| Some professional acknowledgments |
The Atlantic |
02 May 2026 |
| Nonverbally concurs |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2026 |
| Signs of recognition |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2026 |
| Signals agreement (4) |
Mirror Classic |
12 Mar 2026 |
| Dozes (off) |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2026 |
| Signals "OK" silently |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Nonverbal signals |
Commuter |
08 Jan 2026 |
| Unspoken okays |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2025 |
| Go-aheads |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Signs of agreement |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Signals agreement (4) |
Mirror Classic |
16 Nov 2025 |
| Silent assents |
Premier Sunday |
02 Nov 2025 |
| Actions at auctions |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Agrees with a head movement, say |
|
|
| Award nominations, so to speak |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Head movements |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Oct 2025 |
| Endorsements |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Silent yeses |
USA Today |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Dozes (off) |
New York Times |
21 Sep 2025 |
| Nonverbal agreements |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2025 |
| Agreeing head movements |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Aug 2025 |
| Dozes (off) |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2025 |
| Head signals |
Commuter |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Indicates a "yes" |
Commuter |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Auction signals |
LA Times Mini |
29 Jul 2025 |
| Endorsements |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jul 2025 |
| Signs of approval |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2025 |
| "Yes" gestures |
Commuter |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Agrees "fiddle" appeared as "file" (4) |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Acknowledges Poles taking on short term debt |
|
|
| Nonverbal assents |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Indicates agreement but falls asleep (4) |
|
|
| Signals "no" in Albania |
Universal |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Silent approvals |
USA Today |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Signs of assent |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Bows the head |
USA Today Quick |
26 May 2025 |
| Non-verbal agreements |
|
|
| Don's doctor shows agreement (4) |
|
|
| Indicates "yes" |
|
|
| Silent assents |
USA Today |
01 May 2025 |
| The head's go-aheads |
|
|
| Agrees in his sleep? (4) |
|
|
| Says yes, there's a gap between the Cs and Es (4) |
|
|
| Dons (anag) (4) |
|
|
| Argues the son must turn the daughter in (4) |
|
|
| Silent agreements |
Commuter |
28 Mar 2025 |
| Tacit approvals |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Unspoken assents |
|
|
| Auction signals |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Mar 2025 |
| Agrees with the head? (4) |
|
|
| Wordless assents |
Commuter |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Head motions |
|
|
| Gives assent |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Agrees quietly |
LA Times Daily |
25 Feb 2025 |
| Drops head sleepily |
|
|
| Indicates "yes" with a head movement |
|
|
| Even Homer does this, proverbially |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Some sidewalk greetings |
|
|
| Expresses silent agreement |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Tacit assents |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Agrees there's no daughter - a son (4) |
|
|
| Inclines head |
|
|
| Dozes (off) |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Signals "yes" with one's head |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Indicates agreement |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Sleepily gives silent consent (4) |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Agrees silently |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Silent assents |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Nonverbal yeses |
Commuter |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Wags sleepily (4) |
|
|
| Signs of affirmation, assent, favourable decision, etc. |
|
|
| Gestures of recognition |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Dozes (off) |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Shows agreement with Don's position (4) |
|
|
| 'wanton wiles, - and becks, and wreathed smiles' (Milton) (4) |
|
|
| Silent yeses |
Commuter |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Assents with head |
|
|
| Indicates understanding |
|
|
| "Yes" gestures |
Commuter |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Motions "yes" |
Premier Sunday |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Shows agreement when Don's about (4) |
|
|
| Indicates "yes" without saying anything |
|
|
| Agrees with a head movement, say |
|
|
| Affirmative head motions |
|
|
| Silently says yes |
|
|
| Approvals |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Shows understanding |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Looks positive albeit half negative! (4) |
|
|
| Okays |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Nonverbal OKs |
Commuter |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Head gestures |
Commuter |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Head gestures for "yes" |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Agrees with a motion |
|
|
| Silently goes "uh-huh" |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Auction bids |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Agrees without speaking |
Universal |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Gives sign of acknowledgement and begins to go off? (4) |
|
|
| Head-moving assents |
Newsday |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Seem to agree when taken away out nowadays (4) |
|
|
| Assents silently |
Newsday |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Auction actions that might indicate bids |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Agrees, but says nothing (4) |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Silently agrees with Don's position (4) |
|
|
| Signals assent |
Mirror Quick |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Agrees with absurd dons |
