OPT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OPT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OPT" answer was first appeared in "24 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Vote (for) (3)". It was authored by Nancy S. Ross. Recently, the "OPT" answer has been used for "4 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Make a choice (13)". It was authored by Gary Larson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Go (for) (36)", "Choose (20)", "Elect (10)", "Make a choice (13)", "Select, with “for” (10)", "Make a decision (6)". "OPT" appeared 184 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OPT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2023 | 31D | Make a choice | Gary Larson |
| 6 Sep 2023 | 41A | X a box, say | Blake Slonecker |
| 7 Jun 2023 | 34D | Choice word | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
| 31 Jan 2023 | 23D | Choose | Erik Agard |
| 22 Jan 2023 | 8D | Elect | Garrett Chalfin |
| 10 Jan 2023 | 6D | Choose | Emily Rourke |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 26A | Go (for) | Addison Snell |
| 22 Oct 2022 | 34D | Decide | Brooke Husic and Yacob Yonas |
| 23 Sep 2022 | 41A | Overcome decision fatigue | Erik Agard |
| 19 Sep 2022 | 40D | Make a choice | Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 70A | Go (for) | John Wrenholt |
| 8 Aug 2022 | 32A | Choose | Kathy Lowden |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 9D | Go (for) | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 10 Feb 2022 | 46A | Make a pick | August Miller |
| 30 Dec 2021 | 60D | Go (for) | John Ewbank |
| 30 Oct 2021 | 40D | Go (for) | Michael Hawkins |
| 24 Aug 2021 | 19A | Go (for) | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| 9 Aug 2021 | 10D | Make a choice | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 5 Apr 2021 | 4D | Make a pick | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 1D | Unsubscribe to a mailing list, with “out” | Sridhar Bhagavathula |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 27A | Go (for) | Robyn Weintraub |
| 16 Dec 2020 | 7D | Elect (to) | Ed Salners and Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 28 Nov 2020 | 49D | Go (for) | Nam Jin Yoon |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 56D | Make a decision | Lindsey Hobbs |
| 21 Aug 2020 | 24A | ___-out clause | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 2 Aug 2020 | 103D | Make a decision | David Levinson Wilk |
| 14 Apr 2020 | 30D | Settle on, with “for” | Joe Hansen |
| 27 Jan 2020 | 34A | Choose | Timothy Polin |
| 9 Jan 2020 | 46D | Go (for) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 24 Oct 2019 | 25D | Go (for) | Matt Ginsberg |
| 7 Oct 2019 | 1A | Choose | Keiran King |
| 8 Aug 2019 | 9D | Not dither | Timothy Polin |
| 25 Jul 2019 | 41D | Not join, with “out” | Erik Agard and Andy Kravis |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 34A | Go (for) | Matthew Sewell |
| 22 May 2019 | 34A | Be decisive | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 23A | Elect | Howard Barkin |
| 31 Mar 2019 | 30D | Make a decision | Andrew J. Ries |
| 15 Mar 2019 | 12A | Check a box (for) | Jamey Smith |
| 21 Nov 2018 | 47A | Choose | Brandon Koppy |
| 20 Aug 2018 | 63D | Choose, with “for” | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Aug 2018 | 21D | ___-out clause | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| 27 May 2018 | 63A | Pick, with “for” | Andrew Chaikin |
| 7 May 2018 | 40D | Make a choice | Julie Bérubé |
| 1 May 2018 | 65D | Go (for) | Jacob Stulberg |
| 17 Jan 2018 | 60D | Elect (to) | Jules Markey |
| 21 Nov 2017 | 55D | Make a decision | Brian Thomas |
| 23 Sep 2017 | 24D | Go one way rather than another | Robyn Weintraub |
| 25 Dec 2016 | 12D | Go (for) | Kevin G. Der |
| 21 Dec 2016 | 48A | Choose | Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman |
| 23 Nov 2016 | 60D | ___-out clause | David Steinberg |
| 4 Sep 2016 | 38D | Go (for) | Tom McCoy |
