OTIS - NYT Crossword Clue & Answer

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

This "OTIS" answer was first appeared in "20 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Redding of 60’s soul (2)". It was authored by Harvey Estes. Recently, the "OTIS" answer has been used for "18 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "1960s soul singer Redding". It was authored by Joe Marquez. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Soul singer Redding (8)". "OTIS" appeared 234 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OTIS" word.

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
18 Dec 2023	22A	1960s soul singer Redding	Joe Marquez
15 Nov 2023	6D	Handle that goes up and down?	Gary Larson
30 Oct 2023	1A	Soul singer Redding	Kenneth Cortes
12 Jun 2023	26A	Redding who wrote “Respect”	Alice Liang
5 May 2023	19A	Asa Butterfield’s role on “Sex Education”	Jacob McDermott
27 Mar 2023	63A	Soul icon Redding	Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart
28 Feb 2023	21A	Big name in elevators	Gia Bosko
12 Dec 2022	66A	R&B great Redding	Anthony J. Caruso and Zhouqin Burnikel
18 Sep 2022	66D	Jay-Z and Kanye West song that samples “Try a Little Tenderness”	Katie Hale
11 Sep 2022	70D	One who gave us all a lift?	Derrick Niederman
3 Aug 2022	1D	Redding with 11 Top 40 hits	Daniel Bodily
18 Jul 2022	44A	Redding who sang “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”	Phoebe Gordon
3 Jul 2022	101D	Big name in elevators	Tom McCoy
3 Jun 2022	6A	Company with the motto “When you rise, we shine”	Robyn Weintraub
28 Mar 2022	6D	Redding who sang “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”	Leslie Rogers
20 Mar 2022	106D	Redding who wrote “Respect”	Brad Wiegmann
30 Nov 2021	24A	2011 Jay-Z/Kanye West hit that pays tribute to singer Redding	Billy Ouska
10 Nov 2021	1A	Redding of Stax Records	Max Chen Lauring and Benjamin Chen Lauring
8 Sep 2021	58A	R&B great Redding	Lee Taylor
27 Aug 2021	7D	Company that makes moving walkways	Robyn Weintraub
5 Aug 2021	10A	“Miss ___ Regrets,” jazz standard performed by Ethel Waters and Ella Fitzgerald	Adam Wagner
11 Jul 2021	33D	“The Adventures of Milo and ___” (1989 film)	Ashish Vengsarkar
13 Jun 2021	105D	Big elevator maker	Stephen McCarthy
26 May 2021	4D	Inventor Boykin who helped develop the pacemaker	Will Nediger
26 Apr 2021	23A	Elevator brake inventor Elisha	Eric and Lori Bornstein
28 Feb 2021	45D	Elevator innovator	Brad Wiegmann
19 Dec 2020	1A	Williams who was one of the original Temptations	Caitlin Reid and Andrew J. Ries
5 Nov 2020	45A	Bluesy Redding	Jeremy Newton
26 Aug 2020	1A	Redding who wrote “Respect”	Carl Larson
7 Jul 2020	62A	Redding who sang “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”	Kevin Patterson
22 May 2020	23D	Singer Williams of the Temptations	Hal Moore
26 Apr 2020	14D	Los Angeles’s ___ College of Art and Design	Royce Ferguson
16 Jan 2020	36A	___ Day and the Knights (“Animal House” group)	Erik Agard and Jeff Chen
