EROS

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

This "EROS" answer was first appeared in "19 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Piccadilly Circus statue (8)". It was authored by John M. Samson. Recently, the "EROS" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Greek god of love (5)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Love god (7)", "Son of Aphrodite (15)", "Cupid’s Greek counterpart (6)", "Libido (8)", "Piccadilly Circus statue (8)". "EROS" appeared 295 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "EROS" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
12 Dec 2023 32A Greek god of love Peter Gordon
19 Nov 2023 96A Cupid’s counterpart Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
6 Nov 2023 65A Greek deity associated with passion Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
18 Sep 2023 31D God of romantic love Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
28 Jul 2023 53D Minor planet named for a Greek god Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu
24 May 2023 40D Greek god of love Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
13 Apr 2023 6D God of fertility Robin Yu
11 Mar 2023 51D Versace ___ (high-end fragrance) Tom Pepper
15 Jan 2023 129A Asteroid discovered in 1898 Michael Schlossberg
31 Oct 2022 68A Cupid’s Greek counterpart Emily Carroll
3 Aug 2022 27A His name means “desire” Daniel Bodily
29 Jul 2022 35A God often represented as a beautiful winged youth Robyn Weintraub
10 Jul 2022 45D God whose name sounds almost like the ammunition he uses Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan
27 May 2022 55D Mythical archer David Distenfeld
16 Feb 2022 36D Cherubic god Rich Proulx
8 Dec 2021 36A God of passion Philip Koski
29 Jul 2021 36A God depicted in a figure called an “amoretto” Trenton Charlson
27 Jul 2021 40A Bow-wielding god Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson
11 Jul 2021 18D God who “loosens the limbs and weakens the mind,” per Hesiod Ashish Vengsarkar
6 Apr 2021 18D One who takes a bow before success rather than after? Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
15 Mar 2021 48A Greek god of love Philip K. Chow
25 Feb 2021 60D Psyche’s mate in Greek mythology Dylan Schiff
16 Feb 2021 21A Greek god pictured with wings and a bow Johanna Fenimore
9 Dec 2020 37D One taking a bow for getting couples together? Owen Travis and Jeff Chen
10 Oct 2020 66A Concept in Freudian psychology Brian Thomas
7 Oct 2020 16A God whose name is an apt anagram of “rose” Ross Trudeau
21 Sep 2020 67A Greek counterpart of Cupid Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class
30 Aug 2020 57D Another name for Cupid Olivia Mitra Framke
2 Aug 2020 52A God who becomes a goddess when an “r” is removed David Levinson Wilk
28 Jun 2020 58D One variety of love Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang
22 Jun 2020 40D Love god Sid Sivakumar
23 Apr 2020 22D Mythical matchmaker Yacob Yonas and Erik Agard
27 Mar 2020 46D Freudian concept Kyle Dolan
1 Mar 2020 26A Mythical archer Sam Trabucco
5 Jan 2020 73A Shooter of arrows Will Nediger
27 Nov 2019 54A Son of Aphrodite and Ares Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen
16 Aug 2019 34D Freudian focus Ori Brian
19 May 2019 96D Bow-wielding god Natan Last
8 Mar 2019 25A Mischievous boy of myth David Steinberg
5 Mar 2019 27D Greek god with a bow Joe Deeney
