NSA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NSA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NSA" answer was first appeared in "19 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hush-hush D.C. grp.". It was authored by Richard Silvestri. Recently, the "NSA" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Org. in the Oscar-winning documentary “Citizenfour”". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Code-cracking org. (9)". "NSA" appeared 198 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NSA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 42A | Org. in the Oscar-winning documentary “Citizenfour” | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 28 Nov 2023 | 21A | Surveillance org. | Gia Bosko |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 37D | Surveillance org. | Simeon Seigel |
| 17 Oct 2023 | 45D | Intelligence org. | Dominic Grillo |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 40A | Org. associated with interceptions | Ahmed Bayoumi |
| 25 Sep 2023 | 60A | U.S. org. with cryptologists | Lynn Lempel |
| 21 Sep 2023 | 35A | Org. concerned with cyberwarfare | Dan Caprera |
| 6 Aug 2023 | 80A | Govt. employer of cryptologists | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| 30 Jul 2023 | 75D | U.S. intelligence org. | John Kugelman |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 105A | Member org. of the Five Eyes alliance | Chandi Deitmer |
| 18 Jul 2023 | 1A | U.S. intelligence org. | Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 13 Jul 2023 | 22A | Org. protecting U.S. information systems | Hanh Huynh |
| 3 May 2023 | 64D | D.C. group engaged in [REDACTED] | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 2 Apr 2023 | 34A | Grp. with cryptanalysts | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| 27 Mar 2023 | 25A | U.S. intelligence grp. | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| 19 Feb 2023 | 73A | Intelligence org. | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 14 Dec 2022 | 54A | Surveillance org. | Matthew Stock |
| 6 Dec 2022 | 68A | Org. with a cryptologic museum | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu |
| 9 Nov 2022 | 4D | Cyb-org.? | David Tuffs |
| 7 Nov 2022 | 59D | Intelligence org. | Jill Singer |
| 8 Sep 2022 | 35D | Org. whose annual budget isn’t public | Matthew Stock |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 28D | Big employer of U.S. mathematicians, in brief | Robert Logan |
| 15 Aug 2022 | 33D | Top-secret government org. | Simon Marotte |
| 3 Mar 2022 | 57D | Org. whose logo has an eagle grasping a key | August Lee-Kovach |
| 27 Feb 2022 | 90D | Phone-tracking org. | Sheldon Polonsky |
| 15 Feb 2022 | 58D | Covert org. | Claire Rimkus |
| 12 Feb 2022 | 39A | Org. tracking metadata | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 3 Feb 2022 | 70A | Org. Edward Snowden once worked for | Adam Wagner |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 3D | Org. whose initials are found in “unsafe,” ironically | Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar |
| 14 Dec 2021 | 3D | Secretive org. | Tao Platt |
| 5 Dec 2021 | 48D | Org. that hires cryptanalysts | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| 30 Nov 2021 | 60D | Home to many cybersafety experts, in brief | Billy Ouska |
| 31 Oct 2021 | 80A | Code-cracking grp. | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 10 Oct 2021 | 30D | Org. with an annual Codebreaker Challenge | Brandon Koppy |
| 18 Aug 2021 | 22A | Edward Snowden’s former employer, in brief | Alina Abidi |
| 8 Aug 2021 | 70D | “The Puzzle Palace” org. | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
| 17 May 2021 | 22A | Govt. org. with a classified budget | Wren Schultz |
| 8 May 2021 | 42A | Org. with an annual Codebreaker Challenge | David Steinberg |
| 22 Apr 2021 | 57A | Classified org. | Jem Burch |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 35D | Org. with 1-Across | Daniel Larsen |
| 22 Feb 2021 | 27A | U.S. intelligence org. | Barbara Lin |
