KONA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for KONA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "KONA" answer was first appeared in "27 Jul 1997" NYT Crossword for the hint of "North or South district in Hawaii". It was authored by June Boggs. Recently, the "KONA" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "District on the western coast of Hawaii". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Hawaii’s ___ Coast (6)". "KONA" appeared 32 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "KONA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 17A | District on the western coast of Hawaii | Brad Wiegmann |
| 2 Aug 2023 | 28D | Coffee-growing region of the Big Island | Barbara Lin |
| 8 Jul 2022 | 54D | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Kyle Dolan |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 61A | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Bruce Haight |
| 16 Jun 2022 | 4D | Hawaiian coffee | Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau |
| 25 Jan 2022 | 56D | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg |
| 10 Aug 2021 | 18D | Coffee-growing locale of Hawaii | Anne Grae Martin |
| 31 Jan 2021 | 87A | District on Hawaii’s west coast | Jim Hilger |
| 19 Sep 2020 | 47A | Kind of bean on the Big Island | Robyn Weintraub |
| 8 Jun 2019 | 52D | High-quality coffee variety | Andrew J. Ries |
| 26 Dec 2018 | 30A | Coffee grown on the Big Island | Howard Barkin |
| 5 Dec 2018 | 34D | Big Island coffee | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 9 Jul 2018 | 22A | Hawaiian coffee region | John Lampkin |
| 5 Oct 2017 | 62A | Big Island coffee | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 16 Nov 2016 | 52A | Hawaiian coffee region | Jim Peredo |
| 15 Mar 2015 | 34D | Coastal region of Hawaii | Dan Feyer |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 64A | Mauna Loa coffee | Henry Hook |
| 8 Jun 2011 | 58D | Kind of coffee | Peter A. Collins |
| 5 Oct 2010 | 30D | Coffee cultivated on Mauna Loa | Paula Gamache |
| 11 Dec 2008 | 16A | District in Hawaii | Jim Hilger |
| 2 Apr 2008 | 64A | Prime coffee-growing area in Hawaii | Patrick Merrell |
| 10 Feb 2008 | 30D | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Bill Zais |
| 28 Mar 2007 | 43A | Hawaiian coastal area | Burton Clemans |
| 11 May 2006 | 5A | Storm-bringing wind in Hawaii | Joe DiPietro |
| 28 Feb 2003 | 15A | ___ winds (herald of warm and muggy weather) | Manny Nosowsky |
| 16 Sep 2002 | 39A | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Roy Leban |
| 27 Oct 2001 | 2D | Coffee variety | Trip Payne |
| 29 Dec 2000 | 11D | Hawaiian storm | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Jun 2000 | 42A | Hawaii’s ___ Coast | Mark Diehl |
| 29 Oct 1998 | 25D | Hawaiian coffee | Cathy Millhauser |
| 12 Jul 1998 | 19A | Hawaiian winter wind | Henry Hook |
| 27 Jul 1997 | 110D | North or South district in Hawaii | June Boggs |
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