LAMA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for LAMA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "LAMA" answer was first appeared in "2 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Dalai ___ (11)". It was authored by Brian G. Tyler. Recently, the "LAMA" answer has been used for "15 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Tibetan title". It was authored by Alex Tomlinson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Dalai ___ (11)". "LAMA" appeared 96 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "LAMA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2023 | 50D | Tibetan title | Alex Tomlinson |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 19A | Reincarnated one, maybe | Robyn Weintraub |
| 4 Jul 2023 | 6D | Dalai ___ | Barbara Lin |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 18A | Title meaning “superior one” | Michael Baker and Jeff Chen |
| 6 Jun 2023 | 55D | Leader in Tibetan Buddhism | Daniel Jaret |
| 10 May 2023 | 14A | Tibetan monk | Victor Barocas |
| 11 Apr 2023 | 1A | Tibetan monk | Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen |
| 10 Dec 2022 | 43D | Bhikkhu’s teacher | Sid Sivakumar |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 3D | Tibetan spiritual leader | Rob Baker |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 18A | Dalai ___ (Tibetan priest) | Rachel Simon |
| 19 May 2021 | 25D | Dalai ___ | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 12 Nov 2020 | 1A | Spiritual leader | Kristian House |
| 7 Sep 2020 | 1D | Dalai ___ | Gareth Bain |
| 7 Apr 2020 | 48A | Dalai ___ | Trent H. Evans |
| 29 Oct 2019 | 15A | Tibetan spiritual guide | Evan Mahnken |
| 14 Jul 2019 | 57A | Teacher of the dharma | Caitlin Reid |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 1D | Spiritual guide | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 9 May 2018 | 6D | Eastern priest | Jeff Chen |
| 12 Oct 2017 | 54D | Priest from on high? | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 22 Jul 2017 | 44A | Monastery head | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 1 Feb 2017 | 7D | Prayer wheel turner | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen |
| 17 Nov 2016 | 44D | High priest? | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel |
| 9 Jul 2016 | 45A | Religious figure from on high? | Josh Knapp |
| 18 May 2016 | 29D | Mantra-chanting priest | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 23 Nov 2015 | 56D | Dalai ___ | Parker Lewis |
| 7 Sep 2015 | 14A | Tibetan monk | Paula Gamache |
| 26 Aug 2015 | 38A | Tibetan spiritual guru | Ian Livengood |
| 18 Jan 2015 | 103D | “Rama ___ Ding Dong” (1961 hit) | Joe Krozel |
| 3 Nov 2014 | 6D | Tibetan priest | Janet R. Bender |
| 3 Aug 2014 | 23A | Former Potala Palace resident | Ian Livengood |
| 19 Jul 2014 | 33D | “Lost Horizon” figure | Barry C. Silk |
| 1 Jun 2014 | 51D | Monastery resident | Tom McCoy |
| 24 Feb 2014 | 30D | Dalai ___ | Adam G. Perl |
| 16 Dec 2013 | 47D | Tibetan priest | Greg Johnson |
| 16 Sep 2013 | 56A | Tibetan priest | Ed Sessa |
| 26 Sep 2011 | 66A | Tibetan priest | David Gray |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 24D | Asian spiritual guide | Mike Nothnagel |
| 31 Jan 2011 | 19A | Dalai ___ | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 10 Jan 2011 | 2D | Buddhist monk | James Tuttle |
| 5 Jan 2011 | 34A | “Rama ___ Ding Dong” (1961 hit) | Mr. Ed Sessa |
| 1 Dec 2010 | 23D | Spiritual guide | Caleb Madison |
