NECK is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NECK in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NECK" answer was first appeared in "14 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Spoon (4)". It was authored by Joel Davajan. Recently, the "NECK" answer has been used for "9 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Long part of a bouzouki". It was authored by Doug Peterson and Christina Iverson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Make out (15)". "NECK" appeared 61 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NECK" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2023 | 4D | Long part of a bouzouki | Doug Peterson and Christina Iverson |
| 24 Oct 2023 | 63A | Word after V- or crew | Daniel Grinberg |
| 19 Oct 2022 | 49D | Prominent part of an apatosaurus | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| 3 Jan 2022 | 30D | Long part of a giraffe | Beth Rubin and Trent H. Evans |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 47A | Fretboard locale | Christopher Youngs |
| 18 Jul 2021 | 120A | Guitar part | Jesse Goldberg |
| 9 Jul 2021 | 50D | Head turner | Robyn Weintraub |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 36D | Narrow part of a bottle | Sarah Keller and Derek Bowman |
| 3 May 2020 | 43D | Part of a guitar | Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Sep 2019 | 47D | Make out | Joon Pahk and Erik Agard |
| 23 Aug 2019 | 23A | Pet | Evan Mahnken |
| 18 May 2019 | 7D | Narrow part | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| 3 Feb 2019 | 23D | Head turner? | Natan Last |
| 2 Feb 2019 | 23A | Spoon | David Steinberg |
| 11 Oct 2018 | 38D | Make out | Johanna Fenimore and Jeff Chen |
| 1 Aug 2018 | 47D | Adam’s apple locale | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| 4 Apr 2018 | 15A | Part of a bottle | Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin |
| 31 Aug 2017 | 60D | Make out | Zachary Spitz |
| 2 Jan 2017 | 56D | Part bitten by a vampire | Chuck Deodene |
| 21 Feb 2016 | 80D | Guitar part | Patrick Berry |
| 4 Feb 2016 | 13D | Make out | Jeff Chen |
| 15 Nov 2015 | 52A | Make out | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Apr 2015 | 71A | Canoodle | Tom McCoy |
| 3 Dec 2014 | 42D | Make out | Patrick Blindauer |
| 30 Nov 2014 | 107D | Head turner | Matt Ginsberg |
| 8 Oct 2013 | 57D | Bottle part | Tim Croce |
| 2 Sep 2013 | 5D | Locale for an Adam’s apple | Jim Peredo |
| 29 Aug 2010 | 85A | Isthmus | Derek Bowman |
| 26 Aug 2010 | 54D | Spoon | Henry Hook |
| 31 Mar 2009 | 64A | Make out | Allan E. Parrish |
| 19 Aug 2008 | 57D | Chicken part that’s good for soup | Harriet Clifton |
| 30 Oct 2007 | 9D | Part of a bottle or a guitar | Gary Steinmehl |
| 28 Aug 2007 | 8D | Place for a crick | Linda Schechet Tucker |
| 13 May 2006 | 4D | Make out | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 28A | Strings run along one | Kevin McCann |
| 22 Nov 2005 | 37D | Head/shoulders connector | Nancy Salomon |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 28D | Thing to wring | Patrick Blindauer |
| 7 Oct 2004 | 10D | Thin part | Patrick Merrell |
| 24 Aug 2003 | 78A | Win margin | Patrick Berry |
| 28 Apr 2003 | 57D | Part of a bottle | Jim Hyres |
| 10 Nov 2002 | 114D | Crick site | Cathy Millhauser |
| 10 Oct 2002 | 59D | Violin part | Richard Silvestri |
| 19 May 2002 | 61D | Make out | Cathy Millhauser |
| 20 Jan 2002 | 61D | Make out | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 7 Sep 2000 | 51D | Chain site | Manny Nosowsky |
| 24 Jul 2000 | 12D | Bottle part | Gregory E. Paul |
| 25 Jun 2000 | 131A | Hourglass part | Cathy Millhauser |
| 6 Apr 2000 | 30D | Where to go for the jugular | Manny Nosowsky |
| 20 Jan 2000 | 66A | It may be stuck out | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| 17 Jan 1999 | 9D | Guitar part | Cathy Millhauser |
| 11 Jun 1998 | 43A | Make out | Randall J. Hartman |
| 11 Nov 1997 | 36A | Make out | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 8 Jul 1997 | 51D | Isthmus | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 2 May 1997 | 21A | Make out | Matthew L. Jones |
| 28 Apr 1997 | 7D | Giraffe’s prominent feature | Peter Gordon |
| 25 Apr 1996 | 53D | Make out | W. Canine |
| 12 Dec 1995 | 71A | Shirt measurement | Gregory E. Paul |
| 29 Nov 1995 | 40D | Make out | Nancy S. Ross |
| 9 Sep 1995 | 33D | Spoon | Daniel R. Stark |
| 10 Feb 1995 | 16A | Item in a giblets package | Raymond Hamel |
| 14 Dec 1993 | 19D | Spoon | Joel Davajan |
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