ORAN is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ORAN in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ORAN" answer was first appeared in "17 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Algerian seaport (7)". It was authored by Sidney L. Robbins. Recently, the "ORAN" answer has been used for "3 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Port city in Algeria". It was authored by Tracy Bennett. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Algerian port (20)". "ORAN" appeared 84 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ORAN" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2023 | 16D | Port city in Algeria | Tracy Bennett |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 44A | Algerian port | Christina Iverson and Ross Trudeau |
| 11 Nov 2018 | 118A | Algerian port | Eric Berlin |
| 22 Jun 2018 | 54D | Algerian city where Camus’s “The Plague” is set | Andrew Kingsley |
| 1 Jun 2017 | 55D | Part of the escape route in “Casablanca” | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| 26 Jul 2015 | 92A | “Casablanca” escape route city | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| 29 Oct 2014 | 20A | Port of Algeria | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 13 Apr 2014 | 68D | Algerian port | Dan Schoenholz |
| 6 Sep 2013 | 2D | Port where Camus set “The Plague” | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 4 Feb 2013 | 41A | Algerian port | Randall J. Hartman |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 66A | Algerian port | Ed Sessa |
| 11 Oct 2012 | 9D | Algeria’s second-largest city | Byron Walden |
| 28 Feb 2012 | 18A | Port of Algeria | Randall J. Hartman |
| 21 Dec 2011 | 27D | “The Plague” setting | Ron and Nancy Byron |
| 25 Jan 2011 | 46D | Algerian port | Randall J. Hartman |
| 2 Jan 2011 | 84D | Setting for Cervantes’s “El Gallardo Español” | David Levinson Wilk |
| 28 Sep 2010 | 28D | Algerian port | Michael Torch |
| 20 May 2010 | 2D | Escape route city in “Casablanca” | Jim Hilger |
| 5 Apr 2010 | 50D | Algerian port | Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Jan 2010 | 18D | Algerian port | Cathy Allis |
| 30 Jun 2009 | 15A | North African port | Steve Dobis |
| 5 Jun 2009 | 52D | North African harbor site | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 26 Mar 2009 | 14A | North African city captured by the Allies in 1942 | Edward Safran |
| 20 Dec 2008 | 53D | Birthplace of Yves Saint Laurent | Brad Wilber |
| 24 Jan 2008 | 6D | Algerian port in “The Plague” | Matt Ginsberg |
| 15 Nov 2007 | 54D | Algerian port | Joe Krozel |
| 19 Apr 2007 | 51D | “The Plague” setting | Henry Hook |
| 23 Jan 2007 | 59D | Algerian city | Timothy Powell |
| 3 Jul 2006 | 61A | Algerian seaport | Randall J. Hartman |
| 18 May 2006 | 32A | Camus’s birthplace | Peter A. Collins |
| 26 Apr 2006 | 33D | Mediterranean port of a million | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 9 Nov 2005 | 16A | “The Plague” city | Ed Early |
| 6 Nov 2005 | 9D | North African port | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 20 Oct 2005 | 14A | Setting for “The Plague” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 28 Sep 2005 | 39A | North African port | Randall J. Hartman |
| 30 Jul 2005 | 24A | Allied target of November 1942 | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 21 May 2005 | 21D | Yves Saint Laurent’s birthplace | Rich Norris |
| 29 Oct 2004 | 24D | Pivotal port in W.W. II | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 27 Oct 2004 | 8D | Algerian port | Nathaniel Weiss |
| 29 Nov 2003 | 56A | Port near Mascara | Randolph Ross |
| 22 Apr 2003 | 66A | Algerian seaport | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 1 Mar 2003 | 11D | Port of a 1942 Allies landing | Randolph Ross |
| 2 Oct 2002 | 35D | “The Plague” setting | Eric Berlin |
| 15 Sep 2002 | 21A | Mediterranean port | Fred Piscop |
| 7 Jun 2002 | 44A | Allied invasion site in W.W. II | Manny Nosowsky |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 33D | Algerian port | Manny Nosowsky |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 55A | Port captured by Allied forces in 1942 | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 9 Dec 2001 | 85A | City WSW of Algiers | Cathy Millhauser |
| 6 Dec 2001 | 59A | Mediterranean port | Richard Silvestri |
| 22 Nov 2001 | 14A | Setting of “The Plague” | Richard Silvestri |
| 30 Sep 2001 | 36D | Port east of Gibraltar | Con Pederson |
| 14 Oct 2000 | 43A | Setting for Camus’s “The Stranger” | Rich Norris |
| 1 Oct 2000 | 30A | Algeria’s second-biggest city | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 22 Jun 2000 | 68A | Mediterranean port | Robert B. Baker |
| 25 Mar 2000 | 36D | African city where Yves St. Laurent was born | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Feb 2000 | 55D | Algerian port | Fred Piscop |
| 22 Dec 1999 | 22D | Algerian port | Richard Silvestri |
| 19 Aug 1999 | 2D | Setting for Camus’s “The Plague” | Cathy Millhauser |
| 10 Aug 1999 | 25A | Algeria’s Gulf of ___ | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 Jul 1999 | 68A | Algeria’s Gulf of ___ | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Jul 1999 | 55D | Algerian seaport | Arthur P. Stoliar |
| 10 Jun 1999 | 56A | Algerian port | Adam G. Perl |
| 5 Jun 1999 | 52A | City captured by Allied forces, November 1942 | Rich Norris |
| 14 Sep 1998 | 36D | Algerian port of 600,000 | Gregory E. Paul |
| 11 Aug 1998 | 17A | Mediterranean seaport | Randall J. Hartman |
| 3 Jun 1998 | 14A | Port of “The Plague” | Karen Hodge |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 47A | City NW of Mascara | Matt Gaffney |
| 20 Feb 1997 | 33A | Algerian port | D. J. Kahn |
| 2 Feb 1997 | 14D | City WNW of Mascara | R. Silvestri |
| 15 Aug 1996 | 50D | Mediterranean port | S. B. Whitten |
| 7 Jul 1996 | 11A | Mediterranean port | R. H. Wolfe |
| 21 Apr 1996 | 60D | French- and Arabic-speaking seaport | M. Gaffney |
| 31 Dec 1995 | 10D | Algerian port | Bob Klahn |
| 25 Oct 1995 | 57D | Algerian port | Larry Nargi |
| 11 Sep 1995 | 30D | Algerian seaport | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 1 Aug 1995 | 55D | Algerian seaport | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 21 May 1995 | 2D | Port south of Cartagena | Dean Niles |
| 1 Apr 1995 | 24A | Site of Camus’s “The Plague” | Fred Piscop |
| 22 Dec 1994 | 7D | “The Plague” setting | Stanley Newman |
| 24 Nov 1994 | 31A | Mediterranean port | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| 8 Nov 1994 | 14A | Algerian seaport | Richard Hughes |
| 18 Sep 1994 | 109A | Algerian port | Merl Reagle |
| 30 Jan 1994 | 59D | Algerian port | Alex K. Justin |
| 17 Jan 1994 | 61A | Algerian seaport | Sidney L. Robbins |
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