OAK is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OAK in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OAK" answer was first appeared in "15 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Tie a Yellow Ribbon” tree". It was authored by David J. Kahn. Recently, the "OAK" answer has been used for "5 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hardwood tree". It was authored by Nate Cardin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Symbol of strength (11)". "OAK" appeared 137 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OAK" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2023 | 38A | Hardwood tree | Nate Cardin |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 100A | – | Chandi Deitmer |
| 2 Jul 2023 | 54A | Airport across the bay from SFO | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 40D | Symbol of strength and endurance | Aimee Lucido |
| 21 May 2023 | 94A | Cooper’s raw material | Robert Ryan |
| 7 May 2023 | 122D | Durable wood | Will Nediger |
| 16 Apr 2023 | 59D | Sturdy flooring material | Mike Hobin |
| 17 Dec 2022 | 11D | Common street name | Christina Iverson and Tom Pepper |
| 27 Nov 2022 | 80D | Symbol of sturdiness | Adam Wagner |
| 3 Jul 2022 | 75A | Popular flooring wood | Tom McCoy |
| 2 Jul 2022 | 56D | Wine barrel wood | Evan Kalish |
| 13 Jan 2022 | 33D | Kind of branch depicted on German euro coins | Karen Lurie |
| 9 Dec 2021 | 17A | Blackjack ___, source of dense wood | Alexander Liebeskind |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 60D | Barrel wood | Christopher Youngs |
| 3 Oct 2021 | 52A | National tree of the U.S. | Trenton Charlson |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 38A | Good wood for whiskey barrels | Christopher Adams |
| 15 Aug 2021 | 59A | Symbol on the Connecticut state quarter | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| 8 Jul 2021 | 22A | Symbol of strength | John Lampkin |
| 5 Apr 2021 | 4A | Bourbon barrel material | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 25 Nov 2020 | 21D | Acorn producer | John Guzzetta and Jeff Chen |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 52A | Wood rich in tannins | Lindsey Hobbs |
| 23 Sep 2020 | 41D | Flavor imparter to chardonnay | Margit Christenson |
| 15 Jun 2020 | 64D | Sturdy tree | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| 3 May 2020 | 8D | Symbol of sturdiness | Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 29 Apr 2020 | 38D | Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines | Joe DiPietro |
| 26 Feb 2020 | 62A | Squirrel’s favorite tree, maybe | Francis Heaney |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 45A | Tory party symbol | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 16 Dec 2019 | 46A | Wine barrel wood | Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian |
| 8 Nov 2019 | 61A | Flooring selection | Peter Wentz |
| 15 Sep 2019 | 33A | Symbol of strength | Andrew Kingsley |
| 7 Aug 2019 | 22A | “Talking” tree of a Tennyson poem | Jeff Chen |
| 31 Jul 2019 | 9D | ___ Island (storied site of buried treasure) | Dan Caprera |
| 29 Apr 2019 | 31D | Sturdy wood | Andrew Kingsley |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 62D | Symbol of strength | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 28 Nov 2018 | 49D | Symbol of durability | David J. Kahn |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 48D | The ___ Ridge Boys (country/gospel quartet) | Richard F. Mausser |
| 14 Apr 2018 | 30A | “Red” or “white” tree | Sam Ezersky |
| 8 Apr 2018 | 9D | Cooper’s wood | Patrick Berry |
| 22 Jan 2018 | 63D | Tree with acorns | Paolo Pasco |
| 18 Oct 2017 | 27A | State tree of Iowa | John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 2 Apr 2017 | 35D | ___ Park, Ill. | Jerry Miccolis |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 39D | Royal ___ (Detroit suburb) | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 28 Jun 2016 | 67D | Sturdy tree | Alex Vratsanos |
| 17 Jan 2016 | 109A | Symbol of strength | Jeff Chen |
| 30 Nov 2015 | 39A | Acorn producer | Ian Livengood |
| 21 Nov 2015 | 10A | So-called “monarch of the forest” | Natan Last |
| 23 Aug 2015 | 81D | Virginia’s ___ Hill Academy, alma mater of 20+ N.B.A. players | Joel Fagliano |
| 26 Apr 2015 | 118D | Wine barrel wood | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Feb 2015 | 50A | Symbol of strength | Caleb Emmons |
| 1 Dec 2014 | 53D | Tree with lobed leaves | John Guzzetta |
| 5 Oct 2014 | 61D | TREE | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 11 Sep 2014 | 3D | Sturdy tree in the beech family | Patrick Blindauer |
| 30 Jul 2014 | 65A | Poison ___ | Jean O’Conor |
| 1 May 2014 | 38D | Charter ___, symbol on the Connecticut state quarter | Brandon Hensley |
| 4 Dec 2013 | 8D | Symbol of strength | Daniel Raymon |
| 21 Nov 2013 | 40D | Iowa’s state tree | Jules P. Markey |
| 4 Nov 2013 | 1A | Tree with acorns | John Lieb |
| 3 Jun 2013 | 8D | Wood for a chest | John Lampkin |
| 17 Jan 2013 | 48A | Symbol of might | Milo Beckman |
| 24 Dec 2012 | 57D | Acorn bearer | Michael Sharp |
| 18 Aug 2012 | 31D | Rendering on Connecticut’s state quarter | Dana Motley |
| 23 May 2012 | 30D | Barrel material | Eric Williams |
| 14 Mar 2012 | 58D | See 14-Across | Dave Sarpola |
