FLY is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for FLY in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "FLY" answer was first appeared in "18 Oct 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "The birds and the bees do it". It was authored by M. Gaffney. Recently, the "FLY" answer has been used for "26 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Go by air". It was authored by Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman. "FLY" appeared 41 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "FLY" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2023 | 37D | Go by air | Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman |
| 4 Sep 2023 | 33D | Go by jet, e.g. | Tom Pepper and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 42A | Succeed, as a suggestion | Robert Logan |
| 2 Apr 2023 | 85A | Zip it! | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 71A | “That’ll never ___” | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| 26 Feb 2023 | 107D | Do the Wright thing? | Will Nediger |
| 31 Jan 2023 | 33A | Aviate | Erik Agard |
| 2 Jul 2022 | 39D | Be feasible, as a proposal | Evan Kalish |
| 10 May 2022 | 65D | Take to the sky | Lou Weiss |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 19A | Take off in a hurry | Tom Pepper |
| 24 Jun 2020 | 7D | Stylish, slangily | Joe Deeney |
| 2 Jun 2020 | 55A | High hit to the outfield | John Guzzetta |
| 28 Nov 2019 | 5D | Cool-looking, in slang | Timothy Polin |
| 9 Feb 2019 | 46A | Leave in a hurry | Ryan McCarty |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 61A | Travel on Alaska or Hawaiian | Sean Biggins |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 59D | Work, as a proposal | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Jan 2018 | 31D | Take to the skies | Sam Ezersky |
| 26 Aug 2017 | 29D | Be successful, as a proposal | Peter Wentz |
| 22 Aug 2016 | 10D | Travel like Superman | Emily Carroll |
| 15 Jun 2016 | 4D | No-___ zone | Jason Flinn |
| 10 Sep 2015 | 15A | Fishing lure | Tracy Gray |
| 24 Jun 2014 | 9D | Really cool, in slang | Heather Valadez |
| 11 Mar 2013 | 9D | Go by plane | Robert Fisher |
| 15 Dec 2012 | 44A | Web site crasher? | Will Nediger |
| 31 Oct 2012 | 18D | It may be embarrassing if it’s open | Stu Ockman |
| 11 Aug 2012 | 33D | Stylish, in slang | Josh Knapp |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 34D | Zipper hider | Joe DiPietro |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 28D | Pass muster | Michael Sharp |
| 17 Jan 2010 | 54A | Pitcher plant victim | Cathy Allis |
| 11 Apr 2008 | 27A | Something that shouldn’t be left open | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Feb 2008 | 85A | With 20-Down, airshow activities | Henry Hook |
| 17 Nov 2007 | 29A | Tackle box item | Brad Wilber |
| 10 Feb 2005 | 70A | Wing it? | Frank Longo |
| 23 Jun 2004 | 35D | Succeed, as a proposal | Jim Goodsell |
| 21 Jun 2004 | 43A | Spider’s prey | Craig Kasper |
| 2 Mar 2003 | 74A | Bug out | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 9 Jul 2000 | 79A | With 54-Across, furnace emission | Manny Nosowsky |
| 15 Jan 2000 | 4D | See 36-Across | Matt Gaffney |
| 4 Feb 1998 | 71A | Zipper cover | Fred Piscop |
| 6 Mar 1997 | 51D | It’s at the end of the line | Shannon Burns |
| 18 Oct 1996 | 4D | The birds and the bees do it | M. Gaffney |
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