DEAL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for DEAL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "DEAL" answer was first appeared in "19 Jun 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Give a hand (6)". It was authored by Nancy Scandrett Ross. Recently, the "DEAL" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Handout following a shuffle". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. "DEAL" appeared 92 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "DEAL" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2023 | 48D | Handout following a shuffle | Sean Ziebarth |
| 19 Nov 2023 | 121A | “___?” “___!” | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| 27 Aug 2023 | 65A | Lay one’s cards on the table? | Rich Katz |
| 5 Feb 2023 | 31D | “Works for me!” | Jeremy Newton |
| 14 Mar 2022 | 56D | Successful conclusion to negotiations | Stephen Hiltner |
| 22 Feb 2021 | 63A | Order to someone holding a deck of cards | Barbara Lin |
| 9 Dec 2020 | 39A | Green New ___ | Owen Travis and Jeff Chen |
| 7 Dec 2020 | 15A | Start a game of cards | Barbara Lin |
| 18 Nov 2020 | 29D | “What’s the big ___?” | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 5 Nov 2019 | 71A | “What’s the ___?” | John Guzzetta |
| 21 Sep 2019 | 10A | You can’t make one by yourself | Joon Pahk and Erik Agard |
| 25 Aug 2019 | 32A | “Let’s shake on it” | Matt Ginsberg |
| 1 Jul 2019 | 2D | “You’re on!” | Damon Gulczynski |
| 16 Apr 2019 | 14A | “Here’s the ___ …” | Gary Cee |
| 10 Dec 2018 | 55D | “You’re on!” | Alex Eylar |
| 12 Sep 2018 | 26D | Negotiation goal | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 5 Oct 2017 | 6D | “You’re on!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 4 Oct 2017 | 27D | One may be made with a handshake | Evan Mahnken |
| 31 Aug 2017 | 67A | Bargain | Zachary Spitz |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 57A | Negotiator’s goal | Susan Gelfand |
| 18 Dec 2016 | 76A | Square ___ | Derrick Niederman |
| 22 May 2016 | 87A | It’s least palatable when raw | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| 2 Mar 2016 | 65A | Word said with a handshake | Fred Piscop |
| 20 Oct 2015 | 5A | An “art” for Donald Trump | Sam Buchbinder |
| 3 Oct 2015 | 27D | Pass out on game night? | Barry C. Silk |
| 11 May 2015 | 21A | Donald Trump’s “The Art of the ___” | Joe DiPietro |
| 5 Feb 2015 | 39D | See 38-Down | Mike Buckley |
| 22 Jul 2013 | 3D | Hand out cards | Ian Livengood |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 67A | Give everyone a hand | Ed Sessa |
| 22 Nov 2012 | 37A | “You’re on!” | Joel Fagliano |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 50A | It may follow a cut | Ed Sessa |
| 17 Oct 2011 | 50A | New ___ (35-Across’s program) | Patrick Berry |
| 1 Sep 2010 | 40D | 25%-off price, e.g. | Michael Torch |
| 6 Apr 2010 | 42D | Give out cards | Sarah Keller |
| 5 Jan 2010 | 40A | Word with a handshake | C. W. Stewart |
| 6 Oct 2009 | 22A | Command to a person holding a deck of cards | Matt Ginsberg |
| 4 May 2009 | 57D | Order to the person holding the deck of cards | Mark Milhet |
| 9 Nov 2008 | 53D | Exclamation with a handshake | Paula Gamache |
| 5 Nov 2008 | 56D | Negotiation goal | Doug Peterson |
| 6 Aug 2008 | 51A | “Agreed!” | Caleb Madison |
| 3 Jun 2008 | 55A | Bargain | Pete Muller |
| 7 Jan 2008 | 33D | Start a card game | Lynn Lempel |
| 1 Nov 2007 | 60D | Cry made with a handshake | Larry Shearer |
| 7 Aug 2007 | 49D | Successful conclusion of a negotiation | Daniel Kantor |
| 24 Jul 2007 | 24A | Give a card hand | Bruce Adams |
| 18 Jun 2007 | 2D | “Are we agreed?” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 27 Mar 2007 | 32D | TV word before and after “or no” | Lucy Gardner Anderson |
| 30 Oct 2006 | 62A | “Agreed!” | Nancy Salomon |
| 28 Sep 2006 | 50D | Start of a game | Richard Chisholm |
| 9 Jun 2006 | 22A | Word said with a handshake | Manny Nosowsky |
| 23 Jan 2006 | 32D | It may be new, raw or big | Mark T. Milhet |
| 19 Jan 2006 | 32D | It might follow a cut | Joe DiPietro |
| 8 Dec 2005 | 35A | It may follow a cut | David Pringle |
| 4 Dec 2005 | 77A | You might shake on it | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| 24 Mar 2005 | 34A | Do business | Dan Reichert |
| 4 Jan 2005 | 63A | Good buy | John Underwood |
| 4 Nov 2004 | 69A | Negotiation’s end | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 27 Oct 2004 | 35D | Hand out | Nathaniel Weiss |
| 12 Aug 2004 | 14A | Sports page news | David J. Kahn |
| 12 May 2004 | 34D | Start a hand | Allan E. Parrish |
| 30 Apr 2004 | 11D | Question or answer in “___?” … “___!” | Kevin Hagen |
| 28 Apr 2004 | 13D | Do business | John Underwood |
| 4 Apr 2004 | 79A | Give a hand | Manny Nosowsky |
| 4 Feb 2004 | 63A | Handshake’s meaning, maybe | Roy Leban |
| 7 Jul 2003 | 70A | Dicker | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 1 Jan 2003 | 27A | It may be raw | Ed Early |
| 13 Nov 2002 | 42A | Do business | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Nov 2002 | 24A | Cause for a handshake | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 23 Sep 2002 | 41A | Give a hand? | Peter Gordon |
| 28 Apr 2002 | 21D | Bargain | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 20 Feb 2002 | 57A | Sales rep’s goal | Marjorie Richter |
| 11 Feb 2001 | 69A | It may be raw | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| 4 Nov 2000 | 27A | Bargain-hunter’s goal | Rich Norris |
| 1 Nov 2000 | 17A | Give a hand? | Peter Gordon |
| 25 Jul 2000 | 49A | Begin a hand | Patrick Jordan |
| 16 Jul 2000 | 40D | “It’s a ___!” | David J. Kahn |
| 7 May 2000 | 62A | Do business | Patrick D. Berry |
| 10 Nov 1999 | 48A | Give a hand | Joan Yanofsky |
| 13 Jul 1999 | 57D | “Agreed!” | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 25 Jul 1998 | 19D | “Agreed!” | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 9 Feb 1998 | 67A | Card game start | Robert Dillman |
| 22 Dec 1997 | 49A | Card game start | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 14 Aug 1997 | 16A | Administer | David J. Kahn |
| 14 Oct 1996 | 45D | Start of a card game | R. White |
| 22 Aug 1996 | 49D | Arrangement | R. Norris |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 43A | Contract | G. Newman |
| 9 Apr 1996 | 19D | Poker command | M. E. Skolsky |
| 4 Dec 1995 | 4D | Distribute, as cards | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 30 Aug 1995 | 63A | Give a hand | John R. Conrad |
| 13 Aug 1995 | 19A | Big bargain | Nancy Salomon |
| 23 Aug 1994 | 11D | Good buy | Peter Gordon |
| 19 Jun 1994 | 124A | Give a hand | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
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