9 Feb 2019 37A Statue in Piccadilly Circus Ryan McCarty
3 Feb 2019 78D Psyche’s beloved Natan Last
8 Jan 2019 68A Mythological figure who takes a bow Freddie Cheng
25 Dec 2018 29A Another name for Cupid Bruce Haight
12 Oct 2018 41A Relative of philia and agape, to the Greeks Erik Agard and Bruce Haight
13 Jul 2018 65A “The Garden of ___” (Oscar Wilde poem) Trenton Charlson
21 Apr 2018 35D Fourth god to exist, in Greek myth Daniel Nierenberg
9 Apr 2018 53D Greek equivalent of Cupid Erik Agard
6 Apr 2018 2D Love symbol that names another love symbol if you move the first letter to the end David Steinberg
22 Feb 2018 24D Match maker? Zhouqin Burnikel
26 Jan 2018 28A Life instinct, in psychology Caleb Madison
17 Nov 2017 8D Arrow-shooting figure Zhouqin Burnikel
14 Nov 2017 31A Son of Aphrodite Jerry Miccolis and Jeff Chen
5 Nov 2017 56A Freudian “will to live” Natan Last
26 Oct 2017 66A “The great binder and loosener,” per Jung Jacob Stulberg
9 Aug 2017 59A One taking a bow in Greek art Adam G. Perl
29 Jan 2017 57D Matchmaker of myth Jim Hyres and David Steinberg
13 Dec 2016 67A Love god David Alfred Bywaters
15 Nov 2016 58D Boy with a bow and arrow David J. Kahn
6 Nov 2016 57D February 14th figure Joe DiPietro
31 Aug 2016 16A Bow-toting deity Ned White
29 May 2016 126A Olympian with a bow Kevin G. Der
27 Apr 2016 26D God with a bow Jeff Stillman
23 Dec 2015 67A Sexual love Jim Peredo
20 Nov 2015 13D Destination of NASA’s NEAR Mary Lou Guizzo
5 Nov 2015 61D Greek matchmaker Samuel A. Donaldson
27 Oct 2015 54D Love god Kurt Mueller
30 Sep 2015 64A Libidinous god Freddie Cheng
23 Sep 2015 65A Statue in London’s Piccadilly Circus Michael S. Maurer
20 Aug 2015 18A Boy taking a bow Jules P. Markey
6 Jul 2015 43A Winged archer of myth Lynn Lempel
14 Jun 2015 56A Oscar Wilde poem “The Garden of ___” Randolph Ross
2 Jun 2015 8D Inspiration for a troubadour Bruce Haight
8 May 2015 25A Winged figure of myth Ian Livengood
23 Apr 2015 65A “The Garden of ___,” Oscar Wilde poem David Steinberg and Bruce Leban
4 Mar 2015 28D Counterpart of 1-Across Jeff Stillman
1 Jan 2015 6D “Now ___ shakes my soul”: Sappho Jill Denny and Jeff Chen
15 Dec 2014 51A God with a bow and arrow Zhouqin Burnikel and Dennis Ryall
5 Nov 2014 69A Amor’s counterpart Gareth Bain
6 Sep 2014 21D Libido James Mulhern
15 Jul 2014 25D Lover of Psyche Zhouqin Burnikel
29 Jun 2014 75A Son of Aphrodite Byron Walden
13 Jan 2014 15A Arrow-shooting Greek god Lynn Lempel
27 Nov 2013 66A God with a quiver Jules P. Markey
17 Sep 2013 11D Mythological lover boy Peter A. Collins
10 Aug 2013 38A Son of 30-Down Chris A. McGlothlin
31 Jul 2013 54D Bow-toting god H. David Goering
25 Jun 2013 44A Lover of Psyche Joel Fagliano
25 May 2013 60A Figure taking a bow? David Steinberg
27 Apr 2013 47D Symbol of love Chris A. McGlothlin
21 Apr 2013 84D Figure with arrows Jonah Kagan
7 Apr 2013 11D Lover of Psyche Matt Ginsberg
18 Dec 2012 60D Winged Greek god Adam G. Perl
15 Oct 2012 61D Arrow shooter of Greek myth Tom Pepper
13 Sep 2012 50A Early wielder of a bow and arrow Matt Ginsberg
20 Aug 2012 10A Arrow-shooting Greek god Robert Cirillo
18 Aug 2012 55A Heart-piercing figure Dana Motley
15 Aug 2012 26D Lust, deified Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Jun 2012 70D Love personified Elizabeth C. Gorski
17 Jun 2012 116A Classical bow wielder Kyle T. Dolan
22 May 2012 38D Love god Kyle T. Dolan
6 May 2012 70D Arrow shooter Alex Vratsanos
