GNATS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for GNATS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "GNATS" answer was first appeared in "25 Oct 1995" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Winged pests". It was authored by Larry Nargi / Will Shortz. Recently, the "GNATS" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Nipping pests". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. "GNATS" appeared 30 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "GNATS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 48D | Nipping pests | Seth Weitberg |
| 22 Apr 2023 | 63A | Buzzy group | Byron Walden |
| 21 Aug 2022 | 89D | Cloud on a summer day | Brooke Husic and Will Nediger |
| 5 Aug 2022 | 63A | Cloud often seen in the summer | Erik Agard and Brooke Husic |
| 28 Sep 2020 | 63A | Annoying summer swarms | Lynn Lempel / Will Shortz |
| 14 Apr 2020 | 71A | Pesky fliers | Joe Hansen / Will Shortz |
| 7 Mar 2020 | 39D | Summer annoyances | Robyn Weintraub / Will Shortz |
| 16 Aug 2017 | 7D | Cloud in the summer | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb / Will Shortz |
| 18 Jul 2017 | 39D | Small annoyances | Michael Hawkins / Will Shortz |
| 14 Sep 2014 | 31A | No-see-ums | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer / Will Shortz |
| 16 Aug 2014 | 1D | Campers’ annoyances | Peter Broda / Will Shortz |
| 21 Jul 2014 | 26D | Flying pests | Matt Fuchs / Will Shortz |
| 25 Apr 2013 | 46D | Annoying buzzers | Jeffrey Wechsler / Will Shortz |
| 17 Feb 2013 | 3D | Barbecue annoyances | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class / Will Shortz |
| 25 Mar 2012 | 4A | Black cloud formers | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 17 Nov 2011 | 51D | Swarms of them are called clouds | Patrick Merrell / Will Shortz |
| 25 May 2010 | 18A | Pesky swarm | Sarah Keller / Will Shortz |
| 30 Jul 2009 | 23A | Buzzers | Ashish Vengsarkar / Will Shortz |
| 30 Nov 2008 | 71A | Summer swarm | Richard Silvestri / Will Shortz |
| 23 Oct 2006 | 33D | Pesky swarm | John Calvin Williams / Will Shortz |
| 9 Apr 2002 | 40A | Itsy-bitsy biters | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes / Will Shortz |
| 2 Feb 2002 | 47D | Flock : birds :: cloud : ___ | A. J. Santora / Will Shortz |
| 14 Aug 2001 | 33D | Airborne pests | Randall J. Hartman / Will Shortz |
| 7 Nov 2000 | 44D | Pesky fliers | David Levinson Wilk / Will Shortz |
| 6 Aug 2000 | 27D | No-see-ums | Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz |
| 22 Jun 1999 | 33A | Itty-bitty biters | Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz |
| 24 Mar 1999 | 31D | Biters | Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz |
| 1 Sep 1998 | 29D | Flying pests | Gene Newman / Will Shortz |
| 21 Apr 1997 | 20A | Pesky insects | Patrick Jordan / Will Shortz |
| 25 Oct 1995 | 52D | Winged pests | Larry Nargi / Will Shortz |
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