LES

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

This "LES" answer was first appeared in "4 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Guitarist ___ Paul". It was authored by Betty Jorgensen. Recently, the "LES" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Paul for whom a guitar is named". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "“___ Miz” (16)", "“___ Misérables” (25)", "French article (17)", "Guitarist Paul (12)", "___ États-Unis (6)", "Bandleader Brown (6)". "LES" appeared 250 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "LES" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
20 Dec 2023 34D Paul for whom a guitar is named Brad Wiegmann
12 Nov 2023 25A Tous ___ jours (French for “every day”) Garrett Chalfin
14 Sep 2023 27D “Aux innocents ___ mains pleines” (“Fortune favors fools”) Vasu Seralathan
12 Aug 2023 39D The French? Rachel Fabi and Christina Iverson
24 Jul 2023 21D “___ Misérables” John Ewbank
30 May 2023 7D Picasso’s “___ Demoiselles d’Avignon” Kathryn Ladner
29 May 2023 57D “___ Misérables” Katie Hale and Zachary David Levy
12 Mar 2023 5D Article in a French periodical David Tuffs
1 Mar 2023 52A Guitarist Paul Aaron M. Rosenberg
31 Jan 2023 59D Plural article in French Erik Agard
1 Dec 2022 13D Article in Paris Match Daniel Mauer
26 Oct 2022 63D “Au Revoir ___ Enfants” Simeon Seigel
1 Oct 2022 23A Aix-___-Bains, France Natan Last
8 Sep 2022 54D Paul of fame Matthew Stock
7 Sep 2022 60D “___ Diaboliques,” 1955 Simone Signoret film Ekua Ewool
4 Sep 2022 26D “___ Miz” Tracy Gray
15 Jul 2022 19D “___ Amants” (Louis Malle film) Matthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon
30 May 2022 44D “___ Misérables” Alexander Liebeskind
27 May 2022 64D Article in a French newspaper David Distenfeld
17 May 2022 64D “___ Miz” Richard D. Allen
4 Apr 2022 13D “___ Miz” Derek J. Angell
26 Dec 2021 70A “___ Trois Petits Cochons” (French fable) Christina Iverson
17 Dec 2021 45A C’est un article défini Evans Clinchy
29 Nov 2021 13D Broadway’s “___ Misérables” Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
13 Oct 2021 26A “___ Enfants Terribles” (Cocteau novel) Brianne McManis
28 Sep 2021 11A B’way’s “___ Miz” Meghan Morris
29 Aug 2021 127A ___ Bleus, nickname for France’s soccer team Dory Mintz
9 Aug 2021 40D ___ États-Unis Alex Eaton-Salners
6 Jul 2021 54A “___ Misérables” Katie Hale
18 Jun 2021 55D French article Daniel Larsen
20 May 2021 63A French article Trenton Charlson
28 Jan 2021 48A ___ Halles (central food market in Paris, once) Steve Mossberg
12 Jan 2021 33D “___ Miz” Ross Trudeau
28 Nov 2020 10D “___ Enfants du Paradis” (classic W.W. II-era film) Nam Jin Yoon
29 Oct 2020 61D Picasso’s “___ Demoiselles d’Avignon” Kurt Weller
7 Oct 2020 21D French article Ross Trudeau
3 Jan 2020 41D Beginning of many French stories Will Treece
23 Dec 2019 22D Guitar pioneer ___ Paul Timothy Polin
22 Oct 2019 28D ___ Baux-de-Provence (French commune) Saul Pink
20 Oct 2019 35A Picasso’s “___ Demoiselles d’Avignon” Natan Last
10 Oct 2019 28A Paul in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tracy Gray
22 Sep 2019 85A Article in Paris Match Tracy Gray
1 Sep 2019 26D Baudelaire’s “___ Fleurs du Mal” Finn Vigeland
20 Aug 2019 46A “___ Misérables” Evan Kalish
28 Jun 2019 9D French article Bruce Haight and David Steinberg
22 Apr 2019 9D “___ Miz” Bruce Haight
7 Apr 2019 102A “___ Trois Mousquetaires” Peter A. Collins
19 Mar 2019 5D “___ Miz” Daniel Larsen
17 Mar 2019 1D Picasso’s “___ Demoiselles d’Avignon” Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen
5 Dec 2018 43A Guitarist Paul Alan Arbesfeld