| 1 Sep 2016 | 49A | ___ out (email list selection) | Ben Tausig |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 45D | Pick | James Mulhern |
| 21 Jun 2016 | 3D | Go (for) | Julie Bérubé |
| 7 May 2016 | 38D | Go for it, with “in” | Kyle Mahowald |
| 24 Apr 2016 | 6D | ___-in clause | Kathy Wienberg |
| 13 Mar 2016 | 9D | Elect | Tom McCoy |
| 22 Feb 2016 | 19A | Decide not to join, with “out” | Ed Sessa |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 34A | Make a selection | Gary Cee |
| 26 Jan 2016 | 48D | Go (for) | Sam Ezersky |
| 7 Jan 2016 | 26A | Decide (to) | Andrew J. Ries |
| 16 Dec 2015 | 14A | Elect (to) | Paula Gamache |
| 18 Nov 2015 | 30A | Go (for) | Zachary Spitz |
| 13 Sep 2015 | 96A | Make a selection | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Aug 2015 | 96A | Go (for) | Matt Ginsberg |
| 10 Jul 2015 | 52D | Elect | Barry C. Silk |
| 28 Jun 2015 | 76D | ___-in clause | Jeremy Newton |
| 18 May 2015 | 61D | Choose (to) | Gene Newman |
| 6 Apr 2015 | 28D | Select, with “for” | Finn Vigeland |
| 3 Feb 2015 | 8D | Choose | Joe Krozel |
| 24 Nov 2014 | 25A | Choose | Robert Seminara |
| 9 Nov 2014 | 113D | Go (for) | Tom McCoy |
| 23 Jun 2014 | 61D | Make a decision | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 7 Jun 2014 | 43A | Elect | John Lieb |
| 2 Sep 2013 | 22D | Choose | Jim Peredo |
| 1 Jun 2013 | 25A | Pick | Barry C. Silk |
| 20 May 2013 | 59D | Choose (to) | Tim Croce |
| 12 May 2013 | 94D | Elect | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Nov 2012 | 39A | Choose, with “for” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 24 Sep 2012 | 45D | Choose to participate, with “in” | John Dunn |
| 19 Sep 2012 | 5D | Go (for) | Michael Shteyman |
| 17 Aug 2012 | 52D | Vote (for) | Peter Wentz |
| 10 Jun 2012 | 15D | Decide (to) | Xan Vongsathorn |
| 21 May 2012 | 39D | Withdraw, with “out” | Ian Livengood |
| 20 May 2012 | 85A | Go (for) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 19 Jan 2012 | 46A | Check the box (for) | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| 17 Nov 2011 | 43A | Pick, with “for” | Patrick Merrell |
| 10 Oct 2011 | 40D | Choose (to) | Ian C. Livengood |
| 18 Aug 2011 | 1D | Reject, with “out of” | Kevan Choset |
| 14 Jun 2011 | 25A | Go (for) | Doug Peterson and Angela Olson Halsted |
| 16 Dec 2010 | 22A | Decide to take, with “for” | Charles Deber |
| 23 Sep 2010 | 51A | Decide | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Aug 2010 | 52D | Make a choice | Pam Klawitter |
| 11 Jul 2010 | 5D | Make a choice | Ed Sessa |
| 16 Jun 2010 | 10D | ___-out clause | Joe Krozel |
| 10 Nov 2009 | 20A | Make a pick | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 May 2009 | 38A | With 30-Down, kind of clause | Corey Rubin |
| 19 Apr 2009 | 110D | Make a selection | Will Nediger |
| 27 Mar 2009 | 54D | Elect | Paula Gamache |
| 20 Dec 2008 | 60D | Elect | Brad Wilber |
| 16 Dec 2008 | 46D | Say no, with “out” | Gail Grabowski |
| 7 Dec 2008 | 38A | Make a choice | Jim Page |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 9D | Show a preference | Patrick Berry |
| 2 Nov 2008 | 60A | Go (for) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Oct 2008 | 1D | Choose (to) | Patrick Blindauer |
| 10 Sep 2008 | 39A | Select, with “for” | Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone |
| 19 Jul 2008 | 21D | Go (for) | Todd McClary |
| 22 Jun 2008 | 71D | Make a choice | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| 7 May 2008 | 23D | Go (for) | Richard Silvestri |
| 20 Mar 2008 | 55D | Make up one’s mind | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| 12 Nov 2007 | 24A | Quit, with “out” | Harvey Estes |
| 4 Nov 2007 | 33D | Elect | Bob Klahn |
| 1 Oct 2007 | 40A | Select, with “for” | Allan E. Parrish |
| 25 Sep 2007 | 33D | Make a choice | Randall J. Hartman |
| 1 Aug 2007 | 6D | Elect, with “for” | David J. Kahn |
| 10 Jan 2007 | 40D | Not req. | Curtis Yee |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 5D | Make a choice | Nancy Salomon |
