CAP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for CAP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "CAP" answer was first appeared in "27 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Mop topper". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "CAP" answer has been used for "13 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Upper limit (5)". It was authored by Benjamin Fink. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Limit (14)". "CAP" appeared 124 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "CAP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2023 | 38A | Upper limit | Benjamin Fink |
| 24 Sep 2023 | 69D | Place for a feather | Joel Fagliano and Christina Iverson |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 59D | Cover | Brandon Koppy |
| 24 May 2023 | 9D | Toadstool topper | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 32A | Max | Madeline Kaplan |
| 18 Mar 2023 | 45A | What a retractable pen lacks | Ada Nicolle |
| 26 Sep 2022 | 11A | Mushroom top | Margaret Seikel |
| 20 Aug 2022 | 23A | Part of an oil well, maybe | Hemant Mehta |
| 17 Aug 2022 | 8D | Gown go-with | Michael Paleos |
| 16 Jul 2022 | 8A | Cutoff point | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 20 Jun 2022 | 22D | Beanie, e.g. | Christopher Youngs |
| 25 Nov 2021 | 11A | Stadium souvenir | Chase Dittrich |
| 5 Sep 2021 | 2D | Limit | Grant Thackray |
| 24 Aug 2020 | 23A | Place for a baseball team’s insignia | David Alfred Bywaters |
| 16 Aug 2020 | 29D | Upper limit | Francis Heaney |
| 15 Sep 2019 | 107A | Stopper, of a sort | Andrew Kingsley |
| 22 Jul 2019 | 1A | Mushroom part | Lynn Lempel |
| 26 Mar 2019 | 10A | Put a limit on | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 20 Mar 2019 | 29A | Limit | Erik Agard, Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 27 Feb 2019 | 34A | Ceiling | Will Nediger |
| 7 Jan 2019 | 1D | Salary limit | Andrew Kingsley |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 50D | Upper limit | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 28 Nov 2018 | 47D | Limit | David J. Kahn |
| 18 Nov 2018 | 72D | Limit | Byron Walden and Joel Fagliano |
| 22 Aug 2018 | 24A | Part of a baseball uniform | John Lampkin |
| 8 Jul 2018 | 65A | Ceiling | Bruce Haight |
| 17 Jun 2018 | 11A | Contain, as a spewing oil well | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 32A | Ceiling | Caleb Madison |
| 1 Nov 2017 | 22A | Mushroom part | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 28D | Bit of attire sometimes worn backward | Kevin Christian |
| 22 Jul 2017 | 39A | Budgeter’s concern | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 19 Jul 2017 | 3D | Partner of trade | Michael S. Maurer and Pawel Fludzinski |
| 19 Mar 2017 | 74A | Limit | Grant Thackray |
| 31 Oct 2016 | 64D | Item of apparel often worn backward | Peter A. Collins |
| 13 Sep 2016 | 39D | Beanie, e.g. | Stanley Newman |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 40A | Ceiling | Evan Birnholz |
| 7 Dec 2014 | 113D | Ceiling | Jeff Chen |
| 2 Sep 2014 | 54D | Headgear often worn backward | Ethan Cooper |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 33A | Budgetary concern | Daniel Raymon |
| 15 Jul 2014 | 49A | Where to find a soft drink’s promotional code | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 23 Apr 2014 | 43A | Place for a baseball insignia | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Oct 2013 | 56D | Part of graduation attire | David Kwong |
| 17 Jul 2013 | 53A | Tassel spot | Robyn Weintraub |
| 14 Apr 2013 | 79A | Topper | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Jul 2012 | 61D | Restrict, in a way | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 13 May 2012 | 22A | Maximum | Ben Tausig |
| 5 Apr 2012 | 19A | Tube top | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 1 Apr 2012 | 96A | Topper | Patrick Merrell |
| 13 Mar 2012 | 52A | Limit | Jeff Chen |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 42A | Ceiling | Patrick Berry |
| 15 Nov 2011 | 36A | Limit, as a salary | Gareth Bain |
| 20 Sep 2011 | 65D | Salary ceiling | Daniel Raymon |
| 18 Sep 2011 | 1D | Trade’s partner | Josh Knapp |
| 23 Jan 2011 | 120D | Limit | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| 11 Sep 2010 | 22D | Budgeting concern | Brad Wilber |
