OKRA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OKRA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OKRA" answer was first appeared in "9 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Greengrocer’s pods". It was authored by Janie Lyons. Recently, the "OKRA" answer has been used for "7 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Vegetable sometimes called “ladies’ fingers”". It was authored by Rebecca Goldstein. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Gumbo vegetable (15)". "OKRA" appeared 141 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OKRA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | 59A | Vegetable sometimes called “ladies’ fingers” | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 15A | Gumbo green | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 1D | Pod vegetable in gumbo | Alexander Liebeskind |
| 2 Jul 2023 | 48A | Vegetable that can be slimy when cooked | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| 26 Jun 2023 | 58D | Pod ingredient in gumbo | Taylor Johnson and Christina Iverson |
| 12 Feb 2023 | 13D | It helps make a stew a goo | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 23 Nov 2022 | 58A | Natural stew thickener | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock |
| 19 Oct 2022 | 67A | Gumbo ingredient | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 54D | Garden plant in the mallow family | David Karp |
| 29 Sep 2022 | 66A | Often-pickled pods | Jeremy Newton |
| 6 Jul 2022 | 65A | Gumbo ingredient | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| 2 May 2022 | 5D | Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections | Erik Agard |
| 7 Feb 2022 | 18D | Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 23 Jan 2022 | 78A | Gumbo ingredient | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 30 Nov 2021 | 57D | Vegetable that’s often fried | Billy Ouska |
| 7 Nov 2021 | 12D | Vegetable in bhindi masala | Sid Sivakumar |
| 24 Oct 2021 | 90A | Southern cooking staple | Katie Hale |
| 22 Oct 2021 | 18A | Vegetable also called “ladies’ fingers” | Robyn Weintraub |
| 11 Oct 2021 | 50D | Vegetable used to thicken stews | Ben Pall |
| 2 Jul 2021 | 6D | West African food staple | Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle |
| 14 Jun 2021 | 55D | Southern soup ingredient | Andrea Carla Michaels and Doug Peterson |
| 2 Jun 2021 | 53A | Vegetable also called ladies’ fingers | Jesse Goldberg |
| 14 Oct 2020 | 33D | Cajun cooking staple | Rich Proulx |
| 13 Sep 2020 | 120A | Soup pod | MaryEllen Uthlaut |
| 15 Jul 2020 | 53A | Food also known as ladies’ fingers | Lee Higbie and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Jun 2020 | 40D | Stew thickener | Ryan Mccarty |
| 11 May 2020 | 64A | Gumbo vegetable | Ross Trudeau |
| 13 Apr 2020 | 58A | Vegetable in Creole cooking | Evan Kalish |
| 19 Mar 2020 | 60A | New Orleans side dish | Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting |
| 18 Mar 2020 | 55D | Vegetable that’s frequently fried | Ricky Cruz |
| 12 Feb 2020 | 1A | Vegetable that can get slimy when overcooked | Rich Proulx |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 9D | Succotash ingredient, at times | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 May 2019 | 55D | Gumbo green | Evan Kalish |
| 6 Mar 2019 | 60A | South side? | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard |
| 5 Mar 2019 | 61A | Ingredient in gumbo | Joe Deeney |
| 9 Dec 2018 | 40D | Gumbo ingredient | Ross Trudeau |
