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

118 total results for TEARS( score: 50 )

35 results for TEARS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Jun 9, 202312DGlum dropsRobyn WeintraubShortz
Wed Jun 15, 202257DRips [five letters]Rob BakerShortz
Fri Sep 10, 202144ACat With ___ of Joy (emoji)Adrian KabigtingShortz
Thu Mar 11, 202120ASigns of something moving?Leslie RogersShortz
Sun Jan 17, 2021126ADown stream?Tracy Gray and Tom PepperShortz
Fri Dec 14, 201821AJagsAndrew J. RiesShortz
Sat Apr 21, 20184DShow of emotionDaniel NierenbergShortz
Thu Jul 20, 201734DReaction to sad newsRandolph RossShortz
Tue May 5, 20155DEye droppers?Michael Blake and Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Thu Mar 12, 20155DRacesEllen Leuschner and Jeff ChenShortz
Thu May 15, 201452DThey make tracksJohn LiebShortz
Tue Dec 3, 201331AGoes fastPhil RuzbarskyShortz
Sat Oct 12, 201351DSadness symbolizedJohn FarmerShortz
Sat Aug 3, 201323ABendersBrad Wilber and Doug PetersonShortz
Wed Apr 10, 201315ADuct outflowJulian LimShortz
Sun Jan 27, 201338ASalty streamJeff ChenShortz
Mon Sep 26, 20116DThey may stream down the cheeksDavid GrayShortz
Fri Mar 13, 200928A"Like Niobe, all ___": HamletJoon PahkShortz
Wed Jul 25, 200715AEvidence of painEd EarlyShortz
Sun May 21, 2006124AGoes a mile a minuteAshish VengsarkarShortz
Wed Apr 26, 20061AThings leaving tracksStella Daily and Bruce VenzkeShortz
Thu Mar 30, 200613D"___ on My Pillow" (1958 hit)Richard SilvestriShortz
Wed Jan 18, 200631DA sad thing to be inSheldon BenardoShortz
Sun Dec 4, 2005142AOutpouring from ductsEric Berlin and Craig KasperShortz
Wed Sep 28, 200524DCrocodile ___Randall J. HartmanShortz
Mon May 9, 200532ASalty dropsJim HyresShortz
Tue Sep 28, 200418AMuscle injuriesNancy KavanaughShortz
Sat Feb 22, 200335AThey may leave a stainDana MotleyShortz
Mon Jun 11, 200128DEye drops (2)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Wed Jan 19, 200024DGoes like the dickensArthur S. VerdescaShortz
Fri Nov 12, 199951DStreamers?Joe DiPietroShortz
Mon Sep 20, 199966AEye drops (2)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Jan 3, 19991AThey're seen at going-away partiesRandolph RossShortz
Sun Nov 16, 199791DCryingFrank LongoShortz
Sat Jan 14, 19959ASpreesRich NorrisShortz
4 results for TEARS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Dec 4, 2022AcrosticHSalty things you may break intoEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jun 12, 2022Panda34AAudio levelsSam EzerskyShortz
Apr 17, 2022Panda25ADrops ratesDaniel RaymonShortz
Mar 6, 2022GoingTooFar42DSigns of sadnessBrendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
79 results for TEARS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Jul 12, 199368ALachrymose outputJames L. BeattyMaleska
Tue Mar 3, 19925ALachrymal fluidMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Thu May 16, 199124ACause of Alice's poolEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Nov 28, 198948AL. W. Reese poemSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tue Jul 11, 198969APulls apartReginald L. JohnsonMaleska
Tue Dec 6, 198812DLaceratesDon GroatMaleska
Sun Nov 20, 198889DShredsShirley SolowayMaleska
Sat Oct 22, 198863AEffusions from 27 DownJesse RoarkeMaleska
Fri Mar 25, 198844DNiobe's outpouringDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Wed Dec 9, 198768ARentsWilliam CanineMaleska
Sun Sep 6, 198796DNiobe's outflowWillemain O. CableMaleska
Tue Aug 25, 198734AContents of Alice's poolEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Apr 29, 198633DRipsAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sat Dec 22, 198423DSigns of sorrowKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sun May 27, 19845ARips or rips alongErnst T. TheimerMaleska
Fri May 25, 198443DHurriesBernice GordonMaleska
Tue Apr 3, 198430ASalty dropsLois SidwayMaleska
Thu Mar 22, 198445A" ... idle ___": TennysonRhonda KrausMaleska
