ZIT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ZIT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ZIT" answer was first appeared in "26 Aug 1998" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Bad mark?". It was authored by A. J. Santora. Recently, the "ZIT" answer has been used for "16 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Skin blemish, slangily". It was authored by Michael Lieberman and Andrea Carla Michaels. "ZIT" appeared 54 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ZIT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2023 | 58A | Skin blemish, slangily | Michael Lieberman and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 14 Oct 2023 | 27D | Minor blemish | Byron Walden |
| 2 Sep 2023 | 55D | Unwanted spot, informally | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 29 Apr 2023 | 57D | Sore spot, perhaps | David Steinberg |
| 20 Apr 2023 | 43D | Mighty Patch target | Simeon Seigel |
| 29 Jan 2023 | 31D | Acne spot, informally | Rich Katz |
| 3 Oct 2021 | 63D | Unsightly spot | Trenton Charlson |
| 22 Jun 2021 | 18A | Bit of acne | Matt Frederick |
| 27 Mar 2021 | 4D | It might be right under your nose | Michael Hawkins |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 59A | Far from a popular spot | Peter Wentz |
| 27 Dec 2020 | 69D | Teen’s woe | Daniel Grinberg |
| 2 Apr 2020 | 35D | Spot on the face, informally | Evan Mahnken |
| 2 Mar 2020 | 47D | Clearasil target, in slang | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 2 Mar 2019 | 38A | Temple spot, say? | Peter A. Collins |
| 16 Jan 2019 | 63D | Benzoyl peroxide target, informally | Bruce Haight |
| 12 Jan 2019 | 51D | Face difficulty? | Sam Trabucco |
| 12 Dec 2018 | 40A | Subject of a spot check? | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Sep 2018 | 113D | Unsightly spot | Andrew Zhou |
| 7 May 2018 | 36A | Bit of acne | Julie Bérubé |
| 6 Apr 2018 | 26D | 25-Down unit | David Steinberg |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 32D | Problem before a big date, informally | Talitha Randall |
| 8 Oct 2017 | 113D | Stridex target, informally | Erik Agard and Alex Briñas |
| 10 Jun 2017 | 46D | Bad spot | Mark Diehl |
| 6 Dec 2016 | 59A | Teen blemish | Ed Sessa |
| 22 Aug 2016 | 11A | Bit of acne, informally | Emily Carroll |
| 13 Jan 2016 | 23A | Bad spot for taking prom pictures | Jeremy Newton |
| 31 Aug 2015 | 12D | Teen’s facial blemish | Michael Dewey |
| 2 Nov 2014 | 35A | Embarrassing spot? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 14 Sep 2013 | 4D | Temple imperfection | Jeff Chen |
| 15 May 2013 | 38A | Oxy 5 target | David Sullivan |
| 2 Apr 2013 | 30D | Unwanted spot, in slang | Ian Livengood |
| 6 Nov 2012 | 25A | Stridex target, informally | Erik Agard |
| 13 Oct 2012 | 60D | Embarrassing eruption | Barry C. Silk |
| 9 Jul 2012 | 5D | Acne spot | C.W. Stewart |
| 10 May 2012 | 1D | Bad mark in school? | Jules P. Markey |
| 4 Jan 2012 | 51D | Small blemish, in slang | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Nov 2011 | 7A | Bit of acne, slangily | Peter A. Collins |
| 23 May 2011 | 65A | Spot concealed by makeup, maybe | Steve Salitan |
| 9 May 2011 | 42A | Clearasil target, informally | Nina Rulon-Miller |
| 30 Nov 2009 | 38A | Clearasil target | Oliver Hill |
| 24 Dec 2008 | 1D | Clearasil target | Warren Biro |
| 30 Aug 2008 | 61D | Accutane target, slangily | Michael Shteyman |
| 25 Dec 2007 | 49D | Benzoyl peroxide target | Nancy Salomon |
| 25 Oct 2006 | 10D | Promgoer’s woe | Adam G. Perl |
| 29 Mar 2006 | 22A | Proactiv target | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 4D | Proactiv target, informally | David Levinson Wilk |
| 10 Jun 2005 | 11D | Single outbreak | David Quarfoot |
| 2 Apr 2003 | 11A | Blemish, slangily | Kelly Clark |
| 28 Jan 2003 | 66A | Clearasil target | Christina Houlihan |
| 22 Jan 2003 | 22A | Oxy-5 target | Michael Shteyman |
| 1 Oct 2002 | 48A | Teen’s embarrassment | Michael Shteyman |
| 23 Mar 2002 | 34A | Unpopular spot | Adam Cohen |
| 15 May 1999 | 4D | Promgoer’s worry | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 26 Aug 1998 | 41D | Bad mark? | A. J. Santora |
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