BAM

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

This "BAM" answer was first appeared in "30 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Crash sound (4)". It was authored by Eileen Lexau. Recently, the "BAM" answer has been used for "6 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hammer sound". It was authored by Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "“Pow!” (11)". "BAM" appeared 86 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "BAM" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
6 Dec 2023 36A Hammer sound Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight
26 Oct 2023 39D Sound of a sock John Donegan
30 Jul 2023 50D Comic book sound effect John Kugelman
14 Feb 2023 37A “Just like that!” Ella Dershowitz
9 Feb 2023 33A Sound of impact Alex Rosen
17 Oct 2022 18D Comic book sound effect Caryn L. Robbins
1 May 2022 17D Superhero comics sound Brandon Koppy
31 Mar 2022 65D “Pow!” Oliver Roeder
29 Dec 2021 5D [Kapow!] Simon Marotte and Victor Fleming
8 Aug 2021 90A “ka-POW!” Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
15 Feb 2021 48A Cousin of “Kapow!” Meconya Alford
4 Feb 2021 56A 53-Down’s catchword Derek Allen
24 Jan 2021 21A Startling sound Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau
27 Nov 2020 53D [Just like that!] Robyn Weintraub
14 Jun 2020 78D Kapow! Randolph Ross
8 Jun 2020 21A Collision sound Kyle Dolan
30 May 2020 11D “Ka-pow!” Brian Thomas
24 Apr 2020 53D “Pow!” John Guzzetta
29 Mar 2020 115D Comic book onomatopoeia Ricky Cruz
22 Feb 2020 15D Sound made by a slug Trenton Charlson
27 Dec 2018 49A “Just like that!” Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
14 Dec 2018 7D Comic book sound effect Andrew J. Ries
24 Nov 2018 34D Sound of a sock David Steinberg
23 May 2018 56D Collision sound David Steinberg
16 Mar 2018 42A “Just like that!” Robyn Weintraub
25 Jan 2018 55D “Kapow!” Alex Eaton-Salners
26 Nov 2017 86A Ka-boom! Jeff Chen
16 Nov 2017 54A “Pow!” Alex Eylar
18 Jun 2017 47A Relative of “POW!” Sam Trabucco
17 Mar 2017 28D Comic book sound effect Jacob Stulberg
18 Jan 2017 41D “Ka-POW!” Matthew Sewell
31 Jul 2015 19A “Just like THAT!” James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
13 Jul 2015 65D Crash sound Zhouqin Burnikel
28 Jun 2015 60A “Pow!” Jeremy Newton
5 Jan 2015 32A Crash sound John Guzzetta
22 Aug 2014 18A Sound of a slug Sam Ezersky
28 Apr 2014 22D Collision sound Jim Modney
13 Dec 2013 25A Sound of a belt Gary Cee
17 May 2013 9D Sock sound Josh Knapp
4 Feb 2013 55D “Kapow!” Randall J. Hartman
24 Jan 2013 62D “Kapow!” Michael Shteyman
6 Jan 2013 29D “Just like that!” Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels
13 May 2012 93A [Smack!] Ben Tausig
25 Apr 2012 3D Whack! Peter Wentz
15 Mar 2012 1D Punch accompanier Kristian House
20 Feb 2012 9D Blast sound Samuel A. Donaldson
26 Jan 2012 46A What may come from a sock? Alan Arbesfeld
12 Jan 2012 33D “Pow!” Gareth Bain
6 Dec 2011 60D Kapow! Steven E. Atwood
23 Sep 2011 31A Collision sound Mike Nothnagel
17 Aug 2011 63D Kapow! Michael Black
1 Jun 2011 23A “… like THAT!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
31 Mar 2011 30A “Wham ___!” Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman
11 Jan 2011 50A “Batman” sound effect Sharon Delorme
15 Dec 2009 31D Emeril catchword Steve Dobis
10 Dec 2009 8D Carpenter’s sound, at times Trip Payne
9 Dec 2009 61D Impact sound Peter A. Collins
17 Jun 2009 22A April 1 cigar sound Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
18 Nov 2008 46A “Pow!” Richard Chisholm
12 Feb 2008 44A Catchword of 6-Down Deb Amlen
25 Dec 2007 53A “Pow!” Nancy Salomon
14 Aug 2007 9D “Pow!” C. W. Stewart
17 Jul 2007 18D “Kapow!” Natan Last
22 Feb 2007 56D “Pow!” Mike Nothnagel
20 Jun 2006 61D “Pow!” Steve Salmon
1 Aug 2005 1D “Kapow!” Kendall Twigg
23 Jul 2004 52A Cartoon hit David Levinson Wilk
22 Mar 2004 27A “Pow!” Kyle Mahowald
28 Dec 2003 32A “Kapow!” Seth A. Abel
15 Jan 2003 62D “Batman” sound Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Nov 2002 63D Collision sound Manny Nosowsky
28 Oct 2002 46D Crash sound Randy Sowell
27 Jun 2002 59D It’s a hit in the comics James R. Leeds
18 Jun 2001 54D Collision sound Sherry O. Blackard
25 Nov 2000 37A Chef’s exclamation, perhaps Patrick D. Berry
14 Jun 2000 11A “Kapow!” Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard
6 Nov 1999 51A Big hit in the comics Joan Bayer Williamson
20 Jun 1999 57A “Batman” sound effect Manny Nosowsky
25 Feb 1998 24D “Kapow!” Robert H. Wolfe
13 Dec 1997 37A Sound of impact Richard Silvestri
19 Jul 1997 24A [all of a sudden!] Robert H. Wolfe
2 Jul 1996 35D Ka-pow! Bette Sue Cohen
30 Jan 1996 22D “Batman” sound M. Skolsky
28 Apr 1995 31A Loud noise Rich Norris
16 May 1994 45D “Kapow!” Ed Pegg Jr.
30 Mar 1994 29A Crash sound Eileen Lexau

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