Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu, Aug 22, 2024 | 35D | Formal ceremony | Brad Wiegmann | Fagliano |
Wed, Feb 28, 2024 | 11D | Bar mitzvah, for one | Greg Snitkin | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 | 41A | Baptism, e.g. | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Tue, Aug 29, 2023 | 16A | Marriage, e.g. | Michèle Govier | Shortz |
Sat, Aug 27, 2022 | 32D | Confirmation, e.g. | Andrew Linzer | Shortz |
Fri, May 13, 2022 | 50D | Coronation, e.g. | Brooke Husic and Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 25, 2022 | 28A | Bar mitzvah, for one | Li Ding | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 | 48A | Confirmation or quinceañera | Simon Marotte and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 11, 2021 | 111D | Quinceañera, e.g. | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sat, Feb 13, 2021 | 23A | Hajj, e.g. | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 26, 2020 | 29A | The eucharist, e.g. | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 07, 2020 | 14D | Religious act | Tom Pepper | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 12, 2020 | 65D | Ceremony | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Tue, May 05, 2020 | 54A | ___ of passage | Lee Taylor | Shortz |
Thu, Oct 24, 2019 | 7D | It's a tradition | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Fri, Oct 04, 2019 | 51D | Church observance | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Wed, Sep 11, 2019 | 40D | Baptism, e.g. | Ned White | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 26, 2019 | 70A | Any sacrament | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 | 36A | Initiation, e.g. | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 03, 2018 | 19A | Exorcism, e.g. | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 25, 2018 | 66A | Communion, e.g. | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Sat, Jun 09, 2018 | 5D | Confirmation, e.g. | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 28, 2017 | 56D | Having your first shave or buying your first bra, e.g. | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Mon, Oct 02, 2017 | 11D | Bar mitzvah or communion | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Tue, Sep 05, 2017 | 57A | Bar mitzvah, e.g. | Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 | 11D | Initiation practice | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Fri, May 26, 2017 | 20A | Coronation, e.g. | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sat, May 13, 2017 | 11D | Quinceañera, for 15-year-old girls | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun, Nov 20, 2016 | 80D | Something observed in church | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 29, 2016 | 16A | Ceremony | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 27, 2016 | 11D | Confirmation, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 22, 2016 | 55D | Bar mitzvah or communion | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 01, 2016 | 14A | Mass observance | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 14, 2015 | 33D | Confession, e.g. | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Thu, Oct 23, 2014 | 33A | Sacrifice, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Thu, Apr 24, 2014 | 17A | Religious act | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 | 61A | ___ of passage | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 | 20A | Commencement, e.g. | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 21, 2013 | 26A | Ablution, e.g. | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 2D | It may be performed by people in robes | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 17, 2012 | 25A | Dedication, e.g. | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 22A | Bris or baptism | George Fitzgerald and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 31, 2012 | 43A | Mass event | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 | 3D | Diet ___ | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 09, 2012 | 55D | Bar mitzvah or communion | C.W. Stewart | Shortz |
Sat, Mar 24, 2012 | 8D | One may provide passage | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 33D | Mass action | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun, Dec 25, 2011 | 27A | Baptism, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | 69A | Baby naming, e.g. | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 07, 2011 | 28A | Religious observance | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 22D | It's a tradition | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon, Aug 16, 2010 | 56D | Baptism or bar mitzvah | Andrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 32D | Marriage, for one | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun, May 02, 2010 | 39A | Observance | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 1D | Graduation, e.g. | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 16, 2010 | 60D | Bar mitzvah or bris | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 17, 2010 | 92A | Sacrament, e.g. | Cathy Allis | Shortz |
Sun, Aug 02, 2009 | 8D | Book of Hours entry | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 | 52D | Initiation, e.g. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 | 29A | What a priest may prepare for | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sun, May 04, 2008 | 84A | Altar procedure | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 09, 2008 | 21D | Observance | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 | 29D | Graduation or confirmation | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Thu, Dec 06, 2007 | 1A | Exorcism, e.g. | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | 35D | Baptism or bar mitzvah | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon, May 28, 2007 | 24A | Initiation, e.g. | John Underwood | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 07, 2007 | 12D | Liturgy | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon, Dec 18, 2006 | 12D | Baptism or bar mitzvah | Donna Levin | Shortz |
Tue, Feb 21, 2006 | 56A | Ceremony | Lisa Wiseman | Shortz |
Thu, Aug 25, 2005 | 58D | Benefit of clergy? | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 11, 2005 | 27D | Ceremony | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 22, 2004 | 56A | Formal ceremony | Gregory Paul | Shortz |
Sun, Jul 04, 2004 | 145A | Marriage, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed, May 19, 2004 | 14A | Altar happening | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 03, 2003 | 50A | Baptism or bris | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 09, 2003 | 35A | Baby naming, e.g. | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat, Jan 18, 2003 | 2D | Observance | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Fri, Jan 17, 2003 | 41D | Solemnity | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Thu, Jan 02, 2003 | 55A | Ordination, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon, Dec 09, 2002 | 35D | Bris or confirmation | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed, Dec 04, 2002 | 37D | Wedding, e.g. | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Sat, Nov 09, 2002 | 55A | Passage prerequisite, perhaps | James E. Buell | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 23, 2002 | 5D | Religious ceremony | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 16, 2002 | 52D | Baptism, for one | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Wed, Jul 25, 2001 | 69A | Bris, e.g. | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Tue, Jun 26, 2001 | 66A | Baptism or bris | Stephen Windheim | Shortz |
Mon, Apr 30, 2001 | 25D | Bar mitzvah, e.g. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat, Feb 10, 2001 | 19A | Confirmation, for one | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon, Jan 01, 2001 | 17A | Ceremonial act | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed, Oct 20, 1999 | 8D | Initiation procedure | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed, May 05, 1999 | 56A | Confession, e.g. | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 08, 1999 | 23A | Baptism, e.g. | Sidney L. Robbins (1909-97) | Shortz |
Sat, Apr 11, 1998 | 42A | Initiation, e.g. | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Mon, Mar 23, 1998 | 30D | Baptism, for one | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon, Nov 24, 1997 | 27D | ___ of passage | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Thu, Sep 11, 1997 | 47D | Confirmation, e.g. | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Thu, Apr 03, 1997 | 67A | Communion, e.g. | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Sun, Mar 09, 1997 | 104A | Liturgy | June Boggs | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | 39D | Liturgy | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat, Sep 14, 1996 | 8D | Practice | Christopher Page | Shortz |
Mon, Jul 08, 1996 | 30D | Baptism, for one | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed, Mar 27, 1996 | 60A | Ceremony | R. J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue, Nov 14, 1995 | 30D | ___ of passage | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon, Sep 11, 1995 | 27D | Baptism, e.g. | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun, Apr 30, 1995 | 56D | Ceremony | Warren W. Reich | Shortz |
Thu, Mar 23, 1995 | 51D | Communion, e.g. | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sat, Dec 24, 1994 | 18D | Sacrifice, e.g. | John Stanley | Shortz |
Tue, Mar 01, 1994 | 3D | Passage ceremony | D.J. Listort | Shortz |
Mon, Feb 21, 1994 | 22A | Communion or baptism | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun, Feb 06, 1994 | 92A | Marriage, e.g. | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Tue, Jan 25, 1994 | 44A | Baptism, e.g. | Joel Davajan | Shortz |
Tue, Dec 28, 1993 | 3D | ___ of passage | Ronald C. Hirschfield | Shortz |