RIP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for RIP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "RIP" answer was first appeared in "6 Aug 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Final letters?". It was authored by Wayne Robert Williams. Recently, the "RIP" answer has been used for "13 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Feature of some jeans". It was authored by Alex Eaton-Salners. "RIP" appeared 130 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "RIP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2023 | 6D | Feature of some jeans | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 18 Oct 2023 | 1A | Rent in the garment district? | Joseph Gangi |
| 9 Apr 2023 | 67A | Chew out | John Ewbank |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 49D | Grave letters | Grant Thackray |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 42D | Current phenomenon | Robyn Weintraub |
| 20 Sep 2022 | 45A | Common “wardrobe malfunction” | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 21D | Light (into) | Robert Logan |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 38A | Embarrassing sound when bending over | Sue Fracker |
| 10 Jul 2022 | 41A | What might accompany a grave admission? | Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 4D | “Let ‘er ___!” | Kate Hawkins |
| 17 Mar 2022 | 57A | ___-roaring | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen |
| 17 Mar 2021 | 42A | Tombstone letters | Peter A. Collins |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 31A | Split | Caitlin Reid |
| 22 Sep 2020 | 54D | Worrying sound when you bend over | Jeremy Newton |
| 31 May 2020 | 115D | Criticize in no uncertain terms | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 9 Apr 2020 | 39A | Tear | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 11 Sep 2019 | 19A | Headstone letters | Ned White |
| 22 Aug 2019 | 35D | Halloween decoration letters | Emily Carroll |
| 28 Jul 2019 | 100A | Dead letters? | Christopher Adams |
| 29 Jun 2019 | 22A | Lambaste | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 16 Jun 2019 | 38D | Embarrassing sound when bending over | Joel Fagliano |
| 5 May 2019 | 31D | Grave letters | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| 23 Jul 2018 | 29D | Fabric tear | Todd Gross |
| 25 Mar 2018 | 45A | Headstone inits. | Finn Vigeland |
| 7 Jan 2018 | 82D | Lambaste | David Steinberg |
| 21 May 2017 | 110D | Upholstery problem | Randolph Ross |
| 28 Mar 2017 | 52A | Gravestone letters | Ryan Milligan |
| 17 Feb 2017 | 50A | Castigate | David Steinberg |
| 29 Dec 2016 | 31D | Halloween decoration letters | Kevan Choset |
| 6 Nov 2016 | 88A | Trendy jeans feature | Joe DiPietro |
| 17 Jul 2016 | 29A | Upholstery problem | Jerry Miccolis |
| 5 Jun 2016 | 110D | Rend | Tom McCoy |
| 29 May 2016 | 60A | Bad sound in a changing room | Kevin G. Der |
| 20 Apr 2015 | 64D | Abbr. on a tombstone | Tom McCoy |
| 18 Feb 2015 | 16A | Problem on the red carpet, maybe | Ed Sessa |
| 1 Oct 2014 | 6D | Engraved letters? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 16 Sep 2014 | 48A | ___-roaring | Gary Cee |
| 13 Jul 2014 | 126A | Certain wardrobe malfunction | Tom McCoy |
| 27 Feb 2014 | 59D | Cut in the direction of the grain | Stanley Newman |
| 23 Dec 2013 | 6D | ___ Van Winkle | Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 19A | Copy from a CD | David Steinberg |
| 27 Feb 2013 | 63D | Letters on Halloween decorations | Daniel Kantor |
| 29 Jan 2013 | 6D | Dead letters? | David Steinberg |
| 25 Nov 2012 | 56A | Grave letters | Jeff Chen |
| 9 Nov 2012 | 59A | Copy from CD to PC | Barry C. Silk |
| 5 Nov 2012 | 28D | Embarrassing sound when one bends over | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 7 Jul 2012 | 14D | Reason to do patchwork? | Tim Croce |
| 11 Feb 2012 | 1A | Fashion show disaster | Joe Krozel |
| 16 Jan 2012 | 30A | Tear | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 16 Sep 2011 | 61D | Big swing | Joe DiPietro |
| 1 Jul 2011 | 58A | 1-Across accompanier | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| 28 Jan 2011 | 45A | Washington Irving hero, informally | Kevin G. Der |
| 23 Jan 2010 | 39A | One may be in stitches | Karen M. Tracey |
| 15 Oct 2009 | 53A | Potential swimsuit embarrassment | Victor Fleming |
| 28 Sep 2009 | 65D | ___ Van Winkle | Lynn Lempel |
| 26 Aug 2009 | 4D | Job for a tailor | Gary Cee |
| 4 Aug 2009 | 36A | Tombstone letters | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 17 May 2009 | 66D | Shred | Oliver Hill |
| 15 Jan 2009 | 5D | It may be written in stone | Patrick Blindauer |
| 21 Dec 2008 | 13D | Open indelicately | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 Oct 2008 | 65A | Copy, as from CD to PC | Kevin G. Der |