25 Dec 2019	19A	Singer Redding	Bruce Haight
16 Dec 2019	41A	Singer/songwriter Redding	Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian
29 Nov 2019	53A	L.A.’s ___ College of Art and Design	Sam Buchbinder
25 Nov 2019	40D	Singer Redding	Daniel Mauer
26 Oct 2019	26A	2012 Grammy-winning rap hit that samples “Try a Little Tenderness”	Sam Trabucco
26 Sep 2019	58D	Singer Redding	Doug Peterson
24 Jul 2019	23A	Elevator innovator Elisha	Jake Halperin
18 Jun 2019	56A	Mayberry sot	Jeff Stillman
28 Mar 2019	38D	___ and Carla (1960s R&B duo)	Damon Gulczynski
22 Oct 2018	58D	Big name in elevators	Alex Eaton-Salners
10 Oct 2018	58A	Elisha in the National Inventors Hall of Fame	Alex Eaton-Salners
16 Sep 2018	96D	R&B great Redding	Joel Fagliano
8 Sep 2018	9D	Moving walkway maker	Andrew J. Ries
31 Aug 2018	26D	Manufacturer of indoor cars	Peter Wentz
6 Aug 2018	52D	Redding who sang “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay”	Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl
16 May 2018	26D	Old blues singer Johnny	Jonathan Schmalzbach and Bill Albright
31 Mar 2018	1D	Johnny nicknamed “The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues”	Kevin G. Der
25 Jan 2018	52D	Los Angeles’s ___ College of Art and Design	Alex Eaton-Salners
20 Jan 2018	8D	Maker of thousands of cars annually	Alex Vratsanos
29 Aug 2017	23D	“Miss” with regrets	Adam G. Perl
19 Apr 2017	64A	Soulful Redding	Emanuel Ax and Brad Wilber
17 Feb 2017	30D	Big name in escalators	David Steinberg
4 Oct 2016	1D	Soul singer Redding	Sam Buchbinder
26 Sep 2016	22D	Soul singer Redding	Timothy Polin
21 May 2016	27A	Mr. ___, protagonist in Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost”	Jason Flinn
23 Dec 2015	1A	Singer Williams of the Temptations	Jim Peredo
6 Dec 2015	55A	Maker of indoor cars	Patrick Berry
10 Nov 2015	36D	Redding of R&B	Will Treece
24 Oct 2015	47A	Moving walkway maker	Andrew Zhou
15 Sep 2015	60D	William ___, inventor of the steam shovel	Iain S. Padley
7 Sep 2015	26A	Soul singer Redding	Paula Gamache
2 Aug 2015	29A	William who invented the steam shovel	Matt Ginsberg
21 Jun 2015	68D	[Elevators]	Timothy Polin
13 Jun 2015	4D	Big maker of moving walkways	Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson
17 May 2015	105D	Lex Luthor’s main henchman in “Superman”	Joe Krozel
6 Apr 2015	5D	Inventor whose success went up and down?	Finn Vigeland
16 Mar 2015	63D	Soul singer Redding	Ian Livengood
3 Mar 2015	25D	Soulful Redding	Kristian House
5 Feb 2015	54A	Milo’s partner in film	Mike Buckley
28 Oct 2014	40A	Elevator innovator	Andrea Carla Michaels
14 Oct 2014	63A	Soul singer Redding	Adam G. Perl
1 May 2014	13D	Mayberry town drunk	Brandon Hensley
28 Apr 2014	60A	Redding of R&B	Jim Modney
18 Mar 2014	23A	Elevator pioneer Elisha	David Kwong
15 Mar 2014	2D	Uplifting company?	Ed Sessa
8 Mar 2014	19A	Old sitcom sot	David Steinberg
6 Mar 2014	62A	Redding of R&B	Daniel Raymon
14 Dec 2013	19A	Manufacturer of boxy cars	Martin Ashwood-Smith
