LIE

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LIE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for LIE in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "LIE" answer was first appeared in "1 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Links position". It was authored by Tap Osborn. Recently, the "LIE" answer has been used for "19 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Risky thing to do in an affidavit". It was authored by Colin Ernst. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Golfer’s concern (12)". "LIE" appeared 291 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "LIE" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
19 Oct 2023 7D Risky thing to do in an affidavit Colin Ernst
14 Sep 2023 61D What an impostor tries to sell Vasu Seralathan
23 Jul 2023 72D Many do this on the beach Chandi Deitmer
18 Jun 2023 24D What many people do on their dating profiles Joe DiPietro
21 Feb 2023 54A Word often confused with “lay” Daniel Raymon
9 Dec 2022 19A “We ___ the loudest when we ___ to ourselves”: Eric Hoffer Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu
9 Nov 2022 18D One might be bald-faced David Tuffs
7 Nov 2022 57A What hips don’t do, per a Shakira hit Jill Singer
6 Nov 2022 44A “Not gonna ___ …” Michael Lieberman
13 Oct 2022 41A Bluff, say Lewis Rothlein
12 Jul 2022 42A That’s not true Karen Steinberg
25 Jun 2022 41D Bit of mendacity Adam Aaronson
12 Jun 2022 39A State fiction as fact Will Nediger
8 Jun 2022 41A Golf variable Bruce Haight
30 May 2022 64D Political fact-checker’s verdict, maybe Alexander Liebeskind
5 May 2022 19A Many people do this about their height Adam Wagner
11 Jan 2022 24A Tricky thing to get caught in Ross Trudeau
5 Jan 2022 30A “Thanks, it’s just what I’ve always wanted,” often Damon Gulczynski
18 Nov 2021 20A Bit of baloney Ori Brian
14 Nov 2021 86A Bit of fiction Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
26 Oct 2021 64D “Tuesday is the hardest crossword of the week,” e.g. Michael Schlossberg
4 Oct 2021 16A Serve up a whopper Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels
2 Sep 2021 16A “I was stuck in traffic,” maybe David W. Tuffs
22 Aug 2021 57D Don’t believe it! Stephen McCarthy
1 Aug 2021 82A “I promise I won’t laugh,” often Matthew Stock
5 Jun 2021 27A Palter Peter Wentz
28 May 2021 39A Golfer’s concern Andrew J. Ries
18 May 2021 34D Tell a whopper Margaret Seikel
28 Mar 2021 34D Be on the level? Olivia Mitra Framke
21 Mar 2021 13D Create an account? Julian Kwan
12 Mar 2021 7D Be flat Peter Wentz
3 Mar 2021 24A A white one might be excused Ann Shan
12 Feb 2021 13D “No ___!” Grant Thackray
22 Dec 2020 25D Take a risk when taking a polygraph test Amy Yanni and Jeff Chen
28 Nov 2020 24D “Not gonna ___” Nam Jin Yoon
19 Nov 2020 58D “No ___ can live forever”: Martin Luther King Jr. Derek J. Angell
27 Oct 2020 48A “Nothing fools you better than the ___ you tell yourself”: Teller Luci Bresette and David Steinberg
25 Oct 2020 65A “Of course I remember you!,” often Peter A. Collins
21 Oct 2020 11A “We ___ loudest when we ___ to ourselves”: Eric Hoffer Dory Mintz
24 Sep 2020 24A “I’ll be there in five minutes,” often Trenton Charlson
6 Sep 2020 88A Dealers do this David Kwong
