ROCK is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ROCK in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ROCK" answer was first appeared in "28 Aug 1997" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Genre of 46-Across". It was authored by Shannon Burns. Recently, the "ROCK" answer has been used for "6 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Huge gem, slangily". It was authored by Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight. "ROCK" appeared 34 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ROCK" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2023 | 61D | Huge gem, slangily | Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight |
| 31 Aug 2023 | 30D | NBC comedy series starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin | Freddie Cheng |
| 25 Aug 2023 | 54A | Little ___ | Rafael Musa |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 18A | Are awesome | Brooke Husic and Erik Agard |
| 8 Nov 2022 | 36A | One supplying strong emotional support, metaphorically | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
| 22 Sep 2022 | 31A | What some toy horses do | Helen Chen |
| 4 Sep 2022 | 120A | It beats scissors | Tracy Gray |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 23D | Breaker | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 23 Jun 2021 | 38A | Hollywood’s Dwayne Johnson, with “the” | Kate Hawkins |
| 31 Jan 2021 | 127A | Be really impressive, informally | Jim Hilger |
| 13 Aug 2019 | 1D | Alternative to rap and R&B | Lynn Lempel |
| 12 Jul 2018 | 37A | One radio format | Joe DiPietro |
| 3 Mar 2017 | 17D | Shift in one’s seat, perhaps | Patrick Berry |
| 13 Jun 2016 | 29D | Scissors topper, in a game | Lynn Lempel |
| 30 Apr 2015 | 27D | Wear, and look great doing it | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 13 Aug 2014 | 55A | Loser to paper | Dan Schoenholz |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 65A | The White Stripes’ genre | Peter A. Collins |
| 28 Apr 2013 | 101A | What a fist might represent | Patrick Berry |
| 21 Apr 2011 | 38A | Bolder | Julian Lim |
| 3 Feb 2011 | 37A | Roll’s partner | Matt Ginsberg |
| 6 Nov 2008 | 36D | Big ring stone, slangily | Jeremy Newton |
| 16 Feb 2007 | 50D | Swing alternative | Charles Barasch |
| 8 May 2005 | 108D | Try to put baby to sleep, maybe | Jim Page |
| 26 Jul 2004 | 1A | Musical genre pioneered by Bill Haley and His Comets | Bernice Gordon |
| 26 May 2003 | 17A | Much modern popular music | Lynn Lempel |
| 31 Oct 2001 | 61A | Radio format | Mary Pat Hidding |
| 23 Oct 2001 | 56D | Sling missile | Leonard Williams |
| 28 Dec 2000 | 36D | Firm foundation | Manny Nosowsky |
| 23 Oct 1999 | 41A | Seesaw | Frank Longo and Brendan Quigley |
| 9 Jun 1999 | 15A | Put to sleep, in a way | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 Sep 1998 | 55A | Music genre since the 50’s | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 25 Aug 1998 | 58A | Led Zeppelin’s genre | Randy Sowell |
| 17 Nov 1997 | 6D | Boulder | Holden Baker |
| 28 Aug 1997 | 49A | Genre of 46-Across | Shannon Burns |
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