| 6 Oct 2008 | 30A | Tear | Patrick Blindauer |
| 25 Sep 2008 | 5A | Tatter | Victor Fleming |
| 22 Nov 2007 | 24D | Light (into) | Oliver Hill |
| 5 Nov 2007 | 55A | Unfortunate sound when you bend over | Jeremy Horwitz |
| 29 Sep 2007 | 52A | Engraved message?: Abbr. | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 25 Sep 2007 | 40D | Boot Hill letters | Randall J. Hartman |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 56D | Turbulent water stretch | Paula Gamache |
| 9 May 2007 | 25D | Tear (up) | Patrick Merrell |
| 27 Sep 2006 | 7D | Abbr. on a headstone | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 19 Feb 2006 | 109D | Splitting image? | Joe DiPietro |
| 5 Feb 2006 | 38D | Upholstery problem | Eric Berlin |
| 15 Sep 2005 | 53A | Castigate | Frank Longo |
| 3 Apr 2005 | 102A | Letters for the dear departed | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 16 Jan 2005 | 5D | It may be in stitches | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 12 Dec 2004 | 111D | Initials in stone | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 21 Nov 2004 | 100D | Lace (into) | Kumar Balani |
| 16 Oct 2004 | 56D | Dead letters? | Dana Motley |
| 10 May 2004 | 11D | ___ Van Winkle | Joy M. Andrews |
| 2 May 2004 | 30A | Tombstone letters | Derrick Niederman |
| 19 Feb 2004 | 36A | Insult, slangily | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) |
| 11 Jan 2004 | 56A | Criticize severely | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 16 Apr 2003 | 44A | It may be engraved in stone | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 58D | It may be written in stone | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 22 Aug 2002 | 60D | Stretch of turbulent water | Cathy Millhauser |
| 19 Jun 2002 | 1D | Letters sometimes inscribed above a name | Janet R. Bender |
| 19 Nov 2001 | 22A | Tombstone inscription | Peter Gordon |
| 28 Aug 2001 | 27A | Upholstery flaw | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 60D | Dead letters? | Sarah Keller |
| 29 Jul 2001 | 121D | Cheat, slangily | Michael Ashley |
| 2 Jun 2001 | 34A | Slugger’s swing | Jim Page |
| 16 May 2001 | 38D | Lambaste verbally | Richard Silvestri |
| 14 May 2001 | 22D | Yank (off) | Gregory E. Paul |
| 9 Apr 2001 | 6A | Tear | Mel and Peggy Rosen |
| 8 Mar 2001 | 17D | Saw with the grain | Peter Gordon |
| 2 Jan 2001 | 62D | Fictional sleeper | Sarah Keller |
| 1 Oct 2000 | 139D | Swindle, slangily | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 6 Sep 2000 | 43A | Dangerous stretch of water | Matt Gaffney |
| 5 May 2000 | 55A | Upholstery problem | Roger Barkan |
| 21 Apr 2000 | 43A | Stretch of turbulent water | Mark Diehl |
| 14 Mar 2000 | 41D | Saw along the grain | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| 20 Feb 2000 | 136A | Turn into confetti | Trip Payne |
| 13 Jan 2000 | 44D | Go fast | A. J. Santora |
| 7 Nov 1999 | 12D | Shred | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 28D | Upholstery uglifier | Dana Motley |
| 9 Aug 1999 | 49D | Tear | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 19 Jul 1999 | 63D | Kind of cord | Gregory E. Paul |
| 15 Jul 1999 | 62D | Light into | Zack Butler |
| 12 Mar 1999 | 51D | Job for a tailor | A. J. Santora |
| 28 Feb 1999 | 27A | Pants problem | Dave Tuller |
| 17 Oct 1998 | 44D | Lay into | Bryant White |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 48D | Speed (through) | John Wolting |
| 2 Feb 1998 | 24A | Embarrassing sound, maybe | Gregory E. Paul |
| 14 Jan 1998 | 50A | Legendary sleeper | William Bernhardt |
| 22 Jun 1997 | 94A | En-graved letters? | Matt Gaffney |
| 19 Jun 1997 | 30A | Come apart | Patrick Jordan |
| 15 May 1997 | 30A | Saw in the direction of the grain | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| 11 May 1997 | 48A | Tombstone letters | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 19 Sep 1996 | 21D | Castigate | W. S. Cotter |
| 2 Sep 1996 | 38A | Famous oversleeper | F. Piscop |
| 3 May 1996 | 55D | 20-year sleeper | H. Estes |
| 9 Apr 1996 | 17A | Tombstone letters | M. E. Skolsky |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 50A | Fabled sleeper, informally | Bob Klahn |
| 15 Nov 1995 | 10A | Kind of cord or saw | Matt Gaffney |
| 28 Jul 1995 | 58A | Last letters? | Rich Norris |
| 17 Mar 1995 | 2D | Stretch of turbulent water | Randolph Ross |
| 19 Feb 1995 | 79A | Lacerate | Alfio Micci |
| 8 Jan 1995 | 28A | With 47-Across, star of “Heartland” | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 5 Jan 1995 | 22A | Reason for a patch | Harvey Estes |
| 6 Aug 1994 | 11D | Final letters? | Wayne Robert Williams |
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