This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

11 results for UPSTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 2, 2022	20A	Like Chicago, geographically	Scott Earl	Shortz
Sun Sep 25, 2022	25D	Weekend destination for an N.Y.C. getaway, maybe	Meghan Morris	Shortz
Sun Jun 13, 2021	55D	Like Rochester and Syracuse, but not New York City	Stephen McCarthy	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2010	42D	Like Rochester, N.Y.	Darin McDaniel	Shortz
Sun Jun 15, 2008	43D	Like Albany or Chicago	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Thu Aug 5, 2004	41A	Northerly locale	Seth Abel	Shortz
Thu Jul 22, 2004	26D	Like Albany and Chicago	Greg Staples	Shortz
Fri Dec 6, 2002	3D	Like Rome vis-à-vis New York City	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2001	32A	It's north of New York City	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Thu Oct 10, 1996	21A	Buffalo area	D. J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Dec 28, 1994	41D	Like Albany vis-à-vis New York City	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

2 results for UPSTATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 31, 2011	Acrostic	N	Where to find the Adirondacks in New York	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Nov 12, 2006	Acrostic	V	Toward Lake Placid from Poughkeepsie, say	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for UPSTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 25, 1976	41A	Most of N.Y. outside N.Y.C.	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sat Jul 17, 1971	15A	Northern New York	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 1, 1955	25D	Part of New York.	Gene Kosic	Farrar
Fri Feb 6, 1953	62A	Northerly part of New York.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

Anagram:

18 ms