DAN is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for DAN in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "DAN" answer was first appeared in "21 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Judo level (2)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. Recently, the "DAN" answer has been used for "15 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Apt name for a sensei". It was authored by Gary Larson. "DAN" appeared 113 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "DAN" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2023 | 67A | Apt name for a sensei | Gary Larson |
| 28 Sep 2023 | 38A | Martial arts rank | Ricky Cruz |
| 27 Aug 2023 | 118D | Savage of “Savage Love” | Rich Katz |
| 15 Aug 2023 | 28A | Author Brown | Malaika Handa |
| 3 May 2023 | 52A | Sex columnist Savage | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 7 Feb 2023 | 48A | Actor Aykroyd | Ellen Leuschner |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 32A | Dapper ___, iconic hip-hop couturier | David Steinberg |
| 17 Nov 2022 | 36A | Martial arts tier | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman |
| 21 May 2022 | 30A | Actor Levy | Ryan McCarty and Yacob Yonas |
| 21 Mar 2022 | 21D | QB Marino | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen |
| 19 Mar 2022 | 27A | Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” | Ryan McCarty |
| 13 Feb 2022 | 119D | Man’s name derived from the Bible | David Steinberg |
| 24 Mar 2021 | 56A | Judo ranking | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 12 Jan 2021 | 4D | “Dapper” guy | Ross Trudeau |
| 28 Dec 2020 | 51A | ___ Castellaneta, voice of Homer Simpson | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 13 Dec 2020 | 1A | Advice columnist Savage | Dan Margolis |
| 4 Sep 2020 | 47A | ___ + Shay, Grammy-winning country duo | Brian Thomas |
| 6 Jul 2020 | 46A | Martial arts level | Lynn Lempel |
| 8 Jan 2020 | 68A | Tribe of Israel | Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk |
| 7 Sep 2019 | 28A | Rank in judo | Trenton Charlson |
| 22 Jun 2019 | 37D | Sci-fi author Simmons with the 1989 Hugo-winning novel “Hyperion” | Joe Deeney |
| 7 Apr 2019 | 106D | Skilled judoist | Peter A. Collins |
| 30 Mar 2019 | 40A | Political commentator Pfeiffer | Greg Johnson |
| 23 Oct 2018 | 40A | Dapper fellow | Kathy Wienberg |
| 2 Oct 2018 | 44A | Dapper fellow | Paul Coulter |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 38D | L.G.B.T. activist Savage | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 4D | Roseanne’s hubby on “Roseanne” | David Woolf |
| 11 May 2017 | 63A | Level of judo proficiency | Timothy Polin |
| 26 Apr 2017 | 35D | Degree of expertise in martial arts | Trenton Charlson |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 35A | Savage of “Savage Love” | Damon Gulczynski |
| 18 Feb 2016 | 38A | Martial arts rank | Bruce Haight |
| 4 May 2015 | 49D | Brown who wrote “The Da Vinci Code” | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 3 May 2015 | 68D | Martial arts level | Dan Schoenholz |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 23A | Rowan of “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” | Sharon Delorme |
| 18 Dec 2014 | 68A | Roseanne’s man on “Roseanne” | Timothy Polin |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 11D | Judo ranking | Evan Birnholz |
| 2 Jul 2014 | 36A | Sex columnist Savage | Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen |
| 14 May 2014 | 40D | Brown who wrote “The Da Vinci Code” | Victor Barocas |
| 20 May 2013 | 65A | “Reeling in the Years” rockers Steely ___ | Tim Croce |
| 6 Mar 2013 | 46A | Roseanne’s husband on “Roseanne” | Richard Chisholm |
| 23 Dec 2012 | 4D | Roseanne’s husband on “Roseanne” | Joe DiPietro |
| 6 Dec 2012 | 25D | Lieutenant ___ of “Forrest Gump” | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen |
| 6 Sep 2012 | 61D | Writer Brown | Ben Pall |
| 19 Feb 2012 | 61A | Roseanne’s husband on “Roseanne” | James F. C. Burns |
| 20 Nov 2011 | 18A | Rank in kendo | Trip Payne |
| 28 May 2011 | 56A | Steely one? | David Quarfoot |
| 29 Nov 2010 | 30D | Aykroyd of the Blues Brothers | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 7 Sep 2010 | 7A | Rock’s Steely ___ | MaryEllen Uthlaut |
| 28 May 2010 | 26A | Blocker of 1960s TV | Joe Krozel |
| 22 Feb 2010 | 35A | Former vice president Quayle | Steve Dobis |