Mirror Cryptic |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Isn't wary |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Gives agreement without uttering a word |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Affirmative gestures (4) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Moves the head up and down (4) |
|
|
| Signs of recognition |
LA Times Daily |
25 May 2024 |
| Shows one agrees as one starts falling asleep (4) |
|
|
| Agrees there's a gap between the Cs and Es (4) |
|
|
| Auction signals |
LA Times Mini |
11 May 2024 |
| Silent yeses |
Commuter |
11 May 2024 |
| Dozes (off) |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2024 |
| Gestures agreement (4) |
|
|
| Auction signals |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Wordless yeses |
Commuter |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Looks sleepy as son comes back holding daughter (4) |
|
|
| Silent assents |
Commuter |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Signs of silent approval |
|
|
| Grows sleepy |
|
|
| Gestures of assent |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Silently acquiesces |
|
|
| They vote against motion one's formulated (4) |
|
|
| Quietly acknowledges |
|
|
| Bobs head |
|
|
| "Go ahead" signals |
Universal |
17 Mar 2024 |
| In turn, academic fellow Bob shows approval (4) |
|
|
| Agrees there are gaps between the Cs and Es (4) |
|
|
| Shows willing |
|
|
| Subtle shoutouts |
Universal |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Oscar nominations, familiarly |
Commuter |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Dozes (off) |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Bobs the head |
|
|
| Indicates approval of students primarily after university teacher's promoted (4) |
|
|
| Agrees that the gentleman is to return with Bob (4) |
|
|
| Shows assent |
|
|
| Grows drowsy |
|
|
| Acknowledges one needs a rest (4) |
|
|
| Shows approval although almost asleep (4) |
|
|
| Signals OK |
Commuter |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Silent acknowledgments |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Head affirmations |
|
|
| Shows agreement |
Universal |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Gives non-verbal assent (4) |
|
|
| Visual yeses |
Commuter |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Wordless approvals |
LA Times Mini |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Assents to having offspring go north to guard dismal premier |
|
|
| 'wanton wiles, ___, and becks, and wreathed smiles' (Milton) (4) |
|
|
| Go-aheads |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2023 |
| Wordless yeses |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Wordless assents |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Tacit okays |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Silently agrees |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2023 |
| Shows drowsiness |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Says yes without saying "yes" |
Universal |
03 Oct 2023 |
| Agrees |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Signals at an auction, maybe |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2023 |
| Wordlessly agrees |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2023 |
| Silent assents |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Quick greetings |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Says yes, but silently |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Nonverbal assents |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Dozes |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2023 |
| Nominations |
Universal |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Signals 'yes' with one's head |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Silent agreements |
Universal |
17 Jun 2023 |
| Agrees, non-verbally |
|
|
| Agrees quietly? |
|
|
| Signals "OK" |
Premier Sunday |
07 May 2023 |
| It's one letter off from "noms," aptly |
Universal |
27 Apr 2023 |
| Says "yes," silently |
|
|
| ___ off (dozes) |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Auction signals |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Gestures of agreement |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2022 |
| Agrees wordlessly |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Shows approval by moving one's head |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2022 |
| Agrees quietly |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2022 |
| After refusal, detective signals assent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Head motions at auctions |
Universal |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Indicators of acknowledgment |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Silently agrees |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Says yes silently |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2022 |
| Bits of homage |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Auction bids |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Silent approvals |
USA Today |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Silently agrees |
Family Time |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Dozes off |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Signals from supporters |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Silent approvals |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2022 |
| Goes through some ups and downs? |
Universal |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Go-aheads |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Expresses agreement |
Newsday |
19 May 2022 |
| Agrees silently |
Newsday |
03 May 2022 |
| Silent okays |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Apr 2022 |
| Approves, silently |
|
|
| Wordless greetings |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Indicates agreement |
|
|
| Shows interest ... or a lack of it |
|
|
| Shows interest ... or a lack of it |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Tacit approvals |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Silent approvals |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jan 2022 |
| Silent okays |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Auction signals |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Agrees without words |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2021 |
