ERMA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ERMA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ERMA" answer was first appeared in "24 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Cope Book” Aunt". It was authored by Merl H. Reagle. Recently, the "ERMA" answer has been used for "6 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Humorist Bombeck (31)". It was authored by Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Humorist Bombeck (31)", "Funny Bombeck (7)", "Columnist Bombeck (15)", "Witty Bombeck (10)", "First name in humor (10)". "ERMA" appeared 137 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ERMA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2023 | 14A | Humorist Bombeck | Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight |
| 23 Aug 2023 | 55D | Bombeck who said “Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time” | Michael Lieberman |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 3D | ___ Franklin (gospel-singing sister of Aretha) | Alexander Liebeskind |
| 21 May 2023 | 73D | Grammy-nominated sister of Aretha | Robert Ryan |
| 2 Nov 2022 | 61D | Bombeck who wrote “Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession” | Ethan Zou and Tomas Spiers |
| 11 Sep 2022 | 29A | Humorist Bombeck | Derrick Niederman |
| 17 Aug 2022 | 28D | Humorist Bombeck | Michael Paleos |
| 27 Jan 2022 | 60A | “Forever, ___” (1996 humor book) | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 5 Jan 2022 | 2D | Humorist Bombeck | Damon Gulczynski |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 49A | Humorist Bombeck | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 15 Apr 2021 | 14D | Aretha’s sister who sang “Piece of My Heart” | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer |
| 17 Feb 2021 | 14D | Columnist Bombeck | David Harris and Evan Kalish |
| 10 Jan 2021 | 3D | Bombeck who wrote “At Wit’s End” | Alex Bajcz |
| 16 Sep 2020 | 44D | Singer Franklin, Aretha’s older sister | Paul Coulter |
| 26 Jul 2020 | 39D | Aretha Franklin’s Grammy-nominated sister | Trenton Charlson |
| 11 May 2020 | 60D | Funny Bombeck | Ross Trudeau |
| 30 Apr 2020 | 19A | Bombeck who wrote “I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression” | Caitlin Reid |
| 2 Mar 2020 | 35A | “At Wit’s End” humorist Bombeck | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 13 Feb 2020 | 53D | Humorist Bombeck | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 20 Jan 2020 | 21D | Humorous Bombeck | Evan Kalish |
| 9 Jun 2019 | 25A | Columnist Bombeck | Seth A. Abel |
| 17 Feb 2019 | 78D | Wry Bombeck | David Kwong |
| 27 Dec 2018 | 29A | “Forever, ___” (1996 humor book) | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 25 Dec 2018 | 43A | Funny Bombeck | Bruce Haight |
| 11 Jun 2018 | 57D | Bombeck who wrote “Housework, if you do it right, will kill you” | Gary Cee |
| 27 Apr 2018 | 44A | Humorist Bombeck | David Steinberg |
| 24 Apr 2018 | 18D | Humor columnist Bombeck | Peter Gordon |
| 10 Mar 2018 | 37A | “Aunt” of a 1979 best seller | Ryan McCarty |
| 31 Jan 2018 | 54D | Singer Franklin who was Aretha’s elder sister | Josh Radnor and Jeff Chen |
| 12 May 2017 | 11D | Funny Bombeck | Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 61D | Humorous Bombeck | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 8 Nov 2016 | 18D | Humorist Bombeck | Michael J. Doran |
| 31 Oct 2016 | 37D | Funny Bombeck | Peter A. Collins |
| 10 Jul 2016 | 117A | Humorist Bombeck | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Feb 2016 | 1D | First name in home humor | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 12 Dec 2015 | 38A | Franklin who sang “Piece of My Heart” | Byron Walden |
