ABE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ABE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ABE" answer was first appeared in "27 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Author Kobo of Japan". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "ABE" answer has been used for "7 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "$5 bill, slangily (2)". It was authored by Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Fiver (9)", "Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ (7)", "Actor Vigoda (10)", "Presidential nickname (8)", "Justice Fortas (10)", "Honest ___ (7)". "ABE" appeared 258 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ABE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2023 | 58D | $5 bill, slangily | Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 88A | “The Simpsons” grandpa | Jeffrey Lease |
| 25 Sep 2023 | 54A | Honest ___ (Lincoln) | Lynn Lempel |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 1A | 1860s presidential nickname | Jay Silverman |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 23A | Fiver | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 3 Aug 2023 | 65A | Onetime presidential nickname | Simeon Seigel |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 5D | Saperstein who founded the Harlem Globetrotters | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 30 Apr 2023 | 113D | Only prez to receive a patent | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 23 Mar 2023 | 58A | Whose sculpture faces a 2,000-foot-long reflecting pool, familiarly | David Kwong |
| 12 Jan 2023 | 40D | Shinzo ___, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister | Grant Thackray |
| 27 Dec 2022 | 7D | “Honest” guy on a five | Lynn Lempel |
| 7 Jun 2022 | 40D | Fiver | Carly Schuna |
| 27 Mar 2022 | 59A | Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | August Lee-Kovach |
| 20 Mar 2022 | 90D | Face on a penny, familiarly | Brad Wiegmann |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 19A | “The Simpsons” grandfather | Robyn Weintraub |
| 29 Dec 2021 | 54D | First prez to have a 60-Across | Simon Marotte and Victor Fleming |
| 16 Dec 2021 | 33D | Figure on a fiver | Trenton Charlson |
| 2 Dec 2021 | 46A | Presidential nickname | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 17 Oct 2021 | 94A | Japanese prime minister before Suga | Jeff Chen |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 11A | Former N.Y.C. mayor Beame | Rich Proulx |
| 11 Mar 2021 | 44D | Fin | Leslie Rogers |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 5D | Tony Shalhoub’s character on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” | Blake Slonecker |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 41A | Bill that’s half a 52-Across, informally | Amanda Rafkin |
| 24 Jan 2021 | 119A | Longtime Japanese P.M. who stepped down in 2020 | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
| 21 Jan 2021 | 53A | Father on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” | Daniel Mauer |
| 6 Jan 2021 | 64D | Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Eric Bornstein |
| 23 Dec 2020 | 42D | Lisa Simpson’s grandpa | Juliana Tringali Golden |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 4D | Fiver | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 18 Nov 2020 | 12D | Midge Maisel’s father on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 6 Sep 2020 | 90D | “The Simpsons” grandpa | David Kwong |
| 10 Aug 2020 | 4D | “Honest” president | Lynn Lempel |
| 14 Apr 2020 | 5D | Rushmore neighbor of Teddy | Joe Hansen |
| 12 Apr 2020 | 27A | Father on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” | Joel Fagliano |
| 23 Mar 2020 | 1D | President Lincoln, informally | Ed Sessa |
| 10 Feb 2020 | 23D | Civil War prez | Bruce Haight |
| 8 Jan 2020 | 44D | Sixteenth president’s nickname | Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk |
