UAE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for UAE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "UAE" answer was first appeared in "13 Mar 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Abu Dhabi’s land: Abbr. (3)". It was authored by W. R. Williams. Recently, the "UAE" answer has been used for "18 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Dubai’s country, for short (2)". It was authored by Joe Marquez. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "OPEC member: Abbr. (6)". "UAE" appeared 71 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "UAE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2023 | 58D | Dubai’s country, for short | Joe Marquez |
| 20 Aug 2023 | 57A | Home of Umm al Quwain: Abbr. | Michael Schlossberg |
| 16 Jul 2023 | 58A | Home of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: Abbr. | Michael Schlossberg |
| 2 Jul 2023 | 17A | Abraham Accords country: Abbr. | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| 20 Apr 2023 | 33A | Mideast federation since 1971, in brief | Simeon Seigel |
| 19 Apr 2023 | 23D | Abu Dhabi’s grp. | Joe Deeney |
| 2 Oct 2022 | 104A | Country bordering Oman, for short | Kathy Bloomer |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 55D | Persian Gulf land: Abbr. | John Wrenholt |
| 22 Aug 2022 | 64D | Dubai’s country, for short | Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 20 Jul 2022 | 50A | Abu Dhabi’s land: Abbr. | Josh Kindler |
| 5 Dec 2021 | 29A | Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| 15 Nov 2021 | 35A | Persian Gulf land: Abbr. | Ian Rathkey |
| 20 Oct 2021 | 27D | Home of the Burj Khalifa, for short | David W. Tuffs |
| 18 Jul 2021 | 42D | Neighbor of Oman: Abbr. | Jesse Goldberg |
| 27 Apr 2021 | 60D | Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of it: Abbr. | Jeff McDermott |
| 20 Apr 2021 | 29D | Country with the world’s tallest building, for short | Adam Wagner |
| 6 Apr 2021 | 27D | Persian Gulf land, in brief | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 21 Mar 2021 | 38A | Home of Etihad Airways: Abbr. | Julian Kwan |
| 19 Nov 2020 | 33A | Country that has no rivers: Abbr. | Derek J. Angell |
| 8 Nov 2020 | 85D | Oil-rich state, for short | Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid |
| 19 Sep 2019 | 47A | Abu Dhabi’s land: Abbr. | David Kwong |
| 5 Aug 2019 | 43D | Persian Gulf country, for short | Tracy Gray |
| 5 Jun 2019 | 14A | Mideast federation, for short | Rich Proulx |
| 26 May 2019 | 102A | Mideast land: Abbr. | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 21 May 2019 | 32A | Abu Dhabi’s land, for short | Evan Kalish |
| 7 Apr 2019 | 6D | Home of the Burj Khalifa: Abbr. | Peter A. Collins |
| 11 Oct 2018 | 14A | Its capital is Abu Dhabi, for short | Johanna Fenimore and Jeff Chen |
| 15 Apr 2018 | 10D | Neighbor of Oman, for short | Alex Bajcz |
| 18 Mar 2018 | 8D | Sheik’s land, for short | Daniel Raymon |
| 21 Jan 2018 | 41A | Oil-rich nation, for short | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 26D | Dubai’s home: Abbr. | Dan Flanagan |
| 3 Jan 2017 | 2D | Neighbor of Oman, for short | Michael Shteyman |
| 8 Jun 2016 | 29A | Burj Khalifa’s home: Abbr. | Sean Dobbin |
| 14 Apr 2016 | 26D | OPEC member: Abbr. | Jason Flinn |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 31A | OPEC member: Abbr. | Sam Trabucco |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 5D | It’s served by Gulf Air: Abbr. | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 28 Jun 2015 | 116D | Fed. rich in oil | Jeremy Newton |
| 28 May 2015 | 43A | Home of Umm al-Quwain, for short | Jeff Chen |
| 7 Dec 2014 | 85D | Mideast inits. | Jeff Chen |
| 2 Nov 2014 | 53A | Mideast land, for short | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 27 Apr 2014 | 88A | Dubai’s federation: Abbr. | John Lampkin |
| 9 Jan 2014 | 35D | OPEC member: Abbr. | Caleb Emmons |
| 14 Nov 2013 | 28D | OPEC member: Abbr. | Tom McCoy |
| 22 Oct 2013 | 55A | Gulf state: Abbr. | Kevan Choset |
| 12 Sep 2013 | 38A | Mideast inits. | Ian Livengood |
| 22 Jun 2013 | 51D | Fujairah’s locale: Abbr. | Bruce Sutphin and Doug Peterson |
| 25 Mar 2013 | 29D | Dubai’s land: Abbr. | Adam Prince |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 22D | Dubai’s federation: Abbr. | Ed Sessa |
| 18 Oct 2012 | 53A | OPEC member, briefly | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 28 Apr 2012 | 55A | Trucial States, today: Abbr. | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 23 Oct 2011 | 118A | Neighbor of Oman: Abbr. | Joe DiPietro |
| 16 Apr 2010 | 32A | OPEC member: Abbr. | Eric Berlin |
| 21 Feb 2010 | 66A | Mideast inits. | Eric Berlin |
| 15 Aug 2009 | 9D | OPEC member: Abbr. | Matt Ginsberg |
| 23 Jun 2009 | 41A | Mideast fed. | Caleb Madison |
| 27 May 2009 | 24A | Abu Dhabi’s fed. | Corey Rubin |
| 6 Mar 2009 | 46D | Sharjah’s fed. | Corey Rubin |
| 9 Feb 2009 | 48A | Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of it: Abbr. | Randall J. Hartman |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 44D | Oil-rich land: Abbr. | Allan E. Parrish |
| 25 Oct 2008 | 31A | Trucial States, today: Abbr. | Karen M. Tracey |
| 21 May 2008 | 60D | Mideast federation: Abbr. | Dave Mackey |
| 28 Oct 2007 | 80D | Ajman’s home: Abbr. | Ben Tausig |
| 9 Aug 2007 | 14A | Sharjah’s locale: Abbr. | Tyler Hinman |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 21A | Abu Dhabi’s fed. | Ed Early |
| 4 Feb 2006 | 24D | Its currency is the dirham: Abbr. | Philip C. Ordway |
| 7 Apr 2004 | 61D | Dubai is part of it: Abbr. | Nancy Salomon |
| 3 Dec 2000 | 108D | Neighbor of Oman: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Nov 2000 | 59A | Mideast inits. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 14 Oct 1996 | 55D | Abu Dhabi’s country: Abbr. | R. White |
| 21 Aug 1996 | 37A | Abu Dhabi’s federation: Abbr. | Fred Piscop |
| 13 Mar 1996 | 59A | Abu Dhabi’s land: Abbr. | W. R. Williams |
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