LEMON is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for LEMON in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "LEMON" answer was first appeared in "6 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "It makes you pucker up". It was authored by Frances Hansen. Recently, the "LEMON" answer has been used for "3 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Likely candidate for a breakdown". It was authored by Robyn Weintraub. "LEMON" appeared 49 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "LEMON" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2023 | 12D | Likely candidate for a breakdown | Robyn Weintraub |
| 13 Aug 2023 | 99D | Shade of yellow | Manaal Mohammed |
| 30 May 2023 | 48D | Fruit that makes your lips pucker | Kathryn Ladner |
| 29 Apr 2023 | 23A | Not-so-hot wheels | David Steinberg |
| 24 Apr 2023 | 54D | Common iced tea garnish | Emily Carroll |
| 17 Apr 2023 | 1A | Flavor of yellow Skittles | Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl |
| 28 Sep 2021 | 14A | See 4-Down | Meghan Morris |
| 10 Apr 2020 | 48D | Clunker car | Byron Walden |
| 25 Dec 2019 | 52D | Air freshener scent | Bruce Haight |
| 30 Jan 2019 | 30A | *With 44-Across, sour candies | Emily Carroll |
| 8 Jan 2019 | 53D | Clunker of a car | Freddie Cheng |
| 17 May 2018 | 2D | Cocktail slice | David J. Kahn |
| 1 Aug 2017 | 51D | Car that’s hardly a peach | Jay Kaskel |
| 20 Dec 2016 | 44D | Bad car to road-trip in | Timothy Polin |
| 18 Dec 2016 | 115A | Dud | Derrick Niederman |
| 14 Oct 2015 | 11D | It makes a whiskey sour sour | Joel Fagliano |
| 20 Jul 2015 | 53D | Pucker-inducing fruit | John Westwig |
| 15 Jan 2015 | 3D | One of the original Life Savers fruit flavors | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 20 Apr 2014 | 98D | Life Saver flavor | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 10 Oct 2013 | 29D | It may leave a sour taste in your mouth | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 26 Sep 2013 | 4D | Car that leaves you with a sour taste? | Tom Pepper and Victor Barocas |
| 27 Nov 2011 | 74A | Dud | Jeff Chen |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 59A | Fruit that makes you pucker | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 May 2010 | 29D | One might show up in a casino | Joe Krozel |
| 29 Apr 2010 | 46D | It may be found often in a shop | David J. W. Simpson |
| 27 Mar 2010 | 53A | With 31-Down, its products are often squeezed | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 12 Jul 2009 | 1D | A mechanic might see it a lot | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 May 2008 | 15A | Slot machine fruit | Adam G. Perl |
| 19 Oct 2006 | 50D | Sprite flavor | Raymond C. Young |
| 17 Oct 2006 | 16A | Car that spends too much time in the shop | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 18 Mar 2006 | 47D | Dud | Patrick Berry |
| 17 Apr 2005 | 19A | Slot machine symbol | Manny Nosowsky |
| 9 Aug 2004 | 23A | Iced tea flavoring | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 21 Apr 2003 | 61A | Furniture polish scent | Randall J. Hartman |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 2D | Bar wedge | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 7 Jul 2002 | 51A | Kind of drop | Lloyd E. Pollet |
| 6 May 2002 | 18D | Iced tea garnish | Peter Gordon |
| 16 Jan 2001 | 61A | Lousy car | Peter Gordon |
| 12 Jun 2000 | 51D | Scent in furniture polish | Andrea C. Michaels |
| 16 Nov 1999 | 53D | Problematic car | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 4 Jul 1999 | 80A | Car owner’s headache | Greg Staples |
| 31 May 1999 | 43A | Auto seen way too much in an auto shop | Joey Crumley |
| 22 Jun 1998 | 54D | Wretched car | Shannon Burns |
| 4 Jun 1997 | 27D | Fruit at the bar | Nancy S. Ross |
| 12 Sep 1996 | 58A | Kind of law | K. Hodge |
| 28 Oct 1995 | 9A | Yellow hue | Chuck Deodene |
| 16 Sep 1995 | 48A | ___ geranium (garden flower) | Bryant White |
| 12 Sep 1995 | 50D | Tart flavor | Gregory E. Paul |
| 6 Mar 1994 | 1D | It makes you pucker up | Frances Hansen |
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