PLIE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for PLIE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "PLIE" answer was first appeared in "24 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Ballet bend (20)". It was authored by Nancy S. Ross. Recently, the "PLIE" answer has been used for "30 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Ballet bend (20)". It was authored by Kenneth Cortes. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Ballet move (8)". "PLIE" appeared 83 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "PLIE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2023 | 37D | Ballet bend | Kenneth Cortes |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 55D | Demi-___ (ballet move) | Billy Bratton |
| 28 May 2023 | 123A | Barre bend | Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson |
| 18 May 2023 | 35D | Ballet bend | Kiran Pandey |
| 9 Jan 2023 | 32A | Ballet dancer’s knee bend | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian |
| 8 Jan 2023 | 82D | Dance squat | Wyna Liu |
| 26 Oct 2022 | 59D | It may mean squat to a dancer | Simeon Seigel |
| 25 Oct 2022 | 51D | Ballet dip | Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard |
| 21 Oct 2022 | 52A | “Folded,” in French | Rafael Musa |
| 2 Aug 2022 | 21A | Ballet move | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 55D | Ballet bend | Rich Proulx |
| 13 Feb 2022 | 34A | Ballerina’s bend | David Steinberg |
| 9 Oct 2021 | 41A | Dance move | August Lee-Kovach |
| 7 Sep 2021 | 20A | Bend at the barre | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 17 Jun 2021 | 22D | French for “bent” | Blake Slonecker |
| 17 May 2021 | 57D | Ballet bend | Wren Schultz |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 30A | Ballet basic | Kathryn Ladner |
| 11 Nov 2020 | 27D | Ballet move | Alex Bajcz |
| 22 Apr 2020 | 53A | Ballet move | Jules Markey |
| 10 Apr 2020 | 50D | Barre bend | Byron Walden |
| 2 Jan 2020 | 14A | Ballet movement | Ed Sessa |
| 6 Nov 2019 | 57D | Movement that’s French for “bent” | Ross Trudeau |
| 4 Nov 2019 | 62A | Elegant ballet bend | Trent H. Evans |
| 20 Jun 2019 | 47D | Pirouette follower, perhaps | Trenton Charlson |
| 11 Apr 2019 | 39D | Ballet move | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 50A | “Grand” or “demi” ballet move | Daniel Nierenberg |
| 12 Feb 2019 | 59D | Ballet bend | Tom Pepper |
| 29 Jan 2018 | 32D | Ballerina’s bend | Lynn Lempel |
| 1 Jul 2017 | 5D | Ballet move | David Phillips |
| 29 Sep 2016 | 25A | Demi-___ (ballet move) | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 23 Jun 2016 | 47D | “Swan Lake” bend | Megan Amram and David Kwong |
| 19 Dec 2015 | 51D | French dip? | Damon Gulczynski |
| 3 Dec 2015 | 50A | Move often preceding a pirouette | Patrick Merrell |
| 1 Nov 2014 | 75D | Ballet move | Trip Payne |
| 27 Sep 2014 | 55A | Introductory ballet instruction | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| 5 Apr 2014 | 5D | Bit of ballet instruction | Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern |
| 17 Sep 2013 | 46A | Ballet bend | Peter A. Collins |
| 16 Aug 2012 | 54D | “Swan Lake” move | Ethan Cooper |
| 2 Dec 2010 | 47A | Ballet bend | Joe Krozel |
| 10 Apr 2010 | 30A | Dance move | Kevin G. Der |
| 21 Mar 2010 | 78D | Bend for Baryshnikov | Adam Fromm |
| 10 Oct 2009 | 40A | It might follow a 31-Across | Natan Last |
| 5 Aug 2009 | 61A | Ballet bend | Donna S. Levin |
| 16 Feb 2009 | 1A | Ballet bend | David Kwong |
| 12 May 2008 | 12D | Ballet bend | Randall J. Hartman |
| 24 Mar 2008 | 46A | Balletic bend | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Sep 2007 | 112D | “Swan Lake” bend | David Levinson Wilk |
| 21 Sep 2007 | 41A | Dance move | Paula Gamache |
| 17 May 2007 | 12D | Bend at the barre | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 1 Apr 2007 | 106D | Balletic bend | Paula Gamache |
| 15 Oct 2006 | 118D | Dancer’s dip | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon |
| 7 Mar 2006 | 47A | Ballet move | Richard Jacobs |
| 2 Mar 2006 | 1A | Movement in chorégraphie | Patrick Merrell |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 32A | Ballet movement in which the knees are bent | Richard Hughes |
| 24 Aug 2005 | 55D | Dance exercise | Mel Taub |
| 23 Aug 2005 | 26D | Ballerina’s bend | Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon |
| 14 Jul 2005 | 23D | Ballet bend | Kevan Choset |
| 28 Jul 2004 | 51D | Dancer’s exercise | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| 10 Dec 2003 | 5A | Graceful bend | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 10 Aug 2003 | 88A | Barre room bend | Cathy Millhauser |
| 29 Jun 2003 | 65D | Ballet bend | Rich Norris |
| 2 Apr 2002 | 25D | Ballet bend | Janice M. Putney |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 12D | Ballet bend | Christina Houlihan |
| 1 Dec 2001 | 5D | Knee bend | Peter Gordon |
| 11 Jul 2001 | 36A | Ballet movement | Richard Silvestri |
| 12 Jun 2001 | 25A | Ballet bend | Alfio Micci |
| 18 Feb 2001 | 55D | Bent knee movement | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Sep 2000 | 35A | Graceful bend | Rich Norris |
| 17 Aug 2000 | 33D | Move after a pirouette, perhaps | Greg Staples |
| 6 Aug 2000 | 53D | Ballet bend | Manny Nosowsky |
| 8 Feb 2000 | 12D | Ballet bend | Fred Piscop |
| 3 Apr 1999 | 5D | Bend at the bar | Pat M. Hugel |
| 6 Sep 1998 | 140D | Ballet movement | Rich Norris |
| 29 Mar 1998 | 89A | Dance move | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 23 Apr 1997 | 39D | Barre room bend | Cathy Millhauser |
| 11 Aug 1996 | 133D | Ballet movement | M. Schneider |
| 11 Jun 1995 | 17D | Balletic bend | Coral Amende |
| 19 Feb 1995 | 57A | Ballet bend | Alfio Micci |
| 18 Dec 1994 | 140A | Ballet bend | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn |
| 5 Dec 1994 | 63A | Ballet movement | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 23 Nov 1994 | 8D | Ballet movement | Susan Smith |
| 5 Jun 1994 | 48A | Ballet move | Dean Niles |
| 24 Nov 1993 | 52D | Ballet bend | Nancy S. Ross |
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