PIT is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for PIT in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "PIT" answer was first appeared in "5 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Frank Norris novel, with “The”". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "PIT" answer has been used for "1 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Locale for an orchestra". It was authored by Jeffrey Lease. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Set (against) (6)". "PIT" appeared 91 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "PIT" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2023 | 58D | Locale for an orchestra | Jeffrey Lease |
| 16 Sep 2023 | 51D | ___ crew | Jonathan Kaufman |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 49A | Mine | Kunal Nabar |
| 8 May 2023 | 41D | Part discarded from a peach | Catherine Cetta |
| 19 Apr 2023 | 38D | Place to retire in a hurry? | Joe Deeney |
| 10 Jan 2023 | 18D | Avocado’s center | Emily Rourke |
| 23 Nov 2022 | 22D | Word before bull or after ball | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock |
| 18 Oct 2022 | 41A | ___ stop (chance to refuel) | Dan Schoenholz |
| 4 Jun 2022 | 25A | Area near a stage | Scott Earl |
| 28 Nov 2021 | 63D | Fruit detritus | Jeff Kremer |
| 6 Nov 2021 | 52D | Stone | Brooke Husic and Will Nediger |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 51A | Hole | Matthew Stock |
| 8 Apr 2021 | 29D | Hardest part of a date | Jake Halperin |
| 17 Mar 2021 | 45A | Barbecue spot | Peter A. Collins |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 79A | Hole in the ground | Caitlin Reid |
| 20 Sep 2020 | 32D | Where an auto racer retires? | Sam Trabucco |
| 15 Sep 2020 | 1A | Orchestra site | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 21 Jan 2020 | 8D | Orchestra locale | Carl Larson |
| 30 Oct 2019 | 23D | Ball ___ (play area) | David Steinberg |
| 10 Oct 2019 | 63D | Mango’s center | Tracy Gray |
| 6 Oct 2019 | 46A | Quarry, e.g. | Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas |
| 17 Jul 2019 | 20A | Peach’s center | Ada Nicolle |
| 18 May 2019 | 37A | Hard core | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| 26 Dec 2018 | 34D | Orchestra’s place | Howard Barkin |
| 6 Mar 2018 | 14A | Fruit center | Bruce Greig |
| 19 Jan 2017 | 27A | Mine, e.g. | Jacob Stulberg |
| 30 Oct 2016 | 48A | Set (against) | Caleb Madison |
| 30 Sep 2015 | 36D | Word before boss or bull | Freddie Cheng |
| 18 May 2015 | 6D | Poe’s “The ___ and the Pendulum” | Gene Newman |
| 23 Apr 2015 | 7D | Commodity-trading card game | David Steinberg and Bruce Leban |
| 11 Jan 2015 | 104A | Quarry, e.g. | Peter A. Collins |
| 8 Oct 2014 | 62D | Indy service area | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 31 Aug 2014 | 76A | Seed | Joel Fagliano |
| 11 Apr 2014 | 50D | Hog roasting locale | Peter Wentz |
| 18 Aug 2013 | 5D | Set (against) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 12 Aug 2012 | 109D | Animal trap | Patrick Berry |
| 8 Apr 2012 | 28D | Set (against) | Daniel A. Finan |
| 29 Aug 2011 | 40A | Quarry, e.g. | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| 13 Aug 2011 | 46A | See 62-Down | Tim Croce |
| 24 Jul 2011 | 59D | Stomach area | Kurt Mueller |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 18D | Mine | Patrick Berry |
| 7 Jun 2010 | 32A | Deep hole | Lynn Lempel |
| 24 May 2010 | 41D | Indy 500 service area | Bob Johnson |
| 2 May 2010 | 71D | Classic Parker Brothers card game | Kelsey Blakley |
| 27 Oct 2009 | 1D | Quarry | Chuck Deodene |
| 30 Oct 2008 | 32A | Outdoor cooking spot | Chuck Hamilton |
| 19 Oct 2008 | 44A | Stomach section | Joe DiPietro |
| 17 Jun 2008 | 26D | Peach stone | Steven Ginzburg |
| 4 Jun 2008 | 42A | Place to refuel | Billie Truitt |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 62D | Gambler’s place | Kevin G. Der |
| 22 Aug 2007 | 61D | Word with boss or bull | Patrick Blindauer |
| 9 Jul 2007 | 29D | Cherry seed | Peter A. Collins |
| 22 May 2007 | 37D | Cockfight area | Roger Wolff |
| 17 Apr 2007 | 63A | Peach center | Jennifer Nutt |
| 4 Mar 2007 | 17D | Stomach part | Randolph Ross |
| 12 Nov 2006 | 89A | Dogfight enclosure | Patrick Berry |
| 3 Jul 2005 | 6D | Band’s place on Broadway | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 29 May 2005 | 6D | Plum part | Frank Longo |
| 15 Feb 2005 | 36D | Indy 500 locale | Gene Newman |
| 29 Nov 2004 | 62D | Peach center | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon |
| 24 Nov 2004 | 59A | Barbecue site | Adam Cohen |
| 14 Sep 2004 | 8D | Peach part | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 3 Jun 2004 | 12D | Locale in a Poe story | Mike Torch |
| 30 Mar 2004 | 67D | Orchestra area | Sarah Keller |
| 25 Oct 2003 | 23A | Set (against) | Rich Norris |
| 7 Oct 2003 | 43D | Fruit center | Steve Jones |
| 3 Aug 2003 | 70A | Mine | Jim Page |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 6D | Set (against) | Kevin Hagen |
| 1 Feb 2003 | 60A | Trading place | Rich Norris |
| 11 Nov 2001 | 34A | Part of a theater | Joe DiPietro |
| 6 May 2001 | 5A | Place to stop for gas | Manny Nosowsky |
| 3 Nov 1999 | 30A | Place to refuel | Greg Staples |
| 4 Aug 1999 | 55A | Casino area | Richard Silvestri |
| 29 Jul 1999 | 37D | It may be bottomless | David J. Kahn |
| 2 May 1999 | 104A | Stop for gas | Jim Page |
| 13 Dec 1998 | 43A | Commodities exchange area | Richard Silvestri |
| 28 Oct 1998 | 7D | Plum’s center | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 18 Nov 1997 | 37D | Raucous card game | Peter Gordon |
| 29 Oct 1997 | 43A | Indy stop | Kelly Clark |
| 23 Jun 1997 | 55D | Orchestra’s location | Shannon Burns |
| 24 Jan 1997 | 52A | Depression | D. J. Kahn |
| 19 Jan 1997 | 75A | Hollow | B. Klahn |
| 5 Dec 1995 | 42A | This can be bottomless | Robert Katz |
| 9 Jun 1995 | 24D | Crater | A.J. Santora |
| 4 Jun 1995 | 80A | Slob’s home | Bryant White |
| 26 May 1995 | 25A | Set (against) | Randolph Ross |
| 14 Jun 1994 | 57A | Mining area | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 23 May 1994 | 38D | Word before bull or stop | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 16 Feb 1994 | 38A | Poe story setting | John Greenman |
| 1 Feb 1994 | 53A | Quarry | Robert Zimmerman |
| 5 Dec 1993 | 16D | Frank Norris novel, with “The” | Manny Nosowsky |
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