DONNA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for DONNA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "DONNA" answer was first appeared in "13 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "1959 Ritchie Valens hit". It was authored by Harvey Estes. Recently, the "DONNA" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Prima ___". It was authored by Peter Gordon. "DONNA" appeared 30 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "DONNA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2023 | 52D | Prima ___ | Peter Gordon |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 10D | Disco queen Summer | Zachary David Levy |
| 12 Jun 2023 | 52A | Summer known as the “Queen of Disco” | Alice Liang |
| 21 Oct 2019 | 16D | Disco singer Summer | Joe Deeney |
| 1 Aug 2016 | 16D | Woman’s name that means “woman” in Italian | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| 10 Jul 2016 | 105A | France : madame :: Italy : ___ | Patrick Berry |
| 30 May 2015 | 47D | 1959 #2 hit whose flip side was “La Bamba” | Samuel A. Donaldson and Brad Wilber |
| 20 May 2014 | 67A | “Parks and Recreation” woman | Peter A. Collins |
| 27 Nov 2011 | 60A | Italian woman | Jeff Chen |
| 1 Jun 2011 | 17A | Part of DKNY | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Dec 2010 | 64A | Summer who sang “Love to Love You Baby” | Mark Feldman |
| 7 Jun 2009 | 105D | Title girl in a Ritchie Valens hit | Jeremy Newton |
| 15 Jun 2008 | 21D | 1958 hit whose B-side was “La Bamba” | Jeremy Newton |
| 10 May 2006 | 63A | Staffer on TV’s “The West Wing” | Kevan Choset |
| 19 Jul 2004 | 19A | Designer Karan | Nancy Salomon and Kendall Twigg |
| 13 Dec 2003 | 51D | Title girl in a Ritchie Valens hit | Bob Peoples |
| 27 Jun 2003 | 46D | Name sung after “Oh” in a 1959 hit | Manny Nosowsky |
| 10 Sep 2001 | 4D | Former H.H.S. Secretary Shalala | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| 20 Nov 2000 | 63A | Designer Karan | Randall J. Hartman |
| 28 Oct 2000 | 14D | “Beverly Hills 90210” female | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 20 Oct 2000 | 50D | Andrews of the L.P.G.A. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 9 Aug 2000 | 54D | Fashion’s Karan | Kelly Clark |
| 17 Apr 1999 | 47D | “The Secret History” novelist Tartt | Jim Page |
| 24 Jun 1998 | 44D | Italian lady | Richard Silvestri |
| 18 Nov 1996 | 24D | Fashion’s Karan | F. & L. Sabin |
| 29 Sep 1996 | 26A | 1958 Ritchie Valens hit | M. Reagle |
| 11 Jul 1995 | 51D | Golfer Caponi | Gregory E. Paul |
| 4 Jan 1995 | 34D | Part of DKNY | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 23 Mar 1994 | 51D | Secretary Shalala | Cathy Millhauser |
| 13 Jan 1994 | 19A | 1959 Ritchie Valens hit | Harvey Estes |
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