| 27 Nov 2019 | 60D | Prez in a stovepipe hat | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen |
| 31 Jul 2019 | 34D | Honest ___ | Dan Caprera |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 111D | Five Georges | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas |
| 28 May 2019 | 31D | Honest ___ | Aimee Lucido |
| 15 May 2019 | 42D | Half a sawbuck | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 8 Feb 2019 | 5A | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| 17 Dec 2018 | 72A | First Republican prez | Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 1 Nov 2018 | 7D | Figure seen on the National Mall, informally | Matt Ginsberg |
| 27 Sep 2018 | 39D | Fiver | Daniel Kantor |
| 15 Sep 2018 | 19A | Homer’s father | David Liben-Nowell |
| 29 Aug 2018 | 56D | 16th prez | Alex Bajcz |
| 23 Aug 2018 | 1A | Mount Rushmore figure, familiarly | Kyle Dolan |
| 7 Aug 2018 | 62D | Vigoda of old TV and movies | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 9 Jul 2018 | 61A | Face on a fiver | John Lampkin |
| 13 Jun 2018 | 52D | “Honest” prez | Michael Hawkins |
| 29 Apr 2018 | 116A | Old White House nickname | Peter Wentz |
| 17 Mar 2018 | 9D | White House nickname | Roland Huget |
| 7 Mar 2018 | 5A | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 13 Feb 2018 | 7D | Fiver | Bruce Haight |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 44A | Presidential nickname | Patrick Berry |
| 13 Aug 2017 | 95A | Onetime White House nickname | Eric Berlin |
| 9 Aug 2017 | 32A | Half a sawbuck | Adam G. Perl |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 54D | Half a Hamilton | Paolo Pasco |
| 10 Jul 2017 | 1A | Emancipation Proclamation prez | Timothy Polin |
| 21 Jun 2017 | 9D | Presidential nickname | Bruce Haight |
| 15 Jun 2017 | 29D | 2000s Japanese P.M. | Richard F. Mausser |
| 24 May 2017 | 35A | Homer’s father | Michael Hawkins |
| 14 May 2017 | 9D | Fin | Will Nediger |
| 12 Feb 2017 | 63A | He can be seen at the western end of the National Mall, informally | Lynn Lempel |
| 1 Feb 2017 | 27D | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Jan 2017 | 12A | Half a ten-spot | John Guzzetta |
| 10 Dec 2016 | 11D | Prime minister who helped his country land the 2020 Summer Olympics | Byron Walden |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 35D | Honest ___ (presidential moniker) | Ned White |
| 8 Nov 2016 | 41A | Cent gent? | Michael J. Doran |
| 5 Oct 2016 | 1D | Broadway’s Burrows | Michael Dewey |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 4D | Vigoda of “The Godfather” | James Mulhern |
| 5 Sep 2016 | 36D | He’s next to Teddy on Mount Rushmore | Tracy Gray |
| 17 Apr 2016 | 17D | Prez on a penny | Howard Barkin |
| 6 Mar 2016 | 112A | Fiver | David J. Kahn |
| 3 Mar 2016 | 43A | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Andrew Zhou |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 60D | Face on a fiver | Gary Cee |
| 8 Dec 2015 | 58A | 2000s Japanese P.M. | Neville Fogarty |
| 18 Sep 2015 | 22A | Fiver | Gareth Bain and Brad Wilber |
| 30 Jun 2015 | 13A | Penny prez | Susan Gelfand |
| 25 Feb 2015 | 8D | First prez to sport a beard | Michael Shteyman |
| 16 Oct 2014 | 35D | Fiver | John Farmer |
| 11 Sep 2014 | 49A | President between James and Andrew, briefly | Patrick Blindauer |
| 4 Jul 2014 | 10D | Bart and Lisa’s grandpa | Patrick Berry |
| 25 Jun 2014 | 29A | He’s to the right of Teddy on Mount Rushmore | Patrick Merrell |
| 16 Jun 2014 | 5D | 16th president, familiarly | Bruce Haight |
| 3 Jun 2014 | 32A | Prez on a penny | Susan Gelfand |
| 27 May 2014 | 36A | Prez on a fiver | James Tuttle |
| 4 Mar 2014 | 24D | $5 bill, informally | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins |
| 19 Feb 2014 | 10D | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Michael Dewey |