| 22 Dec 2009 | 59D | Aykroyd of “Ghostbusters” | Robert A. Doll |
| 6 Dec 2009 | 6D | Brown who wrote “The Lost Symbol” | Patrick Berry |
| 22 Dec 2008 | 64D | Vice president Quayle | Lynn Lempel |
| 10 Nov 2008 | 37D | Actor Aykroyd | Gail Grabowski |
| 25 Nov 2007 | 71A | Sportscaster Dierdorf | Trip Payne |
| 22 Mar 2007 | 38A | Castellaneta, the voice of Homer on “The Simpsons” | Karen M. Tracey |
| 11 Mar 2007 | 115D | Best-selling author Brown | Eric Berlin |
| 8 Oct 2006 | 27D | Vice president after George | Fred Piscop |
| 24 Jul 2006 | 24D | Former CBS anchor Rather | Richard Chisholm |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 43A | Newsman Rather | Larry Paul |
| 12 Jul 2006 | 9D | Dapper one? | Richard Chisholm |
| 2 Apr 2006 | 85D | Judo ranking | Bob Klahn |
| 22 Jan 2006 | 45A | One of Alcott’s “Little Men” | George Barany and Michael Shteyman |
| 24 Dec 2005 | 33D | Degree in martial arts | Byron Walden |
| 14 Dec 2005 | 9D | “Dapper” one | James R. Leeds |
| 17 Dec 2004 | 59D | Northernmost city of ancient Palestine | Manny Nosowsky |
| 11 Aug 2004 | 62D | Rather in the news | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Jul 2004 | 48D | Vice president Quayle | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 11 Jul 2004 | 86A | One of Alcott’s “Little Men” | Randolph Ross |
| 14 Mar 2004 | 105D | Forebear of one of the 12 tribes of Israel | Craig Kasper |
| 17 Nov 2003 | 66D | Dapper ___ | Sarah Keller |
| 8 Nov 2003 | 1A | Rather good at reporting | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 25 May 2003 | 99D | Dapper one | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Jan 2003 | 32D | Actor Aykroyd | Peter Gordon |
| 14 May 2002 | 30D | Newsman Rather | Barry Callahan |
| 7 Oct 2001 | 112D | Pitcher Quisenberry | Patrick Berry |
| 12 Aug 2001 | 30A | One of the 12 tribes of Israel | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 4 Apr 2001 | 12D | Blocker of “Bonanza” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Nov 2000 | 48A | Newsman Rather | Randall J. Hartman |
| 9 Oct 2000 | 26D | Former veep Quayle | Teresa M. Hackett |
| 12 Jun 2000 | 40D | Newsman Rather | Andrea C. Michaels |
| 9 Jun 2000 | 61D | Old title equivalent to “master” | Joe DiPietro |
| 6 Apr 2000 | 46D | One of the 12 tribes of Israel | Manny Nosowsky |
| 1 Jan 2000 | 40A | “Vega$” detective Tanna | Rich Norris |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 47A | Karate level | Roger Phillips |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 52D | Rather enlightening? | John Wolting |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 29D | Blocker of TV | Matt Gaffney |
| 9 May 1999 | 60A | Fancy ___ | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 21 Feb 1999 | 4D | Decathlete O’Brien | Fred Piscop |
| 13 May 1998 | 23A | Level of karate expertise | Eileen Lexau |
| 13 Mar 1998 | 32D | Judo level | Shannon Burns |
| 26 Dec 1997 | 3D | Martial arts degree | Bob Sefick |
| 23 Dec 1997 | 66D | Dapper fellow? | Fred Piscop |
| 5 Nov 1997 | 39A | One of Tom’s rivals | A. J. Santora |
| 15 Oct 1997 | 9D | Fancy one | Randall J. Hartman |
| 19 Jul 1997 | 25A | Roseanne’s TV hubby | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 21 Mar 1997 | 60D | Rather, for one | Shannon Burns |
| 3 Mar 1997 | 31A | Dapper fellow | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 21 Dec 1996 | 8D | Roseanne’s man | F. Piscop |
| 2 Oct 1996 | 31A | Dapper one | K. Hodge |
| 24 Sep 1996 | 56A | Former Rep. Rostenkowski | S. Spadaccini |
| 12 Aug 1996 | 48A | Rather of CBS | J. R. Bender |
| 15 Oct 1995 | 70D | Judo degree | Mel Rosen |
| 2 Aug 1995 | 50A | Martial arts degree | James Neal |
| 1 May 1995 | 63A | Newsman Rather | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 26 Jan 1995 | 2D | Baseball’s Quisenberry | A.J. Santora |
| 3 Jan 1995 | 32D | Mr. Quayle | Rich Norris |
| 21 Aug 1994 | 83A | Northernmost city of ancient Palestine | Ted Fulton |
| 13 Jul 1994 | 27D | Comic Aykroyd | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 25 Jun 1994 | 52A | Northernmost city of ancient Palestine | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Jan 1994 | 27D | Marino of Miami | A.J. Santora |
| 5 Dec 1993 | 86A | CBS’s Rather | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Nov 1993 | 44A | Judo level | Peter Gordon |
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