| Head gestures |
USA Today |
04 Nov 2021 |
| Signs of approval |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Silently agrees |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2021 |
| Drops (off) |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2021 |
| Tacit approvals |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Agrees silently |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Approving gestures |
USA Today |
21 Sep 2021 |
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Aug 2021 |
| Unspoken agreements |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Agrees without a word? |
|
|
| Auction actions |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Auction bids |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Signals ''yes'' with one's head |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2021 |
| Up-and-down head signals |
USA Today |
31 May 2021 |
| Gestures of agreement |
USA Today |
04 May 2021 |
| Welcome responses from an audience |
USA Today |
03 May 2021 |
| Silently signals approval |
|
|
| Silent assents |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Silent assents |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2021 |
| "Yes" signals |
Premier Sunday |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Subtle approvals |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Subtle approvals |
|
|
| Agrees, non-verbally |
|
|
| Becomes careless |
Newsday |
02 Jan 2021 |
| Silently agrees |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Okays |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Communicates nonverbally, in a way |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2020 |
| Subtle endorsements |
New York Times |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Unspoken approvals |
|
|
| Endorsements |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Nonspoken approvals |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Auction signals |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2020 |
| Silent yeses |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2020 |
| Silent assents |
Universal |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Criminal Don's indications of consent |
|
|
| Silent OKs |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2020 |
| Signals to the auctioneer |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2020 |
| Auction signals |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Agreeing gestures |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2020 |
| Agreeing gestures |
|
|
| Silent approvals |
|
|
| Silently agrees |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2020 |
| Agrees quietly |
|
|
| Agrees quietly |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2020 |
| Go-ahead signals |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2020 |
| Silent signals of approval |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Shows approval |
|
|
| Affirmative actions |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Affirmative actions |
|
|
| Auction bids |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Tacit assents |
Premier Sunday |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Tacit approvals |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Feb 2020 |
| Go-ahead cues |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2020 |
| Silent assents or approvals |
|
|
| Dozes (off) |
Universal |
30 Dec 2019 |
| Sanctions, so to speak |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Subtle signals |
|
|
| Subtle signals |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2019 |
| Says "yes," silently |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Signals assent |
Universal |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Agrees nonverbally |
Universal |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Sotheby's signals |
|
|
| Silent OKs |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Assents silently |
Universal |
02 Aug 2019 |
| Falls asleep, with 'off' |
USA Today |
14 May 2019 |
| Silent 34-Downs |
USA Today |
03 May 2019 |
| Nonverbal OKs |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Agrees silently |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Not one detective gestures in agreement |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Visual okays |
|
|
| Visual okays |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Auction actions |
Universal |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Silent signals |
|
|
| Silent signals |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2019 |
| Go-aheads |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Nonvocal assents |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2019 |
| Silent 34-Downs |
|
|
| Falls asleep, with "off" |
|
|
| Indicates approval |
|
|
| Endorsements |
|
|
| Assents silently |
|
|
| Agrees nonverbally |
|
|
| Visual okays |
|
|
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Signals assent |
|
|
| Silent signals |
|
|
| Indicates assent silently |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2018 |
| Agrees silently |
Universal |
14 Dec 2018 |
| Silent consents |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2018 |
| Uh-huh accompaniers |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2018 |
| Uh-huh accompaniers |
|
|
| Starts to drop off |
|
|
| Head gestures for ''yes'' |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Head operations |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Oct 2018 |
| Agreeable gestures from daughter hugged by lad on the way back |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Oct 2018 |
| Moves one's head in agreement |
|
|
| Head bobs |
|
|
| Auction bids from both sides of North Frisian Islands |
|
|
| Auction assents |
USA Today |
02 Aug 2018 |
| Gives a silent OK |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2018 |
| ___ off (begins to fall asleep) |
|
|
| Unspoken approvals |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2018 |
| Silent approvals |
USA Today |
18 May 2018 |
| Some assents |
LA Times Daily |
17 May 2018 |
| Some assents |
|
|
| Unspoken approvals |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2018 |
| Agrees without a word? |
|
|
| Indicates assent |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Auction actions |
LA Times Daily |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Silent agreements |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2018 |
