BENT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for BENT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "BENT" answer was first appeared in "17 Oct 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Twisted (2)". It was authored by Jonathan Schmatzbach. Recently, the "BENT" answer has been used for "1 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Inclination (7)". It was authored by Jem Burch. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Inclination (7)". "BENT" appeared 63 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "BENT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2023 | 56A | Inclination | Jem Burch |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 38A | Flexed | Guilherme Gilioli |
| 9 Jul 2023 | 111D | Like a spoon in a magic show | Christina Iverson |
| 21 Jan 2023 | 30D | Disposition | David Distenfeld |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 54D | Warped | David Steinberg |
| 23 Feb 2022 | 19A | “Get ___!” | Rose Conlon |
| 12 Jul 2021 | 23D | Like the wire in paper clips | Kevin Christian |
| 11 Apr 2021 | 12D | Natural talent | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 33D | Crooked | Trenton Charlson |
| 21 Mar 2021 | 128A | Set (on) | Julian Kwan |
| 12 Oct 2019 | 61A | Corrupt, in British slang | Andrew J. Ries |
| 16 Sep 2018 | 13D | Tendency | Joel Fagliano |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 52D | Like lop ears | Robyn Weintraub |
| 4 Apr 2018 | 24D | Like the wire in clothes hangers | Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin |
| 25 Oct 2017 | 73A | Like a pole-vaulter’s pole mid-vault | Jules P. Markey |
| 14 Oct 2017 | 41A | Like a paper clip | Sam Ezersky |
| 3 Sep 2017 | 71A | Disposition | Andrew Zhou |
| 25 Feb 2017 | 36A | Corrupt, in British slang | Mark Diehl |
| 25 Jul 2016 | 10A | Flexed, as at the elbow | Kevin Christian |
| 3 Nov 2015 | 14D | Crooked | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel Fagliano |
| 10 Oct 2015 | 53D | Like some ears and rules | Roland Huget |
| 4 Oct 2014 | 1D | Like some straws | Julian Lim |
| 8 Sep 2013 | 65D | Inclination | Pete Muller and Sue Keefer |
| 21 Jul 2013 | 119A | Inclination | Tracy Bennett |
| 10 Feb 2013 | 71D | Inclination | Patrick Berry |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 48D | Crooked | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Aug 2012 | 61A | Predilection | Stu Ockman |
| 25 Jul 2012 | 59D | Wacky, as humor | Daniel Raymon |
| 24 Jun 2012 | 49D | Out of line? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 19 Dec 2011 | 50A | Not straight | Richard Chisholm |
| 21 Dec 2010 | 18D | Out of alignment | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 26 Oct 2010 | 71A | Not straight | Chris Handman |
| 18 Sep 2008 | 3D | Having one’s heart set (on) | Mike Nothnagel |
| 5 Apr 2008 | 53A | Inclination | Rich Norris |
| 12 Feb 2007 | 8D | Not straight | Lynn Lempel |
| 29 Oct 2006 | 59D | Angled | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Aug 2006 | 52D | Contorted | Mark Feldman |
| 3 Nov 2005 | 33D | Like staples | Byron Walden |
| 17 Apr 2004 | 4D | Inclination | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 29 Feb 2004 | 16D | Like a shepherd’s staff | Patrick Merrell |
| 22 Jan 2004 | 32A | Out of shape | Roy Leban |
| 16 Sep 2003 | 16A | Crooked | Michael Doran |
| 10 Sep 2003 | 34A | Propensity | Patrick Berry |
| 5 May 2003 | 42A | Not straight | Mel Taub |
| 21 Apr 2003 | 54D | Not straight | Randall J. Hartman |
| 29 Jan 2003 | 11D | Out of shape | Fred Piscop |
| 6 Jan 2003 | 67A | Having an angle | Sarah Keller |
| 1 Nov 2002 | 3D | Bowed | Joe DiPietro |
| 27 Aug 2002 | 39D | Like the wire in a croquet wicket | Denise M. Neuendorf |
| 16 May 2002 | 18A | Leaning | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Aug 2001 | 55D | Needing straightening | Mark P. Sherwood |
| 1 Mar 2001 | 1D | Inclination | Nancy S. Ross |
| 18 Feb 2001 | 69D | Twisted | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Sep 1999 | 118A | Like some ears and elbows | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| 10 Jul 1999 | 52D | Propensity | Rich Norris |
| 15 Mar 1999 | 64A | Not straight | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 8 Jan 1999 | 37D | Proclivity | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Quigley |
| 4 Jun 1998 | 23D | Flair | Frances Hansen |
| 27 Mar 1998 | 65A | Predisposition | Alan Jay Weiss |
| 2 Dec 1995 | 28A | Determined with “on” | Rich Norris |
| 8 May 1995 | 35A | Natural inclination | Deborah Trombley |
| 8 Feb 1995 | 67A | Propensity | Cathy Millhauser |
| 17 Oct 1994 | 40A | Twisted | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
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