OYL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for OYL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "OYL" answer was first appeared in "16 May 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Olive ___ (22)". It was authored by Ed Pegg Jr.. Recently, the "OYL" answer has been used for "17 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Olive in old comics". It was authored by Jeremy Newton. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Olive ___ (22)". "OYL" appeared 73 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "OYL" word.
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
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17 Dec 2023 | 75A | Olive in old comics | Jeremy Newton |
24 Jul 2023 | 28D | Popeye’s Olive ___ | John Ewbank |
1 Mar 2022 | 62D | Popeye’s Olive | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
12 Feb 2022 | 5D | Olive ___ | Mary Lou Guizzo |
4 Jan 2022 | 33D | Popeye’s Olive | David Bukszpan |
7 Dec 2021 | 33A | Popeye’s Olive ___ | Margaret Seikel |
27 Nov 2021 | 54D | Castor ___ (old cartoon character) | Trenton Charlson |
21 Nov 2021 | 11D | Olive ___ | Adam Wagner |
17 Aug 2021 | 58D | Popeye’s Olive | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
7 Feb 2021 | 98A | Cartoondom’s Olive ___ | Katie Hale and Christina Iverson |
11 Jan 2021 | 23A | Olive ___ (Popeye’s sweetie) | Martha Kimes |
20 Aug 2018 | 65A | Olive of cartoons | Peter Gordon |
25 Dec 2017 | 30A | Cartoondom’s Olive ___ | Lynn Lempel |
13 Oct 2017 | 29D | Castor ___ of old comics | Zhouqin Burnikel |
7 Jul 2017 | 34D | “Thimble Theatre” surname | Andy Kravis |
2 Jul 2017 | 117D | Olive ___ | Patrick Blindauer |
6 Jun 2017 | 31D | Olive of cartoons | Lisa Loeb and Doug Peterson |
20 Nov 2016 | 61D | Olive ___ (Popeye’s gal) | Ed Sessa |
23 Oct 2016 | 43A | Castor ___ (“Popeye” guy) | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
7 Feb 2016 | 42D | Olive ___ | Alan Arbesfeld |
18 Nov 2014 | 60D | Olive of the comics | Jacob McDermott |
15 Nov 2013 | 50A | Olive ___ | David Woolf |
4 Jul 2013 | 38D | “Popeye” name | Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan |
14 May 2013 | 39A | Olive ___ (Popeye’s gal) | John Lieb |
2 Dec 2012 | 48D | Olive ___ | Steven E. Atwood |
23 May 2012 | 12D | Castor ___ of the comics | Eric Williams |
20 May 2012 | 12D | Olive ___ | Alan Arbesfeld |
4 May 2012 | 9D | Olive ___ | Barry C. Silk |
14 Nov 2011 | 51A | Popeye’s Olive ___ | Mark Feldman |
3 Oct 2011 | 62D | Olive ___ (Popeye’s sweetie) | Stanley Newman |
20 Feb 2011 | 2D | Popeye’s gal | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
7 Feb 2011 | 61D | Olive ___ (Popeye’s sweetie) | Lynn Lempel |
29 Dec 2010 | 65A | Castor ___ (old comic strip character) | Patrick Merrell |
2 Jul 2010 | 34D | “Thimble Theatre” surname | Paula Gamache |
13 Dec 2009 | 57A | Olive in the funny pages | Mike Shenk |
2 Mar 2009 | 44D | Popeye’s Olive ___ | Lynn Lempel |
30 Jul 2008 | 13D | Popeye’s Olive | Elizabeth A. Long |
6 Apr 2008 | 71D | Olive ___ | Daniel C. Bryant |
24 Feb 2008 | 78A | Olive ___ | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
12 Dec 2006 | 26A | Olive ___ | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming |
22 Dec 2005 | 62A | “Thimble Theatre” name | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
13 Dec 2005 | 34D | Olive ___ | Roy Leban |
25 Jan 2005 | 40D | Olive ___ | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
15 Nov 2004 | 11D | Popeye’s Olive ___ | Alison Donald |
17 Oct 2004 | 44A | “Thimble Theater” name | Manny Nosowsky |
9 Sep 2004 | 64D | Olive ___ | Peter Abide |
11 May 2004 | 45D | Olive in the comics | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
13 Jan 2004 | 28A | Olive ___ | M. Francis Vuolo |
26 Oct 2003 | 90D | Comics family name | Patrick Merrell |
25 Jul 2003 | 21D | Segar created her | Michael Shteyman |
14 May 2003 | 31A | Olive with a little salt? | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
13 Apr 2003 | 93A | Name in “Popeye” | Charles Deber |
27 Feb 2003 | 16A | Olive ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
15 Jun 2002 | 40A | Thimble Theatre name | Trip Payne |
7 May 2002 | 28D | Popeye’s Olive ___ | Steven Dorfman |
14 Mar 2002 | 61A | “Thimble Theater” name | Alan Arbesfeld |
26 Jan 2002 | 54D | Castor or Olive | Mark Diehl |
8 Jan 2002 | 31D | Olive in the comics | Janet R. Bender |
29 Sep 2001 | 5D | Thin cartoon woman | Robert H. Wolfe |
14 Jan 2001 | 16D | Olive ___ | Nancy Salomon |
14 Nov 2000 | 38A | Popeye’s gal Olive ___ | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
8 Feb 2000 | 26D | Olive of “Thimble Theatre” | Fred Piscop |
25 Sep 1999 | 54D | Olive ___ | David J. Kahn |
17 Feb 1999 | 24A | Popeye’s Olive | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
25 Feb 1998 | 63A | See 59-Across | Robert H. Wolfe |
8 May 1997 | 28A | Olive ___ | David J. Kahn |
16 Mar 1997 | 69D | Fleischer’s Olive ___ | David J. Kahn |
21 Sep 1996 | 9D | “Thimble Theater” surname | R. H. Burns |
18 Sep 1996 | 33D | Olive ___ | D. J. Kahn |
2 Jun 1996 | 18D | Olive___ | R. Norris |
4 Jun 1995 | 70A | Segar’s Olive | Bryant White |
21 Feb 1995 | 21D | Olive that’s very thin | Martin Schneider |
16 May 1994 | 54A | Olive ___ | Ed Pegg Jr. |
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