ORO

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

This "ORO" answer was first appeared in "21 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Cortez quest". It was authored by A.J. Santora. Recently, the "ORO" answer has been used for "6 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Spanish gold (24)". It was authored by Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Spanish gold (24)", "Acapulco gold (10)", "Spanish treasure (7)", "Guadalajara gold (6)", "Treasure of the Sierra Madre (7)". "ORO" appeared 216 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ORO" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
6 Nov 2023 48A Spanish gold Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
29 Oct 2023 56D It’s found next to mercurio on the periodic table Alina Abidi
24 Aug 2023 27D Spanish gold Robin Yu
20 Jul 2023 49D Spanish gold Drew Schmenner
1 May 2023 60D Gold, in Granada Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock
31 Jan 2023 8D Spanish for “gold” Erik Agard
13 Dec 2022 34D Spanish treasure Julietta Gervase
1 Dec 2022 32A Riches of El Dorado Daniel Mauer
22 Aug 2022 63D Gold, in Guadalajara Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin Burnikel
4 Feb 2022 51A Acapulco gold Joseph Greenbaum
12 Dec 2021 43A Metal precioso Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson
11 Dec 2021 38A Medalla material Hal Moore
31 May 2021 41D Spanish gold Michael Lieberman
2 May 2021 86D Decoration at el Palacio Real de Madrid Dan Schoenholz
21 Feb 2021 35A First prize at the Juegos Olímpicos Matthew Stock
31 Jan 2021 34D Medal above plata Jim Hilger
16 Nov 2020 24D Spanish gold Jennifer Nutt
8 Nov 2020 5D El Dorado treasure Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid
11 Oct 2020 2D Spanish gold Gary Larson
5 Jul 2020 64D Spanish treasure Laura Taylor Kinnel
3 Jul 2020 13D Top medalla Hal Moore
10 Apr 2020 26A Material in doblones Byron Walden
9 Feb 2020 105D El Dorado gold Brian Kulman
2 Feb 2020 113D Guadalajara gold Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams
18 Sep 2019 8D Treasure on the Spanish Main John Wrenholt
28 Aug 2019 60A Top prize in los Juegos Olímpicos Daniel Grinberg
31 Mar 2019 41A ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto) Andrew J. Ries
20 Jan 2019 46D ___ Valley, Ariz. Richard Crowe
15 Jan 2019 58D Spanish gold Samuel A. Donaldson
5 Sep 2018 62D Obsession of el rey Midas Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard
5 Feb 2018 65A Guadalajara gold Alan Arbesfeld
19 Sep 2017 41D Medalla de ___ (first-place award in Mexico) Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
17 Apr 2017 7D Acapulco gold Peter Gordon
26 Feb 2017 56A Andean gold Josh Knapp
22 Jan 2017 32A Quest of 25-Across Dan Schoenholz
21 Oct 2016 42A Prize for Pizarro Martin Ashwood-Smith
9 Aug 2016 32A Spanish treasure Andrea Carla Michaels
24 Jul 2016 74A Palindromic elemento David Steinberg
17 Feb 2016 35A Treasure on the Spanish Main Kyle Mahowald
6 Dec 2015 53D Treasure from una mina Patrick Berry
19 Nov 2015 12D Prize at las Olimpiadas Andrew Zhou
26 Sep 2015 24A Coveted medalla material David Woolf