| 20 Aug 2009 | 47A | Tube top | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 29 Mar 2009 | 114A | Jockey’s wear | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 31 Dec 2008 | 37D | Gown’s partner | Tim Wescott |
| 1 Oct 2008 | 64D | Toy gun ammo | Barry Boone |
| 23 Apr 2008 | 11A | Upper limit | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| 27 Dec 2007 | 57D | Climax | Jim Leeds |
| 7 Apr 2007 | 31A | With 13-Down, they go off with a bang | Michael Shteyman |
| 17 Feb 2007 | 22A | Put a ceiling on | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 21D | It’s often put on backward | Lisa Bunker |
| 12 Oct 2006 | 58D | Topper | Dave Tuller |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 28A | Culmination | Patrick Merrell |
| 1 Jun 2006 | 34D | Limit | Ethan Cooper |
| 24 May 2006 | 32A | Tube top | Adam G. Perl |
| 31 Mar 2006 | 1A | See 17-Across | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 29 Mar 2006 | 53A | Ceiling | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| 14 Jan 2006 | 61D | Feather holder? | David Quarfoot |
| 3 Nov 2005 | 1A | Kind of gun | Byron Walden |
| 22 Oct 2005 | 7D | Part of graduation attire | Patrick Berry |
| 2 Oct 2005 | 101A | Place for a team’s insignia | Randolph Ross |
| 18 Sep 2005 | 111D | Oil well feature | Joe DiPietro |
| 27 Feb 2005 | 105D | Budget limit | Mike Torch |
| 6 Feb 2005 | 93A | Part of some uniforms | Joel Kaplow |
| 28 Sep 2004 | 33D | Salary max | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 20 Aug 2004 | 20A | Mushroom part | Harvey Estes |
| 10 Mar 2004 | 45A | Commencement wear | Richard Silvestri |
| 1 Mar 2004 | 45A | Part of a baseball uniform | Gail Grabowski |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 4D | Part of some uniforms | Myles Callum |
| 27 Jul 2003 | 25D | Limit | Michael Grudzielanek |
| 27 May 2003 | 52A | Mortarboard, e.g. | PAtrick MErrell |
| 9 Jan 2003 | 48A | Top | David J. Kahn |
| 19 Oct 2002 | 37A | Part of some uniforms | Donald E. West |
| 26 Mar 2002 | 1D | Upper limit | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 18 Feb 2002 | 16A | Lens protector | Philip Lew |
| 20 Jan 2002 | 76A | Limit | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 14 Oct 2001 | 86A | Tube top | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 26 Sep 2001 | 27D | Mortarboard | Stephen Budiansky |
| 28 Feb 2001 | 10D | Salary limit | A. J. Santora |
| 8 Jan 2001 | 25A | Toy gun noisemaker | Gregory E. Paul |
| 12 Feb 2000 | 27A | Tube top | Dave Tuller |
| 13 Oct 1999 | 52A | Mushroom morsel | David Levinson Wilk |
| 23 Sep 1999 | 22A | Tube top | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 15 Sep 1999 | 45A | Top off | Thomas W. Schier |
| 21 Jul 1999 | 11D | Put a lid on | Noah Dephoure |
| 19 May 1999 | 11A | Insignia spot | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Feb 1999 | 20A | Limit | Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 14 Sep 1998 | 61D | Spending limit | Gregory E. Paul |
| 11 Sep 1998 | 53D | Diamond topper | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Apr 1998 | 53D | Topper | Frank Longo |
| 4 Feb 1998 | 17A | Kind of pistol | Fred Piscop |
| 28 Jan 1998 | 1D | Insignia site | Mark Gottlieb |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 53D | Kind of gun | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| 18 Aug 1997 | 30A | Beanie | Joel D. Lafargue |
| 1 Jun 1997 | 98A | Balmoral, e.g. | Randolph Ross |
| 29 May 1997 | 53D | Tube top | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 25 Mar 1997 | 57D | Beret | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 4 Mar 1997 | 48A | Tam-o’-shanter | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 1 Sep 1996 | 115D | Climax | D. J. Kahn |
| 14 Jun 1996 | 52A | Limit | R. Norris |
| 2 Nov 1995 | 56A | Topper | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 7 Sep 1995 | 51A | Limit | Rich Norris |
| 7 Jul 1995 | 48A | Ceiling | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 9 Jan 1995 | 28D | Toy gun “ammo” | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 9 Dec 1994 | 38D | Salary limit | Matt Gaffney |
| 5 Nov 1994 | 42A | Limit | Manny Nosowsky |
| 28 Jul 1994 | 37D | Shako, for one | Bryant White |
| 14 Feb 1994 | 22A | Yarmulke | Nancy Joline |
| 3 Feb 1994 | 56D | Ceiling | A.J. Santora |
| 29 Dec 1993 | 40A | Spending limit | Harvey Estes |
| 27 Nov 1993 | 24A | Mop topper | Manny Nosowsky |
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