TALON is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for TALON in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "TALON" answer was first appeared in "2 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Cards left over from a deal". It was authored by Brian G. Tyler/Will Shortz. Recently, the "TALON" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Prey snatcher". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Claw". "TALON" appeared 56 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TALON" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 2D | Prey snatcher | Seth Weitberg |
| 18 Nov 2023 | 46D | Sharp point on a kite | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| 13 Nov 2022 | 109D | Claw | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 19 Apr 2022 | 3D | Prey-catching claw | Olivia Mitra Framke / Will Shortz |
| 18 Apr 2021 | 101D | Claw | Johan Vass / Will Shortz |
| 4 Aug 2020 | 66A | Claw | Jacob Stulberg / Will Shortz |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 39A | Protruding nail | Ori Brian / Will Shortz |
| 11 Dec 2017 | 29A | Bird of prey’s claw | Brian Thomas / Will Shortz |
| 31 Jan 2017 | 56D | Hawk’s hook | Neil Padrick Wilson / Will Shortz |
| 19 Jun 2016 | 119A | Part of a kite | David Woolf / Will Shortz |
| 26 Mar 2015 | 49D | Fish hook? | Byron Walden / Will Shortz |
| 7 Mar 2015 | 48D | Hook on a kite | David C. Duncan Dekker / Will Shortz |
| 10 Mar 2013 | 23A | Claw | Finn Vigeland / Will Shortz |
| 1 Jul 2012 | 5D | Part of Tennyson’s “crooked hands” | Dan Schoenholz / Will Shortz |
| 11 Jan 2012 | 53D | Avian gripper | Chuck Deodene / Will Shortz |
| 12 May 2010 | 71A | Branch gripper | Pete Muller / Will Shortz |
| 5 May 2010 | 39A | Eagle’s claw | Dan Schoenholz / Will Shortz |
| 17 Feb 2010 | 14A | Nail on a branch? | Elizabeth A. Long / Will Shortz |
| 16 Nov 2009 | 51D | Eagle’s grasper | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson / Will Shortz |
| 29 Sep 2009 | 6A | Osprey’s claw | Paula Gamache / Will Shortz |
| 4 Mar 2009 | 20A | Condor’s claw | C. W. Stewart / Will Shortz |
| 26 Dec 2007 | 48D | Kite’s clutcher | Jim Page / Will Shortz |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 39A | Curved nail | Randolph Ross / Will Shortz |
| 14 Dec 2006 | 31D | Gripper | Ed Early / Will Shortz |
| 13 Mar 2006 | 35A | Claw | Bernice Gordon / Will Shortz |
| 24 Dec 2005 | 48D | Clutch performer? | Byron Walden / Will Shortz |
| 21 Nov 2005 | 51D | Claw | Wesley Johnson / Will Shortz |
| 22 Feb 2004 | 107D | Picker-upper | Nancy Nicholson Joline / Will Shortz |
| 21 Dec 2003 | 65D | Claw | Frances Hansen / Will Shortz |
| 15 Jun 2003 | 87A | Curved nail | Cathy Millhauser / Will Shortz |
| 7 Feb 2003 | 37A | Grabber | Michael Shteyman / Will Shortz |
| 7 Sep 2002 | 41A | Gripper | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 6 Jun 2002 | 3D | Limb grabber | Patrick Merrell / Will Shortz |
| 19 Nov 2001 | 29A | Eagle’s claw | Peter Gordon / Will Shortz |
| 1 Nov 2001 | 59A | Claw | Rich Norris / Will Shortz |
| 22 Oct 2001 | 26A | Eagle’s claw | Denise Neuendorf / Will Shortz |
| 10 Aug 2001 | 43A | Picker-upper | Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz |
| 5 Nov 2000 | 2D | It may connect a limb to a branch | Michael S. Maurer / Will Shortz |
| 11 Jan 2000 | 51A | Hawk’s gripper | Fran and Lou Sabin / Will Shortz |
| 13 Oct 1998 | 50D | Eagle’s gripper | Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz |
| 15 Jun 1998 | 18D | Hawk’s grabber | Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz |
| 15 Jun 1997 | 60A | Bird holder | Karen Hodge / Will Shortz |
| 24 Mar 1997 | 2D | Eagle’s claw | Thomas W. Schier / Will Shortz |
| 29 Jul 1996 | 15A | Eagle’s claw | F. Piscop / W. Shortz |
| 28 Nov 1995 | 6D | Eagle’s grabber | Norman S. Wizer/Will Shortz |
| 7 Nov 1995 | 45D | Eagle’s claw | Sidney L. Robbins/Will Shortz |
| 30 Oct 1995 | 28D | Claw | Gregory E. Paul/Will Shortz |
| 28 Oct 1995 | 54A | Hawk’s weapon | Chuck Deodene/Will Shortz |
| 3 Sep 1995 | 95A | Shoulder of a lock bolt | Ernie Furtado / Will Shortz |
| 13 Aug 1995 | 44D | Draw pile, in cards | Nancy Salomon/Will Shortz |
| 2 Mar 1995 | 31A | Eagle model | Raymond Hamel / Will Shortz |
| 6 Feb 1995 | 15A | It’s grasping | Gregory E. Paul / Will Shortz |
| 11 Jan 1995 | 15A | Claw | Stanley B. Whitten/Will Shortz |
| 3 May 1994 | 24D | Eagle’s nail | Lois Sidway/Will Shortz |
| 20 Jan 1994 | 53D | Avian preening aid | Lois Sidway/Will Shortz |
| 2 Jan 1994 | 6A | Cards left over from a deal | Brian G. Tyler/Will Shortz |
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