| 21 Feb 2012 | 66A | Symbol of sturdiness | Caleb Madison |
| 3 Jan 2012 | 7D | State tree of Illinois, Iowa and Maryland | Allan E. Parrish |
| 16 Nov 2011 | 21A | Symbol of sturdiness | Gary Cee |
| 14 Aug 2011 | 32A | Winery wood | Paula Gamache |
| 31 Jul 2011 | 97A | Composition of many a cask | Pamela Klawitter |
| 7 Jun 2011 | 11A | Wood used for wine barrels | David Liben-Nowell |
| 26 Apr 2011 | 35A | Acorn source | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 20 Mar 2011 | 61D | Bookcase material | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 24 Dec 2010 | 57A | With 67-Across, sacred symbol to Zeus | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| 20 Sep 2010 | 52D | “Mighty” fine home for a squirrel? | Bernice Gordon |
| 12 Sep 2010 | 5D | Flavor associated with Chardonnay | Paula Gamache |
| 7 Jul 2010 | 47D | Symbol of strength | Will Nediger |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 47A | Image on Connecticut’s state quarter | Natan Last |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 32D | One of Iowa’s state symbols | Brad Wilber |
| 27 Dec 2009 | 96A | Symbol of strength | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Nov 2009 | 25D | Tree on a Connecticut state quarter | Ricky Ini Liu |
| 22 Sep 2009 | 37D | Cask material | Gail Grabowski |
| 5 Aug 2009 | 52A | Oklahoma’s ___ Tree National golf course | Donna S. Levin |
| 22 Oct 2007 | 10D | Tree loved by squirrels | Lynn Lempel |
| 2 Oct 2007 | 61D | Yellow ribbon holder, in song | Oliver Hill |
| 22 Jul 2007 | 48D | The A’s, on scoreboards | David Levinson Wilk |
| 18 Jul 2007 | 56A | Symbol of sturdiness | Tibor Derencsenyi |
| 17 Jun 2007 | 57A | Flavor tasted in some wine | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer |
| 12 Feb 2007 | 59A | Acorn producer | Lynn Lempel |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 25A | Bourbon flavorer | Mike Nothnagel |
| 22 Dec 2006 | 40D | An oenophile might detect a hint of this | Mike Nothnagel |
| 11 Jan 2006 | 56D | Furniture wood | Mel Rosen |
| 20 Oct 2005 | 41A | Hoosier cabinet wood | Manny Nosowsky |
| 27 Aug 2005 | 31D | Jerusalem ___ | Byron Walden |
| 15 Jul 2004 | 50A | Cask material | Roy Leban |
| 3 Jul 2004 | 32A | Sturdy building material | Eric Berlin |
| 15 Apr 2004 | 14A | Wine cask wood | Manny Nosowsky |
| 23 Feb 2004 | 57D | Acorn’s source | Anne Garellick |
| 10 Feb 2004 | 36D | ___ Park, Ill. | Seth A. Abel |
| 2 Feb 2004 | 23A | Acorn maker | Gregory E. Paul |
| 24 Nov 2002 | 35D | Symbol of strength | Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein |
| 8 Apr 2002 | 58D | Durable wood | Richard Chisholm |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 45A | See 4-Down | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 25 Apr 2001 | 35A | Symbol of solidity | Mel Taub and crossword class |
| 28 Mar 2001 | 9D | Symbol of might | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Jan 2001 | 25A | Yellow-ribboned tree | Nancy Salomon |
| 5 Oct 2000 | 7D | Pin ___ | Cathy Millhauser |
| 8 Aug 2000 | 33A | Symbol of sturdiness | Joy L. Wouk |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 35A | Popular firewood | Manny Nosowsky |
| 16 Feb 2000 | 6D | Symbol of might | Gene Newman |
| 21 Sep 1999 | 34D | “Red” or “white” tree | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 20 Sep 1999 | 43A | Iowa’s state tree | Gregory E. Paul |
| 11 Jul 1999 | 55D | Source of 85-Down | Nancy Salomon |
| 18 May 1999 | 32A | House shader | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| 2 May 1999 | 71A | Poison ___ | Jim Page |
| 7 Mar 1999 | 81D | Symbol of strength | Randolph Ross |
| 29 Jan 1999 | 19A | Symbol of strength | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon |
| 12 Jul 1998 | 97A | Ilex, for one | Henry Hook |
| 30 Mar 1998 | 4D | Acorn, eventually | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 29 Mar 1998 | 116D | Sturdy one | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 17 Dec 1997 | 7D | Kind of finish | Michael S. Maurer |
| 17 Nov 1997 | 45D | Acorn tree | Holden Baker |
| 4 Oct 1997 | 31A | ___ Hill (James Monroe’s home) | Rich Norris |
| 3 Aug 1997 | 53A | With 56-Down, city near Knoxville | Peter Gordon |
| 5 Jun 1997 | 36D | ___-leaf cluster | David J. Kahn |
| 20 May 1997 | 39A | Acorn, in 2020? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 12 Apr 1997 | 46A | Pin ___ | Bob Klahn |
| 25 Mar 1997 | 22D | Sturdy furniture material | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 3 Nov 1996 | 105A | Source of cork | M. Nosowsky |
| 7 Nov 1995 | 58A | ___ Park, Ill. | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 29 Oct 1995 | 55A | Pin ___ | Maura B. Jacobson |
| 7 Jun 1995 | 5D | Cork source | Martin Schneider |
| 7 Feb 1995 | 56D | Maryland’s state tree | Matt Gaffney |
| 8 Dec 1994 | 47A | Might symbol | Randolph Ross |
| 19 Oct 1994 | 30D | Bucket material | D.J. Listort |
| 7 Oct 1994 | 47A | ___-leaf cluster | Bryant White |
| 4 Sep 1994 | 29D | Light-colored wood | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 26 Aug 1994 | 35D | Black or red tree | Timothy S. Lewis |
| 15 Mar 1994 | 36A | “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” tree | David J. Kahn |
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