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217 total results for PLOT( score: 50 )
73 results for PLOT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Mar 2, 2025 | 68A | Narrative arc | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Sun Feb 23, 2025 | 45A | Scheme (7) | Daniel Grinberg and Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Mon Dec 30, 2024 | 20A | It might have a twist or hole | Hannah Binney | Shortz |
Wed Jul 17, 2024 | 2D | It might thicken or be full of holes | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
Mon May 13, 2024 | 38D | Secretly plan | Jeremy Newton | Fagliano |
Sat Dec 30, 2023 | 8D | Twists can thicken it | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Tue Oct 10, 2023 | 35A | Film's story line | Nate Cardin | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2023 | 1A | Feature of a garden or novel | Michèle Govier | Shortz |
Tue Jun 20, 2023 | 34D | What a book review might spoil | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Fri Jun 9, 2023 | 38D | Gunpowder ___ (1605 English conspiracy) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sat May 6, 2023 | 44D | Scheme (7) | Carter Cobb | Shortz |
Thu Nov 10, 2022 | 62A | What's spelled out, appropriately, after mapping the coordinates indicated by this puzzle's circled letters | Dan Caprera | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 2021 | 17A | Kind of device used in filmmaking | Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 2019 | 56A | "The ___ thickens" (2) | Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2019 | 10A | *The outcome of a story might hinge on one | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Sun Apr 1, 2018 | 40A | What a spoiler spoils | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Tue Dec 5, 2017 | 14A | Cemetery purchase | Harry Smith and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Jul 26, 2017 | 46A | Whodunit's essence | Brian Cox | Shortz |
Tue Nov 15, 2016 | 28D | Secret plan (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 28, 2016 | 26A | What a spoiler may spoil | Morton J. Mendelson | Shortz |
Wed Oct 28, 2015 | 27D | Cook up a conspiracy | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Mon May 11, 2015 | 55D | Parcel of land (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Feb 1, 2015 | 5D | What a spoiler might spoil | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 6, 2014 | 56D | What cabalists do | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Jun 16, 2013 | 71A | Garden | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Thu Jun 28, 2012 | 19D | Map (out) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2012 | 91A | A bad one may contain holes | Kyle T. Dolan | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 32D | Garden ___ | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Tue Mar 23, 2010 | 9D | Secret plan (2) | Kurt Krauss | Shortz |
Sun Sep 28, 2008 | 99A | Novelist's need (2) | Cathy Allis Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Jun 29, 2008 | 3D | Churchyard unit | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Mar 31, 2008 | 10A | Underhanded plan | Jeff Armstrong | Shortz |
Sun Mar 16, 2008 | 34D | Coup start | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Mar 11, 2008 | 56D | Storyline (3) | Eugene W. Sard | Shortz |
Sat Aug 18, 2007 | 44A | It might consist of a 19-Across | Jim Page | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2007 | 21D | Cook up | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Dec 29, 2006 | 10A | One to grow on? | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 2006 | 56A | Makings of a coup | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Oct 11, 2006 | 67A | Scheme (7) | Jack McInturff | Shortz |
Tue Sep 12, 2006 | 10A | Storyline (3) | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Sun Aug 21, 2005 | 101D | With 38-Down, common device on "The Twilight Zone" | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Aug 17, 2005 | 30D | Connive | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 2005 | 56A | It may thicken | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Thu Dec 16, 2004 | 18A | Lead-up to a coup | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Fri Sep 17, 2004 | 13D | Bit of intrigue | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Apr 8, 2004 | 5D | Novel idea | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Mar 2, 2004 | 44A | It often thickens | Charles Barasch | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2003 | 63A | Paranoiac's worry (2) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Wed Jun 18, 2003 | 13D | Represent graphically | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Mar 2, 2003 | 51A | Paranoid's fear | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Feb 17, 2003 | 42A | Story line (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Jan 27, 2002 | 38A | An author might give it away | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Dec 12, 2001 | 56A | Mark on a graph | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Aug 26, 2001 | 87A | Paranoiac's worry (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Jul 22, 2001 | 110D | Garden area | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jul 2, 2001 | 10A | "The ___ thickens" (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Oct 26, 2000 | 11D | Basic thread | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2000 | 49D | Parcel of land (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Dec 14, 1999 | 35A | It sometimes thickens | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Mon Oct 25, 1999 | 15A | Cabal's plans | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Sat Aug 28, 1999 | 12D | Novelist's need (2) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 1999 | 86D | Novel creation | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 1999 | 24A | It's followed by moviegoers | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 1998 | 39A | Scheme (7) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed Sep 20, 1995 | 23A | Ruse | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Thu Sep 14, 1995 | 62A | Scheme (7) | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Mon Aug 21, 1995 | 7D | Scheme (7) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Jun 20, 1995 | 62D | Cabal | Jon Delfin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 1994 | 58D | Scheme (7) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Wed Sep 7, 1994 | 33D | Novelist's concern | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Apr 10, 1994 | 7D | Boy gets / loses / gets girl, e.g. | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 1994 | 31D | Graph | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sat Jan 15, 1994 | 50D | Novel action | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
