ANKA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ANKA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ANKA" answer was first appeared in "1 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "He wrote “My Way” for Sinatra". It was authored by Tap Osborn. Recently, the "ANKA" answer has been used for "1 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Paul who sang with Sam Cooke and Neil Sedaka on the 1963 album “3 Great Guys”". It was authored by Jem Burch. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Singer Paul (6)". "ANKA" appeared 105 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ANKA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2023 | 4D | Paul who sang with Sam Cooke and Neil Sedaka on the 1963 album “3 Great Guys” | Jem Burch |
| 5 Oct 2023 | 5D | Canadian-born crooner Paul | Daniel Bodily |
| 3 Jul 2023 | 64A | “Puppy Love” singer Paul | Sam Buchbinder |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 16A | Singer/songwriter Paul | Kunal Nabar |
| 9 Jun 2023 | 23A | Singer with the 1960 #2 hit “Puppy Love” | Robyn Weintraub |
| 25 Dec 2022 | 71D | “My Way” lyricist Paul | John Martz |
| 20 Jun 2022 | 5A | Singer Paul with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame | Christopher Youngs |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 57D | “Puppy Love” singer, 1960 | Aimee Lucido |
| 27 Sep 2021 | 5A | Paul who sang “Diana” and “Lonely Boy” | Zachary David Levy |
| 7 Feb 2021 | 60D | He wrote lyrics to “My Way” for Sinatra | Katie Hale and Christina Iverson |
| 31 Jan 2021 | 68A | “Lonely Boy” singer, 1959 | Jim Hilger |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 63D | Singer/lyricist Paul | Sarah Keller and Derek Bowman |
| 6 Jun 2020 | 49D | Pop star with top 40 hits in the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s | Doug Peterson |
| 28 Dec 2019 | 55A | “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer, 1959 | Robyn Weintraub |
| 20 Aug 2018 | 7D | “My Way” lyricist Paul | Peter Gordon |
| 15 Apr 2018 | 78D | “Eso Beso” singer | Alex Bajcz |
| 14 Apr 2018 | 43A | Collaborator with Sedaka and Cooke on the 1964 album “3 Great Guys” | Sam Ezersky |
| 10 Apr 2018 | 70A | “Puppy Love” hitmaker, 1960 | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 17 Dec 2017 | 38D | Paul who sang “Lonely Boy” | Andrew J. Ries |
| 16 Dec 2017 | 18A | Singer/songwriter on Canada’s Walk of Fame | Sam Ezersky |
| 2 Oct 2017 | 71A | Paul who sang “Eso Beso” | Trenton Charlson |
| 19 Feb 2017 | 37A | “Puppy Love” singer, 1960 | Bruce Haight |
| 4 Jan 2017 | 60A | “Diana” singer Paul | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 3 Aug 2016 | 61D | “My Way” lyricist Paul | Neville Fogarty |
| 11 Jun 2016 | 52D | “Annette Sings ___” (1960 pop album) | Andrew Kingsley |
| 26 Jan 2016 | 45A | Paul who sang “Eso Beso” | Sam Ezersky |
| 9 Mar 2015 | 4D | Paul with the #1 hit “Lonely Boy” | Debbie Ellerin |
| 16 Dec 2014 | 59A | Paul who sang “Diana” | Joel D. Lafargue |
| 4 Dec 2014 | 29A | Singer on Canada’s Walk of Fame since 2005 | Kacey Walker and David Quarfoot |
| 30 Nov 2014 | 119A | Paul who composed the “Tonight Show” theme | Matt Ginsberg |
| 20 Aug 2014 | 57D | “My Way” lyricist | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 15 May 2014 | 25D | “Puppy Love” crooner | John Lieb |
| 20 Feb 2014 | 51D | Paul in the Songwriters Hall of Fame | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| 10 Jul 2013 | 62A | Paul who sang “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” | Ed Sessa |
| 2 Jul 2013 | 26D | Paul who sang “Lonely Boy” | Daniel Raymon |
| 30 May 2013 | 65A | “You Are My Destiny” singer | Julian Lim |
| 22 May 2013 | 64A | “My Way” lyricist | Kevin Christian |
| 20 Feb 2013 | 8D | 1950s heartthrob Paul | John Farmer |
| 1 Oct 2011 | 10D | Canadian singer with three #1 Billboard hits | David Quarfoot |
| 3 Sep 2011 | 5D | “Tonight My Love, Tonight” singer | Peter Wentz |
| 18 Aug 2010 | 37A | “You Are My Destiny” singer, 1958 | Alex Boisvert |
| 12 Feb 2010 | 24D | He had a #4 hit with “It’s Time to Cry” | Kevin G. Der |
| 25 Jan 2010 | 56D | Paul who wrote “My Way” | Holden Baker |
| 28 Dec 2009 | 57D | Paul who wrote “My Way” | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 Oct 2009 | 32D | Paul who sang “Diana” | Mark Feldman |
