PSST is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for PSST in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "PSST" answer was first appeared in "20 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Ahem!”". It was authored by Harvey Estes. Recently, the "PSST" answer has been used for "12 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Attention-getting sound". It was authored by Peter Gordon. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "“Hey, over here!” (24)", "“Hey, you!” (29)", "“Hey … over here!” (24)", "“Hey!” (14)", "“Hey you!” (29)", "Attention-getter (11)". "PSST" appeared 208 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "PSST" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2023 | 25D | Attention-getting sound | Peter Gordon |
| 4 Dec 2023 | 39A | “Hey, you!” | Sean Ziebarth |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 49D | “Hey, you!” | Jacob McDermott |
| 14 Oct 2023 | 13D | Sibilant summons | Byron Walden |
| 17 Sep 2023 | 46D | [Hey!] | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |
| 20 Jul 2023 | 54D | [Check this out!] | Drew Schmenner |
| 13 Jul 2023 | 8A | Sound from a note passer | Hanh Huynh |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 54D | Attention-grabbing whisper | Aimee Lucido |
| 9 Jun 2023 | 56A | Alternative to an elbow | Robyn Weintraub |
| 28 May 2023 | 15A | Tap alternative | Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 6D | “Hey, you!” | Kiran Pandey |
| 12 Mar 2023 | 118A | Vocal nudge | David Tuffs |
| 3 Nov 2022 | 41D | “Hey, over here!” | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| 20 Aug 2022 | 46A | Alternative to a finger poke | Hemant Mehta |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 12D | Oral equivalent of a nudge | Sue Fracker |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 51D | Secret indication | Robyn Weintraub |
| 2 Jul 2022 | 10D | Discreet attention-getter | Evan Kalish |
| 25 Jun 2022 | 65A | Poke alternative, maybe | Adam Aaronson |
| 20 Jun 2022 | 63D | Discreet attention-getter | Christopher Youngs |
| 24 Mar 2022 | 52D | Attention-getter | Jess Shulman |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 37D | “You there!” | Rich Proulx |
| 30 Jan 2022 | 117D | Relative of “Hey!” | Ross Trudeau |
| 13 Dec 2021 | 56D | [Hey! Over here!] | Tomas Spiers |
| 18 Nov 2021 | 4A | Tap alternative? | Ori Brian |
| 31 Oct 2021 | 50A | “Hey … over here!” | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 55D | “Hey … you!” | Christopher Adams |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 1A | “Hey, over here!” | Kyra Wilson |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 121A | [Hey, over here!] | Matthew Stock |
| 31 May 2021 | 40D | “Hey, over here!” | Michael Lieberman |
| 20 Apr 2021 | 59D | Vowelless attention-getter | Adam Wagner |
| 18 Apr 2021 | 57A | Quiet summons | Johan Vass |
| 5 Apr 2021 | 53D | “Hey, over here!” | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 7 Feb 2021 | 10A | “Wanna hear a secret?” preceder | Katie Hale and Christina Iverson |
| 3 Jan 2021 | 20D | “Over here!” | Paolo Pasco |
| 3 Dec 2020 | 41A | Alternative to an elbow poke | Jake Halperin |
| 1 Dec 2020 | 68A | “Hey, over here!” | Byron Walden |
| 11 Sep 2020 | 1D | Attention getter | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard |
| 18 Aug 2020 | 64A | “Hey, you!” | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| 16 Aug 2020 | 67A | “Hey, pal, over here!” | Francis Heaney |
| 3 Aug 2020 | 35D | Surreptitious sound during an exam | Eric Bornstein |
| 29 Jul 2020 | 35D | “Hey! Over here!” | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 53D | [Over here!] | Zachary David Levy |