| 4 Nov 2015 | 11D | Singing sister of Aretha Franklin | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 37D | Funny Bombeck | Sharon Delorme |
| 5 Mar 2015 | 59D | Funny Bombeck | Jim Peredo |
| 3 Sep 2013 | 49D | Funny Bombeck | Dan Schoenholz |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 10A | ___ Franklin, Grammy-nominated gospel/R&B singer | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen |
| 23 May 2013 | 54D | Columnist Bombeck | David Levinson Wilk |
| 10 Mar 2013 | 14A | Humorist Bombeck | Finn Vigeland |
| 24 Aug 2012 | 44D | “Aunt” with a 1979 best seller | Mark Diehl |
| 3 May 2012 | 44A | “Forever, ___” (1996 humor book) | Neville Fogarty |
| 28 Jan 2012 | 54D | Aretha’s Grammy-nominated sister | Barry C. Silk |
| 1 Feb 2011 | 15A | Witty Bombeck | Ron and Nancy Byron |
| 6 Jun 2010 | 82D | Columnist Bombeck | Daniel A. Finan |
| 7 Mar 2010 | 57D | Franklin who sang “Piece of My Heart” | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer |
| 8 Dec 2009 | 35A | Humorist Bombeck | Joe Krozel |
| 18 Oct 2009 | 19D | Gospel singer Franklin | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Aug 2009 | 37D | Bombeck who wrote “The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank” | Anthony J. Salvia |
| 28 Jun 2009 | 41D | Witty Bombeck | Barry C. Silk |
| 7 May 2009 | 4D | Humorist Bombeck | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Feb 2009 | 61A | Title aunt in a 1979 best seller | Frank Longo |
| 22 Dec 2008 | 66A | Humorist Bombeck | Lynn Lempel |
| 5 Jul 2008 | 53D | First name in humor | Karen M. Tracey |
| 13 Nov 2007 | 16A | Humorist Bombeck | Fred Piscop |
| 5 Nov 2007 | 33D | Humorist Bombeck | Jeremy Horwitz |
| 29 Sep 2007 | 34D | “Piece of My Heart” singer Franklin | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 17 Aug 2007 | 9D | Title aunt in a 1979 best seller | Roger Barkan |
| 14 Aug 2007 | 63A | Wry Bombeck | C. W. Stewart |
| 25 Feb 2007 | 56A | First name in humor | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Jan 2007 | 11D | Humorist Bombeck | Harriet Clifton |
| 12 Aug 2006 | 4A | “Aunt” with a 1979 best seller | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Jul 2006 | 56A | Witty Bombeck | Dave Mackey |
| 27 Jun 2006 | 6D | Humorist Bombeck | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 1 Apr 2006 | 57D | First name in humor | Kevan Choset and David Kwong |
| 13 Feb 2006 | 56A | Humorist Bombeck | Janet R. Bender |
| 24 Jan 2006 | 61D | Humorist Bombeck | David Sullivan |
| 8 Jan 2006 | 118D | First name in newspaper humor | Michael Ashley |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 47A | Grammy-nominated Franklin | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Aug 2005 | 65D | Columnist Bombeck | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 5 Jun 2005 | 100A | Writer Bombeck | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 Mar 2005 | 56D | First name in humor | Bob Peoples |
| 24 Feb 2005 | 53D | Aretha Franklin’s Grammy-nominated sister | Patrick Merrell |
| 18 Dec 2004 | 36D | “Aunt” with a 1979 best seller | Dana Motley |
| 29 Nov 2004 | 18A | Humorist Bombeck | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon |
| 9 Sep 2004 | 35D | First name in humor | Peter Abide |
| 25 Jul 2004 | 24D | “Forever, ___” (1996 humor book) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 27 Jun 2004 | 63A | Witty Bombeck | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn |
| 14 Mar 2004 | 23D | Humorist Bombeck | Craig Kasper |
| 25 Dec 2003 | 60A | “Forever, ___” (1996 humor book) | John Underwood |
