KEEP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for KEEP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "KEEP" answer was first appeared in "4 Mar 1995" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Maintain (3)". It was authored by Rand H. Burns. Recently, the "KEEP" answer has been used for "6 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hang on to (2)". It was authored by Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Stay fresh (7)". "KEEP" appeared 50 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "KEEP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2023 | 71A | Hang on to | Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight |
| 13 Apr 2023 | 74A | Fortified tower | Robin Yu |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 2D | Stay fresh | Madeline Kaplan |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 65A | Castle fortress | Brooke Husic and Erik Agard |
| 23 May 2022 | 43A | Not spoil | Simon Marotte |
| 8 May 2022 | 57D | Hold on to | Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer |
| 9 Mar 2022 | 55D | Remain fresh | Peter Gordon |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 44D | Stay good | Kate Hawkins |
| 20 Jul 2021 | 52D | Retain | Sam Buchbinder |
| 1 Mar 2020 | 7A | Maintain | Sam Trabucco |
| 31 Dec 2019 | 24A | Not go bad | Evan Kalish |
| 3 Nov 2019 | 108D | Medieval stronghold | Kristian House |
| 29 Sep 2019 | 39D | Not go bad | Tom McCoy |
| 30 Apr 2017 | 23D | Remain fresh | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 13 Mar 2017 | 38D | Hold on to | Alan DeLoriea |
| 19 Jan 2017 | 5D | Retain | Jacob Stulberg |
| 17 Oct 2016 | 60A | Stay fresh | Damon Gulczynski |
| 17 Jul 2016 | 51D | Castle part | Jerry Miccolis |
| 9 May 2016 | 13D | Not go bad | Dan Schoenholz |
| 5 Apr 2016 | 57D | Stay good | Dan Schoenholz |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 10D | Stay fresh | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Mar 2011 | 35A | Not spoil | Will Nediger |
| 18 Jul 2010 | 46D | Not spoil | Robert W. Harris |
| 26 Jan 2010 | 57D | Hang on to … or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue | Paula Gamache |
| 16 Dec 2009 | 36D | Not give up | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Feb 2009 | 12D | Not go bad | Gary & Stephen Kennedy |
| 14 Aug 2008 | 17A | Castle stronghold | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 4 Aug 2008 | 32A | Not rot | Oliver Hill |
| 26 Feb 2008 | 24A | Opposite of throw away | Sarah Keller |
| 10 May 2007 | 10A | Not toss | Peter A. Collins |
| 18 Dec 2006 | 20A | Retain | Donna Levin |
| 7 Oct 2006 | 51A | Not rot | David Quarfoot |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 31D | Stay fresh | Kyle Mahowald |
| 16 Dec 2005 | 35A | Not rot | Joe DiPietro |
| 30 Oct 2005 | 40D | Maintain | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| 8 Sep 2004 | 31D | Stay fresh | Steve Jones |
| 28 Aug 2003 | 13D | Stay fresh | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 19 May 2002 | 118A | Castle part | Cathy Millhauser |
| 2 Oct 2001 | 31D | Refuse to release | Richard Hughes |
| 12 Aug 1999 | 57A | Uphold | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 14 Jun 1999 | 38D | Retain | Norma Steinberg |
| 12 Apr 1999 | 9D | Withhold | Diane C. Baldwin |
| 10 Mar 1999 | 42D | Hoard | Wesley R. Johnson |
| 7 Oct 1997 | 67A | Hang onto | Richard Hughes |
| 2 Aug 1997 | 28D | Subsistence | Ed Early |
| 16 May 1997 | 42A | Stay fresh | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 May 1996 | 12A | Donjon | J. R. Bender |
| 10 Mar 1996 | 17D | Castle section | F. & L. Sabin |
| 5 Feb 1996 | 58D | Preserve | Robert Katz |
| 4 Mar 1995 | 44A | Maintain | Rand H. Burns |
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