POL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for POL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "POL" answer was first appeared in "3 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "D.C. figure (3)". It was authored by Richard Silvestri. Recently, the "POL" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Experienced campaigner, for short". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "D.C. insider (7)". "POL" appeared 89 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "POL" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2023 | 31D | Experienced campaigner, for short | Sean Ziebarth |
| 15 Jul 2023 | 35D | Who’s in the running? | Jeff Chen |
| 6 Jun 2023 | 18A | D.C. insider | Daniel Jaret |
| 17 Apr 2023 | 26D | Professional office-seeker, informally | Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl |
| 12 Mar 2023 | 9D | Party person, informally | David Tuffs |
| 24 Nov 2022 | 36A | Beltway insider | Pao Roy |
| 28 Sep 2022 | 29D | D.C. dealmaker | Jeff Stillman |
| 2 Aug 2022 | 51D | Campaign pro | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| 22 May 2022 | 9A | D.C. figure | David and Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 16 Nov 2021 | 6D | One shaking hands and kissing babies, stereotypically | Drew Schmenner |
| 30 Aug 2021 | 41A | One running for office, for short | Brooke Husic |
| 13 May 2021 | 30A | Hill figure, for short | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 20 Feb 2021 | 22A | Campaign figure, informally | Ali Gascoigne |
| 31 Jan 2021 | 101A | Campaign guru | Jim Hilger |
| 3 Oct 2020 | 43D | Party person | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 13 Jan 2020 | 56A | D.C. insider | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 3 Jun 2019 | 56A | One running for office, informally | Lynn Lempel |
| 14 Oct 2018 | 84D | D.C. insider | Ross Trudeau |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 60D | Party person, for short | Trenton Charlson |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 20A | Washington insider, informally | Patrick Berry |
| 6 Dec 2016 | 40D | Capitol Hill sort, for short | Ed Sessa |
| 7 Sep 2016 | 19D | Inside-the-Beltway sort | Kary Haddad |
| 25 Mar 2016 | 23A | One on the trail, for short | Ian Livengood |
| 25 Oct 2015 | 9D | One running races for a living? | Bill Zais |
| 5 Aug 2015 | 39A | Inside-the-Beltway expert | Patrick Berry |
| 28 Jul 2015 | 56D | D.C. insider | Caleb Emmons |
| 3 May 2015 | 40A | Many a candidate, briefly | Dan Schoenholz |
| 13 Apr 2015 | 5D | Campaign pro | Alex Silverman |
| 4 Nov 2014 | 21D | Typical “Meet the Press” guest, for short | Joel Fagliano |
| 19 Aug 2014 | 9D | David Axelrod or Karl Rove, for short | Sam Buchbinder |
| 20 Jul 2014 | 6D | Glad-handing sort | Eric Berlin |
| 22 Mar 2014 | 46A | Many a “Meet the Press” guest, informally | Greg Johnson |
| 29 Dec 2013 | 88D | “Meet the Press” guest, for short | Joel Fagliano |
| 22 Aug 2013 | 19A | Campaign pro | Stu Ockman |
| 5 Apr 2013 | 26A | Party person, for short | Peter Wentz |
| 27 Dec 2012 | 35D | Professional runner | Julian Lim |
| 12 Aug 2012 | 51A | Seat seeker | Patrick Berry |
| 15 Oct 2011 | 31A | House party? | Joon Pahk |
| 16 Feb 2011 | 29A | Party planner, for short? | Michael Barnhart |
| 12 Jul 2010 | 39D | Campaign pro | Freddie Cheng |
| 23 Dec 2009 | 36D | Washington pro | Jonathan Porat |
| 6 Sep 2009 | 78A | Person in a race | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 1 May 2009 | 27A | Stumper? | Joon Pahk |
| 21 Apr 2009 | 59D | Vote seeker, for short | Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron |
| 11 Nov 2007 | 59D | Party person | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 10 Jul 2007 | 22A | D.C. insider | Pete Muller |
| 7 Mar 2007 | 41D | Patronage purveyor, for short | Richard Silvestri |
| 28 Jan 2007 | 2D | Campaign pro | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| 3 May 2006 | 5D | Electioneer | Lisa Wiseman |
| 5 Feb 2006 | 46A | Baby kisser, maybe, in brief | Eric Berlin |
| 16 Oct 2005 | 69D | Vote seeker | Con Pederson |
| 10 Aug 2005 | 26D | Smoke-filled room figure | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| 17 Jul 2005 | 26A | Party person | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Jun 2005 | 77A | Vote solicitor | Joe Bower |
| 22 May 2005 | 2D | Washington type | A. J. Santora |
| 4 Oct 2004 | 38D | One in the legislative biz | Seth A. Abel |
| 17 Jul 2004 | 55D | NATO member since 1999: Abbr. | Rich Norris |
| 3 Mar 2004 | 45A | Quadrennial conventiongoer | Mark Diehl |
| 1 Mar 2004 | 46D | Campaigner, in brief | Gail Grabowski |
| 12 Nov 2003 | 43D | D.C. figure | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 13 Jul 2003 | 117D | Campaigner, for short | Randolph Ross |
| 2 Feb 2003 | 72A | Party member, maybe | Mark Danna |
| 27 May 2002 | 57A | Office seeker, for short | Norman Wizer |
| 3 May 2002 | 31D | Newt, once | William I. Johnston |
| 29 Apr 2002 | 35D | D.C. type | Holden Baker |
| 17 Mar 2002 | 55A | Campaigner | David J. Kahn |
| 3 Mar 2002 | 60A | D.C. insider | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 54A | Capitol Hill figure | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 21 Oct 2001 | 5A | One experienced with running | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 30 Sep 2001 | 22A | Neighbor of Ger. | Con Pederson |
| 12 Aug 2001 | 107A | Person looking for a seat? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 19 Apr 2001 | 29D | Nov. runner | Manny Nosowsky |
| 20 Dec 2000 | 63A | Washington denizen | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 11 Sep 2000 | 56A | Office seeker, informally | Gregory E. Paul |
| 26 Aug 2000 | 11D | Seat seeker | A. J. Santora |
| 2 Apr 2000 | 27A | Capitol figure | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 13 Oct 1999 | 34A | Ward heeler | David Levinson Wilk |
| 9 Mar 1999 | 4D | Washington wheeler-dealer | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 27 Dec 1998 | 77D | Person in a race | Rich Norris |
| 18 Nov 1998 | 25A | Machine part? | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 9 Jul 1998 | 49A | Campaign pro | Norman S. Wizer |
| 30 Sep 1997 | 42D | Campaigner, for short | Nancy Schuster |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 50A | Professional runner? | Mark Diehl |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 48A | Campaign pro | R. Ross |
| 30 Sep 1996 | 65A | Office seeker | F. Piscop |
| 18 Nov 1995 | 48A | Race planner | Glenton Petgrave |
| 9 Jul 1994 | 20A | D.C. insider | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| 10 Jun 1994 | 14A | Electioneerer, for short | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 3 Mar 1994 | 54D | D.C. figure | Richard Silvestri |
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