AGATE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for AGATE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "AGATE" answer was first appeared in "9 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Type size for fine print". It was authored by Janie Lyons. Recently, the "AGATE" answer has been used for "16 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Tiny type size (3)". It was authored by Garrett Chalfin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Playing marble (10)". "AGATE" appeared 72 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "AGATE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2023 | 23A | Tiny type size | Garrett Chalfin |
| 15 Oct 2023 | 103D | Banded gemstone | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| 28 Sep 2022 | 28D | Marble material | Jeff Stillman |
| 3 Jul 2022 | 90D | Banded rock | Tom McCoy |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 10D | 5.5-point type size | Caitlin Reid |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 41D | Fire ___ (gemstone) | Scott Earl |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 28D | Stone with curved bands | Lindsey Hobbs |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 61A | Mineral in some geodes | Adam Fromm |
| 9 Jun 2020 | 30A | Banded marble | Freddie Cheng |
| 4 Apr 2020 | 53A | Quartz type | Yacob Yonas |
| 14 Jul 2019 | 5D | Colorful stone in a brooch | Caitlin Reid |
| 31 Dec 2017 | 62D | Colorful quartz | John Lampkin |
| 28 Oct 2017 | 22A | Type of type | Roland Huget |
| 6 Dec 2016 | 63A | Playing marble | Ed Sessa |
| 10 Oct 2016 | 8D | Banded rock | Patrick Merrell |
| 17 Sep 2016 | 41A | 5 1/2-point type | Andrew J. Ries |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 48D | 5.5-point type | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| 7 Jul 2015 | 14A | Striped gemstone | Daniel Raymon |
| 4 Mar 2015 | 42A | Tiny type size | Jeff Stillman |
| 22 Sep 2014 | 21A | Tiny type size | Ian Livengood |
| 11 Jun 2014 | 12D | Brightly colored rock | Ian Livengood |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 60A | Rock with bands | Todd Gross |
| 30 Oct 2012 | 11D | Marble material | Alex Vratsanos |
| 16 Apr 2012 | 19A | Playing marble | Lynn Lempel |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 1A | It has rock bands | Mike Nothnagel |
| 7 Mar 2011 | 14A | Playing marble | Mike Torch |
| 20 Apr 2010 | 49D | Ornamental quartz | Paula Gamache |
| 7 Apr 2010 | 39D | Banded gemstone | Richard Silvestri |
| 1 Apr 2009 | 25A | Cousin of a cat’s-eye | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache |
| 11 Sep 2008 | 49A | Striped quartz | Caleb Madison |
| 14 Apr 2008 | 5A | Playing marble | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| 6 Jan 2008 | 19A | Shooter’s target | Lynn Lempel |
| 7 Oct 2007 | 55A | Character size | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 13 Aug 2007 | 26D | Playing marble | Andrew Ries |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 65A | Banded stone | Donna Hoke Kahwaty |
| 20 May 2007 | 40D | Playing marble | Seth A. Abel |
| 11 Feb 2007 | 1A | Shooting marble | Mark Feldman |
| 8 Nov 2005 | 31A | Glass marble | Gail Grabowski and Nancy Salomon |
| 29 Sep 2005 | 29D | Playing marble | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| 21 Sep 2005 | 30A | Banded stone | Anne Garellick |
| 10 Apr 2005 | 9D | Type size | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 10 Oct 2004 | 74D | Marble | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 Nov 2003 | 10D | Rock with bands | Patrick Berry |
| 15 Oct 2003 | 30D | Quartz variety | John Greenman |
| 2 Sep 2003 | 49D | Playing marble | Ed Early |
| 26 Mar 2003 | 27D | Banded stone | Randall J. Hartman |
| 17 Oct 2002 | 9A | Geode material | Todd McClary |
| 27 Jul 2002 | 49A | It has just a few points | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 14 Jun 2001 | 1D | Banded stone | Mark Diehl |
| 13 May 2001 | 43D | See 56-Down | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 15 Apr 2001 | 46D | Fine print, maybe | Richard Silvestri |
| 24 Sep 2000 | 41D | 5 1/2-point | Randolph Ross |
| 2 May 2000 | 27A | 5 1/2-point type | Manny Nosowsky |
| 23 Apr 2000 | 64D | Marble | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 16 Jan 2000 | 22A | Quartz variety | Fred Piscop |
| 9 May 1999 | 30D | Stone with curved, colored bands | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 7 Mar 1999 | 23A | Type size | Randolph Ross |
| 24 Jun 1998 | 16A | Small type | Richard Silvestri |
| 17 May 1998 | 131D | Type size | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn |
| 8 Mar 1998 | 57D | Small type | Richard Silvestri |
| 2 Feb 1998 | 34A | Playing marble | Gregory E. Paul |
| 9 Dec 1997 | 44A | Type type | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 15 Nov 1997 | 11D | Steelie alternative | Fred Piscop |
| 4 Jun 1997 | 21A | Striped chalcedony | Nancy S. Ross |
| 22 Apr 1997 | 61A | Colorful rock | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 22 Nov 1996 | 30D | Fine-print type | A. K. Justin |
| 25 Oct 1996 | 4D | Bagmate for a steelie | M. Nosowsky |
| 26 Aug 1996 | 16A | Playing marble | G. E. Paul |
| 7 Jan 1996 | 106D | Talismanic stone | Eric Albert |
| 8 May 1995 | 39A | 5 1/2-point type | Deborah Trombley |
| 5 Mar 1995 | 80D | It may be used in a game of miggles | A.J. Santora |
| 9 Dec 1993 | 32D | Type size for fine print | Janie Lyons |
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