Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon, Aug 19, 2024 | 50A | Common email sign-off | Kenneth Cortes | Fagliano |
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 | 26D | Choice | Kate Hawkins | Fagliano |
Mon, Dec 11, 2023 | 58D | Word in most Academy Award titles | Luke K. Schreiber | Shortz |
Thu, Oct 05, 2023 | 20A | Lead-in to "by" or "Buy" | Daniel Bodily | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 02, 2023 | 12D | Word etched on most Oscar statuettes | Alexandria Mason | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 20, 2023 | 35D | Top | Gina Turner | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 02, 2022 | 1D | Outdo | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 01, 2022 | 47D | "Yours truly" alternative | Chase Dittrich | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 22, 2022 | 63A | "___ in Show" | Jacob McDermott | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 | 9A | Word before Actor and Actress at the Oscars | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue, Oct 19, 2021 | 16A | Top | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 26, 2021 | 121A | Tops | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 12, 2020 | 1A | Winning a blue ribbon | Joe Hansen | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 21, 2020 | 59D | Top-of-the-line | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 20, 2020 | 65A | ___ in show (canine award) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 13, 2020 | 21D | Superlative | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Thu, May 28, 2020 | 7D | Alternative to "Yours truly" | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 10, 2020 | 64A | ___ Picture (Oscars category) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue, Oct 01, 2019 | 74A | Part of BFF | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 | 29A | Defeat | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 01, 2019 | 52D | Common email sign-off word | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 14, 2019 | 9D | Worst in a competition | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 08, 2018 | 31A | One-up | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Fri, Jun 22, 2018 | 31D | Sunday ___ | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 07, 2018 | 35D | Top | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun, May 07, 2017 | 120A | Award category word | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 09, 2017 | 72D | Overcome | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 29, 2017 | 40A | Top-shelf | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 15, 2017 | 93A | Top | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 22, 2016 | 64A | Casual sign-off in a letter | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 19, 2016 | 53A | Finish ahead of | David Woolf | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 | 1D | Outduel, e.g. | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 25, 2016 | 57D | A+++ | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 14, 2015 | 11D | Cream of the crop | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue, May 26, 2015 | 1A | First word in every Academy Award category | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 10, 2013 | 45A | Start of the title for every Oscar | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed, May 29, 2013 | 24A | With "in" and 25-Down, blue ribbon earner | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue, May 01, 2012 | 55D | Outdo | Zoe Wheeler and Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 06, 2012 | 45A | Second to none | Tom Pepper | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 63A | A-number-one | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 47D | With 10-Down, favored the most | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 09, 2011 | 64A | Optimal | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 67A | Crème de la crème | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | 20A | Letter sign-off | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 | 57D | Oscar superlative | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 07, 2007 | 31A | ___ in Show (Westminster prize) | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 14, 2007 | 32A | Tops | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 12, 2006 | 57D | Primo | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 08, 2006 | 67D | Oscar title starter | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 30, 2006 | 107D | Trump | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 14, 2006 | 1A | Eclipse | James E. Buell | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 15, 2005 | 50D | Informal letter closing | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 17, 2005 | 67A | Tops | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Mon, Jun 13, 2005 | 60D | Top spot | Earl W. Reed | Shortz |
Sat, Jun 11, 2005 | 4D | Overcome | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 16, 2004 | 1A | Rating a blue ribbon | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 12, 2004 | 71A | Taking the blue ribbon | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 23, 2003 | 8D | First-place | Ed Early | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 18, 2003 | 34A | With 47-Across, Academy Award category | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 29, 2002 | 1D | Oscar word | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 13, 2002 | 68A | Sunday ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 16, 2002 | 103D | Top of the line | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 15, 2002 | 69A | Superlative | James P. Sharp | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 14, 2002 | 46D | Tops | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 16, 2001 | 22A | Vanquish | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 12, 2000 | 23D | Numero uno | Nick Grivas | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 25, 2000 | 14A | Whip | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon, May 29, 2000 | 62A | Brief letter sign-off | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun, May 07, 2000 | 87A | Informal letter signoff | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
Thu, Feb 03, 2000 | 13D | Bet or buy lead-in | Thomas W. Schier | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 02, 1999 | 29D | Outdo | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Sat, Mar 27, 1999 | 23A | Top | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 12, 1999 | 71A | Crème de la crème | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 22, 1998 | 45A | Numero uno | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 05, 1998 | 65A | Top-quality | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | 68A | Vanquish | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 11, 1998 | 111A | Whip | Nancy Joline and Peg Conner | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 06, 1997 | 36A | Top of the heap | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed, Oct 22, 1997 | 56D | A+ | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 17, 1997 | 59A | Cream of the crop | Karen Hodge | Shortz |
Tue, Apr 30, 1996 | 21D | Defeat | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri, Nov 24, 1995 | 4D | Tiptop | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Wed, Oct 04, 1995 | 1D | Unsurpassed | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Thu, Feb 24, 1994 | 62A | Letter closing | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 12, 1994 | 38D | Insurance writer A.M.___ | Fred Piscop | Shortz |