ITS

ITS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ITS in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "ITS" answer was first appeared in "8 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“___ So Easy” (’77 pop hit)". It was authored by Ralph G. Beaman. Recently, the "ITS" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“___ a long story” (3)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "“___ time” (10)". "ITS" appeared 233 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ITS" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
12 Dec 2023 46D “___ a long story” Peter Gordon
1 Oct 2023 57A “___ nothing” Jeffrey Lease
20 Jul 2023 31A “What ___ Like” (1998 hit by Everlast) Drew Schmenner
1 May 2023 5D “___ a bird! ___ a plane! ___ Superman!” Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock
27 Apr 2023 4D “___ not you …” Michael Schlossberg
14 Apr 2023 29D “___ time!” Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock
7 Apr 2023 20A “___ on!” Lindsey Hobbs
8 Mar 2023 68A “___ your move” Miranda Kany
5 Mar 2023 26A Often-mispunctuated word John-Clark Levin
22 Dec 2022 62D “___ time” David Steinberg
24 Jul 2022 98D “___ the economy, stupid!” Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
15 Jun 2022 48A Part 4 of the quip Rob Baker
1 May 2022 50A Part of “fwiw” Brandon Koppy
15 Feb 2022 59A “Oh, ___ on!” Claire Rimkus
18 Dec 2021 29A With 51-Across, package recipient’s cry David Distenfeld
1 Oct 2021 23A Part of FWIW Jim Horne and Jeff Chen
26 Jul 2021 24A The “I” of FWIW Tommy Pauly
24 Jul 2021 43A “___ on!” Adam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz
13 Mar 2021 4D “___ magic!” John Guzzetta
7 Jan 2021 60D Often-mispunctuated word Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar
9 Dec 2020 3D “___ complicated” Owen Travis and Jeff Chen
27 Oct 2020 39A Where ___ at Luci Bresette and David Steinberg
6 Sep 2020 117A “___ your call” David Kwong
28 Aug 2020 33A “___ Quiet Uptown” (song from “Hamilton”) Kate Hawkins
15 Aug 2020 52A With 55-Across, film comedy bomb of 1994 Joe DiPietro
11 Jul 2020 46A “___ me!” Kameron Austin Collins
19 Jun 2020 7D With 9-Down, response to a knock at the door Greg Johnson
15 May 2020 29A FWIW part Christopher Adams
19 Apr 2020 49A “___ on!” Jack Mowat and Jeff Chen
10 Apr 2020 31D “___ all a blur” Byron Walden
13 Mar 2020 21A Common recipient of an erroneous apostrophe Alex Eaton-Salners
2 Mar 2020 10D “___ Superman!” Andrea Carla Michaels
1 Mar 2020 58D “___ complicated” Sam Trabucco
16 Nov 2019 11D “___ alive!” Daniel Larsen
14 Nov 2019 8D “___ a date!” Alex Eaton-Salners
13 Oct 2019 104D Part of fwiw Erik Agard
10 Jun 2019 64D “___ never too late to learn” Brad Wilber
24 Mar 2019 59A “___ over” Trenton Charlson
7 Mar 2019 36D “___ a long story” Brian Thomas
29 Jan 2019 41A “___ the least I can do” Benjamin Kramer
21 Jan 2019 59D Word before “a bird,” “a plane” and “Superman!” Sean Biggins
28 Dec 2018 25A “___ time!” David Steinberg
25 Nov 2018 106A “___ complicated” Joon Pahk
22 Oct 2018 34D “___ Not Unusual” (Tom Jones standard) Alex Eaton-Salners
21 Oct 2018 10D “___ official” Finn Vigeland
7 Oct 2018 57A “___ time” Tom McCoy
7 Aug 2018 22D “___ a beautiful day in the neighborhood”: Mr. Rogers Alex Eaton-Salners
19 Jun 2018 41D “___ a living” Peter Gordon
11 Jun 2018 63D “___ over” (“We’re done”) Gary Cee