1 Dec 2018 28A “___ Sylphides” (ballet) Ryan McCarty
10 Oct 2018 65D “___ Misérables” Alex Eaton-Salners
30 Sep 2018 28D Jazz’s McCann Natan Last
21 Jul 2018 20A Start of the name of many a French band Jason Flinn
25 Jan 2018 60A ___ Échos (French daily) Alex Eaton-Salners
12 Nov 2017 10D ___ Cayes (Haitian port) Ed Sessa
11 Oct 2017 64D Guitarist Paul David J. Kahn
17 Jul 2017 22A Broadway’s “___ Miz” Tom McCoy
7 Jun 2017 22A “___ Misérables” Timothy Polin
2 Jun 2017 55D Relative of “die” John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
7 Aug 2016 4D ___ Moulins, Québec Samuel A. Donaldson
16 Jun 2016 43D The French? Timothy Polin
29 Apr 2016 31A Arles article Andrew Kingsley
25 Mar 2016 6D ___ Echos (French daily) Ian Livengood
18 Feb 2016 4D French article Bruce Haight
10 Jan 2016 120A 89-Across, in France Patrick Merrell
7 Nov 2015 55D Issy-___-Moulineaux, France Barry C. Silk
2 Nov 2015 40D ___ États-Unis Loren Muse Smith and Andrea Carla Michaels
26 Sep 2015 19A Die, across the Rhine David Woolf
18 Aug 2015 61D French article Bill Thompson
26 Mar 2015 41A “___ Justes” (Albert Camus play) Byron Walden
16 Mar 2015 68D TV exec Moonves Ian Livengood
11 Mar 2015 22A ___ États-Unis David Steinberg
16 Jan 2015 12A Alsatian article Michael Wiesenberg
3 Jan 2015 34A “___ Jeunes de Paris” (recurring “S.N.L.” sketch) Sam Ezersky
23 Nov 2014 117D Media exec Moonves Patrick Berry
31 Oct 2014 46D Tous ___ jours (daily: Fr.) Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
10 Sep 2014 62D WKRP’s Nessman Jim Peredo
1 Sep 2014 64D “___ Misérables” Allan E. Parrish
27 Aug 2014 46D “___ Girls,” 1957 musical comedy Gareth Bain and David Poole
1 Jul 2014 35A ___ Paul (classic guitar) Gary Cee
11 May 2014 87D Former defense secretary Aspin Peter A. Collins
13 Mar 2014 18A Louis Malle’s “___ Amants” Alex Vratsanos
12 Mar 2014 48A “___ Misérables” Jeff Chen
12 Dec 2013 59D Article in French papers David Steinberg
10 Nov 2013 111D “___ Sylphides” (ballet) Alan Olschwang
21 Oct 2013 23A “___ Misérables” Gary Cee
2 Sep 2013 23A “___ Misérables” Jim Peredo
20 Jun 2013 27D French article Elizabeth C. Gorski
20 May 2013 66A Guitar innovator Paul Tim Croce
17 Feb 2013 42D “___ Miz” Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
7 Jan 2013 6D “Au Revoir ___ Enfants” Jim Peredo
24 Dec 2012 1D “___ Misérables” Michael Sharp
29 Nov 2012 65A Louis Malle’s “___ Amants” Sharon Delorme
1 Nov 2012 13D “___ Miz” George Barany and Victor Barocas
24 Oct 2012 28D Guitarist Paul Ian Livengood
13 Oct 2012 5D The Parisian? Barry C. Silk
22 Jun 2012 61D Article in L’Express Josh Knapp
20 Jun 2012 69A ___ Paul guitars Alan Arbesfeld
18 May 2012 61A Article in the Louvre? Allan E. Parrish
21 Apr 2012 7D Brown with the Band of Renown Barry C. Silk
22 Feb 2012 65D French article Karen Young Bonin
23 Jan 2012 39D Article in Paris Match Sarah Keller
25 Dec 2011 38D “___ Misérables” Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Dec 2011 13D ___ Brown and His Band of Renown Richard Chisholm
20 Nov 2011 110D CBS’s Moonves Trip Payne
13 Nov 2011 118A Guitar great Paul Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
3 Oct 2011 58A “___ Misérables” Stanley Newman
29 Aug 2011 63D “___ Misérables” Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
1 Jul 2011 42A French article Chris A. McGlothlin
19 May 2011 29D Aix-___-Bains, France Paula Gamache
6 Mar 2011 128A Longtime 25-Across president Moonves David Levinson Wilk
26 Jan 2011 35A “Au Revoir, ___ Enfants” (1987 film) David Murchie
4 Jan 2011 8D “___ Miz” David Hanson
4 Oct 2010 62A Plural of “la” and “le” Adam G. Perl