| 16 Jun 2020 | 59D | “Hey, buddy!” | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 27 May 2020 | 12D | “Hey … over here!” | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| 27 Jan 2020 | 57D | Discreet “Hey!” | Timothy Polin |
| 25 Dec 2019 | 1A | “Yo – check this out!” | Bruce Haight |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 5D | [Over here!] | Jack Mowat |
| 26 Sep 2019 | 3D | “Hey!” | Doug Peterson |
| 11 Aug 2019 | 63A | Verbal alternative to a shoulder tap | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 37D | Covert come-on | Patrick Merrell |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 118A | “Hey!” | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas |
| 27 May 2019 | 54A | “Hey! Over here!” | Bruce Haight |
| 12 May 2019 | 64D | “Hey, over here!” | Victor Barocas |
| 30 Mar 2019 | 50D | It’s often spoken with one hand at the edge of one’s mouth | Greg Johnson |
| 17 Mar 2019 | 46A | Tip-off for an exam proctor | Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen |
| 10 Feb 2019 | 53D | “Hey you!” | Lee Taylor |
| 4 Sep 2018 | 56D | [Over here!] | Bruce Haight |
| 8 Apr 2018 | 53A | Discreet attention-getter | Patrick Berry |
| 25 Feb 2018 | 44D | “Hey!” | Will Nediger |
| 16 Nov 2017 | 65A | Alternative to an elbow, maybe | Alex Eylar |
| 15 Nov 2017 | 56A | Furtive “Hey, you!” | Steven E. Atwood |
| 21 Aug 2017 | 56D | “Hey you!” | Tom McCoy |
| 10 Jul 2017 | 9A | Sound from a would-be test cheater | Timothy Polin |
| 19 Feb 2017 | 85A | Sound heard by an exam proctor, say | Bruce Haight |
| 19 Nov 2016 | 53A | Alternative to a tap | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 25 Oct 2016 | 63A | “Hey … over here!” | John E. Bennett |
| 16 Oct 2016 | 110D | Covert “Hey!” | Tom McCoy |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 1D | Sound from a cheater | Kelly Clark |
| 14 Jun 2016 | 64A | Sound before passing a note in class | Tracy Gray |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 10A | “Hey, buddy!” | Peter A. Collins |
| 11 Feb 2016 | 66A | [You over there!] | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 49D | “Hey, you!” | Kathy Wienberg |
| 17 Nov 2015 | 42D | “Hey, mister” | Paula Gamache |
| 28 Jul 2015 | 34D | Call in place of a nudge | Caleb Emmons |
| 18 Mar 2015 | 35D | Subtle attention-getter | Timothy Polin |
| 19 Jan 2015 | 61D | “Hey you!” | Jean O’Conor |
| 12 Jan 2015 | 1D | “Hey, buddy!” | Jason Flinn |
| 28 Oct 2014 | 35A | It’s attention-getting | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 36D | “Hey, I’ve got a secret …” | Stanley Newman |
| 23 Aug 2014 | 19A | Relative of “Hey, ma” | Timothy Polin |
| 11 Aug 2014 | 64A | Test cheater’s sound | David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon |
| 9 Aug 2014 | 12D | Alternative to an elbow | Josh Knapp |
| 21 Jul 2014 | 55D | [Hey, buddy!] | Matt Fuchs |
| 9 Apr 2014 | 1A | Furtive attention-getter | John E. Bennett |
| 28 Jan 2014 | 13D | Head-turner | Jeff Stillman |
| 9 Oct 2013 | 10A | Cheater’s sound, maybe | Jason Flinn |
| 16 Jul 2013 | 7D | Sibilant “Hey!” | Joel Fagliano |
| 24 Jun 2013 | 69A | “Hey … over here!” | Robert Seminara |
| 5 May 2013 | 11D | “Hey!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 25 Mar 2013 | 57D | “Hey! Over here!” | Adam Prince |
| 4 Dec 2012 | 5A | Hushed “Wanna hear something?!” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 13 Nov 2012 | 13D | “Hey!” | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 2 Nov 2012 | 54D | Nudge alternative | Derek Bowman |
| 9 Oct 2012 | 40D | [Hey, buddy!] | John Guzzetta |
