EXAM is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for EXAM in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "EXAM" answer was first appeared in "2 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Word with eye or final". It was authored by James L. Beatty. Recently, the "EXAM" answer has been used for "11 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "This is a test! (3)". It was authored by Luke K. Schreiber. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Physical, e.g. (7)". "EXAM" appeared 115 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "EXAM" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2023 | 16A | This is a test! | Luke K. Schreiber |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 7D | Event often in caps on a syllabus | Billy Bratton |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 15A | Proctored event | Erika Ettin |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 14A | Bar ___ (lawyer’s hurdle) | Emily Carroll |
| 10 Aug 2022 | 56D | Reason to cram | Karen Lurie |
| 24 Feb 2022 | 63A | See 62-Across | Jake Halperin |
| 2 Dec 2021 | 70A | Checkup, e.g. | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 28 Oct 2021 | 20A | This is only a test | Alan Massengill |
| 7 Oct 2021 | 2D | Proctored event, maybe | Timothy Polin |
| 22 Aug 2021 | 58A | Series of questions, maybe | Stephen McCarthy |
| 25 Jul 2021 | 73D | This is a test | Chandi Deitmer |
| 20 Dec 2020 | 11D | Physical, e.g. | Randolph Ross |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 62A | Course obstacle | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard |
| 28 Jul 2019 | 106D | End-of-semester stressor | Christopher Adams |
| 22 May 2019 | 54D | One might be taken orally | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 17 Sep 2018 | 34A | Midterm or final | Caitlin Reid |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 35A | Appropriate rhyme for “cram” | Laura Braunstein |
| 17 Jan 2018 | 26A | Part of a doctor’s visit | Jules Markey |
| 26 Nov 2017 | 6D | Reason to pull an all-nighter | Jeff Chen |
| 25 Oct 2017 | 32A | Annual checkup, e.g. | Jules P. Markey |
| 4 Oct 2017 | 59A | Procedure at a doctor’s office | Evan Mahnken |
| 27 Sep 2017 | 19A | What a prep course preps for | Jacob Stulberg |
| 22 Apr 2017 | 10D | Bar ___ | Adam Fromm |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 2D | Start of many a doctor’s visit | Jacob Stulberg |
| 10 Nov 2016 | 36A | Course coda | Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen |
| 29 May 2016 | 112D | Reason for a class struggle? | Kevin G. Der |
| 14 Sep 2015 | 35D | SAT, e.g. | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 13 Jun 2015 | 2D | Class act? | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 9 Jun 2015 | 24D | Final, for one | Roy Leban |
| 18 Jan 2015 | 107D | Activity at a doctor’s office | Joe Krozel |
| 28 Jun 2014 | 11A | Physical, say | Josh Knapp |
| 24 Mar 2014 | 38A | Word after eye or makeup | Tom Pepper |
| 12 Jan 2014 | 2D | Physical, e.g. | Andrew Chaikin |
| 12 Nov 2013 | 31A | Checkup | Mike Doran |
| 25 Oct 2013 | 26D | Cause of a class struggle? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 16 Sep 2013 | 69A | Test | Ed Sessa |
| 8 Sep 2013 | 114D | Checkup, e.g. | Pete Muller and Sue Keefer |
| 7 Aug 2013 | 43D | Part of a dental visit | Erik Wennstrom |
| 19 Jun 2013 | 33A | Reason to cram | Richard F. Mausser |
| 25 Apr 2013 | 39A | Checkup | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 12 Nov 2012 | 2D | Typical semester finish | Randall J. Hartman |
| 5 Nov 2012 | 41A | More than a quiz | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 3 Nov 2011 | 67A | Purpose of many a doctor’s visit | Parker Lewis |
| 9 Jul 2011 | 6D | It has its problems | Caleb Madison |
| 12 Dec 2010 | 52D | End-of-semester event | Karen Young Bonin |
| 7 Nov 2010 | 37D | Entrance requirement, sometimes | Will Nediger |
| 25 Jul 2010 | 124A | Eye ___ | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 Mar 2010 | 45D | Hospital administration? | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 28 Dec 2009 | 5D | Test | Patrick Merrell |
