BUM is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for BUM in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "BUM" answer was first appeared in "16 Mar 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "No-good (5)". It was authored by G. R. Ferguson. Recently, the "BUM" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Backside". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. "BUM" appeared 37 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "BUM" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 36D | Backside | Brad Wiegmann |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 6D | Seat in Parliament? | Simeon Seigel |
| 28 Aug 2023 | 44A | Keister | Brian Callahan |
| 10 Aug 2023 | 7D | Hindquarters | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 3 Aug 2023 | 58D | Mooch | Simeon Seigel |
| 12 Dec 2022 | 10A | Ask for, as a cigarette, informally | Anthony J. Caruso and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 12 Jun 2022 | 82D | Depress, with “out” | Will Nediger |
| 19 Aug 2021 | 43A | Dispirit, with “out” | Oliver Roeder |
| 20 Apr 2021 | 43A | Mooch, as a cigarette | Adam Wagner |
| 14 Jan 2020 | 49A | Backside, in Britain | Jim Peredo |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 36D | Ski ___ | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 23 Jul 2019 | 40D | Wander here and there, with “around” | Kyle Dolan |
| 9 Sep 2018 | 1A | No-goodnik | Hal Moore |
| 7 Dec 2017 | 30D | Depress, with “out” | Dan Schoenholz |
| 23 Jul 2016 | 42A | Malfunctioning | Debbie Ellerin |
| 5 Mar 2015 | 20D | No-good | Jim Peredo |
| 10 Sep 2012 | 22D | Mooch, as a cigarette | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 8 Jan 2012 | 120D | Cadge | Tony Orbach |
| 16 Mar 2011 | 40D | Spare change seeker | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 24 Mar 2010 | 65D | With 70-Across, cause of a limp | Peter A. Collins |
| 10 Dec 2008 | 6D | Cadge | Joe Krozel |
| 28 May 2008 | 1A | No-good | C. W. Stewart |
| 29 Nov 2006 | 14A | Depress, with “out” | Barbara Olson |
| 27 Sep 2005 | 24A | Good-for-nothing | Kevan Choset |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 62D | No-good | David Liben-Nowell |
| 22 Apr 2004 | 37D | Cadge | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 18 Apr 2004 | 95A | Cadge | Richard Chisholm |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 1D | No-goodnik | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| 26 Jun 2003 | 5A | Mooch | Patrick Berry |
| 31 Dec 2002 | 18D | Bowery ___ | Gene Newman |
| 28 Nov 2002 | 24A | Poor | Patrick Merrell |
| 7 Oct 2001 | 50D | Depress, with “out” | Patrick Berry |
| 19 Apr 2001 | 7D | No-goodnik | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Mar 2001 | 28D | No-good | Greg Staples |
| 1 Dec 2000 | 32A | Cadge | Bob Klahn |
| 11 Jan 2000 | 39A | Dodger, Brooklyn-style | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 16 Mar 1996 | 48A | No-good | G. R. Ferguson |
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