MASC is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for MASC in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "MASC" answer was first appeared in "30 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Opposite of fem. (4)". It was authored by Joel Davajan. Recently, the "MASC" answer has been used for "5 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Like most Italian nouns ending in -o: Abbr.". It was authored by Nate Cardin. "MASC" appeared 39 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "MASC" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2023 | 5A | Like most Italian nouns ending in -o: Abbr. | Nate Cardin |
| 7 Aug 2023 | 18A | Counterpart of fem. | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness |
| 8 Jun 2019 | 28D | Foreign language dictionary abbr. | Andrew J. Ries |
| 7 Feb 2019 | 53A | Like the German article “der”: Abbr. | Morton J. Mendelson |
| 13 Aug 2017 | 102D | Like the Spanish nouns “gato” (cat) and “perro” (dog): Abbr. | Eric Berlin |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 32D | Not fem. | Kevin Christian |
| 8 Sep 2015 | 1D | Like the Fr. “le,” but not “la” | Jacob Stulberg |
| 17 Jun 2015 | 20D | Like some Fr. nouns | Molly Young and David J. Kahn |
| 29 Nov 2014 | 48D | Like Italian “bread,” e.g.: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Dec 2013 | 33A | Opposite of fem. | Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 21 Jul 2013 | 61A | More yang than yin: Abbr. | Tracy Bennett |
| 25 Aug 2011 | 12D | Gender abbr. | Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney |
| 6 Nov 2010 | 58D | Like 60-Down: Abbr. | Brad Wilber |
| 21 Jul 2010 | 1D | Like bueno but not buena: Abbr. | Oliver Hill |
| 7 Mar 2010 | 54A | Like “el” or “le”: Abbr. | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer |
| 28 Feb 2010 | 57D | Pronoun designation: Abbr. | Yaakov Bendavid |
| 18 Nov 2009 | 56D | Opposite of fem. | Paula Gamache |
| 21 Jun 2009 | 12D | Not fem. | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| 8 Apr 2008 | 50A | Not fem. | Dave Mackey |
| 2 Mar 2008 | 21D | Like some Sp. nouns | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach |
| 29 Apr 2007 | 69D | Like il but not elle: Abbr. | Henry Hook |
| 16 Jul 2006 | 88A | Like some Fr. nouns | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 26 Mar 2005 | 53A | Like El Niño: Abbr. | Ed Early |
| 28 Nov 2004 | 9D | Neither fem. nor neut. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Nov 2004 | 53A | Like Spanish “eyes,” e.g.: Abbr. | Kyle Mahowald |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 46D | Like some pronouns: Abbr. | Eric Berlin |
| 26 Aug 2004 | 38A | Like “der,” in Ger. | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 12 Jan 2004 | 44D | Fem. opposite | Kurt Mengel |
| 21 Apr 2002 | 81D | Like “Spanish” in Spanish: Abbr. | Trip Payne |
| 26 Oct 2001 | 8D | Foreign noun designation: Abbr. | Peter Gordon |
| 21 Jan 2001 | 5D | Like some names: Abbr. | Con Pederson |
| 12 Nov 2000 | 1D | Like some nouns: Abbr. | Joe DiPietro |
| 29 Nov 1998 | 33D | Like some Fr. nouns | Matt Gaffney |
| 8 Sep 1996 | 40D | Like some pronouns: Abbr. | R. H. Wolfe |
| 22 Jun 1995 | 10A | Like the yang: Abbr. | Cathy Millhauser |
| 31 May 1995 | 30D | Virile: Abbr. | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 26 Oct 1994 | 5A | Opposite of fem. | Rich Norris |
| 9 Aug 1994 | 4D | Not fem. | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 30 Nov 1993 | 1D | Opposite of fem. | Joel Davajan |
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