OBI is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OBI in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OBI" answer was first appeared in "16 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___-Wan Kenobi (6)". It was authored by Nancy Joline. Recently, the "OBI" answer has been used for "7 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Club ___ Wan (where “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” opens)". It was authored by Alex Vratsanos. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Kimono sash (18)", "Japanese sash (7)", "Geisha’s sash (6)", "Kimono accessory (7)", "___-Wan Kenobi (6)". "OBI" appeared 182 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OBI" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2023 | 32A | Club ___ Wan (where “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” opens) | Alex Vratsanos |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 8D | Kimono tightener | Kathryn Ladner |
| 28 Jun 2023 | 48A | Ceremonial sash | Matt Fuchs and Victor Sloan |
| 9 May 2023 | 15A | Japanese sash | Margaret Seikel |
| 4 May 2023 | 14A | Bit of samurai attire | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Jan 2023 | 117D | Belt worn with a yukata | Wyna Liu |
| 9 Nov 2022 | 43A | Kimono accessory | David Tuffs |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 65D | Kimono sash | Sue Fracker |
| 15 Mar 2022 | 7D | Kimono sash | Michael Lieberman |
| 21 Feb 2022 | 7D | Kimono sash | Natalie Murphy |
| 25 Jan 2022 | 59D | Kimono sash | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg |
| 4 Nov 2021 | 6D | What secures a kimono | David Steinberg |
| 23 Sep 2021 | 26A | It’s a wrap | Simeon Seigel |
| 12 Apr 2021 | 23D | Kimono sash | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| 11 Apr 2021 | 11D | Kimono accessory | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| 9 Jan 2021 | 19A | Accessory that might have a netsuke attached | Trenton Charlson |
| 23 Dec 2020 | 44A | Cloth that goes to waist? | Juliana Tringali Golden |
| 7 Dec 2020 | 32A | Japanese sash | Barbara Lin |
| 29 Nov 2020 | 78D | Belt in judo | Eric Berlin |
| 8 Mar 2020 | 3D | Martial artist’s belt | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| 5 Dec 2019 | 43A | Kimono accessory | Neville Fogarty |
| 18 Aug 2019 | 66D | Something you might take a bow for in the theater? | David Steinberg |
| 7 Jul 2019 | 96D | Bit of judo attire | Jack Reuter |
| 3 Feb 2019 | 76A | Kabuki sash | Natan Last |
| 23 Oct 2018 | 64A | Kimono tie | Kathy Wienberg |
| 17 Oct 2018 | 10D | Tie that binds, in Japan? | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach |
| 1 Oct 2018 | 44D | Japanese sash | Chuck Deodene |
| 18 Sep 2018 | 40D | Kimono sash | Greg Johnson |
| 17 Apr 2018 | 5D | Sash worn around the waist | Wren Schultz |
| 5 Nov 2017 | 106D | Kabuki sash | Natan Last |
| 16 Oct 2017 | 4D | Kimono tie | Jennifer Nutt |
| 6 Jul 2017 | 44A | “Help me, ___-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope” | Erik Agard |
| 8 May 2017 | 35D | Sash for a kimono | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 4 Apr 2017 | 21A | “Memoirs of a Geisha” accessory | Timothy Polin |
| 29 Jan 2017 | 41A | Sushi restaurant wrap? | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg |
| 21 Oct 2016 | 27A | Band from the East | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 15 Jun 2016 | 1A | Kimono closer | Jason Flinn |
| 5 Jun 2016 | 114D | ___-Wan Kenobi | Tom McCoy |
| 29 May 2016 | 41D | Geisha’s accessory | Kevin G. Der |
| 8 May 2016 | 77D | Tokyo wrap | David J. Kahn |
| 25 Apr 2016 | 26A | Samurai sash | Betty Keller |
| 2 Dec 2015 | 27A | Kimono accessory | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 15 Sep 2015 | 36D | Geisha’s sash | Iain S. Padley |
| 25 May 2015 | 20A | Kimono sash | Jennifer Nutt |
| 5 Apr 2015 | 97A | Japanese 94-Across | Tom McCoy |
| 2 Mar 2015 | 29A | Sash in “Madama Butterfly” | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 29 Oct 2014 | 35A | Geisha’s sash | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Oct 2014 | 45D | Strip of paper around a Japanese book | Patrick Blindauer |