| 30 May 2018 | 16A | Gooey vegetable | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| 23 Apr 2018 | 20A | Gummy gumbo vegetable | Lynn Lempel |
| 29 Mar 2018 | 58A | Jambalaya ingredient, at times | Claire Muscat and David Steinberg |
| 17 Feb 2018 | 50D | Plant also known as ladies’ fingers | Peter Wentz |
| 19 Nov 2017 | 61A | Staple of Southern cuisine | Tom McCoy |
| 24 Oct 2017 | 56A | Vegetable with pods | Damon Gulczynski |
| 17 Apr 2017 | 22A | Gumbo vegetable | Peter Gordon |
| 14 Dec 2016 | 44A | Gumbo vegetable | Alan DeLoriea |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 58D | Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked | Mark McClain |
| 7 Dec 2016 | 49A | Fried ___ (Southern dish) | David Steinberg |
| 13 Jul 2016 | 18D | Vegetable that’s a good source of protein | Tom McCoy |
| 20 Mar 2016 | 108A | South side? | Joel Fagliano |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 44A | Southern-fried vegetable | David Steinberg |
| 1 May 2015 | 55D | Stew thickener | David Steinberg |
| 27 Apr 2015 | 41D | Gumbo ingredient | Johanna Fenimore |
| 26 Apr 2015 | 111A | Deep South delicacy | Patrick Berry |
| 1 Feb 2015 | 55A | Vegetable that’s often fried | David Steinberg |
| 4 Nov 2014 | 51D | Plant also known as ladies’ fingers | Joel Fagliano |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 16A | Southern vegetable that’s often deep-fried | Stanley Newman |
| 8 Oct 2014 | 21D | Gumbo need | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 11 Aug 2014 | 40A | Cajun cooking pod | David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon |
| 13 Jul 2014 | 78A | Food often with pentagonal cross sections | Tom McCoy |
| 7 Jan 2014 | 40D | Some pods | Mark Bickham |
| 23 Oct 2013 | 58D | Gumbo need | Robyn Weintraub |
| 11 Jan 2013 | 26A | Vegetable that’s often fried | Ian Livengood |
| 3 Jun 2012 | 73A | Pods often pickled | Patrick Berry |
| 18 Apr 2012 | 10A | Gumbo need | Steven Riley |
| 29 Oct 2011 | 32D | Southern side | Barry C. Silk |
| 23 Jul 2011 | 50D | Soup thickener | Tom Heilman |
| 25 Apr 2011 | 3D | Cajun cuisine vegetable | Joon Pahk |
| 4 Apr 2011 | 28A | Gumbo vegetable | Lynn Lempel |
| 15 Oct 2010 | 39D | Soup thickener | Peter Wentz |
| 28 Sep 2010 | 7D | Gumbo staple | Michael Torch |
| 11 May 2010 | 34D | Vegetable in Cajun cuisine | Keith Talon |
| 19 Apr 2010 | 59D | Gumbo pod | Randy Sowell |
| 12 Jan 2010 | 14A | Gumbo vegetable | Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young |
| 28 Nov 2009 | 39A | Callaloo ingredient | Karen M. Tracey |
| 9 Aug 2009 | 89D | Southern staple | Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 21 Jun 2009 | 33D | New Orleans staple | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| 2 May 2009 | 13A | Vegetable sometimes grown as a flower | Peter A. Collins |
| 30 Apr 2009 | 6D | Food whose name comes from a language of West Africa | Greg Kaiser and Steven Ginzburg |
| 29 Mar 2009 | 71D | Vegetable in Cajun cuisine | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 3 Mar 2009 | 65A | Creole cooking pod | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 1 Feb 2009 | 109D | Member of the mallow family | Victor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg |
| 29 Jul 2008 | 55D | Gumbo vegetable | David Kwong and Emily Halpern |
| 31 Mar 2008 | 52D | Gumbo ingredient | Jeff Armstrong |
| 1 Nov 2007 | 67A | Pod holder | Larry Shearer |
| 29 Oct 2007 | 15A | Gumbo vegetable | Fred Piscop |
| 30 Sep 2007 | 33A | Pod that’s sometimes pickled | Kelsey Blakley |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 56D | Gumbo ingredient | Ray Fontenot |
