Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu, Aug 22, 2024 | 62A | Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861 | Brad Wiegmann | Fagliano |
Sun, Aug 04, 2024 | 26A | Its national symbol is the khanjar, a dagger worn for self-defense | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
Mon, Nov 13, 2023 | 2D | Muscat's land | Benjamin Fink | Shortz |
Fri, Jun 02, 2023 | 3D | Land with an exclave on the Strait of Hormuz | John Ewbank | Shortz |
Tue, May 23, 2023 | 4A | Gulf nation | Lee Taylor | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 05, 2023 | 34D | Sultanate near Yemen | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 26, 2023 | 85D | The so-called "Pearl of Arabia" | David Karp | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 19, 2023 | 37A | Home of Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site | Robert Ryan | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 22, 2023 | 41D | Arab nation that's a top exporter of gypsum | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 06, 2023 | 62A | Country bordering Yemen | Taylor Johnson | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 31, 2023 | 46A | Country that borders Yemen | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 25, 2022 | 47D | Saudi Arabia neighbor | John Martz | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 04, 2022 | 106D | U.N. member classified as a sultanate | Gustie Owens | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 30, 2022 | 55A | Sultanate on the Arabian Sea | Addison Snell | Shortz |
Mon, Jun 06, 2022 | 60D | Its capital is Muscat | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
Wed, May 18, 2022 | 2D | Nation bordering the Arabian Sea | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 14, 2022 | 70A | Muscat's land | Alan Siegel | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 06, 2022 | 67A | One of two sultanates in the United Nations | Andrew Linzer | Shortz |
Fri, Dec 24, 2021 | 9D | Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 13, 2021 | 57A | Home of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 02, 2021 | 53D | Country near the Strait of Hormuz | Vaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 01, 2021 | 4D | "Toe" of the Arabian Peninsula | Fiona Taylor | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 24, 2021 | 77A | Oldest independent state in the Arab world | Katie Hale | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 | 18A | The toe of a geographical "boot" | Adrian Kabigting | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 23, 2021 | 8D | Muscat's sultanate | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 17, 2021 | 40A | Only United Nations member whose name starts with "O" | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu, Feb 11, 2021 | 31D | Its flag displays a curved dagger known as a khanjar | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 05, 2021 | 2D | Country whose name can be an exclamation | Amy Schecter and Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 29, 2020 | 32A | Mideast sultanate | Matthew Trout | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 19, 2020 | 60D | Oil-rich nation that's not in OPEC | Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 09, 2020 | 60D | Yemen neighbor | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 01, 2020 | 83D | U.S. ally in the Gulf War | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 16, 2019 | 52A | Its chief agricultural export is dates | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Fri, Nov 01, 2019 | 48A | Arab nation once colonized by the Portuguese | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 19, 2019 | 49D | Country that has approximately 0% arable land | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Sun, May 26, 2019 | 103A | Mideast land | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 05, 2018 | 22A | Arabian land near the Strait of Hormuz | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 30, 2018 | 24D | Home of a sultan | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun, May 06, 2018 | 47A | Sultan Qaboos's land | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 02, 2018 | 14A | Muscat's land | Jason Mueller | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 01, 2018 | 6D | Country whose total land area is less than .01% forested | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 22, 2018 | 32D | Muscat is its capital | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 24, 2017 | 53D | Country whose national anthem is "Nashid As-Salaam as-Sultani" | Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 06, 2017 | 39A | Mideast monarchy | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 11, 2017 | 2D | Gulf state | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Tue, May 09, 2017 | 5D | Tip of the Arabian Peninsula | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 27, 2017 | 23A | Land in which political parties are banned | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 22, 2016 | 19D | Mideast's Gulf of ___ | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 02, 2016 | 58A | Muscat's land | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 21, 2016 | 43A | Gulf War ally | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 | 2D | Muscat is its capital | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 26, 2016 | 14A | Mideast monarchy | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 04, 2016 | 22D | Arabian Peninsula sultanate | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon, Dec 07, 2015 | 8D | Muscat's land | Jason Mueller | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 23, 2015 | 2D | Something found on the toe of a boot? | Evan Birnholz | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 23, 2015 | 15A | Country whose flag has a dagger and two swords | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 26, 2015 | 10D | U.N. member between Norway and Pakistan alphabetically | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 21, 2015 | 44D | Home to Sultan Qaboos University | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 | 50A | Arabian Sea sultanate | D. Scott Nichols and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon, May 11, 2015 | 2D | Neighbor of Yemen | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 04, 2015 | 34D | Member of the 1990s Persian Gulf war coalition | Ned White | Shortz |
