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234 total results for SOOT( score: 50 )
83 results for SOOT from Modern Era puzzles:
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Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Jan 15, 2025 | 59D | Flue symptom? | Parker Higgins | Shortz |
Thu Nov 28, 2024 | 52D | Flue residue (2) | Ricky J. Sirois | Fagliano |
Sat Feb 18, 2023 | 36D | Santa's coat? (3) | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Fri Nov 5, 2021 | 12D | Emissions concern | Joseph Greenbaum | Shortz |
Mon Nov 1, 2021 | 53D | Chimney buildup (3) | Fiona Taylor | Shortz |
Thu Aug 26, 2021 | 36D | Pipe buildup (2) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Tue Jan 12, 2021 | 66A | Santa's coat? (3) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Tue Nov 17, 2020 | 2D | Chimney coating | Kyle Dolan | Shortz |
Sat Aug 15, 2020 | 57A | It appears in stacks | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2020 | 19D | Annoyance for Santa | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Fri Nov 15, 2019 | 36D | Stain on Santa (2) | Debbie Ellerin | Shortz |
Tue Jul 16, 2019 | 61A | Flue buildup (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sat Apr 6, 2019 | 20A | Flue problem (2) | Ned White | Shortz |
Mon Oct 23, 2017 | 67A | Chimney buildup (3) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Wed Nov 9, 2016 | 6D | Chimney sweep's target (3) | John Lieb | Shortz |
Thu Jul 28, 2016 | 13D | Shade of black (4) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 2016 | 48D | Fossil fuel residue | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Thu Dec 31, 2015 | 26D | Some air pollution | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Sun Dec 14, 2014 | 73A | Fire proof? | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Thu Mar 6, 2014 | 37D | Pipe buildup (2) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Sat Jan 25, 2014 | 40D | Diesel discharge | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Sat Dec 14, 2013 | 51D | Flue problem (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Tue Jul 9, 2013 | 59D | Chimney sweep's target (3) | Kurt Krauss | Shortz |
Sun Jun 30, 2013 | 21A | Shade of black (4) | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Feb 28, 2013 | 53D | Shade of black (4) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Mon Jan 14, 2013 | 58D | Chimney black | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 23, 2012 | 32A | Santa's bootblack? | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2012 | 48A | Chimney sweep coating | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Sat Oct 6, 2012 | 23A | Sweep spots? | Steve Salitan | Shortz |
Tue Apr 24, 2012 | 21A | It's found in stacks (2) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun Dec 26, 2010 | 20A | Lampblack (6) | Darin McDaniel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 21, 2010 | 21A | Blackener of Santa's boots | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Mon Mar 8, 2010 | 19A | Chimney grime (3) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sat Dec 5, 2009 | 58D | Film about a furnace | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Fri Oct 9, 2009 | 25A | Burning evidence | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Tue Feb 10, 2009 | 17A | Lampblack (6) | John Underwood | Shortz |
Wed Dec 3, 2008 | 44A | Blackener of Santa's suit | Michael Blake | Shortz |
Mon Sep 29, 2008 | 63A | Chimney buildup (3) | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Sat Sep 13, 2008 | 50D | Symbol of blackness (3) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sat Aug 9, 2008 | 20A | Stack buildup | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu May 15, 2008 | 49A | Some particulates | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 16, 2008 | 33D | Symbol of blackness (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Jun 14, 2007 | 18D | Symbol of blackness (3) | Donna Hoke Kahwaty | Shortz |
Fri May 18, 2007 | 37A | Target of a sweep | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Mon May 7, 2007 | 29D | Chimney sweep's target (3) | Janet Bender | Shortz |
Sun Oct 22, 2006 | 26A | Dirty coat (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2006 | 56D | Lampblack, essentially | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Sat May 20, 2006 | 36A | Shade of black (4) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Tue Sep 13, 2005 | 63A | Sweep's schmutz | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Thu Aug 4, 2005 | 10D | Epitome of blackness | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 20, 2005 | 41A | Pipe residue | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Apr 18, 2004 | 57A | It's found in stacks (2) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Fri Jul 25, 2003 | 64A | It settles on sweeps | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun Nov 24, 2002 | 108D | Lampblack (6) | Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2002 | 53D | *Sweep ... coal ... Santa | John Underwood | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 2002 | 59A | Chimney grime (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Apr 