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SPEAR is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for SPEAR.

219 total results for SPEAR( score: 50 )

77 results for SPEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 8, 2025	50D	Warrior's weapon (2)	Laura Dershewitz	Shortz
Tue Dec 10, 2024	34A	Piece of asparagus	Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf	Fagliano
Sun Jul 21, 2024	63D	Weapon for Achilles	John Ewbank	Fagliano
Wed Feb 21, 2024	35D	Ape's weapon in "Planet of the Apes"	Jeffrey Martinovic	Shortz
Mon Jul 10, 2023	64A	Asparagus unit (9)	Brad Wiegmann	Shortz
Thu Mar 23, 2023	46D	Bit of gear in Dungeons & Dragons	David Kwong	Shortz
Thu Apr 14, 2022	32D	Pickle unit (3)	Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan	Shortz
Sun Jun 13, 2021	23A	Bit of asparagus (2)	Stephen McCarthy	Shortz
Tue Feb 2, 2021	14D	Bit of asparagus (2)	Adesina O. Koiki	Shortz
Fri Jun 12, 2020	26A	Stick a fork in (2)	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Sun May 3, 2020	124A	Stick a fork in (2)	Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon Dec 30, 2019	43A	Asparagus unit (9)	Gary Larson	Shortz
Thu Nov 21, 2019	38D	Pickle unit (3)	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Wed Oct 30, 2019	13D	Caveman's weapon	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Oct 24, 2019	43A	Gladiatorial accessory	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Sep 30, 2018	36A	Fishing tool (3)	Natan Last	Shortz
Wed May 23, 2018	28A	Bit of fishing gear	David Steinberg	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2018	16A	Primitive kind of poker?	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sun Dec 17, 2017	94A	Weapon seen on the Kenyan flag	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Tue Aug 1, 2017	41A	Primitive fishing tool (5)	Jay Kaskel	Shortz
Mon Dec 19, 2016	54D	Javelin (2)	Jason Mueller	Shortz
Tue Dec 13, 2016	50D	Primitive weapon (2)	David Alfred Bywaters	Shortz
Thu Oct 6, 2016	26D	___ gun	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Wed Dec 9, 2015	35A	Gladiator's weapon	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Wed Apr 22, 2015	37D	Asparagus unit (9)	Alex Vratsanos and Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Mon Feb 10, 2014	23A	Hurled weapon (2)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Mon Jan 20, 2014	20A	Asparagus unit (9)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Dec 14, 2011	33D	Hurled weapon (2)	Tim Croce	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 2011	77A	Old fishing tool	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Jul 1, 2011	29A	Fishing tool (3)	Chris A. McGlothlin	Shortz
Tue Dec 7, 2010	38D	Gaff, to a fisherman	Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton	Shortz
Sun Oct 4, 2009	108A	Safari weapon	Todd McClary	Shortz
Thu Mar 5, 2009	45A	Fishing tool (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Nov 7, 2008	49A	Grass unit	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Fri Oct 3, 2008	23D	Shoot in the garden	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sat May 24, 2008	36A	Sticker	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Tue Feb 5, 2008	50D	Stab (2)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Tue Nov 20, 2007	13D	Pickle portion	Larry Shearer	Shortz
Wed Sep 5, 2007	5A	Bit of broccoli (2)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Apr 24, 2006	32A	Whaling weapon	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Wed Aug 31, 2005	44A	Primitive fishing tool (5)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Wed Apr 13, 2005	43D	Pickle unit (3)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sun Jan 16, 2005	29D	Caveman's tool	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Mon Jul 12, 2004	6D	Javelin (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun May 2, 2004	61D	Element of tribal warfare?	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Tue Dec 16, 2003	58A	Primitive fishing tool (5)	M. Francis Vuolo	Shortz
Sun Oct 5, 2003	38D	Bit of broccoli (2)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Nov 10, 2002	43D	Lance (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue Sep 3, 2002	46D	Asparagus unit (9)	Don West	Shortz
Tue May 14, 2002	49D	Asparagus unit (9)	Barry Callahan	Shortz
Sun Mar 3, 2002	75A	Impale (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Jan 29, 2002	31A	Primitive fishing tool (5)	Zack Butler	Shortz
Wed Sep 19, 2001	46A	Warrior's weapon (2)	Steven Dorfman	Shortz
Wed Dec 27, 2000	1A	Prop in "Siegfried"	Michael S. Maurer and Bonnie Prystowsky	Shortz
Thu May 11, 2000	32D	Stab (2)	Peter Abide	Shortz
Mon Jan 11, 1999	49D	Weapon that's thrown	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Thu Dec 31, 1998	12D	Headhunter's equipment	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Oct 19, 1998	44A	Catch fish, in a primitive way	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Wed May 20, 1998	49D	Bushman's weapon	Frederick T. Buhler	Shortz
Mon Mar 30, 1998	14A	Primitive weapon (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon Oct 7, 1996	38D	Canape picker-upper	S. Spadaccini	Shortz
Wed Jul 17, 1996	5A	Prop for a Valkyrie	M. Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jun 30, 1996	77A	Asparagus unit (9)	R. Norris	Shortz
Tue May 7, 1996	32D	Use a harpoon	K. Hodge	Shortz
Sun Mar 10, 1996	65D	Fish in a way	F. & L. Sabin	Shortz
Sat Nov 4, 1995	12D	Kind of gun or head	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Tue Oct 31, 1995	38A	Primitive fishing tool (5)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed Oct 4, 1995	65A	Asparagus unit (9)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Sun Jul 30, 1995	71D	Lance (2)	Charles M. Deber	Shortz
Sun Apr 9, 1995	8A	Get with the tines	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sat Dec 17, 1994	55A	Impale (2)	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Tue Jul 5, 1994	15D	Aborigine's weapon	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Tue Mar 1, 1994	64A	Catch suddenly*	D.J. Listort	Shortz
Tue Feb 1, 1994	30D	Opera prop	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz
Sun Dec 5, 1993	26A	Stick with a point	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Dec 4, 1993	35D	Asparagus unit (9)	Glenton Petgrave	Shortz
Sun Nov 28, 1993	87A	Word before head or mint	Joanne W. Edwards	Shortz