| 14 Feb 2021 | 117D | Surveillance org. | Lisa Bunker |
| 24 Jan 2021 | 77A | Govt. org. with a forerunner known as the Black Chamber | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
| 15 Dec 2020 | 60D | Source of information leaked by Edward Snowden, for short | Adam Vincent |
| 8 Oct 2020 | 54D | Org.? What org.? | Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen |
| 30 May 2020 | 6D | Only account Edward Snowden follows on Twitter | Brian Thomas |
| 18 May 2020 | 66D | Secretive government org. | Christina Iverson |
| 12 Jan 2020 | 61D | Secretive org. | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 56D | Org. that shares its HQ with Cyber Command | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 29 Oct 2019 | 53A | Intelligence-gathering org. | Evan Mahnken |
| 21 Oct 2019 | 21A | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked | Joe Deeney |
| 17 Sep 2019 | 20A | C.I.A. sister service | Paul Coulter |
| 18 May 2019 | 58A | Subj. of the 2017 memoir “Working on the Dark Side of the Moon” | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| 14 Apr 2019 | 43A | Cryptanalysis org. | Will Nediger |
| 27 Jan 2019 | 113D | Code-cracking org. | Randolph Ross |
| 13 Nov 2018 | 63D | Org. based in Fort Meade, Md. | John Ciolfi |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 52D | It checks for leaks, for short | Evan Kalish |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 50D | D.O.D. division | John Guzzetta |
| 2 Sep 2018 | 39D | Govt. org. based in Ft. Meade, Md. | Tom McCoy |
| 6 Aug 2018 | 12D | Hush-hush grp. | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl |
| 30 Jun 2018 | 55D | Org. in the documentary “Citizenfour” | Andy Kravis |
| 11 Jun 2018 | 52A | Hush-hush government org. | Gary Cee |
| 29 Apr 2018 | 54D | Cryptanalysis org. | Peter Wentz |
| 10 Mar 2018 | 38A | Org. concerned with cracking and leaking | Ryan McCarty |
| 14 Jan 2018 | 41A | Bug-studying org. | Joel Fagliano |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 30D | Covert govt. org. | Bruce Haight |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 55A | Org. whose symbol is an eagle atop a key | Trenton Charlson |
| 5 Nov 2017 | 119D | Eavesdropping org. | Natan Last |
| 24 Aug 2017 | 70A | Org. whose budget is classified | Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg |
| 5 Apr 2017 | 19D | “Crypto City” at Ft. Meade | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 15 Mar 2017 | 64D | Intel org. | Bruce Haight |
| 12 Mar 2017 | 87A | Grp. in the Oscar-winning documentary “Citizenfour” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 15 Jan 2017 | 120D | Govt. org. that offers a monthly “Puzzle Periodical” | Joel Fagliano |
| 8 Jan 2017 | 113D | “Snowden” org. | Peter Broda and Erik Agard |
| 21 Nov 2016 | 61D | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked | John Lieb |
| 13 Nov 2016 | 61D | Org. in “Snowden” | Joel Fagliano |
| 7 Oct 2016 | 23A | Org. whose symbol is an eagle atop a key | Robyn Weintraub |
| 21 Jul 2016 | 61A | Crack team, for short? | Jason Flinn |
| 25 Jun 2016 | 32A | Org. whose logo has a talon-gripped key | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 23 Jun 2016 | 9D | Cryptanalysis org. | Megan Amram and David Kwong |
| 10 May 2016 | 33A | Covert org. | David Kwong |
| 16 Apr 2016 | 27A | Org. in the documentary “Citizenfour” | Andrew Zhou |
| 17 Jan 2016 | 118D | Intel org. officially formed by Truman | Jeff Chen |
| 9 Jan 2016 | 43A | Hush-hush org. | Jason Flinn |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 9D | Metadata collector, for short | Erin Rhode |
| 26 Apr 2015 | 55A | Org. of concern to Edward Snowden | Patrick Berry |
| 8 Apr 2015 | 54A | U.S. counterpart to Britain’s GCHQ | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 28 Feb 2015 | 34A | Group of crackers, for short? | Barry C. Silk |
| 7 Jan 2015 | 24D | Intel org. | Greg Johnson |
| 4 Jan 2015 | 111D | Edward Snowden subj. | Finn Vigeland |
