ABBA

ABBA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ABBA in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "ABBA" answer was first appeared in "11 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Palindromic pop group (4)". It was authored by Robert H. Wolfe. Recently, the "ABBA" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Quartet that reunited in 2022 to “perform” as holograms". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "“Dancing Queen” group (8)". "ABBA" appeared 172 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ABBA" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
20 Dec 2023 1A Quartet that reunited in 2022 to “perform” as holograms Brad Wiegmann
5 Dec 2023 41A “Dancing Queen” group Nate Cardin
19 Nov 2023 103D Inspiration for the tribute band A*Teens Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
13 Nov 2023 5A “Dancing Queen” band Benjamin Fink
7 Nov 2023 14A Pop band with a palindromic name Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily
30 Oct 2023 50D Group with the hits “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” and “Money, Money, Money” Kenneth Cortes
7 Jul 2023 18A ___ Voyage, long-running London-based holographic concert Adrian Johnson
6 Jul 2023 10A Band whose jukebox musical led to a pair of films Alison Perch
29 Apr 2023 1A “Voyage” group David Steinberg
14 Feb 2023 49D “Mamma Mia” group Ella Dershowitz
30 Jan 2023 42A Alphabetically first group in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame David Steinberg
28 Dec 2022 57A Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme Josh Goodman
30 Aug 2022 1D Pop group with the 1976 hit “Money, Money, Money” Emily Carroll
5 Jun 2022 59D “Chiquitita” singing group Christina Iverson and Katie Hale
26 May 2022 1A “The Winner Takes It All” group Jonathan M. Kaye
27 Apr 2022 49D Group with the tribute band Björn Again Alex Bajcz
12 Feb 2022 45A Group whose logo is a mirror ambigram Mary Lou Guizzo
23 Nov 2021 1A “Money, Money, Money” group Eric Bornstein
4 Nov 2021 40D Scandinavian pop group David Steinberg
26 Jul 2021 51A First group with a #1 Billboard hit, alphabetically Tommy Pauly
6 Jul 2021 69A Pop group with the hits 17-, 39- and 61-Across Katie Hale
27 Jun 2021 47A Band whose “Gold: Greatest Hits” has sold over 30 million copies Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs
16 Jun 2021 11A Quatrain rhyme scheme Finn Vigeland
2 May 2021 6D Pop group with a dedicated museum in Stockholm Dan Schoenholz
26 Apr 2021 25D Alphabetically first group in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Eric and Lori Bornstein
26 Mar 2021 55D Group with a member-centric acronym Daniel Larsen
3 Jan 2021 75D Group with the hits “Honey, Honey” and “Money, Money, Money” Paolo Pasco
14 Dec 2020 1A Swedish group that once comprised two married couples Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
6 Dec 2020 36D Band that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Tony Orbach
24 Oct 2020 46D “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” band, 1975 Byron Walden
29 Sep 2020 33D “Mamma Mia” group Ricky Cruz
20 Jul 2020 62A “Dancing Queen” group Alex Eaton-Salners
1 Jun 2020 5A “Dancing Queen” group Erik Agard
24 Apr 2020 49A Hebrew for “father” John Guzzetta
12 Apr 2020 51D So-called “enclosed” rhyme scheme Joel Fagliano
31 Mar 2020 1A Group consisting of Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni-Frid Christina Iverson and Ross Trudeau
15 Mar 2020 1A Palindromic band with the palindromic song title “SOS” Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
16 Feb 2020 36D 1974 Eurovision winner that went on to international stardom Sam Ezersky
5 Nov 2019 1A Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme John Guzzetta
3 Oct 2019 60D “Take a Chance on Me” group Ricky Cruz
13 Jun 2019 9D “Mamma Mia!” group Michael Blake and Jeff Chen
5 May 2019 65A Pop group whose name derives from the initials of its members’ first names Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson
11 Feb 2019 40D Group that inspired “Mamma Mia!” Howard Barkin
16 Sep 2018 11A Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie Joel Fagliano
23 Aug 2018 24A Biblical “father” Kyle Dolan
13 Jun 2018 1D Group that inspired Broadway’s “Mamma Mia!” Michael Hawkins
21 May 2018 3D Swedish pop quartet that won the 1974 Eurovision contest Hannah Slovut
6 May 2018 1D Band with a symmetrical logo Brendan Emmett Quigley
22 Aug 2017 52D Group with the hit “Waterloo” Timothy Polin
15 Mar 2017 28D “Fernando” group Bruce Haight
12 Feb 2017 101A “Waterloo” band Lynn Lempel
11 Dec 2016 29A “Fernando” band Tom McCoy
17 Nov 2016 33A Bishop’s title in the Coptic Church Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel
27 Sep 2016 39A Palindromic band name Robert Cirillo
19 Jul 2016 1D Pop group that broke through at the 1974 Eurovision contest James Mulhern
13 Aug 2015 25D Group whose first U.S. hit was “Waterloo” Jim Hilger
30 Jul 2015 23D “Rock Me” group, 1975 Brendan Emmett Quigley
1 Apr 2015 59D Group with the hit 1978 album “The Album” Sharon Delorme
9 Mar 2015 11D Pop group with a backward “B” in its name Debbie Ellerin
20 Dec 2014 5D Ones repeating “I do” in 1976? Kevin G. Der and Ian Livengood
27 Sep 2014 18A Mideast pops? Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
19 Mar 2014 9D Group featured in “Mamma Mia!” Samuel A. Donaldson
9 Feb 2014 8D Eban of Israel Charles M. Deber
8 Dec 2013 1A Palindromic band name Patrick Berry
6 Nov 2013 10A Group that inspired “Mamma Mia!” Jacob McDermott
11 Oct 2013 5A Group whose last Top 40 hit was “When All Is Said and Done” Peter A. Collins
23 Jan 2013 54D “Mamma Mia!” group Joel Fagliano
8 May 2012 1D Group whose music is heard in “Mamma Mia!” Lynn Lempel
20 Mar 2012 31A “Take a Chance on Me” group Will Nediger
13 Mar 2012 42A Singers of “Voulez-Vous” and “Waterloo” Jeff Chen
8 Nov 2011 1A “Mamma Mia” singers Scott Atkinson
19 Sep 2011 53D “Mamma Mia” group Julian Lim
10 Aug 2011 50D “Fernando” group Elizabeth C. Gorski
13 Jul 2011 19A 1970s-’80s group with a palindromic name Joon Pahk
29 Apr 2011 53D Group whose name combines the first letters of its members’ names David Quarfoot
21 Mar 2011 20A “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” group Patrick Blindauer and Steve Salitan
2 Mar 2011 11D “Dancing Queen” group David Poole
24 Oct 2010 111A Alphabetically first inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Brendan Emmett Quigley
1 Oct 2010 8D Pop group whose first Top 40 album was, appropriately, “Arrival” David J. Kahn
15 Sep 2010 32A “Take a Chance on Me” group Zoe Wheeler, Brown University ’12
25 Aug 2010 57D “SOS” band Clive Probert
18 May 2010 32A “Dancing Queen” group Peter A. Collins
30 Apr 2010 1A Inspiration for Björn Again Natan Last
21 Mar 2010 4D “Chiquitita” group Adam Fromm
12 Jan 2010 57D Pop group whose name is coincidentally a rhyme scheme Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young
11 Jan 2010 54D “Dancing Queen” group Ron and Nancy Byron
2 Sep 2009 1A Source of the music for a 2001 theatrical hit Jim Hyres
5 Aug 2009 10A “Mamma Mia” quartet Donna S. Levin
21 May 2009 1D “Money, Money, Money” band Patrick Blindauer
14 May 2009 43A “___ Gold,” 1992 album that has sold 28 million copies worldwide David J. Kahn
16 Nov 2008 110A Eban of Israel Merl Reagle
19 Sep 2008 44A “Super Trouper” group, 1980 Alex Boisvert
24 Jun 2008 11D “Waterloo” pop group Barry C. Silk
14 Jun 2008 11A Pop group that inspired a 2001 Broadway musical Brendan Emmett Quigley
16 Jan 2008 10A Pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 Broadway musical Barry C. Silk
1 Jan 2008 1A “Mamma Mia” group Adam G. Perl
16 Sep 2007 2D “Voulez-Vous” pop group Mike Nothnagel
28 Aug 2007 59D “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” group Linda Schechet Tucker
19 Feb 2007 4D Alphabetically first pop group with a #1 hit Andrea C. Michaels
23 Jan 2007 61D “Mamma Mia” pop group Timothy Powell
27 Dec 2006 25A “Waterloo” quartet Manny Nosowsky