1 result for PLOT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
May 11, 2014 | Diagramless | 12D | Cemetery space | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
143 results for PLOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jun 22, 1993 | 52D | Secret plan | Morton B. Braun | Maleska |
Wed Jan 20, 1993 | 1D | Conspiracy | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Thu Aug 27, 1992 | 62D | It can thicken | Manny Nosowsky | Maleska |
Sat May 2, 1992 | 66A | Piece of ground | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Thu Apr 30, 1992 | 15A | Cabal | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Sun Feb 9, 1992 | 95A | Cabal | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Nov 19, 1991 | 52D | Machination | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Oct 6, 1991 | 75A | Scheme | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Tue Jul 30, 1991 | 45A | This often thickens | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Nov 30, 1990 | 10A | Garden area | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Mon Nov 19, 1990 | 54D | Plan of a novel | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Fri Aug 10, 1990 | 42A | Cabal | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Fri Dec 8, 1989 | 1A | Screenwriter Lehman's "Family ___" | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Aug 23, 1989 | 46A | This may thicken | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Wed Apr 12, 1989 | 58A | Conspiracy | Don Groat | Maleska |
Sun Aug 28, 1988 | 12D | Scheme | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Wed Jun 8, 1988 | 19A | Conspire | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Mar 24, 1988 | 61D | Gunpowder was one | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Wed Jan 14, 1987 | 63A | Whodunit feature | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Wed Jul 16, 1986 | 34D | Evil scheme | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Mar 24, 1985 | 43A | Cabal | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Tue Sep 11, 1984 | 10A | Scheme | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Sep 7, 1984 | 39A | Collude | Dwyer | Maleska |
Sun Aug 19, 1984 | 9A | Novel thread | Mary Cee Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Aug 1, 1984 | 37D | Narrative structure | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Thu Apr 26, 1984 | 68A | Christie forte | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Apr 22, 1984 | 65D | Novelist's need | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Feb 27, 1984 | 19A | Scheme | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Mon Jan 30, 1984 | 33D | Scheme | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Thu Sep 8, 1983 | 10A | Ringleader's forte | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Aug 7, 1983 | 112D | Gunpowder, for one | George Rose Smith | Maleska |
Mon Mar 21, 1983 | 65A | Conspire | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Mon Aug 9, 1982 | 32A | Cabal | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sat Mar 6, 1982 | 19A | Patch of ground | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Wed Jun 3, 1981 | 8A | Scheme | Rosalind Pavane | Maleska |
Tue Apr 14, 1981 | 32A | Intrigue | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Fri Feb 20, 1981 | 14A | Conspire | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Dec 8, 1980 | 43A | Novel need | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Sep 11, 1980 | 48D | Hitchcock's "Family ___" | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Fri Jun 20, 1980 | 50D | Quadrat | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Feb 15, 1980 | 53A | Conspiracy | Lewis | Maleska |
Sun Jul 30, 1978 | 66A | It sometimes thickens | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Jul 5, 1978 | 3D | Novel need | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sat May 13, 1978 | 41D | Story line | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Nov 16, 1977 | 57A | Conspiracy | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Tue Oct 11, 1977 | 9A | Machinations | Stephanie Spadaccini | Maleska |
Mon Sep 19, 1977 | 33D | Story line | Rickert | Maleska |
Tue Aug 24, 1976 | 52D | Small bit of land | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Fri Jul 9, 1976 | 52D | Flower bed | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Jun 21, 1976 | 54D | Intrigue | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Fri Jan 2, 1976 | 15A | Guy Fawkes's forte | Sinnreich | Weng |
Sun Dec 28, 1975 | 137D | Cabal | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Mon Dec 15, 1975 | 52D | Conspiracy | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Wed Sep 3, 1975 | 56D | Intrigue | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Tue Mar 11, 1975 | 61A | Scenario | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sun Feb 9, 1975 | 42D | Author's concern | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Sun Feb 2, 1975 | 116A | Heart of fiction | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Mon Nov 18, 1974 | 53D | Gunpowder ___ | Glasser | Weng |
Sun Oct 14, 1973 | 94A | Gunpowder, for one | Jay Spry | Weng |
Sun Jul 8, 1973 | 102D | Novelist's concern | Thomas Sheehan | Weng |
Fri Jul 6, 1973 | 52A | Conspiracy | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 30, 1973 | 26A | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 15, 1972 | 63A | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 7, 1972 | 61A | Delineate | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 30, 1972 | 34A | Plan of action | Keith Blake | Weng |
