ROPE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ROPE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "ROPE" answer was first appeared in "15 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "With 6-Down, Ali maneuver". It was authored by Fred Piscop. Recently, the "ROPE" answer has been used for "13 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "What’s tugged in tug of war". It was authored by Benjamin Fink. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Lasso (6)". "ROPE" appeared 92 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ROPE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2023 | 66A | What’s tugged in tug of war | Benjamin Fink |
| 17 Sep 2023 | 1A | Need for double Dutch | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 24A | Skip it! | Rachel Fabi and Ken Stern |
| 10 Mar 2023 | 2D | Bit of cowboy gear | Claire Rimkus |
| 10 Feb 2023 | 52A | “Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a ___”: George Burns | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris |
| 16 Jan 2023 | 52D | Only weapon in Clue that isn’t metallic | Michael Paleos |
| 12 Dec 2022 | 15A | Lasso material | Anthony J. Caruso and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 14 Nov 2022 | 7D | Jump ___ (double Dutch equipment) | Taylor Johnson |
| 24 Oct 2022 | 17A | Equipment in tug of war | Joe Rodini |
| 25 Jan 2022 | 37A | Lure (in) | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg |
| 16 Aug 2021 | 42A | Need for tug of war | Freddie Cheng |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 40A | What’s pulled through a pulley | Kyra Wilson |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 2D | Part of a pulley | Lindsey Hobbs |
| 6 Sep 2019 | 27D | It may be looped for a throw | Mark Diehl |
| 1 May 2019 | 61A | Cordon (off) | Joel Fagliano |
| 18 Feb 2019 | 10A | Material for a rock climber’s harness | Leslie Rogers and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 2D | Skip it! | Robyn Weintraub |
| 22 Feb 2018 | 23A | Mountaineer’s need | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 2D | Plastic Clue weapon | David Steinberg |
| 18 Jul 2017 | 37D | Need for tug-of-war | Michael Hawkins |
| 20 Jun 2016 | 71A | Part of a hangman drawing | Jason Mueller |
| 28 Apr 2016 | 6A | Rappeller’s need | Kurt Krauss |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 16A | Weapon in Clue | Tom McCoy |
| 7 May 2015 | 65A | Weapon in Clue | Tracy Gray |
| 25 Oct 2014 | 49D | Skip it | Patrick Blindauer |
| 1 Oct 2014 | 68A | Tire swing part | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 14 Sep 2014 | 118D | Tug-of-war need | Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer |
| 18 Nov 2013 | 56D | 1948 Hitchcock thriller | Edgar Fontaine |
| 27 Oct 2013 | 24D | One thrown at a rodeo | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 29D | Ensnare, with “in” | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 May 2013 | 19A | It’s fit to be tied | Dan Feyer |
| 12 Jun 2012 | 50A | Riata, e.g. | Peter A. Collins |
| 4 Apr 2012 | 14A | Lasso | Zoe Wheeler |
| 9 Oct 2011 | 34D | Weapon in Clue | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 15 Aug 2011 | 15A | Lasso | Stan Newman |
| 24 Jul 2011 | 42A | It might be skipped | Kurt Mueller |
| 5 Jul 2011 | 52D | Hitchcock classic seemingly filmed in one continuous take | Andrea Carla Michaels and Johanna Fenimore |
| 26 May 2011 | 53A | Part of a bell tower | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 11 Apr 2011 | 55D | Lariat material | Ian Livengood |
| 23 Nov 2010 | 73A | Use a lasso on | Richard Chisholm |
| 25 Jul 2010 | 25A | Weapon in Clue | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 17 Feb 2010 | 54D | Snare, in a way | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 13 Jul 2009 | 27D | Hillbilly’s belt | C. W. Stewart |
| 2 Jun 2009 | 30D | Lariat | Patrick Blindauer |
| 6 Aug 2008 | 7D | Weapon in Clue | Caleb Madison |
| 13 Feb 2008 | 20A | Hitchcock thriller | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 7 Oct 2007 | 106D | Weapon in the game Clue | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 31 May 2007 | 16A | Lifeline, maybe | William F. Stephens |
| 6 May 2007 | 60D | Cowboy’s aid | Charles M. Deber |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 15A | Wrestling ring encloser | Nancy Salomon |
| 9 Nov 2006 | 28D | Lasso | Byron Walden |
| 3 Sep 2006 | 114A | Skip it | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| 5 Jun 2006 | 47A | Piece of rodeo gear | Fred Piscop |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 41A | Ring side | John Farmer |
| 7 Dec 2005 | 24D | One may be skipped | Manny Nosowsky |
| 1 Nov 2005 | 34A | Lariat | Sarah Keller |
| 4 Aug 2004 | 7D | Part of a climber’s gear | Raymond Hamel |
| 24 Jul 2004 | 14A | Composition of some ladders | Dana Motley |
| 9 Dec 2003 | 67A | Mountain-climbing aid | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 23 Jan 2003 | 14A | Hitchcock title | Cathy Millhauser |
| 19 Jan 2003 | 103D | Catch, in a way | Eric Berlin |
| 20 May 2002 | 15A | Catch rodeo-style | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 9 Apr 2002 | 7D | Hitchcock film | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 18 Jul 2001 | 17A | Hitchcock classic | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 20 Feb 2001 | 14A | Noose material | Steven Dorfman |
| 14 Dec 2000 | 13D | Skip it | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Sep 2000 | 54A | It may be skipped | Joe DiPietro |
| 24 Jul 2000 | 62A | Lasso | Gregory E. Paul |
| 25 Jun 2000 | 51D | Weapon in the game Clue | Cathy Millhauser |
| 24 Dec 1998 | 67A | Lifeguard’s equipment | Jim Page |
| 3 Jun 1998 | 24A | Lifesaving equipment | Karen Hodge |
| 26 Jan 1998 | 19A | Noose material | Eileen Lexau |
| 6 Jan 1998 | 51D | 1948 Hitchcock thriller | Ed Early |
| 12 Nov 1997 | 9D | Skip it | Randall J. Hartman |
| 4 Mar 1997 | 14A | It’s pulled on a pulley | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 26 Feb 1997 | 41D | Lariat | Glenn E. Sykes |
| 29 Dec 1996 | 9D | 1948 Hitchcock thriller | B. White |
| 15 Dec 1996 | 69D | Hitchcock title | R. Ross |
| 26 Nov 1996 | 61A | Lariat | S. Spadaccini |
| 27 Jun 1996 | 59A | Entice, with “in” | R. Norris |
| 19 May 1996 | 68A | Noose maker | C. M. Deber |
| 12 Dec 1995 | 65A | Hillbilly’s belt | Gregory E. Paul |
| 20 Nov 1995 | 56D | Hitchcock thriller | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 13 Nov 1995 | 60D | Cowboy’s equipment | Norma Steinberg |
| 21 Sep 1995 | 14A | Catch in a way | Chuck Deodene |
| 21 Aug 1995 | 58A | Lasso | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 23 Jul 1995 | 104D | Velvet barrier | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 20 Mar 1995 | 36D | Lariat | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 25 Jan 1995 | 66A | Hitchcock nail-biter | Norma Steinberg |
| 15 Jun 1994 | 24A | Lasso | Thomas W. Schier |
| 22 Dec 1993 | 34A | 1948 Hitchcock nail-biter | Morton B. Braun |
| 15 Dec 1993 | 18D | With 6-Down, Ali maneuver | Fred Piscop |
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