ISLA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ISLA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ISLA" answer was first appeared in "4 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___ Mujeres, Mexico (2)". It was authored by Louis Sabin. Recently, the "ISLA" answer has been used for "22 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Actress Fisher of “Wedding Crashers” (2)". It was authored by Will Pfadenhauer. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Cuba, por ejemplo (12)". "ISLA" appeared 103 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ISLA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2023 | 17A | Actress Fisher of “Wedding Crashers” | Will Pfadenhauer |
| 24 Sep 2023 | 70D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Joel Fagliano and Christina Iverson |
| 5 Sep 2023 | 29D | Tenerife, por ejemplo | Alan Siegel |
| 17 Aug 2023 | 41A | Cuba, por ejemplo | Erik Agard |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 58A | “La ___,” informal title for the Mexican version of “Survivor” | David Harris |
| 22 Jan 2023 | 42A | Actress Fisher of “Now You See Me” | Garrett Chalfin |
| 25 Oct 2022 | 52D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard |
| 27 May 2022 | 56A | Spanish key | David Distenfeld |
| 7 Feb 2022 | 34A | Ibiza, e.g., to a Spaniard | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 6 Jan 2022 | 14A | Actress Fisher of “Wedding Crashers” | Andrew Linzer |
| 24 May 2021 | 10A | Bit of land in the sea: Sp. | Adrienne Atkins |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 58D | ___ Verde (locale of San Juan’s airport) | Meconya Alford |
| 17 Nov 2020 | 1A | Piece of land in el océano | Kyle Dolan |
| 26 Oct 2020 | 48D | Gran Canaria or Mallorca, por ejemplo | Eric Bornstein |
| 10 Oct 2020 | 51A | Tierra en el agua | Brian Thomas |
| 5 Oct 2020 | 28D | Majorca, e.g.: Sp. | Evan Mahnken |
| 14 Sep 2020 | 56D | Mallorca, e.g. | John Guzzetta |
| 24 Apr 2020 | 25A | Actress Fisher | John Guzzetta |
| 24 Dec 2019 | 58A | Española, por ejemplo | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 10 Nov 2019 | 24D | Mallorca o Menorca, por ejemplo | Peter Gordon |
| 4 Oct 2019 | 48D | Spanish key | Matthew Sewell |
| 9 Dec 2018 | 44D | Actress Fisher | Ross Trudeau |
| 11 Feb 2018 | 101D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Matt Ginsberg |
| 2 Nov 2017 | 1A | Any of the Galápagos, e.g. | Peter Sagal and Mike Selinker |
| 18 Jun 2017 | 20D | Part of las Filipinas | Sam Trabucco |
| 3 May 2017 | 42A | La Española, for one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Nov 2016 | 114A | Tenerife, por ejemplo | Ed Sessa |
| 22 Jan 2016 | 24A | Trinidad o Tobago | Paula Gamache |
| 12 Jan 2016 | 61A | Any of las Filipinas | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 24 Dec 2015 | 28A | “La ___ Bonita” (Madonna hit) | Derek Bowman |
| 17 Sep 2015 | 10A | Spanish getaway locale | Timothy Polin |
| 1 Mar 2015 | 75D | Luzón, por ejemplo | Finn Vigeland |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 19A | Any of the Baleares | Ian Livengood |
| 17 Feb 2014 | 55D | “La ___ Bonita” (1987 Madonna hit) | David Gray |
| 7 Aug 2013 | 3D | Tierra surrounded by agua | Erik Wennstrom |
| 6 Jun 2013 | 8D | Santo Domingo is on one | James Tuttle |
| 7 Apr 2013 | 1D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Matt Ginsberg |
| 22 Feb 2013 | 6D | Creta, e.g. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 27 Sep 2012 | 4A | Any of the Galápagos | Joel Fagliano |
| 8 Jun 2012 | 46D | Luzón, e.g. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 6 May 2012 | 76D | Cancún, por ejemplo | Alex Vratsanos |
| 26 Apr 2012 | 20A | ___ de Margarita | Julian Lim |
| 29 Mar 2012 | 33D | Puerto Rico, e.g. | Milo Beckman |
| 2 Oct 2011 | 1A | Tierra en el agua | Eric Berlin |
| 1 Aug 2011 | 52D | Jamaica, por ejemplo | Joel Fagliano |
| 21 Jun 2011 | 54D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Kelsey Boes |
| 18 Feb 2011 | 32A | Venezuela’s ___ Margarita | Patrick Berry |
