PLOP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for PLOP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "PLOP" answer was first appeared in "27 Apr 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Sit (down) (6)". It was authored by Rich Norris. Recently, the "PLOP" answer has been used for "7 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Plunk (down)". It was authored by Rebecca Goldstein. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Sit (down) (6)". "PLOP" appeared 39 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "PLOP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | 54D | Plunk (down) | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 20 Jul 2023 | 54A | Sit down ungracefully | Drew Schmenner |
| 13 May 2023 | 19A | Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest | Spencer Leach |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 48A | Sound of an unsuccessful attempt at stone skimming | Robyn Weintraub |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 60D | Sound of sitting down heavily | Pamela F. Davis |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 36D | When repeated, start of an old antacid slogan | Blake Slonecker |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 20A | Sit (down) heavily | Kate Hawkins |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 12D | Make a splash | Robyn Weintraub |
| 8 Nov 2017 | 9D | Sound preceding a ripple | Joel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 32D | Sit (down) hard | Susan Gelfand |
| 5 Jun 2017 | 42D | Alka-Seltzer sound | Paul Coulter |
| 23 Sep 2016 | 54A | Sit (down) heavily | Andrew Zhou |
| 21 May 2016 | 9D | Fall heavily | Jason Flinn |
| 14 Feb 2016 | 56A | Make a splash | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 4 Apr 2013 | 63A | Tiny splash | Corey Rubin |
| 25 Nov 2011 | 55D | Sound associated with ripples | Joe Krozel |
| 6 Jan 2009 | 53D | Alka-Seltzer-into-water sound | John Greenman |
| 2 Dec 2008 | 56D | … a person sitting down | Matt Ginsberg |
| 20 Mar 2008 | 10A | Sit heavily | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| 13 Sep 2004 | 1A | Raindrop sound | Jay Giess |
| 27 Jun 2004 | 68A | Sit (down) | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn |
| 8 Mar 2004 | 5A | Raindrop sound | Allan E. Parrish |
| 6 Mar 2003 | 20A | Sit (down) | Cathy Millhauser |
| 2 Feb 2003 | 28D | When repeated, start of an old antacid jingle | Mark Danna |
| 22 Jul 2001 | 113D | Sit (down) | Patrick Berry |
| 2 Feb 2001 | 27D | Fall sound | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| 16 Oct 2000 | 40D | Alka-Seltzer sound | Mitch Komro |
| 15 Aug 2000 | 14A | Sit (down) | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard |
| 25 Jul 2000 | 67A | Alka-Seltzer jingle starter | Patrick Jordan |
| 3 Nov 1999 | 36D | Sitting sound | Greg Staples |
| 4 Jul 1999 | 69D | Make a splash | Greg Staples |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 44A | Kerplunk | Jim Page |
| 1 Sep 1998 | 59A | Raindrop sound | Gene Newman |
| 8 Aug 1998 | 50D | Sit (down) | Trip Payne |
| 13 May 1998 | 13A | Word in an Alka-Seltzer ad | Eileen Lexau |
| 16 Dec 1996 | 64A | Alka-Seltzer sound | S. Spadaccini |
| 26 Jan 1996 | 6D | Raindrop’s fall | M. Nosowsky |
| 5 Mar 1995 | 13D | Sitting-down sound | A.J. Santora |
| 27 Apr 1994 | 55D | Sit (down) | Rich Norris |
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