ALAN

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

This "ALAN" answer was first appeared in "25 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Astronaut Shepard (8)". It was authored by Joy L. Wouk. Recently, the "ALAN" answer has been used for "2 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Non-Muppet owner of Hooper’s Store on “Sesame Street”". It was authored by Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Mathematician Turing (16)". "ALAN" appeared 222 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ALAN" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
2 Nov 2023 13A Non-Muppet owner of Hooper’s Store on “Sesame Street” Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson
30 Jun 2023 53D Menken who wrote the music for “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin” Carly Schuna
8 May 2023 2D Mathematician Turing Catherine Cetta
17 Apr 2023 61A Actor Alda or Arkin Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl
10 Mar 2023 3D Page or Ameche of football Claire Rimkus
8 Mar 2023 19A Chester Arthur’s middle name Miranda Kany
25 Jun 2022 7D “Succession” co-star Ruck Adam Aaronson
30 May 2022 28D Mathematician Turing Alexander Liebeskind
4 May 2022 30A Computer scientist Turing Eric Bornstein
26 Feb 2022 45A Philosopher Watts Ori Brian
29 Jan 2022 7D Actor Ruck of HBO’s “Succession” Andrew Ries and Caitlin Reid
22 Sep 2021 29D ___ Page, N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer turned justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court Grant Boroughs
24 Mar 2021 2D ___ Kim, 7-year-old star of the Golden Globe-winning “Minari” Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
17 Dec 2020 25D ___ Freed, early radio personality who coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll” Kathryn Ladner
6 Oct 2020 9D Late actor Rickman Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels
26 May 2020 39D Cryptanalyst Turing Neville Fogarty
26 Mar 2020 14A Late Surrealist Turner Alex Eaton-Salners
18 Mar 2020 28D Astronaut Shepard, first American in space Ricky Cruz
9 Dec 2019 2D Actor Alda Ellis Hay
19 Oct 2019 26A First name of two of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon Byron Walden
18 Oct 2019 49D ___ Thicke, onetime late-night host Jamey Smith
13 Jul 2019 10D Boy’s name that becomes a girl’s name if you move the first letter to the end David Steinberg
1 Jul 2019 49D Computer science pioneer Turing Damon Gulczynski
4 May 2019 38A Bean in space Mark Diehl
5 Mar 2019 21A Jackson of country music Joe Deeney
18 Feb 2019 64A Astronaut Shepard Leslie Rogers and Andrea Carla Michaels
29 Jan 2019 35A Arkin of “Catch-22” Benjamin Kramer
14 Nov 2018 15A Boy’s name that’s an anagram of 18-Across Sam Trabucco
16 Jan 2018 7D Rickman of the Harry Potter films David Steinberg
4 Jan 2018 19D Computer scientist Turing Daniel Mauer
27 Aug 2017 89D Mathematician Turing Jeff Chen
2 Jul 2017 72D Disc jockey Freed Patrick Blindauer
24 Jun 2017 19A Bean in a pod? Stu Ockman
19 Jun 2017 14A Mathematician Turing Susan Gelfand
15 May 2017 29A Mathematician Turing who was the subject of “The Imitation Game” Peter Gordon
10 May 2017 55D Shepard in space Ned White
7 May 2017 94D Country star Jackson Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
2 Apr 2017 11D King who spoke at Kennedy’s inaugural ball Jerry Miccolis
24 Jan 2017 45D King of comedy John R. O’Brien
30 Oct 2016 29D Astronaut Shepard Caleb Madison
