CTRL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for CTRL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "CTRL" answer was first appeared in "25 May 2007" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Key letters". It was authored by Mike Nothnagel. Recently, the "CTRL" answer has been used for "15 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Button usually held down by a pinkie". It was authored by Alex Tomlinson. "CTRL" appeared 34 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "CTRL" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2023 | 62A | Button usually held down by a pinkie | Alex Tomlinson |
| 29 Oct 2023 | 7A | Shift neighbor | Alina Abidi |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 10A | Bottom-row PC key | Alexander Liebeskind |
| 7 Jul 2023 | 23D | Shortcut key | Adrian Johnson |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 10A | Part of many commands: Abbr. | Robyn Weintraub |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 20A | Key that’s never used alone: Abbr. | Rich Proulx |
| 3 Jul 2021 | 7D | With 8-Down, part of some shortcuts | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 21 May 2021 | 26D | Lead-in to P or C on a PC | Sam Ezersky |
| 14 May 2021 | 45D | 2017 double-platinum debut album for SZA | Yacob Yonas |
| 22 Nov 2020 | 125A | ___-X (cut) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 7 Apr 2020 | 33D | Abbr. before C, F, V or X | Trent H. Evans |
| 5 Mar 2020 | 35D | PC combo key | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 7 Jan 2020 | 34A | Bottom-left PC key | Ross Trudeau |
| 29 Sep 2019 | 47A | ___-V (“paste” on a PC) | Tom McCoy |
| 30 Jun 2019 | 87A | PC key | Emily Carroll |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 54D | ___-Alt-Del | Sean Biggins |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 1A | Relative of Alt on a keyboard | Ross Trudeau |
| 15 Jun 2018 | 45D | Part of many common shortcuts | Sam Ezersky |
| 27 Dec 2017 | 53D | Keyboard key abbr. | David Kwong |
| 22 Sep 2017 | 11D | PC key | David Steinberg |
| 17 Dec 2015 | 57D | PC key | David Kwong |
| 31 Jan 2015 | 26A | Shortening for shortcuts | Tim Croce |
| 13 Jan 2015 | 42D | Computer key near Shift | Michael Blake |
| 4 Sep 2014 | 1D | Lower-left keyboard key | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 27 Jul 2014 | 5A | Corner key | Randolph Ross |
| 21 Dec 2013 | 38D | Key never used by itself | Todd Gross and David Steinberg |
| 22 Aug 2013 | 26D | PC key | Stu Ockman |
| 26 Jan 2013 | 52D | ___-C | Raymond C. Young |
| 11 Dec 2011 | 96A | ___-Alt-Del | Timothy Polin |
| 21 Aug 2011 | 52D | PC key | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 30 May 2011 | 37D | Bottom-row PC key | Michael Barnhart |
| 19 Mar 2011 | 33D | Abbr. associated with certain shortcuts | Joe DiPietro |
| 18 Mar 2010 | 46D | Laptop key | Daniel A. Finan |
| 25 May 2007 | 24A | Key letters | Mike Nothnagel |
Here you get CTRL answered all clues with dates, Grid, and Author info. If CTRL will be used in a new NYT Crossword, that will be updated here.