EGAD is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for EGAD in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "EGAD" answer was first appeared in "15 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Holy cow!” (9)". It was authored by Fred Piscop. Recently, the "EGAD" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Gracious me!”". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "“Yikes!” (20)", "“Zounds!” (15)", "“Holy moly!” (15)", "“Omigosh!” (6)", "“Heavens to Betsy!” (6)", "“Holy cow!” (9)". "EGAD" appeared 187 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "EGAD" word.
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
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4 Dec 2023 | 47A | “Gracious me!” | Sean Ziebarth |
18 Jun 2023 | 19A | “OMG!,” quaintly | Joe DiPietro |
26 Mar 2023 | 79A | “Good heavens!” | David Karp |
23 Mar 2023 | 53D | “Holy Toledo!” | David Kwong |
30 Nov 2022 | 19A | “Zounds!” | Addison Snell |
13 Jul 2022 | 69A | “Zounds!” | Addison Snell |
10 Jul 2022 | 129A | Word of surprise | Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan |
18 Aug 2021 | 5A | “Holy mackerel!” | Alina Abidi |
24 Mar 2021 | 29A | “Goodness gracious!” | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
25 Jan 2021 | 49A | “Holy moly!” | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
18 Dec 2020 | 12D | “Wow!,” quaintly | Damon Gulczynski |
2 Nov 2020 | 6D | “Holy moly!” | Luke Vaughn |
11 Sep 2020 | 59A | “My, my!” | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard |
27 Jul 2020 | 42D | “Omigosh!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
28 Feb 2020 | 32D | “Holy moly!” | Aimee Lucido |
9 Feb 2020 | 98D | “Zoinks!” | Brian Kulman |
13 Jan 2020 | 40D | “Omigosh!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
11 Jan 2020 | 39A | “Jiminy Christmas!” | Andrew J. Ries |
2 Sep 2019 | 14A | “Good heavens!” | Zhouqin Burnikel |
21 Jun 2019 | 33A | “Gracious!” | Robyn Weintraub |
27 Feb 2019 | 15A | “Good gravy!” | Will Nediger |
2 Jan 2019 | 11D | “Heavens to Murgatroyd!” | Jacob Stulberg |
26 Dec 2018 | 45A | “Yipes!” | Howard Barkin |
21 Oct 2018 | 53A | “Heavens!” | Finn Vigeland |
4 Oct 2018 | 27D | “My word!” | Joon Pahk |
7 Aug 2018 | 68A | “Holy Toledo!” | Alex Eaton-Salners |
8 Jul 2018 | 8D | “Holy moly!” | Bruce Haight |
15 Apr 2018 | 56A | “Zounds!” | Alex Bajcz |
12 Mar 2018 | 32D | “Heavens to Betsy!” | John R. O’Brien |
4 Feb 2018 | 113D | “My stars!” | David Levinson Wilk |
11 Sep 2017 | 34A | “Holy cow!” | Erik Agard and Paolo Pasco |
10 Sep 2017 | 112D | “Heavens!” | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
28 Aug 2017 | 8D | “Holy mackerel!” | Dan Margolis |
16 Feb 2017 | 62A | “Gosh!” | Keith Redwine |
27 Dec 2016 | 10A | Old-fashioned outburst | Herre Schouwerwou |
30 Sep 2016 | 44D | “OMG!,” old-style | James Mulhern |
27 Jun 2016 | 18D | “Yipe!” | Kevan Choset |
9 Dec 2015 | 56D | “Great Scott!” | Jacob Stulberg |
3 Nov 2015 | 59A | “Yikes!” | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel Fagliano |
7 Nov 2014 | 36A | “That was unexpected!” | Patrick Berry |
1 Sep 2014 | 10A | “Yikes!” | Allan E. Parrish |
19 May 2014 | 37A | “Zoinks!” | Michael Hawkins |
16 Apr 2014 | 72A | “Goodness gracious!” | Michael Dewey |
18 Dec 2013 | 56D | “OMG!,” old-style | Ed Sessa |
1 Aug 2013 | 42A | Whimsical outburst | Timothy Polin |
24 Jul 2013 | 27D | “Holy moly!” | Erik Wennstrom |
24 Jun 2013 | 40D | “Heavens to Betsy!” | Robert Seminara |
30 Mar 2013 | 54D | Quaint shout | Gareth Bain |
25 Mar 2013 | 32A | “My word!” | Adam Prince |
8 Mar 2013 | 28A | Often-affected outburst | Paula Gamache |
9 Dec 2012 | 9D | “Holy cats!” | Patrick Berry |
12 Nov 2012 | 5A | “Holy guacamole!” | Randall J. Hartman |
22 Sep 2012 | 22A | Old-style oath | Kristian House |