7 Oct 2016 18A Enigma machine decoder Turing Robyn Weintraub
29 Dec 2015 59A Rickman of the Harry Potter films Jeff Stillman
3 Nov 2015 27D Singer Jackson with 26 #1 country hits Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel Fagliano
21 Jun 2015 72D Bean on the moon Timothy Polin
2 Feb 2015 29D Turing who was portrayed in “The Imitation Game” Jeffrey Wechsler
4 Nov 2014 2D Mathematician Turing Joel Fagliano
29 Oct 2014 13D Ex-Fed head Greenspan Elizabeth C. Gorski
7 Aug 2014 35D Jackson with 13 #1 country albums Joe DiPietro
10 Jun 2014 57A Rickman of the Harry Potter films Pamela Klawitter
5 May 2014 14D Political commentator Colmes Lynn Lempel
31 Mar 2014 41A Actor Arkin Robert Cirillo
30 Jan 2014 27D One of the men on “Two and a Half Men” Dan Schoenholz
19 Nov 2013 59D Country singer Jackson David J. Kahn
15 Nov 2013 52D Actor Rickman who played 32-Across David Woolf
4 May 2013 29D Chiropractor on “Two and a Half Men” Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber
9 Apr 2013 30D Rickman of the Harry Potter films Steve Blais
29 Mar 2013 20A Writer Moore or Moorehead Josh Knapp
19 Mar 2013 1D Simpson of the Simpson-Bowles commission Mike Buckley
11 Mar 2013 30A The “A” of Chester A. Arthur Robert Fisher
2 Sep 2012 84D Moore who wrote “Watchmen” Joel Fagliano
12 Jun 2012 58D Author Paton Peter A. Collins
26 Dec 2011 37D One of the men on “Two and a Half Men” Gary Cee
16 Nov 2011 27D ___ Freed, 1960s payola figure Gary Cee
5 Oct 2011 67A ___ Turing, a founding father of computer science Barry Boone
14 Aug 2011 109D Economist Greenspan Paula Gamache
8 Aug 2011 41A Arkin of Hollywood Ian Livengood
7 Aug 2011 72D Actor Rickman Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan
8 Jun 2011 23A Philosopher Watts Peter A. Collins
28 Mar 2011 15A With 8-Down, “Shane” star Robyn Weintraub
23 Mar 2011 26A Mathematician Turing Will Nediger
20 Mar 2011 84A Political commentator Colmes Brendan Emmett Quigley
10 Feb 2011 8D Cumming of “Nicholas Nickleby” Derek Bowman
6 Jan 2011 18D Actor Rickman of the Harry Potter films Mike Nothnagel
21 Dec 2010 3D Shepard in space Alan Arbesfeld
19 Oct 2010 63A Pioneering D.J. Freed Fred Piscop
5 Sep 2010 113D Mathematician Turing Will Nediger
8 Mar 2010 53A Chester Arthur’s middle name Stanley Newman
12 Feb 2010 48D Lightman who wrote “Einstein’s Dreams” Kevin G. Der
5 Nov 2009 35D Mathematician Turing Patrick Blindauer
23 Oct 2009 51D Actor Ford of “Snatch” Barry C. Silk
5 Oct 2009 53D Shepard who walked on the moon Mark Feldman
14 Jun 2009 77A Mathematician Turing Brendan Emmett Quigley
26 Apr 2009 78A Lyricist Bergman Trip Payne
21 Apr 2009 14A The “A” in Chester A. Arthur Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron
23 Mar 2009 56D Astronaut Shepard or Bean Randy Sowell
12 Feb 2009 37D Singer Jackson with more than 20 #1 country hits Gary & Stephen Kennedy
26 Jan 2009 19A Alda of “M*A*S*H” Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
21 Jan 2009 66A Pundit Colmes Fred Piscop
30 Nov 2008 89D Mathematician Turing Richard Silvestri
23 Jun 2008 65A Lawyer Dershowitz Andrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer
7 May 2008 2D One of TV’s “Two and a Half Men” Richard Silvestri
20 Apr 2008 22A King of comedy John Farmer
6 Jan 2008 7D Bean who was the fourth man to walk on the moon Lynn Lempel
7 Dec 2007 9D Playwright Ayckbourn Patrick Berry
3 Dec 2007 17A Alda of “What Women Want” Harvey Estes
30 Sep 2007 41D English playwright Ayckbourn Kelsey Blakley
