NAP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NAP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NAP" answer was first appeared in "17 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Carpet down". It was authored by James Neal. Recently, the "NAP" answer has been used for "14 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Part of a newborn’s schedule". It was authored by Esha Datta. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Time out? (6)", "Siesta (7)", "40 winks (7)", "Snooze (6)", "Day break (9)", "Forty winks (7)". "NAP" appeared 178 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NAP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2023 | 28A | Part of a newborn’s schedule | Esha Datta |
| 21 Nov 2023 | 59D | Siesta | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 58A | It’s rarely taken at night | Simeon Seigel |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 34A | Daybreak? | Robert Logan |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 56D | Midday refresher | Jay Silverman |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 55A | Part of a day care schedule | Chandi Deitmer |
| 3 Jul 2023 | 60D | Get some afternoon rest, say | Sam Buchbinder |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 28A | Go out for a bit? | Carly Schuna |
| 8 May 2023 | 33D | Siesta | Catherine Cetta |
| 26 Mar 2023 | 117D | Power ___ | David Karp |
| 17 Feb 2023 | 44A | Go out for a bit? | Jem Burch |
| 11 Feb 2023 | 57A | Many people do this on January 1 | Sam Ezersky |
| 5 Feb 2023 | 70A | Time out in pre-K? | Jeremy Newton |
| 9 Jan 2023 | 50A | Catch forty winks | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian |
| 4 Jan 2023 | 33D | Bit of shut-eye | Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant |
| 14 Nov 2022 | 54A | Take a midday snooze | Taylor Johnson |
| 9 Nov 2022 | 63D | Hammock “activity” | David Tuffs |
| 15 Aug 2022 | 52A | Quick snooze | Simon Marotte |
| 19 Jun 2022 | 84A | Sweater fuzz, e.g. | Jeremy Newton |
| 2 May 2022 | 54A | Sleep briefly | Erik Agard |
| 30 Mar 2022 | 62D | Catch some Z’s | Jack Murtagh |
| 27 Mar 2022 | 69D | Time out? | August Lee-Kovach |
| 24 Feb 2022 | 41A | Common Thanksgiving activity | Jake Halperin |
| 7 Feb 2022 | 29A | Short snooze | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 27 Jan 2022 | 55A | Be off guard | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 25 Apr 2021 | 63D | Quick refresher | Jeremy Newton |
| 30 Mar 2021 | 41A | Little shut-eye | Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber |
| 4 Nov 2020 | 32A | Recharge, in a way | Jack Murtagh |
| 22 Sep 2020 | 31D | Quick time out? | Jeremy Newton |
| 6 Aug 2020 | 55A | Little downtime | Derek Allen and Jeff Chen |
| 20 Jun 2020 | 24A | Fabric feature | Stella Zawistowski |
| 1 Mar 2020 | 108D | Quick time out | Sam Trabucco |
| 25 Nov 2019 | 30D | 40 winks | Daniel Mauer |
| 10 Oct 2019 | 71A | Suede feature | Tracy Gray |
| 23 Jul 2019 | 33A | Siesta, e.g. | Kyle Dolan |
| 4 May 2019 | 21A | Wet ___ | Mark Diehl |
| 22 Apr 2019 | 61D | Catch a few Z’s | Bruce Haight |
| 17 Apr 2019 | 51A | Go out for a bit | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard |
| 14 Apr 2019 | 94D | Rip Van Winkle had a long one | Will Nediger |
| 4 Apr 2019 | 41A | Power ___ | Lewis Rothlein |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 66A | Carpet quality | Peter A. Collins |
| 9 Dec 2018 | 1A | Cranky baby’s need | Ross Trudeau |
| 29 Oct 2018 | 63D | Midday snooze | Peter Gordon |
| 2 May 2018 | 35A | Snooze | Bryant White |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 41A | Time out? | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 26 Sep 2017 | 1D | Forty winks | Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel |
| 24 May 2017 | 57D | Brief siesta | Michael Hawkins |
| 18 May 2017 | 48A | Be out for a bit? | Jacob Stulberg |
| 30 Apr 2017 | 77D | Go out for a while? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 24 Aug 2016 | 32D | Power ___ | Matthew Sewell |
