AVERT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for AVERT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "AVERT" answer was first appeared in "4 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Ward off (6)". It was authored by Glenton Petgrave. Recently, the "AVERT" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Stave off (6)". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Turn away (9)". "AVERT" appeared 59 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "AVERT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 125A | Stave off | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 21 Nov 2023 | 24D | Prevent, as a crisis | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 40A | Manage to stop | David Steinberg |
| 3 Jul 2022 | 92D | Stave off | Tom McCoy |
| 3 Apr 2022 | 96A | Turn aside | Byron Walden |
| 27 Jan 2022 | 50D | Head off | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 8D | Fend off | Eric Bornstein |
| 8 Mar 2021 | 49D | Prevent, as disaster | Eric Bornstein |
| 10 Nov 2020 | 63A | Turn away | Robert Fisher |
| 29 May 2019 | 52D | Head off | Jules Markey |
| 13 May 2019 | 52D | Deflect | Gary Larson |
| 22 Apr 2019 | 1A | Turn away, as one’s gaze | Bruce Haight |
| 28 Jan 2018 | 2D | Sidestep | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| 11 Apr 2017 | 59A | Prevent, as disaster | Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman |
| 12 Feb 2017 | 109A | Turn aside | Lynn Lempel |
| 1 May 2016 | 82A | Stave off | Joel Fagliano and Byron Walden |
| 19 Feb 2014 | 38A | Turn away | Michael Dewey |
| 29 Oct 2013 | 12D | Deflect | Robert Cirillo |
| 28 Aug 2012 | 18D | Stave off | Lou Borenstein |
| 5 Mar 2012 | 28A | Stave off, as a disaster | Mike Nothnagel |
| 27 Dec 2011 | 1A | Head off | John Dunn |
| 29 May 2011 | 100A | Turn away | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| 11 Mar 2011 | 7D | Parry | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 18 Jan 2011 | 33A | Fend off | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 1 Dec 2009 | 62A | Turn away | Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming |
| 21 Sep 2009 | 8D | Prevent, as disaster | Mark Feldman |
| 6 Jul 2009 | 52A | Ward off | Fred Piscop |
| 19 Dec 2008 | 40A | Parry | Natan Last |
| 1 Dec 2008 | 47A | Turn away | Eric J. Platt |
| 10 Aug 2008 | 2D | Turn aside | Will Nediger |
| 22 Feb 2008 | 52A | Parry | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot |
| 7 Aug 2007 | 17A | Ward off | Daniel Kantor |
| 15 Dec 2005 | 53D | Not let happen | Patrick Merrell |
| 31 Jul 2005 | 6D | Forestall | Mark Feldman |
| 20 May 2005 | 31D | Forfend | Harvey Estes |
| 4 Oct 2004 | 26A | Stave off | Seth A. Abel |
| 7 Jan 2004 | 42A | Ward off | Mike Torch |
| 8 Jul 2003 | 30D | Turn away | Roy Leban |
| 6 Jul 2003 | 57A | Head off | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 13 Mar 2003 | 47D | Deflect | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Jan 2003 | 53D | Turn away | Christina Houlihan |
| 29 Sep 2002 | 36D | Turn away | Randolph Ross |
| 25 Jun 2001 | 27D | Head off | Stanley Newman |
| 1 Jun 2001 | 26A | Thwart | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 16 May 2001 | 6A | Turn away | Richard Silvestri |
| 1 May 2001 | 5A | Head off | Stanley Newman |
| 27 May 1999 | 49D | Forestall | A. J. Santora |
| 23 May 1999 | 63D | Detour | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 24 Nov 1998 | 48D | Turn aside | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| 28 Aug 1998 | 47A | Parry | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 4 Apr 1998 | 6D | Keep from happening | Rich Norris |
| 23 Oct 1997 | 26D | Ward off | Frances Hansen |
| 11 Jan 1997 | 16A | Forestall | R. Norris |
| 2 Oct 1995 | 53A | Manage to avoid | Joy L. Wouk |
| 20 Aug 1995 | 120A | Ward off | Cathy Millhauser |
| 22 Nov 1994 | 19A | Circumvent | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 10 Nov 1994 | 30A | Circumvent | Alfio Micci |
| 6 Nov 1994 | 22A | Stave off | A.J. Santora |
| 4 Dec 1993 | 30A | Ward off | Glenton Petgrave |
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