| 17 Nov 2010 | 6D | Holy man in an Ogden Nash verse | Robert W. Harris |
| 12 Jul 2009 | 1A | Figure in “Lost Horizon” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 29 Apr 2009 | 17A | Prayer wheel user | Barry C. Silk |
| 5 Aug 2008 | 58D | One-L person, in an Ogden Nash poem | joon and caroline pahk |
| 21 Nov 2007 | 15A | Priest in an Ogden Nash verse | Kelsey Blakley |
| 3 Jun 2007 | 34D | Eastern title | Kelsey Blakley |
| 28 May 2007 | 18D | See 30-Down | John Underwood |
| 22 Jan 2007 | 16A | Himalayan priest | C. W. Stewart |
| 7 Jan 2007 | 103D | Priest of the East | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 16 Jul 2006 | 66D | Temple tender | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 11 Jun 2006 | 26D | Holy man | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| 5 Dec 2005 | 34D | Holy man of Tibet | Gary Steinmehl |
| 25 Jan 2005 | 7D | Tibetan priest | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Dec 2004 | 51A | Part of an order | Manny Nosowsky |
| 8 Oct 2004 | 56D | Priest | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 49A | Man who’s taken vows | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 9 Feb 2004 | 6A | Tibetan monk | Robert Dillman |
| 24 Oct 2003 | 52D | Tibetan for “superior one” | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 29 Sep 2003 | 45A | Tibetan monk | Richard Chisholm |
| 18 Aug 2003 | 32D | Buddhist monk | Ed Early |
| 8 Jul 2003 | 29A | Tibetan priest | Roy Leban |
| 28 May 2003 | 54A | Eastern priest | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 28 Apr 2003 | 55D | Dalai ___ | Jim Hyres |
| 27 Mar 2003 | 56A | Priest from the East | David J. Kahn |
| 2 Dec 2002 | 3D | Dalai ___ | Gregory E. Paul |
| 25 Jun 2002 | 18A | Tibetan monk | Kelly Clark |
| 10 Dec 2001 | 4D | Tibetan V.I.P. | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 Oct 2001 | 36D | See 46-Across | Jim Page |
| 24 Sep 2001 | 61D | Tibetan monk | Norma Steinberg |
| 22 May 2001 | 11D | Tibetan holy man | John D. Leavy |
| 27 Sep 2000 | 66A | Priest of the East | Fred Piscop |
| 13 Jul 2000 | 3D | Priest of the East | Rich Norris |
| 13 Dec 1999 | 56D | Tibetan monk | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| 7 Sep 1999 | 1D | Dalai ___ | David Ainslie Macleod |
| 5 Jan 1999 | 50D | Tibetan monk | Lyell Rodieck |
| 1 May 1998 | 41A | Mahayana master | John Wolting |
| 29 Sep 1997 | 5A | Tibetan monk | Randy Sowell |
| 1 Feb 1997 | 1D | Shangri-La cleric | R. H. Burns |
| 1 Oct 1996 | 62A | Tibetan priest | R. J. Hartman |
| 30 Aug 1996 | 42A | Nash fellow | A. J. Santora |
| 4 Jul 1996 | 14A | Priest of the East | Joy L. Wouk |
| 14 Mar 1996 | 43A | Tibetan holy man | R. Silvestri |
| 14 Dec 1995 | 57D | Buddhist priest | Matt Gaffney |
| 22 Nov 1995 | 5A | Asian monk | Chuck Deodene |
| 17 Nov 1995 | 18A | Nash’s priest | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 14 Sep 1995 | 60A | Vajrayana teacher | Chuck Deodene |
| 7 May 1995 | 5D | Priest of the East | Bob Klahn |
| 18 Nov 1994 | 1D | One-l Nash subject | Timothy S. Lewis |
| 21 Aug 1994 | 1A | Panchen ___ (spiritual leader) | Ted Fulton |
| 4 Aug 1994 | 1D | Religious leader | Jim Page |
| 13 Jun 1994 | 37A | Mongol monk | John Greenman |
| 6 May 1994 | 28D | Literally, superior one | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Mar 1994 | 58D | Spiritual leader | Jim Page |
| 16 Jan 1994 | 28D | Persecuted priest | Ernst Theimer |
| 2 Jan 1994 | 22A | Dalai ___ | Brian G. Tyler |
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