HIS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for HIS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "HIS" answer was first appeared in "7 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Informal greetings". It was authored by Sidney L. Robbins. Recently, the "HIS" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“The Barber and ___ Wife” (“Sweeney Todd” song)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Greetings (11)". "HIS" appeared 112 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "HIS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2023 | 24D | “The Barber and ___ Wife” (“Sweeney Todd” song) | Peter Gordon |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 67A | A man of ___ word | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 22 Nov 2023 | 6D | What’s-___-face | Will Pfadenhauer |
| 29 Oct 2023 | 63D | Towel word | Alina Abidi |
| 2 Jul 2023 | 88D | That guy’s | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 7D | Adjective often capitalized in the Bible | John Westwig |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 29D | Part of H.R.H. | David Harris |
| 3 Apr 2023 | 21A | That guy’s | David Distenfeld |
| 10 Jan 2023 | 67D | What’s-___-face | Emily Rourke |
| 3 Dec 2022 | 20A | The “H” in H.M.S. | Kate Hawkins |
| 29 Sep 2022 | 25D | Introductory remarks | Jeremy Newton |
| 11 Sep 2022 | 65D | ___ Master’s Voice | Derrick Niederman |
| 10 Jul 2022 | 71A | That guy’s | Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan |
| 19 Jun 2022 | 33D | Opening words? | Jeremy Newton |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 46D | What’s-___-name | Chase Dittrich |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 10D | What a flat “b” palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L. | Joseph Gangi |
| 19 Sep 2021 | 117D | “___ Way” (Kitty Kelley biography of Sinatra) | Peter Gordon |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 35A | That guy’s | Kyra Wilson |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 63D | “___ Last Bow” (Sherlock Holmes story) | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 7D | Philip Pullman’s “___ Dark Materials” | Christopher Adams and Adam Aaronson |
| 18 Apr 2021 | 45A | What’s-___-name | Johan Vass |
| 13 May 2020 | 58D | ___ and hers | Benjamin Kramer |
| 9 Oct 2019 | 1D | ___ Accidency, nickname for John Tyler | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 7 Jul 2019 | 49A | That guy’s | Jack Reuter |
| 22 May 2019 | 22A | Casual greetings | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 13 Nov 2018 | 58A | “___ Majesty” (what to call a king) | John Ciolfi |
| 28 Aug 2018 | 61D | That dude’s | Brian Thomas |
| 4 May 2018 | 1D | Some hand waves | Michael Hawkins |
| 1 May 2018 | 20A | “___ Last Bow” (1917 Sherlock Holmes story) | Jacob Stulberg |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 39A | “___ Eye Is on the Sparrow” (hymn) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 3 Dec 2017 | 40D | Email openers | David Steinberg |
| 3 Oct 2017 | 24D | ___ Royal Highness | Chuck Deodene |
| 12 Jul 2017 | 43D | Half of a towel set | Elayne Boosler and Patrick Merrell |
| 19 Feb 2017 | 10D | Starts of many emails | Bruce Haight |
| 29 Dec 2016 | 13D | Word on a towel | Kevan Choset |
| 30 Nov 2016 | 1D | Casual greetings | Molly Young |
| 23 Nov 2016 | 39D | ___ and hers | David Steinberg |
| 18 Oct 2016 | 20A | ___ Master’s Voice | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 24 Dec 2015 | 25D | Half of a matching set | Derek Bowman |
| 5 Dec 2015 | 34D | ___ Honor | David J. Kahn |
| 10 Nov 2015 | 22A | ___ nibs (self-important one) | Will Treece |
| 13 Oct 2015 | 28A | “___ Last Bow” (Sherlock Holmes story) | Patrick Berry |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 59A | Holiness leader? | David Woolf |
| 20 Jun 2014 | 39A | Greetings | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 17 Mar 2014 | 45A | Old what’s-___-name | John Lieb |
| 10 Jun 2013 | 25A | ___ and hers | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 21D | Greetings | Michael Ashley |
| 20 Jan 2013 | 46D | What’s-___-name | Yaakov Bendavid |