29 Sep 2013	110D	___ & Carla (1960s duo)	Norm Guggenbiller
21 Aug 2013	56A	Company that once owned the trademark “Escalator”	Jonathan Gersch
12 Aug 2013	8D	“Miss ___ Regrets”	Daniel Raymon
2 Mar 2013	44A	Escalator pioneer	Barry C. Silk
9 Jan 2013	51D	Singer Redding	David Ben-Merre
28 Nov 2012	10A	Porter’s regretful Miss	Adam G. Perl
29 Aug 2012	32A	R&B pioneer Johnny	Tony Orbach
29 Jul 2012	114D	Williams of the Temptations	Kevin G. Der
27 Jun 2012	50A	2011 Grammy-winning song by Jay-Z and Kanye West	Mike Buckley
19 Mar 2012	19A	Redding who sang “The Dock of the Bay”	Jeremy Horwitz
15 Jan 2012	52A	___ B. Driftwood (“A Night at the Opera” role)	Finn Vigeland
24 Oct 2011	62A	Soul singer Redding	Lynn Lempel
29 May 2011	40A	Singer Redding	Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
3 Apr 2011	110D	Soulful Redding	Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
24 Jan 2011	7D	Elevator pioneer Elisha	Fred Piscop
22 Dec 2010	10A	Soulful Redding	Michael Sharp
16 Dec 2010	66A	People mover since 1853	Charles Deber
22 Nov 2010	37D	Elevator pioneer Elisha	David Poole
6 Oct 2010	2D	Big name in the 20-Across business	Ian Livengood
12 Sep 2010	63D	Lift innovator	Paula Gamache
27 Aug 2010	52D	Its products go up and down	Corey Rubin
22 Aug 2010	36A	___ Day & the Knights (band in “Animal House”)	Patrick Berry
14 Jun 2010	45A	Elevator inventor Elisha	Mark Feldman
15 Apr 2010	55A	R&B singer Shuggie ___	Brendan Emmett Quigley & Joon Pahk
30 Aug 2009	43D	___ Chandler, longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times	Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
17 Aug 2009	56A	Big name in elevators	Mike Buckley
23 Jul 2009	31A	Milo’s canine pal	Gary & Stephen Kennedy
12 Jun 2009	26A	Manufacturer of boxy cars	Patrick Berry
10 May 2009	69A	Former Magic player Smith	Patrick Berry
18 Feb 2009	27D	Porter’s regretful “Miss”	Susan Gelfand
12 Feb 2009	11D	Bluesman Rush	Gary & Stephen Kennedy
26 Dec 2008	50A	A leading manufacturer of cars	Brendan Emmett Quigley
30 Oct 2008	36D	Johnny with the 1958 hit “Willie and the Hand Jive”	Chuck Hamilton
26 Oct 2008	12D	Milo’s title partner in a 1989 film	Daniel C. Bryant
19 Sep 2008	5D	Revolutionary patriot James	Alex Boisvert
13 Aug 2008	66A	Maker of moving walkways	Victor Fleming
23 Apr 2008	58D	Former newspaper publisher ___ Chandler	Stephen Edward Anderson
10 Mar 2008	36D	Big elevator manufacturer	Ken Bessette
27 Jan 2008	41D	Steam shovel inventor William	Mike Nothnagel
5 Jul 2007	1A	Revolutionary James ___, famous for saying “Taxation without representation is tyranny”	Elizabeth C. Gorski
1 Jul 2007	8D	1970s N.F.L.’er Armstrong	Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais
23 Apr 2007	28A	Elevator company	David Pringle
19 Apr 2007	19A	Armstrong of N.F.L. fame	Henry Hook
2 Apr 2007	70A	Elevator pioneer Elisha	Richard Hughes
24 Mar 2007	60A	Blues guitarist Taylor	Rich Norris
29 Jan 2007	19A	___ Elevator Company	Fred Piscop
