ASHES is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ASHES in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ASHES" answer was first appeared in "24 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Phoenix source". It was authored by Nancy S. Ross. Recently, the "ASHES" answer has been used for "17 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Barbecue leftovers". It was authored by Jeremy Newton. "ASHES" appeared 103 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ASHES" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2023 | 103D | Barbecue leftovers | Jeremy Newton |
| 23 Oct 2023 | 64A | Campfire remains | Stella Zawistowski |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 53A | Word on either side of “to” | Ahmed Bayoumi |
| 20 Apr 2023 | 67A | Word before and after “to,” in a religious phrase | Simeon Seigel |
| 13 Jan 2023 | 59A | Result of a firing? | Brad Wiegmann |
| 20 Sep 2021 | 27D | Volcanic emissions | Pao Roy |
| 25 May 2021 | 49A | Reminder of an old flame? | Kristian House and Mike Dockins |
| 13 Jan 2021 | 10D | Grateful? | Matthew Stock |
| 25 Dec 2020 | 29D | Word on either side of “to” | Erik Agard and Wendy L. Brandes |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 8D | What remains after a fire | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 4D | Furnace residue | Zachary David Levy |
| 3 Jun 2020 | 67A | Fireplace remains | Johanna Fenimore |
| 13 Jan 2020 | 9D | Contents of a funerary receptacle | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 7 Jul 2019 | 12D | Some airborne particulates | Jack Reuter |
| 13 Nov 2018 | 1D | Fire remnants | John Ciolfi |
| 19 Aug 2018 | 1D | Remains in the ground, often | Jacob Stulberg |
| 10 Oct 2017 | 40D | BBQ leftovers? | Mark MacLachlan |
| 16 May 2017 | 23A | Word repeated in “Ring Around the Rosy” before “We all fall down” | Bruce Haight |
| 26 Mar 2017 | 2D | Word both before and after “to” | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 49D | Grate expectations? | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| 29 Nov 2016 | 69A | Poker targets? | Jacob Stulberg |
| 15 Oct 2016 | 11D | Lent symbols | Mark Diehl |
| 6 Sep 2016 | 7D | What a phoenix rises from, with “the” | Timothy Polin |
| 13 Aug 2016 | 50A | “People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ___”: Abigail Van Buren | Patrick Berry |
| 26 May 2016 | 67A | Grateful? | Andrew Zhou |
| 27 Jan 2016 | 33A | Symbol of penance | Adam G. Perl |
| 4 Apr 2015 | 51D | Remains on a mantel, maybe | Ned White |
| 16 Nov 2014 | 6D | Parliaments produce them | Andrew J. Ries |
| 3 Feb 2014 | 43A | Contents of some urns | Sean Dobbin |
| 16 Dec 2013 | 22D | Fireplace residue | Greg Johnson |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 23D | Indication of some oxidation | Peter A. Collins |
| 13 Aug 2013 | 5A | Campfire remains | Joel Fagliano |
| 10 May 2013 | 53A | Phoenix setting? | Derek Bowman |
| 5 May 2013 | 60D | Word before and after “to,” in a religious phrase | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 10 Mar 2013 | 81D | Word on either side of “to” | Finn Vigeland |
| 6 Nov 2012 | 34D | Hearth residue | Erik Agard |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 58A | Ruins | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 20 Apr 2012 | 28D | Some flakes | Mike Nothnagel |
| 2 Apr 2012 | 43D | Smokers’ residue | Lynn Lempel |
| 28 Feb 2012 | 33D | Hearth residue | Randall J. Hartman |
| 27 Dec 2011 | 68A | Hearth waste | John Dunn |
| 4 Apr 2011 | 40A | Fireplace residue | Lynn Lempel |
| 23 Jun 2010 | 5A | Old flames? | Alex Boisvert |
| 22 Jun 2010 | 48A | Briquette residue | Barry C. Silk |