16 May 2018 48A “___ official …” Jonathan Schmalzbach and Bill Albright
28 Jan 2018 92D Part of T.G.I.F. Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
23 Oct 2017 65D “___ Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Timothy Polin
21 Aug 2017 25D “___ a long story” Tom McCoy
18 Jul 2017 19A “___ a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963 film) Michael Hawkins
31 May 2017 25A “___ All Over Now” (Rolling Stones hit) Jacob Stulberg
7 May 2017 83A “___ all good” Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
23 Apr 2017 119D Part of T.G.I.F. Olivia Mitra Framke
26 Jan 2017 11D “___ alive!” Hal Moore
17 Jan 2017 5D “___ a trap!” Timothy Polin
21 Oct 2016 12D “___ complicated” Martin Ashwood-Smith
12 Oct 2016 49A Possessive often containing a mistaken apostrophe Jeff Chen
18 Aug 2016 34D “___ on me” Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen
15 May 2016 72A “___ All Too Much” (Beatles song) Patrick Berry
16 Mar 2016 43D Word often wrongly apostrophized David J. Kahn
8 Oct 2015 49A “___ a bird …” Stu Ockman
28 Sep 2015 13D With 12-Down, “Gimme that!” Dan Bischof and Jeff Chen
20 Sep 2015 72D Post-___ Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen
25 Jul 2015 20D “___ Magic,” Doris Day hit Kevin G. Der
14 Jul 2015 21A “___ a deal!” Kevin Christian and Brad Wilber
29 Jun 2015 65D “___ all good” Todd Gross and Andrea Carla Michaels
7 Apr 2015 34A The “I” of T.G.I.F. David J. Lieb
22 Feb 2015 25D “___ Late” (Ricky Nelson hit) Patrick Berry
3 Feb 2015 43A FW*W Joe Krozel
21 Dec 2014 23D “___ no biggie” Joel Fagliano
18 Dec 2014 65A With 45-Down, phrase accompanying a handshake Timothy Polin
26 Nov 2014 46A Neither his nor hers Michael S. Maurer
13 Nov 2014 61D “___ a miracle!” Tracy Gray
11 Nov 2014 59D “___ your call” James Mulhern
19 Jul 2014 51D “___ me” Barry C. Silk
26 Mar 2014 30A “___ all good” Alex Vratsanos
20 Mar 2014 26D “___ over” Victor Barocas
8 Feb 2014 42D “___ alive!” Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber
12 Jan 2014 74D Word repeated in the “Superman” intro Andrew Chaikin
24 Dec 2013 42A “___ a living” David J. Kahn
27 Sep 2013 5D The Who’s “___ Hard” Peter A. Collins
28 Jul 2013 68A “___ magic” Andrew Reynolds
22 Apr 2013 6D “___ about time!” Allan E. Parrish
28 Jan 2013 33D With 36-Down, “Easy!” Jaime Hutchison and Victor Fleming
12 Nov 2012 26D With 18-Down, exclamation in “Frankenstein” Randall J. Hartman
18 Oct 2012 33A Doris Day hit “___ Magic” Samuel A. Donaldson
10 Jun 2012 47D “___ open!” Xan Vongsathorn
9 May 2012 43D “___ party time!” Eshan Mitra
26 Apr 2012 1A With 40-Across, a chorus line … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Julian Lim
26 Mar 2012 30A “___ about time!” Ray Fontenot
8 Mar 2012 11A Part of T.G.I.F. Bill Thompson
7 Aug 2011 110A “___ me” (phone comment) Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan
3 Aug 2011 38D T.G.I.F. part Paul Guttormsson
20 Jul 2011 24A “___ not my fault!” Peter A. Collins
22 Jun 2011 32A Often-misused possessive Tim Croce
12 Jun 2011 35A “___ mine!” C. W. Stewart
23 Dec 2010 1A “___ time” Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
26 Aug 2010 33A “___ time” Henry Hook
7 May 2010 22A “___ you!” Tyler Hinman
2 May 2010 40D “___ showtime!” Kelsey Blakley
23 Mar 2010 26D The “I” in 23-Down Kurt Krauss
26 Feb 2010 23A “___ Growing” (Temptations hit) Josh Knapp
18 Oct 2009 55A “___ party time!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
