GONG is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for GONG in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "GONG" answer was first appeared in "15 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Bad news at a talent show". It was authored by Jonathan Schmatzbach. Recently, the "GONG" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Instrument heard at the conclusion of “Bohemian Rhapsody”". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. "GONG" appeared 29 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "GONG" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 89A | Instrument heard at the conclusion of “Bohemian Rhapsody” | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 11 Jul 2023 | 39D | Percussion instrument with a mallet | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| 27 Sep 2022 | 44A | Instrument played with a mallet | Peter Koetters |
| 9 Jul 2022 | 37A | Subject of a smash hit? | Kevin G. Der |
| 22 Jul 2020 | 35D | Pagoda instrument | Peter A. Collins |
| 11 Jan 2019 | 50D | Bit of percussion | Jim Horne and Jeff Chen |
| 19 Nov 2018 | 5A | Percussion in a pagoda | Jim Hilger |
| 12 Apr 2018 | 19A | Signal a performer doesn’t want to hear | Jules Markey |
| 12 Feb 2018 | 40D | Percussion in a Buddhist temple | Michael Black |
| 16 Apr 2017 | 15D | Signal for dinner | Timothy Polin |
| 1 Oct 2016 | 28A | One getting hammered | David Woolf |
| 3 Jun 2015 | 36D | Mallet target | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 11 Aug 2012 | 23A | Call for dinner, maybe | Josh Knapp |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 3D | Hammer accompanier | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 24 Feb 2011 | 55D | Sound heard at the end of “Bohemian Rhapsody” | Gary Cee |
| 13 Oct 2010 | 63A | Instrument played with a mallet | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 18 Jul 2010 | 41A | Remove from a talent show, maybe | Robert W. Harris |
| 1 May 2007 | 40D | 1970s TV’s “The ___ Show” | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon |
| 3 Dec 2006 | 1A | Percussion instrument | Patrick Merrell |
| 19 Jun 2006 | 42A | Pagoda instrument | Raymond Hamel |
| 17 Oct 2005 | 51A | Instrument hit with a hammer | Gregory E. Paul |
| 16 Apr 2000 | 47A | Signal to leave, perhaps | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Feb 1999 | 17A | It may be hit with a hammer | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| 21 Feb 1999 | 76D | Signal to leave | Fred Piscop |
| 5 Aug 1997 | 39A | Signal for an act to end | William Bernhardt |
| 2 Sep 1996 | 41D | Alarm sounder | F. Piscop |
| 13 Jun 1996 | 42A | TV’s “The___Show” | D. J. Kahn |
| 20 Aug 1995 | 10A | Percussion instrument | Cathy Millhauser |
| 15 Feb 1994 | 17D | Bad news at a talent show | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
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