| Shows agreement without words |
Family Time |
21 Jan 2018 |
| Agrees quietly |
|
|
| Head operations |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
|
|
| Auction assents |
|
|
| Gives a silent OK |
|
|
| Some assents |
|
|
| Silent approvals |
|
|
| Silent consents |
|
|
| Uh-huh accompaniers |
|
|
| Unspoken approvals |
|
|
| Tacit approvals |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2017 |
| Nonverbal go-aheads |
Universal |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Says "yes," silently |
|
|
| Up-and-down signals |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2017 |
| Silent affirmatives |
Universal |
23 Oct 2017 |
| 'Even Homer ___' (old saying) |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2017 |
| Oscar nominations, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Sep 2017 |
| Some signals from pitchers |
New York Times |
16 Sep 2017 |
| Dozes, with "off" |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Tacit OKs |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2017 |
| Silently assents |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2017 |
| Signals silently |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2017 |
| Signals ''OK'' with one's head |
Newsday |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Assents at Christie's |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2017 |
| Silent signals |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Some O.K.s |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2017 |
| Silent gestures of approval upsets southern European gangster |
|
|
| Ozes and rowses? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Silent approvals |
|
|
| Silent approvals |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2017 |
| Shakes head in approval |
|
|
| Starts to snooze |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2017 |
| Silent bids |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Approves silently |
USA Today |
06 Jan 2017 |
| "Even Homer ___" (old saying) |
|
|
| Silent approvals |
|
|
| Silent affirmatives |
|
|
| Nonverbal go-aheads |
|
|
| Assents at Christie's |
|
|
| Starts to snooze |
|
|
| Some signals from pitchers |
|
|
| Some O.K.s |
|
|
| Tacit approvals |
|
|
| Dozes, with "off" |
|
|
| Approves silently |
|
|
| Agrees to one result of decimal coinage |
|
|
| Gives silent approval |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2016 |
| Indicates assent |
|
|
| Moves of agreement |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2016 |
| Subtle auction bids |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2016 |
| Approving bobs |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2016 |
| Acceptances |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2016 |
| Signs agreement without senior detective |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Jun 2016 |
| They can mean 'yes' |
|
|
| Acknowledges silently |
Universal |
25 Apr 2016 |
| Signaled yeses |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Go-aheads |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Mar 2016 |
| Silent acceptances |
Universal |
06 Mar 2016 |
| Signals in charades |
|
|
| Go-aheads |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2016 |
| Approving bobs |
|
|
| Go-aheads |
|
|
| Signals in charades |
|
|
| Acceptances |
|
|
| Quiet yeses |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2015 |
| Agrees quietly |
Universal |
04 Oct 2015 |
| Wordless okays |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2015 |
| Silent signals |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Affirmative actions |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jul 2015 |
| Some acceptances |
USA Today |
24 Jun 2015 |
| Drops (off) |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Signals the auctioneer |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2015 |
| Head-moving assents |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2015 |
| Nonverbal acceptances |
USA Today |
22 May 2015 |
| Silent approvals |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2015 |
| Silently indicates the difference between 'forwards' and 'bellicose' |
|
|
| Acceptances |
Universal |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Nonverbal acceptances |
|
|
| Signals at Sotheby's |
|
|
| Tacit assents |
|
|
| Some acceptances |
|
|
| Quiet yeses |
|
|
| Wordless okays |
|
|
| Acceptances |
|
|
| Silent acceptances |
|
|
| Drops (off) |
|
|
| Audition acceptances |
|
|
| Silent signals |
|
|
| Head-moving assents |
|
|
| Affirmative actions |
|
|
| Silent assents |
|
|
| Agrees quietly |
|
|
| Silent auction bids? |
|
|
| Signals the auctioneer |
|
|
| Silent approvals |
|
|
| Gets sleepy |
|
|
| Silent yeses |
|
|
| Affirmative motions |
|
|
| Affirmative motions |
|
|
| Signs of approval |
|
|
| Signals agreement |
|
|
| Acknowledges silently |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
|
|
| Indicates "yes," in a way |
|
|
| Gestures of assent |
|
|
| Head-moving assents |
|
|
| Agrees quietly |
|
|
| Agrees silently |
|
|
| Drifts (off) |
|
|
| Signals assent |
|
|
| Silent assents |
|
|
| Approves quietly |
|
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| Nonverbal approvals |
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| Go-ahead signals |
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| Silently shows agreement |
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| Signs of approval |
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| Shows signs of wanting to nap |
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| Approves quietly |
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| Approvals |
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| Dozes (off) |
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| Auction action |
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| Dozes |
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| Silent approvals |
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| Dozes |
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| Auction actions |
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| Starts to doze |
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| Shows agreement silently |
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| Okays with a head bob |
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| Silent yeses |
