SEAR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SEAR in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SEAR" answer was first appeared in "7 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Affix a brand to (3)". It was authored by Fred Piscop. Recently, the "SEAR" answer has been used for "14 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Scorch the surface of". It was authored by Esha Datta. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Burn (11)". "SEAR" appeared 96 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SEAR" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2023 | 25D | Scorch the surface of | Esha Datta |
| 26 Aug 2023 | 28D | Cast-iron cooking directive | Adrian Johnson |
| 30 Dec 2022 | 44A | Do some branding? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 25 Oct 2022 | 50D | Scorch on a grill | Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard |
| 19 Oct 2022 | 43A | Scorch on a stovetop | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| 27 Jan 2022 | 56A | Blacken on a grill | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 26 Sep 2021 | 109D | Brown or blacken | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| 27 Apr 2021 | 65A | Burn superficially | Jeff McDermott |
| 26 Apr 2021 | 56D | Singe | Eric and Lori Bornstein |
| 14 Apr 2021 | 35D | Burn | Nathan Hasegawa |
| 28 Dec 2020 | 23D | Brown, as a roast | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 78A | Brown or blacken | Caitlin Reid |
| 16 Feb 2020 | 91D | Brown | Sam Ezersky |
| 5 Jan 2020 | 75A | Brown in the kitchen | Will Nediger |
| 26 Nov 2019 | 52A | Scorch | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| 3 Oct 2019 | 13D | Brand | Ricky Cruz |
| 27 Apr 2019 | 42A | Prepare, as scallops | Joe Deeney |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 22A | Brown or blacken | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 17 Feb 2019 | 117A | Blacken | David Kwong |
| 1 Jun 2018 | 15D | Put a quick crust on | Andrew J. Ries |
| 7 Feb 2018 | 65A | Blacken, in a way | Stu Ockman |
| 4 Aug 2017 | 49D | Brand | Damon Gulczynski |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 41D | Brown | Patrick Berry |
| 16 Mar 2017 | 57D | Put over high heat | Joel Fagliano |
| 1 Nov 2016 | 54D | Burn superficially | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 26 Oct 2016 | 53D | Blacken on a grill | Scott Yut |
| 23 Jan 2016 | 29A | Instruction in many a steak recipe | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 10 Sep 2014 | 31D | Blacken on a barbecue | Jim Peredo |
| 7 May 2014 | 18D | Scorch | Kurt Mueller |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 63A | Blacken | Michael Hawkins |
| 19 Jan 2014 | 38A | Brand | Dan Schoenholz |
| 11 Jan 2014 | 26D | Brand | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 8 Feb 2012 | 6A | Char, as a steak | Lynn Lempel |
| 6 Dec 2011 | 22A | Burn on the outside | Steven E. Atwood |
| 28 Aug 2011 | 12D | Cook so as to lock in the flavor, say | Patrick Berry |
| 20 May 2011 | 26A | Cauterize | David Levinson Wilk |
| 6 Dec 2010 | 16D | Blacken, as a steak | Richard Chisholm |
| 26 Oct 2010 | 69A | Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin | Chris Handman |
| 25 Jul 2010 | 126A | Scorch | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 2 May 2010 | 116A | Burn | Kelsey Blakley |
| 20 Mar 2009 | 54D | Cauterize | David Levinson Wilk |
| 22 Feb 2009 | 105D | Brown | Barry C. Silk & Doug Peterson |
| 23 Dec 2007 | 70A | Brown | Adam G. Perl |
| 20 Nov 2006 | 70A | Burn the outside of | Bernice Gordon |
| 1 Oct 2006 | 24D | Burn | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 30D | Brand | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 8 Aug 2005 | 32A | Burn on the outside | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Jul 2005 | 15A | Burn the surface of | Randy Sowell |
| 20 Jun 2005 | 6A | Char | Alison Donald |
| 13 Apr 2005 | 54A | Brand, in a way | Allan E. Parrish |
| 24 Jan 2005 | 46D | Scorch | Sarah Keller |
| 21 Nov 2004 | 51D | Burn | Kumar Balani |
| 23 May 2004 | 81D | Burn | Deb Amlen and Nancy Salomon |
| 23 Dec 2003 | 65D | Burn | Mike Torch |
| 14 Jul 2003 | 68A | Brown quickly | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 27 May 2003 | 73A | Scorch | PAtrick MErrell |
| 29 Apr 2003 | 56D | Affix a brand to | Norma Johnson |
| 23 Mar 2003 | 122A | Brand | Con Pederson |
| 18 Mar 2003 | 55D | Burn a bit | William Schaub |
| 10 Nov 2002 | 20D | Brand | Cathy Millhauser |
| 17 Apr 2002 | 42A | Cauterize | Richard Silvestri |
| 12 Mar 2002 | 17A | Scorch | Sarah Keller |
| 17 Feb 2002 | 66A | Burn | Joe DiPietro |
| 14 Jan 2002 | 4D | Burn | Michael Shteyman |
| 11 Dec 2001 | 51A | Flame-broil | A. J. Santora |
| 30 Sep 2001 | 72A | Burn | Con Pederson |
| 27 Aug 2001 | 70A | Scorch | Holden Baker |
| 20 Aug 2001 | 33D | Burn slightly | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 13 Feb 2001 | 70A | Lightly burn | Michael Shteyman |
| 25 Dec 2000 | 63A | Burn the surface of | Adam G. Perl |
| 12 Dec 2000 | 28D | Affix a brand to | Nick Grivas |
| 5 Sep 2000 | 70A | Burn with a branding iron | Chris Sallade |
| 31 May 2000 | 36D | Purposely burn | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 17 May 2000 | 64A | Brand, in a way | Michael S. Maurer |
| 26 Mar 2000 | 89D | Brand | Manny Nosowsky |
| 13 Dec 1999 | 37D | Mark with a branding iron | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| 28 Apr 1999 | 21A | Scorch | Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Apr 1999 | 62D | Mark with a branding iron | Fred Piscop |
| 18 Feb 1999 | 32D | Brand | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 6 Dec 1998 | 80D | Blacken, in a way | Marjorie Richter |
| 1 Dec 1998 | 62A | Burn quickly | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 21 Apr 1998 | 56D | Burn the surface of | Fred Piscop |
| 21 Jun 1997 | 20D | Brand | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 25 Dec 1996 | 19D | Scorch | N. S. Ross |
| 3 Oct 1996 | 40A | Cauterize | J. R. Leeds |
| 7 Aug 1996 | 67A | Scorch | B. E. Quigley |
| 14 Jul 1996 | 70A | Brand | J. Schmalzbach |
| 7 Apr 1996 | 52D | Cauterize | C. Millhauser |
| 17 Oct 1995 | 63A | Brown quickly | Diane C. Baldwin |
| 9 Sep 1995 | 4D | Brand | Daniel R. Stark |
| 5 Jun 1995 | 18D | Char | Gregory E. Paul |
| 4 Jun 1995 | 7A | Gunlock catch | Bryant White |
| 6 Mar 1995 | 25A | Burn | Randall J. Hartman |
| 30 Aug 1994 | 2D | Cook quickly | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 21 Mar 1994 | 35D | Burn | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 7 Jan 1994 | 43A | Affix a brand to | Fred Piscop |
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