16 Sep 2006	38A	Inventor of a braking system for cars	Michael Shteyman
13 Sep 2006	45A	Mayberry souse	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
13 Jun 2006	57A	Elevator brake inventor	Janet R. Bender
28 Jan 2006	57A	Ned Beatty’s role in “Superman”	Dana Motley
4 Jan 2006	12D	“Miss ___ Regrets”	John Minarcik and Nancy Salomon
29 Dec 2005	3D	Los Angeles’s ___ College of Art and Design	David Pringle
27 Nov 2005	69D	Man’s name meaning “One who hears well”	Peter Abide
29 Aug 2005	24D	“Miss ___ Regrets”	Sarah Keller
23 Aug 2005	25D	Elevator pioneer Elisha	Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon
26 May 2005	52D	Singer Redding	David J. Kahn
10 Apr 2005	114A	Company that has its ups and downs	Elizabeth C. Gorski
31 Mar 2005	12A	Milo’s title partner in a 1989 film	David Liben-Nowell
26 Feb 2005	17A	Company whose cars don’t use gasoline	Jim Page
30 Oct 2004	13D	He became famous for holding up cars	Byron Walden
26 Oct 2004	24D	Elevator pioneer	Brendan Emmett Quigley
26 Sep 2004	114A	R & B’s ___ Day & the Knights	Joe DiPietro
28 Aug 2004	19A	Lift innovator	Dana Motley
5 Aug 2004	36D	Songwriter Blackwell	Seth Abel
1 Mar 2004	22D	Soul singer Redding	Gail Grabowski
6 Jan 2004	3D	Elevator maker	Kent Lorentzen
18 Nov 2003	35A	Mayberry man	Denise M. Neuendorf
2 Nov 2003	5A	Supermodel CarrÃ©	Elizabeth C. Gorski
14 Jun 2003	32A	“The Adventures of Milo and ___” (1989 film)	Manny Nosowsky
28 May 2003	16A	He gave us a lift	Alan Arbesfeld
23 Apr 2003	18D	Redding of R & B	Gilbert H. Ludwig
21 Apr 2003	47A	Singer Redding	Randall J. Hartman
27 Sep 2002	8D	Sitcom souse	Michael Shteyman
10 Sep 2002	63A	Porter’s regretful Miss	Wei-Hwa Huang
28 Jun 2002	5D	Innovator in lifts	Charles E. Gersch
13 May 2002	54D	Singer Redding	Patrick Merrell
12 Apr 2002	52D	Miss in a 1934 song	Manny Nosowsky
23 Mar 2002	4D	Williams of the Temptations	Adam Cohen
22 Mar 2002	32D	Groucho’s “A Night at the Opera” role	Randall J. Hartman
18 Mar 2002	66A	R. & B. singer Redding	John Greenman
20 Feb 2002	25D	___ & Carla, 60’s singing duo	Marjorie Richter
11 Nov 2001	37A	Elevator firm	Joe DiPietro
8 Oct 2001	15A	Elevator inventor	Monica Krausse
29 Sep 2001	6D	Johnny in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Robert H. Wolfe
11 Sep 2001	52D	Singer Redding	Joan Yanofsky
21 Jun 2001	25D	Leader of a lush life in Mayberry?	Peter Abide
28 Apr 2001	26A	Lift handle?	Rich Norris
13 Mar 2001	6A	“Miss ___ Regrets”	Michael S. Maurer
7 Mar 2001	10A	Singer Redding	Noah Dephoure
20 Feb 2001	49A	Elevator man	Steven Dorfman
11 Oct 2000	56D	Miss ___ of song	Greg Staples
8 Oct 2000	89A	Groucho, in “A Night at the Opera”	Richard Silvestri
6 Oct 2000	30D	Bluesman Spann	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
21 Sep 2000	28D	Singer Redding	Elizabeth C. Gorski
29 Aug 2000	19A	Singer Redding	Peter Gordon
5 Aug 2000	49D	Company that owns the trade name “Escalator”	Manny Nosowsky
25 Jul 2000	17A	Milo’s pal, in a 1989 film	Patrick Jordan
