MERE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for MERE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "MERE" answer was first appeared in "31 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Pool, in poetry". It was authored by Norman S. Wizer. Recently, the "MERE" answer has been used for "6 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Nothing more than (11)". It was authored by Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Simple (13)", "Just (9)", "Nothing more than (11)", "Piddling (7)", "Insignificant (7)", "Slight (7)", "Only (6)". "MERE" appeared 137 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "MERE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2023 | 54A | Nothing more than | Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper |
| 26 Aug 2023 | 19A | Woman with enfants | Adrian Johnson |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 54D | Only | Carly Schuna |
| 29 Jun 2023 | 40A | Dismissible | Simeon Seigel |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 54D | Sister of un oncle | Michael Baker and Jeff Chen |
| 17 Apr 2023 | 28D | No more than | Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl |
| 7 Oct 2022 | 56D | Just | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 13 Jul 2022 | 32D | No more than | Addison Snell |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 16A | Trifling | Bruce Haight |
| 29 Jun 2022 | 13D | Little more than | Jared Goudsmit |
| 18 Dec 2021 | 44D | English adjective that becomes a French noun when an accent is added | David Distenfeld |
| 6 Nov 2021 | 56A | Whom to call “maman” | Brooke Husic and Will Nediger |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 12D | “___ Christianity” (C. S. Lewis book) | Danny Lawson |
| 14 Apr 2021 | 3D | Slight | Nathan Hasegawa |
| 14 Dec 2020 | 62A | ___ mortals | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 48D | ___ mortal | Caitlin Reid |
| 15 Sep 2020 | 35A | Little more than | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 16 May 2020 | 47D | No more than | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Apr 2020 | 38D | Measly | Ed Sessa |
| 29 Dec 2019 | 62A | Simple | Andrew Chaikin |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 50D | ___ mortals | Margaret Saine |
| 5 Dec 2019 | 67A | Just | Neville Fogarty |
| 21 Aug 2019 | 52D | Piddling | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 71A | Insignificant | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 28 May 2019 | 24A | Little more than | Aimee Lucido |
| 27 May 2019 | 3D | Simple | Bruce Haight |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 21A | Nothing more than | Sean Biggins |
| 30 Dec 2018 | 62A | Pure and simple | Luke Vaughn |
| 11 Nov 2018 | 61D | Nothing more than | Eric Berlin |
| 8 Oct 2018 | 9D | Only | Jacob Stulberg |
| 17 Jul 2018 | 12D | Slight | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 7 Apr 2018 | 51D | Just | Mark Diehl |
| 16 Mar 2018 | 48D | Only | Robyn Weintraub |
| 12 Mar 2018 | 28D | Parisian mother | John R. O’Brien |
| 21 Aug 2017 | 55D | ___ mortal | Tom McCoy |
| 14 Jun 2017 | 54D | Just | Andrew Zhou |
| 17 Mar 2017 | 58A | Simple | Jacob Stulberg |
| 19 Dec 2016 | 45A | Not more than | Jason Mueller |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 33D | A ___ pittance | Mark McClain |
| 10 Dec 2016 | 24A | Just | Byron Walden |
| 20 Nov 2016 | 83A | Little more than | Ed Sessa |
| 20 May 2016 | 54D | Piddling | Kristian House |
| 14 Apr 2016 | 58A | Piddling | Jason Flinn |
| 17 Jan 2016 | 14A | Nothing but | Jeff Chen |
| 3 Dec 2015 | 15A | Plain and simple | Patrick Merrell |
| 19 Nov 2015 | 59A | Simple | Andrew Zhou |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 19A | No better than | Patrick Berry |
| 3 Sep 2015 | 14D | Nothing more than | Merl Reagle (1950-2015) |
| 8 Feb 2015 | 125A | Insignificant | Jeremy Newton |
| 13 Jul 2014 | 42A | ___ mortal | Tom McCoy |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 46A | Enfant bearer | Sam Ezersky and Victor Fleming |
| 24 Apr 2014 | 7D | Pure and simple | Stanley Newman |
| 21 Apr 2014 | 36D | Trifling | John Lieb |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 13D | Trivial | Ned White |
| 29 Nov 2012 | 54A | Simple | Sharon Delorme |
| 12 Oct 2012 | 37D | Simple | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 26 Apr 2012 | 57A | Just | Julian Lim |
| 20 Jun 2011 | 57A | Trifling | Lynn Lempel |
| 15 Jun 2011 | 15A | Nothing more than | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 30 Mar 2011 | 55D | “A ___ technicality!” | Erik Wennstrom |
| 4 Feb 2011 | 27D | Slight | Ashton Anderson |
| 9 Jul 2010 | 49A | Nothing but | Patrick Berry |
