ELITE

ELITE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ELITE in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "ELITE" answer was first appeared in "2 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Type type (3)". It was authored by Richard Silvestri. Recently, the "ELITE" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Top-of-the-line". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Crème de la crème (7)". "ELITE" appeared 156 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ELITE" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
4 Dec 2023 27D Top-of-the-line Sean Ziebarth
6 Jul 2023 59A Super-selective Alison Perch
14 Mar 2023 8D ___ 8 Peter Gordon
21 Jan 2023 50A Top-notch David Distenfeld
13 Nov 2022 108D A-listers Samuel A. Donaldson
5 Oct 2022 18A Group at the top Jason Reich
15 May 2022 28A At the top Daniel Mauer
21 Apr 2022 31D Top-shelf Max Chen Lauring
20 Dec 2021 33D Of the highest standard Anne Rowley
29 Nov 2021 16A Upper crust Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
22 Jul 2021 52D Upper echelon John Guzzetta
10 Jan 2021 46D High-ranking Alex Bajcz
14 Sep 2020 6D Best of the best John Guzzetta
11 Aug 2020 28D Superior group Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
29 Jul 2020 30D Select few Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
31 May 2020 11D Jet set Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
15 Apr 2020 47A Like Delta Force forces John-Clark Levin and Jeff Chen
24 Mar 2020 48A Top-notch Olivia Mitra Framke
21 Mar 2020 38A Special Damon Gulczynski
26 Jan 2020 50D Ins Erik Agard
20 Oct 2019 85A Crème de la crème Natan Last
22 Sep 2019 26D Top-drawer Tracy Gray
28 Aug 2019 50D ___ Eight (March Madness stage) Daniel Grinberg
27 May 2018 58D Movers and shakers Andrew Chaikin
6 May 2018 103D Highest-level Brendan Emmett Quigley
10 Dec 2017 90D Like SEALs Erik Agard and Laura Braunstein
2 Dec 2017 15D Several cuts above Mark Diehl
18 Apr 2017 30D Crème de la crème Bruce Haight
15 Feb 2017 29D Type of type Jesse Eisenberg and Patrick Blindauer
7 Nov 2016 39D Privileged few Bruce Haight
24 Oct 2016 63A Best of the best John Guzzetta
28 Aug 2016 84A Like Navy SEALs Paolo Pasco
13 Aug 2016 30D Olympic-level Patrick Berry
6 Apr 2016 8D Top-tier Timothy Polin
26 Jul 2015 103D Like Navy SEALs Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
8 May 2015 45D 1%, say Ian Livengood
16 Feb 2015 58A 1%-ers David J. Kahn
14 Sep 2014 62A Ins Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
27 Jul 2014 16D A-list Randolph Ross
7 Jul 2014 27A Privileged few Lynn Lempel
8 Jun 2014 58D A-listers Patrick Berry
6 Jan 2014 25D Best of the best Zhouqin Burnikel
29 Dec 2013 19A Choice Joel Fagliano
12 Sep 2013 42A 1%, say Ian Livengood
7 Aug 2013 32D A-listers Erik Wennstrom
12 Jan 2013 21A Select Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber
6 Sep 2012 7D Choice Ben Pall
22 Jul 2012 78D 1% group Brendan Emmett Quigley
19 Jul 2012 57A Like the Green Berets Alan Arbesfeld
28 Apr 2012 50D Olympic-level Gary J. Whitehead
11 Apr 2012 2D Best of the best David Kwong
17 Jan 2012 63A Cream of the crop Elizabeth A. Long
6 Sep 2011 23D Type of type Susan Gelfand
6 Jul 2011 62A Premier Peter Collins
23 Mar 2011 40A Like the service academies Will Nediger
18 Jul 2010 89A Best Robert W. Harris
8 Jan 2010 49D Carriage trade Patrick Berry
13 Dec 2009 21A Superior group Mike Shenk
23 Sep 2009 63A Top players Jonathan Gersch
18 Aug 2009 23A Type size used in typewriters Tony Orbach
22 Jun 2009 61A A-list Fred Piscop
17 Jun 2009 68A Like SEALs Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
9 Jun 2009 3D Cream of the crop Steve Dobis
10 Mar 2009 27D Select few Thomas Takaro
20 Jan 2009 60A Upper echelon Tim Wescott
5 Aug 2008 57A Upper crust joon and caroline pahk
3 Aug 2008 28A Power brokers Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
15 Jun 2008 119A Top echelon Jeremy Newton
1 Jun 2008 80A Crème de la crème Patrick Berry
28 Dec 2007 7D Illuminati John Farmer
26 Dec 2007 17A Like Green Beret units Jim Page