1 result for SPEAR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 7, 1999	Diagramless	44A	Pickle serving	Fred Piscop	Shortz

141 results for SPEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 13, 1993	64A	Asparagus unit	Michael S. Maurer	Maleska
Sun Jul 11, 1993	37D	Asparagus unit	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Fri May 21, 1993	6A	Early weapon	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun May 9, 1993	80A	Asparagus shoot	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Jul 19, 1992	71D	Shoot	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Fri Mar 13, 1992	26D	Asparagus unit	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Tue Dec 17, 1991	40D	Primitive weapon	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Wed Sep 18, 1991	45A	Prop for an opera super	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Fri Jun 28, 1991	36A	Blade of grass	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Fri Mar 8, 1991	41A	Word with head or mint	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Wed Feb 27, 1991	40D	Trident	Peggy Devlin	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1990	79D	Hoplite's weapon	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sun May 27, 1990	114A	Ancient weapon	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Tue Mar 13, 1990	44A	Opera extra's prop	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Jan 2, 1990	50A	Asparagus unit	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Tue Nov 7, 1989	47D	Skin diver's weapon	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Oct 22, 1989	39D	Javelin	Phyllis Fehringer	Maleska
Tue Jul 11, 1989	26A	Harpoon, e.g.	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Sun Apr 9, 1989	76D	Supernumerary's weapon	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Wed Sep 21, 1988	8D	Opera supe's prop	Charles E. Gersch	Maleska
Fri Jul 15, 1988	15A	Assagai	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Sat Jun 4, 1988	7D	Skin diver's weapon	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Mon May 30, 1988	21D	Asparagus shoot	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun May 15, 1988	13A	Assagai	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Tue Mar 15, 1988	42A	Asparagus stalk	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Nov 8, 1987	66D	Assagai	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Oct 11, 1987	5A	Primitive weapon	Alan Arbesfeld	Maleska
Fri Aug 14, 1987	63A	Assagai	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Feb 21, 1987	26D	Light ray	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Sun Feb 1, 1987	88D	Asparagus sprig	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Wed Dec 3, 1986	49A	Asparagus unit	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Wed Oct 8, 1986	25D	Asparagus unit	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Tue Feb 18, 1986	42A	Fishing tool	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Jun 17, 1985	26D	Blade of grass	Jones	Maleska
Mon May 27, 1985	9D	Javelin	Jones	Maleska
Sun Mar 17, 1985	83A	Trident	John McCarthy Samson	Maleska
Sat Jan 19, 1985	13D	Assagai, e.g.	Brown	Maleska
Thu Aug 2, 1984	7A	Assagai	Brown	Maleska
Sat Jul 28, 1984	5A	Javelin	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Feb 17, 1984	52D	Hoplite's weapon	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Thu Jul 28, 1983	32D	Fishing tool	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat May 28, 1983	45A	Kind of fish or mint	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Fri Dec 3, 1982	4A	Javelin	Johnson	Maleska
Fri Sep 10, 1982	1A	Use a fishgig	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Sun Aug 1, 1982	83A	Shoot of a plant	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Mon Jun 7, 1982	24D	Catch fish, in a way	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Jun 6, 1982	69D	Slender stalk	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Jan 30, 1982	27D	Puncture	Nikki Tenfelde	Maleska
Thu Jun 11, 1981	61A	Opera prop	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Apr 17, 1981	48A	Fishgig	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Tue Mar 11, 1980	12D	Young blade	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Mar 2, 1980	19A	Leister	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Mon Nov 26, 1979	31D	Javelin	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Sat Aug 4, 1979	34A	Asparagus part	David A. Scully	Maleska
Thu May 31, 1979	1A	Opera prop	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Fri Jan 26, 1979	51D	Primitive weapon	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu May 4, 1978	50D	Skin diver's weapon	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Mar 5, 1978	90D	Asparagus unit	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Wed Jun 9, 1976	10D	Asparagus unit	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Jan 14, 1976	38A	Asparagus unit	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Tue Nov 18, 1975	42D	Kind of head or mint	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Sun Jun 1, 1975	16D	Piece of asparagus	Frances Hansen	Weng
Wed Oct 2, 1974	27D	Plant shoot	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Wed Nov 7, 1973	11D	Sprout	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 19, 1973	32D	Plant shoot	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 8, 1973	5A	Plant shoot	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 17, 1973	34D	Blade of grass	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 8, 1972	26D	Weapon	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 4, 1972	27D	Asparagus unit	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 13, 1971	57A	Weapon	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 4, 1971	108A	Prop for a stage extra	Sylvia Baumgarten	Weng
