CRU is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for CRU in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "CRU" answer was first appeared in "18 Aug 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "French vineyard (10)". It was authored by F. and L. Sabin. Recently, the "CRU" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Grand finale? (3)". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "French vineyard (10)". "CRU" appeared 42 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "CRU" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 98D | Grand finale? | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 6A | Grand ___ (French wine designation) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 48A | French word in vineyards | Ahmed Bayoumi |
| 29 Oct 2022 | 35A | Vin classification | Daniel Okulitch |
| 4 Oct 2022 | 30A | Wine label word | Joe Deeney |
| 24 Dec 2020 | 30D | High-quality French vineyard | Billy Ouska |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 34D | Word on a French wine bottle | Rich Proulx |
| 13 Jun 2020 | 11D | Grand finale? | Trenton Charlson |
| 6 Aug 2018 | 42A | Word on a wine label | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl |
| 16 May 2018 | 63D | Grand finale? | Jonathan Schmalzbach and Bill Albright |
| 3 May 2018 | 2D | Word on a magnum | Emily Carroll |
| 24 Feb 2018 | 48A | Grade of wine | John Guzzetta |
| 18 Feb 2018 | 63D | French vineyard | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 12 Nov 2017 | 9D | Vineyard designation | Ed Sessa |
| 13 Sep 2017 | 9D | French vineyard | Daniel Mauer |
| 5 Aug 2017 | 63D | Word on une bouteille de vin | David Phillips |
| 12 Jul 2017 | 5D | French vineyard | Elayne Boosler and Patrick Merrell |
| 11 Apr 2016 | 18A | Grade of wine | Ron Toth and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 17 Mar 2016 | 31A | Vin classification | David Woolf |
| 18 Feb 2016 | 62D | Grand ___ (wine phrase) | Bruce Haight |
| 27 Aug 2015 | 8D | Grand ___ (wine designation) | Joon Pahk |
| 2 Nov 2014 | 4D | French vineyard | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 15 Mar 2014 | 45A | Vineyard, in Vichy | Ed Sessa |
| 20 Oct 2013 | 119A | French wine classification | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 Oct 2013 | 30D | Grand ___ (wine of the highest rank) | Patrick Blindauer and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 11 Jun 2013 | 6D | Grand ___ (vineyard designation) | Pete Muller |
| 9 Nov 2012 | 44A | French vineyard | Barry C. Silk |
| 24 Dec 2010 | 6D | Word on a vin bottle | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| 11 Jul 2010 | 29A | French wine classification | Ed Sessa |
| 7 Jun 2009 | 110A | Grand ___ (wine designation) | Jeremy Newton |
| 22 Aug 2008 | 52D | High-quality vineyard | Kevin G. Der |
| 23 Apr 2008 | 2D | Premier ___ (wine designation) | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| 17 Jun 2007 | 110D | French wine classification | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer |
| 23 Jan 2007 | 31D | Grand ___ (wine designation) | Timothy Powell |
| 29 Jun 2006 | 54D | High-quality French vineyard | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 26 Jun 2005 | 56A | Grand ___ (wine appellation) | Joe DiPietro |
| 5 Dec 2004 | 49D | French vineyard | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Oct 2004 | 61A | Grand ___ (wine words) | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 1 Feb 2004 | 39D | French vineyard | Roy Leban |
| 26 May 2002 | 91A | French vineyard | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 10 Dec 2000 | 66A | French vineyard | Rich Norris |
| 18 Aug 1996 | 56D | French vineyard | F. and L. Sabin |
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