5 Sep 2007 15A ___ Turing, the Father of Computer Science Richard Silvestri
28 Aug 2007 12D Chester Arthur’s middle name Linda Schechet Tucker
20 Jul 2007 35D Poet Seeger Barry C. Silk
6 Jun 2007 18A Broadway’s ___ Jay Lerner Richard Silvestri
21 May 2007 1A Late bridge columnist Truscott Allan E. Parrish
17 Aug 2006 22A ___ Freed, the so-called Father of Rock and Roll Harvey Estes
31 May 2006 49D President Arthur’s middle name Trip Payne
11 Apr 2006 65A Shepard in space Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
24 Mar 2006 39A ___ Trammell, 1984 World Series M.V.P. Manny Nosowsky
12 Nov 2005 35A Presidential middle name Karen M. Tracey
4 Sep 2005 11D Presidential middle name Richard Silvestri
17 Aug 2005 59A King or Shepard Kyle Mahowald
13 Jan 2005 61A English actor Bates Robert Zimmerman
8 Jan 2005 19A Religious philosopher Watts David Levinson Wilk
31 Oct 2004 14A King of comedy Patrick Merrell
25 Aug 2004 66A Rock radio pioneer Freed Richard Silvestri
10 Aug 2004 21A An Arkin Sarah Keller
30 Jun 2004 51D Actor Rickman Brendan Emmett Quigley
29 Apr 2004 54D King of comedy Steven Kahn
8 Apr 2004 9D The first “A” of A. A. Milne Elizabeth C. Gorski
10 Mar 2004 5D Presidential middle name Richard Silvestri
9 Feb 2004 60A Fed chairman Greenspan Robert Dillman
26 Jan 2004 60A ___ Jay Lerner of Lerner & Loewe Patrick Merrell
9 Sep 2003 39A Country star Jackson Robert Zimmerman
20 Aug 2003 11D Broadway’s ___ Jay Lerner Mel Taub
25 Jul 2003 58A With 31-Down, “Sweet Liberty” star Michael Shteyman
20 May 2003 15A The Fed’s Greenspan Peter Abide
21 Apr 2003 12D Broadway’s ___ Jay Lerner Randall J. Hartman
26 Mar 2003 63A Astronaut Shepard Randall J. Hartman
12 Mar 2003 64A Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Freed Myles Callum
10 Mar 2003 46D Comedian King Gail Grabowski
2 Dec 2002 14A The “A” in Chester A. Arthur Gregory E. Paul
9 Sep 2002 52D Ladd or Greenspan William I. Johnston
10 Jul 2002 35D Lyricist Lerner Richard Silvestri
9 Jun 2002 78D Actor Young of TV’s “Mister Ed” Randolph Ross
21 May 2002 62A Astronaut Shepard Paula Gamache
1 May 2002 16A Commentator Keyes Steve Jones
22 Apr 2002 62A The “A” in Chester A. Arthur Peter Gordon
8 Mar 2002 25A Playwright Ayckbourn David J. Kahn
25 Dec 2001 18A Harvard’s Dershowitz Peter Gordon
13 Dec 2001 9D Computer scientist Turing Manny Nosowsky
25 Oct 2001 54D Mathematician Turing John Scott Marrone
14 Oct 2001 47A Actor Bates Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Sep 2001 7D Banking chief Greenspan Norma Steinberg
15 Aug 2001 61D Author Paton Karen Young Bonin
17 Jul 2001 34D Greenspan of the Fed Fred Piscop
20 Jun 2001 3D Astronaut Bean Jay Sullivan
27 May 2001 80D With 15-Down, “This Gun for Hire” star Dana Motley
22 May 2001 50D Shepard in space John D. Leavy
17 Apr 2001 65A Money guru Greenspan Greg Staples
4 Apr 2001 6D Mathematician Turing Alan Arbesfeld
20 Mar 2001 54D King of comedy Peter Abide
6 Feb 2001 10D Fed chairman Greenspan Sherry O. Blackard
19 Dec 2000 28D Conservative Keyes Fred Piscop
27 Nov 2000 52A The “A” of Chester A. Arthur Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
5 Oct 2000 57D Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Freed Cathy Millhauser
8 Aug 2000 59D Ladd or Alda Joy L. Wouk
3 Jul 2000 37A Money man Greenspan Marjorie Berg
18 May 2000 36D Astronaut Bean Patrick D. Berry
7 May 2000 102A Mathematician Turing Patrick D. Berry
28 Mar 2000 7D Astronaut Shepard Fred Piscop
