NINJA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NINJA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NINJA" answer was first appeared in "29 Sep 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Black-clad mercenary". It was authored by M. Reagle. Recently, the "NINJA" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Strong, silent type?". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. "NINJA" appeared 30 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NINJA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 31D | Strong, silent type? | Brad Wiegmann |
| 7 Sep 2023 | 51D | Japanese sneaker? | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| 12 Apr 2023 | 9A | Sword-wielding fighter of feudal Japan | Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic |
| 28 Sep 2021 | 33D | “American ___ Warrior” | Meghan Morris |
| 16 Aug 2021 | 51D | Assassin of old Japan | Freddie Cheng |
| 29 Oct 2019 | 9A | Stealthy fighter | Evan Mahnken |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 19A | “American ___ Warrior” (NBC competition series) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 35A | Man in black, perhaps | Patrick Berry |
| 10 Dec 2015 | 53D | Storied assassin | Timothy Polin |
| 8 Jul 2014 | 50A | Japanese assassin | Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski |
| 28 Apr 2014 | 50D | Masked Japanese fighter | Jim Modney |
| 20 Oct 2013 | 79A | Masked warrior | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Mar 2013 | 51D | Masked assassin | Randolph Ross |
| 13 Mar 2012 | 65A | Assassin in black | Jeff Chen |
| 3 Oct 2011 | 1A | Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles | Stanley Newman |
| 7 Feb 2010 | 127A | Masked warrior | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Mar 2009 | 31D | Japanese fighter | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 27 Nov 2006 | 11D | Old Japanese assassin | Marlon R. Howell |
| 6 Nov 2006 | 9D | “Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles” | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| 22 Dec 2005 | 29D | Martial arts expert | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Jul 2004 | 118A | Martial arts expert | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 30 May 2004 | 10D | Martial arts expert | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 25 Dec 2002 | 47A | Asian assassin | Patrick Merrell |
| 20 Nov 2000 | 55A | Japanese fighter | Randall J. Hartman |
| 3 Sep 2000 | 50A | Early Eastern mercenary | David J. Kahn |
| 18 Jun 2000 | 9D | Stealth warrior | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 3D | Old Japanese mercenary | Joe DiPietro |
| 17 Oct 1999 | 103A | Expert in martial arts | Bob and Sharon Klahn |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 8D | Kind of warrior | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 29 Sep 1996 | 18D | Black-clad mercenary | M. Reagle |
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