SPIKE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SPIKE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SPIKE" answer was first appeared in "2 Oct 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Lace with liquor". It was authored by K. Hodge / W. Shortz. Recently, the "SPIKE" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Sharp increase". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. "SPIKE" appeared 21 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SPIKE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 22A | Sharp increase | Seth Weitberg |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 46D | Hard hit in volleyball | Christopher Adams / Will Shortz |
| 19 Sep 2017 | 60A | Sharp increase | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel / Will Shortz |
| 30 Nov 2015 | 1A | Add alcohol to, as punch | Ian Livengood / Will Shortz |
| 20 Oct 2015 | 53D | Feature of a punk hairdo | Sam Buchbinder / Will Shortz |
| 31 Jul 2012 | 70A | Director Lee | Michael Sharp / Will Shortz |
| 26 May 2012 | 50D | Rail nail | Peter Wentz / Will Shortz |
| 20 Apr 2012 | 49D | Shoot up | Mike Nothnagel / Will Shortz |
| 4 Apr 2011 | 4D | Really high heel | Lynn Lempel / Will Shortz |
| 6 May 2010 | 6D | Lace | Dan Naddor / Will Shortz |
| 13 Feb 2009 | 18A | Unusually high 17-Across | Doug Peterson / Will Shortz |
| 12 Oct 2008 | 1A | Sudden increase | Rich Norris / Will Shortz |
| 9 Mar 2008 | 33D | Abrupt increase on a graph | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 20 May 2007 | 47D | Sudden increase on a graph | Seth A. Abel / Will Shortz |
| 23 Apr 2007 | 63A | Add liquor to, as punch | David Pringle / Will Shortz |
| 3 Jul 2004 | 1D | Sudden increase | Eric Berlin / Will Shortz |
| 10 Apr 2002 | 37D | Shoot up | Gregory Casagrande / Will Shortz |
| 25 Feb 2002 | 6D | Volleyball kill | Christina Houlihan / Will Shortz |
| 2 May 1999 | 56D | Sudden upturn, as in sales | Jim Page / Will Shortz |
| 8 Mar 1997 | 6D | Net feat | Rich Norris / Will Shortz |
| 2 Oct 1996 | 23A | Lace with liquor | K. Hodge / W. Shortz |
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