ALIBI is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ALIBI in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ALIBI" answer was first appeared in "18 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Court defense". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "ALIBI" answer has been used for "30 Sep 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Detective story?". It was authored by Ahmed Bayoumi. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Out (21)". "ALIBI" appeared 101 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ALIBI" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2023 | 24A | Detective story? | Ahmed Bayoumi |
| 10 May 2023 | 32D | Defensive line? | Victor Barocas |
| 27 Mar 2023 | 54D | Suspect’s “out” | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| 26 Mar 2023 | 48D | Cover, of a sort | David Karp |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 28D | Suspect’s need | Madeline Kaplan |
| 24 Feb 2023 | 1A | Cover story | Margaret Seikel and Sophia Maymudes |
| 27 Apr 2022 | 15A | Cover story | Alex Bajcz |
| 20 Feb 2022 | 3D | A criminal’s may be unbelievable | Victor Barocas |
| 26 Aug 2021 | 52A | Cover story | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 19 May 2021 | 11D | “It was my evil twin!” is not a convincing one | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 12 Oct 2020 | 16A | Defendant’s excuse | Joe Hansen |
| 3 Aug 2020 | 6D | “I was with my girlfriend all evening,” e.g. | Eric Bornstein |
| 8 Jun 2020 | 6D | “Get out of jail” story | Kyle Dolan |
| 11 Feb 2020 | 1A | Story of why you really couldn’t have done it | Neil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen |
| 14 Jan 2020 | 52A | Story that one generally sticks to, whether it’s true or not | Jim Peredo |
| 12 Aug 2019 | 16A | Story that lets you off the hook | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 8 Aug 2019 | 11D | Out, of sorts | Timothy Polin |
| 19 Sep 2018 | 57A | Suspect’s out | Scot Ober and Jeff Chen |
| 6 Sep 2018 | 50D | Out | Jeff Chen |
| 24 May 2018 | 56D | Out | Erik Agard and Andy Kravis |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 5D | Accused’s line a judge might not believe | David Woolf |
| 16 Nov 2017 | 11D | Often-questionable account | Alex Eylar |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 62A | “I was with my mistress at the time,” maybe | Timothy Polin |
| 1 Oct 2017 | 63D | Out in court | Robert Fisher |
| 19 Jul 2017 | 14A | It’s just an excuse | Michael S. Maurer and Pawel Fludzinski |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 2D | Whodunit story? | Patrick Berry |
| 8 Jul 2017 | 4A | One may be cast-iron | David Steinberg |
| 4 Apr 2017 | 6D | “I was at the movies – nowhere near the crime,” e.g. | Timothy Polin |
| 6 Oct 2016 | 28A | Cover story | Timothy Polin |
| 9 Aug 2016 | 54D | Excuse | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 26 May 2016 | 8D | Out | Andrew Zhou |
| 25 May 2015 | 2D | Proof you weren’t anywhere near the murder | Jennifer Nutt |
| 23 Feb 2015 | 47D | Suspect’s story | Joel Fagliano |
| 10 Nov 2014 | 29D | “I couldn’t have done it because …,” e.g. | Bruce Haight |
| 9 Sep 2014 | 12D | “I was home watching TV,” e.g. | Ed Sessa |
| 15 May 2014 | 43A | Out | John Lieb |
| 26 Feb 2014 | 30D | It’s best when it’s airtight | Ruth B. Margolin |
| 30 May 2013 | 11D | Out | Julian Lim |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 29D | Out | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 29 Aug 2011 | 32D | What a murder suspect needs | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| 15 Jul 2011 | 22D | Out for a trial | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel |
| 24 Jun 2011 | 50A | Cover | Milo Beckman |
| 29 Mar 2011 | 28D | Cover, so to speak | Peter A. Collins |
| 2 Mar 2011 | 25D | What an accused perpetrator needs | David Poole |
| 18 Oct 2010 | 36D | Cover story | Lynn Lempel |
| 27 Jun 2010 | 56A | Defendant’s testimony, maybe | Michael J. Doran |
| 13 Apr 2010 | 11D | Suspect’s story | Alex Boisvert |
| 25 Aug 2009 | 12D | It’s good when airtight | Bob Johnson |
| 11 Mar 2009 | 31A | Out | Caleb Madison |
| 29 Jan 2009 | 26D | Out | Barry C. Silk |
| 11 Jan 2009 | 71D | Out | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Jul 2008 | 64A | “I was at a movie theater when it happened,” e.g. | Bob Klahn |
| 28 May 2008 | 6D | Out | C. W. Stewart |
| 3 Apr 2008 | 15A | Out | Kevin G. Der |
| 19 Nov 2007 | 34A | Suspect’s excuse | Lynn Lempel |
| 24 Sep 2007 | 64A | Suspect’s story | Fred Piscop |
| 16 Jun 2007 | 47D | Out | Joe DiPietro |
| 14 Jan 2007 | 14A | Corroborator, maybe | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Jun 2006 | 102D | Out | Ben and Mark Tausig |
| 6 Sep 2005 | 56A | Cover story? | Barry C. Silk |
| 22 Feb 2005 | 55A | Defense aid | Ed Early |
| 27 Nov 2004 | 45D | Saving yarn? | Byron Walden |
| 14 Oct 2004 | 38D | Out | Mike Sikowitz |
| 10 Aug 2004 | 2D | It may be airtight | Sarah Keller |
| 12 Feb 2004 | 27D | Suspect eliminator | Craig Kasper |
| 7 Feb 2004 | 16A | Out | David J. Kahn |
| 13 Jun 2003 | 51D | Out | Todd McClary |
| 23 Jan 2003 | 27D | Way out | Cathy Millhauser |
| 3 May 2002 | 6D | Out | William I. Johnston |
| 20 Jan 2002 | 80D | It might be airtight | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 Nov 2001 | 38D | Out | Fred Piscop |
| 8 Aug 2001 | 31D | Accused’s need | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| 29 Jan 2001 | 20A | Suspect’s story | Sarah Keller |
| 22 Jan 2001 | 26D | Cover story? | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 7 Nov 2000 | 32A | Cover story? | David Levinson Wilk |
| 22 Oct 2000 | 87D | Out of sorts? | Henry Hook |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 19A | Out | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 5 Oct 2000 | 53D | Court story | Cathy Millhauser |
| 12 Jun 2000 | 33A | “I was out of town at the time of the murder,” e.g. | Andrea C. Michaels |
| 10 May 1999 | 62A | Excuse | Frances Hansen |
| 29 Mar 1999 | 16A | Defendant’s excuse | Bill Ballard |
| 25 Feb 1999 | 13A | Out | Jim Page |
| 14 Sep 1998 | 43D | Accused’s excuse | Gregory E. Paul |
| 22 Jun 1998 | 53D | Accused’s need | Shannon Burns |
| 15 Apr 1998 | 1A | Excuse | Michael S. Maurer |
| 31 Dec 1997 | 1D | Way out | Alfio Micci |
| 23 Dec 1997 | 24D | “I ran out of gas,” e.g. | Fred Piscop |
| 4 Dec 1996 | 14A | Suspect’s need | M. E. Skolsky |
| 29 Oct 1996 | 11D | Excuse | R. J. Hartman |
| 10 Apr 1996 | 42A | It might let a person off | M. Lees |
| 4 Feb 1996 | 13A | Story, sometimes | D. J. Kahn |
| 14 Dec 1995 | 16A | Out | Matt Gaffney |
| 21 Sep 1995 | 24D | Defense witness, perhaps | Chuck Deodene |
| 1 Sep 1995 | 14A | Way out? | Thomas W. Schier |
| 30 Jul 1995 | 27A | “I was at my girlfriend’s,” e.g. | Charles M. Deber |
| 19 Mar 1995 | 9D | Cover story | Alex K. Justin |
| 14 Nov 1994 | 1A | Suspect’s “out” | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 29 Aug 1994 | 60A | Something to fall back on? | Mary Derderian Brown |
| 15 Mar 1994 | 46D | Suspect’s “out” | David J. Kahn |
| 18 Feb 1994 | 30D | Convenient story | Manny Nosowsky |
| 18 Dec 1993 | 11D | Court defense | Manny Nosowsky |
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