Thu Feb 11, 1971	58A	Javelin	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 2, 1970	36D	Fishgig	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 26, 1970	27D	Asparagus tidbit	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 4, 1970	26D	Assegai or trident	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 26, 1969	44D	Old weapon.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 19, 1969	51D	Weapon.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Oct 10, 1969	5D	Scuba fishing gear.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 2, 1969	31D	Pierce.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 2, 1968	20A	Blade.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 26, 1968	7A	Asparagus unit.	Will Weng	Farrar
Thu May 9, 1968	69A	Fishgig.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 28, 1968	40A	Asparagus shoot.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue Apr 9, 1968	11D	Trident.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 7, 1967	9A	Trident.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Tue Aug 1, 1967	24A	Plant shoot.	C. V. King	Farrar
Fri Jun 16, 1967	38A	Gaff.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Mar 6, 1967	49D	Grass shoot.	Arthur S. Heiser	Farrar
Thu Sep 15, 1966	24A	Asparagus tip.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 11, 1966	49A	Unit of asparagus.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 16, 1966	68A	Blade of grass.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 28, 1966	21A	Fish gig.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 29, 1965	59A	Asparagus stalk.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 30, 1965	26D	Stalk.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 19, 1965	42A	Fishgig.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 10, 1964	49A	Fishgig.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 3, 1964	40A	Shoot of grass.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 10, 1964	51A	Fishgig.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Wed Apr 8, 1964	14A	Blade of grass.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 3, 1964	30D	Aboriginal weapon.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sat Nov 2, 1963	26A	Trident.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 13, 1962	7A	Stalk of asparagus.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Thu May 24, 1962	47D	Javelin.	Joseph Crowell	Farrar
Mon Jan 29, 1962	5A	Blade of grass.	Bettie Lou Fisher	Farrar
Sat Jul 1, 1961	25A	Fishgig.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 9, 1960	30D	Lance.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1960	77A	Fishgig.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Mon Nov 23, 1959	5A	Javelin.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 6, 1959	50A	Fishgig.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 12, 1959	41A	Asparagus shoot.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Apr 25, 1959	32D	Blade of grass.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Nov 16, 1958	105D	Lance.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Nov 11, 1958	42D	Primitive weapon.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Apr 25, 1958	50D	Trident.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Nov 9, 1957	26D	Weapon.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 21, 1957	44A	Javelin.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Jan 24, 1957	54A	Trident.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jan 7, 1957	39D	Assagai.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Mon Sep 17, 1956	33D	Long blade.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Dec 5, 1955	27D	Weapon.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 9, 1955	28D	Weapon.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Oct 31, 1955	25A	Blade of grass.	B. C. King	Farrar
Thu Sep 8, 1955	1A	Javelin.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri May 13, 1955	58A	Relative of a pike.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Mar 20, 1955	6A	Weapon.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Mar 3, 1955	32D	Fishing implement.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Mon Jan 17, 1955	32D	Skindiver's implement.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 18, 1954	6D	Javelin.	Jo Bodle	Farrar
Tue Aug 10, 1954	25A	A shoot of grass.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun Jun 27, 1954	26D	Stage prop at the Met.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Jan 12, 1954	6D	Weapon.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Fri Oct 9, 1953	42A	Assagai.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun May 3, 1953	43A	Uhlan's weapon.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 9, 1952	58D	Plant shoot.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Jun 21, 1952	9D	A blade of grass.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 15, 1952	23D	A blade of grass.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 23, 1952	16D	Weapon.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Jun 18, 1951	46D	What a super carries.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 10, 1944	11D	Pike.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Nov 12, 1944	42D	Lance.	Clara Rushe	Farrar
Sun Sep 13, 1942	63A	"And Freedom leaning on her ___."—Holmes.	Agnes W. Bartlett	Farrar

Anagrams:

ASPRE, PREAS, SARPE, SPAER, APRES, SPARE, RAPES, PEARS, SERPA, ASPER, PARES, PRESA, EPARS, PRASE, REPAS, EARPS, APERS, REAPS, RASPE, PARSE, PRAES

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