| 15 Dec 2012 | 52A | Greetings | Will Nediger |
| 4 Oct 2012 | 25A | “You will be ___” (last line of “Wishin’ and Hopin'”) | Bill Thompson |
| 16 Aug 2012 | 37A | “… might ___ quietus make”: Hamlet | Ethan Cooper |
| 4 Mar 2012 | 113D | How-dos | David J. Kahn |
| 5 Nov 2011 | 22D | Matching pair designation | Kurt Mueller |
| 29 Aug 2011 | 35A | Counterpart of hers | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| 5 Jul 2011 | 54A | Part of H.R.H. | Andrea Carla Michaels and Johanna Fenimore |
| 2 Jul 2011 | 38D | Embroidered word, at times | Joel Fagliano |
| 5 Jun 2011 | 66D | Part of 10-Down, maybe | Yaakov Bendavid |
| 7 Feb 2010 | 142D | Greetings | Patrick Berry |
| 14 Jan 2010 | 6D | Bill Haley and ___ Comets | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 11 Jul 2009 | 46A | Matching pair marking | Karen M. Tracey |
| 18 Dec 2008 | 33A | ___ Majesty | Michael Vuolo |
| 8 Dec 2008 | 5D | ___ and hers | Sarah Keller |
| 25 Sep 2008 | 33D | 1961 Elvis hit “___ Latest Flame” | Victor Fleming |
| 24 Mar 2008 | 18D | What the “H” of H.M.S. may be | David J. Kahn |
| 24 Aug 2006 | 25A | How-dos | Gary Steinmehl |
| 6 Jul 2006 | 52A | The husband’s | Pete Muller |
| 26 Jan 2006 | 21A | One of the guy’s | Manny Nosowsky |
| 8 Jan 2006 | 70D | Part of H.R.H. | Michael Ashley |
| 20 Sep 2005 | 62D | Towel stitching | Harriet Clifton |
| 4 Sep 2005 | 65D | Many e-mail starts | Richard Silvestri |
| 29 Jun 2005 | 2D | ___ Master’s Voice | David Liben-Nowell |
| 17 Dec 2004 | 45A | How-do-you-dos | Manny Nosowsky |
| 7 Jun 2004 | 34A | Old what’s-___-name | Lynn Lempel |
| 3 Apr 2004 | 6D | Matching pair designation | Jim Page |
| 15 Feb 2004 | 2D | Greetings | Derrick Niederman |
| 27 Aug 2003 | 12D | The guy’s | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Jun 2003 | 53A | Towel stitching | Gregory E. Paul |
| 8 Dec 2002 | 54A | Greetings | Peter Gordon |
| 13 Aug 2002 | 52A | Greetings | Robert Malinow |
| 24 Feb 2002 | 94A | Some fine how-do-you-dos | Manny Nosowsky |
| 26 Dec 2001 | 7D | Part of H.R.H. | Ed Early |
| 16 May 2001 | 23D | Part of O.H.M.S. | Richard Silvestri |
| 9 May 2001 | 59D | Hellos | Ethan Cooper |
| 24 Aug 2000 | 59D | Part of H.R.H. | David J. Kahn |
| 9 Aug 2000 | 60D | ___ Holiness the Pope | Kelly Clark |
| 10 Jun 2000 | 25A | Mug marking, maybe | Glenton Petgrave |
| 31 May 2000 | 41D | One of a matching set | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 6 Mar 2000 | 35D | Towel stitching | Gregory E. Paul |
| 27 Jan 2000 | 5A | Greetings | David Ainslie Macleod |
| 28 Dec 1999 | 24A | ___ Master’s Voice | Randall J. Hartman |
| 20 Dec 1999 | 22A | Old what’s-___-name | Nancy Salomon |
| 3 Dec 1999 | 4D | “___ Girl Friday” (1940 Cary Grant movie) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 21 Nov 1999 | 74D | Part of H.M.S. | Patrick D. Berry |
| 12 Aug 1999 | 39A | Greetings | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 19 Jul 1998 | 90D | Part of H.R.H. | Nancy Salomon |
| 17 May 1998 | 145D | Common possessive | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn |
| 29 Mar 1998 | 39D | Greetings | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 28 Jul 1997 | 22D | Towel inscription | Patrick Jordan |
| 4 Dec 1996 | 46A | Towel stitching | M. E. Skolsky |
| 8 Aug 1996 | 33A | Towel word | D. J. Kahn |
| 5 May 1996 | 84D | Greetings | D. J. Kahn |
| 2 Feb 1996 | 25A | Part of H.R.H. | R. Hamel |
| 4 Dec 1995 | 23A | Towel word | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 29 Oct 1995 | 59D | “To Each ___ Own” | Maura B. Jacobson |
| 9 Jul 1995 | 33D | “___ Way” (Sinatra bio) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 2 Jan 1995 | 7D | That guy’s | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 19 Oct 1994 | 37D | Part of H.R.H. | D.J. Listort |
| 13 Sep 1994 | 4D | Towel word | Gregory E. Paul |
| 1 Aug 1994 | 24D | Towel word | Thomas W. Schier |
| 22 Jun 1994 | 22A | Part of H.R.H. | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 5 Jun 1994 | 29D | Welcome words | Dean Niles |
| 7 Feb 1994 | 1D | Informal greetings | Sidney L. Robbins |
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