| 11 Feb 2014 | 28A | Homer’s father on “The Simpsons” | Matthew E. Paronto and Jeff Chen |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 40D | Fin | Michael Hawkins |
| 3 Dec 2013 | 19A | Presidential nickname | Phil Ruzbarsky |
| 10 Oct 2013 | 13A | Name that’s one syllable in English, two syllables in Japanese | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 1 Oct 2013 | 22A | Grandpa on “The Simpsons” | Joel Fagliano |
| 22 Sep 2013 | 115A | Grampa Simpson | Mike Selinker |
| 30 Jul 2013 | 9D | Actor Vigoda | Peter A. Collins |
| 29 Jul 2013 | 1D | “Honest” president | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 10 Jul 2013 | 28D | $5 bill, slangily | Ed Sessa |
| 26 Jun 2013 | 1D | Five simoleons | David Steinberg (16) and Bernice Gordon (99) |
| 19 May 2013 | 55A | ’60s White House name | Jean O’Conor |
| 24 Mar 2013 | 80A | Fiver | Dan Schoenholz |
| 19 Mar 2013 | 62A | “Honest” prez | Mike Buckley |
| 16 Mar 2013 | 38A | Fukuda’s predecessor as Japan’s P.M. | Julian Lim |
| 28 Jan 2013 | 49A | Pres. Lincoln | Jaime Hutchison and Victor Fleming |
| 14 Jan 2013 | 60D | Lincoln, familiarly | Steve Salmon |
| 11 Jan 2013 | 41A | Sausage king Froman in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” | Ian Livengood |
| 6 Jan 2013 | 45D | ’60s prez | Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 21 Nov 2012 | 26D | Five-spot | David J. Kahn |
| 29 Oct 2012 | 32A | “Honest” prez | Gareth Bain |
| 21 Aug 2012 | 10D | Lincoln moniker | Josh Knapp |
| 2 May 2012 | 61D | Former justice Fortas | Paula Gamache |
| 5 Mar 2012 | 30D | Lincoln, informally | Mike Nothnagel |
| 23 Jan 2012 | 61D | Lincoln, the Rail-Splitter | Sarah Keller |
| 13 Dec 2011 | 1A | Name associated with honesty | Jonathan Gersch |
| 20 Nov 2011 | 22A | Justice Fortas | Trip Payne |
| 31 Oct 2011 | 8D | Honest ___ (presidential moniker) | Jeff Chen |
| 3 Oct 2011 | 6D | 16th president’s nickname | Stanley Newman |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 14A | Lincoln, the Rail-Splitter | Bernice Gordon |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 24D | Old ___ (Civil War eagle mascot) | Paula Gamache |
| 16 Nov 2010 | 23D | Grandpa on “The Simpsons” | Ian Livengood |
| 25 Aug 2010 | 31A | Former New York mayor Beame | Clive Probert |
| 2 Jul 2010 | 42D | Phiz on a five | Paula Gamache |
| 23 Jun 2010 | 22D | Mt. Rushmore neighbor of Teddy | Alex Boisvert |
| 13 May 2010 | 22D | “The Simpsons” grampa | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 Apr 2010 | 60A | Lincoln, the Rail-Splitter | Nancy Salomon |
| 30 Mar 2010 | 47A | Civil War prez | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Mar 2010 | 37A | “___ Lincoln in Illinois” (1940 biopic) | Ed Sessa |
| 8 Mar 2010 | 22D | Honest ___ (presidential moniker) | Stanley Newman |
| 11 Feb 2010 | 62D | Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18A, issued the 28A/45A, was the first elected president of the 60A Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle’s main diagonal | Peter A. Collins |
| 7 Feb 2010 | 145A | Actor Vigoda | Patrick Berry |
| 12 Jan 2010 | 28D | Prez on a penny | Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young |
| 7 Jan 2010 | 28D | Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Xan Vongsathorn |
| 26 Dec 2009 | 31A | Homer Simpson’s dad | Kevin G. Der |
| 22 Dec 2009 | 58D | Actor Vigoda | Robert A. Doll |
| 7 Dec 2009 | 56D | Lincoln, informally | Ed Sessa |
| 18 Aug 2009 | 61D | Actor Vigoda | Tony Orbach |
| 21 Jul 2009 | 59D | The Rail Splitter | Donna S. Levin |
| 27 Apr 2009 | 34D | Lincoln, informally | Joe Krozel |
| 24 Mar 2009 | 61A | Grampa Simpson | Pancho Harrison |
| 6 Jan 2009 | 58A | Bearded pres. | John Greenman |
| 16 Dec 2008 | 9D | Civil War nickname | Gail Grabowski |
| 2 Oct 2008 | 8D | Five-spot | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 7 Jul 2008 | 60D | President Lincoln | Bob Klahn |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 10D | Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Joe DiPietro |