Mon Nov 28, 198337ASalty dropsJohnsonMaleska
Sat Mar 19, 198313DCause of Alice's poolEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Oct 17, 198292D"Like Niobe, all ___"Bert H. KruseMaleska
Mon Aug 2, 198223ARipsWhittenMaleska
Tue Aug 5, 198032D"Like Niobe, all ___": HamletPeter SwiftMaleska
Fri Apr 11, 198063ARipsMaurice J. TeitelbaumMaleska
Sun Jan 20, 198072DLaceratesAlfio MicciMaleska
Sat Mar 11, 197827DLachrymaeWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun Jun 26, 197760A"Like Niobe, all ___"Sam LakeMaleska
Mon Aug 11, 197565ASigns of sorrowHerb L. RisteenWeng
Sat May 10, 197513DUses a shredderRaymond F. EisnerWeng
Fri Feb 7, 197529DRacesSidney L. RobbinsWeng
Sun Jun 24, 19736AReactions to onionsEugene T. MaleskaWeng
Sat Dec 9, 197228DRipsUnknownWeng
Tue Jun 27, 197261A"If you have ___, prepare to ... "UnknownWeng
Thu May 4, 197243AEyewashUnknownWeng
Sun Dec 26, 197159AVale of ___Robert Vaux RoopWeng
Mon Dec 6, 197163AWrenchesUnknownWeng
Sun Feb 7, 197148DNiobe's outputDan GirardiWeng
Wed Aug 26, 197023ABored to ___UnknownWeng
Sun Aug 16, 1970151ASpreesFrances HansenWeng
Sun Jul 6, 196940ARipsBert BeamanWeng
Tue Jul 1, 196957AEmotional signs.UnknownWeng
Wed Sep 11, 196823DDisrupts.UnknownFarrar
Tue Feb 27, 196863ANiobe's symbol.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 17, 196732AReese sonnet.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 196737AReese sonnet.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Thu Jun 1, 196732DRushes.Leonard SussmanFarrar
Sun Aug 28, 196680AVale of ___.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Mon Dec 20, 196534ARuns fast.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 21, 196598ASorrow.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sat Nov 6, 19653DMemorable sonnet.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 21, 196520A"If you have ___ ... "UnknownFarrar
Thu Sep 2, 196518AMoves with speed.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 19, 196431ASonnet by Lizette Reese.UnknownFarrar
Mon Sep 9, 196344AEye drops.UnknownFarrar
Sat Mar 10, 196257DCertain drops.UnknownFarrar
Thu Oct 12, 196165AMemorable sonnet by Lizette Reese.UnknownFarrar
Thu Aug 31, 196118DSaline drops.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 7, 196027DLizette Reese's memorable sonnet.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 29, 195965DLachrymae.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Mon May 12, 195834AHastens: Colloq.Alda F. ZimpelFarrar
Sun Dec 29, 195746AMemorable sonnet by Lizette Reese.Charles CrossFarrar
Mon Jul 22, 195744AManifestation of woe.Mel TaubFarrar
Tue Jul 9, 19575DBriny drops.Madeline CorseFarrar
Fri Jun 21, 195738A"Like Niobe, all ___."—Hamlet.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Sat Apr 7, 195634AEye drops.Mel TaubFarrar
Mon Feb 13, 195653DLizette Reese's well-known sonnet.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 22, 1956127ALizette Reese sonnet.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Tue Apr 26, 195546DRents.Sidney LambertFarrar
Fri Jan 8, 195451DBriny drops.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 8, 195390AOne of a Churchill trio.Israel GitterFarrar
Sat Apr 11, 195348DContents of a lachrymatory.Harold T. BersFarrar
Fri Nov 14, 195246DAudience reaction to Johnnie Ray.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 27, 1952136ALizette Reese's famous sonnet.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Fri Jul 4, 195263AJohnnie Ray's specialty.UnknownFarrar
Tue Feb 6, 195144ANiobe's forte.S. A. KayFarrar
Wed Jan 10, 195120ADisrupts.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun Oct 24, 194830ALachrymal drops.Alberta BurtonFarrar
Sun May 16, 1948107DSigns of emotion.Louis JenkinsFarrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948142ALizette Reese's famous sonnet.Harold T. BersFarrar
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