ODOR

ODOR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ODOR in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "ODOR" answer was first appeared in "28 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Incense". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "ODOR" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Febreze target (5)". It was authored by Peter Gordon. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Skunk’s defense (12)", "Scent (20)", "Stench (10)", "Stink (8)", "Smell (7)", "Repute (8)", "Fragrance (6)". "ODOR" appeared 307 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ODOR" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
12 Dec 2023 65A Febreze target Peter Gordon
24 Nov 2023 63A Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one Rafael Musa
3 Oct 2023 4D Smelly smell Troy Laedtke
2 Oct 2023 57A Stink Alexandria Mason
10 Sep 2023 2D Something typically found in a barnyard Adam Wagner
2 Mar 2023 2D Sign of ripeness, perhaps Malaika Handa
9 Feb 2023 58D Evidence of expiration Alex Rosen
10 Jan 2023 14A Stench Emily Rourke
26 Dec 2022 14A Skunk’s defense Kurt Weller
24 Dec 2022 27A Axe target Trenton Charlson
28 Nov 2022 16A Scent Chloe Revery
17 Nov 2022 16A Something fishy, maybe Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman
15 Aug 2022 51D Bad smell Simon Marotte
14 Aug 2022 32D ___-Eaters Jeff Chen and Jim Horne
21 Jul 2022 5D Noted feature of Limburger cheese Anne Marie Crinnion and Eric Bornstein
10 Jun 2022 46D What someone with anosmia cannot detect Blake Slonecker
12 Apr 2022 1A Skunk’s defense Dan Schoenholz
8 Apr 2022 59A Ammonia has one Caitlin Reid
4 Apr 2022 10D Bad smell Derek J. Angell
17 Mar 2022 44A Incense, in a sense Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen
13 Jan 2022 17A Striped polecat’s defense Karen Lurie
23 Dec 2021 64A Trash day reminder Stephen McCarthy
12 Dec 2021 22A Trash day reminder, maybe Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson
6 Dec 2021 6D Febreze target Emily Rourke
10 Nov 2021 32D What helium and nitrogen lack Max Chen Lauring and Benjamin Chen Lauring
19 Oct 2021 48A Unwanted discovery in a refrigerator Ross Trudeau
21 Sep 2021 3D Musk, e.g. Daniel Okulitch
13 Aug 2021 49D Something carbon monoxide lacks John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
8 Aug 2021 21A Axe target Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
5 Aug 2021 65A Funk Adam Wagner
1 Aug 2021 109A Litter box emanation Matthew Stock
31 May 2021 33A Cause of some nose-wrinkling Michael Lieberman
21 Apr 2021 41A Stink Brandon Koppy
22 Mar 2021 42D Skunk funk Daniel Grinberg
20 Jan 2021 18A What the nose knows Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
10 Jan 2021 106D Wood stain has a strong one Alex Bajcz
19 Dec 2020 43A Lingering quality Caitlin Reid and Andrew J. Ries
20 Oct 2020 53D Something you can pick up with your nose Jeff Chen
27 Aug 2020 31D Cause for nose-pinching Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
21 Jul 2020 42A Litter box emanation Zhouqin Burnikel
22 Jun 2020 6D Stench Sid Sivakumar
17 Apr 2020 7D Noted characteristic of a corpse flower Robyn Weintraub
2 Apr 2020 56D Sign of rot Evan Mahnken