29 Feb 2000 18D Fed head Greenspan Peter Gordon
26 Feb 2000 45D “The Way We Were” writer Bergman Bob Klahn
4 Feb 2000 2D Josephine Tey investigator ___ Grant Dana Motley
17 Oct 1999 67A Pulitzer poet Dugan Bob and Sharon Klahn
22 Aug 1999 11A Chester Arthur’s middle name Raymond Hamel
28 Jul 1999 61D Mr. Greenspan Manny Nosowsky
23 Jun 1999 5D With 17-Across, Hawkeye Pierce portrayer Alan Olschwang
3 Jun 1999 44A Bridge expert Truscott Frances Hansen
27 May 1999 6D Josephine Tey investigator ___ Grant A. J. Santora
5 May 1999 36A Playwright Ayckbourn Lois Sidway
4 May 1999 28D Comic King Gayle Dean
10 Feb 1999 32A Money guru Greenspan Nancy Salomon
13 Jan 1999 48D Rock-and-roll pioneer Freed Richard Silvestri
3 Dec 1998 13A Football Hall-of-Famer ___ Page Cathy Millhauser
23 Sep 1998 55D Lawyer Dershowitz Michael S. Maurer
18 Aug 1998 7D Money guru Greenspan Nancy Salomon
11 Aug 1998 6D Actor Alda Randall J. Hartman
7 Jul 1998 19A Chester Arthur’s middle name Elizabeth C. Gorski
29 Jun 1998 12D TV’s Thicke Gregory E. Paul
17 Jun 1998 57A Mathematician Turing Elizabeth C. Gorski
15 Apr 1998 63A A Ladd Michael S. Maurer
31 Mar 1998 16A Chester Arthur’s middle name Alan Arbesfeld
22 Mar 1998 36A King of comedy Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
1 Jan 1998 37D Mr. Greenspan Jim Page
10 Oct 1997 54D Economist Greenspan Shannon Burns
4 Oct 1997 32A Ashby of the 80’s Astros Rich Norris
30 Jul 1997 60A Novelist Paton John D. Leavy
16 Jul 1997 7D Astronaut Shepard Jonathan Schmalzbach
12 Jun 1997 20A Astronaut Shepard Gilbert H. Ludwig
23 Oct 1996 12D Ex-Sen. Cranston R. Norris
17 Oct 1996 32A Mathematician Turing J. R. Conrad
20 Sep 1996 45A King of clubs? J. Page
15 Sep 1996 99A Baseball’s Ashby A. K. Justin
4 Jul 1996 59A Astronaut Bean Joy L. Wouk
2 Jul 1996 14A Attorney Dershowitz Bette Sue Cohen
15 Jan 1996 13D Novelist Paton Gregory E. Paul
22 Oct 1995 32A Mathematician Turing Matt Gaffney
17 Oct 1995 39A Comic King Diane C. Baldwin
15 Aug 1995 65A Sen. Simpson Randall J. Hartman
18 Jul 1995 41A Astronaut Bean Jonathan Schmatzbach
12 Jul 1995 7D Author Paton Robert Malinow
10 Jun 1995 56D Greenspan, for one Daniel R. Stark
17 Apr 1995 55D Broadway’s ___ Jay Lerner Kenneth Witte
28 Mar 1995 34D Paton of “Cry, the Beloved Country” fame Christopher Page
26 Mar 1995 64D Josephine Tey investigator ___ Grant Rich Norris
20 Mar 1995 62A Novelist Paton Sidney L. Robbins
26 Dec 1994 43D A.A. Milne’s first name Gregory E. Paul
13 Nov 1994 82A Arkin of “Catch-22” Frank A. Longo
25 Sep 1994 133A Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Freed Nancy Nicholson Joline
20 Sep 1994 45D Author Paton Christopher Page
7 Sep 1994 23A Gatsby portrayer, with 36-Across Cathy Millhauser
6 Sep 1994 1D Wyoming’s Simpson Janet R. Bender
28 Aug 1994 31A King of comedy Randolph Ross
15 Aug 1994 14A Lawyer Dershowitz Fred Piscop
17 Jun 1994 12D Humorous King Bryant White
18 May 1994 22A Alda of “M*A*S*H” Daniel R. Stark
17 May 1994 2D Chester Arthur’s middle name Harvey Estes
7 Apr 1994 44A Wyoming’s Simpson Fred Piscop
5 Apr 1994 10D King of comedy Harvey Estes
30 Jan 1994 66A Lawyer Dershowitz Alex K. Justin
21 Dec 1993 25A Actor Young of TV’s 67-Across Janie Lyons
14 Dec 1993 12D Hale of “Gilligan’s Island” Joel Davajan
12 Dec 1993 100A A Bates Cathy Millhauser
27 Nov 1993 44A President Arthur’s middle name Manny Nosowsky
25 Nov 1993 62A Astronaut Shepard Joy L. Wouk

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