| 27 Sep 2003 | 47A | Franklin who sang “Piece of My Heart” | Craig Kasper |
| 20 Mar 2003 | 38D | Aunt with a “Cope Book” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Dec 2002 | 62A | “Aunt” with a “Cope Book” | James E. Buell |
| 26 Sep 2002 | 53A | First name in home humor | Manny Nosowsky |
| 22 Aug 2002 | 40D | Columnist Bombeck | Cathy Millhauser |
| 18 Jun 2002 | 19A | Columnist Bombeck | Eugene W. Sard |
| 25 Mar 2002 | 16A | Columnist Bombeck | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 25 Dec 2001 | 56D | Witty Bombeck | Peter Gordon |
| 13 Dec 2001 | 21A | Aunt with a “Cope Book” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 9 Dec 2001 | 76A | Wit Bombeck | Cathy Millhauser |
| 23 Aug 2001 | 60D | Columnist Bombeck | Peter Gordon |
| 16 May 2001 | 50D | Humorist Bombeck | Richard Silvestri |
| 11 Mar 2001 | 55D | “Aunt” with a “Cope Book” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 20 Aug 2000 | 38D | Humorist Bombeck | Charles M. Deber |
| 22 Mar 2000 | 57D | Witty Bombeck | Richard Silvestri |
| 18 Mar 2000 | 25D | First name in humor | Rich Norris |
| 2 Mar 2000 | 67A | Clever Bombeck | Frances Hansen |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 16A | Columnist Bombeck | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 11 Oct 1999 | 51D | Witty Bombeck | Gregory E. Paul |
| 16 Mar 1999 | 16A | Witty Bombeck | Fred Piscop |
| 8 Mar 1999 | 30D | Humorous Bombeck | Gregory E. Paul |
| 5 Jan 1999 | 56A | Witty Bombeck | Lyell Rodieck |
| 7 Oct 1998 | 57D | Humorist Bombeck | Randall J. Hartman |
| 24 Aug 1998 | 46D | Writer Bombeck | Alan Jay Weiss |
| 4 Aug 1998 | 69A | Humorist Bombeck | Janet R. Bender |
| 16 Jul 1998 | 24D | Humorist Bombeck | Kelly Clark |
| 14 Jun 1998 | 2D | Author Bombeck | Manny Nosowsky |
| 24 May 1998 | 79D | Bombeck of “At Wit’s End” | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 11 Feb 1998 | 57D | Humorist Bombeck | Nancy S. Ross |
| 11 Dec 1997 | 16A | “Aunt” with a 1979 best seller | Trip Payne |
| 1 Nov 1997 | 11D | First name in humor | Rich Norris |
| 20 Oct 1997 | 43A | Humor columnist Bombeck | Peter Gordon |
| 12 Sep 1997 | 26A | First name in humor | Chuck Deodene |
| 4 Sep 1997 | 66A | Humorist Bombeck | Richard Silvestri |
| 30 Jun 1997 | 59A | Humorist Bombeck | Peter Gordon |
| 10 May 1997 | 44A | Wit Bombeck | Isabel Walcott |
| 12 Feb 1997 | 60A | Writer Bombeck | M. E. Skolsky |
| 8 May 1996 | 34D | Writer Bombeck | R. Norris |
| 16 Apr 1996 | 32D | First name in humor | G. E. Paul |
| 15 Apr 1996 | 58D | Witty Bombeck | S. L. Robbins |
| 27 Dec 1995 | 16A | Humorist Bombeck | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Aug 1995 | 36A | Bombeck who’s “at wit’s end” | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 10 Jul 1995 | 45A | Columnist Bombeck | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 21 Oct 1994 | 63A | Humorist Bombeck | Mark Diehl |
| 11 Oct 1994 | 16A | Columnist Bombeck | Bernice Gordon |
| 22 Sep 1994 | 16A | First name in humor | George Quincy |
| 4 Sep 1994 | 118A | Columnist Bombeck | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 1 Sep 1994 | 48D | Author Bombeck | Manny Nosowsky |
| 27 Jun 1994 | 28D | Columnist Bombeck | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 30 May 1994 | 23A | Writer Bombeck | Raymond Hamel |
| 4 Apr 1994 | 61A | Bombeck, the columnist | Betty Jorgensen |
| 17 Jan 1994 | 10A | Columnist Bombeck | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 30 Dec 1993 | 35D | Anecdotal Bombeck | A.J. Santora |
| 24 Dec 1993 | 53D | “Cope Book” Aunt | Merl H. Reagle |
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