12 Aug 2020 9D Don’t believe it! Adesina O. Koiki
15 Jun 2020 65D Tell whoppers Olivia Mitra Framke
2 Jun 2020 16A Big fib John Guzzetta
1 Jun 2020 24A Falsehood Erik Agard
15 May 2020 26A Golfer’s consideration Christopher Adams
23 Dec 2019 49D Falsehood Timothy Polin
3 Dec 2019 15A Piece of fiction Ed Sessa
18 Nov 2019 27D Falsehood Alan Arbesfeld
31 Oct 2019 6D Whopper Ezra Brauner and Jeff Chen
16 Oct 2019 20A Golfer’s concern Peter A. Collins
4 Oct 2019 38A Something fabulous Matthew Sewell
22 Sep 2019 115D Many an alibi Tracy Gray
14 Sep 2019 21A Golfer’s concern Peter A. Collins
2 Sep 2019 62D Make up a cover story, say Zhouqin Burnikel
26 Aug 2019 51A Falsehood Erik Agard
1 Aug 2019 7D Concoction Patrick Merrell
20 May 2019 16A Made-up story Gary Cee
29 Apr 2019 55A Pinocchio’s undoing Andrew Kingsley
7 Apr 2019 68A Be prone Peter A. Collins
19 Feb 2019 8D Recline David Alfred Bywaters
10 Dec 2018 15A Whopper (but not the Burger King kind) Alex Eylar
31 Oct 2018 53D Be horizontal Bruce Haight
26 Oct 2018 4D That can’t be right Evan Kalish
23 Sep 2018 81A Falsity Andrew Zhou
3 Sep 2018 23D It can be white or boldfaced Trent H. Evans
12 Aug 2018 53A Fabrication Ross Trudeau
10 Jul 2018 59D “This is not the last clue in this puzzle,” e.g. Alex Eaton-Salners
17 Jun 2018 111A Something ratable by number of Pinocchios Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard
3 Jun 2018 119A Not be straight David J. Kahn
15 May 2018 18A Fib Garry Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
27 Apr 2018 41A Stand’s opposite … or a bad thing to do on the stand David Steinberg
13 Mar 2018 23A Some do it through their teeth Carl Worth
23 Feb 2018 29A “No ___ can live forever”: Martin Luther King Jr. Trenton Charlson
21 Jan 2018 79D Be flat Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis
6 Nov 2017 63A Fib Max Lauring and Benjamin Lauring
31 Oct 2017 15A Tell a tall tale Alex Eaton-Salners
27 Sep 2017 65A Risk a perjury rap Jacob Stulberg
3 Sep 2017 59A Remain Andrew Zhou
31 Aug 2017 61A “This puzzle is relatively easy,” say Zachary Spitz
2 Jul 2017 69A Whopper Patrick Blindauer
21 May 2017 86D Golfer’s concern Randolph Ross
24 Apr 2017 12D Fib Gary Cee
21 Apr 2017 60D Get down, in a way Damon Gulczynski
20 Mar 2017 32A “Bald-faced” thing Neil deGrasse Tyson and Andrea Carla Michaels
17 Mar 2017 38D Be idle Jacob Stulberg
9 Mar 2017 34D Bit of fake news Jeremy Newton
7 Mar 2017 5D Emulate Pinocchio Freddie Cheng
27 Dec 2016 61D More than a fib Herre Schouwerwou
20 Nov 2016 38A Bit of fiction Ed Sessa
24 Sep 2016 57D “I already have other plans,” often Mary Lou Guizzo
6 Sep 2016 32D It’s not the truth Timothy Polin
21 Aug 2016 82D PolitiFact finding Kathy Matheson and Jeff Chen
18 Aug 2016 56D Be on the level? Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen
24 Jun 2016 47D Misrepresentation Patrick Berry
6 Jun 2016 14A Prevaricate Mary Lou Guizzo
8 May 2016 48D Be prone David J. Kahn
26 Apr 2016 7D Bit of fiction Finn Vigeland
16 Apr 2016 47A “Your table will be ready in five minutes,” possibly Andrew Zhou
7 Mar 2016 45A Tell a whopper Damon Gulczynski
12 Feb 2016 37D Cover for someone, say Brandon Hensley
10 Feb 2016 18D It’s not true John Guzzetta