| 31 Dec 2010 | 27A | Luzón, e.g. | Caleb Madison |
| 28 Nov 2010 | 8D | La Palma, e.g. | Jeremy Newton |
| 27 Sep 2010 | 60D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Janice M. Putney |
| 4 Aug 2010 | 1A | Part of un archipiélago | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Jul 2010 | 43D | Española, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach |
| 3 Jul 2010 | 5D | Gran Bretaña, e.g. | Joe Krozel |
| 17 Feb 2010 | 30A | Mallorca, e.g. | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 4 Jun 2009 | 9D | Puerto Rico, por ejemplo | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| 2 Dec 2008 | 27A | Cuba, e.g., to Cubans | Matt Ginsberg |
| 27 Nov 2008 | 6A | Chile’s ___ de Pascua | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Oct 2008 | 33D | Española, for one | Chuck Hamilton |
| 15 Sep 2008 | 25D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Sharon E. Petersen |
| 16 Jun 2008 | 59A | Mallorca or Menorca, por ejemplo | Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron |
| 13 Apr 2008 | 74D | “La ___ Bonita” (Madonna song) | Cathy Millhauser |
| 2 Oct 2007 | 22A | Spot en el mar | Oliver Hill |
| 25 Apr 2007 | 30D | La Española, e.g. | John Farmer |
| 24 Mar 2007 | 18A | It’s surrounded by agua | Rich Norris |
| 8 Feb 2007 | 51D | Spanish vacation site | Dan Reichert |
| 12 Dec 2006 | 54A | Land in un lago | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming |
| 27 Aug 2006 | 54D | Puerto Rico, e.g. | Seth A. Abel |
| 24 May 2006 | 7D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Adam G. Perl |
| 21 May 2006 | 111D | Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 5 May 2006 | 35D | Destinación de vacaciones | Manny Nosowsky |
| 19 Feb 2006 | 82A | Gran Canaria, for one | Joe DiPietro |
| 4 Aug 2005 | 14A | Ibiza, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 47D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Harvey Estes |
| 31 Dec 2004 | 60D | Land in el mar | David Quarfoot |
| 14 Feb 2004 | 3D | Margarita, e.g. | Frank Longo |
| 24 Jan 2004 | 9D | ___ Margarita, in the Caribbean | Mark Diehl |
| 14 Jul 2003 | 14A | Ibiza, e.g., to Spaniards | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Mar 2003 | 22A | Mallorca, e.g. | Myles Callum |
| 16 Mar 2003 | 3D | Vacation place for Carlo | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 28D | Spanish key | Bob Peoples |
| 31 Oct 2002 | 17A | Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| 26 May 2002 | 113D | Hispaniola, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 12 May 2002 | 13D | Mallorca, e.g. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 7 Apr 2002 | 40D | Cuba, por ejemplo | Nancy Salomon |
| 10 Sep 2001 | 49A | ___ Mujeres (neighbor of Cancún) | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| 29 Apr 2001 | 99A | Mallorca, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 3 Jan 1999 | 6A | Cuba or Mallorca | Randolph Ross |
| 1 Oct 1998 | 11D | Mallorca or Menorca, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| 10 Sep 1998 | 28A | ___ de León, Spain | Christopher Hurt |
| 7 Jun 1998 | 103A | Tierra del Fuego, e.g. | Randolph Ross |
| 29 May 1998 | 1A | Hispaniola, por ejemplo | Fred Piscop |
| 17 Mar 1998 | 40A | Mallorca, e.g. | Nancy Salomon and Bob Klahn |
| 16 Jan 1998 | 18A | Cuba, por ejemplo | Bob Sefick |
| 30 Jul 1997 | 51D | Any of the Galapagos | John D. Leavy |
| 13 Jul 1997 | 65A | Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” | Fred Piscop |
| 2 Jul 1997 | 27D | Mallorca, e.g. | Richard Hughes |
| 16 Feb 1997 | 51A | ___ Mujeres, Mexico | M. Gaffney |
| 30 May 1996 | 22A | Spain’s Ibiza, e.g. | N. S. Wizer |
| 13 May 1996 | 52D | Mallorca, e.g. | S. L. Robbins |
| 4 Jan 1996 | 14A | Cuba o Puerto Rico | F. & L. Sabin |
| 9 Apr 1995 | 87D | Mallorca, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser |
| 5 Sep 1994 | 32D | Mallorca, por ejemplo | Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein |
| 4 May 1994 | 7D | ___ Mujeres, Mexico | Louis Sabin |
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