4 Sep 2010 31A Liszt’s “___ Préludes” Mark Diehl
4 Jul 2010 114D Évian-___-Bains, France Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
27 May 2010 63A Start of many French titles Josh Knapp
16 May 2010 32A “___ Miz” Matt Ginsberg
14 Mar 2010 127A Louvre article? Caleb Madison
27 Feb 2010 45A College football coach Miles Patrick John Duggan
8 Dec 2009 1A Guitarist Paul Joe Krozel
16 Nov 2009 64A “___ Miz” James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
27 Sep 2009 76A “WKRP in Cincinnati” role Patrick Berry
17 Aug 2009 63D ___ États-Unis Mike Buckley
2 Jun 2009 62D “___ Liaisons Dangereuses” Patrick Blindauer
19 May 2009 29A Guitar pioneer Paul Damon J. Gulczynski
5 May 2009 58A “Au Revoir, ___ Enfants” Trip Payne
29 Dec 2008 60A ___ États-Unis Kevin Donovan
28 Nov 2008 12D “___ Sylphides” (ballet) Joe Krozel
6 Oct 2008 5A “___ Miz” Patrick Blindauer
13 Sep 2008 27A ___ Arcs, French ski resort Will Nediger
18 May 2008 116D French article Brendan Emmett Quigley
14 Mar 2008 19A Un article défini Kevin G. Der
24 Feb 2008 85A “___ Diaboliques” Nancy Nicholson Joline
15 Jan 2008 40A Paris’s ___ Invalides Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
9 Oct 2007 43A Meyerbeer’s “___ Huguenots” Timothy Powell
15 Jul 2007 72D Aix-___-Bains Patrick Berry
24 Jun 2007 118A The, abroad Eric Berlin
10 Jun 2007 60D Good name for a minimalist? Bob Klahn
23 Feb 2007 10D Article in a French magazine Patrick Merrell
17 Dec 2006 101D Guitar great ___ Paul Joe DiPietro
13 Nov 2006 24A “___ Misérables” Peter A. Collins
5 Nov 2006 138D Former defense secretary Aspin Derrick Niederman
12 Oct 2006 41A ___ Moulins, Québec Dave Tuller
2 Sep 2006 36A Thonon-___-Bains, France Mel Rosen
31 May 2006 60D French article Trip Payne
2 Apr 2006 93A With 107-Down, Westerner with an oxymoronic-sounding name buried on Boot Hill Bob Klahn
22 Dec 2005 11A “___ Adieux,” a Beethoven 51-Across Elizabeth C. Gorski
1 Nov 2005 1D French article Sarah Keller
30 Oct 2005 93A ___ Halles, old Parisian market Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
8 Jun 2005 41A Brown of renown Richard Chisholm
6 Jun 2005 60D “___ Misérables” Raymond Hamel
30 Dec 2004 63D Article that may go with berets Kyle Mahowald
30 Nov 2004 43A Bandleader Brown Joan Yanofsky
28 Nov 2004 91A Article in France-Soir Elizabeth C. Gorski
18 Apr 2004 119D Guitarist Paul Richard Chisholm
28 Mar 2004 123A “___ Girls” (Gene Kelly movie) David J. Kahn
22 Feb 2004 114A Berlioz’s “___ Troyens” Nancy Nicholson Joline
28 Jan 2004 6D Guitar great Paul Jim Hyres
2 Jan 2004 41D Baudelaire’s “___ fleurs du mal” Sherry O. Blackard
7 Dec 2003 33A Article at the Louvre Sherry O. Blackard
23 Nov 2003 129A “___ Liaisons Dangereuses” Leonard Williams
26 Oct 2003 51D “___ Girls” (1957 musical) Patrick Merrell
17 Oct 2003 55D Mystery novelist Roberts Bob Peoples
3 Aug 2003 94D ___ Cayes, Haiti Jim Page
13 Jul 2003 94A Arles article Randolph Ross
1 Jul 2003 42A ___ Paul guitars Karen M. Tracey
24 Mar 2003 13D Parisian article Alison D. Donald
28 Dec 2002 58A Poulenc ballet “___ Biches” Rich Norris
19 Dec 2002 66A Brown with His Band of Renown Patrick Berry
18 Nov 2002 10D Strasbourg article Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski
28 Oct 2002 61D “___ Misérables” Randy Sowell
4 Oct 2002 21A Meyerbeer’s “___ Huguenots” Martin Ashwood-Smith
21 Jul 2002 42D “___ Girls” Trip Payne
13 Jul 2002 20A Article at the Louvre Randolph Ross
9 May 2002 63D French article Cathy Millhauser
6 Feb 2002 4A Paul or Brown Joe DiPietro
9 Dec 2001 17D Berlioz’s “___ Nuits” Cathy Millhauser
1 Dec 2001 39D “___ Girls” Peter Gordon