| 28 Apr 2009 | 33A | Barbecue remnants | Matt Ginsberg |
| 27 Jan 2008 | 116A | They may be scattered | Mike Nothnagel |
| 23 Dec 2007 | 38D | Grate-ful? | Adam G. Perl |
| 5 Nov 2007 | 53D | Fireplace remnants | Jeremy Horwitz |
| 2 Aug 2007 | 33A | Residue | Robert Dillman |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 7D | Grateful? | Ed Early |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 28A | Hearth refuse | Nancy Salomon |
| 7 Nov 2006 | 59A | Campfire remains | Bruce P. Douglas |
| 24 Jul 2006 | 32A | Lenten symbol | Richard Chisholm |
| 3 Jul 2006 | 32A | Hearth contents | Randall J. Hartman |
| 23 Apr 2006 | 9D | Leftovers at a barbecue | Joe DiPietro |
| 10 Feb 2006 | 5D | Contents of some urns | Harvey Estes |
| 27 Aug 2005 | 12D | Santa spotters? | Byron Walden |
| 11 Jul 2005 | 1D | Fireplace remnants | Janice M. Putney |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 49A | Burning result | Karen M. Tracey |
| 15 Mar 2005 | 54D | Cookout leftovers? | Gail Grabowski |
| 9 Oct 2004 | 45D | Remains | Byron Walden |
| 19 Sep 2004 | 54D | Smoking result | Kyle Mahowald |
| 13 Apr 2004 | 51D | “Angela’s ___” (1996 best seller) | Bill Ballard |
| 20 Jan 2004 | 1D | Hibachi residue | Eric Berlin |
| 9 Jan 2004 | 53D | Some remains | Bob Peoples |
| 26 Dec 2003 | 46D | Cremains, e.g. | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 23D | Fire residue | Adam G. Perl |
| 10 Sep 2002 | 1A | Grateful? | Wei-Hwa Huang |
| 25 Aug 2002 | 10D | They used to be hot stuff | Randolph Ross |
| 18 Feb 2002 | 6D | Gray flakes | Philip Lew |
| 21 Dec 2001 | 5A | Phoenix, formerly | William I. Johnston |
| 22 Nov 2001 | 33D | Result of a flare-up? | Richard Silvestri |
| 5 Nov 2001 | 2D | Whence the phoenix rises | Jenny Gutbezahl |
| 30 Oct 2001 | 13D | Hibachi residue | Barbara Olson |
| 12 Sep 2000 | 55D | Contents of some urns | Bill Zais |
| 9 Sep 2000 | 45A | Winetrees | Dana Motley |
| 29 Jul 2000 | 33D | Fire proof | Rich Norris |
| 8 May 2000 | 33D | Hearth waste | Ed Early |
| 14 Dec 1999 | 23D | “Angela’s ___” | Richard Chisholm |
| 25 Mar 1999 | 65A | Remains | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Oct 1998 | 32A | They’re worn on the day after Mardi Gras | Richard Chisholm |
| 11 Jul 1998 | 4D | The living end? | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 28 Jan 1998 | 45A | Arson evidence | Mark Gottlieb |
| 8 Sep 1997 | 10D | Cigar residue | Robert Goldberg |
| 20 Jul 1997 | 28D | Word before and after “to” | Rich Norris |
| 29 Jun 1997 | 89D | Best seller “Angela’s ___” | David J. Kahn |
| 13 May 1997 | 6D | Grate expectations? | Gregory E. Paul |
| 23 Apr 1997 | 35A | Grateful? | Cathy Millhauser |
| 14 Apr 1997 | 38D | Hearth residue | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 18 Nov 1996 | 55D | Grave matter? | F. & L. Sabin |
| 15 Sep 1996 | 88D | Remains to be seen? | A. K. Justin |
| 10 Jun 1996 | 54D | Hearth residue | S. Spadaccini |
| 21 Mar 1996 | 1D | Lenten forehead smudges | H. Estes |
| 20 Mar 1996 | 32D | Hardwoods | G. Newman |
| 25 Jan 1996 | 33A | Whence the phoenix rose | D. Kahn |
| 17 Dec 1995 | 53A | Ruins | Dean Niles |
| 26 Apr 1995 | 4D | England-Australia cricket prize, with “The” | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 3 Oct 1994 | 22A | Fire-gone conclusion | Stanley Newman |
| 5 Jun 1994 | 6D | Residue | Dean Niles |
| 20 Feb 1994 | 92D | “…___, dust to…” | Harvey Estes |
| 6 Feb 1994 | 100D | Some fertilizer | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 17 Jan 1994 | 1A | Hearth debris | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 24 Nov 1993 | 10D | Phoenix source | Nancy S. Ross |
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