EGAD

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
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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