RAISA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for RAISA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "RAISA" answer was first appeared in "16 Oct 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Mrs. Gorbachev (20)". It was authored by Raymond Hamel. Recently, the "RAISA" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___ Gorbachev, former Soviet first lady". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Mrs. Gorbachev (20)". "RAISA" appeared 31 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "RAISA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 26A | ___ Gorbachev, former Soviet first lady | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 2 Aug 2020 | 60D | ___ Gorbachev, former first lady of the Soviet Union | David Levinson Wilk |
| 6 Jan 2020 | 58A | ___ Gorbachev, former first lady of the Soviet Union | Tess Davison and Kathy Lowden |
| 21 Jul 2019 | 9D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 45A | ___ Smetanina, first woman to win 10 Winter Olympic medals | Robyn Weintraub |
| 27 Nov 2016 | 24D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Matt Ginsberg |
| 23 Jul 2016 | 48D | First lady Barbara’s Russian counterpart | Debbie Ellerin |
| 11 Apr 2013 | 29A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Jim Hilger |
| 9 Mar 2013 | 19A | Mrs. Gorbachev | David Steinberg and Barry C. Silk |
| 12 Mar 2012 | 16A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Lynn Lempel |
| 8 Nov 2011 | 36A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Scott Atkinson |
| 26 Sep 2011 | 40D | Mrs. Gorbachev | David Gray |
| 20 Nov 2010 | 26D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Jul 2010 | 31D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Ed Sessa |
| 2 Jan 2010 | 1A | Early 1990s first lady’s first name | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 23 Sep 2009 | 14D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Jonathan Gersch |
| 12 Oct 2008 | 11D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Rich Norris |
| 27 Sep 2008 | 57A | First lady of the 1980s | Karen M. Tracey |
| 24 Jun 2007 | 20A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Eric Berlin |
| 15 Jun 2003 | 120A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Cathy Millhauser |
| 27 Apr 2001 | 24D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Mark Diehl |
| 10 Apr 2001 | 39A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Kevin McCann |
| 22 Feb 2000 | 57A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Dorothy E. Donaldson |
| 27 Mar 1999 | 37D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Rich Norris |
| 23 Feb 1999 | 47A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Robert Zimmerman |
| 29 Aug 1998 | 2D | Last First Lady of the U.S.S.R. | Jim Page |
| 21 May 1997 | 50A | Former Soviet First Lady | John D. Leavy |
| 27 Dec 1996 | 29A | Nancy’s opposite number, once | B. White |
| 5 Nov 1995 | 49A | Mikhail’s wife | Dean Niles |
| 27 Oct 1994 | 9A | Mrs. Gorbachev | Fred Piscop |
| 16 Oct 1994 | 93D | Mrs. Gorbachev | Raymond Hamel |
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