12, 2002 | 3D | Dirty coat (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Jan 13, 2001 | 41D | Pipe sullier | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Nov 29, 2000 | 37D | Spot on Santa | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2000 | 18A | Chimney residue | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Dec 31, 1999 | 29D | Smog contributor | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Oct 10, 1999 | 2D | Grate stuff | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jun 29, 1999 | 19A | Santa soiler | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Fri Jun 18, 1999 | 44A | Flue buildup (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri May 28, 1999 | 32D | Lampblack (6) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon May 3, 1999 | 11D | Combustion byproduct | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Thu Jul 2, 1998 | 15A | Santa's coat? (3) | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Sun Jun 21, 1998 | 90A | Santa's spot? | Jim Page | Shortz |
Thu Mar 26, 1998 | 36A | Flue residue (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 1997 | 24A | Chimney accumulation | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Thu Sep 25, 1997 | 55A | What chimney sweeps sweep | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Wed May 7, 1997 | 18A | Chimney covering | Dean Niles | Shortz |
Sun May 4, 1997 | 37D | Fire damage | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Mar 28, 1997 | 26A | Lampblack (6) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Nov 16, 1996 | 15A | Fly ash (2) | J. Page | Shortz |
Fri Jun 21, 1996 | 1D | Air particulates | G. R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 1996 | 57D | Chimney dirt | S. B. Whitten | Shortz |
Mon Aug 7, 1995 | 69A | Chimney grime (3) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Mar 19, 1995 | 79A | It's found in a stack | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Mon Feb 27, 1995 | 33D | Lampblack (6) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Jun 28, 1994 | 10A | Stain on Santa (2) | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Tue Apr 26, 1994 | 38D | Chimney grit | David Ellis Dickerson | Shortz |
Thu Jan 6, 1994 | 65A | Fly ash (2) | Arthur W. Palmer | Shortz |
1 result for SOOT from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 6, 2022 | GoingTooFar | 43A | Chimney coating | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
150 results for SOOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Jul 22, 1993 | 9A | Problem for Santa | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Mar 28, 1993 | 125A | Lampblack | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Tue Nov 17, 1992 | 13D | Lampblack | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Nov 14, 1992 | 70A | Carbonaceous substance | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Wed Jul 22, 1992 | 37D | Chimney dirt | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Sun Dec 1, 1991 | 78A | Chimney problem | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Tue May 28, 1991 | 24D | Chimney lining | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Thu Mar 7, 1991 | 46A | A pollutant | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Mar 3, 1991 | 40A | Santa's bane? | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Sun Nov 25, 1990 | 48A | A concern of ecologists | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Wed Oct 17, 1990 | 22A | Lampblack | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Aug 16, 1990 | 54D | Powdery carbon | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sat May 12, 1990 | 51D | Fuliginous substance | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Wed May 9, 1990 | 24D | Air pollutant | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Sun Dec 3, 1989 | 31A | Chimney lining | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
Sat Aug 19, 1989 | 57D | Fuliginous substance | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Aug 13, 1989 | 87A | Carbon particles | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Fri Aug 11, 1989 | 62A | Lampblack | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Tue Jul 11, 1989 | 24A | Combustion result | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Wed May 3, 1989 | 2D | What a chimneysweep sweeps | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Thu Dec 15, 1988 | 23A | Combustion residue | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Wed Oct 5, 1988 | 4D | Lampblack | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Fri Oct 30, 1987 | 52D | A pollutant | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Oct 16, 1987 | 63A | Carbon particles | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Sun Mar 15, 1987 | 5D | Sweep's sweeps | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Tue Mar 10, 1987 | 2D | Chimney deposit | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Wed Feb 11, 1987 | 59D | Chimney dirt | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Nov 30, 1986 | 28A | A pollutant | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Thu Jun 5, 1986 | 26D | Lampblack | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Nov 24, 1985 | 53A | Chimney sweep's target | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Wed Aug 14, 1985 | 48D | Sweep's substance | Whitten | Maleska |