15 Sep 2015 63D Tijuana gold Iain S. Padley
31 Aug 2015 59D Pizarro’s gold Michael Dewey
23 Aug 2015 90D Spanish gold Joel Fagliano
10 Jul 2015 4D Precious thing in Montana’s motto Barry C. Silk
13 May 2015 41A Treasure lost on the Spanish Main Jeffrey Wechsler
12 Jan 2015 5D Spanish gold Jason Flinn
31 Dec 2014 16A Treasure lost on the Spanish Main David Woolf
3 Jul 2014 34A Treasure of the Sierra Madre Luke Vaughn
20 Apr 2014 83A Stella D’___ (cookie brand) Elizabeth C. Gorski
27 Mar 2014 65A Spanish valuable Jean O’Conor
21 Dec 2013 28D Cortés’s quest Todd Gross and David Steinberg
9 Jul 2013 7D Spanish gold Kurt Krauss
17 Jun 2013 30A Acapulco gold Johanna Fenimore and Andrea Carla Michaels
3 Jun 2013 64D Spanish gold John Lampkin
27 May 2013 42A Monterrey gold Doug Peterson
24 May 2013 35D Cargo on the Spanish Main Joe Krozel
12 May 2013 109D Guanajuato gold David J. Kahn
5 May 2013 121D Spanish precious metal Alan Arbesfeld
21 Jan 2013 2D Granada gold Susan Gelfand
19 Dec 2012 56A Conquistador’s booty Mike Buckley
19 Nov 2012 65A Spanish doubloon material Paul Guttormsson
11 Oct 2012 59D Metal in 60-Across’s motto Byron Walden
8 Aug 2012 7D Conquistador’s goal Peter A. Collins
26 Jul 2012 9D “El tiempo es ___” (Spanish proverb) Joel Fagliano
5 Jul 2012 48A Elemento número 79 Ian Livengood
19 Jun 2012 29A Treasure in un castillo Steve Riley
19 May 2012 6D California’s Montaña de ___ State Park Patrick Berry
3 Apr 2012 17A Top prize in the Juegos Olímpicos Paula Gamache
7 Mar 2012 26A Prize higher than plata or bronce Elizabeth C. Gorski
21 Feb 2012 4D Gold, in Guadalupe Caleb Madison
13 Dec 2011 57A Stella D’___ (cookie brand) Jonathan Gersch
30 Nov 2011 5D “___ y plata” Rolf Hamburger
18 Nov 2011 48A Cortés’s quest Joe DiPietro
10 Jul 2011 2D Prize at the Barcelona Olympics Ben Pall and David Kahn
30 May 2011 6D Spanish gold Michael Barnhart
22 May 2011 38A Spanish treasure Bob Klahn
10 May 2011 5D Guadalajara gold Alan Arbesfeld
17 Mar 2011 65D Conquistador’s loot Anna Shechtman
21 Feb 2011 39D Pizarro’s gold Ed Sessa
9 Dec 2010 47A Classification for some popular Spanish music Byron Walden and Caleb Madison
5 Dec 2010 74A Alternative to plata Ben Pall
19 Mar 2010 28D Plata’s partner Trip Payne
7 Feb 2010 20A Gold, to Goya Patrick Berry
29 Sep 2009 9D Conquistador’s quest Paula Gamache
18 Aug 2009 48D ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto) Tony Orbach
11 Aug 2009 29D Conquistador’s prize Oliver Hill
3 Jun 2009 59D Conquistador’s prize Samuel A. Donaldson
25 Jan 2009 13D Conquistador’s plunder Michael Torch
11 Jan 2009 4D First word of Montana’s motto David J. Kahn
5 Jan 2009 54A Gold, in Guadalajara Andrea Carla Michaels
16 Nov 2008 62A Acapulco gold Merl Reagle
8 Jul 2008 60D Gold, in Guadalupe Andrea Carla Michaels
22 Jun 2008 47D Oaxaca gold Pamela Amick Klawitter
20 Apr 2008 28A Barcelona Olympics prize John Farmer
10 Apr 2008 19D Río de ___, former Spanish territory in Africa David J. Kahn
19 Mar 2008 31A Acapulco gold Gary Whitehead
29 Jan 2008 61D “___ y plata” C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel
2 Oct 2007 33A Conquistador’s quest Oliver Hill
22 Aug 2007 10D Cortés’s prize Patrick Blindauer
24 Apr 2007 22D ___ y plata Brendan Emmett Quigley
30 Mar 2007 33A Top prize at las Olimpiadas David Quarfoot
21 Feb 2007 12D Old peso material Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Jul 2006 2D Conquistador’s treasure Richard Chisholm
23 Jul 2006 65A Start of Montana’s motto Fred Piscop
3 Jul 2006 13D El Dorado’s treasure Randall J. Hartman
2 Jul 2006 121D Granada gold Elizabeth C. Gorski
30 Mar 2006 43D Acapulco gold Richard Silvestri
26 Mar 2006 114D It’s sought by conquistadores Patrick Berry
10 Feb 2006 11D It might be struck south of the border Harvey Estes
13 Nov 2005 113D Spanish riches Brendan Emmett Quigley
6 Nov 2005 64A First prize at the 1992 Olympics Elizabeth C. Gorski
21 Sep 2005 8D ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto) Anne Garellick
28 Aug 2005 123D Colombian gold Nancy Nicholson Joline
24 Jul 2005 71D Treasure of the Sierra Madre? Frank Longo
10 Jul 2005 69A Prize for Coronado Con Pederson
16 Jan 2005 8A Andean treasure Damon J. Gulczynski
22 Dec 2004 61D Conquistador’s prize John Underwood
26 Oct 2004 54D “___ y plata” (Montana’s motto) Brendan Emmett Quigley
22 May 2004 57A Treasure of the Sierra Madre Mark Diehl
28 Apr 2004 7D ___ y plata (Montana’s motto) John Underwood
30 Mar 2004 69A ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto) Sarah Keller
27 Jan 2004 52A Conquistador’s prize Randall J. Hartman
13 Oct 2003 59D Spanish gold Eric Berlin
4 Jun 2003 40A Sierra Madre treasure Kelly Katharine Delevan
27 Apr 2003 95A “___ en paz, fierro en guerra” (motto of San Francisco) Jon Delfin
20 Jan 2003 38D Spanish gold Alan Arbesfeld
15 Jan 2003 42D Montana’s motto starter Brendan Emmett Quigley
13 Oct 2002 27A Sierra Madre treasure Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Sep 2002 67D “___ y Plata” (Montana’s motto) Sherry O. Blackard
4 Jun 2002 24A Pizarro’s prize Matthew J. Koceich
3 Jun 2002 36A Tijuana gold Gregory E. Paul
15 May 2002 62D Montana motto starter Kumar Balani
21 Feb 2002 45A Mexico City Olympics prize Peter Gordon
17 Feb 2002 2D Makeup of a Spanish doubloon Joe DiPietro
2 Feb 2002 27A Acapulco gold A. J. Santora
4 Jan 2002 42A Partner of plata David J. Kahn
12 Dec 2001 59D Guadalajara gold Peter Gordon
20 Nov 2001 24A ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto) Kelly Clark
3 Jul 2001 35A Spanish treasure Randall J. Hartman
24 Jun 2001 77D Partner of plata Randolph Ross
10 Jun 2001 56A Barcelona Olympics quest Cathy Millhauser
24 May 2001 35A ___ y plata (Montana’s motto) William I. Johnston
15 Apr 2001 83A Pizarro’s quest Richard Silvestri
11 Apr 2001 61A Treasure of the Sierra Madre Brendan Emmett Quigley
12 Mar 2001 23A Spanish gold Gregory E. Paul
4 Feb 2001 6D Gaucho’s gold Frank A. Longo
26 Jan 2001 24A Spanish Main cargo Joe DiPietro
31 Dec 2000 114D Spanish treasure Elizabeth C. Gorski
14 Nov 2000 16A Cargo on the Spanish Main Brendan Emmett Quigley
4 Oct 2000 16A El Dorado’s lure Adam Cohen
24 Sep 2000 112D Acapulco gold Randolph Ross
20 Sep 2000 31A Guadalajara gold Edgar R. Fontaine
