HALS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for HALS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "HALS" answer was first appeared in "14 May 1995" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Laughing Cavalier” painter". It was authored by Richard Silvestri. Recently, the "HALS" answer has been used for "2 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Dutch Golden Age painter (3)". It was authored by Royce Ferguson. "HALS" appeared 36 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "HALS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2023 | 6A | Dutch Golden Age painter | Royce Ferguson |
| 13 Mar 2021 | 40A | “Young Man With a Skull” painter | John Guzzetta |
| 11 Aug 2020 | 38D | Dutch artist Frans | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 7 May 2020 | 54A | Frans ___, “The Merry Drinker” painter | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins |
| 29 Oct 2017 | 74A | “The Merry Drinker” painter | Ross Trudeau |
| 21 Jun 2017 | 51D | Frans who painted “The Laughing Cavalier” | Bruce Haight |
| 26 Jan 2014 | 65A | “The Merry Drinker” painter | Daniel A. Finan |
| 20 Jan 2014 | 1D | Dutch old master Frans | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 17 Feb 2012 | 32A | “Youth With a Skull” painter | Ian Livengood |
| 3 Feb 2012 | 33D | Dutch Golden Age painter | Joel Kaplow |
| 11 Sep 2009 | 61A | “Lucas de Clercq” portraitist, ca. 1635 | Caleb Madison |
| 24 May 2009 | 63A | Descartes portraitist | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 10 May 2009 | 118A | Dutch Golden Age painter | Patrick Berry |
| 10 Sep 2006 | 17D | “The Laughing Cavalier” artist | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Feb 2006 | 23D | Dutch artist Frans | Doug Peterson |
| 18 Dec 2004 | 63A | “The Merry Drinker” painter | Dana Motley |
| 20 Mar 2004 | 34D | “The Merry Drinker” painter | Byron Walden |
| 28 Dec 2003 | 8D | Dutch painter Frans | Seth A. Abel |
| 9 Sep 2003 | 22D | “The Laughing Cavalier” artist | Robert Zimmerman |
| 26 Jun 2003 | 8D | Portraitist Frans | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Aug 2002 | 54A | Dutch portrait painter | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 9 Jul 2002 | 37D | Haarlem painter Frans | Robert Malinow |
| 18 Nov 2001 | 50D | “Merry Toper” painter | Jim Page |
| 8 Oct 2000 | 104D | Rembrandt contemporary | Richard Silvestri |
| 13 Jul 1998 | 3D | Dutch artist Frans | Bill Ballard |
| 23 Dec 1997 | 45A | Dutch portraitist Frans | Fred Piscop |
| 9 Jul 1997 | 26A | Actor Holbrook and others | Chuck Deodene |
| 7 May 1997 | 28D | Dutch painter | Dean Niles |
| 12 Jan 1997 | 59A | “Shrovetide Revelers” artist | M. Rosen |
| 8 Dec 1996 | 77D | Rijksmuseum artist | A. J. Santora |
| 25 Jul 1996 | 56A | “The Jolly Trio” painter | A. J. Santora |
| 21 Jul 1996 | 74D | “Archers of St. George” artist | D. Niles |
| 29 Apr 1996 | 6A | Dutch portraitist Frans | S. L. Robbins |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 46A | “The Gypsy” painter | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 23 Jul 1995 | 102D | “The Jolly Toper” painter | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 14 May 1995 | 40A | “Laughing Cavalier” painter | Richard Silvestri |
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