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| Some okays |
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| Inattention indications |
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| Signals 'OK' |
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| Silent bids |
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| Silent assents |
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| Signs an agreement? |
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| Okays with a head bob |
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| Silent yeses |
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| Bids silently |
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| Some okays |
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| Head-motion assents |
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| Starts to doze |
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| Signs of agreement |
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| Drops (off) |
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| Dozes, with "off" |
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| Approvals |
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| Unspoken okays |
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| Indicates agreement, nonverbally |
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| Misses some of the lecture, perhaps |
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| Actions at auctions |
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| Affirmative moves |
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| Signals agreement |
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| Moves a head? |
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| Signals silently |
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| Some silent answers |
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| Quiet assents |
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| Gives a heady response? |
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| Subtle signals |
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| Dozes |
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| Misses some of the lecture, perhaps |
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| Dozes |
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| Silent assents |
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| Signals approval |
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| Drifts (off) |
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| Indicates 64 Across |
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| 'Yes' signals |
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| Sleeps sitting up |
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| Auction assents |
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| Signs an agreement? |
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| Signs of approval |
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| Acceptances |
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| Signals silently |
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| Gives a heady answer? |
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| Assents noiselessly |
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| Becomes careless |
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| Silent assents |
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| Silent bids |
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| Agrees silently |
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| Affirmations to pitchers |
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| Signals agreement |
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| Indicates it's OK |
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| Assents, in a way |
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| Unspoken okays |
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| Silent assents |
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| Unspoken okays |
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| Misses part of the lecture, perhaps |
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| Dozes off |
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| Assents, visually |
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| Dozes |
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| Misses part of the lecture, perhaps |
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| Award nominations, e.g. |
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| Dozes (off) |
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| Gives wordless approval |
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| Indicates assent |
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| Agrees nonverbally |
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| Silent bids |
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| Award nominations, e.g. |
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| Silent assents |
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| Silent OKs |
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| Unobtrusive signals |
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| Auction acknowledgements |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Wordless acknowledgments |
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| Unspoken agreements? |
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| Tacit OKs |
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| Gives a heady answer? |
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| Consents silently |
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| Tacit assents |
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| Signals at Sotheby's |
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| Indicates yes, in a way |
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| Agrees tacitly |
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| Indicates assent |
|
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| Signals approval |
|
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| Bean dips? |
|
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| Silent answers |
|
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| Starts to drop off |
|
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| Some yeses |
|