| 3 Mar 2010 | 35A | Nothing more than | Peter A. Collins |
| 29 Dec 2009 | 15A | “A ___ bagatelle!” | Peter A. Collins |
| 13 Dec 2009 | 92A | Piddling | Mike Shenk |
| 9 Dec 2009 | 4D | Piddling | Peter A. Collins |
| 29 Nov 2009 | 105A | Plain and simple | Will Nediger |
| 30 Aug 2009 | 110D | Pure | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 2 Aug 2009 | 104D | French family member | Patrick Berry |
| 19 Jun 2009 | 20A | Piddling | David Levinson Wilk |
| 22 Mar 2009 | 75A | Petty | Joon Pahk and Matt Matera |
| 14 Feb 2009 | 10D | Simple | Joe Krozel |
| 2 Sep 2008 | 68A | Insignificant | Stanley Newman |
| 3 Apr 2008 | 56D | Pond, in Liverpool | Kevin G. Der |
| 6 Jan 2008 | 40D | Piddling | Lynn Lempel |
| 2 Oct 2007 | 3D | Slight | Oliver Hill |
| 25 May 2007 | 25A | Simple | Mike Nothnagel |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 21A | Slight | David Quarfoot |
| 22 Mar 2007 | 47D | Simple | Karen M. Tracey |
| 31 Dec 2006 | 114D | No more than | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 26 Nov 2006 | 125A | Plain and simple | Manny Nosowsky |
| 18 Sep 2006 | 68A | Being nothing more than | Dave Tuller |
| 12 Feb 2006 | 22A | Plain and simple | Manny Nosowsky |
| 7 Jan 2006 | 51D | Only | Jim Hyres |
| 4 Dec 2005 | 126D | Insignificant | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| 20 Nov 2005 | 22A | Exclusive of anything else | Patrick Merrell |
| 16 Nov 2005 | 39D | Trifling | Philip Thomson |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 51D | Paltry | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 10 Jul 2005 | 89D | Paltry | Con Pederson |
| 2 Mar 2005 | 38D | ___ mortals | James M. Jenista and Dana McLemore |
| 31 Aug 2004 | 18A | “A ___ formality!” | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 19 Apr 2004 | 17A | Nothing more than | Michael Doran |
| 8 Apr 2004 | 24A | Little more than | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 5 Jan 2004 | 68A | Nothing more than | Allan E. Parrish |
| 12 Apr 2003 | 55A | Kind of technicality? | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 6 Apr 2003 | 84A | Paltry | Joe DiPietro |
| 27 Mar 2003 | 16A | Nothing but | David J. Kahn |
| 27 Dec 2002 | 43A | Simple | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 30 Jul 2002 | 70A | Nothing more than | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 2 Jul 2002 | 58D | Insignificant | John R. Conrad |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 23D | Simple | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Apr 2002 | 36D | A ___ child | Janice M. Putney |
| 19 Dec 2001 | 56D | Insignificant | Don West |
| 9 Dec 2001 | 62A | Poetic pond | Cathy Millhauser |
| 5 Nov 2001 | 30D | No more than | Jenny Gutbezahl |
| 14 Sep 2001 | 31D | Just | Mark Diehl |
| 4 Mar 2001 | 70A | Nothing other than | Cathy Millhauser |
| 3 Mar 2001 | 45D | A ___ technicality | Fraser Simpson |
| 27 Dec 2000 | 58A | “A ___ formality” | Michael S. Maurer and Bonnie Prystowsky |
| 18 Oct 2000 | 14A | Bare | Thomas W. Schier |
| 4 Oct 2000 | 39A | Slight | Adam Cohen |
| 24 Sep 2000 | 24D | ___ mortals | Randolph Ross |
| 4 Jul 2000 | 24D | Simple | Tyler Hinman |
| 20 Mar 2000 | 8D | A ___ pittance | Gregory E. Paul |
| 14 Mar 2000 | 56D | Insignificant | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| 15 Dec 1999 | 18A | French parent | Ethan Cooper |
| 21 Nov 1999 | 48D | Bébé watcher | Patrick D. Berry |
| 27 Sep 1999 | 52D | A ___ pittance | Ed Early |
| 22 Aug 1999 | 56D | Simple | Raymond Hamel |
| 23 Jun 1999 | 12D | Unimportant | Alan Olschwang |
| 13 Oct 1998 | 3D | Nothing more than | Nancy Salomon |
| 2 Jun 1998 | 38D | French mother | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 11 Feb 1998 | 23A | Parisian parent | Nancy S. Ross |
| 5 Jun 1997 | 54D | Nothing more than | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Feb 1997 | 54D | A ___ bagatelle | M. E. Skolsky |
| 5 Feb 1997 | 28A | Scant | J. Schmalzbach |
| 8 Sep 1996 | 40A | Mademoiselle’s mother | R. H. Wolfe |
| 27 Jul 1996 | 33D | Bare | F. Longo |
| 18 Apr 1996 | 23A | Only | A. J. Santora |
| 11 Oct 1995 | 13D | Marseilles mother | Mary E. Brindamour |
| 18 Mar 1995 | 53D | Just | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Feb 1995 | 18D | Only | Gregory E. Paul |
| 19 Mar 1994 | 22A | Just | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Feb 1994 | 32D | Slight | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 28 Jan 1994 | 57A | Word before pittance | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Jan 1994 | 27D | Sea, in old verse | Brian G. Tyler |
| 31 Dec 1993 | 29D | Pool, in poetry | Norman S. Wizer |
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