| 23 Aug 2012 | 61D | “Hey you!” | Mark Feldman |
| 8 Mar 2012 | 44A | “Hey … over here!” | Bill Thompson |
| 4 Jan 2012 | 54D | “Hey!” | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 7 Oct 2011 | 55D | Cheater’s whisper | Kevin G. Der |
| 12 Sep 2011 | 50D | Whispered attention-getter | Keith Talon |
| 3 Jun 2011 | 46A | Alternative to being tapped | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 29 Apr 2011 | 29D | Secret indicator | David Quarfoot |
| 10 Apr 2011 | 91A | Head-turning sound | Paula Gamache |
| 7 Apr 2011 | 28D | It may precede a tip | Henry Hook |
| 31 Mar 2011 | 4D | Hushed “Hey!” | Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman |
| 2 Feb 2011 | 12D | “Hey there!” | Peter A. Collins |
| 12 Oct 2010 | 20A | Cheater’s utterance | José Chardiet |
| 24 Sep 2010 | 8D | Tip preceder, maybe | Mark Diehl |
| 15 Aug 2010 | 124A | [Over here!] | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 15 Jun 2010 | 61D | It’s attention-getting | Jill Winslow |
| 3 Jan 2010 | 21D | [Nudge] | Jeremy Newton |
| 11 Dec 2009 | 58A | “Over here …” | Mike Nothnagel |
| 4 Oct 2009 | 16A | Whispered message lead-in | Todd McClary |
| 12 Jul 2009 | 42D | “Hey there!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 May 2009 | 28A | “Hey, over here!” | Corey Rubin |
| 18 May 2009 | 65A | “Hey, you!” | Billie Truitt |
| 24 Jan 2009 | 8D | Discreet call | Mark Diehl |
| 28 Dec 2008 | 57D | Discreet attention-getter | Patrick Berry |
| 8 Dec 2008 | 32A | “Hey, over here!” | Sarah Keller |
| 2 Dec 2008 | 32D | … a cheater in class | Matt Ginsberg |
| 22 Jun 2008 | 49A | Covert sound | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| 28 May 2008 | 8D | “Hey, over here!” | C. W. Stewart |
| 22 May 2008 | 71A | Cheater’s sound during a test | Richard Silvestri |
| 19 May 2008 | 6A | “Hey … over here!” | Mike Nothnagel |
| 14 May 2008 | 37D | Alternative to “Hey!” | Doug Peterson |
| 6 May 2008 | 46A | “Hey there!” | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 21 Apr 2008 | 64A | “Hey!” | Janet R. Bender |
| 10 Dec 2007 | 9A | “Hey, you!” | Lynn Lempel |
| 9 Nov 2007 | 49D | “Over here” | Henry Hook |
| 21 Jun 2007 | 68A | “Hey, buddy!” | John Sheehan |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 58D | Verbal elbow? | Donna Hoke Kahwaty |
| 31 Mar 2007 | 4D | Confidential warning | John Duschatko |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 58A | Head-turner | Eric Berlin |
| 10 Mar 2007 | 13D | Sound from a test cheater, say | Patrick Berry |
| 3 Jan 2007 | 10A | “Hey, you!” | Kim Seidl |
| 14 Dec 2006 | 51D | Attention-getter | Ed Early |
| 24 Oct 2006 | 32D | Low-key “Hey!” | Gail Grabowski |
| 21 Aug 2006 | 49A | “Hey ? you!” | Elayne Cantor |
| 25 Feb 2006 | 64A | “Over here” | Henry Hook |
| 12 Feb 2006 | 124A | Sound before “Your fly’s open” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 25D | Head-turner | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 13 Jul 2005 | 55D | “Hey, over here!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 17 Apr 2005 | 10A | “Hey!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 6 Mar 2005 | 121A | Alternative to 50-Across | John Greenman |
| 4 Mar 2005 | 1D | Furtive summons | Myles Callum |
| 17 Feb 2005 | 1A | Attention getter | Patrick Merrell |
| 8 Nov 2004 | 5A | “Hey … over here!” | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 14 Oct 2004 | 35D | “Over here!” | Mike Sikowitz |
| 8 Oct 2004 | 58D | “You, there” | Joe DiPietro |
| 8 Aug 2004 | 10A | Way to get noticed | Bill Zais |
| 20 Jun 2004 | 48D | “Hey!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Jun 2004 | 56D | “Hey, over here!” | Nancy Salomon |