27 Jan 2016 18A Club selection factor Adam G. Perl
1 Jan 2016 51A Stretch out David Steinberg
31 Dec 2015 47A Tall one Ben Tausig
28 Sep 2015 35D Falsehood Dan Bischof and Jeff Chen
29 Jul 2015 67D Polygraph detection David J. Lieb
31 May 2015 99D Fiction Tom McCoy
9 Mar 2015 37A Polygraph detection Debbie Ellerin
15 Feb 2015 16D Rough position? Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
4 Feb 2015 36A Prevarication Julian Lim
18 Jan 2015 32A Tell a story Joe Krozel
19 Nov 2014 37D Factor in club selection Jacob Stulberg
18 Nov 2014 4D Perjurious statement Jacob McDermott
2 Nov 2014 123A “Well, I’d love to keep talking …,” probably Brendan Emmett Quigley
26 Oct 2014 15D Sleep (with) Caleb Emmons
21 Sep 2014 39D Not be straight Michael Ashley
25 Aug 2014 50A “The dog ate my homework,” probably Greg Johnson
6 Jul 2014 80D Bit of flimflam Daniel C. Bryant
30 Jun 2014 24A Tell tall tales Ed Sessa
10 Jun 2014 25A Golf ball’s position Pamela Klawitter
1 May 2014 2D Fiction Brandon Hensley
10 Apr 2014 28D Fictionalize? David Steinberg
4 Jan 2014 33D Make baloney? Kyle Dolan
1 Nov 2013 42A Golf commentator’s subject Brad Wilber
30 Oct 2013 58D Say “I do” when you don’t? Joel Fagliano
27 Oct 2013 41D Be flat Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Oct 2013 118A Bit of jive Elizabeth C. Gorski
11 Aug 2013 86D “A ___ cannot live”: Martin Luther King Jr. Dan Schoenholz
24 Jul 2013 66A Not shoot straight Erik Wennstrom
21 Jul 2013 107A Rough position? Tracy Bennett
3 Jun 2013 45A Tell a whopper John Lampkin
29 May 2013 68A With “in” and 60-Down, prepare for an ambush Gary Cee
24 Jan 2013 43A Tale Michael Shteyman
16 Jan 2013 43D Links concern Michael David
11 Dec 2012 54D “The check is in the mail,” maybe Gene Newman
7 Dec 2012 49D Sprawl, say Peter Wentz
18 Oct 2012 24A Crooked line? Samuel A. Donaldson
30 Sep 2012 109A Potentially slanderous remark Elayne Cantor and Victor Fleming
17 Sep 2012 23A What “can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,” per Mark Twain Adam G. Perl
2 Aug 2012 25D Piece of fiction Xan Vongsathorn
8 Jul 2012 67A See 77-Across Joel Fagliano
1 Jul 2012 115D “The dog ate my homework,” probably Dan Schoenholz
15 Apr 2012 38D Invention Kevin G. Der
10 Apr 2012 28D Golfer’s concern Gregory Philip Butler
24 Dec 2011 50A Piece of fiction Ned White
6 Dec 2011 65A Golfer’s concern Steven E. Atwood
29 Sep 2011 37A Fairy tale Ben Fish
31 Jul 2011 51A Part of a pack? Pamela Klawitter
24 Jul 2011 86D See 102-Down Kurt Mueller
6 Jul 2011 59D Golfer’s concern Peter Collins
29 May 2011 15D Rewrite history, in a way Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
27 Apr 2011 23A It may be part of a pack William I. Johnston
7 Feb 2011 38D Perjure oneself Lynn Lempel
20 Jan 2011 53A Fish tale, essentially Michael Shteyman
10 Jan 2011 36A Untruth James Tuttle
22 Dec 2010 8D Taradiddle Michael Sharp
11 Dec 2010 31A Doctored account Paula Gamache
9 Dec 2010 26A Prevaricate Byron Walden and Caleb Madison
3 Nov 2010 29A Golf ball’s position Tracy Gray
6 Jul 2010 57A Falsity José Chardiet
29 Jun 2010 49A “The dog ate my homework,” maybe Peter A. Collins
24 May 2010 34D Big fib Bob Johnson
21 Feb 2010 6D “I cannot tell a ___” Eric Berlin