9 Aug 2012 | 58A | Old-timey oath | Joe Krozel |
27 Jan 2012 | 26D | Quaint euphemism | Joe Krozel |
25 Jan 2012 | 66A | “Horrors!” | Gareth Bain |
29 Nov 2011 | 24D | “Gosh almighty!” | Aimee Lucido |
26 Oct 2011 | 37A | “Heavens to Betsy!” | Milo Beckman |
21 Oct 2011 | 33D | “Dear me!” | Patrick Berry |
25 Sep 2011 | 18A | “My heavens!” | Paul Hunsberger |
6 Sep 2011 | 6D | “My word!” | Susan Gelfand |
4 Sep 2011 | 26A | “Yikes!” | Dana Delany and Matt Ginsberg |
7 Aug 2011 | 117D | Edwardian expletive | Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan |
15 Feb 2011 | 54D | Oath of old | Paula Gamache |
18 Jul 2010 | 1D | “Good grief!” | Robert W. Harris |
9 Jul 2010 | 8D | Minced oath | Patrick Berry |
28 Apr 2010 | 29D | “Yikes!” | Andrea Carla Michaels and Peter L. Stein |
9 Mar 2010 | 25D | “Zounds!” | Jeffrey Wechsler |
2 Feb 2010 | 43A | “Yikes!” | Alex Fay |
10 Dec 2009 | 27A | G-rated oath | Trip Payne |
13 Nov 2009 | 23A | Surprised reaction | Dana Motley |
19 Sep 2009 | 16A | Oath from a renegade | Mel Taub |
14 Jul 2009 | 52A | “Yikes!” | Donna S. Levin |
28 Jun 2009 | 81D | Old expletive | Barry C. Silk |
1 Feb 2009 | 144A | “Holy cow!” | Victor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg |
18 Jan 2009 | 92A | “Glorioski!” | Randolph Ross |
12 Jan 2009 | 25D | “Holy cow!” | Lynn Lempel |
16 Dec 2008 | 68A | “Goodness gracious!” | Gail Grabowski |
11 Dec 2008 | 38A | “Zounds!” | Jim Hilger |
4 May 2008 | 75A | Old-time oath | Richard Silvestri |
27 Apr 2008 | 109D | “Heavens!” | Oliver Hill |
9 Mar 2008 | 67A | “Great Scott!” | Patrick Berry |
6 Mar 2008 | 61A | Quaint exclamation | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
12 Feb 2008 | 6A | “Zounds!” | Deb Amlen |
18 Nov 2007 | 102A | “Good gracious!” | Patrick Berry |
9 Sep 2007 | 84A | “Holy moly!” | Patrick Berry |
5 Sep 2007 | 36D | “Zounds!” | Richard Silvestri |
11 Jul 2007 | 52D | “Yikes!” | Patrick Merrell |
22 Apr 2007 | 144D | “Yikes!” | Victor Fleming |
10 Sep 2006 | 41A | “Yikes!” | Joe DiPietro |
26 Jun 2006 | 40D | Old oath | Randy Sowell |
22 Jun 2006 | 31A | “Yikes!” | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
24 Apr 2006 | 61A | “Heavens to Betsy!” | Lynn Lempel |
21 Sep 2005 | 27D | “Omigosh!” | Anne Garellick |
17 Sep 2005 | 20A | “Wow!” | Rich Norris |
10 Aug 2005 | 6D | “Oh, golly!” | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
23 Feb 2005 | 58A | “Yikes!” | Lee Glickstein |
9 Jan 2005 | 46A | Melodramatic outburst | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
30 Dec 2004 | 39D | “Yikes!” | Kyle Mahowald |
21 Dec 2004 | 6A | “Zounds!” | Kurt Mengel |
23 Nov 2004 | 67A | “Zounds!” | Kurt Mengel |
15 Aug 2004 | 30A | “Holy Toledo!” | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
13 Aug 2004 | 62A | Quaint outburst | Harvey Estes |
26 Jul 2004 | 13D | Old-time exclamation | Bernice Gordon |
19 Mar 2004 | 44A | “Holy smokes!” | Manny Nosowsky |
10 Mar 2004 | 37D | Old oath | Richard Silvestri |
5 Mar 2004 | 6D | Victorian outburst | Gary Steinmehl |
1 Mar 2004 | 68A | “Good grief!” | Gail Grabowski |
27 Jan 2004 | 68A | “Zounds!” | Randall J. Hartman |
12 Jan 2004 | 10A | Quaint cry of shock | Kurt Mengel |
23 Dec 2003 | 61D | Quaint cry of horror | Mike Torch |
22 Dec 2003 | 60A | “Holy Toledo!” | Joy C. Frank |
13 Dec 2003 | 50A | “Yipe!” | Bob Peoples |
26 Nov 2003 | 10A | “Holy smoke!” | Tyler Hinman |
9 Oct 2003 | 22A | “Yikes!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
24 Aug 2003 | 102A | “Zounds!” | Patrick Berry |
30 Jun 2003 | 54D | “Goodness gracious!” | Gregory E. Paul |
24 Apr 2003 | 32A | Relative of “Oh, no!” | Paula Gamache |
21 Apr 2003 | 60A | “Heavens to Betsy!” | Randall J. Hartman |
19 Mar 2003 | 21D | “Yikes!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
7 Feb 2003 | 1A | Old-fashioned outburst | Michael Shteyman |
