SAO

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

This "SAO" answer was first appeared in "24 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___ Tome and Principe". It was authored by Merl H. Reagle. Recently, the "SAO" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___ Paulo (29)". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "___ Paulo (29)". "SAO" appeared 157 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SAO" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
30 Nov 2023 27D ___ Paulo Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
7 Sep 2023 48A Portugal’s ___ Miguel Island Ryan Patrick Smith
15 Jul 2023 27A Title abroad Jeff Chen
9 Jul 2023 47A Title in Portuguese Christina Iverson
7 Jul 2023 32A ___ Tomé Adrian Johnson
16 Jun 2023 8D ___ Miguel Island, one of the Azores Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
17 May 2023 36D Holy title with a tilde Parker Higgins
9 Mar 2023 49D Portuguese holy title Simeon Seigel
18 Feb 2023 8D “Saint” elsewhere Kameron Austin Collins
26 Nov 2022 58D Lead-in to Felipe or Miguel Kanyin Ajayi
2 Feb 2022 31A Saint, in Portuguese Meredith Colton Hazy
24 Dec 2021 44A ___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores Evan Kalish
20 Nov 2021 56D Word in some South American city names Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
14 Jul 2021 32D Portuguese title with a tilde Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
16 May 2021 71A Start of many Portuguese place names Joe DiPietro
29 Apr 2021 49A ___ Paulo Adam Wagner
24 Mar 2021 4D ___ Paulo Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
11 Mar 2021 51A Title with a tilde Leslie Rogers
3 Feb 2021 41A ___ Tomé and Príncipe Yacob Yonas
23 Dec 2020 38A ___ Paulo Juliana Tringali Golden
8 Sep 2020 55A ___ Tomé and Príncipe Kevin Christian and Brad Wilber
9 Aug 2020 48D ___ Paulo, Brazil Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
2 Aug 2020 65A ___ Paulo David Levinson Wilk
27 May 2020 65A ___ Paulo, Brazil Chris A. McGlothlin
25 Feb 2020 64D ___ Paulo, Brazil Peter Gordon
10 Dec 2019 51A ___ Tomé and Príncipe Eric Berlin
8 Sep 2019 14D ___ Paulo Joe DiPietro
22 Jul 2019 59A ___ Paulo, Brazil Lynn Lempel
11 Jul 2019 5D ___ João de Meriti, Brazil Alex Eaton-Salners
27 May 2019 9D ___ Paulo, Brazil Bruce Haight
5 Apr 2019 36A ___ Miguel, largest of the Azores Ryan McCarty
1 Apr 2019 23A ___ Paulo, Brazil Joel Fagliano
12 Sep 2018 54A ___ Paulo, Brazil Jeffrey Wechsler
6 Apr 2018 41D ___ Jorge (one of the Azores) David Steinberg
12 Nov 2017 67D Brazil’s ___ Bernardo do Campo Ed Sessa
7 Nov 2017 23A ___ Paulo, Brazil Greg Poulos
22 Oct 2017 61A ___ Miguel (largest island in the Azores) Tracy Gray
18 Sep 2017 23A ___ Paulo, Brazil Tom McCoy
10 Sep 2017 38A ___ Tomé (African capital) Brendan Emmett Quigley
5 Sep 2017 40A ___ Paulo, Brazil Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen
3 Sep 2017 43A ___ Jorge (part of the Azores) Andrew Zhou
29 May 2017 43A ___ Paulo, Brazil Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman
18 Jan 2017 13A Word in Brazilian city names Matthew Sewell
1 Jan 2017 104D ___ Paulo Matthew Sewell
24 Aug 2016 62D ___ Tomé and Príncipe Matthew Sewell
8 Mar 2016 58D ___ Tomé and Príncipe David Steinberg
20 Aug 2015 34A ___ Tomé Jules P. Markey
21 Jul 2015 15A ___ Paulo, Brazil David Phillips
5 Feb 2015 5D Part of some Portuguese place names Mike Buckley
12 Nov 2014 42A ___ Paulo Daniel Landman
14 Sep 2014 83D ___ Paulo Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
1 Sep 2014 65D ___ Paulo Allan E. Parrish
26 Aug 2014 48D ___ Paulo Victor Fleming
22 Aug 2014 66A ___ Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Sam Ezersky
26 May 2014 63D ___ Paulo, Brazil Dan Margolis
3 May 2014 5D Common word on a Portuguese map Sam Ezersky
22 Oct 2013 58A ___ Paulo, Brazil Kevan Choset
12 Oct 2013 47A Portugal’s Palácio de ___ Bento John Farmer
8 Sep 2013 30A Start of many Brazilian place names Pete Muller and Sue Keefer
6 Feb 2013 61D Saint, in Rio Peter A. Collins
2 Dec 2012 61D ___ Paulo Steven E. Atwood
18 Nov 2012 31D ___ Miguel Island Timothy Polin
5 Nov 2012 37D ___ Paulo, Brazil Andrea Carla Michaels
16 Sep 2012 115D ___ Paulo David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
15 May 2012 58D ___ Tomé Susan Gelfand
1 Mar 2012 61A Festa de ___ João Steven E. Atwood
29 Dec 2011 55D ___ Tomé David Steinberg
21 Dec 2011 51A ___ Tomé Ron and Nancy Byron
27 Nov 2011 49A Start of many Portuguese place names Jeff Chen
5 Sep 2011 35A ___ Paulo, Brazil Patrick Merrell
14 Aug 2011 119D ___ Tomé Paula Gamache
11 Jul 2011 48D ___ Paulo, Brazil Ellen Leuschner
4 Jun 2011 38A One with uma auréola Frederick J. Healy
1 Oct 2010 6D Brazil’s ___ José Bay David J. Kahn
13 Oct 2009 60D ___ Paulo, Brazil Sharon Delorme
23 Sep 2009 51A ___ Carlos, Brazil Jonathan Gersch
9 Sep 2009 19A ___ Tomé and Príncipe (equatorial land) Richard Chisholm
15 Mar 2009 127A ___ Miguel (largest of the Azores) Patrick Berry
15 Feb 2009 6D ___ Miguel Island Jim Leeds
5 Jan 2009 59D ___ Paulo, Brazil Andrea Carla Michaels
31 Oct 2008 15D ___ Jorge (Azores island) Jim Page
20 Apr 2008 112D ___ Miguel, Azores island John Farmer
8 Apr 2008 35A ___ Paulo, Brazil Dave Mackey
18 Mar 2008 62D ___ Paulo David Pringle
17 Mar 2008 30D ___ Miguel, largest island of the Azores C. W. Stewart
27 Nov 2007 44D ___ Tomé Julie Ann Bowling
9 Oct 2007 61D ___ Paulo, Brazil Timothy Powell
19 Aug 2007 30A ___ Tomé Elizabeth C. Gorski
4 May 2007 39A ___ Salvador Manny Nosowsky
1 Apr 2007 114D ___ Tomé Paula Gamache
25 Mar 2007 101A ___ Miguel (Azores island) Fred Piscop
10 Dec 2006 107D Africa’s ___ Tomé David J. Kahn
23 Nov 2006 58D ___ Luís, Brazil Ari Halpern
25 Jul 2006 25A ___ Paulo, Brazil Anne Garellick
12 Jul 2006 6D ___ Paulo Richard Chisholm
7 Jul 2006 30A ___ Jorge, part of the Azores Joe Krozel
12 Jun 2006 28A ___ Paulo, Brazil Curtis Yee
8 May 2006 40A ___ Paulo, Brazil Norm Guggenbiller
9 Apr 2006 118A Saint, in Portuguese Paula Gamache
27 Feb 2006 60A ___ Paulo, Brazil Ed Early
9 Feb 2006 35A Paulo or Luís, e.g. Ethan Cooper
6 Feb 2006 42A ___ Paulo, Brazil Sheldon Benardo
19 Dec 2005 44D ___ Paulo, Brazil Richard Hughes
28 Aug 2005 7D ___ Paulo Nancy Nicholson Joline
31 May 2005 11A ___ Paulo, Brazil Merl Reagle
25 May 2005 49A ___ Tomé and Príncipe Nancy Salomon
11 Apr 2005 13D ___ Paulo, Brazil Norma Steinberg
7 Dec 2004 56D ___ Paulo David Diefendorf
13 Jul 2004 28A ___ Paulo Kevan Choset
17 May 2004 38D ___ Paulo, Brazil Ethan Cooper
19 Oct 2003 28A ___ Gonçalo, Brazil Nancy Nicholson Joline
25 Sep 2003 44A ___ Paulo Patrick Merrell
3 Aug 2003 8D ___ Tiago (one of the Cape Verde islands) Jim Page
15 Apr 2003 22D ___ Paulo, Brazil Adam G. Perl
11 Apr 2003 56A ___ Luís Elizabeth C. Gorski
25 Dec 2002 23D ___ Paulo Patrick Merrell
11 Sep 2002 20A ___ Tomé A. J. Santora
7 Jul 2002 45A ___ Paulo, Brazil Lloyd E. Pollet
23 Jun 2002 16A ___ João Eric Berlin
21 Apr 2002 97D ___ Miguel (Azores island) Trip Payne
27 Mar 2002 43A ___ Paulo Sarah Keller
7 Nov 2001 57D ___ Tiago Brendan Emmett Quigley
22 Aug 2001 69A Word in Brazilian place names Brendan Emmett Quigley
5 Jul 2001 32A ___ Tomé Peter Gordon
24 Dec 2000 26D ___ Paulo Bill Zais
10 Aug 2000 6D Pedro or Paulo Mark Diehl
1 Jul 2000 42A ___ Miguel Rich Norris
25 Apr 2000 58A ___ Paulo Randall J. Hartman
13 Nov 1999 53D Miguel or João Jim Page
3 Nov 1999 47A ___ Paulo Greg Staples
9 Apr 1999 42A ___ Tomé Manny Nosowsky
2 Mar 1999 49A ___ Tomé (island on the Equator) Stephanie Spadaccini
23 Feb 1999 9D ___ Paulo Robert Zimmerman
2 Jan 1999 30D Common word in Brazilian geography Rich Norris
1 Dec 1998 45A ___ Paulo, Brazil Stephanie Spadaccini
12 Oct 1998 49A ___ Paulo, Brazil Richard Chisholm
18 Mar 1998 59A ___ Tomé and Principe Susan Smith
19 Dec 1997 49D ___ Miguel (largest of the Azores) John Wolting
5 Dec 1997 60D Paulo or Pedro, e.g. Craig Kasper and Dave Tuller
28 Apr 1997 25D ___ Paulo, Brazil Peter Gordon
17 Feb 1997 59D ___ Paulo, Brazil R. Hughes
11 Jan 1997 52A ___ Vicente, Brazil R. Norris
22 Sep 1996 122D Francisco or Paulo lead-in C. Millhauser
13 Jun 1996 50A ___Paulo D. J. Kahn
26 May 1996 87D ___Tome R. Ross
27 Sep 1995 51A ___ Paulo, Brazil David J. Kahn
30 Jun 1995 46A ___ Paulo Rich Norris
23 May 1995 5D ___ Paulo Jay Livingston
25 Mar 1995 34A Start of many Portuguese place names Walter Webb
19 Mar 1995 34D ___ Miguel, Azores Alex K. Justin
25 Dec 1994 78D ___ Tome Randolph Ross
7 Nov 1994 31A ___ Paulo Randall J. Hartman
2 Nov 1994 8D ___ Tome Harvey Estes
26 Sep 1994 38D ___ Paulo, Brazil Sidney L. Robbins
29 Jul 1994 61D ___ Vicente, Brazil A. D. Cover
23 Jun 1994 50A ___ Vicente, Brazil Trip Payne
24 Dec 1993 5D ___ Tome and Principe Merl H. Reagle

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