BONO is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for BONO in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "BONO" answer was first appeared in "5 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Ex of 17-Across". It was authored by Mel Taub. Recently, the "BONO" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Pro ___ (14)". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Pro ___ (14)". "BONO" appeared 58 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "BONO" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 3D | Pro ___ | Brad Wiegmann |
| 12 Dec 2023 | 15A | “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” singer/lyricist | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 23D | Pro ___ | Robert Logan |
| 21 Jul 2021 | 50D | U2 frontman | Alex Vratsanos |
| 12 Oct 2020 | 57D | Lead singer for U2 | Joe Hansen |
| 29 Nov 2019 | 45D | Popular singer born Paul David Hewson | Sam Buchbinder |
| 4 Nov 2018 | 31D | Rock musician with a knighthood | Patrick Berry |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 39A | Pro ___ | Jeff Chen |
| 17 Apr 2018 | 1A | Rock singer who was a Time co-Person of the Year | Wren Schultz |
| 21 Jan 2018 | 104A | Pro ___ | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| 5 Jun 2017 | 65A | U2’s lead singer | Paul Coulter |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 9A | Noted rocker/humanitarian | Mark McClain |
| 25 Apr 2016 | 16A | U2 lead singer | Betty Keller |
| 9 Sep 2014 | 3D | Cher’s son Chaz | Ed Sessa |
| 5 Aug 2014 | 28D | Knighted U2 singer | Lynn Lempel |
| 16 Oct 2013 | 23D | U2’s frontman | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 6 Oct 2013 | 74A | Dublin-born musician | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Sep 2012 | 56A | U2 frontman | Kenneth Leeser |
| 11 Jun 2012 | 43D | Pro ___ (like some law work) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| 1 Apr 2012 | 51D | Pro ___ | Patrick Merrell |
| 23 Jan 2012 | 18A | Pro ___ (how some law work is done) | Sarah Keller |
| 28 Nov 2010 | 75D | One-named rock star | Jeremy Newton |
| 16 Aug 2009 | 57A | Irishman who was a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2005 | Randolph Ross |
| 15 Nov 2008 | 13D | Good for Caesar? | Karen M. Tracey |
| 7 Mar 2008 | 38A | Singer who is part owner of Forbes magazine | Paula Gamache |
| 12 Feb 2008 | 18D | U2 frontman | Deb Amlen |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 44A | Time magazine Person of the Year, 2005 | Chuck Deodene |
| 25 Feb 2007 | 32D | Time magazine 2005 co-Person of the Year | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Nov 2006 | 7D | Pro ___ | Ari Halpern |
| 10 Aug 2006 | 26D | Musician among Time’s 2005 Persons of the Year | Todd McClary |
| 20 Feb 2006 | 24D | Globetrotting rock star/political activist | Doug Peterson |
| 10 Sep 2005 | 15A | Singer at the Live Aid concert | David J. Kahn |
| 15 May 2005 | 108A | Pro ___ | Patrick Berry |
| 8 Jan 2005 | 2D | One-named rocker | David Levinson Wilk |
| 8 Jul 2004 | 32D | “With or Without You” singer | Scot Ober |
| 18 Jan 2004 | 53D | Rock singer in social causes | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| 27 Oct 2003 | 42A | Pro ___ (like some legal work) | Richard Miller |
| 10 Aug 2003 | 54D | Pro ___ | Cathy Millhauser |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 1D | Rock star turned activist | Kevin Hagen |
| 4 Mar 2003 | 5A | Sonny who sang “Laugh at Me” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 23 Jan 2003 | 56D | Rock star with many causes | Cathy Millhauser |
| 10 Sep 2002 | 48D | U2’s frontman | Wei-Hwa Huang |
| 24 Mar 2002 | 45D | U2 frontman | Con Pederson |
| 1 Jan 2002 | 32A | Pro ___ (like some lawyers’ work) | Manny Nosowsky |
| 12 Sep 2001 | 50D | Pro ___ | Philip Lew |
| 27 Feb 2000 | 58A | Pro ___ | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Nov 1999 | 33A | Pro ___ | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 13 Oct 1999 | 24D | Singer-turned-Congressman | David Levinson Wilk |
| 23 May 1999 | 41A | Pro ___ | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 4 Jun 1998 | 43D | One-named rock singer | Frances Hansen |
| 30 Apr 1998 | 65A | Pro ___ | Kelly Clark |
| 11 Jan 1998 | 111D | Pro ___ | Nancy Joline and Peg Conner |
| 21 Jun 1996 | 46D | Sonny on the Hill | G. R. Ferguson |
| 18 Dec 1995 | 62D | Cher’s ex | Randall J. Hartman |
| 27 Nov 1995 | 18A | Pro ___ (like some legal work) | Gregory E. Paul |
| 15 Sep 1995 | 7D | Well-known California congressman | Matt Gaffney |
| 26 Jan 1995 | 23D | Pro ___ (like some legal work) | A.J. Santora |
| 5 May 1994 | 43A | Ex of 17-Across | Mel Taub |
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