REEF is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for REEF in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "REEF" answer was first appeared in "21 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Mariner’s peril". It was authored by Janie Lyons. Recently, the "REEF" answer has been used for "20 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Danger for a mariner". It was authored by Brad Wiegmann. "REEF" appeared 89 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "REEF" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 7D | Danger for a mariner | Brad Wiegmann |
| 5 Sep 2023 | 39A | Moray’s habitat | Alan Siegel |
| 30 Aug 2023 | 12D | Shipwreck site | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 20 Nov 2022 | 47D | Habitat threatened by bleaching | Joe Deeney |
| 24 Aug 2022 | 20A | Site for sponges | Colin Ernst |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 58D | ___ shark | Anne Marie Crinnion and Eric Bornstein |
| 26 Jun 2022 | 84A | Diver’s destination | Matthew Stock and Finn Vigeland |
| 1 May 2022 | 90A | Diverse ecosystem | Brandon Koppy |
| 26 Apr 2022 | 55D | Place to find brain coral | Simon Marotte |
| 28 Aug 2021 | 8D | Area with lots of schools | Julian Lim |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 32A | Hazard in maritime travel | Jake Halperin |
| 10 Aug 2021 | 46A | Home of Marlin and Nemo in “Finding Nemo” | Anne Grae Martin |
| 1 Jul 2021 | 14A | Habitat becoming bleached by global warming | Joe Deeney |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 69A | Ecosystem built by corals | Pamela F. Davis |
| 12 Dec 2020 | 15D | Diving spot | Sid Sivakumar and Brooke Husic |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 52D | Shipwreck site, maybe | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 1 Aug 2020 | 28D | Natural feature near Queensland | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
| 7 Jun 2020 | 57D | Biodiverse habitat | Andy Kravis |
| 12 Sep 2019 | 67A | Many a scuba destination | Grant Thackray |
| 9 Feb 2019 | 45D | Sound barrier? | Ryan McCarty |
| 29 Aug 2018 | 24A | Home for a clown fish | Alex Bajcz |
| 19 Mar 2018 | 63A | Shipwreck site, perhaps | Michael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 21 Nov 2017 | 7D | Shallow water obstacle | Brian Thomas |
| 26 Sep 2017 | 41D | Coral formation | Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel |
| 4 Jun 2017 | 35D | Where to find some very wet sponges | Tom McCoy |
| 26 Feb 2017 | 32A | Place for a sponge | Josh Knapp |
| 7 Feb 2017 | 62A | Place divers explore | Finn Vigeland |
| 25 Dec 2016 | 13D | Coral bleaching locale | Kevin G. Der |
| 18 Dec 2016 | 20D | Skin diving locale | Derrick Niederman |
| 3 May 2016 | 32A | See 41-Across | John Westwig |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 31A | Good area for snorkeling | Kurt Krauss |
| 10 Jul 2015 | 2D | Bikini feature | Barry C. Silk |
| 1 Jul 2015 | 7D | Boater’s hazard | Ned White |
| 2 May 2015 | 53D | The Keys, essentially | Barry C. Silk |
| 15 Mar 2015 | 30A | Feature of Hawaii’s Molokini Crater | Dan Feyer |
| 4 Feb 2015 | 3D | Good snorkeling locale | Julian Lim |
| 4 Oct 2014 | 52D | Shipping hazard | Julian Lim |
| 30 Jul 2014 | 24D | Snorkeling spot | Jean O’Conor |
| 18 May 2014 | 117A | Snorkeling locale | Joe DiPietro |
| 17 May 2014 | 25A | Natural barrier | Brad Wilber |
| 12 May 2013 | 80D | Snorkeling site | David J. Kahn |
| 19 Sep 2012 | 14D | Ship hazard | Michael Shteyman |
| 27 May 2012 | 13D | Island protector | Byron Walden |
| 1 Dec 2011 | 29D | Coral formation | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 8 May 2011 | 75A | Shipwreck site | Daniel A. Finan |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 23A | Hazardous obstruction | Mark Diehl |
| 26 Sep 2010 | 33D | Shipwreck locale | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| 16 May 2010 | 33A | Snorkeling spot | Matt Ginsberg |
| 25 Jan 2010 | 57D | Snorkeling site | Holden Baker |
| 6 Dec 2008 | 63A | *Cal ___ | Ashish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 30 Nov 2008 | 31D | Scuba venue | Richard Silvestri |
| 22 Oct 2008 | 6D | Site of many a shipwreck | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 5 Jun 2008 | 28A | Shorten, as a sail | James Sajdak |
| 10 Sep 2006 | 68D | Wreck site | Joe DiPietro |
| 3 Apr 2006 | 32D | Offshore ridge | Lynn Lempel |
| 13 Mar 2006 | 12D | Where a yacht might run aground | Bernice Gordon |
| 6 Nov 2005 | 63A | Snorkler’s interest | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 26D | Wreck site | Patrick Blindauer |
| 23 May 2005 | 46D | Coral formation | Robert Dillman |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 26A | Snorkeling site | Karen M. Tracey |
| 26 Mar 2005 | 10D | Bikini feature | Ed Early |
| 21 Mar 2005 | 24D | Atoll protector | Mike Torch |
| 8 Nov 2004 | 12D | Coral ridge | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 16 Jul 2003 | 47D | Natural breakwater | Norm Guggenbiller |
| 9 Mar 2003 | 90A | Snorkeling site | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Dec 2002 | 25D | Part of a sail | Cathy Millhauser |
| 20 Dec 2002 | 5D | Snorkeler’s haunt | Manny Nosowsky |
| 21 Jul 2002 | 41A | Shipwreck cause, sometimes | Trip Payne |
| 23 Apr 2001 | 43D | Atoll protector | Gregory E. Paul |
| 22 Nov 2000 | 42D | Natural barrier | Fred Piscop |
| 26 Oct 2000 | 14D | Sailing danger | Patrick Berry |
| 5 Jul 2000 | 7D | Water hazard | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 18 Apr 2000 | 35A | Coral construction | Myles Callum |
| 9 Aug 1999 | 65A | Coral ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 9 Feb 1999 | 29A | Coral formation | Janet R. Bender |
| 13 Jan 1999 | 39A | Sea-diving area | Richard Silvestri |
| 31 May 1998 | 83D | Site of a wreck | Cathy Millhauser |
| 22 Feb 1998 | 28D | Lagoon perimeter | Fred Piscop |
| 2 Feb 1998 | 3D | Coral ridge | Gregory E. Paul |
| 28 Oct 1997 | 13D | Sailor’s peril | Bernice Gordon |
| 5 Jun 1997 | 32D | Nautical danger | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Aug 1996 | 36A | Shorten, as a sail | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| 8 May 1996 | 33D | Cause of grounding | R. Norris |
| 19 Oct 1995 | 54D | Marine hazard | Lois Sidway |
| 7 May 1995 | 13D | Wreck of the Hesperus cause | Bob Klahn |
| 30 Mar 1995 | 28A | Shipwreck site | Rich Norris |
| 7 Nov 1994 | 29A | Where ships run aground | Randall J. Hartman |
| 10 Jun 1994 | 18D | Sailing hazard | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 21 Dec 1993 | 12D | Mariner’s peril | Janie Lyons |
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