19 Mar 2020 48A An old gym sock may have one Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting
2 Mar 2020 62A Indication that it’s time to take out the trash Andrea Carla Michaels
19 Jan 2020 83A It’s down in the dumps Victor Barocas
5 Jan 2020 96D Target of an air freshener Will Nediger
24 Nov 2019 44A Rotting evidence Frank Longo
13 Nov 2019 18A Cause of nose-wrinkling Ed Sessa
4 Nov 2019 36D Ammonia has a strong one Trent H. Evans
8 Sep 2019 89D Renuzit target Joe DiPietro
19 Aug 2019 23D Febreze target Peter Gordon
28 Jul 2019 67D Target of a spray Christopher Adams
27 May 2019 39D Scent Bruce Haight
21 May 2019 61A Febreze target Evan Kalish
7 May 2019 40A Smell Ross Trudeau
5 May 2019 54A That stinks! Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson
11 Mar 2019 31A Fragrance Trent Evans
23 Feb 2019 9D Stink Sam Ezersky
12 Feb 2019 38D Dumpster output Tom Pepper
29 Dec 2018 49D Bad thing to find in your refrigerator Robyn Weintraub
12 Dec 2018 12D Fragrance David J. Kahn
1 Nov 2018 63A Something commonly found in a laundry bag Matt Ginsberg
7 Oct 2018 78D Lilac or lavender Tom McCoy
25 Sep 2018 52D Scent Ross Trudeau
25 Jul 2018 21D Nose wrinkler Emily Carroll
4 Jun 2018 13A Dumpster emanation Zhouqin Burnikel
2 Jun 2018 27A Repute Trenton Charlson
14 Mar 2018 19A Locker room emanation Jeff Chen
22 Jan 2018 43A Gym locker emanation Paolo Pasco
15 Jan 2018 9A Distinctive smell Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel
11 Dec 2017 2D Smell Brian Thomas
14 Nov 2017 25D Stench Jerry Miccolis and Jeff Chen
22 Aug 2017 57D Musk, e.g. Timothy Polin
7 May 2017 18A It may be whiffed Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
26 Mar 2017 12D Sign of decay Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen
11 Jan 2017 2D Concern regarding a litter box Peter A. Collins
20 Dec 2016 3D “Eww!” inducer Timothy Polin
30 Nov 2016 58A What might make a nose wrinkle Molly Young
22 Nov 2016 40A Scent Andrew Zhou
15 Nov 2016 2D Something whiffed David J. Kahn
2 Nov 2016 53D Landfill emanation Andrew Kingsley
22 Oct 2016 48D Repute James Mulhern
22 Sep 2016 60A Dumpster attribute, often Jeffrey Wechsler
13 Sep 2016 74A Perfume Stanley Newman
7 Sep 2016 45A Scent Kary Haddad
5 Jun 2016 41D The “O” of B.O. Tom McCoy
25 Mar 2016 50A Z’s : sleep :: wavy lines : ___ Ian Livengood
26 Feb 2016 13D Reason to hold your nose Paula Gamache
9 Feb 2016 11D Skunk’s defense Lynn Lempel
18 Jan 2016 27D Aroma Kathy Wienberg
10 Dec 2015 63A Reputation Timothy Polin
27 Oct 2015 65A What cologne may cover Kurt Mueller
6 Oct 2015 24D Stink Zhouqin Burnikel
4 Oct 2015 62D Febreze target Jeremy Newton
21 Apr 2015 45D The “O” of B.O. Gerry Wildenberg
4 Sep 2014 59D Something found in the trash? Samuel A. Donaldson
24 Aug 2014 48D Sign of rot Patrick Berry
2 Jul 2014 64A Sign of spoilage Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen
10 Jun 2014 21D Disinfectant target Pamela Klawitter
27 May 2014 29D Skunk’s defense James Tuttle
22 Mar 2014 26A Oxygen’s lack Greg Johnson
10 Mar 2014 27A It stinks Kelly Clark
9 Mar 2014 79D Fumes may produce one Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Feb 2014 7D Body ___ Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
