OPTIC is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OPTIC in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OPTIC" answer was first appeared in "24 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "The eye". It was authored by Nancy S. Ross. Recently, the "OPTIC" answer has been used for "5 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Fiber-___ cable (4)". It was authored by Nate Cardin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "___ nerve (6)". "OPTIC" appeared 55 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OPTIC" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2023 | 19D | Fiber-___ cable | Nate Cardin |
| 11 Apr 2023 | 23D | That’s some nerve! | Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen |
| 15 Dec 2022 | 7D | ___ nerve | Bruce Haight |
| 5 Jun 2022 | 80D | Fiber-____ | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| 27 Apr 2021 | 24D | ___ fiber | Jeff McDermott |
| 18 Apr 2020 | 9D | Part of FiOS | Ryan McCarty |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 35A | Some nerve? | John Guzzetta |
| 15 Oct 2019 | 37D | Of the eyes | Julie Bérubé |
| 15 Sep 2018 | 27D | The “o” of Verizon’s Fios | David Liben-Nowell |
| 18 Sep 2017 | 17A | ___ nerve (retina attachment) | Tom McCoy |
| 11 Jun 2015 | 11D | Vision-related | Lewis E. Rothlein |
| 20 May 2015 | 56D | ___ disc (blind spot) | Jacob Stulberg |
| 12 Apr 2015 | 73D | ___ nerve | Jeff Chen |
| 9 Apr 2015 | 6D | Part of FiOS | Jacob Stulberg |
| 1 Dec 2014 | 1A | Sight-related | John Guzzetta |
| 20 Sep 2014 | 30A | Some nerve! | Erik Agard |
| 9 Mar 2014 | 54D | Lens | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 26 Mar 2013 | 35D | Vision-related | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| 12 Feb 2012 | 17A | Some nerve | Kurt Mueller |
| 18 Dec 2011 | 36D | Kind of disc | Patrick Merrell |
| 30 Mar 2010 | 8D | Eye-related | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Jan 2010 | 32A | Microscope part | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Jan 2009 | 1A | Fiber-___ cable | John Greenman |
| 11 Nov 2008 | 52D | ___ nerve | Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer |
| 27 Sep 2008 | 10D | ___ disk (blind spot) | Karen M. Tracey |
| 28 Jul 2008 | 57D | ___ nerve | Roger Baiocchi |
| 2 Mar 2008 | 100A | ___ nerve | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach |
| 19 Nov 2007 | 46D | Eye-related | Lynn Lempel |
| 31 Jul 2007 | 41D | Fiber-___ cable | Allan E. Parrish |
| 29 Aug 2006 | 47A | Vision-related | David Pringle |
| 16 Jul 2006 | 42D | Some nerve | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 21 Nov 2004 | 31D | Sight-related | Kumar Balani |
| 28 Jun 2004 | 38A | Vision-related | Sarah Keller |
| 2 Jul 2003 | 11D | Microscope lens | Barbara Olson |
| 14 Apr 2003 | 21D | Of the eye | Janet R. Bender |
| 11 Mar 2003 | 5A | Fiber-___ cable | Janice M. Putney |
| 16 Dec 2002 | 27A | Sight-related | Jim Hyres |
| 25 Apr 2002 | 32D | Some nerve | Lois Sidway |
| 28 May 2001 | 22D | Eye-related | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 Dec 1999 | 29D | Kind of nerve | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| 6 Jun 1999 | 104D | Instrument lens | David J. Kahn |
| 1 Mar 1999 | 21D | Some nerve | Ed Early |
| 24 Feb 1999 | 20A | Kind of nerve | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| 6 Jul 1998 | 38D | Kind of nerve | Sheldon Benardo |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 24A | Eye doctor’s lens | Craig Kasper and Dave Tuller |
| 30 Oct 1997 | 5A | Some nerve | Cathy Millhauser |
| 10 Apr 1997 | 47D | Instrument’s lens | David J. Kahn |
| 26 Mar 1997 | 29D | Kind of nerve | Richard Silvestri |
| 16 Mar 1997 | 100D | ___ nerve | David J. Kahn |
| 16 Dec 1996 | 22D | Of the eye | S. Spadaccini |
| 24 Sep 1996 | 6A | Kind of nerve | S. Spadaccini |
| 24 Apr 1996 | 55A | Kind of nerve | G. Dean |
| 19 Sep 1994 | 73A | Of the eyes | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 4 Jun 1994 | 51A | Second cranial nerve | Manny Nosowsky |
| 24 Nov 1993 | 30D | The eye | Nancy S. Ross |
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