21 Jan 2010 31A It’s not to be believed Elizabeth C. Gorski
10 Jan 2010 89A Tell tales Mel Rosen
13 Dec 2009 119D Creative story Mike Shenk
6 Jul 2009 8D Tell a whopper Fred Piscop
20 Jun 2009 61D Interrogator’s red-flag raiser Brad Wilber
15 Jun 2009 51A Perjure oneself John Dunn
19 Feb 2009 40A One may be caught in it Kevin G. Der
8 Jan 2009 43A Be prostrate Joe DiPietro
7 Jan 2009 53A Rough position? William Frank Macreery
12 Oct 2008 66A Say A is not A, say Rich Norris
17 Sep 2008 38A Golfer’s concern Edward Safran
11 Sep 2008 44A Interrogator’s discovery Caleb Madison
11 Aug 2008 63D “This puzzle is really, really hard,” e.g. Thomas Heilman
25 Jul 2008 58D Invention that’s not thought highly of John Farmer
24 Mar 2008 60D Made-up story David J. Kahn
18 Nov 2007 101A Say what isn’t so Patrick Berry
30 May 2007 41A Tall tale Mike Nothnagel
1 May 2007 19A Fish story Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon
19 Mar 2007 16A Whopper Richard Chisholm
5 Feb 2007 12D Fail a polygraph Joy C. Frank
1 Jan 2007 41A Golf ball position Randy Sowell
31 Dec 2006 20A Be a make-up artist? Elizabeth C. Gorski
14 Dec 2006 42A Golfer’s concern Ed Early
24 Aug 2006 23A Fish story Gary Steinmehl
30 Apr 2006 64A Whopper Elizabeth C. Gorski
1 Jan 2006 29A Bad testimony Joe DiPietro
8 Nov 2005 59D Practice tact, perhaps Gail Grabowski and Nancy Salomon
29 Sep 2005 33A Something bad to be caught in Sam Bellotto Jr.
1 Aug 2005 62D Commit perjury Kendall Twigg
24 Jul 2005 92A Story Frank Longo
3 Jul 2005 29A Make stuff up Elizabeth C. Gorski
28 Jun 2005 10D Tell a “story” Jim Hyres
2 May 2005 10D Tell falsehoods Tyler Hinman
30 Jan 2005 54D Prevaricate Derrick Niederman
22 Jan 2005 23A Large amount of fudge? Byron Walden
14 Dec 2004 42A Fairway position Martin Schneider
18 Apr 2004 124A Weigh (on) Richard Chisholm
18 Mar 2004 23A Stretch out Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
25 Feb 2004 13D With 20-Across, receive a posthumous honor Nancy S. Ross
22 Feb 2004 37A Rest Nancy Nicholson Joline
9 Nov 2003 110A Sprawl Patrick Berry
16 Sep 2003 62D Whopper Michael Doran
12 Jul 2003 46A Stretch or stretch out Manny Nosowsky
25 Jun 2003 38A Tell a whopper Leonard Williams
23 Jun 2003 59D Fib Raymond Hamel
1 Jun 2003 107A Weave a tangled web, say Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
16 Mar 2003 115D Fabrication Elizabeth C. Gorski
11 Mar 2003 59D Fanciful story Janice M. Putney
9 Mar 2003 74A One might get caught in it Patrick Berry
5 Feb 2003 30D Get prone Ron O’Hair
1 Jan 2003 31D Get prone Ed Early
8 Dec 2002 101D Mendacity Peter Gordon
24 Sep 2002 40D Truth decay? Sherry O. Blackard
2 Sep 2002 46A Prevaricate Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon
21 Jul 2002 17D Tell it like it isn’t Trip Payne
1 Jul 2002 14A Misstatement Allan E. Parrish
23 Jun 2002 118D More than an exaggeration Eric Berlin
21 Jun 2002 18A Bit of slander Bob Peoples
2 Apr 2002 50A Make stuff up Janice M. Putney
23 Mar 2002 37D Be positioned Adam Cohen
12 Mar 2002 30D Tell tall tales Sarah Keller
8 Mar 2002 60A It may be analyzed before a stroke David J. Kahn
10 Feb 2002 63D Many an excuse Harvey Estes & Nancy Salomon
26 Nov 2001 62A Untruth Bette Sue Cohen