31 Jul 2001 13D Brown of renown Sarah Keller
15 Jul 2001 110D Guitar master Paul Elizabeth C. Gorski
17 Jun 2001 100D With 79-Down, a B’way hit David J. Kahn
18 Apr 2001 16A Guitar innovator Paul A. J. Santora
14 Jan 2001 31A Évian-___-Bains, France Nancy Salomon
31 Dec 2000 54D Guitar master Paul Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Dec 2000 32D “___ Misérables” Fred Piscop
8 Dec 2000 60D “___ Enfants Terrible” Bob Klahn
26 Nov 2000 65A Aix-___-Bains, France Patrick Berry
20 Nov 2000 43A Guitarist Paul Randall J. Hartman
29 Aug 2000 23A “___ Misérables” Peter Gordon
17 Aug 2000 38A Guitarist Paul Greg Staples
7 Aug 2000 51A Bandleader Brown Nick Grivas
16 Jul 2000 80A French article David J. Kahn
3 Jul 2000 45A “___ Misérables” Marjorie Berg
22 Mar 2000 23A Guitarist Paul Richard Silvestri
7 Mar 2000 41A Kelly’s “___ Girls” John Greenman
22 Feb 2000 64D “___ Miz” Dorothy E. Donaldson
14 Jan 2000 11D With 3-Down, destination of some French emigrants Martin Ashwood-Smith
25 Oct 1999 36A “___ Misérables” Philip Lew
18 Oct 1999 25D ___ États-Unis Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
15 Jun 1999 27D “___ Miz” Stephanie Spadaccini
8 May 1999 44A 1984 film “___ Compères” Richard Hughes
11 Apr 1999 6D French article Matt Gaffney
1 Apr 1999 46D Guitarist Paul Kelly Clark
15 Mar 1999 35A Bandleader Brown Elizabeth C. Gorski
8 Feb 1999 65D “___ Misérables” Sidney L. Robbins (1909-97)
31 Jan 1999 32A Juan-___-Pins (Riviera resort) Manny Nosowsky
9 Jan 1999 32D Baxter of the swing era Harvey Estes
9 Nov 1998 20A French article Peter Gordon
4 Oct 1998 61D Start of many French titles Frank Longo
23 Jul 1998 39A ___ Cayes, Haiti Randall J. Hartman
3 Mar 1998 46A “___ Compères” (1984 film) Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Feb 1998 13D “___ Miz” Bill Ballard
18 Jan 1998 61A Brown of renown Ed Early and Bob Klahn
14 Dec 1997 112D “___ Girls” (Kelly musical) Nancy Salomon
30 Apr 1997 61A Article in France Soir Brendan Emmett Quigley
19 Mar 1997 62A “___ Miserables” Trip Payne
10 Feb 1997 21D “___ Miserables” S. Burns
8 Dec 1996 53A Arles article A. J. Santora
17 Nov 1996 44D Bandleader Baxter N. N. Joline
2 Nov 1996 22A “WKRP” character J. DiPietro
20 Aug 1996 34A Late Cabinet Secretary Aspin S. Spadaccini
15 Aug 1996 1D Article in France-Soir S. B. Whitten
1 Jun 1996 29A “___Girls” B. Klahn
26 May 1996 104D Former Sec. Aspin R. Ross
10 May 1996 55D Late Secretary Aspin M. Gaffney
25 Apr 1996 55D French article W. Canine
8 Apr 1996 54D “___Miserables” S. B. Whitten
4 Feb 1996 116D Nice article D. J. Kahn
6 Dec 1995 31D Orchestra leader Baxter Chet Currier
19 Nov 1995 39D Article on Mont Blanc Cathy Millhauser
15 Nov 1995 6D Late Defense Sec. Aspin Matt Gaffney
15 Aug 1995 38A “___ Misérables” Randall J. Hartman
26 Jul 1995 32A Guitarist Paul Christopher Hurt
4 Jul 1995 45A Figaro article Fran & Lou Sabin
23 Mar 1995 56D Guitarist Paul Wayne Robert Williams
5 Mar 1995 98A ___ Lilas (Paris suburb) A.J. Santora
30 Jan 1995 14D “___ Misérables” Ernie Furtado
11 Jan 1995 62D Kelly’s “___ Girls” Stanley B. Whitten
10 Jan 1995 69A “___ Miz” Christopher Page
10 Dec 1994 23A Cocteau’s “___ enfants terribles” Bryant White
20 Sep 1994 41D Bandleader Brown Christopher Page
4 Aug 1994 71A Bandleader Brown Jim Page
12 Jul 1994 31D “___ Miserables” Charles Arnold
13 Jun 1994 38A Bandman Brown John Greenman
19 Apr 1994 24A Gene Kelly’s “___ Girls” Bob Sefick
11 Apr 1994 1D Broadway’s “___ Miz” Martin Schneider
27 Mar 1994 99D Bandleader Brown Jeanette K. Brill
4 Mar 1994 5D Guitarist ___ Paul Betty Jorgensen

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