AGES is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for AGES in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "AGES" answer was first appeared in "29 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Matures (7)". It was authored by Sidney L. Robbins. Recently, the "AGES" answer has been used for "23 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "How long it can feel like to wait". It was authored by Vasu Seralathan. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "A long, long time (9)", "Matures (7)", "A long time (8)", "Seemingly forever (6)", "Census data (7)", "Years and years (6)". "AGES" appeared 184 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "AGES" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2023 | 45D | How long it can feel like to wait | Vasu Seralathan |
| 15 Sep 2023 | 8D | 8+, for Yahtzee | David A. Rubin and Lee Demertzis |
| 14 Aug 2023 | 19A | Improves with time, like wine | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 108D | For-eh-ver | John Westwig |
| 6 Jun 2023 | 2D | Eons | Daniel Jaret |
| 25 Feb 2023 | 9D | Things sometimes named after metals | Trent H. Evans |
| 28 Jan 2023 | 25D | Senesces | Kevin Christian |
| 11 Jan 2023 | 55D | A long, long time | Victor Barocas |
| 29 Oct 2022 | 9D | “___ 6 and up” | Daniel Okulitch |
| 20 Oct 2022 | 4A | They’re shared by twins | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 33D | Forever and a day | David Karp |
| 23 Sep 2022 | 29D | Characteristics that rarely change in cartoons | Erik Agard |
| 28 Aug 2022 | 72D | A long, long time | Ori Brian |
| 13 Jun 2022 | 23D | Middle ___ (time before the Renaissance) | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman |
| 30 Apr 2022 | 32A | A mighty long time | Joe DiPietro |
| 27 Mar 2022 | 1D | Periods in history | August Lee-Kovach |
| 14 Mar 2022 | 60D | Improves, as wine | Stephen Hiltner |
| 9 Jan 2022 | 63A | Many moons | Timothy Polin |
| 26 Sep 2021 | 7D | A long time | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| 23 Sep 2021 | 34D | Range on a game box | Simeon Seigel |
| 4 Jul 2021 | 108A | A mighty long time | Howard Barkin |
| 8 Jun 2021 | 66A | A lo-o-ong time | Christopher Adams |
| 14 Dec 2020 | 60A | Like, for-EV-er | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| 24 Nov 2020 | 35D | Develops wrinkles, say | Caitlin Reid |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 71A | Seemingly forever | Caitlin Reid |
| 1 Aug 2020 | 25D | So long | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
| 13 Jul 2020 | 8D | With 36-Across, in the distant past | Erik Agard |
| 8 Nov 2019 | 59A | Possible response to “How long’s it been?” | Peter Wentz |
| 6 Oct 2019 | 87A | Information on a game box | Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas |
| 15 Sep 2019 | 106D | Quite a long time | Andrew Kingsley |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 18A | Years and years | Trent H. Evans |
| 4 Jul 2019 | 45A | A long stretch | Jim Hilger |
| 4 Jun 2019 | 36A | A very long time | Jake Halperin |
| 21 Feb 2019 | 61A | A really long time | Sam Trabucco |
| 25 Nov 2018 | 17D | As long as one can remember | Joon Pahk |
| 6 Nov 2018 | 21A | Forever and a day | Alan Southworth and Yacob Yonas |
| 20 Sep 2018 | 48A | For all ___ | Sam Ezersky |
| 29 Aug 2018 | 52D | Forever, seemingly | Alex Bajcz |
| 30 May 2018 | 66A | Specs printed on a toy box | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| 9 Apr 2018 | 36A | All ___ (what a G rating means) | Erik Agard |
| 22 Feb 2018 | 6A | A long, long time | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 20 Feb 2018 | 55D | Census data | Joel Fagliano |
| 2 Jan 2018 | 37D | A long, long time | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 16 Nov 2017 | 55D | Seemingly forever | Alex Eylar |
| 3 Nov 2017 | 46A | Forever and a day | Kameron Austin Collins and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 23 Jul 2017 | 76A | Like, forever | Caleb Madison |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 57D | 10 and 8 for Bart and Lisa Simpson, respectively | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 9 Jan 2017 | 56D | Gets 16-Across | Neville Fogarty |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 93A | Game box specification | Matthew Sewell |