| 15 Oct 2009 | 28A | Something to prep for | Victor Fleming |
| 22 Aug 2009 | 54A | Physical, e.g. | Karen M. Tracey |
| 19 Aug 2009 | 35A | Occasion for a proctor | Peter A. Collins |
| 20 Jul 2009 | 16A | Midterm, e.g. | Pancho Harrison |
| 22 Mar 2009 | 4D | This is a test | Joon Pahk and Matt Matera |
| 8 Jan 2009 | 57A | Final ___ | Joe DiPietro |
| 9 Nov 2008 | 64D | Bar ___ | Paula Gamache |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 51D | Proctored event | Allan E. Parrish |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 54D | It might be required for entrance | Mike Nothnagel |
| 9 Jul 2008 | 49A | Final, e.g. | Tim Wescott |
| 25 Feb 2008 | 22A | Something to cram for | Randall J. Hartman |
| 27 Jan 2008 | 74D | Reason for an office visit | Mike Nothnagel |
| 13 Aug 2007 | 21D | What a student crams for | Andrew Ries |
| 28 Jun 2007 | 3D | Means of assessment | Joseph Crowley |
| 19 Apr 2007 | 8D | Reason for an all-nighter | Henry Hook |
| 10 Jan 2007 | 69A | Reason for an all-nighter | Curtis Yee |
| 10 Dec 2006 | 19A | Final, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| 7 Dec 2006 | 52A | Hospital administration? | Kelly Clark |
| 28 Nov 2006 | 1D | Oral, e.g. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 15 Aug 2006 | 13D | Midterm worry | David Sullivan |
| 4 Jul 2006 | 45A | Midterm, e.g. | Ed Early |
| 16 Mar 2006 | 71A | Checkup | Ben Tausig |
| 24 Nov 2005 | 50D | Final, say | Michael Shteyman |
| 15 Jun 2005 | 43A | Occasion for proctors | Richard Silvestri |
| 18 Jan 2005 | 13D | Midterm, e.g. | Richard Chisholm |
| 12 Jun 2004 | 65A | Physical | Henry Hook |
| 5 May 2004 | 11D | Midterm, for one | Nancy Salomon |
| 7 Jan 2004 | 35A | Oral, e.g. | Mike Torch |
| 25 Nov 2003 | 47A | Crammer’s worry | Allan E. Parrish |
| 25 Mar 2003 | 42A | Final, e.g. | John Greenman |
| 19 Mar 2003 | 54D | Physical, e.g. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 24 Oct 2002 | 2D | Academic challenge | Patrick Merrell |
| 24 Sep 2002 | 61D | Reason to cram | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 5 Sep 2002 | 31A | Entrance requirement, perhaps | Michael Shteyman |
| 19 May 2002 | 53D | Breast ___ | Cathy Millhauser |
| 8 May 2002 | 7D | Physical, e.g. | Fred Piscop |
| 4 Sep 2001 | 54A | Midterm, for one | Randall J. Hartman |
| 12 Apr 2001 | 18D | Quiz | Jim Page |
| 5 May 2000 | 22A | Class distribution | Roger Barkan |
| 20 Apr 2000 | 56D | Checkup | Nelson Hardy |
| 3 Feb 2000 | 69A | Doctor’s ___ | Thomas W. Schier |
| 23 Sep 1999 | 40A | All-nighter follower | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 May 1999 | 49D | It may be required for entrance | Joe DiPietro |
| 27 Feb 1999 | 53D | Course concluder | John Scott Marrone |
| 16 Sep 1998 | 54D | Makeup ___ | Richard Silvestri |
| 30 Jul 1998 | 15A | Checkup | Rich Norris |
| 6 May 1998 | 28A | Crammer’s concern | Richard Hughes |
| 11 Feb 1998 | 53D | Course finale | Nancy S. Ross |
| 31 Jan 1998 | 32A | Regents, e.g. | Rich Norris |
| 29 Jun 1997 | 14D | Conclusion of a term | David J. Kahn |
| 13 Apr 1997 | 58A | Blue book filler | Cathy Millhauser |
| 1 Jan 1997 | 21A | Physical, e.g. | M. Diehl |
| 16 Dec 1996 | 8D | Test | S. Spadaccini |
| 11 Nov 1996 | 27D | Quiz | S. Spadaccini |
| 18 Oct 1996 | 60A | Term terminator | M. Gaffney |
| 13 Oct 1996 | 109D | Checkup | W. R. Williams |
| 1 Sep 1996 | 3D | Midyear, e.g. | D. J. Kahn |
| 22 Aug 1996 | 41D | Final | R. Norris |
| 7 May 1996 | 63A | Oral, maybe | K. Hodge |
| 31 Jan 1996 | 2D | Final | M. Gaffney |
| 7 Nov 1995 | 2D | Checkup | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 21 Aug 1995 | 66A | Midterm, e.g. | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 13 Jul 1995 | 13A | Physical, e.g. | A.J. Santora |
| 5 Feb 1995 | 102D | Term finisher, often | Frank A. Longo |
| 5 Jan 1995 | 4D | Student stressor | Harvey Estes |
| 2 May 1994 | 3D | Word with eye or final | James L. Beatty |
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