Thu Jul 5, 1984 | 21D | Chimney sweep's bane | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
Tue Apr 24, 1984 | 24A | Grime | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Fri Apr 20, 1984 | 35D | Chimney residue | Brown | Maleska |
Tue Mar 6, 1984 | 7D | What a sweep sweeps | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Wed Sep 7, 1983 | 25A | Charcoal dust | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sat Jul 9, 1983 | 8D | Carbon particles | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sun Jun 26, 1983 | 15D | Pollution factor | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Aug 21, 1982 | 31D | Fireplace residue | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Aug 7, 1982 | 59A | Fuliginous substance | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Mar 28, 1982 | 73D | Grime | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Tue Mar 23, 1982 | 29D | Carbon particles | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Wed Mar 10, 1982 | 63A | A problem for Kringle | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sat Feb 13, 1982 | 40D | Lampblack | Virginia Butler | Maleska |
Sat Oct 24, 1981 | 22A | Lampblack | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Wed May 13, 1981 | 34A | Kringle's anathema | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Fri Apr 24, 1981 | 44A | Urban polluter | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Thu Mar 5, 1981 | 45D | Air pollutant | Gerald Brooks | Maleska |
Thu Feb 26, 1981 | 49D | Lampblack | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Mon Feb 23, 1981 | 34A | Flue deposit | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon Feb 2, 1981 | 43A | Flue coating | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Thu Jan 15, 1981 | 52D | Pollutant | Sara V. Tuckerman | Maleska |
Wed Aug 13, 1980 | 54D | Fuliginous substance | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Jul 26, 1980 | 39A | Pollution factor | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Thu Jul 3, 1980 | 25D | Chimney sweep's concern | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Sat Jun 14, 1980 | 23A | Chimney powder | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Wed May 28, 1980 | 1A | Chimney coating | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sun Oct 7, 1979 | 66A | Flue coating | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
Tue Oct 2, 1979 | 65A | Lampblack | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sat Jul 21, 1979 | 52D | Lampblack | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Mar 16, 1979 | 52D | Chimney stuffing | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Wed Dec 27, 1978 | 38D | Sweep's concern | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Dec 19, 1978 | 5D | Problem for Santa | Russell | Maleska |
Thu Nov 9, 1978 | 53D | It might soil Santa | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Sun Jun 4, 1978 | 66D | Sandblaster's target | Chet Currier | Maleska |
Sun Sep 18, 1977 | 110D | Chimney coating | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1977 | 24D | Santa's laundry problem | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sun Aug 21, 1977 | 90A | Grime | Jack Luzzatto | Maleska |
Thu Aug 18, 1977 | 61A | Grime | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Apr 22, 1977 | 34D | Urban dirt | James & Phyllis Barrick | Maleska |
Mon Jan 24, 1977 | 68A | Santa's laundry problem | Henry Hook | Weng |
Fri Sep 10, 1976 | 48A | Chimney output | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Weng |
Wed Jan 14, 1976 | 18D | Relative of fly ash | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Sat Aug 16, 1975 | 59D | Chimney substance | Manny Miller | Weng |
Tue Apr 22, 1975 | 49A | Air polluter | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Weng |
Mon Mar 10, 1975 | 63A | Chimney output | Dorothy N. Davis | Weng |
Mon Sep 16, 1974 | 54D | Chimney coating | Evelyn Benshoof | Weng |
Sun Jun 23, 1974 | 81A | Chimney output | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Wed Aug 22, 1973 | 39D | Chimney-sweep's target | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Apr 10, 1973 | 72A | Black stuff | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jan 22, 1973 | 48D | Chimney output | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 18, 1972 | 40D | Pollution factor | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 29, 1972 | 1A | Chimney dirt | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 28, 1972 | 19A | Lampblack | Martin J. Wargo | Weng |
Tue Feb 8, 1972 | 50A | Fine ash | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Aug 30, 1971 | 44D | Smoke byproduct | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 23, 1971 | 104A | Chimney output | Herbert Ettenson | Weng |
Sun May 3, 1970 | 53D | Black stuff | Barbara H. Lewis | Weng |
Sun Mar 8, 1970 | 79A | Fireplace problem | Eva Pollack Taub | Weng |