| 29 Dec 2014 | 20A | U.S. intelligence org. | Peter A. Collins |
| 28 Sep 2014 | 31A | Org. implementing the Protect America Act | Todd Gross |
| 4 Sep 2014 | 5D | Org. whose annual budget is classified | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 11 Aug 2014 | 30A | Phone-tapping org. | David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon |
| 24 Jul 2014 | 46D | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked | David Phillips |
| 20 Jun 2014 | 37A | Defense Department dept. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 17 Jun 2014 | 71A | Org. named in WikiLeaks documents | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 22 Feb 2014 | 63D | Tapping grp. | Evan Birnholz |
| 16 Feb 2014 | 75A | Subj. of Snowden leaks | Yaakov Bendavid |
| 9 Nov 2013 | 22A | Noted eavesdropper, for short | Michael Ashley |
| 4 Sep 2013 | 39D | Org. with its HQ in Fort Meade | Joel Fagliano |
| 14 Aug 2013 | 11A | Decryption org. | Sarah Keller |
| 18 May 2013 | 20A | Intel processor? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 27 Feb 2013 | 68A | Code-cracking org. | Daniel Kantor |
| 24 Dec 2012 | 59D | Secretive org. | Michael Sharp |
| 6 Nov 2012 | 14D | Intelligence org. | Erik Agard |
| 14 Sep 2012 | 4D | Grp. concerned with hacking | Peter A. Collins |
| 14 Jun 2012 | 10D | Code-cracking org. | Tracy Gray |
| 13 May 2012 | 117D | Surveillance org. | Ben Tausig |
| 8 May 2012 | 65D | Cryptologists’ org. | Lynn Lempel |
| 3 May 2012 | 32D | Org. associated with U.S. Cyber Command | Neville Fogarty |
| 12 Apr 2012 | 1A | Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key | Michael Shteyman |
| 12 Mar 2012 | 28D | Org. protecting U.S. secrets | Lynn Lempel |
| 8 Mar 2012 | 1A | Org. whose annual budget is classified information | Bill Thompson |
| 10 Jan 2012 | 56A | American defense org. | Gary Cee |
| 31 Dec 2011 | 43A | Wiretapping grp. | Joe Krozel |
| 20 Nov 2011 | 82D | Intel interpreter, for short | Trip Payne |
| 22 Jun 2011 | 37A | “Red Storm Rising” grp. | Tim Croce |
| 3 May 2011 | 64D | Subj. of the book “The Puzzle Palace” | Kevan Choset |
| 12 Apr 2011 | 56D | Supersecret org. | Barry C. Silk |
| 22 Mar 2011 | 15A | Code-cracking org. | Albert R. Picallo |
| 27 Feb 2011 | 110D | Code-breaking grp. | Peter A. Collins |
| 20 Feb 2011 | 118D | Hush-hush grp. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 2 Jan 2011 | 29D | Ultrasecret org. | David Levinson Wilk |
| 14 Sep 2010 | 34D | Source of intelligence: Abbr. | Eshan Mitra, Brown University ’12 |
| 13 Jun 2010 | 96D | Cryptologist’s org. | Francis Heaney |
| 12 May 2010 | 69D | Secretive org. | Pete Muller |
| 23 Mar 2010 | 68A | Code-breaking org. | Kurt Krauss |
| 17 Feb 2010 | 58A | Cryptanalyst’s org. | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 13 Feb 2010 | 60A | Intelligence grp. | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 3 Dec 2009 | 8D | Code-breaking central, in brief | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| 25 Oct 2009 | 44D | Hush-hush org. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 18 Oct 2009 | 96D | Code-cracking grp. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Aug 2009 | 54D | Intelligence-gathering org. | Anthony J. Salvia |
| 26 Jul 2009 | 151A | Org. in Clancy’s “Red Storm Rising” | Kevin G. Der |
| 22 Feb 2009 | 80A | Fort Meade org. | Barry C. Silk & Doug Peterson |
| 26 Jan 2009 | 43A | Hush-hush org. | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon |
| 15 Jan 2009 | 63D | Code crackers’ org. | Patrick Blindauer |
| 13 Jan 2009 | 48A | Secret govt. group | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| 21 Dec 2008 | 119A | Code-cracking org. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 17A | Hush-hush org. | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Sep 2008 | 37D | Ultrasecret org. | Caleb Madison |
| 21 Aug 2008 | 29A | Cryptanalysis org. | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 27 Jul 2008 | 78D | Cipher org. | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot |
| 8 Jul 2008 | 63D | Code-crackers’ org. | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 3 Jun 2008 | 8D | Code-cracking org. | Pete Muller |
| 1 May 2008 | 49A | Intel org. | Jim Leeds |
| 24 Apr 2008 | 60A | Secretive org. | Michael Langwald |
| 25 Dec 2007 | 65D | Supersecretive intelligence org. | Nancy Salomon |
| 14 Nov 2007 | 33D | Code-cracking org. | Jim Page |
| 26 Sep 2007 | 21A | Govt. code-breaking group | Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper |
| 17 Jun 2007 | 119D | Intelligence grp. | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 62D | Cryptologist’s org. | Ed Early |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 58D | “The Puzzle Palace” org. | Karen M. Tracey |
| 12 Dec 2006 | 50A | Decryption org. | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming |
| 5 Nov 2006 | 54D | Hush-hush govt. org. | Derrick Niederman |
| 15 Oct 2006 | 128D | Hush-hush grp. | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Sep 2006 | 62D | Secret org. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Aug 2006 | 43A | Decryption org. | Harvey Estes |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 19A | Cipher org. | Kyle Mahowald |
| 2 Jul 2006 | 59D | Top-secret grp. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Jun 2006 | 42A | Fort Meade org. | Barry C. Silk |
| 24 Jul 2005 | 91A | Eavesdropping org. | Frank Longo |
| 26 Jun 2005 | 84A | 55-Across relative | Joe DiPietro |
| 19 May 2005 | 47A | Secretive org. | Barbara Olson |
| 12 Apr 2005 | 31A | Govt. code breakers | Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Mar 2005 | 30A | Org. with a key-holding eagle in its logo | Patrick Merrell |
| 17 Feb 2005 | 57D | Hush-hush grp. | Patrick Merrell |
| 17 Nov 2004 | 36A | Hush-hush org. | Richard Silvestri |
| 15 Aug 2004 | 96D | Ultrasecret org. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 4 May 2004 | 51A | Hush-hush D.C. org. | Eric Berlin |
| 13 Feb 2004 | 31A | U.S. code and cipher grp. | Manny Nosowsky |
| 3 Feb 2004 | 47A | Govt. code crackers | Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon |
| 29 Dec 2003 | 49A | Hush-hush org. | Gregory E. Paul |
| 2 Dec 2003 | 32D | Fed. hush-hush group | Harvey Estes |
| 24 Jun 2003 | 27D | Code-breaking org. | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon |
| 7 Nov 2002 | 3D | Decryption org. | Patrick Merrell |
| 6 Aug 2002 | 28A | Codebreakers’ org. | Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman |
| 6 Apr 2002 | 37D | Hush-hush grp. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 5 Feb 2002 | 23A | Cryptologic grp. | Alan J. Weiss |
| 18 Jan 2002 | 20D | Hush-hush govt. group | Manny Nosowsky |
| 16 Jan 2002 | 50A | Govt. org. that employs mathematicians | Linda Bushman |
| 5 Jan 2002 | 29A | Intelligence grp. established by Truman | Rich Norris |
| 22 Jul 2001 | 41A | Code-breaking govt. group | Patrick Berry |
| 20 May 2001 | 104D | Secrets keeper: Abbr. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 10 Dec 2000 | 67A | Hush-hush grp. | Rich Norris |
| 6 Nov 2000 | 44A | Code-cracking org. | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| 16 Sep 2000 | 61D | Code crackers: Abbr. | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 13 Jul 2000 | 62A | Fed. hush-hush group | Rich Norris |
| 1 Feb 2000 | 37D | Code-cracking org. | A. J. Santora |
| 14 May 1999 | 58D | Eavesdropping org. | Frank Longo |
| 18 Oct 1998 | 43D | Hush-hush D.C. org. | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Oct 1997 | 62D | Hush-hush org. | Frances Hansen |
| 22 Sep 1997 | 37A | Hush-hush govt. group | Gregory E. Paul |
| 24 Aug 1997 | 95A | Govt. intelligence org. | Michael S. Maurer |
| 23 Jan 1995 | 45A | Hush-hush govt. org. | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 18 Dec 1994 | 146A | Govt. code grp. | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn |
| 19 May 1994 | 59D | Hush-hush D.C. grp. | Richard Silvestri |
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