VAC

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

60 total results for VAC( score: 50 )

39 results for VAC from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 19, 2025	60D	A little cleaner? (2)	Evan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic	Shortz
Fri Feb 14, 2025	42D	Little sucker? (5)	Sarah Sinclair	Shortz
Sun Jan 5, 2025	68D	Little suck-up?	Kareem Ayas	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 2024	96D	Hoover, for one, in brief	Michael Schlossberg	Shortz
Wed Aug 2, 2023	8D	Shop ___ (article of cleaning equipment)	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Mon May 10, 2021	46D	Rug cleaner, informally	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2020	111A	Floor cleaner, for short	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 2020	12A	Little sucker? (5)	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Wed Mar 4, 2020	1D	Household device with a hose, informally	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Wed Feb 5, 2020	40A	Hoover, e.g., informally (4)	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Fri Jan 24, 2020	33D	Sucker, for short	Scott Earl	Shortz
Thu Jun 13, 2019	24D	Hoover, e.g., for short	Michael Blake and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu Nov 23, 2017	12D	Closet item, for short (2)	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Sun May 10, 2015	8A	Little sucker? (5)	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sat Mar 7, 2015	33D	Little sucker? (5)	David C. Duncan Dekker	Shortz
Sat Feb 11, 2012	21A	Closet item, for short (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Tue Sep 27, 2011	1D	Hoover or Oreck, for short	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Aug 29, 2010	6D	Cleaner, for short (2)	Derek Bowman	Shortz
Sun Jul 11, 2010	53A	Closet item, in brief	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Thu Jun 17, 2010	48D	Dust collector, for short	Corey Rubin	Shortz
Sat May 30, 2009	21A	Sucker, quickly	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sat Feb 21, 2009	9D	A little cleaner? (2)	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Sep 29, 2008	41A	Hoover, informally (3)	Sharon Delorme	Shortz
Sat Oct 6, 2007	47A	A sucker, for short	Brendan Emmett Quigley and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sat Aug 11, 2007	24A	Little sucker? (5)	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Wed Mar 21, 2007	52D	Oreck, e.g., in brief	Ed Early	Shortz
Wed Aug 2, 2006	10D	Hoover, informally (3)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Jul 25, 2004	122A	Hoover, e.g., in brief	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Mar 25, 2004	12D	Hoover, e.g., informally (4)	David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2003	60D	Hoover, briefly	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Nov 9, 2002	57D	Mini-___	James E. Buell	Shortz
Wed Aug 5, 1998	57D	Hoover, e.g., informally (4)	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Sat Nov 15, 1997	6D	Hoover, informally (3)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Wed Aug 13, 1997	50A	Carpet cleaner, for short	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Mar 7, 1997	43D	Hoover, e.g., informally (4)	Jeff Herrington	Shortz
Sun Jun 30, 1996	31D	Payroll record abbr.	R. Norris	Shortz
Sat Aug 12, 1995	61D	Household appliance, for short	A.J. Santora	Shortz
Thu May 18, 1995	17D	Carpet cleaner, briefly	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sun Feb 27, 1994	82A	Cleaner, for short (2)	Bette Sue Cohen	Shortz

1 result for VAC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 2, 2014	Other	39D	Cleveland cager, for short	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz

20 results for VAC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 17, 1991	52A	City on the Duna	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Mar 20, 1986	8D	Etonian's free time	Teresa Healy	Maleska
Wed Mar 27, 1985	23A	City on the Danube	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun May 8, 1983	39D	Household implement, for short	Elaine Schorr	Maleska
Sun Mar 30, 1980	84A	Holiday, for short	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Jan 31, 1978	35A	Holiday, British style	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jul 13, 1975	145D	Holiday, for short	Mel Rosen	Weng
Sun Dec 22, 1974	108A	British holiday	Anne Fox	Weng
Thu Jan 31, 1974	1D	Holiday: Abbr.	Joan DeRosso	Weng
Sun Aug 5, 1973	24A	Sweeper, for short	Barbara Gillis	Weng
Wed Apr 21, 1971	53D	Time off: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 6, 1968	95D	School holiday: Brit.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1966	82A	Holiday, in England.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Sat Apr 23, 1966	53A	Kind of cleaner: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 14, 1966	36A	Holiday, British style.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 17, 1964	46A	Absence of everything: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 9, 1964	51D	Briton's holiday.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Sun Jul 21, 1963	28A	Holiday, British style.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1952	67A	Holiday for an Etonian.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Feb 7, 1943	72A	Hindu goddess personifying speech.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

Anagrams:

CVA, ACV, CAV, AVC

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