10 Apr 2012 61A God with a bow and arrow Gregory Philip Butler
21 Mar 2012 9D God whose name is 6-Down reversed Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
13 Mar 2012 3D Cupid’s Greek counterpart Jeff Chen
29 Feb 2012 66A Love god Kevan Choset
1 Feb 2012 41D Bow-toting god Elizabeth C. Gorski
26 Oct 2011 42A Baby taking a bow? Milo Beckman
17 Oct 2011 56A Cupid, to the Greeks Patrick Berry
19 Jul 2011 19A Greek god with a bow and arrow Mark Feldman
19 May 2011 61D Love child? Paula Gamache
28 Mar 2011 59D Cupid, to the Greeks Robyn Weintraub
15 Feb 2011 63A Freud’s libido Paula Gamache
5 Dec 2010 69D Greek god whose name is one letter off from 118-Down Ben Pall
30 Nov 2010 62D Amor’s Greek counterpart Kristian House
15 Nov 2010 19A Greek god with a bow and arrow Emily L. Lilly
9 Nov 2010 54D Cupid, to the Greeks Daniel A. Finan
7 Nov 2010 113A First near-Earth asteroid to be discovered Will Nediger
24 Oct 2010 62A Libido Brendan Emmett Quigley
17 Oct 2010 112D Winged Greek god Patrick Blindauer
7 Oct 2010 35D Olympic archer Patrick Blindauer
9 Sep 2010 61A Greek god who figures in an annual holiday Kevin Wald
16 Aug 2010 55A Greek love god Andrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt
15 Aug 2010 13D Opposite of Thanatos, to Freud Daniel C. Bryant
27 Jun 2010 80A One taking a bow? Michael J. Doran
9 Jun 2010 4D Cupid’s Greek counterpart Gary Whitehead
27 May 2010 21A Winged Greek god Josh Knapp
3 May 2010 54A Love god Susan Gelfand
30 Mar 2010 73A Lover boy? Elizabeth C. Gorski
15 Mar 2010 51D Greek Cupid Fred Piscop
3 Sep 2009 46A Counterpart of Thanatos, in Freudian psychology C. W. Stewart
30 Aug 2009 113D Psyche’s love Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
19 Mar 2009 51D Asteroid on which a NASA probe landed in 2001 Laura Sternberg
15 Jan 2009 2D One taking a bow? Patrick Blindauer
29 Oct 2008 32D Lustful god Steven L. Zisser
12 Aug 2008 56D Cupid’s Greek counterpart Ray Fontenot
7 Aug 2008 23A Subject for Freud Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
29 Jul 2008 39A Bow-wielding god David Kwong and Emily Halpern
18 Jul 2008 53D Offspring of Chaos, to Hesiod Mike Nothnagel
7 Jul 2008 15A Cupid Bob Klahn
23 Apr 2008 45A Archer who aims for the heart Stephen Edward Anderson
20 Apr 2008 54D Libido John Farmer
23 Jan 2008 5A Personification of desire Henry Hook
10 Jan 2008 30A Piccadilly Circus statue Elizabeth C. Gorski
6 Jan 2008 12D Lover boy? Lynn Lempel
27 Dec 2007 54D Carrier of a bow and arrows Jim Leeds
17 Sep 2007 65A God of love Sarah Keller
2 Sep 2007 100A Love child? Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
9 Aug 2007 41D Psyche’s love Tyler Hinman
5 Aug 2007 115A Troubadour’s inspiration Caroline Leong
18 Jun 2007 52D Greek love god Randall J. Hartman
4 Jun 2007 57A Greek Cupid Steve Kahn
27 May 2007 76D Bow-wielding deity Patrick Berry
29 Apr 2007 40D Asteroid discovered in 1898 Henry Hook
6 Dec 2006 65A Son of Aphrodite Levi Denham
9 Nov 2006 69A First asteroid landed on by a spacecraft Byron Walden
16 Oct 2006 62A Love god Paula Gamache
9 Sep 2006 52D “The Garden of ___” (Wilde poem) Bob Klahn
18 Aug 2006 48D “Aeneid” figure Joe DiPietro
2 Aug 2006 58D One who might take a bow Harvey Estes
22 Jul 2006 2D First asteroid orbited by a NASA spacecraft Robert H. Wolfe
11 May 2006 67A Olympian archer Joe DiPietro
24 Apr 2006 34D Greek love god Lynn Lempel
20 Mar 2006 18D Greek god of love Earl W. Reed and Nancy Salomon