3 Feb 2014 10D Aroma Sean Dobbin
30 Jan 2014 36D Cleaner’s target Dan Schoenholz
13 Dec 2013 49D With 51-Down, unscented Gary Cee
11 Sep 2013 56D Fragrance Patrick Blindauer
31 Aug 2013 10D Repute Josh Knapp
17 Jul 2013 45D Reminder that the laundry needs doing Robyn Weintraub
13 Jun 2013 69A Axe target? David Steinberg
12 Jun 2013 2D Fish market emanation Todd Gross
27 Mar 2013 48A It’s in the air David J. Kahn
17 Feb 2013 101A It might come out in the wash Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
9 Dec 2012 40A Nose wrinkler Patrick Berry
26 Oct 2012 34D Radon’s lack Peter A. Collins
10 Oct 2012 4D Foot problem Pete Muller
26 Aug 2012 105D What the nose knows Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson
16 Aug 2012 19A Bloodhound’s lead Ethan Cooper
26 Jul 2012 17A Target of some sprays Joel Fagliano
24 May 2012 54D Effluvium Derik Moore
25 Feb 2012 58D Kitchen drawer? Barry C. Silk
17 Jan 2012 14A Skunk’s defense Elizabeth A. Long
29 Dec 2011 41D Aerosol target David Steinberg
28 Nov 2011 3D Fragrance Andrea Carla Michaels
17 Nov 2011 48D Something lost in the wash? Patrick Merrell
31 Aug 2011 14A Lysol target Peter A. Collins
24 Jul 2011 76A It comes out in the wash Kurt Mueller
27 Jun 2011 3D Stench Joseph Samulak
10 May 2011 26D Sign of decay Alan Arbesfeld
4 May 2011 16A Something you might turn up your nose at Jeff Chen
26 Apr 2011 10D Dumpster emanation Brendan Emmett Quigley
27 Mar 2011 67D Tracker’s aid Kevin G. Der
3 Nov 2010 38D “P.U.!” inducer Tracy Gray
19 Sep 2010 91D It’s often carried around a gym Kevin G. Der
2 Aug 2010 8D Skunk’s defense Diane Baker van Hoff
20 Jul 2010 22A Foot problem, perhaps Ed Sessa
7 Jul 2010 56D Febreeze target Will Nediger
5 Feb 2010 38A Podiatric problem Joe Krozel
5 Jan 2010 3D ___-Eaters (shoe inserts) C. W. Stewart
21 Dec 2009 53A Ammonia has a strong one Sarah Keller
17 Nov 2009 12D Scent John Farmer
19 Oct 2009 13A Tracking dog’s clue Lynn Lempel
30 Aug 2009 38D Effluvium Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
26 Mar 2009 60A Spray target Edward Safran
26 Feb 2009 63A Something in the air Brendan Emmett Quigley
9 Nov 2008 102A Sure target Paula Gamache
2 Nov 2008 59D Bouquet Elizabeth C. Gorski
30 Oct 2008 6D Repute Chuck Hamilton
11 Aug 2008 30D Stench Thomas Heilman
6 Aug 2008 6D Stench Caleb Madison
20 May 2008 54D What wavy lines signify in the comics Billie Truitt
6 Mar 2008 4D Cause for opening a window Pamela Amick Klawitter
7 Dec 2007 23A Podiatric problem, for some Patrick Berry
27 Nov 2007 27D Dumpster emanation Julie Ann Bowling
17 Nov 2007 53A Characteristic quality Brad Wilber
5 Sep 2007 33D Gas leak giveaway Richard Silvestri
29 Aug 2007 14A Gas leak evidence Jayne and Alex Boisvert
28 Aug 2007 49D Smell Linda Schechet Tucker
26 Aug 2007 83D ___-Eaters Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
25 Mar 2007 19D Nose-wrinkler Fred Piscop
7 Mar 2007 13D Something in the air Richard Silvestri
2 Mar 2007 50D Must, say Eric Berlin
19 Feb 2007 60A Aroma Andrea C. Michaels
22 Dec 2006 49D Something picked up in a gym Mike Nothnagel
21 Dec 2006 4D It’s in the dumps Lynn Lempel
7 Dec 2006 8D Effluvium Kelly Clark
5 Nov 2006 43D Something carbon monoxide lacks Derrick Niederman
23 Oct 2006 7D Smell John Calvin Williams
