COP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for COP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "COP" answer was first appeared in "16 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Person with a collar?". It was authored by Nancy Joline. Recently, the "COP" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Admit (to) (7)". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Admit (to) (7)". "COP" appeared 82 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "COP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 15D | Admit (to) | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 24A | Own up (to) | Gina Turner |
| 28 Aug 2023 | 65D | Police officer | Brian Callahan |
| 17 Jun 2023 | 20A | Beat ___ | Ryan McCarty |
| 25 May 2023 | 5D | “Good” or “bad” questioner | Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin |
| 9 May 2023 | 45A | Person on a beat | Margaret Seikel |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 44A | Police officer | Garrett Chalfin |
| 7 Jan 2022 | 23A | Own up (to) | Robyn Weintraub |
| 19 Dec 2021 | 35D | Get, slangily | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| 9 Sep 2021 | 45A | Steal | Billy Bratton |
| 11 Jul 2021 | 118D | Admit (to) | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 15 Apr 2021 | 62D | Extra in a procedural | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer |
| 20 Mar 2021 | 12A | Admit (to) | Emily Carroll |
| 7 Mar 2021 | 112A | Admit (to) | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 40A | Filch | Robyn Weintraub |
| 11 Aug 2020 | 9D | Steal, in slang | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 2 Jun 2020 | 51D | Ticket issuer | John Guzzetta |
| 4 May 2020 | 6A | Just about every character on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” | Emily Carroll |
| 5 Nov 2019 | 65D | Steal, in slang | John Guzzetta |
| 3 Nov 2019 | 32D | Beat walker | Kristian House |
| 21 Oct 2019 | 41D | Robber chaser, in a children’s game | Joe Deeney |
| 14 Sep 2019 | 46A | Citation provider | Peter A. Collins |
| 28 Oct 2018 | 118A | Snatch | Erik Agard |
| 18 Oct 2017 | 10A | Crime show figure | John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 9 May 2017 | 6D | “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” figure | Peter A. Collins |
| 17 Apr 2017 | 28D | Beat patroller | Peter Gordon |
| 4 Apr 2017 | 59D | Admit (to) | Timothy Polin |
| 22 Jan 2017 | 1D | Bluecoat | Dan Schoenholz |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 15D | One involved with tickets and bookings | Peter Wentz |
| 13 Oct 2016 | 52A | One who keeps the beat? | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 1 Aug 2016 | 48A | Driver of a black-and-white car | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| 31 May 2016 | 43D | Bobby : U.K. :: ___ : U.S. | Sarah Keller |
| 14 May 2016 | 49D | 24-Across, for one | Jeff Chen |
| 15 Dec 2015 | 4A | Perp pursuer | David Levinson Wilk |
| 21 Dec 2014 | 75A | Filch | Joel Fagliano |
| 28 Aug 2014 | 13D | Lift | Ned White |
| 25 May 2014 | 52A | Admit (to) | Dan Schoenholz |
| 13 Jan 2014 | 10A | Police officer | Lynn Lempel |
| 29 Jul 2013 | 2D | Nightstick carrier | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 10 Jun 2010 | 55D | Admit (to) | Mike Nothnagel |
| 28 Mar 2010 | 87D | Filch | Ed Sessa |
| 27 May 2009 | 29D | Friday, notably | Corey Rubin |
| 19 Apr 2009 | 69A | One not missing a beat? | Will Nediger |
| 31 Dec 2008 | 10D | Steal, slangily | Tim Wescott |
| 5 Oct 2008 | 96D | Filch | Byron Walden |
| 12 Jun 2008 | 19A | Filch | Alex Boisvert |
| 10 Jun 2008 | 58D | Whistle blower, at times | Barry C. Silk |
| 6 Apr 2008 | 65D | Friday, for one | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 1 Aug 2007 | 31D | Flatfoot | David J. Kahn |
| 11 May 2007 | 55D | One who handles bookings | Patrick Berry |
| 9 Apr 2007 | 36D | Badge wearer | J. K. Hummel |
| 22 Jan 2007 | 72A | Whom you might see in your rearview mirror if you ignore the above signs | C. W. Stewart |
| 28 Feb 2006 | 46A | Arrester | Jim Hyres |
| 19 Jan 2006 | 2D | Lift | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Oct 2005 | 120A | Filch | Randolph Ross |
| 10 Oct 2004 | 106A | Word after good and bad | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 11 Sep 2004 | 54A | Filch | Byron Walden |
| 10 Jun 2003 | 30A | One who walks a beat | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 25 Dec 2002 | 1A | Your role in this puzzle [the asterisked clues will help you crack the case] | Patrick Merrell |
| 18 Oct 2002 | 50D | Filch | Manny Nosowsky |
| 28 May 2002 | 55D | ___ a plea | Ed Early |
| 10 Mar 2002 | 1D | Badge wearer | Nelson Hardy |
| 13 Oct 2000 | 44A | Person in a pullover? | Joe DiPietro |
| 18 May 2000 | 38A | Whistle blower | Patrick D. Berry |
| 11 Apr 2000 | 61D | Speeder stopper | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard |
| 5 Mar 2000 | 37A | Radar gun wielder | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 5 Dec 1999 | 139D | One of the finest | Joe DiPietro |
| 24 Oct 1999 | 112D | One with a beat | Nancy Salomon |
| 15 Aug 1998 | 11D | Lift, so to speak | Rich Norris |
| 2 Jul 1998 | 10A | One of the finest | Pat M. Hugel |
| 26 May 1998 | 50A | Acquire, slangily | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 27A | Heat unit? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 5 Nov 1997 | 54D | Swipe | A. J. Santora |
| 6 May 1997 | 1D | ___ a plea | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 24 Apr 1997 | 59D | “Bear” | David J. Kahn |
| 11 Apr 1997 | 58D | Bluecoat | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Feb 1996 | 27A | Steal | D. Niles |
| 7 Nov 1995 | 55D | Steal | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 7 Feb 1995 | 28A | Bobby, here | Matt Gaffney |
| 30 Jan 1995 | 1A | Person with a beat | Ernie Furtado |
| 23 Oct 1994 | 78A | CBer’s “bear” | Cathy Millhauser |
| 16 Dec 1993 | 1D | Person with a collar? | Nancy Joline |
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