BORES

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

69 total results for BORES( score: 50 )

20 results for BORES from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 1, 2025	51D	Puts to sleep, say (2)	Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Jan 8, 2024	32D	Tiresome sorts	Nate Cardin	Shortz
Sun Dec 24, 2023	54D	Puts to sleep, say (2)	Drew Schmenner	Shortz
Fri May 14, 2021	39A	Bad sorts to be stuck talking to at a gathering	Yacob Yonas	Shortz
Mon Jun 8, 2020	27D	Makes yawn (3)	Kyle Dolan	Shortz
Fri Jan 25, 2019	24A	Does nothing at all for	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Tue Aug 14, 2018	21D	Unfun sorts	Andy Kravis and Erik Agard	Shortz
Fri Apr 29, 2016	47D	Snoozers (2)	Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Mon Mar 9, 2015	1D	Many long PowerPoint presentations	Debbie Ellerin	Shortz
Thu Dec 11, 2014	31D	Yawn inducers (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon May 5, 2008	33D	Makes yawn (3)	Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke	Shortz
Mon Feb 9, 2004	1A	People who make you yawn	Robert Dillman	Shortz
Mon Jun 2, 2003	1A	Makes yawn (3)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Mon May 26, 2003	53D	Yawn inducers (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Mar 10, 2003	27D	Tiresome ones	Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Fri May 31, 2002	5D	Snoozers (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Oct 12, 2001	23D	Makes holes (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Sep 24, 1997	41A	Makes holes (2)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Sun Feb 26, 1995	31D	Is wearisome	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Jan 9, 1994	9A	Digs into	Mel Rosen	Shortz

49 results for BORES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 2, 1993	39A	Evokes yawns	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Wed Apr 25, 1990	35A	Yawn producers	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Thu Jul 6, 1989	41A	Deadheads	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Jun 10, 1980	38A	Calibers	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Mon May 21, 1979	6D	Drills	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Thu Apr 19, 1979	15A	Wet blankets and drips	Weil	Maleska
Sun Jan 14, 1979	82A	Ear benders	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Nov 6, 1977	61A	Gun parts	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Apr 21, 1977	39A	Digs in	Mel Rosen	Maleska
Tue Nov 30, 1976	25D	Earbenders	Samuel H. Barkan	Weng
Sat Nov 13, 1976	5A	Tiresome ones	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Mon Nov 1, 1976	21A	Ear-benders	Margery Bernstein	Weng
Mon Jun 28, 1976	33D	Uses a gimlet	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Sun May 23, 1976	71A	Pills at parties	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Tue Feb 3, 1976	36A	Long-winded ones	Jim Page	Weng
Mon Jan 26, 1976	38A	Earbenders, generally	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Fri Feb 21, 1975	48D	Drills	Chet Currier	Weng
Thu Jan 17, 1974	31D	Tires	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Wed Oct 3, 1973	40A	Tiresome ones	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 21, 1973	5D	Wearies	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 2, 1973	7D	Tires	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 8, 1972	26D	Calibers	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 6, 1972	34A	Gun calibers	Ted Kern	Weng
Wed Mar 24, 1971	8D	Uses an auger	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 25, 1970	48D	Uninteresting persons	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 16, 1968	36A	Nonstop talkers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1967	62D	Drills.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed Sep 7, 1966	25D	Long-winded ones.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1965	104D	Killjoys.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Mar 12, 1965	3D	Dull people.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 12, 1964	22A	Nonstop talkers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 2, 1964	49A	Afflicts with ennui.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Tue Nov 22, 1960	42A	Causes ennui.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 13, 1960	6D	Tiresome things.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 24, 1960	21A	Long-winded ones.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Feb 27, 1958	39D	Drills.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1957	8D	Irks.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Fri Sep 14, 1956	32D	Hollow parts of pipes.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Tue Mar 6, 1956	49D	Tiresome people.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Sun Nov 6, 1955	58D	Prosaic ones.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Wed Jan 12, 1955	40D	Prolix talkers.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 29, 1954	28D	Long-winded people.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Jan 1, 1953	25D	People who talk too much.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu May 29, 1952	47A	Menaces of the party.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 20, 1952	71A	Tidal floods.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Tue Feb 26, 1952	24D	Uninteresting people.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Jul 19, 1951	36A	Irks.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 3, 1944	95D	Waves in the Bay of Fundy.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar
Sun Nov 15, 1942	132A	High crested waves.	Louis Shields	Farrar

Anagrams:

BOSER, BOERS, ROBES, BROSE, OBERS, BORSE, SERBO, SOBER, SOBRE

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