25 Sep 2001 23A Be less than candid A. J. Santora
9 Sep 2001 13D Golfer’s concern Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
7 Aug 2001 38D Tell a whopper Mark P. Sherwood
12 Mar 2001 48A Whopper Gregory E. Paul
29 Jan 2001 60D Tell tall tales Sarah Keller
3 Dec 2000 55A More than a stretch Elizabeth C. Gorski
30 Oct 2000 58A Be untrustworthy Gregory E. Paul
22 Oct 2000 35A Imposture Henry Hook
4 Jun 2000 25D Sprawl Martin Schneider
26 May 2000 34D Be a bad witness Joe DiPietro
21 Feb 2000 38D Tell whoppers Randy Sowell
18 Feb 2000 51A Be flat? Manny Nosowsky
14 Feb 2000 47D Prevaricate Nancy Kavanaugh
31 Jan 2000 12D “The dog ate my homework” is a classic one Peter Gordon
24 Jan 2000 56D More than stretch the truth Randall J. Hartman
2 Oct 1999 18A Remain Rich Norris
23 Aug 1999 12D Prevaricate Nancy Kavanaugh
12 Aug 1999 24D Become prone Robert H. Wolfe
23 Jul 1999 57D Fabrication Joe DiPietro
17 Jul 1999 13D One of a pack, perhaps Rand H. Burns
20 May 1999 12D Golf ball position Zack Butler
3 May 1999 64D Tell a tall tale Nancy Kavanaugh
13 Mar 1999 48A Invention, so to speak David J. Kahn
31 Jan 1999 53D Go flat? Manny Nosowsky
28 Jan 1999 58D Trumped-up story Henry Hook
14 Jan 1999 40A Stay flat Rand H. Burns
11 Oct 1998 50D Golf ball position Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark
25 Aug 1998 38D “The check is in the mail,” perhaps Randy Sowell
2 Aug 1998 27A You wouldn’t want to be caught in one Nancy Nicholson Joline
6 Jul 1998 34D Golf position Sheldon Benardo
24 May 1998 12D “Fairy tale” Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
10 May 1998 78A Little white thing Rich Silvestri
5 May 1998 48A Tell a whopper Stephanie Spadaccini
24 Feb 1998 35A Statement from Pinocchio Bill Ballard
11 Sep 1997 48A Rough position? Matt Gaffney
7 Sep 1997 29A A small one is white Randolph Ross
28 May 1997 64A Deception Ed Early
8 Apr 1997 12D “The check is in the mail,” maybe Fred Piscop
21 Mar 1997 59D Hammarskjold’s predecessor Shannon Burns
15 Jan 1997 57D Golfer’s concern C. Currier
9 Dec 1996 35A Prevaricate F. Piscop
10 Nov 1996 118D One of a pack? R. Hamel
1 Jul 1996 21A Tell a whopper S. Spadaccini
16 Jun 1996 26A First U.N. Secretary General N. N. Joline
1 Jun 1996 7D Little white thing B. Klahn
5 Mar 1996 42A Command to Rover G. E. Paul
29 Jan 1996 62D Baldfaced___ G. Paul
4 Jan 1996 63D Golfer’s position F. & L. Sabin
22 Oct 1995 42A First U.N. Secretary General Matt Gaffney
7 Jul 1995 6D Golf-ball position Wayne Robert Williams
18 Jun 1995 59D George Washington no-no Rich Norris
3 Jun 1995 33D First U.N. Secretary General Bob Klahn
25 May 1995 44A Stretch the truth or stretch out Harvey Estes
23 Apr 1995 49A A small one is white Randolph Ross
12 Apr 1995 61D Golfer’s concern Rich Norris
26 Dec 1994 42D Tell a whopper Gregory E. Paul
17 Nov 1994 2D Canard Rich Norris
10 Oct 1994 3D Prevaricate Wayne Robert Williams
18 Jul 1994 55D Golf-ball position Wayne Robert Williams
4 Jun 1994 23D It’s usually white when it’s little Manny Nosowsky
4 May 1994 16A Golf ball’s position Louis Sabin
23 Mar 1994 1D Become prone Cathy Millhauser
1 Dec 1993 45A Links position Tap Osborn

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