17 Sep 2009 51A “___ time” Arthur Schulman
2 Jul 2009 13D “___ alive!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
18 Apr 2009 46A With 6-Down, “Curious …” Byron Walden
3 Mar 2009 63D “___ been real!” Jeffrey Wechsler
27 Jan 2009 16A “___ only money!” Jim Hyres
7 Dec 2008 12D “___ a living” Jim Page
3 Oct 2008 58D With 57-Across, welcome words when the check arrives Harvey Estes
9 May 2008 39A Ricky Nelson’s “___ Late” Jim Page
15 Mar 2008 34D “___ O.K.” David Quarfoot
10 Feb 2008 3D “___ Alive!” (1974 thriller) Bill Zais
27 Jan 2008 75D “___ my fault!” Mike Nothnagel
19 Dec 2007 34D “___ a go!” Victor Fleming
2 Dec 2007 115D “___ magic!” Seth A. Abel
28 Oct 2007 75A “___ time” Ben Tausig
9 Oct 2007 22A The “I” in T.G.I.F. Timothy Powell
20 May 2007 145D “___ true” Seth A. Abel
24 Feb 2007 43D “Baby ___ You” (1962 hit) Byron Walden
12 Feb 2007 58A The “I” in T.G.I.F. Lynn Lempel
5 Feb 2007 51A Perry Como’s “___ Impossible” Joy C. Frank
2 Jan 2007 30D The “I” in F.W.I.W. Sarah Keller
12 Nov 2006 48A Part of FWIW Patrick Berry
3 Oct 2006 67A “For what ___ worth …” Ed Stein
25 Sep 2006 26A The “I” in T.G.I.F. Lynn Lempel
5 Sep 2006 58A Part of F.W.I.W. Timothy Powell
19 Feb 2006 121D Letters within the theme entries that are, literally, next to nothing Joe DiPietro
15 Jan 2006 70A Part of T.G.I.F. Richard Silvestri
1 Dec 2005 21A “___ a date!” Randolph Ross
25 Oct 2005 21D “___ been real!” Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
19 Sep 2005 57D The “I” in the answer to 1-Across Timothy Powell
20 May 2005 9D Tag antagonists Harvey Estes
11 Apr 2005 28A The “I” of T.G.I.F. Norma Steinberg
7 Apr 2005 23A That one’s Patrick Merrell
31 Dec 2004 56A They’ve been tagged David Quarfoot
12 Nov 2004 25D “___ over!” Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman
19 Jun 2004 44A Ricky Nelson’s “___ Late” Brendan Emmett Quigley
6 Jun 2004 112D “___ a date!” Patrick Merrell
20 May 2004 38D “___ a small world …” Greg Staples
12 May 2004 53A “___ Too Late” (Carole King hit) Allan E. Parrish
25 Apr 2004 72A “___ magic!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
14 Mar 2004 64A Carole King’s “___ Too Late” Craig Kasper
21 Dec 2003 90A “___ Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” Frances Hansen
25 Aug 2003 37A “___ only me” Craig Kasper
22 May 2003 12D Possessive pronoun Dan Reichert
28 Mar 2003 8D Certain seekers Cathy Millhauser
10 Feb 2003 31D “___ show time!” Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
15 Jan 2003 51D T.G.I.F. part Brendan Emmett Quigley
9 Jan 2003 24A “___ So Easy” David J. Kahn
27 Dec 2002 37A “___ the law” Sherry O. Blackard
4 Dec 2002 1A “___ magic!” Richard Hughes
13 Oct 2002 28A “___ a Blue World” (1940 hit) Elizabeth C. Gorski
22 Sep 2002 57D “___ Too Late” (King hit) Alan Arbesfeld
12 Sep 2002 27D “___ true!” Peter Abide
2 Sep 2002 28A The “I” of T.G.I.F. Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon
30 Jul 2002 20A “___ not fair!” Sherry O. Blackard
15 Jul 2002 25D “___ in his kiss” (1964 pop lyric) John Leavy
2 Jul 2002 22A “___ a deal!” John R. Conrad
15 May 2002 1D T.G.I.F. part Kumar Balani
30 Apr 2002 21A Gore’s “___ My Party” John F. Hughes
2 Mar 2002 28D “___ You” (song from “The Music Man”) Jim Page
4 Feb 2002 55D Part of T.G.I.F. Gregory E. Paul
9 Jan 2002 48D Roy Orbison’s “___ Over” Susan Harrington Smith