| 23 Aug 2016 | 48A | Snooze | Joel Fagliano |
| 17 Aug 2016 | 40A | Fail as a night guard, say | Mark McClain |
| 4 Jul 2016 | 28D | Short snooze | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 35A | Fuzz | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 26 Jun 2016 | 120D | Time out? | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| 9 Jun 2016 | 55A | Preschool break | Damon Gulczynski |
| 16 Mar 2016 | 64D | Take a time out? | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Mar 2016 | 12D | 40 winks | David Steinberg |
| 20 Jan 2016 | 30D | Tennis ball fuzz | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 29D | Snooze | Kathy Wienberg |
| 18 Dec 2015 | 22A | Go out for a bit? | Andrew Zhou |
| 29 Nov 2015 | 79D | Recharge midday | Alex Vratsanos |
| 25 Oct 2015 | 60D | Carpet fuzz | Bill Zais |
| 2 Sep 2015 | 58D | Spend time in a hammock, say | Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber |
| 17 Aug 2015 | 46A | Forty winks | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 15 May 2015 | 27D | Experience a minor crash? | David Phillips |
| 5 Mar 2015 | 39D | Power ___ | Jim Peredo |
| 22 Feb 2015 | 73A | Get some Z’s | Patrick Berry |
| 7 Dec 2014 | 88A | Not pay attention at all | Jeff Chen |
| 21 Oct 2014 | 26D | Few Z’s | Patrick Blindauer |
| 18 Apr 2014 | 38D | More than nod | James Mulhern |
| 2 Apr 2014 | 9D | Day care break | David Levinson Wilk |
| 16 Mar 2014 | 110D | Quick time-out | Jeremy Newton |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 21D | Quiet break | Bruce Haight |
| 30 May 2013 | 30A | Something Garfield often takes | Julian Lim |
| 18 Apr 2013 | 23A | Quick refreshment | Stu Ockman |
| 9 Apr 2013 | 31D | Siesta | Steve Blais |
| 24 Jan 2013 | 35A | Part of a baby’s daily schedule | Michael Shteyman |
| 10 Jan 2013 | 32A | Some fuzz | Kevan Choset |
| 9 Jan 2013 | 15A | Siesta | David Ben-Merre |
| 9 Dec 2012 | 108D | Refresher | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Oct 2012 | 53A | It can be felt on felt | Peter A. Collins |
| 7 Oct 2012 | 91A | Go out for a while? | Zoe Wheeler |
| 19 Jul 2012 | 24D | Recover from an all-nighter, say | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 25 Mar 2012 | 63A | Refresher | Patrick Berry |
| 16 Jan 2012 | 23D | 40 winks | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 15 Dec 2011 | 3D | Pile | Jim Hilger |
| 10 Jul 2011 | 93D | See 92-Down | Ben Pall and David Kahn |
| 10 Jun 2011 | 31A | Day break | Patrick Berry |
| 22 Apr 2011 | 64D | Be off guard | Ashton Anderson |
| 3 Apr 2011 | 8D | Toddler’s need | Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg |
| 27 Feb 2011 | 120A | Break, of a sort | Peter A. Collins |
| 28 Jan 2011 | 58A | What you may do when you’re beat | Kevin G. Der |
| 22 Jan 2010 | 18A | Recharging aid | Natan Last |
| 6 Sep 2009 | 119D | Time out? | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 31 Aug 2009 | 55D | 40 winks | Fred Piscop |
| 5 May 2009 | 36A | Break in the day | Trip Payne |
| 22 Nov 2008 | 54D | Occasion to recharge | Frank Longo |
| 29 Aug 2008 | 51D | Go out for a bit? | Mike Nothnagel |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 24D | Be off one’s guard | Joe DiPietro |
| 4 Feb 2008 | 49A | Snooze | Dave and Tracy Mackey |
| 22 Jan 2008 | 54A | Carpet fuzz | Adam G. Perl |
| 18 Jun 2007 | 55D | 40 winks | Randall J. Hartman |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 51D | Be off one’s guard | Eric Berlin |
| 18 Dec 2006 | 59D | Doze | Donna Levin |
| 26 Nov 2006 | 47A | Pause that refreshes | Manny Nosowsky |
| 7 Nov 2006 | 29A | Quick refresher | Bruce P. Douglas |
| 31 Aug 2006 | 60D | Pile | Patrick Merrell |
| 4 Jun 2006 | 51D | High fiber? | Patrick Blindauer |
| 12 Feb 2006 | 7D | Time out? | Manny Nosowsky |
| 26 Dec 2005 | 7D | Short snooze | Allan E. Parrish |
| 23 Aug 2005 | 30D | Catch a few Z’s | Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon |
| 22 May 2005 | 35A | Tennis ball feature | A. J. Santora |
| 1 May 2005 | 12D | Day break | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Mar 2005 | 65D | Quick rest | James M. Jenista and Dana McLemore |
| 3 Oct 2004 | 44D | Day break? | Randolph Ross |
| 12 Jun 2004 | 30A | Break | Henry Hook |
| 10 Apr 2004 | 50A | Short respite | Mark Diehl |
| 1 Apr 2004 | 14A | Not be alert | Byron Walden |
| 14 Dec 2003 | 116D | Brief time out? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 10 Aug 2003 | 107D | Afternoon treat, maybe | Cathy Millhauser |
| 16 Jun 2003 | 44D | Quick shuteye | Norma Johnson |
| 14 May 2003 | 57A | Kindergarten break | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 21 Nov 2002 | 60D | Brief time out? | Joe DiPietro |
| 15 Aug 2002 | 25D | Break of a sort | Manny Nosowsky |
| 20 Jun 2002 | 30A | Down-and-out time? | Steve Jones |
| 11 Oct 2001 | 9D | Snooze | Nancy S. Ross |
| 30 Jul 2001 | 28D | Short snooze | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 29 Jul 2001 | 69A | Doze | Michael Ashley |
| 7 Apr 2001 | 10D | Day break | Trip Payne |
| 2 Apr 2001 | 3D | Siesta | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Dec 2000 | 57D | Day break | Bob Klahn |
| 6 Nov 2000 | 19A | Forty winks | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| 15 Jul 2000 | 43A | Fuzziness | David J. Kahn |
| 10 May 2000 | 59D | A few Z’s | Zack Butler |
| 3 Apr 2000 | 31A | Nod off | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 Mar 2000 | 59D | Get a little shuteye | David J. Kahn |
| 2 Jan 2000 | 46D | Flannel feature | Rich Norris |
| 13 Dec 1999 | 46A | Afternoon break | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 55D | Time out? | Joe DiPietro |
| 21 Oct 1999 | 60D | Day break? | Manny Nosowsky |
| 20 Oct 1999 | 41D | Velvet pile | Richard Silvestri |
| 24 Sep 1999 | 48A | Day break | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 15 Aug 1999 | 55A | Drop off, maybe | David J. Kahn |
| 27 Jul 1999 | 1A | Siesta | Alfio Micci |
| 15 Mar 1999 | 60D | 40 winks | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 4D | Towel feature | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Dec 1998 | 39A | It may help you “catch up” | Nancy Salomon |
| 2 Oct 1998 | 50D | Downy surface | John Wolting |
| 23 Jul 1998 | 49A | Kindergarten break | Randall J. Hartman |
| 12 May 1998 | 23A | 40 winks | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 16 Feb 1998 | 48A | Snooze | Peter Gordon |
| 22 Jun 1997 | 9D | More than nod | Matt Gaffney |
| 3 May 1997 | 29A | Not pay attention | Rich Norris |
| 1 Mar 1997 | 4D | Raised fiber | Jim Page |
| 26 Jan 1997 | 112D | Drop off for a bit | S. Elliott |
| 15 Jan 1997 | 35A | Suede feature | C. Currier |
| 18 Dec 1996 | 53A | The pause that refreshes? | M. W. Perry |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 12D | Tot’s time-out | R. Ross |
| 27 Oct 1996 | 92D | Pile | N. N. Joline |
| 20 May 1996 | 23A | Forty winks | G. E. Paul |
| 13 Mar 1996 | 44A | Forty winks | W. R. Williams |
| 25 Jan 1996 | 21D | Softness provider | D. Kahn |
| 27 Dec 1995 | 62D | Be off guard | David J. Kahn |
| 15 Dec 1995 | 57D | Be off guard | Harvey Estes |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 35A | Day break | Bob Klahn |
| 26 Jul 1995 | 50A | Siesta | Christopher Hurt |
| 11 Jun 1995 | 8D | Fluff | Coral Amende |
| 28 Mar 1995 | 62D | Forty winks | Christopher Page |
| 26 Feb 1995 | 106D | Fuzz | Fred Piscop |
| 16 Feb 1995 | 39D | Forty winks | Christopher Hurt |
| 25 Dec 1994 | 33D | Tot’s timeout | Randolph Ross |
| 2 Sep 1994 | 27A | Nod | Bryant White |
| 28 Aug 1994 | 115A | Repose | Randolph Ross |
| 17 Aug 1994 | 49A | It makes towels plushy | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 19 May 1994 | 56D | Shut-eye | Richard Silvestri |
| 22 Apr 1994 | 60D | Rest | A.J. Santora |
| 17 Dec 1993 | 49A | Carpet down | James Neal |
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