7 Mar 2006 24A February 14 figure Richard Jacobs
8 Jan 2006 29D Taker of a bow? Michael Ashley
3 Jan 2006 18D Cupid, to the Greeks Lynn Lempel
19 Dec 2005 18A Cupid’s Greek counterpart Richard Hughes
6 Dec 2005 68A Desire personified Nancy Salomon
19 Nov 2005 12D London statue originally called the Shaftesbury Monument Byron Walden
13 Oct 2005 41A Life instinct, to Freud Patrick Merrell
4 Aug 2005 32D Olympic archer Elizabeth C. Gorski
22 Jun 2005 21D Lustful god Verna Suit
13 Jun 2005 6D Deity with a bow and arrow Earl W. Reed
22 May 2005 77D Love A. J. Santora
18 Apr 2005 60A God of love Robert Dillman
9 Apr 2005 53A “Aphrodite and ___” (classic art subject) Bob Peoples
1 Apr 2005 5D Love symbol David Pringle
26 Dec 2004 7D The libido, in psychiatry Hal Turner
13 Dec 2004 31D Archer of myth Sarah Keller
11 Nov 2004 3D Lover boy? Michael Shteyman
29 Oct 2004 19A Arrow shooter Sherry O. Blackard
10 Oct 2004 41A Name hidden in seven other answers in this puzzle Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Sep 2004 101D Olympic archer Kyle Mahowald
8 Sep 2004 37A Cupid’s counterpart Steve Jones
9 Jun 2004 62A Son of Aphrodite Seth A. Abel
2 Jun 2004 30D Love personified Nancy Salomon
31 May 2004 15A Greek counterpart of 27-Down Gregory E. Paul
19 May 2004 21D Cupid’s counterpart Alan Arbesfeld
14 Apr 2004 6D Piccadilly Circus statue Randolph Ross
29 Jan 2004 16A Greek god sometimes pictured as blindfolded David J. Kahn
26 Dec 2003 8D February figure Robert H. Wolfe
25 Dec 2003 40A Daring 1960’s Ralph Ginzburg magazine John Underwood
23 Dec 2003 30D Ardent love Mike Torch
14 Dec 2003 119A Love symbol Elizabeth C. Gorski
27 Nov 2003 36D Son of Aphrodite Joe DiPietro
12 Oct 2003 36A “Aeneid” figure David J. Kahn
16 Sep 2003 18D Son of Aphrodite Michael Doran
3 Sep 2003 65A Libido Myles Callum
12 Aug 2003 64A Cupid’s Greek counterpart Adam Cohen
22 Jun 2003 106D Oscar Wilde poem “The Garden of ___” John Duschatko
28 Apr 2003 58D God of love Jim Hyres
5 Apr 2003 6D One taking a bow? Patrick Berry
26 Jan 2003 46D Bow and arrow carrier Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
22 Jan 2003 31A Son of Aphrodite Michael Shteyman
7 Jan 2003 55D God of love Peter Gordon
5 Nov 2002 58D Libidinous deity Fred Piscop
10 Jul 2002 16A Oscar Wilde poem “The Garden of ___” Richard Silvestri
4 Jul 2002 26A God often depicted unclothed in art Nathaniel Weiss
30 Jun 2002 109D Desire Joe DiPietro
17 Jun 2002 2D Libido, in psychiatry Janice M. Putney
12 Apr 2002 30A Lover who abandoned Psyche Manny Nosowsky
28 Mar 2002 27D Power of love Manny Nosowsky
17 Oct 2001 36D Son of Aphrodite Greg Staples
12 Oct 2001 15A Son of Chaos Manny Nosowsky
7 Sep 2001 52A Asteroid landed on in 2001 Manny Nosowsky
9 Aug 2001 28A Love inspirer Patrick Berry
26 Jul 2001 34D One of the primal gods in Greek myth Manny Nosowsky
15 Jun 2001 32A Where the NEAR space probe landed Manny Nosowsky
22 May 2001 60A Son of Aphrodite John D. Leavy
27 Mar 2001 45A Son of Aphrodite Sherry O. Blackard
18 Mar 2001 111A One taking a bow? Richard Silvestri
25 Feb 2001 35D First asteroid landed on by a NASA craft Greg Staples
7 Dec 2000 42A Libido Henry Hook
5 Oct 2000 5A Asteroid viewed by the NEAR spacecraft, 2000 Cathy Millhauser
30 Jul 2000 26D Life force, to Freud Randolph Ross
8 Jun 2000 53D Symbol of love Mark Diehl
4 Jun 2000 46D See 45-Down Martin Schneider
10 Apr 2000 73A Cupid Ed Early