| 18 Mar 2008 | 61D | “Honest” prez | David Pringle |
| 19 Jan 2008 | 62D | ___ Lyman & His California Orchestra, popular 1920s-’40s band | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Dec 2007 | 32A | Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Adam G. Perl |
| 6 Nov 2007 | 61D | Honest ___ | John Underwood |
| 6 Oct 2007 | 61D | Bart Simpson’s grandpa | Brendan Emmett Quigley and David Quarfoot |
| 24 Jul 2007 | 41D | Face on a fiver | Bruce Adams |
| 22 Jun 2007 | 30D | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Mike Nothnagel |
| 24 May 2007 | 38D | Shinzo ___, Japanese P.M. | Patrick Merrell |
| 13 May 2007 | 12A | Copper head? | Jim Page |
| 4 Mar 2007 | 105D | Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | Randolph Ross |
| 14 Sep 2006 | 47A | Presidential nickname | Karen M. Tracey |
| 21 Jun 2006 | 36D | Jurist Fortas | Barry C. Silk |
| 31 Mar 2006 | 14A | Old featherweight champion Attell | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 8 Feb 2006 | 46A | Bearded prez, informally | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Jan 2006 | 54A | Grandpa Simpson | Kyle Mahowald |
| 3 Jan 2006 | 47A | Prez on a fiver | Lynn Lempel |
| 8 Dec 2005 | 36A | Justice Fortas | David Pringle |
| 10 Jul 2005 | 44D | Old ___ (Civil War eagle) | Con Pederson |
| 19 Jun 2005 | 42D | Copper head? | Manny Nosowsky |
| 26 May 2005 | 55A | Lincoln, to friends | David J. Kahn |
| 29 Mar 2005 | 2D | Justice Fortas | Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy |
| 23 Mar 2005 | 2D | Penny portrait | Mike Shenk |
| 22 Feb 2005 | 65D | Face on a fiver | Ed Early |
| 15 Feb 2005 | 2D | Justice Fortas | Gene Newman |
| 23 Jan 2005 | 50D | Visage on a fiver | Joe DiPietro |
| 28 Nov 2004 | 123A | Actor Vigoda | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 25 Oct 2004 | 54A | Pres. Lincoln | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| 15 Aug 2004 | 115D | Old White House nickname | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 5 Jul 2004 | 32D | Pres. Lincoln | Patrick Merrell |
| 23 Jun 2004 | 31A | Jurist Fortas | Jim Goodsell |
| 14 Mar 2004 | 42A | “Honest” one | Craig Kasper |
| 20 Jan 2004 | 67A | Former New York City mayor Beame | Eric Berlin |
| 3 Jan 2004 | 35A | One associated with honesty | James M. and James C. Jenista |
| 26 Sep 2003 | 19A | First name in 1858 debates | Eric Berlin |
| 30 Jul 2003 | 56A | Actor Vigoda | Alan J. Weiss |
| 9 Jun 2003 | 16A | Pres. Lincoln | Randall J. Hartman |
| 23 May 2003 | 34A | Grandpa Simpson on “The Simpsons” | Dave Tuller |
| 8 May 2003 | 24A | Figure on a fin | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Apr 2003 | 48A | Lincoln or Vigoda | Jim Hyres |
| 28 Mar 2003 | 53D | Presidential nickname | Cathy Millhauser |
| 23 Oct 2002 | 38A | Vigoda of “Barney Miller” | Nancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack |
| 22 Oct 2002 | 33A | “Honest” man | Michael Shteyman |
| 28 Jul 2002 | 38D | Justice Fortas | Nelson Hardy |
| 26 Jun 2002 | 41A | Justice Fortas | Nancy Salomon |
| 14 Oct 2001 | 71A | With 66-Across, former New York politician | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 26 Sep 2001 | 58D | See 57-Down | Stephen Budiansky |
| 17 Sep 2001 | 5D | Civil War prez | Peter Gordon |
| 19 Apr 2001 | 35D | A Warner Bros. brother | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Jan 2001 | 50A | Justice Fortas | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 24 Dec 2000 | 124D | White House nickname | Bill Zais |
| 25 Oct 2000 | 15A | Justice Fortas | Nick Grivas |
| 9 Oct 2000 | 16A | Honest ___ | Teresa M. Hackett |
| 30 Aug 2000 | 49A | The fin man? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 29 Aug 2000 | 33D | Homer Simpson’s dad | Peter Gordon |
