ISTO is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ISTO in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ISTO" answer was first appeared in "29 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Relationship words". It was authored by Mark Danna. Recently, the "ISTO" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Analogy words (16)". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Analogy words (16)". "ISTO" appeared 83 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ISTO" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 117D | Analogy words | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 20 Aug 2023 | 66A | Words in an analogy | Michael Schlossberg |
| 18 Jul 2023 | 10D | Comparison words | Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 115A | Analogy words | John Westwig |
| 14 May 2023 | 55A | Analogy words | Sid Sivakumar |
| 26 Apr 2023 | 15A | Part of an analogy | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| 12 Jan 2023 | 65A | Repeated words in an analogy | Grant Thackray |
| 19 Sep 2022 | 46A | “How sweet it ___ be loved by you” (James Taylor lyric) | Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 23 Jul 2022 | 44D | Relationship phrase | John Lieb |
| 17 Jun 2022 | 33D | What a colon might mean | Pao Roy |
| 24 Feb 2022 | 38D | Analogy words | Jake Halperin |
| 17 Feb 2022 | 21A | Analogy words | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| 25 Jan 2022 | 22D | :, in an analogy | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 47D | “What ___ be done?” | Meconya Alford |
| 14 Feb 2021 | 83A | : | Lisa Bunker |
| 12 Oct 2020 | 68A | Analogy phrase | Joe Hansen |
| 21 Oct 2019 | 50D | What “:” stands for in an analogy | Joe Deeney |
| 21 Apr 2019 | 71D | : | Grant Thackray |
| 23 Mar 2019 | 47D | Which ___ say | David Steinberg |
| 5 Mar 2019 | 42A | What “:” means in an analogy | Joe Deeney |
| 2 Mar 2019 | 37A | : | Peter A. Collins |
| 23 Nov 2017 | 17A | : | Howard Barkin |
| 22 Oct 2017 | 68A | Analogy connector | Tracy Gray |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 12D | Analogy words | Dan Flanagan |
| 13 May 2017 | 54A | What “:” can mean | Jeff Chen |
| 17 Mar 2016 | 19D | : | David Woolf |
| 28 Jan 2016 | 57D | Words in an analogy | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 16 Nov 2015 | 20D | “It ___ die for!” (“Yum!”) | Jim Holland |
| 14 Oct 2015 | 36D | Analogy phrase | Joel Fagliano |
| 23 May 2015 | 29D | Colon, on a test | Peter Wentz |
| 17 Nov 2014 | 22A | Colon, in analogies | Tom McCoy |
| 21 Aug 2013 | 19A | Analogy words | Jonathan Gersch |
| 19 Apr 2013 | 27A | Comparison words | Ned White |
| 16 Mar 2013 | 22A | :, at times | Julian Lim |
| 4 Feb 2013 | 61A | That ___ say | Randall J. Hartman |
| 8 Oct 2012 | 58A | “What ___ be done?” | Dave Sarpola |
| 12 May 2012 | 21A | Colon’s meaning, at times | Caleb Madison |
| 9 Feb 2012 | 1A | What “:” means on some exams | Kevin G. Der |
| 10 Nov 2011 | 6A | Analogy words | Tim Croce |
| 10 Oct 2011 | 39A | Words in an analogy | Ian C. Livengood |
| 12 May 2011 | 68A | “It ___ laugh” | Patrick John Duggan |
| 29 Dec 2010 | 48A | “What ___ be done?” | Patrick Merrell |
| 19 Oct 2010 | 12D | “That’s all there ___ it!” | Fred Piscop |
| 7 Apr 2010 | 50D | Part of an analogy | Richard Silvestri |
| 14 Mar 2010 | 68A | Analogy part | Caleb Madison |
| 16 Sep 2009 | 61D | Words in a ratio | Maura B. Jacobson |
| 14 Apr 2009 | 42A | Lenin’s “What ___ Be Done?” | Barry Boone |
| 28 Sep 2008 | 80D | Analogy phrase | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| 26 Jul 2008 | 26D | What a colon may mean | Barry C. Silk |
| 19 Feb 2008 | 57D | Analogy part | Victor Fleming |
| 27 Jan 2008 | 60D | Analogy part | Mike Nothnagel |
| 15 Jan 2007 | 56D | “That’s all there ___ it!” | David Pringle |
| 13 Aug 2006 | 28A | Ratio phrase | Derrick Niederman |
| 19 Jun 2006 | 35A | Words of comparison | Raymond Hamel |
| 20 Feb 2006 | 57D | “What ___ become of me?” | Doug Peterson |
| 9 Aug 2005 | 12D | Middle of a ratio | Victor Fleming |
| 17 Nov 2004 | 50D | Ratio phrase | Richard Silvestri |
| 16 Nov 2004 | 36D | Analogist’s words | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 9 Oct 2004 | 22A | Part of a proportional representation? | Byron Walden |
| 10 Mar 2004 | 26D | Analogy phrase | Richard Silvestri |
| 4 Jan 2004 | 2D | Analogy part | Patrick Merrell |
| 15 Feb 2003 | 48A | What two dots may mean | Rich Norris |
| 7 Nov 2002 | 25A | Analogy part | Patrick Merrell |
| 21 Oct 2002 | 36D | Analogy words | Peter Sarrett |
| 17 Aug 2002 | 18D | What a colon may mean | Frank Longo |
| 3 Nov 2001 | 22A | Words of comparison | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 6 Jun 2001 | 53D | Ratio words | Richard Silvestri |
| 8 May 2001 | 22D | Analogy words | Mark P. Sherwood |
| 20 Apr 2001 | 20A | “To know me ___ …” | Chuck Deodene |
| 22 Nov 2000 | 67A | Ratio phrase | Fred Piscop |
| 11 Mar 2000 | 48A | Colon translation | Randolph Ross |
| 5 Dec 1999 | 72A | What a colon may mean | Joe DiPietro |
| 3 Nov 1999 | 68A | Analogy words | Greg Staples |
| 17 Jan 1999 | 36D | Analogy words | Cathy Millhauser |
| 30 Jul 1998 | 17A | Analogy words | Rich Norris |
| 5 Sep 1996 | 45A | Colon’s meaning, in analogies | C. Millhauser |
| 10 Apr 1996 | 19A | Analogy words | M. Lees |
| 7 Apr 1996 | 56D | Analogy words | C. Millhauser |
| 6 Mar 1996 | 65A | Ratio words | N. S. Ross |
| 30 Jan 1996 | 61A | Analogy words | M. Skolsky |
| 31 Dec 1995 | 126D | Colon, in analogies | Bob Klahn |
| 22 Aug 1994 | 4D | Ratio words | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 29 Mar 1994 | 59D | Relationship words | Mark Danna |
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