Mon Aug 4, 1969 | 29D | Colly. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 30, 1969 | 112D | Chimney dirt | E. Toro | Weng |
Thu Mar 6, 1969 | 66A | Black stuff. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 1, 1968 | 64A | Air polluter | W. A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Dec 21, 1967 | 12D | Carbon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 25, 1967 | 6D | Carbon. | Eileen Lexau | Farrar |
Sun Jun 18, 1967 | 38D | Carbon. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Jan 30, 1967 | 36A | Lampblack. | Rachel F. Baker | Farrar |
Thu Jan 26, 1967 | 61A | Air pollutant. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Wed Dec 28, 1966 | 59D | Certain curtain decor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 19, 1966 | 7D | Carbon particles. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 12, 1966 | 27D | Coal dust. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 8, 1966 | 56A | Carbon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 10, 1965 | 46A | Housewife's problem. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 10, 1965 | 30D | Fireplace residue. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 9, 1964 | 42A | Fireplace residue. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Apr 27, 1964 | 58D | Lampblack. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 19, 1964 | 68D | Lampblack. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Apr 27, 1963 | 30D | By-product of smoke. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1962 | 2D | Lampblack. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 4, 1962 | 71A | Lampblack. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sat Oct 27, 1962 | 25A | Chimney grime. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 10, 1962 | 52D | Housecleaning problem. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 20, 1962 | 10A | Smoke deposit. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 15, 1962 | 48A | Black stuff. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Thu Apr 26, 1962 | 39A | Carbon waste. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Dec 10, 1961 | 49A | Carbon particles. | Aida Cromwell | Farrar |
Wed Nov 15, 1961 | 58A | Black stuff. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 30, 1961 | 24A | Black dust. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 19, 1961 | 101A | Unburned carbon. | Lavengro | Farrar |
Sun May 22, 1960 | 50A | Carbon. | Tom Mixon | Farrar |
Wed Nov 25, 1959 | 53D | Imperfect combustion result. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 24, 1959 | 39A | Fireplace dust. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Fri Feb 20, 1959 | 19A | Chimney sweepings. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Jul 14, 1958 | 35D | Powdered carbon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 25, 1956 | 54D | Santa's chimney problem. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sat Oct 29, 1955 | 45A | Chimney carbon. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Mon Aug 15, 1955 | 11D | Part of the smog problem. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 7, 1955 | 40D | Lampblack. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Dec 25, 1954 | 46A | Chimney stuff. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sun Sep 26, 1954 | 67A | Housewife's bete noire. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Sat Sep 4, 1954 | 34D | Black substance. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Sat Aug 14, 1954 | 48D | Winter by-product. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Thu Jul 8, 1954 | 24A | Chimney lining. | Martin W. Frey | Farrar |
Wed Feb 3, 1954 | 30D | Housewife's woe. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 24, 1953 | 32A | Carbon particles. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Mon Jun 22, 1953 | 39D | Housewives' headache. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sat Feb 21, 1953 | 56D | Ingredient of smog. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Nov 22, 1952 | 56A | One target of N. Y. C. cleanup campaign. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 27, 1952 | 65A | Part of the smoke menace. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 27, 1952 | 98D | Part of the grime wave. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Sep 2, 1951 | 75A | Combustion problem. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Jul 17, 1951 | 34D | Chimney residue. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 7, 1951 | 46D | Element of smog. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 13, 1951 | 14D | Chimney lining. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Apr 7, 1951 | 18D | New Yorkers breathe in much. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 7, 1951 | 106A | Lampblack. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1949 | 42D | Black powder from carbon. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jul 4, 1948 | 79A | Chimney-sweep's haul. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 14, 1947 | 114A | Part of smoke. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Nov 1, 1942 | 75A | Substance from coal smoke. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |