SAM - NYT Crossword Clue & Answer

SAM is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SAM in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "SAM" answer was first appeared in "22 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Patriotic uncle". It was authored by Fred Piscop. Recently, the "SAM" answer has been used for "29 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Altman who’s the C.E.O. of OpenAI". It was authored by Alina Abidi. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Uncle ___ (17)". "SAM" appeared 142 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SAM" word.

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
29 Oct 2023	44D	Altman who’s the C.E.O. of OpenAI	Alina Abidi
24 Oct 2023	22A	“Spider-Man” director Raimi	Daniel Grinberg
12 Sep 2023	22D	Actor Waterston	Ella Dershowitz
24 Jul 2023	57D	Uncle associated with the 12-Down	John Ewbank
6 Mar 2023	37A	Houston who fought Santa Anna	Lynn Lempel
5 Mar 2023	104D	___ Bankman-Fried, fallen crypto mogul	John-Clark Levin
19 Mar 2022	46D	___ Taylor-Johnson, director of “Fifty Shades of Grey”	Ryan McCarty
25 Jan 2022	63A	Singer Cooke	Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg
9 Jan 2022	41A	Spade with a short handle?	Timothy Polin
14 Dec 2021	65D	Symbolic U.S. “uncle”	Tao Platt
11 Oct 2021	6A	“Uncle ___ Wants You”	Ben Pall
26 Jul 2021	31A	Companion of Frodo in “The Lord of the Rings”	Tommy Pauly
8 Mar 2021	48A	Uncle ___ (patriotic figure)	Eric Bornstein
2 Mar 2021	61D	Cooke who was known as the “King of Soul”	Ross Trudeau
23 Feb 2021	2D	Dr. Seuss’ ___-I-am	Kate Hawkins
29 Jan 2021	13D	Uncle ___	Robyn Weintraub
22 Dec 2020	39D	Uncle ___	Amy Yanni and Jeff Chen
1 Nov 2020	40D	Uncle ___	Julian Lim
19 Oct 2020	10A	“Casablanca” pianist	Fred Piscop
5 Apr 2020	43A	Busy Bee, for short	Jim Peredo
17 Dec 2019	57D	Cooke who sang “Twistin’ the Night Away”	David Levinson Wilk
15 Dec 2019	126D	Pusher of green eggs and ham	Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
3 Nov 2019	5D	Spade said to be excellent at digging up dirt	Kristian House
21 Sep 2019	57D	Houston, for one	Joon Pahk and Erik Agard
30 Aug 2019	33D	Uncle ___	Trent H. Evans
12 Jul 2019	10D	“The Lord of the Rings” role	Evan Kalish
18 Mar 2019	27A	Uncle in patriotic posters	Zhouqin Burnikel
6 Mar 2019	64D	Singer/songwriter Smith	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
23 Feb 2019	37D	Uncle’s name	Sam Ezersky
5 Dec 2018	40D	Rick’s CafÃ© AmÃ©ricain employee	Alan Arbesfeld
16 Sep 2018	76A	Muppet eagle	Joel Fagliano
30 Aug 2018	11D	Yosemite ___	Grant Thackray
22 Jul 2018	76A	Uncle with a top hat and tie	Patrick Merrell
13 Jun 2018	6A	Frodo’s friend in “The Lord of the Rings”	Michael Hawkins
12 Jun 2018	39A	Newsman Donaldson	Samuel A. Donaldson and Tracy Gray
22 Feb 2018	61D	Toucan ___, Froot Loops mascot	Zhouqin Burnikel
1 Nov 2017	41A	Houston of Texas	Herre Schouwerwou
22 Nov 2016	9D	Film character who was asked to “Play it”	Andrew Zhou
22 Sep 2016	22A	“The West Wing” speechwriter	Jeffrey Wechsler
3 Jun 2016	7D	Who sings “As Time Goes By” in “Casablanca”	Josh Knapp
31 May 2016	67A	Frodo’s best friend	Sarah Keller
21 Mar 2016	73A	Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer Smith	Michael Hawkins
15 Mar 2016	44A	“Cheers” bartender	Gordon Johnson
18 Jan 2016	47A	Smith who sang the theme for “Spectre”	Kathy Wienberg
16 Oct 2015	51D	“Cheers” role	Joe Krozel
17 May 2015	86A	Walton with a club	Joe Krozel
9 May 2015	45D	McCloud of 1970s TV’s “McCloud”	Kristian House
23 Sep 2014	21D	Spade of “The Maltese Falcon”	Gerry Wildenberg
1 Sep 2014	23D	Uncle ___	Allan E. Parrish
24 May 2014	39A	Merrie Melodies sheepdog	Peter Wentz
19 Mar 2014	30D	College football star Michael in 2014 news	Samuel A. Donaldson
30 Dec 2013	34D	“Uncle ___ wants you”	David Steinberg
10 Dec 2013	1D	Cooke of soul	Bill Thompson
13 Oct 2013	115A	___ the Eagle (a Muppet)	Jeff Chen
16 Sep 2013	5D	“Uncle ___ wants you”	Ed Sessa
1 Sep 2013	64D	Uncle ___	John Farmer
24 Aug 2013	48A	One of the muskrats in the 1976 hit “Muskrat Love”	Frederick J. Healy
28 Jul 2013	106D	Cooke of soul	Andrew Reynolds
21 Feb 2013	44A	“Bewitched” wife, familiarly	Paul Hunsberger
25 Dec 2012	54D	Texas patriot Houston	Ellen Leuschner and Victor Fleming
30 Nov 2012	57D	Friend of Frodo	Gary Cee
26 Nov 2012	54A	Walton of Walmart	Ed Sessa
10 Oct 2012	33D	“Casablanca” pianist	Pete Muller
10 Sep 2012	10A	“Play It Again, ___”	Andrea Carla Michaels
5 Apr 2012	3D	Tom Hanks’s “Sleepless in Seattle” role	Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Aug 2011	29D	1950s-’70s senator Ervin	Patrick Berry
16 Jan 2011	80A	“American Beauty” director Mendes	Joon Pahk
18 Dec 2010	50A	Football Hall-of-Famer Huff	Brad Wilber
10 Oct 2010	90D	Houston after whom the Texas city is named	Patrick Merrell
8 Nov 2009	80A	“Casablanca” role	Robert W. Harris
3 Nov 2009	66D	Uncle ___	Barry Boone
28 Nov 2008	61A	Friend of Frodo	Joe Krozel
24 Sep 2008	21A	Walton who founded Wal-Mart	Lynn Lempel
23 Aug 2008	32A	“Dick Tracy” character Catchem	Natan Last
15 Jul 2008	51A	Cooke who sang “You Send Me”	Leonard Williams
21 Mar 2008	27A	Football Hall-of-Famer Huff	Peter A. Collins
24 Sep 2007	50A	“Cheers” bartender	Fred Piscop
22 Sep 2007	32D	Half of a 1960s R & B duo	Mark Diehl
15 Jun 2007	33D	___ Hill	Nancy Joline
19 Mar 2007	58D	Wal-Mart founder Walton	Richard Chisholm
7 Nov 2006	46A	Uncle ___	Bruce P. Douglas
18 Oct 2006	7D	*Figure in a star-spangled hat	John Farmer
20 Jul 2006	11A	Spiegel who produced “On the Waterfront”	Kevin McCann
12 Jul 2006	6A	“Casablanca” pianist	Richard Chisholm
25 Jan 2006	7D	*Man in a star-spangled suit	John Farmer
12 Apr 2005	45A	“Casablanca” pianist	Nancy Salomon
30 Jan 2005	109D	“Cheers” role	Derrick Niederman
11 Oct 2004	3D	___ Adams, patriot with a beer named after him	Jim Hyres