| 6 May 2004 | 70A | Fence’s utterance | Kevan Choset |
| 12 Apr 2004 | 57D | “Hey, you!” | Gail Grabowski |
| 26 Oct 2003 | 124A | Sound from an exam cheater | Patrick Merrell |
| 20 Oct 2003 | 51D | “Hey, you!” | Lynn Lempel |
| 24 Sep 2003 | 58D | “Hey, buddy” | Sheldon Benardo |
| 4 Aug 2003 | 56D | “Check this out!” | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 16 Jul 2003 | 6A | [Look over here!] | Norm Guggenbiller |
| 15 Jul 2003 | 65A | “Hey you!” | Harvey Estes |
| 17 May 2003 | 22A | It may turn some heads | Bob Peoples |
| 28 Apr 2003 | 10A | It precedes “Over here!” | Jim Hyres |
| 19 Apr 2003 | 39A | “Hey!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 31 Mar 2003 | 54D | “Hey there!” | Patrick Merrell |
| 18 Jan 2003 | 24A | “Hey!” | Harvey Estes |
| 24 Dec 2002 | 54D | Verbal nudge | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 9 Nov 2002 | 60A | Head-turner | James E. Buell |
| 4 Nov 2002 | 25A | Attention-getter | Peter Gordon |
| 23 Sep 2002 | 13D | Cousin of “ahem” | Peter Gordon |
| 18 Jul 2002 | 24A | Attention-getter | Kevin McCann |
| 4 Jul 2002 | 1A | Attention getter | Nathaniel Weiss |
| 11 Jun 2002 | 1D | “Hey, you!” | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 6 May 2002 | 48D | “Hey, you!” | Peter Gordon |
| 18 Apr 2002 | 24A | “Hey you!” | Patrick Berry |
| 13 Dec 2001 | 48D | “Hey, there!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 9 Oct 2001 | 67A | “Hey!” | Peter Gordon |
| 8 Oct 2001 | 5A | “Look over here!” | Monica Krausse |
| 24 May 2001 | 52D | “Over here!” | William I. Johnston |
| 23 Jan 2001 | 67A | “Check this out!” | Nancy Salomon |
| 2 Jan 2001 | 10A | “Hey, you!” | Sarah Keller |
| 18 Dec 2000 | 1D | “Hey … over here!” | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 17 Dec 2000 | 1D | “Hey, you” | Frances Hansen |
| 5 Dec 2000 | 10A | “Hey, you!” | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 19 Nov 2000 | 93D | Attention-getter | Cathy Millhauser |
| 4 Jul 2000 | 64A | “Hey!” | Tyler Hinman |
| 9 Apr 2000 | 113D | Attention getter | Joe DiPietro |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 6D | “Wanna hear a secret?” | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 1A | “Hey!” | Manny Nosowsky |
| 29 Nov 1999 | 60D | “Hey, there!” | Richard Chisholm |
| 26 Oct 1999 | 68A | “Hey, bud!” | Kevin McCann |
| 7 Oct 1999 | 10A | “Hey. You. Yeah, you!” | Kelly Clark |
| 7 Sep 1999 | 64A | Attention-getter | David Ainslie Macleod |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 1D | Call to attention | Manny Nosowsky |
| 2 Aug 1998 | 114D | Sound before “Yeah, you!” | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 1 Jul 1998 | 1A | “Hey, Mac!” | Fred Piscop |
| 14 Jun 1998 | 46A | Whispered call | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 May 1998 | 1D | “Hey there!” | William Canine |
| 3 Mar 1998 | 68A | “Hey, you!” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 26 Jan 1998 | 70A | Attention-getter | Eileen Lexau |
| 5 Aug 1997 | 56A | “Hey, you!” | William Bernhardt |
| 4 May 1997 | 32D | Call to attention | Manny Nosowsky |
| 23 Apr 1997 | 10A | “Want to hear a secret?” | Cathy Millhauser |
| 27 Feb 1997 | 51D | “Hey, you!” | Raymond C. Young |
| 4 Oct 1996 | 49D | “Hey you!” | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| 7 Jan 1996 | 70D | “Over here!” | Eric Albert |
| 26 Oct 1995 | 52D | “Hey, you!” | Jim Page |
| 7 Aug 1995 | 61D | “Hey, you!” | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 15 Jun 1995 | 45A | Fence’s opening, perhaps | Norma Steinberg |
| 20 Feb 1994 | 78D | “Ahem!” | Harvey Estes |
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