15 May 2000	53D	Elevator man	Gregory E. Paul
17 Apr 2000	57D	Elevator pioneer	Greg Staples
15 Apr 2000	9D	Song miss	Raymond Hamel
16 Mar 2000	5D	___ Campbell on “The Andy Griffith Show”	Peter Gordon
9 Jan 2000	85D	Regretful one of song	Charles M. Deber
21 Dec 1999	41A	Redding of R&B	Richard Hughes
14 Dec 1999	29D	Inventor Elisha	Richard Chisholm
30 Nov 1999	40A	Singer Redding	Elizabeth C. Gorski
29 Nov 1999	65A	Elevator pioneer	Richard Chisholm
17 Oct 1999	107D	Cole Porter miss	Bob and Sharon Klahn
7 Jul 1999	31D	Redding of song	Richard Silvestri
1 Jul 1999	60A	Football’s Armstrong	Alan Arbesfeld
4 May 1999	56D	Football’s ___ Armstrong	Gayle Dean
29 Apr 1999	34D	Elevator brand	Adam Cohen
17 Feb 1999	1A	Mayberry toper	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
11 Jan 1999	26D	Mayberry jail habituÃ©	Randall J. Hartman
24 Dec 1998	22D	Singer Redding	Jim Page
7 Oct 1998	54D	Name that has its ups and downs	Randall J. Hartman
19 Sep 1998	21D	1989 film “Milo & ___”	William S. Cotter
2 Aug 1998	113D	Miss in a 1934 song	Nancy Nicholson Joline
4 Jul 1998	1D	Cager Thorpe	Harvey Estes
23 Mar 1998	19A	“Miss ___ Regrets” (1934 hit)	Randall J. Hartman
18 Mar 1998	72A	Football’s Armstrong	Susan Smith
6 Mar 1998	44A	His invention made skyscrapers possible	Brendan Emmett Quigley
23 Feb 1998	56D	Elevator innovator	Mark Danna
20 Dec 1997	6D	Publisher Chandler	Rich Norris
14 Nov 1997	51D	Mayberry sot	Martin Ashwood-Smith
22 Oct 1997	31D	“Miss ___ Regrets”	John D. Leavy
18 Sep 1997	66A	Inventor Elisha	Cathy Millhauser
10 Sep 1997	18D	Mayberry sot	Randall J. Hartman
16 Jul 1997	51D	Revolutionary orator James	Jonathan Schmalzbach
30 Jun 1997	7D	Elevator inventor	Peter Gordon
29 Apr 1997	8D	Redding of 60’s soul	Jeff Herrington
26 Apr 1997	27A	James who originated the phrase “Taxation without representation”	Frank Longo
10 Dec 1996	25D	Big name in elevators	D. Niles
29 Jul 1996	19A	Singer Redding	F. Piscop
13 Jul 1996	5D	Colonial pamphleteer James	Eli Wesoff
18 Apr 1996	35A	Inventor Elisha	A. J. Santora
26 Mar 1996	51A	Elevator man	J. S. Marrone
19 Nov 1995	139D	Football’s Armstrong	Cathy Millhauser
22 Oct 1995	69A	Newspaper publisher Chandler	Matt Gaffney
19 Oct 1995	50D	Mayberry tippler	Lois Sidway
29 Sep 1995	21A	Groucho in “A Night at the Opera”	Manny Nosowsky
7 May 1995	41D	Safety elevator inventor	Bob Klahn
27 Apr 1995	60D	Mayberry jail habituÃ©	Lois Sidway
18 Apr 1995	21A	“Miss ___ Regrets”	Christopher Page
29 Mar 1995	9D	Mayberry sot	Manny Nosowsky
26 Mar 1995	84A	See 12-Down	Rich Norris
9 Feb 1995	2D	Football’s Armstrong	Richard Thomas
30 Nov 1994	34D	Inventor Elisha	Joan Scott
27 Nov 1994	81D	Elevator inventor	Jacques Liwer
14 Nov 1994	38D	Elevator pioneer	Sidney L. Robbins
23 Jun 1994	39A	Man with a lift	Trip Payne
16 May 1994	20A	Elevator name	Ed Pegg Jr.
25 Apr 1994	19A	“Miss ___ Regrets”	Bernice Gordon
20 Feb 1994	29A	Redding of 60’s soul	Harvey Estes

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