3 May 2000 33A Guadalajara gold Nancy Salomon
3 Apr 2000 36A Mexican gold Gregory E. Paul
27 Mar 2000 37A Coronado’s gold Dave and Diane Epperson
3 Dec 1999 30D Start of Montana’s motto Martin Ashwood-Smith
3 Nov 1999 33D Treasure on the Spanish Main Greg Staples
26 Sep 1999 107A Acapulco gold Randolph Ross
21 Sep 1999 58D Tijuana gold Stephanie Spadaccini
29 Aug 1999 68A Palacio feature Lou and Fran Sabin
27 Aug 1999 54A Quest of de Soto Joe DiPietro
7 Aug 1999 44A Riches, in 2-Down Trip Payne
3 Aug 1999 23D ___ y plata (Montana’s motto) Dave Tuller
12 May 1999 16A ___ y Plata (Montana motto) Nancy Salomon
21 Mar 1999 71A Treasure on the Spanish Main Lloyd E. Pollet
18 Feb 1999 7D Metal precioso Robert H. Wolfe
18 Oct 1998 85D See 37-Down David J. Kahn
9 Sep 1998 47D Spanish gold Richard Hughes
28 Jul 1998 52D Cortez’s quest Robert Dillman
16 Jul 1998 28A Treasure of Montezuma Kelly Clark
1 Jul 1998 45A Stella D’___ (cookie name) Fred Piscop
28 May 1998 20A Pizarro’s quest Patrick Jordan
30 Apr 1998 47A Pedro might pan for it Kelly Clark
31 Jan 1998 19A Partner of plata Rich Norris
29 Dec 1997 6D Aztec treasure Gregory E. Paul
21 Oct 1997 33A Conquistador’s haul Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Oct 1997 52A “___ y Plata” (Montana’s motto) David J. Kahn
14 Oct 1997 46A Spanish gold Robert Malinow
7 Oct 1997 40D Spanish gold Richard Hughes
4 Aug 1997 13D Treasure of the Sierra Madre Gregory E. Paul
3 Aug 1997 86A Prado treasure Peter Gordon
16 Jun 1997 16A Spanish gold Gene Newman
3 Feb 1997 28A Spanish gold M. E. Brindamour
9 Jan 1997 25D Treasure of the Sierra Madre C. Millhauser
9 Dec 1996 20A Acapulco gold F. Piscop
29 Nov 1996 29A Pizarro’s prize B. White
30 Sep 1996 2D Conquistador’s treasure F. Piscop
16 Sep 1996 57D Spanish gold R. J. Hartman
7 Jul 1996 29A First word of Montana’s motto R. H. Wolfe
25 Jun 1996 41D El Dorado treasure Randall J. Hartman
19 Jun 1996 58D Rio de___ F. Piscop
18 Jun 1996 65D Conquistador’s cache E. C. Gorski
9 Mar 1996 28D Plata’s partner R. Norris
3 Mar 1996 99D Treasure of the Sierra Madre B. Klahn
4 Jan 1996 6D Aztec treasure F. & L. Sabin
30 Dec 1995 57D Spanish playing card Joe DiPietro
12 Nov 1995 70D Incan treasure Randolph Ross
3 Sep 1995 8D First word of Montana’s motto Ernie Furtado
29 Aug 1995 2D Cortez’s gold John R. Conrad
31 May 1995 56D Pizarro’s plunder Jonathan Schmatzbach
31 Jan 1995 43D Spanish treasure Albert J. Klaus
28 Jan 1995 41A First word of Montana’s motto Randolph Ross
22 Jan 1995 8D Conquistador’s quest Frances Hansen
16 Jan 1995 54A Pizarro’s theft from 1 Across Walter Covell
4 Oct 1994 28D Spanish gold Stanley B. Whitten
20 Sep 1994 43A Granada gold Christopher Page
18 Aug 1994 38D Cortes’s quest A.J. Santora
11 Aug 1994 28D El Dorado loot Bryant White
28 Jul 1994 29D Spanish Main cargo Bryant White
16 Jul 1994 4D Codas quest Mark Diehl
5 Jul 1994 60D Spanish gold Raymond Hamel
8 Jun 1994 13D Spanish gold A.J. Santora
3 Mar 1994 23D El Dorado treasure Richard Silvestri
21 Jan 1994 35D Cortez quest A.J. Santora

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