Tue May 9, 1972 | 7D | Writer's concern | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 18, 1972 | 16A | Bit of land | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 17, 1972 | 51A | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 15, 1972 | 41A | Novel part | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Mar 6, 1972 | 6D | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 22, 1971 | 10A | Author's concern | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 24, 1971 | 118A | Machination | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Tue Mar 30, 1971 | 35D | Cabal | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Mar 26, 1971 | 46D | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Feb 18, 1971 | 35A | "The ___ thickens" | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 13, 1970 | 28A | Bellow's concern | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Fri Nov 6, 1970 | 43A | Intrigue | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 30, 1970 | 9A | Cabal | Anne Fox | Weng |
Sat Jul 4, 1970 | 62A | Guy Fawkes specialty | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 4, 1970 | 19A | Novel idea | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 6, 1970 | 25A | Scheme | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 23, 1969 | 110A | Novelist's problem | W. W. | Weng |
Sun Aug 10, 1969 | 32A | Set a course | Kirk Dodd | Weng |
Tue Jun 24, 1969 | 19A | Cabal. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 2, 1968 | 25A | Novel thread. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 24, 1968 | 78D | Intrigue | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Mar 14, 1968 | 21A | Diagram. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 4, 1968 | 135A | Cabal. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Sat Sep 16, 1967 | 12D | Garden area. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Mon May 29, 1967 | 13A | Playwright's concern. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Fri Apr 21, 1967 | 21D | Story line. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Fri Sep 16, 1966 | 33D | Conspire. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 1, 1966 | 49A | Garden section. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 15, 1965 | 67D | Intrigue. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Sat Aug 14, 1965 | 57D | Scheme. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 2, 1965 | 13D | Author's concern. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 23, 1964 | 7D | Piece of ground. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 16, 1964 | 44A | Beginning of mischief. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 5, 1964 | 34D | "The ___ thickens." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 4, 1964 | 1A | Novel scheme. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 8, 1963 | 52D | Garden area. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Mon Aug 19, 1963 | 3D | Intrigue. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 22, 1963 | 57A | Piece of land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 3, 1962 | 58A | Garden section. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 25, 1961 | 1D | Novel scheme. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Apr 7, 1961 | 45A | Garden area. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 2, 1961 | 115A | Garden area. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sun Aug 7, 1960 | 109D | Machination. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Jul 30, 1960 | 60A | Scheme. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 8, 1960 | 9D | Fiction outline. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 21, 1960 | 2D | Connive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 8, 1960 | 7D | Cabal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 21, 1959 | 13D | Machination. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Mar 4, 1959 | 56D | Cabal. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Oct 6, 1958 | 57A | Story line. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Aug 3, 1958 | 128D | Cabal. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Jul 24, 1958 | 49A | Intrigue. | Lois Hillis | Farrar |
Sun Apr 27, 1958 | 132A | Contrive. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Tue Jan 7, 1958 | 46A | Machination. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Mon Jul 22, 1957 | 25A | Dramatist's concern. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sat Jun 9, 1956 | 24A | Intrigue. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 27, 1956 | 67A | Intrigue. | Elizabeth Laing | Farrar |
Fri Oct 7, 1955 | 38D | Patch of ground. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 13, 1955 | 35A | Diagram. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Tue Jan 12, 1954 | 15A | Author's major concern. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Sun Jan 10, 1954 | 51A | Boy meets girl, etc. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Nov 8, 1953 | 93A | Scenario. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Sun Aug 2, 1953 | 137D | Boy meets girl, etc. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Jul 30, 1953 | 20A | Framework of a drama. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sat Aug 30, 1952 | 52D | Realtor's offering. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 17, 1952 | 57A | Agatha Christie concoction. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1951 | 52A | Plan of a play. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 1, 1951 | 1A | Boy meets girl, etc. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 14, 1951 | 46A | Conspire. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 12, 1951 | 52A | Whodunit requisite. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 27, 1951 | 26A | Subversive activity. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 20, 1951 | 13A | Main story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 5, 1951 | 36D | Main story. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 3, 1950 | 31D | Whodunit requisite. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 29, 1948 | 97D | Contrive. | Eileen St. Clair | Farrar |
Sun Jan 18, 1948 | 28D | Main story. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Aug 1, 1943 | 97A | Main story. | Bert Storey | Farrar |
Sun Dec 20, 1942 | 31A | Conspire. | Mrs. Hedley V. Cooke | Farrar |