Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun, Sep 01, 2024 | 118A | Not viable from the start, for short | Chandi Deitmer and Matthew Stock | Fagliano |
Tue, Jul 09, 2024 | 33A | Doomed from the start, for short | Gary Larson and Amy Ensz | Fagliano |
Thu, Jan 18, 2024 | 22A | Doomed to fail, for short | Jon Michnovicz and Carl Michnovicz | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 23, 2023 | 20A | Like a proposal in Congress that has zero chance of passing, in brief | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue, Apr 14, 2020 | 47D | Doomed from the start, for short | Joe Hansen | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 29, 2020 | 71D | Hopeless from the start, slangily | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 31, 2020 | 34A | Doomed from the start, informally | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 04, 2019 | 63D | Doomed to fail, for short | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 24, 2017 | 65A | ___ one-eighty | Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 23, 2017 | 81A | ___ one-eighty | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 09, 2017 | 107D | Going nowhere, metaphorically | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon, Dec 12, 2016 | 66D | ___ good deed | Mark McClain | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 08, 2015 | 58A | ___ good deed | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 28, 2015 | 35A | ___ good job | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 20, 2015 | 43D | 1950 film noir starring Edmond O'Brien | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 01, 2015 | 46A | ___ double take | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 16, 2015 | 21A | ___ good job | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 05, 2015 | 40D | Having no chance for success, as a proposal, for short | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 21, 2014 | 7A | ___ number on | Matt Fuchs | Shortz |
Wed, May 28, 2014 | 41A | ___ good deed | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 23A | ___ good deed | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 | 104D | Dennis Quaid remake of a 1950 film noir | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Sun, May 13, 2012 | 95A | Tragic E.R. status | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 | 125A | 1950 film in which Frank Bigelow investigates his own murder | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 25, 2011 | 129A | ___ good turn | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 38D | E.R. status | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 | 54A | 1950 film noir | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 26A | 1950 noir film | Robert W. Harris | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 46D | ___ favor | Corey Rubin | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | 25A | 1988 Dennis Quaid/Meg Ryan movie | Donna S. Levin | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 | 40D | 1950 film that opens with a man reporting his own murder | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Fri, Mar 14, 2008 | 60A | Regrettable E.R. status | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 | 18D | Beyond paramedic aid, in brief | Lee Glickstein | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 10, 2007 | 52A | ___ one-eighty | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 08, 2007 | 46A | ___ good turn | Elayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue, Oct 31, 2006 | 30A | 1950 film noir classic | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 20, 2006 | 56D | Beyond medical help, for short | Ed Early | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 07, 2006 | 50A | E.R. status | Lucy Gardner Anderson | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 20, 2006 | 52A | ___ good deed | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Sat, May 20, 2006 | 11D | 1988 Meg Ryan thriller | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 02, 2006 | 48D | Hosp. designation | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu, Apr 14, 2005 | 44D | ___ 180 | David Murchie | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 02, 2005 | 73D | ___ good deed | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 08, 2004 | 52A | 1988 Meg Ryan film | Steve Jones | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 27, 2004 | 20D | ___ 180 | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 10, 2004 | 21A | Classic 1950 film noir | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Fri, Feb 27, 2004 | 44A | Unhelpable in the E.R., maybe | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 04, 2004 | 56D | ___ favor | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Mon, May 19, 2003 | 32D | ___ double-take | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 26, 2002 | 59D | ___ double take | Charles E. Gersch | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 21, 2001 | 12D | 1988 Dennis Quaid film | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 21, 2001 | 27A | Beyond paramedic help | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed, May 23, 2001 | 63A | Too late for the E.R. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed, May 02, 2001 | 41D | ___ good deed | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 07, 2001 | 38D | 1950 noir classic | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 17, 2000 | 77A | Coroner's abbr. | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 29, 2000 | 39D | Like some trauma patients | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Sat, May 20, 2000 | 22A | 1988 Meg Ryan film | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 02, 2000 | 45D | 1949 film classic | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 06, 2000 | 100A | E.R. pronouncement | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 23, 1999 | 33D | 1950 film noir classic | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 08, 1999 | 75D | ___ good turn | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat, May 01, 1999 | 10D | 1949 film noir classic | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu, Feb 04, 1999 | 39D | 1988 Meg Ryan film | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 01, 1999 | 22D | ___ good turn | Dorothy Smitonick | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 30, 1998 | 35A | ___ number on | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 22, 1998 | 53D | ___ 180 (turn around, in slang) | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 07, 1998 | 44A | 1950 film noir | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 02, 1998 | 3D | Edmond O'Brien film noir, 1950 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Thu, Jul 02, 1998 | 25D | 1950 film noir thriller | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 17, 1998 | 59D | 1988 Meg Ryan film | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 20, 1997 | 30A | 1950 film noir classic | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Tue, May 27, 1997 | 57D | 1988 Dennis Quaid remake | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 12, 1997 | 40A | 1950 film noir classic | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | 34A | ___ number on (mess up) | R. Hughes | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 05, 1996 | 11D | E.R. letters | B. Jorgensen | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 07, 1996 | 44A | ___ good deed | B. E. Quigley | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 17, 1995 | 101D | Edmond O'Brien classic | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 31, 1995 | 53A | ___ good turn | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 06, 1995 | 100A | ___ stretch (serve time) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 21, 1995 | 22D | ___ good turn | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 03, 1994 | 39A | ___ good turn (help) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sat, Jul 02, 1994 | 40A | 1949 Edmond O'Brien movie | Bryant White | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 09, 1994 | 49D | ___ good turn | Charles B. Waffell | Shortz |