| 25 Jun 2000 | 75A | Globetrotters founder Saperstein | Cathy Millhauser |
| 27 Dec 1999 | 45A | Mount Rushmore pres. | Gregory E. Paul |
| 18 Dec 1999 | 5D | White House nickname | Nancy Joline |
| 16 Dec 1999 | 40A | Honest ___ | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 9D | Globetrotters founder Saperstein | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 14 Nov 1999 | 115D | Tad’s dad | Lloyd E. Pollet |
| 6 Oct 1999 | 14A | Log cabin President | Fred Piscop |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 18A | Playwright Burrows | John Wolting |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 8D | Justice Fortas | John Wolting |
| 15 Jul 1999 | 55A | Honest one | Zack Butler |
| 27 May 1999 | 13A | Onetime White House nickname | A. J. Santora |
| 23 May 1999 | 93A | Actor Vigoda | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 27 Apr 1999 | 26A | Playwright Burrows | Fred Piscop |
| 27 Mar 1999 | 22A | James’s follower | Rich Norris |
| 28 Dec 1998 | 39A | Honest ___ | Adam G. Perl |
| 5 Oct 1998 | 43A | Actor Vigoda | Peter Gordon |
| 19 Sep 1998 | 54D | The fin man? | William S. Cotter |
| 10 Sep 1998 | 21D | Nancy Hanks’s boy | Christopher Hurt |
| 30 Apr 1998 | 28A | Mary Todd’s love | Kelly Clark |
| 30 Mar 1998 | 59D | Pres. Lincoln | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 18 Mar 1998 | 24A | Honest one | Susan Smith |
| 13 Feb 1998 | 18A | Japanese novelist Kobo ___ | Jim Page |
| 11 Jan 1998 | 5D | 16th President, familiarly | Nancy Joline and Peg Conner |
| 8 Dec 1997 | 46A | Playwright Burrows | Mary E. Brindamour |
| 6 Dec 1997 | 10A | Presidential nickname | David J. Kahn |
| 24 Nov 1997 | 31A | President Lincoln | Alex K. Justin |
| 14 Nov 1997 | 10D | One of the brothers of Warner Bros. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 5 Oct 1997 | 25A | Famed railsplitter | Derrick Niederman |
| 7 Sep 1997 | 107D | Honest name | Randolph Ross |
| 29 Jun 1997 | 57D | 1860’s White House name | David J. Kahn |
| 10 Jun 1997 | 8D | Burrows of the theater | Fred Piscop |
| 4 May 1997 | 38A | Old White House moniker | Manny Nosowsky |
| 9 Dec 1996 | 56A | “Honest” President | F. Piscop |
| 10 Nov 1996 | 36A | Tad’s dad | R. Hamel |
| 24 Oct 1996 | 6D | White House nickname | M. S. Maurer |
| 11 Sep 1996 | 12D | 1860’s White House name | B. E. Quigley |
| 24 Jul 1996 | 14A | “Honest” one | A. Micci |
| 24 Apr 1996 | 44A | Japanese novelist ___Kobo | G. Dean |
| 22 Dec 1995 | 52A | White House nickname | A.J. Santora |
| 26 Nov 1995 | 91D | Tall prez, for short | Harvey Estes |
| 21 Nov 1995 | 39D | Model of honesty | Thomas W. Schier |
| 12 Oct 1995 | 7D | Humorist Burrows | Christopher Hurt |
| 9 Aug 1995 | 23A | Justice Fortas | Richard Hughes |
| 19 May 1995 | 8D | Model of honesty | Michael S. Maurer |
| 24 Nov 1994 | 13D | “The Woman in the Dunes” author | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 9 Nov 1994 | 32D | Honest man | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 4 Nov 1994 | 62D | Presidential nickname | Matt Jones |
| 18 Oct 1994 | 20A | The Rail Splitter | Harvey Estes |
| 26 Aug 1994 | 18D | Tad’s dad | Timothy S. Lewis |
| 14 Aug 1994 | 131D | Basketball’s Saperstein | Deborah Kathryn Trombley |
| 5 Aug 1994 | 54A | Actor Vigoda | Daniel R. Stark |
| 26 Jun 1994 | 128D | Actor Vigoda | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 25 Jun 1994 | 33D | See 44 Down | Manny Nosowsky |
| 4 May 1994 | 23A | “The Woman in the Dunes” author | Louis Sabin |
| 30 Apr 1994 | 33D | Novelist Kobo ___ | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 29 Mar 1994 | 11A | “Honest” fellow | Mark Danna |
| 27 Mar 1994 | 79A | White House moniker | Jeanette K. Brill |
| 13 Mar 1994 | 46A | Honest ___ | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 27 Nov 1993 | 34A | Author Kobo of Japan | Manny Nosowsky |
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