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57 total results for REDTAPE( score: 50 )

23 results for REDTAPE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Jan 5, 202413ABusiness headacheDavid P. WilliamsShortz
Thu Oct 5, 202323D*Bureaucratic hassleDaniel BodilyShortz
Fri Aug 5, 202244AOffice binder?Erik Agard and Brooke HusicShortz
Thu May 27, 202128ABureaucracy (3)Barbara LinShortz
Mon Mar 19, 201823A*Bureaucratic rigmaroleMichael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Sun Mar 11, 201893AForms, forms and more formsMatthew SewellShortz
Sun Oct 22, 2017110AExcessive regulationTracy GrayShortz
Sun Jul 24, 20165DSome complicationsDavid SteinbergShortz
Thu Mar 13, 20144DBureaucracy (3)Alex VratsanosShortz
Thu Dec 8, 20112DBureaucratic hoopsDaniel A. FinanShortz
Fri Mar 5, 201017ANice thing to cut throughLouis HildebrandShortz
Thu Feb 25, 20105DDelay causeHolden BakerShortz
Wed Mar 18, 20094DReason for a long delay in getting approval, maybeRobert A. DollShortz
Sun Sep 19, 200422ACause for delayKyle MahowaldShortz
Tue May 11, 200410DBureaucratic tangleLee Glickstein and Nancy SalomonShortz
Mon Feb 24, 200328ABureaucratic stuff (2)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Thu Jul 11, 20023DBarrier to progressElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Sat Jan 3, 199839DOval Office supplies?Rich NorrisShortz
Sun Aug 17, 199781ABureaucratic stuff (2)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Thu Dec 19, 199640DBureaucratic problemC. MillhauserShortz
Sat Aug 10, 199614DGovernment bonds?R. NorrisShortz
Sun May 14, 199543AComplicationsRichard SilvestriShortz
Tue Feb 7, 199538DBureaucracy (3)Matt GaffneyShortz
4 results for REDTAPE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Feb 19, 2017AcrosticKHoops to jump through before action is taken (2 wds.)Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
May 16, 2010Cryptic19DAnnoying bureaucratic procedures predate changes (3,4)Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Apr 17, 2005AcrosticCAnnoying rules and regulations (2 wds.)Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Aug 19, 2001Panda29AIt doesn't predate bureaucracyMel TaubShortz
30 results for REDTAPE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Dec 6, 199290ABureaucratic wrappingJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Tue Nov 6, 199071ABureaucratic routineJoy L. WoukMaleska
Fri May 1, 198754AImpedimental officialeseMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Mon Sep 16, 19857DBureaucratic delaysJames R. BurnsMaleska
Sun Aug 5, 198436DBureaucratic impedimentVaughn KeithMaleska
Sat Mar 25, 197833DBureaucratic procedureWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thu Jun 19, 19759DBureaucratic finish lineEvelyn BenshoofWeng
Sun Jan 7, 197377DBureaucracyEdward J. O'BrienWeng
Sat Nov 11, 19721ABureaucratic specialtyUnknownWeng
Thu Dec 26, 196823AOfficial inefficiency.Louise EarnestFarrar
Tue Oct 15, 196853ASymbol of delay or inaction.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 14, 196889DBureaucratic procedure.Diana SessionsFarrar
Sat Dec 18, 196567ALegal forms and more forms.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 9, 19658DOfficial routine and delay.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 5, 196548AOfficialism.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 5, 196562ABane of bureaucracy.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 18, 19659DBureaucratic procedure.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 20, 196447DBureaucratic problem.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Tue Aug 27, 196338AOfficial impedimenta.Louise EarnestFarrar
Sun Apr 21, 196311DSymbol of delay.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Fri Aug 25, 19611ASymbol of official delay, inaction, etc.UnknownFarrar
Mon Apr 24, 196137ABane of bureaucracy.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 2, 195815DBane of bureaucracy.Helen BernardFarrar
Sun Sep 20, 19533DOfficial routine.Ethel LeStrangeFarrar
Sun May 31, 195352ABureaucracy's "offspring."Israel GitterFarrar
Fri May 15, 195323AA problem on Capitol Hill.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 6, 195245DWashington tanglefoot.UnknownFarrar
Thu May 17, 19513DUnpopular government product.UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 13, 195158AUnpopular Government product.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 12, 195144DExcessive attention to routine in official doings.Helen H. ChapmanFarrar
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