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| Silent assents |
|
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| Agrees, in a way |
|
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| Gives a signal |
|
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| Some auction bids |
|
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| Head-shaking answers |
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| Head-shaking answers |
|
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| Tacit approvals |
|
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| Some bids |
|
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| Snoozes |
|
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| Reacts to a long speech, maybe |
|
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| OKs you can't hear |
|
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| Dozes (off) |
|
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| Expresses assent |
|
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| Auction actions |
|
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| Reacts to a long speech, maybe |
|
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| Some assents |
|
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| Signals the auctioneer |
|
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| Some bids |
|
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| Snoozes |
|
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| OKs you can't hear |
|
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| Signs of approval |
|
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| Indicates agreement |
|
|
| Drops off |
|
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| Dozes off |
|
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| Nonverbal O.K.'s |
|
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| Quiet bids |
|
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| Quiet bids |
|
|
| Gestures 'yes' |
|
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| Drops off |
|
|
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Dozes off |
|
|
| Affirmative actions |
|
|
| Shows silent support |
|
|
| Indicates agreement |
|
|
| Indicates agreement, non-verbally |
|
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| Signals agreement |
|
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| Says "yes" without saying "yes" |
|
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| Signals "yes" |
|
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| Shows silent support |
|
|
| Indicates assent |
|
|
| Gives assent |
|
|
| Assents, in a way |
|
|
| Gives silent assent |
|
|
| Gives approval, in a way |
|
|
| Shows agreement, in a way |
|
|
| Indicates agreement |
|
|
| Signals assent |
|
|
| Gives a heady answer? |
|
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| O.K.'s |
|
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| Lets mistakes pass |
|
|
| Goes to sleep, with "off" |
|
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| Gives the go-ahead |
|
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| Signals the auctioneer |
|
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| Drifts off |
|
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| Drops off |
|
|
| Wordlessly agrees |
|
|
| Gives the go-ahead |
|
|
| Affirmative actions |
|
|
| Shows support, in a way |
|
|
| Signals approval |
|
|
| Some auction bids |
|
|
| Is bored, perhaps |
|
|
| Shows approval |
|
|
| Drops off |
|
|
| Silent bids |
|
|
| Agrees, in a way |
|
|
| Drifts off |
|
|
| Shows approvals |
|
|
| Signals approval |
|
|
| Drops off |
|
|
| Agrees, in a way |
|
|
| Affirmative actions? |
|
|
| Some auction bids |
|
|
| Go-aheads |
|
|
| Gestures of assent |
|
|
| Go-ahead cues |
|
|
| Silent votes |
|
|
| Dozes off |
|
|
| Signals agreement |
|
|
| Silent assents |
|
|
| Gives wordless approval |
|
|
| Silent assents |
|
|
| Slight salutations |
|
|
| Agrees without a word |
|
|
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Signifies |
|
|
| Goes along with |
|
|
| Dozes |
|
|
| Signs of approval |
|
|
| Becomes inattentive |
|
|
| Short snoozes |
|
|
| Tacit approvals |
|
|
| Silent agreements |
|
|
| Bids at Christie's |
|
|
| Signals silently |
|
|
| Dozes |
|
|
| Actions at auctions |
|
|
| Indicates approval |
|
|
| Signs of agreement or sleepiness |
|
|
| Signs of agreement |
|
|
| Says "yes" without saying a word |
|
|
| Affirmative moves |
|
|
| Indicates approval |
|
|
| Shows tiredness |
|
|
| Drifts off |
|
|
| Silent votes |
|
|
| Silent votes |
|
|
| Agrees quietly |
|
|
| Shows agreement |
|
|
| Indicates assent |
|
|
| Acceptances |
|
|
| Indicates it's OK |
|
|
| Consents silently |
|
|
| Dozes with off |
|
|
| Go-aheads |
|
|
| Motions "yes" |
|
|
| Appears to agree |
|
|
| Signals at Sotheby's |
|
|
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Signals assent |
|
|
| Assents noiselessly |
|
|
| Signals approval |
|
|
| Go-ahead cues |
|
|
| Dozes off |
|
|
| Visual okays |
|
|
| Sleeps in a sitting position |
|
|
| Shows approval |
|
|
| Silent O.K.'s |
|
|
| Indications of approval |
|
|
| Assents silently |
|
|
| Indicates agreement |
|
|
| Gives a silent O.K. |
|
|
| Gives silent approval |
|
|
| Affirmative motions |
|
|
| Droops |
|
|
| Drowses |
|
|
| Loses concentration |
|
|
| Slips |
|
|
| Gives assent |
|
|
| Signs of assent |
|
|
| Auction signals |
|
|
| Auction gestures |
|
|
| Gives assent |
|
|
| " . . . even good old Homer ___" |
|
|
| Agreeing motions |
|
|
| Gestures of agreement |
|
|
| "Even Homer ___" |
|
|
| Gets sleepy |
|
|
| Agreement signs |
|
|
| Signifies assent |
|
|
| Gives silent assent |
|
|
| Shows recognition |
|
|
| Signals in a way |
|
|
| Shows boredom |
|
|
| Auction-bidders' moves |
|
|
| Is drowsy. |
|
|
| Takes a nap. |
|
|
| Drowses. |
|
|
| Naps. |
|
|
| Falls asleep. |
|
|
| Signs of recognition. |
|
|
| Inclines the head. |
|
|
| Dozes. |
|
|
| Goes along with |
|
|
| Signifies consent. |
|
|
| Lapses. |
|
|
| Affirmative actions |
|
|
| Affirmative actions added to the long across answers in this puzzle |
|
|
| Gives assent. |
|
|
| Bows slightly. |
|
|
| Becomes drowsy. |
|
|
| Is inattentive. |
|
|
| Gives tacit approval. |
|
|
| Is very sleepy. |
|
|
| Slips. |
|
|
| Signs of assent. |
|
|
| Makes a slip. |
|
|
| Sways. |
|
|
| Auction actions |
|
|
| Shows agreement. |
|
|
| Signifies assent. |
|
|
| Is careless. |
|
|
| Droops. |
|
|