21 Jun 2004	50D	Uncle ___	Craig Kasper
3 Mar 2004	1D	1950’s-60’s singer Cooke	Mark Diehl
17 Jan 2004	55D	Friend of Frodo	Patrick Berry
28 Sep 2003	118D	Uncle ___	Brendan Emmett Quigley
7 Aug 2003	32D	“Casablanca” role	Patrick Berry
15 Jul 2003	36A	Spike Lee’s “Summer of ___”	Harvey Estes
20 Oct 2002	60A	Spade, for one	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
7 Sep 2002	8D	Friend of Frodo	Patrick Berry
29 Aug 2002	27A	Player of “As Time Goes By,” in film	William Schaub
25 Aug 2002	91A	2001 title role for Sean Penn	Randolph Ross
10 Mar 2002	62D	Dooley Wilson’s role in “Casablanca”	Nelson Hardy
11 Dec 2001	53A	Uncle ___	A. J. Santora
27 Aug 2001	23A	Uncle ___	Holden Baker
14 May 2001	28A	With 25-Across, three-time Masters champ	Gregory E. Paul
28 Apr 2001	5D	Wal-Mart founder Walton	Rich Norris
12 Apr 2001	25A	With 56-Across, three-time Masters winner	Jim Page
28 Jan 2001	35A	Patriot, e.g.	Jim Page
1 Dec 2000	38A	Penrod’s pal, in “Penrod”	Bob Klahn
22 Jul 2000	42A	Film producer Spiegel	Joan Williamson
3 Jul 2000	25A	Uncle ___	Marjorie Berg
9 May 2000	21A	Piano player in “Casablanca”	Elizabeth C. Gorski
20 Mar 2000	28A	The U.S.A.’s “uncle”	Gregory E. Paul
8 Nov 1999	43D	Uncle ___	Kent Lorentzen
27 Sep 1999	50A	Uncle who “wants you!”	Ed Early
21 Jul 1999	37D	Mil. defense weapon	Noah Dephoure
21 May 1999	47A	U.S. defense weapon	Martin Ashwood-Smith
6 Feb 1999	33A	“Gunsmoke” bartender	Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith
11 Jan 1999	46D	Uncle ___	Randall J. Hartman
15 Feb 1998	107A	“As Time Goes By” singer in “Casablanca”	Rich Norris
30 Oct 1997	34A	Texas’s Houston	Cathy Millhauser
22 Apr 1997	34A	Ted’s role on “Cheers”	Gerald R. Ferguson
11 Mar 1997	1D	Uncle of note	Alan Arbesfeld
23 Feb 1997	45A	“Gunsmoke” bartender	Nancy Nicholson Joline
16 Dec 1996	46A	Texas patriot Houston	S. Spadaccini
30 Aug 1996	25A	Certain Hill	A. J. Santora
27 Aug 1996	28A	Director Peckinpah	D. E. Donaldson
5 Apr 1996	33D	“Cheers” bar owner	J. Page
26 Mar 1996	27D	Uncle___	J. S. Marrone
24 Dec 1995	36A	Marryin’ ___ of “Li’l Abner”	Frances Hansen
25 Sep 1995	49D	Detective Spade	Gregory E. Paul
29 Aug 1995	1D	Uncle ___	John R. Conrad
21 Jun 1995	39D	Newsman Donaldson	Dorothea E. Shipp
5 Apr 1995	65D	“Cheers” bartender	Wayne Robert Williams
8 Mar 1995	40D	Spade or Malone	Wayne Robert Williams
25 Feb 1995	52D	Soul singer Cooke	Bob Klahn
25 Dec 1994	43A	Uncle of note	Randolph Ross
22 Nov 1994	7D	“Cheers” bartender	Wayne Robert Williams
13 Nov 1994	96D	Baseball Hall-of-Famer Crawford	Frank A. Longo
10 Nov 1994	26D	Notable uncle	Alfio Micci
1 Jul 1994	27A	Houston, for one	Mel Taub
27 Mar 1994	93D	With 89 Down, a past Senator from North Carolina	Jeanette K. Brill
16 Mar 1994	55D	Actor Waterston	Fred Piscop
10 Mar 1994	38D	Certain missile	Lois Sidway
22 Feb 1994	45A	Patriotic uncle	Fred Piscop

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