Sat, Mar 14, 2015 | 23A | It's found on the toe of a boot | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 28, 2014 | 41A | Sultanate next to an emirate | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 26, 2014 | 46A | Arab League member | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 18, 2014 | 66A | Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican's cry | Ian and Katie Livengood | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 | 11D | Gulf country | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 09, 2014 | 14A | Arabian Peninsula land | John E. Bennett | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 10, 2014 | 32D | Bahla Fort site | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 | 15A | Arabian Peninsula land | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 53D | Gulf land | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 15, 2012 | 57D | Neighbor of Saudi Arabia | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 6D | Land with a sultan | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 | 43A | Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican exclamation | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 03, 2012 | 55A | Musandam Peninsula nation | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 15, 2012 | 51D | Arab nation that's not in OPEC | Kristian House | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 | 52A | The toe of a boot? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 06, 2011 | 23A | Muscat's land | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 28, 2011 | 66D | It's due south of Iran | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 8D | Gulf of ___ | Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 37D | Muscat's land | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 16A | Eastern sultanate | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 13, 2011 | 105D | Home of the Bahla Fort and nearby oasis | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 | 55D | Neighbor of Yemen | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 | 44A | Country whose name is occasionally used as an exclamation? | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 16A | Arabian Peninsula sultanate | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 04, 2010 | 56A | Monarchy since the 1740s | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 | 29A | Arabian Peninsula sultanate | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 | 16A | Muscat is its capital | Robert Fisher | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 15, 2010 | 36D | "Toe" of the Arabian Peninsula | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 16A | Muscat's country | David Blake | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 1A | Muscat's land | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 01, 2010 | 37D | Neighbor of Yemen | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 05, 2010 | 38D | Muscat's land | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 53A | Its capital is Muscat | Kurt Krauss | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 28, 2010 | 38D | Yemen neighbor | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 29, 2009 | 46A | Sultan's land | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | 118A | Mideast sultanate | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 | 10A | Arabian Peninsula land | Bob Johnson | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | 99D | See 98-Down | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 | 115D | Gulf war ally | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 01, 2009 | 28D | Gulf of ___ | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | 28A | Neighbor of Yemen | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | 14A | Neighbor of Yemen | Rob Cook | Shortz |
Mon, May 19, 2008 | 2D | Neighbor of Yemen | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sun, May 11, 2008 | 50A | The toe of a geographical "boot" | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 | 74A | Tip of the Arabian Peninsula | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 26, 2008 | 52D | It has an exclave on the Strait of Hormuz | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 06, 2008 | 61D | Mideast's Gulf of ___ | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 04, 2007 | 48D | Mideast sultanate | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | 29D | Land on the end of a peninsula | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Mon, Jun 18, 2007 | 15A | Neighbor of Yemen | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 28, 2007 | 120A | Arab League member | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 01, 2006 | 7D | Land with an exclave | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 18, 2006 | 32D | A sultanate | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Wed, May 17, 2006 | 65A | Gulf war ally | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 21, 2006 | 34D | Arabian sultanate | Lisa Wiseman | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 21, 2005 | 36A | Land on the Arabian Peninsula | Wesley Johnson | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 16, 2005 | 15A | Saudi Arabia neighbor | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 14, 2005 | 89D | Monarchy since 1744 | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sat, Jun 25, 2005 | 42A | Its flag features a khanjar dagger | John Underwood | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 02, 2005 | 37D | Arabian Sea borderer | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 25, 2004 | 6A | Arabian sultanate | Nancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 01, 2004 | 17A | Gulf sultanate | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 09, 2004 | 54A | Neighbor of Yemen | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 21, 2004 | 24A | One of the Gulf States | Barry Silk | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 11, 2003 | 44A | Arabian Peninsula land | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 03, 2003 | 57D | Mideast's Gulf of ___ | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 07, 2003 | 28D | Neighbor of Yemen | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 06, 2002 | 84A | Former British protectorate | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 18, 2002 | 48A | Where Muscat is | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 15, 2002 | 6A | Land on the Strait of Hormuz | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 10, 2002 | 35D | Gulf sultanate | Wei-Hwa Huang | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 21, 2002 | 65D | Gulf of ___ | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 19, 2002 | 2D | Muscat's land | Louis Hildebrand | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 05, 2002 | 55D | Muscat is its capital | Alan J. Weiss | Shortz |
Fri, Nov 30, 2001 | 32A | It's ruled by a sultan | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 01, 2001 | 3D | Arabian Peninsula land | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 16, 2001 | 14A | Its capital is Muscat | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 15, 2001 | 2D | ___ Air (Mideast carrier) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 25, 2001 | 12D | Saudi Arabia neighbor | Mel Taub and crossword class | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 02, 2001 | 2D | Neighbor of Yemen | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 04, 2000 | 39D | Mideast land | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 26, 2000 | 46D | Mideast's Gulf of ___ | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 27, 2000 | 65A | Mideast sultanate | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu, Apr 13, 2000 | 49D | Gulf war ally | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 20, 2000 | 144A | Qabus bin Said's land | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 13, 2000 | 112D | Land on the Strait of Hormuz | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 05, 1999 | 86A | Mideast land | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 28, 1999 | 29A | Arab League member | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 25, 1999 | 54A | Muscat's land | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 27, 1999 | 20A | Gulf war ally | Alfio Micci | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 03, 1999 | 31D | The toe of the Arabian Peninsula | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 01, 1999 | 56D | Muscat is its capital | Ed Early | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 30, 1998 | 61D | Neighbor of Saudi Arabia | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 23, 1998 | 7D | Arabian Sea nation | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 10, 1998 | 51D | Qabus bin Said's domain | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu, Jun 18, 1998 | 16A | Arabian sultanate | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue, Apr 14, 1998 | 19A | Yemen neighbor | Diane C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Wed, Apr 08, 1998 | 44A | Arabian Sea nation | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 10, 1998 | 18A | Arabian Sea adjoiner | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Fri, Feb 20, 1998 | 56D | Neighbor of Saudi Arabia | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 09, 1998 | 54D | Neighbor of Yemen | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 23, 1997 | 9D | Mideast land | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri, Nov 21, 1997 | 30A | Gulf war ally | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 18, 1997 | 60A | Salalah's land | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 11, 1997 | 63A | Muscat's land | Daniel Halfen | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 30, 1997 | 10D | Arab League member | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 27, 1996 | 21A | Saudi Arabia neighbor | N. N. Joline | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 22, 1996 | 55D | Mideast's Gulf of ___ | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 18, 1996 | 24A | Mideast sultanate | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 27, 1996 | 9A | Land in the Rub al Khali | F. Hansen | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 18, 1996 | 3D | Mideast sultanate | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 03, 1996 | 63D | Mideast's Gulf of___ | B. Klahn | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 10, 1996 | 10A | Saudi Arabia neighbor | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 16, 1995 | 38D | Land on the Arabian Sea | Bryant White | Shortz |
Fri, Jun 02, 1995 | 19A | Qabus bin Said's domain | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Fri, May 05, 1995 | 47D | Muscat's country | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 22, 1994 | 1A | Arabian sultanate | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 09, 1994 | 62D | Gulf war ally | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 23, 1994 | 2D | Arabian land | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 26, 1994 | 15A | Arabian sultanate | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 09, 1994 | 63A | Mideast land | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 28, 1994 | 54D | Muscat's land | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 01, 1994 | 2D | Arabian sultanate | Bob Lubbers | Shortz |
Sun, May 22, 1994 | 46D | Gulf nation | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 18, 1994 | 17D | Muscat is its capital | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Thu, Feb 10, 1994 | 49A | Gulf in 1991 news | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 22, 1993 | 7D | Mideast gulf | Morton B. Braun | Shortz |