15 Sep 2006 26D Trail Harvey Estes
13 Jun 2006 11D Emanation Janet R. Bender
29 May 2006 36A Smell Alex Boisvert
26 May 2006 41A Neon’s lack Mike Torch
7 May 2006 45D Outhouse issue Trip Payne
8 Feb 2006 23A Sensory input Patrick Merrell
29 Sep 2005 14A Spray target, perhaps Sam Bellotto Jr.
10 Sep 2005 54A Pervasive quality David J. Kahn
16 Aug 2005 56A A mothball may have one Randall J. Hartman
24 Jul 2005 26A It comes out in the wash Frank Longo
5 May 2005 15A Spray’s target, maybe Chris Sallade
13 Dec 2004 66A Reason to put a clothespin on your nose Sarah Keller
1 Nov 2004 66A Stench Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon
19 Oct 2004 62A Stink Adam Cohen
14 Sep 2004 12D Reason for nose-pinching Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
19 Aug 2004 47A Spray target Ed Early
16 Aug 2004 14A Stench Joy C. Frank
11 Aug 2004 37D Scent Alan Arbesfeld
31 May 2004 2D Reason to say “pee-yew!” Gregory E. Paul
28 May 2004 29D Something you might turn up your nose at Manny Nosowsky
15 May 2004 3D It may elicit a funny face Byron Walden
3 Feb 2004 61A Scent Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
28 Jan 2004 12D A hound may pick it up Jim Hyres
27 Jan 2004 57D Dump problem Randall J. Hartman
4 Jan 2004 61A It’s often masked Patrick Merrell
25 Dec 2003 33D Musk or must John Underwood
24 Dec 2003 14A Foot problem Steve Jones
23 Dec 2003 3D Scent Mike Torch
7 Dec 2003 53D Reputation Sherry O. Blackard
25 Nov 2003 16A Skunk’s defense Allan E. Parrish
13 Nov 2003 61A Target of some sprays Manny Nosowsky
4 Jul 2003 30D Telltale ___ Elizabeth C. Gorski
5 Apr 2003 22A Freshness indicator Patrick Berry
19 Mar 2003 56D Reason to bathe Alan Arbesfeld
17 Feb 2003 7D Olfactory stimulus Alan Arbesfeld
9 Feb 2003 8D Must, e.g. David J. Kahn
26 Jan 2003 25A It may be picked up in a locker Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
21 Dec 2002 7D One may be disagreeable James E. Buell
5 Nov 2002 62A “Phew!” inducer Fred Piscop
17 Oct 2002 51D Renuzit target Todd McClary
14 Oct 2002 16A Scent Gregory E. Paul
11 Oct 2002 47A It may be faint A. J. Santora
4 Jul 2002 71A Spray target Nathaniel Weiss
10 Mar 2002 19A A strong one may be found in a gym Nelson Hardy
19 Feb 2002 10A Scent Arlan and Linda Bushman
11 Feb 2002 55D Stink Peter Gordon
30 Jan 2002 6D Household spray target Randall J. Hartman
29 Nov 2001 61A Lingering effect Patrick Merrell
28 Oct 2001 107D Halitosis, e.g. Michael Ashley
10 Oct 2001 67A Smell Richard Chisholm
20 Aug 2001 17A Landfill’s emanation Sherry O. Blackard
5 Aug 2001 37D Methane’s lack Peter Gordon
8 May 2001 35D What wavy lines mean, in comics Mark P. Sherwood
13 Mar 2001 6D Bloodhound’s clue Michael S. Maurer
5 Mar 2001 36A Smell Sherry O. Blackard
14 Nov 2000 36D “P.U.!” cause Brendan Emmett Quigley
6 Oct 2000 12D Kitchen drawer? Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
2 Oct 2000 35A Aroma Sarah Keller
22 Aug 2000 3D Locker room emanation Ed Early
31 Jul 2000 26D What the nose knows Marjorie Berg
26 Jul 2000 2D Emanation William I. Johnston
15 Jul 2000 15D Quality David J. Kahn
26 Jun 2000 68A Skunk’s defense Peter Gordon
28 May 2000 27A Dump emanation Richard Silvestri
9 May 2000 37D Bouquet Elizabeth C. Gorski
