NAPE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NAPE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NAPE" answer was first appeared in "26 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Neck part (2)". It was authored by Nancy A. Corbett. Recently, the "NAPE" answer has been used for "18 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Back of the neck (19)". It was authored by Joseph Gangi. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Back of the neck (19)". "NAPE" appeared 106 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NAPE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2023 | 39D | Back of the neck | Joseph Gangi |
| 26 Jun 2023 | 1A | Back of the neck | Taylor Johnson and Christina Iverson |
| 21 Feb 2023 | 24A | A scarf might cover it | Daniel Raymon |
| 12 Feb 2023 | 113D | Common spot for a sunburn | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 16 Jan 2023 | 59A | Body part covered by a mullet | Michael Paleos |
| 10 Jan 2023 | 19A | Place for a ponytail | Emily Rourke |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 51D | Resting spot for some buns | Juliet Corless |
| 7 Jul 2022 | 18D | Part of the body covered by a mullet | Philip Wolfe |
| 12 Apr 2022 | 53D | Scruff of the neck | Dan Schoenholz |
| 7 Feb 2022 | 41D | Back of the neck | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 4 Nov 2021 | 68A | Puppy pickup place | David Steinberg |
| 26 Jan 2021 | 27D | Back of the neck | Peter Gordon |
| 13 Dec 2020 | 116D | Scruff | Dan Margolis |
| 26 Aug 2020 | 28D | It may get hot under the collar | Carl Larson |
| 23 Aug 2020 | 50D | A collar might hide it | Barbara Lin |
| 21 Jun 2020 | 27D | Back of the neck | Byron and Harrison Walden |
| 11 Mar 2020 | 5D | Back of one’s neck | Erik Agard |
| 26 Jan 2020 | 51A | Back of the neck | Erik Agard |
| 11 Nov 2019 | 33A | Where a cat may be picked up | Evan Kalish |
| 9 Nov 2019 | 15A | Scruff | Neil Padrick Wilson |
| 12 Jan 2019 | 37A | A scarf might cover it | Sam Trabucco |
| 9 Oct 2018 | 24A | What a kitten is picked up by | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 17 Jan 2018 | 41A | Scruff | Jules Markey |
| 24 Jul 2017 | 68A | Back of the neck | Peter Gordon |
| 25 Apr 2017 | 70A | What a ponytail partially covers | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 14 Mar 2017 | 31A | Scruff of the neck | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 26 Jan 2017 | 8D | Common spot for a sunburn | Hal Moore |
| 9 Jun 2016 | 11D | Mane area | Damon Gulczynski |
| 3 Dec 2015 | 55D | It might get hot under the collar | Patrick Merrell |
| 17 Nov 2015 | 54D | What’s exposed by a ponytail | Paula Gamache |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 55D | Scruff | Peter A. Collins |
| 4 Jun 2015 | 54D | What a collar may cover | Joe Krozel |
| 10 Feb 2015 | 26D | Where a redneck gets red | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 50A | Where a ducktail tapers | Kevin Christian |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 53A | Nuzzling spot, maybe | Ian Livengood |
| 22 May 2014 | 36D | Pickup spot? | Adam G. Perl |
| 21 Apr 2014 | 66A | Back of the neck | John Lieb |
| 24 Mar 2014 | 31D | Scruff of the neck | Tom Pepper |
| 6 Dec 2012 | 19A | End of a haircut? | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Nov 2012 | 31D | A ponytail hangs over it | Peter A. Collins |
| 20 Nov 2012 | 58D | Scruff | Allan E. Parrish |
| 30 Sep 2012 | 104A | Spot for a farm laborer’s sunburn | Elayne Cantor and Victor Fleming |
| 2 Jul 2012 | 10A | Back of the neck | Bernice Gordon |
| 21 Mar 2012 | 53A | A ponytail hangs over it | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| 18 Dec 2011 | 82D | Ponytail locale | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Jun 2011 | 47A | Place for a pickup? | C. W. Stewart |
| 6 Jun 2011 | 15A | Scruff | Gary Whitehead |
| 26 Jan 2011 | 11D | Mane area | David Murchie |