| 20 Feb 2007 | 29D | Gumbo ingredient | Jonathan Gersch |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 48A | Creole vegetable | Nancy Salomon |
| 19 Dec 2006 | 26D | Gumbo vegetable | Sarah Keller |
| 21 Aug 2006 | 45A | Gumbo vegetable | Elayne Cantor |
| 11 May 2006 | 65A | Gumbo vegetable | Joe DiPietro |
| 16 Dec 2005 | 29D | Some pods | Joe DiPietro |
| 11 Nov 2005 | 13D | Food that may be pickled | Eric Berlin |
| 29 Aug 2004 | 17D | Gumbo pods | Manny Nosowsky |
| 15 Aug 2004 | 143A | Gumbo thickener | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 2 Aug 2004 | 70A | Gumbo vegetable | Holden Baker |
| 12 May 2004 | 8D | Gumbo vegetable | Allan E. Parrish |
| 8 Jan 2004 | 48A | Plant with pods | Michael Shteyman |
| 9 Dec 2003 | 6D | Gumbo pod | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 24 Nov 2003 | 64A | Gumbo pods | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 18 Nov 2003 | 56D | Gumbo vegetable | Denise M. Neuendorf |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 15A | Soup vegetable | Michael Shteyman |
| 27 Nov 2002 | 44D | Bourbon Street vegetable | Ron O’Hair |
| 14 Oct 2002 | 36D | Soup pod | Gregory E. Paul |
| 25 Aug 2002 | 104D | Tapered pods | Randolph Ross |
| 2 Jun 2002 | 42D | Creole vegetable | Frank Longo |
| 13 May 2002 | 56D | Gumbo ingredient | Patrick Merrell |
| 20 May 2001 | 40D | Gumbo | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 29 Mar 2001 | 59D | Gumbo component | William I. Johnston |
| 1 Feb 2001 | 14A | Soup vegetable | Frances Hansen |
| 20 Nov 2000 | 64A | Gumbo ingredient | Randall J. Hartman |
| 10 Oct 2000 | 2D | Gumbo | Frances Hansen |
| 1 Aug 2000 | 62A | Gumbo ingredient | Randall J. Hartman |
| 17 Jul 2000 | 32A | Gumbo ingredient | Mitch Komro |
| 9 Jul 2000 | 45A | Staple of Southern cuisine | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Jan 2000 | 34A | Gumbo pods | Trip Payne |
| 18 Oct 1999 | 60D | Gumbo staple | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| 28 Jun 1999 | 41A | Gumbo ingredient | Ed Early |
| 30 May 1999 | 13A | Mallow family plant | Cathy Millhauser |
| 25 Apr 1999 | 23A | Podded plant | Joe DiPietro |
| 15 Apr 1999 | 54D | Pod vegetable | Cathy Millhauser |
| 7 Dec 1998 | 36D | Gumbo ingredient | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Nov 1998 | 26D | Some pods | Matt Gaffney |
| 6 Sep 1998 | 68D | Stew ingredient | Rich Norris |
| 5 Aug 1998 | 62A | Gumbo vegetable | Patrick Jordan |
| 25 May 1998 | 13D | Gumbo plant | William Canine |
| 26 Apr 1998 | 81D | Creole vegetable | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 9 Apr 1998 | 58D | Soup pods | Betty Jorgensen |
| 19 Mar 1998 | 37A | Gumbo ingredient | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Dec 1997 | 18D | Southern soup ingredient | A. J. Santora |
| 22 Dec 1997 | 22D | Gumbo | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 2 Aug 1997 | 27D | Plant also called lady’s-finger | Ed Early |
| 18 Dec 1996 | 5A | Gumbo vegetable | M. W. Perry |
| 26 Aug 1996 | 70A | Soup pods | G. E. Paul |
| 25 Sep 1995 | 63A | Soup pod | Gregory E. Paul |
| 18 Sep 1995 | 19A | Gumbo ingredient | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 7 Sep 1995 | 15A | Gumbo ingredient | Rich Norris |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 34A | Plant called lady’s-finger in England | Rich Norris |
| 7 Mar 1995 | 11D | Green pods | Gregory E. Paul |
| 3 Nov 1994 | 55A | Pods for stews | Cathy Millhauser |
| 9 Dec 1993 | 14A | Greengrocer’s pods | Janie Lyons |
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