21 Oct 2001 114D “___ time” Robert H. Wolfe
24 Aug 2001 44A “___ magic!” Manny Nosowsky
5 Jun 2001 64D “___ a girl!” Peter Gordon
12 Apr 2001 10D Leonard Bernstein’s “___ Love” Jim Page
19 Mar 2001 22D For what ___ worth Peter Gordon
11 Dec 2000 22D “___ in the bag” Myles Callum
30 Oct 2000 43D The “I” in T.G.I.F. Gregory E. Paul
14 Aug 2000 26A “___ a small world…” Nancy Kavanaugh
2 Aug 2000 13D With 52-Down, words of agreement Elizabeth C. Gorski
30 Dec 1999 7D “___ show time!” Alan Jay Weiss
12 Dec 1999 91A “___ time” Richard Silvestri
11 Nov 1999 19D They’re inhuman Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
25 Aug 1999 55A “___ your dime!” Richard Hughes
24 Aug 1999 24A “___ Howdy Doody time…” Elizabeth C. Gorski
15 Aug 1999 51D “___ Over” (1964 hit) David J. Kahn
10 Apr 1999 32A “___ true!” A. J. Santora
14 Mar 1999 115D With 112-Across, enthusiastic review Martin Schneider
22 Nov 1998 50D “___ De-Lovely” Nelson Hardy
27 Sep 1998 64A Tommy Dorsey’s “___ Always You” Randolph Ross
23 Sep 1998 23A Part of T.G.I.F. Michael S. Maurer
16 Sep 1998 40A Tag players Richard Silvestri
10 Aug 1998 55A The “I” in T.G.I.F. Brendan Emmett Quigley
11 Jul 1998 6D “___ no use” Fran and Lou Sabin
24 Jun 1998 12D Part of T.G.I.F. Richard Silvestri
11 Jun 1998 45A “When ___ Love” (Van Halen hit) Randall J. Hartman
31 May 1998 27A Catchers in tag Cathy Millhauser
9 Mar 1998 1A “___ Howdy Doody time!” Randall J. Hartman
3 Mar 1998 32D The “I” of T.G.I.F. Elizabeth C. Gorski
16 Jan 1998 55A Tag pursuers Bob Sefick
27 Nov 1997 53D “___ a Joke, Son” (1947 flick) Kiran S. Kedlaya
24 Sep 1997 47D “___ a Living” Wayne Robert Williams
19 Jul 1997 54D W. C. Fields film “___ a Gift” Robert H. Wolfe
3 Jun 1997 55D “___ Not Unusual” Jonathan Schmalzbach
26 Apr 1997 20A Monty Python show opener Frank Longo
24 Apr 1997 33A “A bird,” “a plane” or “Superman” preceder David J. Kahn
16 Apr 1997 33D “___ De-Lovely” Brendan Emmett Quigley
14 Apr 1997 29A Part of T.G.I.F. Stephanie Spadaccini
2 Feb 1997 32A The thing is? R. Silvestri
14 Jan 1997 29A The “I” in T.G.I.F. E. C. Gorski
9 Dec 1996 59D Part of T.G.I.F. F. Piscop
3 Dec 1996 48A “___ alive!” R. Hartman
20 Oct 1996 93A “___ My Party” R. Ross
12 Aug 1996 3D “___ My Party” J. R. Bender
31 May 1996 53D “___only money” J. S. Marrone
29 Apr 1996 23A “___ De-Lovely” S. L. Robbins
3 Apr 1996 27D Not his or hers M. Gaffney
15 Nov 1995 64D “___ a boy!” Matt Gaffney
29 Oct 1995 119A Part of T.G.I.F. Maura B. Jacobson
22 Oct 1995 101A “___ De-Lovely” (1937 hit) Matt Gaffney
8 Jul 1995 33D Tag players Randolph Ross
18 Jun 1995 79A “___ been real!” Rich Norris
22 May 1995 20A Where ___ at (the scene) Gregory E. Paul
16 Apr 1995 43A Roy Orbison’s “___ Over” Matt Gaffney
14 Feb 1995 12D 1986 hit “___ Only Love” Randy Sowell
31 Jan 1995 63D “___ De-Lovely” Albert J. Klaus
30 Dec 1994 57A Roy Orbison’s “___ Over” Wayne Robert Williams
27 Dec 1994 43A Tom Jones’s “___ Not Unusual” Ernie Furtado
16 Nov 1994 24A “___ a Small World” Chuck Deodene
13 Nov 1994 86D “___ My Party” Frank A. Longo
24 Sep 1994 16A “___ no use!” Manny Nosowsky
15 Sep 1994 28A TV’s “___ Academic” Fred Piscop
17 Aug 1994 64D Como’s “___ Impossible” Robert H. Wolfe
26 Jun 1994 26A Not his or hers Nancy Nicholson Joline
22 May 1994 38D “___ You I Love” Randolph Ross
8 May 1994 31D “___ So Easy” (’77 pop hit) Ralph G. Beaman

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