| 14 Aug 2014 | 47A | Open kimono preventer | Jason Flinn |
| 12 Jun 2014 | 55D | Item tied in a drum bow | Mark Feldman |
| 22 May 2014 | 44D | Eastern band | Adam G. Perl |
| 20 Apr 2014 | 91D | Fancy tie | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 9 Apr 2014 | 43A | “The Mikado” accessory | John E. Bennett |
| 24 Feb 2014 | 22D | Geisha’s sash | Adam G. Perl |
| 28 Jan 2014 | 63D | Kimono sash | Jeff Stillman |
| 22 Dec 2013 | 86A | Robe closer | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 29A | Sapporo sash | Henry Hook |
| 24 Jun 2013 | 25A | Japanese sash | Robert Seminara |
| 9 May 2013 | 40A | Tokyo strip? | Patrick Merrell |
| 24 Mar 2013 | 71D | Fancy tie | Dan Schoenholz |
| 14 Feb 2013 | 5D | Eastern wrap | Jules P. Markey |
| 30 Jan 2013 | 63D | Geisha’s accessory | Will Nediger |
| 7 Jan 2013 | 27A | Kimono sash | Jim Peredo |
| 15 Oct 2012 | 33D | Japanese sash | Tom Pepper |
| 5 Aug 2012 | 124D | Eastern sash | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 Mar 2012 | 36A | ___-Wan Kenobi | Mike Nothnagel |
| 31 Jan 2012 | 65D | Geisha’s sash | Doug Peterson |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 46D | One taking a bow in Japan | Patrick Berry |
| 14 Dec 2011 | 15A | Geisha’s tie | Tim Croce |
| 10 Oct 2011 | 13A | ___-Wan Kenobi | Ian C. Livengood |
| 18 Aug 2011 | 1A | Traditional keikogi accessory | Kevan Choset |
| 1 Jul 2011 | 55A | Eastern band | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| 15 Jun 2011 | 47D | Piece of kabuki costumery | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 18 May 2011 | 60A | Butterfly wrapping? | David J. Kahn |
| 8 May 2011 | 105A | Eastern wrap | Daniel A. Finan |
| 4 May 2011 | 55D | Sash of a sort | Jeff Chen |
| 3 May 2011 | 41A | ___-Wan | Kevan Choset |
| 10 Mar 2011 | 17D | Japanese band | Matt Ginsberg |
| 6 Mar 2011 | 95D | Geisha’s accessory | David Levinson Wilk |
| 2 Mar 2011 | 39A | Band of geishas? | David Poole |
| 1 Mar 2011 | 51A | Kimono accessory | C. W. Stewart |
| 17 Aug 2010 | 16A | It’s a cinch, in Sapporo | Michael Sharp |
| 31 Jul 2010 | 11D | One getting waisted in Tokyo? | Barry C. Silk |
| 28 Jul 2010 | 5D | Kobe sash | Howard Baker |
| 7 Jun 2010 | 8D | Kimono closer | Lynn Lempel |
| 27 Apr 2010 | 23A | ___-Wan with the Force | Oliver Hill |
| 22 Mar 2010 | 5D | Kabuki sash | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 21 Feb 2010 | 81A | Japanese tie | Eric Berlin |
| 2 Dec 2009 | 71A | “Madame Butterfly” wear | Jack McInturff |
| 21 Oct 2009 | 52A | Part of a geisha’s attire | Peter A. Collins |
| 9 Aug 2009 | 75A | Japanese band | Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 18 Jun 2009 | 56A | Band from Japan | Patrick Blindauer |
| 21 May 2009 | 48A | “The Mikado” wardrobe item | Patrick Blindauer |
| 6 Oct 2008 | 18D | ___-Wan Kenobi | Patrick Blindauer |
| 29 Sep 2008 | 62D | Geisha’s waistband | Sharon Delorme |
| 28 May 2008 | 29A | It may be tied with a bow | C. W. Stewart |
| 15 Apr 2008 | 64A | Japanese band | Ken Bessette |
| 9 Mar 2008 | 10D | Kimono securer | Patrick Berry |
| 12 Dec 2007 | 14A | Butterfly ___ (sash) | Daniel Kantor |
| 20 Nov 2007 | 2D | Sapporo sash | Larry Shearer |
| 10 Sep 2007 | 41D | Geisha’s sash | Edward M Sessa |
| 2 Sep 2007 | 7D | Japanese band | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 5 Aug 2007 | 48A | Bow site | Caroline Leong |
| 25 Jul 2007 | 63A | Japanese waist material? | Ed Early |
| 22 Apr 2007 | 75A | Japanese band? | Victor Fleming |
| 8 Jan 2007 | 46D | Sash in Sapporo | Harriet Clifton |
| 27 Sep 2006 | 62D | Part of a geisha’s attire | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Aug 2006 | 11D | Sash with a bow | Kevan Choset |
| 30 May 2006 | 56D | Japanese sash | Patrick Merrell |
| 3 May 2006 | 62D | It’s tied with a bow | Lisa Wiseman |
| 2 Apr 2006 | 33D | Robe fastener | Bob Klahn |
| 18 Nov 2005 | 47A | It’s tied in back | Manny Nosowsky |
| 27 Sep 2005 | 63D | Formal Japanese wear | Kevan Choset |
| 3 Jun 2005 | 53A | Part of a “Mikado” costume | Jim Hyres |
| 5 May 2005 | 54D | Sash | Chris Sallade |
| 10 Jan 2005 | 8D | Kimono sash | David Pringle |
| 2 Jan 2005 | 10D | Sash | Patrick Merrell |
| 3 Jun 2004 | 11D | Middle piece of Tokyo? | Mike Torch |
