Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat, Sep 28, 2024 | 35A | Pancake topper | Margaret Seikel | Fagliano |
Tue, Jul 09, 2024 | 9D | Unit of butter | Gary Larson and Amy Ensz | Fagliano |
Sat, Jun 29, 2024 | 8D | Rehearsed, say | Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa | Fagliano |
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 | 22A | Down ___ (memorized) | Jeffrey Martinovic | Fagliano |
Fri, Apr 05, 2024 | 10A | Overly glib | Rebecca Goldstein | Fagliano |
Sun, Mar 17, 2024 | 66D | Touch gently | Simeon Seigel | Fagliano |
Wed, Feb 14, 2024 | 31A | Comforting touch | Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 04, 2024 | 60A | Reward for a dog | Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 10, 2023 | 97D | Butter bit | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 04, 2023 | 100A | Like a glib answer | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Tue, Apr 25, 2023 | 66D | ___ on the back | Grant Boroughs | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 | 34D | Word before or after "down" | Adam Wagner and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 01, 2023 | 78A | Light touch | Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 25, 2022 | 73A | Bit of butter | John Martz | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 24, 2022 | 9D | Comforting gesture | Colin Ernst | Shortz |
Tue, May 17, 2022 | 53A | Gently touch, either forward or backward | Richard D. Allen | Shortz |
Sat, May 14, 2022 | 61D | Down ___ | Ada Nicolle | Shortz |
Mon, May 09, 2022 | 59D | Small butter unit | August Miller | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 13, 2022 | 69A | With 74-Across, gesture of approval | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | Shortz |
Sat, Mar 12, 2022 | 44D | Overly rehearsed | Natan Last | Shortz |
Fri, Dec 24, 2021 | 20A | Simple and glib | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 31, 2021 | 1A | Action done while saying "Good dog" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 07, 2021 | 46A | Butter serving | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 25, 2021 | 59D | Have down ___ | Adam Vincent | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 | 5D | A nice touch | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 05, 2021 | 23D | Butter unit | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 04, 2021 | 43A | Glib | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 11, 2021 | 85D | Word that, when spelled backward, becomes its own synonym | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri, Mar 05, 2021 | 26A | Overly glib | Sridhar Bhagavathula | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 02, 2021 | 56D | Back stroke? | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Tue, Oct 06, 2020 | 5A | One way to stand in poker | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 21, 2020 | 57A | Motion accompanying the words "There, there" | Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 20, 2020 | 5D | Bit of butter | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 27, 2020 | 48D | Overly rehearsed | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sat, Aug 15, 2020 | 55A | See 52-Across | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 08, 2020 | 45A | Bit of butter | Chase Dittrich | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 15, 2020 | 85A | Word that's its own synonym in reverse | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 08, 2020 | 58D | Memorized | Laura Taylor Kinnel | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 04, 2020 | 50A | Butter square | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 12, 2020 | 39A | Rehearsed | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sat, Jul 06, 2019 | 8D | With 4-Down, someone who might repossess your car when you go bankrupt? | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 21, 2019 | 26D | Bit of butter | Sean Biggins | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 04, 2019 | 55D | Overly rehearsed | Neil Padrick Wilson | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 24, 2018 | 12D | One way to stand | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 26, 2018 | 26D | Rehearsed | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Wed, Oct 17, 2018 | 6A | Serving of butter, as might go on top of several answers in this puzzle | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 17, 2018 | 22D | Consoling touch | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 03, 2018 | 41D | Well-practiced, as an answer | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 02, 2017 | 64D | Reassuring touch | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 09, 2017 | 46D | Too slick | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun, May 07, 2017 | 11D | Word before or after "down" | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 23, 2017 | 108A | Reassuring touch | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 01, 2017 | 19A | One way to stand | David Phillips | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 02, 2017 | 62D | Bit of butter | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Mon, Dec 19, 2016 | 23D | Boston footballer, for short | Jason Mueller | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 22, 2016 | 8D | Back stroke? | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany | Shortz |
Mon, May 02, 2016 | 1D | Butter serving | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 12, 2015 | 31D | Small butter portion | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 18, 2015 | 44A | Word that, spelled backward, can be a clue for itself | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 | 5D | First lady before Betty | Erin Rhode | Shortz |
Tue, May 12, 2015 | 50D | Bit of butter | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 20, 2015 | 36D | Butter serving | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 11, 2015 | 17A | Opportune | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 05, 2014 | 7D | Word that is its own synonym when spelled backward | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun, May 25, 2014 | 67A | Word before or after "down" | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Thu, Apr 10, 2014 | 23A | One way to stand | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 | 51A | Bit of butter | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 39D | Way to stand | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 | 31A | Square for a roll | Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 | 60A | Too smooth | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 | 43A | Congratulations indicator | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 04, 2012 | 10D | Bit of butter | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 19A | Bit of consolation | Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 11A | One way to stand | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 01, 2011 | 61D | Congratulate nonverbally | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 1A | Single serving of butter | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Fri, Dec 24, 2010 | 23A | Nonverbal congratulations | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 18, 2010 | 32A | Perfectly | Natan Last, Brown University '12 | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 26, 2010 | 4D | Butter serving | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | 32A | Frisk, with "down" | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 55A | Like some answers | Clive Probert | Shortz |
