BUT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for BUT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "BUT" answer was first appeared in "18 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Exceptional word?". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "BUT" answer has been used for "17 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“___ of course!”". It was authored by Jeremy Newton. "BUT" appeared 36 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "BUT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2023 | 27A | “___ of course!” | Jeremy Newton |
| 11 Jul 2023 | 31A | Except | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| 2 Nov 2022 | 60D | Start of an objection | Ethan Zou and Tomas Spiers |
| 25 Feb 2019 | 47D | “Close ___ no cigar” | Peter Gordon |
| 4 Jun 2018 | 63D | “However …” | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 17 Dec 2017 | 57D | See 55-Down | Andrew J. Ries |
| 13 Sep 2017 | 30D | Good-news-to-bad-news transition | Daniel Mauer |
| 12 Jan 2017 | 1D | “___ how?” (words of disbelief) | Joe Krozel |
| 13 Sep 2016 | 32D | Waffle introducer? | Stanley Newman |
| 4 Dec 2015 | 25A | Start of a protest | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 2 Sep 2015 | 30A | On the contrary | Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber |
| 12 Aug 2015 | 1A | Word after which a parent might interrupt a child | Tom McCoy |
| 21 Jul 2015 | 44A | “… ’twas ___ a dream of thee”: Donne | David Phillips |
| 28 May 2015 | 18A | Exceptional start? | Jeff Chen |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 40A | See 26-Across | Robyn Weintraub |
| 29 Oct 2013 | 32D | Word of qualification | Robert Cirillo |
| 26 Aug 2013 | 10D | “Nothing ___ net” | Ian Livengood |
| 25 Oct 2012 | 7A | Start of an excuse | Caleb Rasmussen |
| 28 May 2012 | 43A | Nothing ___ the truth | Kurt Mueller |
| 13 Nov 2011 | 28D | “That … can’t be …” | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| 15 Mar 2010 | 38D | “However …” | Fred Piscop |
| 3 Feb 2010 | 13D | With 57-Down, possible response to 20-, 31- or 39-Across | Kristian House |
| 5 Jan 2010 | 35A | Excuse maker’s word | C. W. Stewart |
| 19 Mar 2008 | 44A | Except | Gary Whitehead |
| 11 Jun 2007 | 18D | “… and nothing ___” | Harriet Clifton |
| 19 Feb 2007 | 34A | Except | Andrea C. Michaels |
| 22 May 2005 | 50A | “___ no-o-o …” | A. J. Santora |
| 6 Dec 2004 | 63D | Except | Barry C. Silk |
| 31 May 2004 | 35D | Except that | Gregory E. Paul |
| 27 Sep 2003 | 24A | Save | Craig Kasper |
| 6 Apr 2003 | 102A | “___ no-o-o …” | Joe DiPietro |
| 26 Jan 2003 | 52D | On the other hand | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| 4 Feb 2002 | 19A | On the other hand | Gregory E. Paul |
| 27 Aug 1998 | 1D | Word preceding 20-Across | Henry Hook |
| 9 May 1995 | 10D | On the other hand | Gregory E. Paul |
| 18 Feb 1994 | 43A | Exceptional word? | Manny Nosowsky |
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