| 10 Nov 2010 | 55D | Target of a rabbit punch | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 25 Oct 2010 | 36A | Back of the neck | Jonah Kagan |
| 28 Sep 2010 | 35D | Back of the neck | Michael Torch |
| 13 Aug 2010 | 7D | It’s often cleaned up by a barber | Manny Nosowsky |
| 30 Jun 2010 | 16A | Rabbit punch target | Kristian House |
| 15 May 2010 | 44A | Place for pick-ups | Trip Payne & Patrick Berry |
| 16 Aug 2009 | 97A | Pickup place for pets | Randolph Ross |
| 15 Apr 2009 | 18D | Kitty’s pickup point | Michael Vuolo |
| 15 Feb 2009 | 8D | Where a redneck gets red | Jim Leeds |
| 18 Nov 2008 | 63A | Back of the neck | Richard Chisholm |
| 30 May 2008 | 33A | Rabbit punch landing site | Natan Last |
| 5 Apr 2008 | 21A | View from the back seat? | Rich Norris |
| 13 Feb 2008 | 29A | Place brushed by a barber | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 2 Dec 2007 | 107D | Pick-up spot? | Seth A. Abel |
| 10 Nov 2007 | 46A | Target of a rabbit punch | Dana Motley |
| 19 Oct 2007 | 25A | Area below the hairline | Frederick J. Healy |
| 10 May 2007 | 16A | Collar’s locale | Peter A. Collins |
| 2 May 2007 | 55D | Mane site | Richard Silvestri |
| 31 Mar 2007 | 50A | A barber may shave this | John Duschatko |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 19A | Place to be picked up? | Joe Krozel |
| 7 May 2006 | 75A | Where a haircut may end | Trip Payne |
| 1 Mar 2006 | 14A | Collar neighbor | Richard Silvestri |
| 15 Jan 2006 | 86A | Barbering area | Richard Silvestri |
| 1 Aug 2005 | 18D | Back of the neck | Kendall Twigg |
| 3 Apr 2005 | 74D | Place to pick up kittens | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 19 May 2004 | 70A | Shoulder adjoiner | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 3 Feb 2004 | 69A | Scruff | Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon |
| 30 Oct 2003 | 63A | Where a rabbit punch lands | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Jul 2003 | 52A | Resting place for a chignon | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 15 Jun 2003 | 91D | Occiput neighbor | Cathy Millhauser |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 53D | Bun’s place | Kevin Hagen |
| 11 Jul 2002 | 15A | Pickup point? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Mar 2002 | 45A | Scruff | Randall J. Hartman |
| 29 Jan 2002 | 16A | Back of the neck | Zack Butler |
| 7 Jan 2002 | 31A | Back of the neck | Peter Gordon |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 56D | Spot for a necklace clasp | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Aug 2001 | 54D | Scruff | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 1 Aug 2001 | 16A | Where a puppy may be picked up | William I. Johnston |
| 25 Jun 2001 | 3D | Back of the neck | Stanley Newman |
| 4 Apr 2001 | 1A | Pickup spot? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 36D | Shirt tag irritation point | Mitch Komro |
| 4 Feb 2001 | 5D | Puppy pickup point | Frank A. Longo |
| 22 Oct 2000 | 64D | Scruff | Henry Hook |
| 26 Jul 1999 | 53D | Back of the neck | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 13 Dec 1998 | 68A | Mane area | Richard Silvestri |
| 21 Apr 1998 | 22A | Scruff | Fred Piscop |
| 22 Dec 1997 | 21D | Back of the neck | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 24 Nov 1997 | 59A | Back of the neck | Alex K. Justin |
| 6 Sep 1997 | 56D | Neck part | Rich Norris |
| 7 Jun 1997 | 28A | Scruff | Martin Schneider |
| 1 Jun 1997 | 118D | Place to be picked up? | Randolph Ross |
| 16 Nov 1994 | 4A | Scruff | Chuck Deodene |
| 18 Sep 1994 | 31D | Scruff | Merl Reagle |
| 13 Jun 1994 | 25D | Place for a necklace clasp | John Greenman |
| 25 Mar 1994 | 39A | Scruff | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Jan 1994 | 35A | Scruff | Joy L. Wouk |
| 9 Dec 1993 | 7D | Scruff | Janie Lyons |
| 26 Nov 1993 | 54D | Neck part | Nancy A. Corbett |
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