27 Mar 2000 27D Nose tickler Dave and Diane Epperson
8 Feb 2000 7D Bad whiff Fred Piscop
30 Jan 2000 5D Nitrogen’s lack Peter Gordon
18 Jan 2000 19A Roll-on target Nancy Salomon
5 Jan 2000 60A Nose wrinkler D. J. DeChristopher
6 Dec 1999 14A Whiff Gregory E. Paul
15 Sep 1999 12D Meaning of wavy lines, in the comics Thomas W. Schier
20 Jul 1999 12D Lysol target Joy L. Wouk
19 Jul 1999 3D Fragrance Gregory E. Paul
4 Jul 1999 47D Methane’s lack Greg Staples
1 Jul 1999 67A A shoe may have one Alan Arbesfeld
23 May 1999 73A Nostril wrinkler Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
27 Apr 1999 2D Polecat’s defense Fred Piscop
15 Apr 1999 36D Radon lacks it Cathy Millhauser
31 Mar 1999 7D Unpleasant aura Patrick Jordan
8 Feb 1999 59D Scent Sidney L. Robbins (1909-97)
1 Feb 1999 66A Something the nose knows Dorothy Smitonick
2 Dec 1998 13D Fungus byproduct Nancy Salomon
6 Nov 1998 22D Sure target Bob Klahn
16 Oct 1998 9D Garlic, for one Martin Ashwood-Smith
15 Oct 1998 62A It may be left in a locker David J. Kahn
15 Sep 1998 2D Whiff Gilbert H. Ludwig
13 Sep 1998 42A Lead for a Lab Cathy Millhauser
28 Aug 1998 25D Carbon monoxide’s lack Martin Ashwood-Smith
28 Jul 1998 71A Stink Robert Dillman
5 Jul 1998 69D Lilac, e.g. Joe DiPietro
8 Jun 1998 15A Scent Mark Danna
2 Apr 1998 17A Polecat’s defense Alex K. Justin
24 Mar 1998 40D Wavy lines, in the comics Fred Piscop
10 Mar 1998 53D Scent Patrick Jordan
26 Jan 1998 30D Aroma Eileen Lexau
21 Jan 1998 37A Repute Elizabeth C. Gorski
31 Dec 1997 32D Skunk’s defense Alfio Micci
22 Dec 1997 67A Gym socks may have one Arthur S. Verdesca
9 Dec 1997 68A Scent Fran and Lou Sabin
22 Sep 1997 64A Skunk’s defense Gregory E. Paul
13 Aug 1997 2D What the nose knows Richard Silvestri
10 Jun 1997 58A It’s put off at the bakery Fred Piscop
9 Jun 1997 21D Stench Thomas W. Schier
6 Feb 1997 62A Repute D. J. Kahn
13 Jan 1997 63A Scent G. E. Paul
10 Nov 1996 39A Repute R. Hamel
17 Oct 1996 51A Trail J. R. Conrad
15 Oct 1996 6D Scent G. E. Paul
4 Oct 1996 9D Redolence M. Ashwood-Smith
23 Jul 1996 36D Dump problem G. E. Paul
4 Jul 1996 11D Air freshener target Joy L. Wouk
3 Jul 1996 50D Stench F. Heaney
31 Mar 1996 80A Characteristic property J. Savage
4 Mar 1996 3D What the nose knows S. B. Whitten
26 Dec 1995 58A Perfume Jonathan Schmatzbach
27 Nov 1995 65A Skunk’s defense Gregory E. Paul
13 Nov 1995 6D Olfactory stimulation Norma Steinberg
23 Oct 1995 23A Scent Sidney L. Robbins
22 Oct 1995 56D Pervasive atmosphere Matt Gaffney
18 Oct 1995 14A One may be picked up at a bakery Nancy S. Ross
3 Oct 1995 67A Olfactory stimulus Alan Arbesfeld
31 Aug 1995 39D Repute David J. Kahn
13 Mar 1995 67A Scent Ernie Furtado
9 Feb 1995 49A Redolence Richard Thomas
16 Jan 1995 60D Scent Walter Covell
27 Dec 1994 31D Skunk’s defense Ernie Furtado
14 Dec 1994 2D Redolence Wayne Robert Williams
2 Dec 1994 50D Effluvium Bob Klahn
8 Nov 1994 12D Bouquet Richard Hughes
13 Jun 1994 21D Fragrance John Greenman
7 Jun 1994 14A Nose tweaker Ernie Furtado
27 Mar 1994 27A Essence Jeanette K. Brill
22 Mar 1994 70A Bouquet Stephanie Spadaccini
6 Mar 1994 98D Tang Frances Hansen
1 Feb 1994 51D Stink Robert Zimmerman
28 Jan 1994 22A Incense Manny Nosowsky

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