| 30 Aug 2009 | 3D | “It’s Time to Cry” singer, 1959 | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 22 Jan 2009 | 31D | “My Way” songwriter | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 11 May 2008 | 62A | “Puppy Love” singer, 1960 | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer |
| 6 Jan 2008 | 94A | “My Way” lyricist | Lynn Lempel |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 50D | Paul who sang “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” | Richard Chisholm |
| 12 Nov 2007 | 15A | Paul who sang “Puppy Love” | Harvey Estes |
| 5 Aug 2007 | 17D | “Lonely Boy” singer/writer | Caroline Leong |
| 20 Mar 2007 | 50A | “Diana” singer | Laura A. Halper |
| 4 Dec 2006 | 63A | “Puppy Love” singer Paul | Richard Chisholm |
| 17 Nov 2006 | 42A | Classic singer with the 2005 album “Rock Swings” | Beth Hinshaw |
| 17 Sep 2006 | 71D | “Lonely Boy” singer | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 6 Sep 2005 | 25D | 44-Down singer | Barry C. Silk |
| 1 Sep 2005 | 15A | “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer, 1959 | Kevan Choset |
| 17 Aug 2005 | 64A | Singer Paul | Kyle Mahowald |
| 27 Oct 2004 | 54D | Singer Paul | Nathaniel Weiss |
| 24 Jun 2004 | 64A | “My Way” lyricist | Patrick Merrell |
| 15 Jan 2004 | 67A | Ottawa-born singer/songwriter | Patrick Merrell |
| 20 Dec 2003 | 26A | “My Way” lyricist | Myles Callum |
| 3 Nov 2003 | 64A | “Puppy Love” singer Paul | Marjorie Berg |
| 11 May 2003 | 59D | “Dance On Little Girl” singer | Patrick Berry |
| 7 May 2003 | 44D | “Diana” singer | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 29 Apr 2003 | 17A | “Diana” crooner Paul | Norma Johnson |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 52D | “My Way” writer | Merle Baker |
| 30 Sep 2002 | 62A | Paul who sang “Diana” | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 9 Sep 2002 | 53D | “Lonely Boy” singer Paul | William I. Johnston |
| 4 Dec 2001 | 44A | “Diana” singer Paul | Michael Shteyman |
| 13 Nov 2001 | 4D | “Puppy Love” singer | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| 25 Sep 2000 | 37D | “My Way” songwriter | Peter Gordon |
| 26 Jun 2000 | 35A | Singer Paul | Peter Gordon |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 25D | Singer Paul | Manny Nosowsky |
| 11 May 2000 | 59A | “Times of Your Life” singer | Peter Abide |
| 23 Oct 1999 | 56D | “Lonely Boy” singer | Frank Longo and Brendan Quigley |
| 23 Sep 1999 | 54D | “She’s a Lady” songwriter | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 1 May 1999 | 57D | “She’s a Lady” songwriter | Rich Norris |
| 30 Mar 1999 | 24A | “You Are My Destiny” singer, 1958 | Randy Sowell |
| 20 Sep 1998 | 11D | “Crazy Love” singer | Charles M. Deber |
| 6 Sep 1998 | 105A | “Puppy Love” singer | Rich Norris |
| 26 May 1998 | 1D | “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| 15 Apr 1998 | 11D | “My Way” writer | Michael S. Maurer |
| 25 Jan 1998 | 81A | Old “Tonight Show” theme writer | Dave Tuller |
| 8 Oct 1997 | 11D | “My Way” songwriter | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 14 Sep 1997 | 115A | “My Way” songwriter | Frank Longo |
| 7 Sep 1997 | 89A | 50’s-60’s teen idol | Randolph Ross |
| 12 Aug 1997 | 55A | “Dance On Little Girl” singer | Janet R. Bender |
| 6 Jan 1997 | 1D | Paul who sang “Having My Baby” | S. L. Robbins |
| 4 Jan 1997 | 53D | Singer who appeared in “The Longest Day” | M. W. Perry |
| 31 Dec 1996 | 41D | Singer Paul | A. S. Verdesca |
| 18 Dec 1996 | 63D | “Lonely Boy” singer | M. W. Perry |
| 15 Sep 1996 | 43A | “You Are My Destiny” singer | A. K. Justin |
| 18 Jul 1996 | 57D | “You Are My Destiny” singer | W. R. Williams |
| 3 Jul 1996 | 27D | Singer Paul | F. Heaney |
| 13 Feb 1996 | 65A | “My Way” lyricist | G. Paul |
| 4 Jul 1995 | 47D | “Lonely Boy” singer | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 16A | “You Are My Destiny” singer | Rich Norris |
| 18 Jun 1995 | 96A | “My Way” songwriter | Rich Norris |
| 1 Apr 1995 | 65A | “Johnny’s Theme” cowriter | Fred Piscop |
| 12 Mar 1995 | 5D | “Puppy Love” singer, 1960 | Charles M. Deber |
| 13 Nov 1994 | 61A | “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer | Frank A. Longo |
| 12 Dec 1993 | 113D | “Diana” singer | Cathy Millhauser |
| 1 Dec 1993 | 68A | He wrote “My Way” for Sinatra | Tap Osborn |
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