OAKEN is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OAKEN in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OAKEN" answer was first appeared in "6 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hard, in a way". It was authored by Arthur S. Verdesca/Will Shortz. Recently, the "OAKEN" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Like some wine barrels". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. "OAKEN" appeared 45 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OAKEN" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 50D | Like some wine barrels | Seth Weitberg |
| 20 Nov 2022 | 96D | Like some whiskey barrels | Joe Deeney |
| 18 Apr 2022 | 8D | Like many chardonnay barrels | Carl Larson / Will Shortz |
| 15 Mar 2020 | 21A | Like many barrels | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger / Will Shortz |
| 3 Feb 2020 | 66A | Like some whiskey barrels | Michael Schlossberg / Will Shortz |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 6D | Like bourbon barrels | Sean Biggins / Will Shortz |
| 22 Nov 2018 | 26D | Like many chardonnay barrels | Randolph Ross / Will Shortz |
| 21 Oct 2018 | 27A | Like many wine casks | Finn Vigeland / Will Shortz |
| 25 Sep 2017 | 25D | Like some wooden buckets | Bruce Haight / Will Shortz |
| 30 Jul 2017 | 101D | Like some floors | Isaac Mizrahi and David J. Kahn / Will Shortz |
| 29 Jan 2017 | 8D | Wine barrel descriptor | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg / Will Shortz |
| 13 Nov 2016 | 94D | Like some wine casks | Joel Fagliano / Will Shortz |
| 13 Jun 2016 | 56D | Like an old wooden bucket of song | Lynn Lempel / Will Shortz |
| 4 Feb 2016 | 21A | Like some barrels used for aging whiskey | Jeff Chen / Will Shortz |
| 18 Oct 2015 | 104D | Like some port vessels | Dan Schoenholz / Will Shortz |
| 18 Jan 2015 | 115A | Like some brewing containers | Joe Krozel / Will Shortz |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 36A | Strong and durable, in a way | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 13 Oct 2013 | 26A | Like bourbon barrels | Jeff Chen / Will Shortz |
| 6 Mar 2013 | 28D | Like some heavy buckets | Richard Chisholm / Will Shortz |
| 18 Nov 2012 | 73A | Made of a sturdy wood | Timothy Polin / Will Shortz |
| 20 May 2011 | 13D | Sturdy, in a way | David Levinson Wilk / Will Shortz |
| 14 Oct 2010 | 28A | Old ___ Bucket (Big Ten conference football prize) | Jim Hilger / Will Shortz |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 44D | Of a durable wood | Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz |
| 27 May 2007 | 15D | Like Hoosier cabinets | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 4 Jan 2004 | 99A | Like wine barrels | Patrick Merrell / Will Shortz |
| 10 Dec 2003 | 43D | Solid, as some furniture | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes / Will Shortz |
| 8 Oct 2002 | 27D | Like some old buckets | Sherry O. Blackard / Will Shortz |
| 13 Feb 2002 | 72A | Like many brandy casks | Steven Picus / Will Shortz |
| 27 Jan 2002 | 7D | Like some butcher blocks | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 6 Feb 2001 | 42D | Like some old buckets | Sherry O. Blackard / Will Shortz |
| 19 Nov 2000 | 103D | Sturdy, in a way | Cathy Millhauser / Will Shortz |
| 15 Nov 2000 | 57A | Of durable wood | Chuck Deodene / Will Shortz |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 59A | Like some furniture | Dana Motley / Will Shortz |
| 3 May 1999 | 31D | Like some sturdy furniture | Nancy Kavanaugh / Will Shortz |
| 18 Jan 1999 | 11D | Like some old buckets | Frederick T. Buhler / Will Shortz |
| 11 Oct 1998 | 11D | Like many an old bucket | Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark / Will Shortz |
| 23 Sep 1998 | 34A | Like a bucket in an old song | Michael S. Maurer / Will Shortz |
| 3 Dec 1996 | 8D | Like some buckets | R. Hartman / W. Shortz |
| 25 Nov 1996 | 40A | Like an old bucket of song | M. Huret / W. Shortz |
| 13 Feb 1996 | 55D | Like some old buckets | G. Paul/Will Shortz |
| 30 Oct 1995 | 35A | “The Old ___ Bucket” | Gregory E. Paul/Will Shortz |
| 19 Jun 1995 | 62A | “The Old ___ Bucket” | Gregory E. Paul/Will Shortz |
| 21 Apr 1995 | 61A | Sturdy, as a beam | Rand H. Burns/Will Shortz |
| 28 Jun 1994 | 29D | “The Old ___ Bucket” | Jonathan Schmatzbach/Will Shortz |
| 6 Feb 1994 | 40D | Hard, in a way | Arthur S. Verdesca/Will Shortz |
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