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SIR

269 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-08-16Title that becomes loftier when an E is added
2026-07-22Mister
2026-07-11"Spamalot" title
2026-06-25Paul McCartney, for one
2026-05-26"My dear ___ …"
2026-04-27Dear ___ (letter start)
2026-04-01Walter Scott or Isaac Newton
2026-03-31"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number)
2026-02-01"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" show tune)
2026-01-21British title
2025-08-27Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g.
2025-08-17Round Table title
2025-07-30Word shouted before and after "yes"
2025-06-13"Dear ___"
2025-06-08"My man"
2025-05-31Sean Connery or Mick Jagger, e.g.
2025-04-23Ringo Starr or Paul McCartney
2025-04-05"Dear" one
2025-03-14Isaac Newton or Elton John, but not Olivia Newton-John
2025-03-02One tapped by leadership?
2025-02-02"Hello there, good ___"
2024-10-27Polite term of address
2024-10-04Word said with a salute
2024-09-05Polite address
2024-08-12Knight's title
2024-08-01Isaac Newton, from the age of 62 onward
2024-04-21Percival of legend, for one
2024-03-15"Which one of Arthur's knights built the Round Table? ___ Cumference!" (groaner)
2024-03-11Title for Walter Scott or Isaac Newton
2023-12-30"Dear" man
2023-12-06Herr, here
2023-12-05What the Portuguese "senhor" means
2023-11-10One who's been tapped on the shoulder
2023-09-07How I often address my fellow male humans
2023-05-17Bwana : Swahili :: ___ : English
2023-05-12Polite thing to call someone
2023-01-15Title for Charlie Chaplin
2022-11-16Title for Geraint or Gawain
2022-10-30"My dear man …"
2022-10-26Entitled Brit?
2022-10-19Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g.
2022-10-06Officer's title
2022-09-26What to call a knight
2022-09-07"My dear fellow"
2022-08-10"Dear" one
2022-08-08Title bestowed on Mick Jagger in 2003 (although the queen refused to present the award herself)
2022-07-11Knight's title
2022-06-07Title equivalent to Dame
2022-03-08Knight's title
2022-02-06Ian McKellen, e.g.
2022-01-08"For once maybe someone will call me '___,' without adding, 'You're making a scene'": Homer Simpson
2021-10-27"___ Duke" (1976 Stevie Wonder hit)
2021-08-26Dear fellow
2021-07-25Lord's title
2021-06-09Courtly title
2021-05-30Yes or no follower
2021-04-28"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song)
2021-04-25"My dear man"
2021-04-08Title for the entitled, maybe
2021-04-06Follower of yes or no
2021-01-31Elton John or Mick Jagger
2021-01-17Anthony Hopkins, for one
2020-12-28Title for Paul McCartney or Elton John
2020-11-10How Marcie addresses Peppermint Patty, for no apparent reason
2020-09-02Elton John, e.g.
2020-08-26"Aaron Burr, ___" (song from "Hamilton")
2020-07-16Title reportedly turned down by Stephen Hawking
2020-05-28British title
2019-11-06Common base word
2019-07-31Francis Drake, for one
2019-06-09Title for two Beatles
2019-05-06What Marcie calls Peppermint Patty in "Peanuts"
2019-04-17Word before and after yes, in the military
2019-03-31"Kind ___" (term of politeness)
2019-03-12Noble title
2019-02-14___ Toby, character in "Twelfth Night"
2019-01-18Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr
2019-01-02Follower of yes or no in the military
2018-12-01Its East African equivalent is "bwana"
2018-11-08Military term of address
2018-09-24Ma'am's counterpart
2018-09-09Man just after kneeling?
2018-07-16Madam's counterpart
2018-06-11Knight's title
2018-06-03"My dear man"
2018-03-25Word before and after "no"
2018-01-14Military term of address
2017-11-14Knight's title
2017-09-18Lancelot's title
2017-08-06Isaac Newton, e.g.
2017-05-28One who's been tapped on the shoulder
2017-04-13"My dear man"
2017-03-21Paul McCartney, for one
2017-03-15Title for 18-Across
2016-12-04Word before and after "yes," in the Army
2016-09-13Title bestowed on 72-Across
2016-08-23"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song with a rhyming title)
2016-08-22Galahad or Lancelot
2016-07-24One who's been tapped on the shoulder?
2016-05-18Elton John title
2016-04-15"Right honourable" sort
2016-01-11Title for Paul McCartney or Mick Jagger
2016-01-09"Yes, ___"
2015-11-22Arthur Conan Doyle title
2015-11-01What Marcie calls Peppermint Patty in "Peanuts"
2015-10-11See 109-Across
2015-10-06Knight's title
2015-07-21Title for Winston Churchill
2015-03-05Frequent word from a valet
2015-02-18Round Table title
2015-02-13British Empire honoree
2015-02-01"My dear man"
2014-12-04Rap's ___ Mix-a-Lot
2014-11-23Headmaster honorific
2014-07-24"No ___!"
2014-07-10Rugby official, whether male or female
2014-07-06Any knight
2014-06-12One who's been tapped on the shoulder?
