ROOTS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ROOTS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ROOTS" answer was first appeared in "10 Jul 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Alex Haley epic (2)". It was authored by Alvin Chase. Recently, the "ROOTS" answer has been used for "2 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "They get down and dirty". It was authored by Royce Ferguson. "ROOTS" appeared 39 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ROOTS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2023 | 22D | They get down and dirty | Royce Ferguson |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 8D | Cheers (for) | Emily Carroll |
| 9 Jul 2021 | 29A | Heritage | Robyn Weintraub |
| 19 Jun 2021 | 60A | Ancestry | Sophia Maymudes |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 54D | Ancestry | Lindsey Hobbs |
| 30 Dec 2019 | 19A | Hereditary background | Gary Larson |
| 26 Mar 2019 | 51D | Alex Haley epic | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 26 Sep 2017 | 14A | Things teeth and hair have | Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel |
| 31 Jul 2017 | 56A | Tree’s support system | David Steinberg |
| 25 Nov 2014 | 68A | Carrots and turnips, basically | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| 29 Mar 2013 | 51D | Natural life support system | Josh Knapp |
| 17 Oct 2012 | 55A | See 1-Down | Peter Koetters |
| 26 Feb 2012 | 110A | Genealogical study | Daniel A. Finan |
| 5 Oct 2010 | 20A | Family beginnings | Paula Gamache |
| 30 Aug 2009 | 61A | Underground network | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 15 Feb 2009 | 24D | Gray location? | Jim Leeds |
| 27 Jan 2008 | 30A | Lineage | Mike Nothnagel |
| 24 Jan 2007 | 36D | 1976 best seller that opens “four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia” | Gary Steinmehl |
| 31 Dec 2006 | 42A | Underground network | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 Feb 2006 | 6D | Unseen parts | Byron Walden |
| 20 Mar 2005 | 34D | Hometown ties | Patrick Berry |
| 2 Mar 2004 | 6D | Cheers (for) | Charles Barasch |
| 9 Oct 2003 | 47D | Origin | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 22 Sep 2003 | 22D | Genealogy | Marjorie Berg |
| 7 Jul 2003 | 43A | Alex Haley saga | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 29 Sep 2002 | 50A | Haley best seller | Randolph Ross |
| 11 Jul 2001 | 62A | 1976 best seller that starts in Gambia | Richard Silvestri |
| 20 Sep 1999 | 39D | Genealogy | Gregory E. Paul |
| 28 Feb 1999 | 56D | TV event of 1977 | Dave Tuller |
| 9 Nov 1997 | 42A | Hair-dyeing job | Rich Norris |
| 7 Nov 1997 | 39A | Heritage | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 21 Sep 1997 | 118A | TV event of January 1977 | Mike Shenk |
| 12 Aug 1997 | 19D | They may need coloring at a salon | Janet R. Bender |
| 10 Nov 1996 | 86D | Heritage | R. Hamel |
| 14 Aug 1996 | 25A | Kunta Kinte’s tale | G. E. Sykes |
| 20 Mar 1996 | 41A | Rummages (through) | G. Newman |
| 4 Dec 1995 | 63A | Alex Haley work | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 8 Aug 1995 | 67A | 70’s TV drama | Gregory E. Paul |
| 10 Jul 1994 | 24A | Alex Haley epic | Alvin Chase |
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