2 Mar 2000 45A Piccadilly Circus statue Frances Hansen
23 Feb 2000 26A Cupid, to the Greeks Fred Piscop
1 Feb 2000 56D Lustful god A. J. Santora
7 Dec 1999 55D Love child Norman S. Wizer
5 Dec 1999 125A Psyche’s love Joe DiPietro
16 Nov 1999 65A Winged youth of myth Arthur S. Verdesca
22 Oct 1999 43A Boy armed with bows and arrows Martin Ashwood-Smith
25 Sep 1999 6D Antony’s faithful aide, in “Antony and Cleopatra” David J. Kahn
16 Sep 1999 49A Libido Bill Ballard
1 Sep 1999 48D Son of Aphrodite Alan Arbesfeld
1 Aug 1999 50A Boy who’s bowed Randolph Ross
18 Jul 1999 3D Asteroid discovered in 1898 Nancy Nicholson Joline
23 May 1999 77A Love symbol Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
16 May 1999 7D Servant of Antony in “Antony and Cleopatra” Nancy Nicholson Joline
6 Dec 1998 27A Libido Marjorie Richter
4 Dec 1998 24A Asteroid first seen in 1898 John Wolting
19 Nov 1998 36A Piccadilly Circus statue Brendan Emmett Quigley
1 Oct 1998 2D God offended by Daphnis Manny Nosowsky
26 Sep 1998 14D Piccadilly Circus statue Jerry Ferguson
12 Sep 1998 32A Psyche’s lover Daniel R. Stark
5 Sep 1998 30A “Theogony” figure Thomas W. Schier
7 Jul 1998 62D Love’s inspiration Elizabeth C. Gorski
20 Jun 1998 6D Love child? Cathy Millhauser
23 Apr 1998 11D Controversial 1960’s magazine Cathy Millhauser
13 Apr 1998 3D February 14 figure Gregory E. Paul
9 Mar 1998 42D Son of Aphrodite Randall J. Hartman
3 Feb 1998 66A Greek god of love Nancy Salomon
3 Jan 1998 32D Dart shooter Rich Norris
31 Dec 1997 29D Passion personified Alfio Micci
18 Nov 1997 6D God of love Peter Gordon
10 Nov 1997 23A Son of Aphrodite Grace Fabbroni
13 Oct 1997 12D February 14 figure Gregory E. Paul
4 May 1997 84D God offended by Daphnis Manny Nosowsky
15 Mar 1997 40A Passion personified Daniel R. Stark
5 Feb 1997 29D Valentine’s Day visitor J. Schmalzbach
3 Dec 1996 64D Son of Aphrodite R. Hartman
19 Oct 1996 29A “Plan 9 From Outer Space” alien G. Petgrave
29 Aug 1996 59A Asteroid discovered in 1898 R. Ross
20 Aug 1996 59D Cupid S. Spadaccini
27 Jun 1996 56A Servant of Antony in “Antony and Cleopatra” R. Norris
26 Jun 1996 68A Greek love god P. Jordan
19 Jun 1996 45A Sexual desire F. Piscop
30 May 1996 16A God with a bow N. S. Wizer
20 May 1996 21D Greek Cupid G. E. Paul
11 Mar 1996 34D Greek love god R. Zimmerman
18 Dec 1995 22A February 14 name Randall J. Hartman
5 Dec 1995 34A Piccadilly Circus figure Robert Katz
7 Oct 1995 34A Mythological arrow-shooter Frank A. Longo
21 Sep 1995 52D Sexual love Chuck Deodene
8 Aug 1995 2D Valentine’s Day figure Gregory E. Paul
28 Jun 1995 29D Cupid Roger H. Courtney
6 Jun 1995 7D Cupid Sidney L. Robbins
22 May 1995 60A “Antony and Cleopatra” character Gregory E. Paul
1 Jan 1995 87D Piccadilly Circus statue Henry Hook
23 Nov 1994 52D Libido Susan Smith
24 Oct 1994 60A Winged god Sidney L. Robbins
18 Sep 1994 19A Little Archer Merl Reagle
18 Aug 1994 68A Desirous Greek god A.J. Santora
10 Jul 1994 42A Boy who takes a bow? Alvin Chase
26 Jun 1994 11D Piccadilly Circus statue Nancy Nicholson Joline
10 May 1994 47A Love of Greece? David Ellis Dickerson
28 Apr 1994 21A February 14 figure Randy Sowell
10 Apr 1994 89A Son of Aphrodite Trip Payne
11 Mar 1994 31D Magazine for which publisher Ralph Ginzburg went to jail A.J. Santora
25 Feb 1994 55D Romance symbol Bob Lubbers
19 Dec 1993 138A Piccadilly Circus statue John M. Samson

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