| 4 Oct 2006 | 35A | Pick, with “for” | Adam Cohen |
| 18 Sep 2006 | 26A | Choose | Dave Tuller |
| 6 Sep 2006 | 39D | Select, with “for” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 14 Feb 2006 | 44A | Select, with “for” | Kevan Choset |
| 25 Sep 2005 | 11A | Go (for) | Matt Skoczen |
| 9 Aug 2005 | 59A | Choose, with “to” | Victor Fleming |
| 30 May 2005 | 57D | Decide | Lynn Lempel |
| 23 Dec 2004 | 59A | Take your pick | Nancy Salomon |
| 1 Nov 2004 | 48D | Select, with “for” | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon |
| 31 Oct 2004 | 65D | Choose | Patrick Merrell |
| 23 Sep 2004 | 37A | Decide | Jerry E. Rosman |
| 9 Sep 2004 | 44A | Select, with “for” | Peter Abide |
| 29 Aug 2004 | 100D | Go (for) | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 May 2004 | 46A | Select, with “for” | Ethan Cooper |
| 14 Mar 2004 | 76D | Make a selection | Craig Kasper |
| 20 Jan 2004 | 64D | Make a choice | Eric Berlin |
| 1 Jan 2004 | 52A | Select | Richard Silvestri |
| 29 Sep 2003 | 46A | Choose | Richard Chisholm |
| 13 Aug 2003 | 9D | Make a choice | Charles E. Gersch |
| 9 Aug 2003 | 33D | Decline, with “out of” | William I. Johnston |
| 27 Jul 2003 | 115D | Go (for) | Michael Grudzielanek |
| 6 Jul 2003 | 79A | Pick, with “for” | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 4 May 2003 | 32D | Go (for) | Tyler Hinman |
| 27 Jan 2003 | 29A | Make a choice | Stanley Newman |
| 27 Nov 2002 | 2D | “x” a box, say | Ron O’Hair |
| 15 Oct 2002 | 43A | Go (for) | Nancy Salomon |
| 27 Sep 2002 | 31D | Co-___ | Michael Shteyman |
| 20 Sep 2002 | 45D | Go with, with “for” | Kevin Hagen |
| 31 Aug 2002 | 9D | Elect, with “for” | Trip Payne |
| 8 Jul 2002 | 40A | Choose | Sheldon Benardo |
| 17 Apr 2002 | 65D | Be decisive | Richard Silvestri |
| 25 Nov 2001 | 17D | Decide to leave, with “out” | Bob Klahn and Harvey Estes |
| 6 Oct 2001 | 56D | Go (for) | Rich Norris |
| 25 Mar 2001 | 86D | Be decisive | Trip Payne |
| 10 Oct 2000 | 46D | Go (for) | Frances Hansen |
| 6 Aug 2000 | 5A | Select, with “for” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Jul 2000 | 60D | Cast one’s vote | Patrick Berry |
| 31 May 2000 | 47D | Choose | M. Francis Vuolo |
| 14 Apr 2000 | 5D | Go (for) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 14 Oct 1999 | 19A | Not req. | Joe DiPietro |
| 15 Aug 1999 | 91A | Decide to leave, with “out” | David J. Kahn |
| 4 Jun 1999 | 17A | Get off the fence, so to speak | John Wolting |
| 4 Apr 1999 | 76A | Get off the fence | Richard Silvestri |
| 20 Dec 1998 | 34D | Go (for) | Frances Hansen |
| 13 Sep 1998 | 55A | Elect | Cathy Millhauser |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 35D | Pick | Matt Gaffney |
| 23 May 1998 | 42A | Withdraw, with “out” | Rich Norris |
| 24 Apr 1998 | 41D | Get off the fence | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 3 Apr 1998 | 45D | Pick, with “for” | Frank Longo |
| 18 Jan 1998 | 53D | Make up one’s mind | Ed Early and Bob Klahn |
| 27 Dec 1997 | 55D | Stop waffling | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 2 Dec 1997 | 52A | Select, with “for” | Alan Olschwang |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 56D | Go one way or the other | Matt Gaffney |
| 18 Sep 1997 | 12D | Choose | Cathy Millhauser |
| 14 Dec 1996 | 23A | Vote (for) | R. Norris |
| 5 Dec 1996 | 12D | Choose | B. Jorgensen |
| 1 Oct 1996 | 40D | Choose | R. J. Hartman |
| 21 Jul 1996 | 65D | Check one | D. Niles |
| 2 May 1996 | 1D | Go (for) | D. J. Kahn |
| 17 Feb 1996 | 44A | Decide to leave, with “out” | Bob Sefick |
| 11 Feb 1996 | 88A | Go (for) | Harvey Estes |
| 22 Oct 1995 | 14D | Choose | Matt Gaffney |
| 12 Jul 1994 | 39D | Choose | Charles Arnold |
| 15 Jan 1994 | 49A | Make a decision | Manny Nosowsky |
| 5 Jan 1994 | 34A | Pick | Chet Currier |
| 1 Jan 1994 | 18A | ___ out of (reject) | Manny Nosowsky |
| 24 Nov 1993 | 30A | Vote (for) | Nancy S. Ross |
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