25 Nov 2007 66A Not for the masses Trip Payne
23 Aug 2007 35D Social register listees Joe Krozel
8 May 2007 45D Type smaller than pica Sarah Keller
28 Jan 2007 65A Select group Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke
29 Aug 2006 25A On the A-list David Pringle
23 Jul 2006 125A Cream Fred Piscop
16 Sep 2005 49A Billionaires and their families, e.g. Craig Kasper
18 Aug 2005 12D Chosen ones Paula Gamache
15 Jul 2005 25D Beautiful people Brendan Emmett Quigley
12 Jun 2005 119A Bluebloods Joe Bower
9 Feb 2005 16A Far from 9-Across Alan Arbesfeld
3 Nov 2004 34A Type size Ed Early
10 Aug 2004 38D 10-point type Sarah Keller
22 Mar 2004 34D Cream of the crop Kyle Mahowald
9 Feb 2004 14A Crème de la crème Robert Dillman
27 Jan 2004 19A Type of type Randall J. Hartman
25 Jan 2004 34D Select Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
9 Nov 2003 111A Choice Patrick Berry
28 Sep 2003 107D Gentry Brendan Emmett Quigley
15 Sep 2003 6D High society Sheldon Benardo
23 Apr 2003 60A Upper echelon Gilbert H. Ludwig
25 Mar 2003 53D Typewriter type John Greenman
16 Feb 2003 102D Type type Charles M. Deber
14 Feb 2003 6D Exclusive M. Francis Vuolo
13 Jan 2003 53D Best of the best Gregory E. Paul
14 Sep 2002 48D First-class Bruce L. Bliven
15 Jul 2002 19A A-list group John Leavy
26 Mar 2002 66A Crème de la crème Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
26 Nov 2001 53D A-list types Bette Sue Cohen
14 Oct 2001 4D First-class Elizabeth C. Gorski
29 Jul 2001 106A Influential set Michael Ashley
19 Jul 2001 22D A-list Marjorie Richter
20 May 2001 83A Who’s who Alan Arbesfeld
16 May 2001 42A Cream of the crop Richard Silvestri
29 Apr 2001 45D Ins Elizabeth C. Gorski
6 Apr 2001 23A Exclusive David J. Kahn
2 Jan 2001 65A Type size smaller than pica Sarah Keller
14 Aug 2000 63A Crème de la crème Nancy Kavanaugh
18 Jul 2000 24D Cream of the crop Richard Silvestri
11 Jul 2000 20A Powers that be Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon
21 May 2000 103D Silk-stockings Matt Gaffney
2 Apr 2000 31A Select Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
14 Feb 2000 69A Crème de la crème Nancy Kavanaugh
6 Feb 2000 67D High class Richard Hughes
24 Jan 2000 30D Upper crust Randall J. Hartman
29 Nov 1999 55D Choice Richard Chisholm
20 Sep 1999 52D Upper echelon Gregory E. Paul
18 Jul 1999 104D Gentry Nancy Nicholson Joline
9 Jul 1999 10D Beau monde Ingrid Truemper
4 Apr 1999 55D Influential group Richard Silvestri
14 Feb 1999 105A Top echelon Elizabeth Gorski
23 Jan 1999 7D Select Frank Longo
8 Jan 1999 19A Blue bloods Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Quigley
3 Nov 1998 22A Society’s 400 Ed Early
12 Oct 1998 58A Upper crust Richard Chisholm
6 Oct 1998 67A Cream Elizabeth C. Gorski
5 Sep 1998 60A The 400 Thomas W. Schier
14 Jun 1998 79D Select or elect Manny Nosowsky
14 Apr 1998 15A Society’s 400 Diane C. Baldwin
15 Mar 1998 109D Top-drawer Frank Longo
16 Feb 1998 65A Best of a group Peter Gordon
12 Feb 1998 38D Upper crust Richard Silvestri
30 Nov 1997 39D Bluebloods Charles Deber
24 Jul 1997 46D Blue bloods Randall J. Hartman
10 May 1997 49D Type of type Isabel Walcott
16 Jan 1997 24D In crowd W. R. Williams
13 Dec 1996 31D Power ___ J. Page
23 Oct 1996 65A The best and the brightest R. Norris
22 Oct 1996 58A Noted modeling agency E. Quigley
22 Sep 1996 16D In crowd C. Millhauser
5 Sep 1996 58A Cream of the crop C. Millhauser
25 Mar 1996 21D Haves F. & L. Sabin
20 Feb 1996 59A Upper crust D. Trombley
21 Jan 1996 21A Silk-stockings R. Wolfe
4 Jan 1996 3D Type type F. & L. Sabin
24 Dec 1995 49D Blue bloods Frances Hansen
22 Nov 1995 10D Upper crust Chuck Deodene
12 Aug 1995 2D Choice A.J. Santora
2 Aug 1995 64A Cream James Neal
20 Jul 1995 7D Typewriter type Gerald R. Ferguson
3 Jul 1995 56D Top-class Fred Piscop
26 Mar 1995 39D Cream Rich Norris
5 Nov 1994 10D Establishment Manny Nosowsky
30 Aug 1994 68A Gentry Jonathan Schmatzbach
2 Dec 1993 14A Type type Richard Silvestri

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