| 15 Nov 2016 | 38D | Matures | David J. Kahn |
| 29 Sep 2016 | 15A | Gets on | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 28 Feb 2016 | 7D | Forever | Timothy Polin |
| 21 Dec 2015 | 57D | ___ 8 and up (game specification) | Bruce Haight |
| 10 Dec 2015 | 18A | Game box specification | Timothy Polin |
| 9 Nov 2015 | 63A | Ripens, as cheese | Pawel Fludzinski |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 69A | A very long time … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues | Kurt Krauss |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 66A | Forever | Peter A. Collins |
| 5 Sep 2015 | 48D | Seemingly forever | Byron Walden |
| 14 Apr 2015 | 14A | ___ 10 and up (info on a game box) | Bruce Haight |
| 18 Mar 2015 | 52D | A long, long time | Timothy Polin |
| 12 Jan 2015 | 31A | Improves, as wine | Jason Flinn |
| 23 Dec 2014 | 16D | The 13 of PG-13 and 17 of NC-17 | Bruce Haight |
| 9 Dec 2014 | 52A | “___ 8 and up” | Paul Hunsberger |
| 3 Aug 2014 | 73D | Many moons | Ian Livengood |
| 12 May 2014 | 62D | Years on end | Gary Cee |
| 25 Apr 2014 | 6D | Biographical data | Joel Fagliano |
| 24 Apr 2014 | 63A | It’s a long time | Stanley Newman |
| 23 Apr 2014 | 7D | A really long time | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Apr 2014 | 56D | Puts on years | Douglas Taillon |
| 26 Jan 2014 | 68D | Gets up there | Daniel A. Finan |
| 19 Nov 2013 | 73A | A really long time | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 26D | Yellows or grays, say | Todd Gross |
| 6 Feb 2013 | 28A | Matures | Peter A. Collins |
| 19 Aug 2012 | 87D | A long time | Freddie Cheng |
| 21 Jun 2012 | 47A | A long time | Caleb Emmons |
| 10 Jun 2012 | 111D | Gains maturity | Xan Vongsathorn |
| 29 Feb 2012 | 2D | A long, long time | Kevan Choset |
| 23 Oct 2011 | 6D | With 19-Across, far back | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Jul 2011 | 6A | Grows old | Peter A. Collins |
| 15 Feb 2011 | 13D | Matures | Paula Gamache |
| 6 Feb 2011 | 50D | Mellows | David J. Kahn |
| 4 Dec 2010 | 58D | Dating service data | Doug Peterson |
| 22 Nov 2010 | 10A | Gets on in years | David Poole |
| 25 Nov 2009 | 59D | Seemingly forever | Allan E. Parrish |
| 5 Oct 2009 | 63A | Years and years | Mark Feldman |
| 22 Aug 2009 | 36D | A long stretch | Karen M. Tracey |
| 21 Jul 2009 | 27D | Matures | Donna S. Levin |
| 16 Jul 2009 | 5D | So, so long | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 7 Jun 2009 | 77D | A long time | Jeremy Newton |
| 23 Jan 2009 | 53D | All ___ (words on a game box) | Barry C. Silk |
| 9 Dec 2008 | 22D | A long, long time | C. W. Stewart |
| 10 Oct 2008 | 12D | Forever | Kyle Mahowald |
| 1 Oct 2008 | 12D | A long, long time | Barry Boone |
| 3 May 2008 | 20D | Passes the time? | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Mar 2008 | 1D | Dark ___ | Eugene W. Sard |
| 12 Feb 2008 | 66A | Census data | Deb Amlen |
| 6 Dec 2007 | 37D | All-___ (G-rated) | Joe Krozel |
| 22 Nov 2007 | 51A | A long time | Oliver Hill |
| 26 Aug 2007 | 38A | “It’s been ___” | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper |
| 29 Apr 2007 | 49A | Census stats | Henry Hook |
| 19 Apr 2007 | 50D | “It’s been ___!” | Henry Hook |
| 14 Feb 2007 | 54D | Matures | Paula Gamache |
| 1 Jan 2007 | 40A | Gets older | Randy Sowell |
| 16 Oct 2006 | 49D | Matures | Paula Gamache |
| 2 Sep 2006 | 56A | Pieces of the past | Mel Rosen |
| 24 Apr 2006 | 60A | Awfully long time | Lynn Lempel |
| 14 Mar 2006 | 54D | Mighty long time | Lynn Lempel |
| 4 Nov 2005 | 49D | Gets on | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 27 Oct 2005 | 63A | Long, long time | Bonnie L. Gentry |
| 8 Oct 2005 | 22A | Yellows or grays | Byron Walden |
| 25 Jul 2005 | 21A | Forever and a day | Lynn Lempel |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 14D | Quite a while | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 8 Jul 2005 | 6A | Sits in the cellar, maybe | Eric Berlin |
| 31 May 2005 | 47A | Who-knows-how-long | Merl Reagle |
| 22 Apr 2005 | 55D | Word on a toy package | Myles Callum |
| 24 Mar 2005 | 51A | Loses immediacy | Dan Reichert |