2014-05-21Paul McCartney title
2014-03-01Cry with a salute
2014-02-19With 39-Across and 58-Down, response to a military command
2014-02-19See 11-Down
2013-12-19Alfred Hitchcock title
2013-12-18Title for U2's Bono
2013-11-14Knight
2013-08-20Word said with a salute
2013-06-23"Dear" one
2013-05-25"Dear" one
2012-09-18Lancelot's title
2012-06-03Officer's title
2012-04-23Madam's mate
2012-04-01Military title?
2012-02-20Francis Drake, Isaac Newton or Mix-a-Lot
2011-09-09Service address
2011-07-21___ Barton, first Triple Crown winner, 1919
2011-05-09Knight's title
2011-03-28Title for Walter Scott
2011-03-23"My dear ___"
2011-02-23Title for Paul McCartney
2011-01-11Knight's title
2010-12-06Title for Galahad
2010-11-17Mick Jagger's title
2010-11-07Letter start
2010-10-28"My dear fellow"
2010-10-18Walter Raleigh or Walter Scott
2010-09-09Word before and after "yes"
2010-08-11Title for Mick Jagger
2010-08-04"My dear ___"
2010-05-16"My dear man"
2010-01-03U2's Bono, since 2007
2009-12-03McCartney, e.g.
2009-11-04Tristan's title
2009-09-03"My dear fellow"
2009-08-30Word often following yes or no
2009-08-07Quaint letter start
2009-06-16Knight's title
2009-04-23"Yes, ___!"
2009-01-17What 16-Across has been called since 1998
2008-11-14Business letter recipient?
2008-10-01Terse letter opener
2008-08-05Walter Scott title
2008-07-10English title
2008-07-07Madam's partner
2008-06-08Word before and after "yes"
2008-05-25Title for 48-Across and 3-Down
2008-05-16Yes or no follower
2008-04-13Title for Michael Caine
2008-03-09Fine fellow
2008-03-05Round Table honorific
2008-02-12Sidney Poitier title role
2008-01-20How every letter to The Economist begins
2007-11-25"My dear man"
2007-09-02"My dear fellow"
2007-07-01Round Table title
2007-05-11General address
2007-05-07Officer's honorific
2006-12-06Title for Isaac Newton
2006-08-13My dear man
2006-07-20Paul McCartney, for one
2006-06-15Frequent word after yes or no
2006-05-09"My dear man"
2006-04-19Person touched on the shoulder?
2006-04-03Madam's partner
2006-01-30Madam's counterpart
2006-01-18"Yes, ___!"
2006-01-17Madam's mate
2005-11-14What to call an officer, maybe
2005-09-27Elton John, e.g.
2005-09-20Round Table title
2005-04-07Respectful term
2004-12-06"Dear" letter recipient
2004-11-14McCartney title
2004-09-30"My dear man"
2004-09-22Elton John, e.g.
2004-09-16"Dear" one
2004-08-25What a person may become when kneeling
2004-08-09Knight's title
2003-10-07Headmaster's title
2003-07-13Paul McCartney title
2003-04-28Madam's mate
2003-02-26Lady's man
2003-01-25Kingly honoree
2003-01-23Hardly an ordinary Joe
2002-12-10What to call a knight
2002-12-08___ Barton (first Triple Crown winner)
2002-12-04Chaplin title
2002-10-30Poitier role
2002-10-07What to call an officer
2002-09-01Churchill, for one
2002-07-07Camelot honorific
2002-06-23Round Table title
2002-05-22Lady's man
2002-05-02Military address
2002-04-16"To ___ With Love"
2002-04-14Paul McCartney, for one
2002-04-02"My dear man"
2002-03-11Knight's title
2002-02-17"Dear" one
2002-02-01"Hey, mister!"
2002-01-03Paul McCartney, for one
2001-10-14Charlie Chaplin title
2001-10-10Yes or no follower
2001-10-09Elton John, since 1998
2001-10-05"Yes" follower
2001-07-05Mister
2001-04-02Knight's title
2001-03-25Raleigh, for one
2001-03-06Round Table title
2001-01-21Round Table address
2000-09-08Francis Drake, for one
2000-04-20Private's greeting
2000-04-14Yes and no follower
2000-03-21Round Table title
2000-03-15What Marcie called 52-Down
1999-12-10Gent
1999-10-27What to call a baronet
1999-07-30Lady's man
1999-07-26Walter Raleigh, for one
1999-06-07What to call a sergeant
1998-10-07Word said with a salute
1998-08-14"Mister!"
1998-08-12Round Table address
1998-08-07Base address
1998-07-28"Yes, ___!"
1998-07-27Knight, by definition
1998-06-21Elton John, e.g.
1998-05-19Word for a superior
1998-02-24Knight
1998-01-31Military address
1997-10-22Sidney Poitier title role
1997-08-04Madam's mate
1997-02-23___ Roger de Coverley (country dance)
1997-02-09___ Winston Churchill
1996-12-06Herr, here
1996-11-20How to address a knight
1996-09-30Ma'am's counterpart
1996-09-07Title for Gilbert or Sullivan
1996-05-17Newton, for one
1996-01-11Lady's man
1995-05-02"Dear _____"
1995-02-15Army address
1994-12-09Gawain's title
1994-08-27Mister
1994-06-20Dubbed one
1994-03-01Salutation for Edmund Hillary
1994-02-06Gawain's title
1994-01-07Dear one?
1994-01-01Churchill, e.g.
1993-11-29Madam's mate