20 Aug 2006 1A Pop group with a hit Broadway musical Richard Silvestri
27 Jun 2006 70A “Dancing Queen” quartet Damon J. Gulczynski
13 Apr 2006 35D Pop music acronym Barry Silk
15 Mar 2006 10A “Take a Chance on Me” singers Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
20 Feb 2006 51D “Mamma Mia” quartet Doug Peterson
25 Sep 2005 49D Acronymic pop group name Matt Skoczen
8 Aug 2004 7D “Fernando” group Bill Zais
21 Jun 2004 27D “Mamma Mia” pop group Craig Kasper
16 Mar 2004 56D “Chiquitita” quartet Ron Sweet
8 Mar 2004 31D “Dancing Queen” quartet Allan E. Parrish
12 Feb 2004 2D “Take a Chance on Me” group Craig Kasper
29 Dec 2003 61A “Mamma Mia” group Gregory E. Paul
19 May 2003 44A “Dancing Queen” quartet Trip Payne
4 Dec 2002 35D “Waterloo” band Richard Hughes
16 Oct 2002 5A “Mamma Mia!” group Alan Arbesfeld
18 Sep 2002 1A Group behind a 2001 Broadway musical David J. Kahn
31 Dec 2001 10D Palindromic pop group Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
29 May 2001 9A “Dancing Queen” pop group Frances Hansen
2 Feb 2001 52A Father, in the Bible Martin Ashwood-Smith
11 Dec 2000 32A Quatrain rhyme scheme Myles Callum
7 Dec 2000 1A “Chiquitita” quartet Henry Hook
26 Oct 2000 33D “S.O.S.” band Patrick Berry
16 Jul 2000 39D “Fernando” singers David J. Kahn
21 Jun 2000 53D “SOS” pop group Greg Staples
15 May 2000 1D “Waterloo” pop group Gregory E. Paul
13 Apr 2000 5A “Mamma Mia” pop group Matt Gaffney
9 Mar 2000 10A “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” group Myles Callum
6 Feb 2000 36D Title for some bishops Richard Hughes
2 Dec 1999 28A Biblical “father” Mel Taub
18 Nov 1999 42A “Dancing Queen” group Alan Arbesfeld
13 Oct 1999 1D “Dancing Queen” group David Levinson Wilk
1 Oct 1999 46A Redondilla rhyme scheme John Wolting
30 Sep 1999 11D “Fernando” singers Matt Gaffney
18 Sep 1999 19A “Knowing Me, Knowing You” group Joe DiPietro
15 Jul 1999 10D Quatrain pattern Zack Butler
3 Jun 1999 32A “Dancing Queen” music group Frances Hansen
7 May 1999 1D Title for some bishops Dana Motley
4 May 1999 52D “S.O.S.” pop group Gayle Dean
16 Apr 1999 42A Top-selling pop group of the 70’s John Wolting
11 Nov 1998 55A “Fernando” group Elizabeth C. Gorski
29 Oct 1998 14A Common rhyme scheme Cathy Millhauser
29 Sep 1998 14A With 2-Down, “My People” author Thomas W. Schier
26 Sep 1998 45D Coptic bishop’s title Jerry Ferguson
28 Jun 1998 34D “SOS” singers Fred Piscop
7 Apr 1998 1D 1970’s hitmakers from Sweden Randy Sowell
31 Mar 1998 52D Palindromic pop group Alan Arbesfeld
3 Mar 1998 10A Group with the 1976 hit “Fernando” Elizabeth C. Gorski
4 Jan 1998 114A Rhyme scheme Mark Danna
6 Oct 1997 28D With 49-Down, former Israeli statesman Barbara Campitelli
27 Aug 1997 1A Statesman Eban Jonathan Schmalzbach
28 Apr 1997 61D Rhyme scheme for Mr. Eban? Peter Gordon
31 Dec 1996 55D “Dancing Queen” pop group A. S. Verdesca
17 Dec 1996 10A “Dancing Queen” pop group G. E. Paul
14 Nov 1996 1D Eastern Church title N. S. Ross
6 Oct 1996 29D With 45-Down, author of “My People” R. Max Hopkins
2 Sep 1996 6A “Dancing Queen” pop group F. Piscop
27 Aug 1996 1A “Waterloo” pop band D. E. Donaldson
24 Aug 1996 43A Biblical invocation to God J. Page
1 Jul 1996 51D “Dancing Queen” pop group S. Spadaccini
21 May 1996 47D Father, in the Bible J. Schmalzbach
18 Feb 1996 46D Group that did “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” Norma Steinberg
3 Dec 1995 1D Pop group in “Muriel’s Wedding” Martin Schneider
20 Mar 1995 43A “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” singers Sidney L. Robbins
2 Jan 1995 19A Palindromic pop quartet Sidney L. Robbins
12 Oct 1994 1D Palindromic pop group Gregory E. Paul
19 Jun 1994 83A Group with the hit “Waterloo” Nancy Scandrett Ross
25 May 1994 9A Palindromic name in pop music Fred Piscop
27 Mar 1994 48A Israel’s Eban Jeanette K. Brill
15 Mar 1994 9A “Dancing Queen” pop group David J. Kahn
6 Feb 1994 102D Israel’s Eban Arthur S. Verdesca
11 Dec 1993 33D Palindromic pop group Robert H. Wolfe

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