| 24 Mar 2004 | 21D | Kimono closer | Norma Johnson |
| 11 Oct 2003 | 17A | It may take a bow | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 30 Sep 2003 | 40D | Samurai’s sash | Kevan Choset |
| 8 Jun 2003 | 22A | Part of a geisha’s costume | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 May 2003 | 30D | Kimono tie | Karen M. Tracey |
| 23 Apr 2003 | 23A | Part of a geisha’s attire | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 4 Mar 2003 | 34D | Geisha’s sash | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 22 Feb 2003 | 31A | Asian waist product? | Dana Motley |
| 25 Jan 2003 | 21A | Securer in Japanese dress | Patrick Berry |
| 16 Nov 2002 | 4D | It may gird a geisha | Leonard Williams |
| 11 Jun 2002 | 25A | Sapporo sash | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 27 May 2002 | 52D | ___-Wan Kenobi | Norman Wizer |
| 14 Apr 2002 | 48A | Eastern tie? | David J. Kahn |
| 13 Jan 2002 | 51A | Geisha wear | Nelson Hardy |
| 30 Sep 2001 | 112D | Band of geishas | Con Pederson |
| 4 Jun 2001 | 34A | Kimono tie | Patrick Jordan |
| 18 Mar 2001 | 84A | Silk tie | Richard Silvestri |
| 18 Feb 2001 | 54A | Wardrobe item from “The Mikado” | David J. Kahn |
| 5 Feb 2001 | 10D | Kimono sash | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 22 Jan 2001 | 40D | Kimono sash | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 21 Dec 2000 | 23A | It’s tied at the back | Manny Nosowsky |
| 29 Oct 2000 | 22A | Japanese band? | Karen Hodge |
| 13 Aug 2000 | 39A | Kimono closer | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 24 May 2000 | 64A | Attire for M. Butterfly | Chuck Deodene |
| 25 Mar 2000 | 18D | Butterfly band? | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Jan 2000 | 19A | ___-Wan of “Star Wars” | Greg Staples |
| 25 Nov 1999 | 19D | Eastern sash | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Oct 1999 | 37A | Piece of kabuki costumery | Patrick D. Berry |
| 24 Oct 1999 | 107A | Oriental tie | Nancy Salomon |
| 6 Jun 1999 | 68D | It’s tied at the back | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Jan 1999 | 35A | Sapporo sash | Manny Nosowsky |
| 24 Jan 1999 | 94D | It’s a wrap | Robert Malinow |
| 13 Sep 1998 | 87D | It goes around the middle | Cathy Millhauser |
| 25 Aug 1998 | 2D | “Shogun” apparel | Randy Sowell |
| 19 Apr 1998 | 8D | Oriental tie | Rich Norris |
| 23 Feb 1998 | 61D | Japanese sash | Mark Danna |
| 30 Nov 1997 | 64A | Broad sash | Charles Deber |
| 29 Jan 1997 | 57D | Sash | R. Hughes |
| 27 Jan 1997 | 19A | Kimono accessory | F. Piscop |
| 21 Dec 1996 | 59D | A geisha may tie one on | F. Piscop |
| 1 Jun 1996 | 49D | It’s a cinch, in Japan | B. Klahn |
| 12 Mar 1996 | 41A | Kimono sash | R. J. Hartman |
| 7 Mar 1996 | 21A | Kimono accessory | C. Millhauser |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 43A | Kimono sash | P. Gordon |
| 18 Feb 1996 | 26A | Tied article of apparel | Norma Steinberg |
| 9 Dec 1995 | 23A | Waistband | Mike Shenk |
| 30 Nov 1995 | 31A | Kimono sash | Susan Smith |
| 23 Oct 1995 | 36A | Kimono sash | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 30 Apr 1995 | 50D | Kimono sash | Warren W. Reich |
| 19 Apr 1995 | 7D | Cummerbund for a geisha | Alfio Micci |
| 19 Feb 1995 | 29D | Sash for Cio-Cio-San | Alfio Micci |
| 19 Jan 1995 | 22A | Butterfly’s sash | Bryant White |
| 13 Jan 1995 | 34A | Clothing that goes to waist? | Judith Perry |
| 11 Nov 1994 | 41A | Item of dancer’s attire | Randolph Ross |
| 9 Oct 1994 | 46A | Robe adornment | Bryant White |
| 20 Aug 1994 | 25D | It goes around the middle | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Jul 1994 | 47D | Kimono sash | Albert J. Klaus |
| 17 Jun 1994 | 45A | Honshu wraparound | Bryant White |
| 1 Apr 1994 | 24A | Sapporo sash | Stanley Newman |
| 5 Mar 1994 | 23D | “Shogun” apparel | Manny Nosowsky |
| 10 Feb 1994 | 39D | Sash | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Jan 1994 | 58D | Sash | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 9 Jan 1994 | 46A | Item of kabuki apparel | Mel Rosen |
| 16 Dec 1993 | 15D | ___-Wan Kenobi | Nancy Joline |
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