PEAR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for PEAR in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "PEAR" answer was first appeared in "12 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Earth’s shape". It was authored by Cathy Millhauser. Recently, the "PEAR" answer has been used for "7 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Fall fruit (3)". It was authored by Rebecca Goldstein. "PEAR" appeared 88 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "PEAR" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | 6A | Fall fruit | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 4 Dec 2023 | 8D | Kind of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” | Sean Ziebarth |
| 12 Nov 2023 | 4D | Fall fruit | Garrett Chalfin |
| 29 Oct 2023 | 32D | Galette fruit | Alina Abidi |
| 25 May 2023 | 30D | – | Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin |
| 23 Apr 2023 | 40D | Oviform : egg :: pyriform : ___ | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan |
| 12 Feb 2023 | 14D | Poached fruit | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 26 Sep 2022 | 56D | Not-quite-round fruit | Margaret Seikel |
| 8 May 2022 | 37D | Gemstone cut named for a fruit | Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer |
| 15 Feb 2022 | 6D | Prickly ___ (cactus variety) | Claire Rimkus |
| 27 Jul 2021 | 28D | D’Anjou, for one | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
| 19 Jul 2021 | 42A | Liqueur flavor | Stephanie Lesser |
| 2 Apr 2021 | 53D | Lute shape | Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 36D | Orchard fruit | Meconya Alford |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 25D | ___ drop (British sweet treat) | Ari Richter |
| 7 Jul 2020 | 5A | Tree for a partridge, in a Christmas song | Kevin Patterson |
| 1 Jun 2020 | 45D | Prickly ___ (variety of cactus) | Erik Agard |
| 27 May 2020 | 31A | Big-bottomed fruit | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| 10 May 2020 | 31D | Fruit with an obovate shape | Adam Fromm |
| 2 Jun 2019 | 94A | Bottom-heavy fruit | Erik Agard |
| 27 May 2019 | 40D | Fruit that flavors liqueurs | Bruce Haight |
| 15 Sep 2018 | 9D | Flavor of some eau de vie | David Liben-Nowell |
| 9 Jul 2018 | 21A | Fruit in a holiday gift box | John Lampkin |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 15A | Oviform : egg :: pyriform : ___ | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 11 Sep 2017 | 27D | Fruit in a fruit basket | Erik Agard and Paolo Pasco |
| 19 May 2017 | 52D | It may be poached | Matthew Sewell |
| 15 May 2017 | 1A | Fruit often seen in still lifes | Peter Gordon |
| 12 Mar 2017 | 29D | Brandy fruit | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 31 Jan 2017 | 44A | Partridge’s tree, in a Christmas song | Neil Padrick Wilson |
| 5 Jan 2017 | 40D | Fruit that’s sometimes poached | Ed Sessa |
| 28 Sep 2016 | 50A | Word with prickly or alligator | Morton J. Mendelson |
| 25 May 2016 | 24A | Juicy fruit | Andrew J. Ries |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 50D | Jelly Belly flavor | Michael Sharp |
| 25 Apr 2013 | 32A | Compote ingredient | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 22 Jan 2013 | 66A | Fruit in a still-life painting | Jay Kaskel |
| 28 Jan 2012 | 53A | Schnapps choice | Barry C. Silk |
| 25 Dec 2011 | 133A | Partridge’s preferred tree | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 18 Oct 2011 | 51D | Distinctively shaped fruit | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Dec 2010 | 34D | Schnapps flavor | Joe Krozel |
| 26 Dec 2010 | 50D | Nectar flavor | Darin McDaniel |
| 4 Apr 2010 | 29A | Dentiform : tooth :: pyriform : ___ | Bob Klahn |
| 27 Nov 2009 | 51A | Orchard product | Ed Sessa |
| 20 Nov 2009 | 55D | Kind of brandy | Alan Olschwang |
| 6 Sep 2009 | 36D | Dentiform : tooth :: pyriform : ___ | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 12 Jul 2009 | 129A | Bartlett, e.g. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 16 Mar 2008 | 78D | Tree in bloom in a Van Gogh painting | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 9 Oct 2007 | 40D | Brandy fruit | Timothy Powell |
| 10 May 2007 | 15A | Shape of a mandolin’s body | Peter A. Collins |
| 6 Nov 2006 | 71A | Peelable fruit | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| 23 Aug 2006 | 23D | Kind of brandy | Kevan Choset |
| 25 Jun 2006 | 33D | Tree in a Christmas song | Jim Page |
| 20 Mar 2005 | 54D | Popular brandy flavor | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Jul 2004 | 23D | Nectar source | Bernice Gordon |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 46D | Kind of nectar | David Liben-Nowell |
| 18 Jan 2004 | 25A | Tree in a Christmas carol | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| 22 Oct 2003 | 29D | Still-life item | Judy Cole |
| 14 Jul 2002 | 11A | Brandy flavor | Patrick Berry |
| 4 Mar 2001 | 9A | Alligator ___ | Cathy Millhauser |
| 27 Jan 2001 | 39D | Kind of orchard | Rich Norris |
| 20 Dec 2000 | 27D | Anjou, for one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 28 Dec 1999 | 62A | Lute shape | Randall J. Hartman |
| 20 Oct 1999 | 67A | Orchard item | Richard Silvestri |
| 26 Aug 1999 | 67A | Nectar source | Nancy S. Ross |
| 17 Jul 1999 | 29D | Gallbladder’s shape | Rand H. Burns |
| 28 Mar 1999 | 64D | Nectar flavor | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| 7 Dec 1998 | 49D | Fall fruit | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 17 Nov 1998 | 62A | Compote fruit | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 17 Jun 1998 | 32D | Fruit cooked in cream and sugar | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Jan 1998 | 69A | Anjou or Seckel | William Bernhardt |
| 4 Nov 1997 | 64A | Nectar flavor | Thomas W. Schier |
| 20 Oct 1997 | 11D | Prickly ___ | Peter Gordon |
| 30 Aug 1997 | 20D | Fruit basket selection | Matt Gaffney |
| 13 Aug 1997 | 35D | Fruit baked in wine | Richard Silvestri |
| 16 Jul 1997 | 13A | Anjou, e.g. | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| 15 Jun 1997 | 7D | Oviform : egg :: pyriform : ___ | Karen Hodge |
| 13 May 1997 | 13D | Fruit cocktail fruit | Gregory E. Paul |
| 24 Nov 1996 | 72D | Liqueur flavor | M. Jacobson |
| 1 Oct 1996 | 63A | Compote fruit | R. J. Hartman |
| 31 Mar 1996 | 106D | Syrup flavor | J. Savage |
| 21 Sep 1995 | 31A | Prickly ___ | Chuck Deodene |
| 7 Aug 1995 | 16A | Brandy fruit | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 15 Feb 1995 | 43A | Bartlett, for one | Harvey Estes |
| 29 Jan 1995 | 75D | Bergamot, e.g. | Bryant White |
| 29 Oct 1994 | 49A | Nectar flavor | Frank A. Longo |
| 21 Jul 1994 | 22A | Egg : oval :: ___ : pyriform | Betty Jorgensen |
| 3 Jun 1994 | 35D | Seckel or Anjou | Norman S. Wizer |
| 15 May 1994 | 51A | Still-life subject | Charles M. Deber |
| 12 Dec 1993 | 126A | Earth’s shape | Cathy Millhauser |
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