NODS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NODS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NODS" answer was first appeared in "23 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Silent O.K.’s". It was authored by Lois Sidway. Recently, the "NODS" answer has been used for "17 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Go-aheads (5)". It was authored by Jeremy Newton. "NODS" appeared 64 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NODS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2023 | 22D | Go-aheads | Jeremy Newton |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 32D | Signals at an auction, maybe | Gia Bosko |
| 2 Sep 2023 | 12D | Quick greetings | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 7 Aug 2023 | 21D | Says yes, but silently | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 53D | Indicators of acknowledgment | John Wrenholt |
| 24 Aug 2022 | 30A | Says yes silently | Colin Ernst |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 28D | Communicates nonverbally, in a way | Patti Varol and Doug Peterson |
| 7 Nov 2020 | 48A | Subtle endorsements | Kameron Austin Collins and Paolo Pasco |
| 22 Nov 2019 | 43A | Subtle signals | Emily Carroll |
| 5 Oct 2017 | 67A | “Even Homer ___” (old saying) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 16 Sep 2017 | 34A | Some signals from pitchers | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 23 Jun 2017 | 17A | Some O.K.s | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 56D | Go-aheads | Kathy Wienberg |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 9D | Silent signals | Patrick Berry |
| 24 Feb 2015 | 42A | Silent approvals | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 18 Jun 2013 | 71A | Shows signs of wanting to nap | Tim Croce |
| 13 Oct 2012 | 38D | Inattention indications | Barry C. Silk |
| 31 Dec 2011 | 22A | Approvals | Joe Krozel |
| 20 Jun 2011 | 21A | Signals silently | Lynn Lempel |
| 12 Jun 2011 | 18D | Drops (off) | C. W. Stewart |
| 7 May 2011 | 51D | Gives a heady response? | Tim Croce |
| 13 Mar 2011 | 70D | Moves a head? | Patrick Berry |
| 17 Feb 2011 | 26A | Drifts (off) | Mike Nothnagel |
| 4 Dec 2010 | 59D | Signs an agreement? | Doug Peterson |
| 2 Nov 2010 | 64A | Signs of approval | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Jan 2010 | 18A | Affirmations to pitchers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 2 Nov 2009 | 6D | Agrees nonverbally | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton |
| 7 Aug 2008 | 37A | Some yeses | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| 25 Dec 2006 | 32D | Nonverbal O.K.’s | Adam G. Perl |
| 2 Feb 2006 | 61D | Go-aheads | Byron Walden |
| 17 Oct 2005 | 23A | Nonverbal O.K.’s | Gregory E. Paul |
| 1 Jan 2005 | 42D | Go-aheads | Raymond C. Young |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 4A | O.K.’s | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman |
| 23 Aug 2004 | 26A | Goes to sleep, with “off” | Nancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald |
| 16 Apr 2004 | 23D | Gives a heady answer? | Ed Early |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 47A | Lets mistakes pass | Joe DiPietro |
| 25 Jan 2004 | 110A | Silent signals | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 8 Jul 2003 | 36A | Some auction bids | Roy Leban |
| 14 Jan 2003 | 69A | Drops off | Adam G. Perl |
| 29 Mar 2002 | 27A | Agrees, in a way | Kevin Hagen |
| 25 Dec 2001 | 24D | Silent assents | Peter Gordon |
| 16 Jul 2001 | 63A | Signals agreement | Peter Gordon |
| 10 Dec 2000 | 76A | Dozes | Rich Norris |
| 16 Jul 2000 | 57D | Actions at auctions | David J. Kahn |
| 10 Apr 2000 | 10A | Silent assents | Ed Early |
| 22 Aug 1999 | 7D | Silent votes | Raymond Hamel |
| 6 Feb 1999 | 37D | Go-aheads | Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 26 Jan 1999 | 69A | Drifts off | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 12 Nov 1998 | 26D | Some auction bids | David J. Kahn |
| 2 Aug 1998 | 47D | Signs of approval | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 20 Jun 1998 | 33D | Acceptances | Cathy Millhauser |
| 13 Jan 1998 | 19A | Indicates assent | Stanley B. Whitten |
| 30 Sep 1997 | 45A | Signals at Sotheby’s | Nancy Schuster |
| 27 Jul 1997 | 36D | Auction actions | June Boggs |
| 11 Jun 1997 | 61D | Appears to agree | Rich Norris |
| 10 Nov 1996 | 54A | Silent signals | R. Hamel |
| 9 Oct 1996 | 33A | Signals approval | R. Hughes |
| 12 Jun 1996 | 66A | Go-ahead cues | D. C. Baldwin |
| 8 Jan 1996 | 31D | Signals assent | N. Steinberg |
| 28 Sep 1995 | 44D | Dozes off | Matt Gaffney |
| 27 Dec 1994 | 40A | Sleeps in a sitting position | Ernie Furtado |
| 5 Sep 1994 | 48A | Shows approval | Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein |
| 7 Feb 1994 | 67A | Auction actions | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 23 Nov 1993 | 66A | Silent O.K.’s | Lois Sidway |
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