META is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for META in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "META" answer was first appeared in "5 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Physical beginning (2)". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "META" answer has been used for "11 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Self-referential (7)". It was authored by Luke K. Schreiber. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Self-referential (7)". "META" appeared 79 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "META" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2023 | 18D | Self-referential | Luke K. Schreiber |
| 23 May 2023 | 53A | Parent company of Facebook | Lee Taylor |
| 13 Apr 2023 | 46A | Self-referential | Robin Yu |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 30A | Parent company of WhatsApp | Wyna Liu and Joel Fagliano |
| 19 Mar 2023 | 24D | Fortune 500 company whose logo is a blue infinity symbol | Robert Ryan |
| 8 Feb 2023 | 23A | Modern lead-in to “-verse” | Chase Dittrich |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 3D | Parent company of Facebook | Erika Ettin |
| 24 Oct 2022 | 27D | Lead-in to physics | Joe Rodini |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 59A | Like casting Michael Keaton in “Birdman” as an actor who used to play a superhero | Patrick John Duggan |
| 9 Aug 2022 | 59A | Facebook’s parent company | Bruce Haight |
| 30 Jul 2022 | 52D | WhatsApp owner | Lance Enfinger |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 44A | In and of itself? | Caitlin Reid |
| 20 Feb 2022 | 42D | Parent company of Facebook | Victor Barocas |
| 27 Dec 2021 | 24D | Prefix with physics | Adam Aaronson |
| 23 Aug 2021 | 4D | Self-referential, in modern lingo | Bruce Haight |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 41D | Self-referential | Kyra Wilson |
| 26 Apr 2021 | 58A | Prefix with stasis or tarsus | Eric and Lori Bornstein |
| 25 Apr 2021 | 103D | Like the clue for 103-Down? | Jeremy Newton |
| 24 Apr 2021 | 26D | Like writing about writing | Kristian House and Mike Dockins |
| 31 Jan 2021 | 74A | Like writing about how to write | Jim Hilger |
| 13 Dec 2020 | 94A | Cleverly self-referential | Dan Margolis |
| 23 Aug 2020 | 84A | Like this clue | Barbara Lin |
| 12 Jul 2020 | 54A | Like a list of lists of lists | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 2 Oct 2019 | 60D | Prefix with tarsal | Mangesh Ghogre |
| 24 Apr 2019 | 21A | Self-referential | Evan Mahnken |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 35D | Self-referential | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 45A | Like plays about plays, say | Kevin G. Der |
| 26 Nov 2017 | 27A | Referring to this clue within this clue, e.g. | Jeff Chen |
| 14 Jun 2017 | 35A | Self-referential | Andrew Zhou |
| 6 Apr 2017 | 6D | Like the “Scream” films | Damon Gulczynski |
| 2 Apr 2017 | 69A | Self-referential | Jerry Miccolis |
| 8 Feb 2017 | 22D | Like thinking about thinking | Ned White |
| 14 Oct 2015 | 17A | Like a movie about people making a movie | Joel Fagliano |
| 8 Aug 2015 | 52D | Like the “Scream” horror films | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 16 Aug 2014 | 41A | Like some horror films, in modern lingo | Peter Broda |
| 21 Jul 2014 | 19D | Prefix with physics | Matt Fuchs |
| 8 Mar 2014 | 29A | Prefix with data | David Steinberg |
| 3 Nov 2013 | 80D | Lead-in for physics … and pieman? | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| 22 Jul 2013 | 41A | Self-referential, in modern lingo | Ian Livengood |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 17A | Self-referential, in modernspeak | Henry Hook |
| 15 May 2013 | 29D | Self-referential, informally | David Sullivan |
| 11 Apr 2013 | 48A | Self-referential, in modern lingo | Jim Hilger |
| 9 Dec 2012 | 104D | Carpal or tarsal starter | Patrick Berry |
| 17 Sep 2012 | 1A | *Prefix with physics | Adam G. Perl |
| 29 Nov 2011 | 57D | Self-referential, in modern lingo | Aimee Lucido |
| 31 Oct 2011 | 5A | Prefix with morphosis | Jeff Chen |
| 30 Jul 2011 | 43D | Self-referential, informally | Patrick Berry |
| 10 Jun 2011 | 12D | Having multiple layers of self-reference | Patrick Berry |
| 16 Jan 2011 | 82D | Prefix with carpal | Joon Pahk |
| 9 Jun 2010 | 62A | Prefix with physics | Gary Whitehead |
| 3 Oct 2007 | 54A | Prefix with carpal | Robert Dillman |
| 4 Sep 2007 | 62D | Prefix with physical | Manny Nosowsky |
| 29 Aug 2007 | 42D | Prefix with physics | Jayne and Alex Boisvert |
| 1 Apr 2007 | 54A | Prefix with -zoic | Paula Gamache |
| 6 Mar 2006 | 39D | Prefix with physical | Jack McInturff |
| 20 Aug 2004 | 47A | Prefix with language | Harvey Estes |
| 26 Apr 2004 | 16A | Prefix with physical | Merle Baker |
| 14 Jan 2004 | 4D | Intro to physics? | Fred Piscop |
| 19 Mar 2003 | 6D | Introduction to physics? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 6 Nov 2002 | 51A | Prefix with physical | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 6 Oct 2002 | 79A | Prefix with linguistics | Myles Callum |
| 22 Sep 2002 | 23A | Prefix with physical | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 24 Jul 2002 | 53D | Prefix with tarsal | Eric Berlin |
| 13 Mar 2002 | 10A | Prefix with carpal | Ed Early |
| 30 Jul 2001 | 59D | Prefix with morphosis | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 19 Mar 2001 | 66A | Introduction to physics? | Peter Gordon |
| 11 Feb 2001 | 27A | Prefix with phase | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| 16 Apr 2000 | 85D | Prefix with -morphous | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 16 Nov 1999 | 64A | Prefix with physics | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 54D | Physics opening | Ingrid Truemper |
| 16 Mar 1999 | 26D | Intro to physics? | Fred Piscop |
| 23 Jul 1998 | 1D | Physical beginning | Randall J. Hartman |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 21A | Prefix with stasis | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| 20 May 1997 | 41D | Prefix with physical | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 5 Feb 1997 | 52D | “I ___ man who wasn’t there” | J. Schmalzbach |
| 28 Mar 1995 | 64A | Carpal or physical beginning | Christopher Page |
| 5 Nov 1994 | 56D | Physician’s start | Manny Nosowsky |
| 20 Aug 1994 | 37A | Physical start | Manny Nosowsky |
| 5 Dec 1993 | 59A | Physical beginning | Manny Nosowsky |
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