2 Dec 2002 | 59D | “Goodness gracious!” | Gregory E. Paul |
19 Nov 2002 | 54D | “Omigosh!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
20 Aug 2002 | 55D | Dated expletive | Bob Peoples |
13 Aug 2002 | 32D | “Good heavens!” | Robert Malinow |
29 Jul 2002 | 1A | Old-time oath | Peter Gordon |
9 Jul 2002 | 10A | “Yikes!” | Robert Malinow |
22 Jan 2002 | 29D | Old oath | Richard Chisholm |
29 Nov 2001 | 18A | “Zounds!” | Patrick Merrell |
14 May 2001 | 19A | Cry of shock | Gregory E. Paul |
24 Apr 2001 | 34A | “My word!” | Tyler Hinman |
8 Feb 2001 | 56A | Quaint outburst | Manny Nosowsky |
4 Feb 2001 | 47A | Antiquated outburst | Frank A. Longo |
11 Dec 2000 | 63A | “Holy smokes!” | Myles Callum |
1 Dec 2000 | 49D | Major Hoople’s holler | Bob Klahn |
16 Nov 2000 | 51A | Old-time oath | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
5 Oct 2000 | 66A | “Our Boarding House” oath | Cathy Millhauser |
6 Sep 2000 | 55D | “Holy moly!” | Matt Gaffney |
27 Jun 2000 | 19A | Old-time oath | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
16 Apr 2000 | 91D | “Zounds!” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
11 Apr 2000 | 7D | “Holy cow!” | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard |
9 Nov 1999 | 28D | “Omigosh!” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
8 Nov 1999 | 58D | “Holy cow!” | Kent Lorentzen |
27 Sep 1999 | 38A | “Holy smokes!” | Ed Early |
5 Sep 1999 | 18D | Major Hoople’s outburst, in old comics | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
17 Jun 1999 | 29D | Old-time oath | Richard Silvestri |
27 May 1999 | 41A | “Horrors!” | A. J. Santora |
2 May 1999 | 102D | Cry of mock horror | Jim Page |
24 Apr 1999 | 53A | Antiquated euphemism | Joe DiPietro |
13 Apr 1999 | 46A | “Holy moly!” | Fred Piscop |
11 Apr 1999 | 109D | “My stars!” | Matt Gaffney |
26 Dec 1998 | 2D | “Holy Toledo!” | A. J. Santora |
25 Dec 1998 | 45A | “Yipes!” | Ed Pegg Jr. |
15 Nov 1998 | 41D | “By gar!” | Robert H. Wolfe |
27 Sep 1998 | 49A | “Yikes!” | Randolph Ross |
20 Jul 1998 | 63D | “Holy moly!” | Mary E. Brindamour |
4 Jul 1998 | 5A | “My word!” | Harvey Estes |
27 Jan 1998 | 55D | “Omigosh!” | Manny Nosowsky |
22 Dec 1997 | 69A | “Holy moly!” | Arthur S. Verdesca |
14 Oct 1997 | 49D | “Heavens to Betsy!” | Robert Malinow |
16 Sep 1997 | 1A | “Holy mackerel!” | Christopher Page |
30 Jun 1997 | 31D | “Holy cow!” | Peter Gordon |
9 Jun 1997 | 17A | “Yikes!” | Thomas W. Schier |
4 May 1997 | 57D | Cousin of “Omigod!” | Manny Nosowsky |
22 Oct 1996 | 7D | “Yikes!” | E. Quigley |
1 Sep 1996 | 87D | Mild oath | D. J. Kahn |
7 Aug 1996 | 3D | “Holy moly!” | B. E. Quigley |
29 Apr 1996 | 61A | “Yikes!” | S. L. Robbins |
9 Feb 1996 | 37A | Mild epithet | Rich Norris |
14 Nov 1995 | 62D | “Holy smokes!” | Gregory E. Paul |
8 Aug 1995 | 31A | “Holy cow!” | Gregory E. Paul |
11 Jul 1995 | 67A | “Omigod!” | Gregory E. Paul |
12 Jun 1995 | 13D | “Zounds!” | Robert Zimmerman |
24 May 1995 | 64A | “Yikes!” | Wayne Robert Williams |
9 May 1995 | 7D | “Holy moly!” | Gregory E. Paul |
5 Oct 1994 | 8D | Major Hoople’s exclamation, in the comics | Fran & Lou Sabin |
31 Aug 1994 | 52D | “Oh, my!” | Christopher Hurt |
30 Jul 1994 | 23A | Minced oath of old | Manny Nosowsky |
13 Jul 1994 | 28D | “Heavens!” | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
1 Jul 1994 | 36A | “Holy cow!” | Mel Taub |
14 Jun 1994 | 50D | “Holy moly!” | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
13 Jun 1994 | 48D | “Yipes!” | John Greenman |
29 May 1994 | 115D | “Holy moly!” | Janet R. Bender |
27 Feb 1994 | 99A | “Holy smoke!” | Bette Sue Cohen |
7 Feb 1994 | 7D | “Holy moly!” | Sidney L. Robbins |
19 Dec 1993 | 42D | “Zounds!” | John M. Samson |
15 Dec 1993 | 34D | “Holy cow!” | Fred Piscop |
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