 | 38D | Temple University team | Andrea Carla Michaels and Johanna Fenimore | Shortz |
Sat Jan 24, 2009 | 29A | Fifth-year exams at Hogwarts | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Tue Dec 30, 2008 | 19A | Nocturnal hunters | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Wed Dec 10, 2008 | 9D | Mice catchers (5) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Fri Nov 2, 2007 | 30D | They're known for head-turning | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Tue Aug 21, 2007 | 68A | Birds whose heads can rotate 135 degrees left or right | Tom Heilman | Shortz |
Fri Jun 29, 2007 | 5D | Mouse catchers | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Fri Aug 11, 2006 | 62A | Mice catchers (5) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon May 29, 2006 | 56D | Big-eyed birds (3) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Thu Jun 30, 2005 | 24D | Birds with rare binocular vision | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 2005 | 58A | Temple University team, with "the" | Richard Leva and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Aug 18, 2004 | 59D | Barn birds | Nancy Salomon and Levi Denham | Shortz |
Wed Apr 28, 2004 | 65A | Night fliers | John Underwood | Shortz |
Tue Nov 11, 2003 | 61D | Hooters (3) | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Sun Jan 26, 2003 | 121D | Barn denizens | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sun Jan 5, 2003 | 89A | Mice catchers (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Feb 24, 2002 | 109D | Mice catchers (5) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Jul 5, 2001 | 67A | Mice catchers (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Jun 8, 2001 | 29D | Good mousers | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri May 4, 2001 | 23D | Rice University nickname | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Jan 9, 2001 | 7D | Birds in barns (2) | Nick Grivas | Shortz |
Sat Dec 9, 2000 | 46A | Two residents of the Old Man's beard, in a Lear verse | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 19, 2000 | 11D | They fly by night | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 1999 | 37D | Predators on mice | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Jan 5, 1999 | 10A | Birds in barns (2) | Lyell Rodieck | Shortz |
Thu May 21, 1998 | 55D | Wise ones (3) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 1998 | 29D | Temple footballers | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Sep 18, 1997 | 68A | Some are horned | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Jul 17, 1996 | 53D | Nocturnal preyers | M. Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Jun 3, 1996 | 34D | Wise birds | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Sep 18, 1994 | 56A | Night predators | Merl Reagle | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Apr 22, 2018 | Panda | 34A | Slow birds | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Aug 2, 2015 | Panda | 5D | Slow birds | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Mon Nov 8, 1993 | 47D | Barn birds | Dorothea E. Shipp | Taub |
Wed Nov 20, 1991 | 19A | Wise ones | William E. Heinemann | Maleska |
Tue Jan 8, 1991 | 58D | Temple team | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Sep 2, 1990 | 57A | Temple or Rice 11 | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 15, 1989 | 106D | Boobooks and moreporks | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Thu May 5, 1988 | 41D | Nocturnal raptors | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Fri Nov 13, 1987 | 5D | Temple gridders | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Fri May 1, 1987 | 62A | Moreporks | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Tue Nov 26, 1985 | 1A | Rice U. team | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Sat Jun 29, 1985 | 36D | Temple team | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Thu May 9, 1985 | 40D | Moreporks | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Thu Feb 7, 1985 | 52D | Temple team | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Tue Dec 11, 1984 | 48D | Temple team | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Fri Jun 1, 1984 | 6A | They give a hoot | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Sat Dec 24, 1983 | 59D | Hooters | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Aug 11, 1983 | 10A | Night creatures | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Aug 2, 1983 | 50D | Certain hooters | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Wed Apr 13, 1983 | 56D | Temple U. team | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Aug 26, 1982 | 23A | Temple U. students | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Wed Apr 28, 1982 | 6A | Solemn, nocturnal group | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Jan 18, 1981 | 47A | Rice team | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Apr 23, 1980 | 49D | Wise ones, proverbially | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Tue Dec 19, 1978 | 59D | Temple's team | Russell | Maleska |
Tue Dec 13, 1977 | 59D | Night birds | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Wed Oct 13, 1976 | 12D | Swivel-headed birds | DeWitt Anderson | Weng |
Thu Mar 20, 1975 | 6A | Snowy and hoot | Sidney Frank | Weng |
Wed Nov 6, 1974 | 13D | Large-eyed birds | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Sun Sep 29, 1974 | 107A | Barn and screech | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Sun Jun 9, 1974 | 92A | Hooters | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Sun Sep 10, 1972 | 66D | Raptorial birds | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
Fri May 19, 1972 | 13D | Birds | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 8, 1972 | 19A | Snowy and hoot | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 31, 1971 | 38D | Spooky birds | Threba Johnson | Weng |
Wed Nov 18, 1970 | 5A | Snowy and barn | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 23, 1969 | 55A | Keepers of late hours. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 23, 1969 | 1A | Snowy and spotted. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Mar 17, 1969 | 58D | Birds. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Mar 10, 1969 | 57D | Birds. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 17, 1968 | 68A | Nighthawks' cousins. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 12, 1968 | 45A | Predatory birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 19, 1967 | 24A | Wise birds. | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Farrar |
Sat Jul 22, 1967 | 62A | Nocturnal fowl. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Jun 10, 1967 | 69A | Birds of prey. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat May 13, 1967 | 1D | Birds. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sat Apr 29, 1967 | 62A | Wise ones. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Wed Oct 19, 1966 | 1A | Birds of prey. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 22, 1965 | 56D | Nocturnal ones. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 5, 1964 | 16A | Nighthawks. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 28, 1964 | 44A | Birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 24, 1964 | 10A | Minerva's symbol. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 27, 1964 | 22A | Barn ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 27, 1964 | 9D | Birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 18, 1964 | 10A | Temple University symbols. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Thu Mar 14, 1963 | 23A | Wise ones. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Wed Aug 1, 1962 | 3D | Wise birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 23, 1961 | 3D | Night birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 26, 1961 | 32D | Symbolic birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 9, 1961 | 77A | Night birds. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Wed Sep 21, 1960 | 17A | Birds of prey. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 30, 1960 | 21A | Minerva's birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 29, 1959 | 60A | Birds of prey. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 26, 1959 | 37D | Symbols of wisdom. | E. J. West | Farrar |
Fri Jan 30, 1959 | 21D | Night birds. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Jan 8, 1959 | 53D | Hooters. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Tue Jan 6, 1959 | 20D | Night fliers. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Tue Jun 24, 1958 | 56D | Symbols of wisdom. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Dec 22, 1957 | 10A | Night ___. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Tue Oct 1, 1957 | 51D | Birds having a weird cry. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 3, 1957 | 56D | Birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 28, 1957 | 54D | Persons of solemn mien. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Dec 23, 1956 | 126A | Hooters. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1956 | 45D | Night people. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Apr 1, 1956 | 90A | Night birds. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Mar 21, 1956 | 36D | Night ___. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Wed Sep 21, 1955 | 37A | Birds of prey. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Mar 13, 1954 | 62D | Stay-ups. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 2, 1953 | 22D | People who burn the midnight oil. | Sidney Blum | Farrar |
Fri Mar 27, 1953 | 7D | Nocturnal birds. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Fri Dec 12, 1952 | 30A | Very solemn people. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 21, 1952 | 48A | Symbols of wisdom. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 12, 1952 | 57D | Nocturnal birds. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1951 | 64D | Symbols of wisdom. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 28, 1951 | 16A | Rodent-killers. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sun Nov 10, 1946 | 96A | Minerva's birds. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Nov 4, 1945 | 60D | Birds of prey. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Apr 23, 1944 | 49A | Night birds. | Archie S. Kreiling | Farrar |