Fri, May 21, 2010 | 40A | Nice touch | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 8D | Too rehearsed | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 | 58D | Unisex name | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | 49A | Butter serving | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 | 11A | One way to get something down | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 07, 2008 | 111D | Overly rehearsed | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 07, 2008 | 37A | You might not be able to stand this | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 | 5D | Too 3-Down | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | 4D | Butter slice | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 04, 2007 | 11A | ___-a-cake | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 21, 2007 | 13A | Bit of congratulations | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 27, 2007 | 23A | One way to stand | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 28, 2007 | 17D | Stroke | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 25, 2005 | 107D | Too rehearsed | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu, Oct 13, 2005 | 31A | Bit of butter | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 11, 2005 | 66A | Overly glib | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 18, 2005 | 24A | Bit of butter | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 23, 2005 | 26A | Vanna's partner | Mike Shenk | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 20, 2005 | 98A | Bit of butter | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 04, 2005 | 25A | One way to stand | John Underwood | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 23, 2004 | 61D | Soft touch | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 13, 2004 | 34D | Way to stand | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 11, 2004 | 15D | Reward, as a dog | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 23, 2004 | 37A | Rehearsed | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 10, 2004 | 50A | Frisk, with "down" | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 08, 2004 | 84A | Well-rehearsed | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 27, 2004 | 25A | Frisk, with "down" | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 18, 2003 | 46D | Butter square | Denise M. Neuendorf | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 09, 2003 | 49A | Kind of hand | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed, May 14, 2003 | 4D | Butter portion | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 24, 2003 | 31A | Motion while saying "Good dog!" | Alison D. Donald | Shortz |
Fri, Sep 20, 2002 | 46A | Early 70's White House name | Kevin Hagen | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 03, 2002 | 58A | Butter serving | Don West | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 18, 2002 | 64A | Like some answers | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 28, 2002 | 5D | Gesture of affection | Nelson Hardy | Shortz |
Sat, Jul 06, 2002 | 34A | Like some answers | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Sun, May 05, 2002 | 112A | Too simple | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 12, 2002 | 61D | One way to stand | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 04, 2001 | 63D | Excessively glib | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat, Aug 18, 2001 | 19A | To a tee | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 17, 2001 | 54A | One way to stand | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat, Mar 03, 2001 | 50D | Like some answers | Fraser Simpson | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 14, 2001 | 48A | Way to stand | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 05, 2001 | 29A | Game show host Sajak | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 08, 2001 | 43A | Butter serving | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 24, 2000 | 10D | Irishman, informally | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 12, 2000 | 118D | Learned perfectly | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed, Oct 18, 2000 | 41A | Massage part | Thomas W. Schier | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 18, 1999 | 4D | Way to stand | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Sun, Sep 19, 1999 | 113A | Oversimplified | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 02, 1999 | 17A | Way to stand | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 10, 1999 | 31A | Butter portion | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 15, 1998 | 7D | Frisk, with "down" | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 02, 1997 | 61D | Way of standing | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun, Oct 05, 1997 | 12A | Overly smooth | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 09, 1997 | 60D | To the point | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 02, 1997 | 43A | Mrs. Nixon | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Fri, Jun 27, 1997 | 61D | Show of support | Dean Niles | Shortz |
Sun, May 18, 1997 | 30D | You can stand this! | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun, May 04, 1997 | 32A | One way to get things down | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 16, 1997 | 92D | Congratulations, of a sort | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Wed, Jan 01, 1997 | 63A | One way to stand | M. Diehl | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | 22A | Mastered perfectly | R. Norris | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 12, 1996 | 4D | Frisk, with "down" | J. R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed, Feb 28, 1996 | 60D | Bit of encouragement | F. A. Longo | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 09, 1995 | 45D | Like some alibis | Bob Sefick | Shortz |
Thu, Oct 26, 1995 | 11D | Well-rehearsed | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat, May 27, 1995 | 4D | To a science | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Wed, May 03, 1995 | 56D | Butter serving | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 29, 1995 | 119D | Perfectly | Bryant White | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 07, 1994 | 42A | Bit of butter | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 07, 1994 | 36D | Congratulate in a way | Bryant White | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 04, 1994 | 66A | Exactly right | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 10, 1994 | 107A | Show appreciation for | Alvin Chase | Shortz |
Sun, May 22, 1994 | 142D | How some stand | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 21, 1994 | 8A | Dollop | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 08, 1994 | 45D | Well-rehearsed | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 26, 1993 | 54A | Caress | Tom Underhill | Shortz |