| 25 Jul 2004 | 101D | Seasons | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 1 Jul 2004 | 11D | Seemingly forever | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 31 May 2004 | 51A | Periods in history | Gregory E. Paul |
| 30 May 2004 | 52A | Stretches | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 1 Mar 2004 | 12D | Mellows, as wine | Gail Grabowski |
| 23 Feb 2004 | 30A | Family data | Anne Garellick |
| 19 Feb 2004 | 5D | Wrinkles, say | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) |
| 7 Jan 2004 | 7D | Census data | Mike Torch |
| 9 Nov 2003 | 39D | Quite a while | Patrick Berry |
| 6 Jul 2003 | 113D | A long time | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 3 May 2003 | 31A | Period between blue moons | John Scott Marrone |
| 25 Mar 2002 | 11D | Many moons | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 12 Dec 2001 | 19A | Census data | Peter Gordon |
| 24 Sep 2001 | 59D | Mellows | Norma Steinberg |
| 3 Apr 2001 | 1A | Seemingly forever | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard |
| 3 Nov 2000 | 31A | “___ 4 and up” | Joe DiPietro |
| 17 Oct 2000 | 36D | Forever | Peter Gordon |
| 2 Sep 2000 | 7D | Gets on | Rich Norris |
| 5 Jun 2000 | 28D | Many, many years | William A. Ballard |
| 16 May 2000 | 38D | Years and years | Peter Gordon |
| 26 Jan 2000 | 31D | Many moons | Dan Reichert |
| 27 Dec 1999 | 55D | Census data | Gregory E. Paul |
| 5 Dec 1999 | 106D | Is unlike Peter Pan | Joe DiPietro |
| 24 Sep 1999 | 6A | Entries in a family album | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 14 Sep 1999 | 62D | Ripens | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 11 Sep 1999 | 23A | Many a moon | Rich Norris |
| 30 Aug 1999 | 58A | Gets on in years | Margaret Watson |
| 2 Jun 1999 | 12D | A long, long time | Nancy Salomon |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 8D | Mellows | Harvey Estes |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 54D | Quite a while | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Nov 1998 | 24D | Census data | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 2 Oct 1998 | 41A | A long time | John Wolting |
| 13 Apr 1998 | 11D | Improves, as cheese | Gregory E. Paul |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 52A | Census data | Matt Gaffney |
| 4 Oct 1997 | 50A | Quite a while | Rich Norris |
| 8 Sep 1997 | 18D | Long, long time | Robert Goldberg |
| 12 Aug 1997 | 23A | Long, long time | Janet R. Bender |
| 10 May 1997 | 64A | Dark ___ | Isabel Walcott |
| 3 Apr 1997 | 30D | Seeming eternity | Richard Hughes |
| 17 Mar 1997 | 18A | “Forever” | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 5 Feb 1997 | 40A | Grays | J. Schmalzbach |
| 8 Dec 1996 | 6D | Long time | A. J. Santora |
| 22 Nov 1996 | 49D | Years on end | A. K. Justin |
| 10 Nov 1996 | 111A | Many moons | R. Hamel |
| 17 Oct 1996 | 56D | Eons | J. R. Conrad |
| 8 Aug 1996 | 1A | “Rock of ___” | D. J. Kahn |
| 24 Jun 1996 | 66A | “Rock of___” | M. Schneider |
| 30 Jan 1996 | 31D | Long time | M. Skolsky |
| 8 Jan 1996 | 10A | Gets older | N. Steinberg |
| 13 Dec 1995 | 1A | Long time | Ernie Furtado |
| 31 Oct 1995 | 41A | A long time | Rich Norris |
| 3 Sep 1995 | 18D | Turns one’s hair gray | Ernie Furtado |
| 8 Aug 1995 | 44A | School data | Gregory E. Paul |
| 11 Jul 1995 | 57D | Years and years | Gregory E. Paul |
| 2 Jul 1995 | 84D | Lifetimes | Alex K. Justin |
| 6 Jun 1995 | 72A | Ripens | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 6 Apr 1995 | 60A | Years and years | Lois Sidway |
| 12 Feb 1995 | 31A | Grays | Alex & Victoria Black |
| 2 Feb 1995 | 44A | Consent and Reason, e.g. | Bob and Sharon Klahn |
| 4 Sep 1994 | 18D | Years and years | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 20 Jul 1994 | 26D | “Rock of ___” | Harvey Estes |
| 4 Jul 1994 | 37A | Bronze and Iron | Joel Davajan |
| 19 Jun 1994 | 82D | Long time | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| 17 May 1994 | 12D | “Rock of ___” | Harvey Estes |
| 30 Mar 1994 | 31D | Becomes gray | Eileen Lexau |
| 11 Feb 1994 | 6D | Family data | Harvey Estes |
| 31 Dec 1993 | 1A | Man has seven | Norman S. Wizer |
| 29 Nov 1993 | 70A | Matures | Sidney L. Robbins |
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