DEKE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for DEKE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "DEKE" answer was first appeared in "13 Apr 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hockey fake (3)". It was authored by Jim Page. Recently, the "DEKE" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hockey fake (3)". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Hockey feint (10)". "DEKE" appeared 39 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "DEKE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 60D | Hockey fake | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 2 Feb 2023 | 4D | Hockey feint | Elise Corbin |
| 8 Oct 2020 | 31D | Hockey fake-out | Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Apr 2020 | 59D | Hockey feint | Ed Sessa |
| 9 Apr 2019 | 31A | Ice hockey feint / Squeezed (out) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 13 Jun 2018 | 23D | Hockey feint | Michael Hawkins |
| 29 Oct 2017 | 30A | Hockey feint | Ross Trudeau |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 57D | Hockey feint | Peter A. Collins |
| 9 Mar 2015 | 32D | Hockey fake-out | Debbie Ellerin |
| 12 Sep 2014 | 47D | Rink fooler | Michael Wiesenberg |
| 27 Jul 2014 | 83A | Astronaut Slayton | Randolph Ross |
| 3 Nov 2013 | 48D | Hockey fake | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 50D | Fool on the ice | Ed Sessa |
| 17 Jul 2012 | 11D | Hockey feint | Peter A. Collins |
| 10 Jun 2012 | 30A | Hockey feint | Xan Vongsathorn |
| 26 Apr 2011 | 37D | Hockey feint | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 11 Feb 2011 | 50D | Hockey player’s “dangle” | Adam Cohen |
| 24 Jan 2010 | 151A | Rink fake-out | David Kwong and Kevan Choset |
| 17 Nov 2009 | 70A | Fake at the rink | John Farmer |
| 29 Jul 2009 | 70A | Rink fake | Tim Wescott |
| 14 Jun 2009 | 62A | Hockey player’s deceptive move | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 13 Jan 2009 | 1A | Hockey fake-out | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| 25 Dec 2007 | 61D | Apollo astronaut Slayton | Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Oct 2006 | 58D | Hockey feint | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 3 Jul 2006 | 29D | Hockey player’s deceptive move | Randall J. Hartman |
| 10 Feb 2006 | 44A | Fool on the ice | Harvey Estes |
| 17 Mar 2005 | 32D | Fraternity brother of Dubya | David Pringle |
| 5 May 2004 | 12D | Apollo astronaut Slayton | Nancy Salomon |
| 26 Jan 2003 | 30A | Gridiron feint | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| 5 May 1999 | 63A | Astronaut Slayton | Lois Sidway |
| 17 Sep 1998 | 16A | Slayton of Apollo 18 | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 27 Jul 1998 | 37D | Astronaut Slayton | Steven Picus |
| 14 Jun 1998 | 18D | Astronaut Slayton | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Mar 1998 | 52A | Apollo astronaut Slayton | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| 1 Sep 1997 | 13D | Astronaut Slayton | Gregory E. Paul |
| 4 Jun 1996 | 39A | Deceive, on the ice | E. Early |
| 6 Feb 1996 | 30D | Astronaut Slayton | Randy Sowell |
| 27 Dec 1994 | 32A | Hockey feint | Ernie Furtado |
| 13 Apr 1994 | 9D | Hockey fake | Jim Page |
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