MOTE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for MOTE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "MOTE" answer was first appeared in "2 Oct 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Speck (13)". It was authored by Frances Hansen. Recently, the "MOTE" answer has been used for "15 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Speck (13)". It was authored by Alex Tomlinson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Speck (13)". "MOTE" appeared 32 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "MOTE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2023 | 11D | Speck | Alex Tomlinson |
| 27 Aug 2023 | 46D | Speck | Rich Katz |
| 6 Jul 2023 | 58A | Bit of dust | Alison Perch |
| 16 Feb 2023 | 24A | Speck | Kevin Patterson |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 23A | Crumb | Patti Varol and Doug Peterson |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 2D | Speck | Robyn Weintraub |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 31D | Speck | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| 20 Oct 2019 | 104D | Speck | Natan Last |
| 14 Jul 2018 | 45D | Speck | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 14 Jun 2018 | 72A | Tenth word … | Joe Krozel |
| 6 May 2018 | 113D | Tiny bit | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 30 Jan 2018 | 44D | Speck | Emily Carroll |
| 30 Apr 2017 | 110D | Speck of dust | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 Oct 2016 | 51D | Bit of dust | Milo Beckman |
| 31 Dec 2015 | 58D | Speck | Ben Tausig |
| 12 Jun 2015 | 1A | Minute bit | David Steinberg |
| 8 Jun 2014 | 11D | Particle | Patrick Berry |
| 11 Aug 2013 | 4D | Speck | Dan Schoenholz |
| 19 Dec 2011 | 35A | Speck of dust | Richard Chisholm |
| 8 Dec 2011 | 53D | Bit of dust | Daniel A. Finan |
| 2 Jun 2010 | 47A | Bit of dust | Adam Cohen |
| 20 Dec 2007 | 38D | Minute bit | Peter A. Collins |
| 24 Oct 2006 | 64A | Bit of dust | Gail Grabowski |
| 27 Mar 2004 | 24A | No big thing | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 21 Nov 2002 | 6A | Speck | Joe DiPietro |
| 21 Jul 2002 | 71A | Speck | Trip Payne |
| 25 Nov 2001 | 68D | It’s no big thing | Bob Klahn and Harvey Estes |
| 16 Aug 1998 | 108D | Flyspeck | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Jan 1996 | 98A | Flyspeck | R. Wolfe |
| 2 Sep 1995 | 32D | Eye irritant | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Oct 1994 | 49D | Speck of dust | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 2 Oct 1994 | 96D | Speck | Frances Hansen |
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