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 |
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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 PrÃncipe | Yacob Yonas |
23 Dec 2020 | 38A | ___ Paulo | Juliana Tringali Golden |
8 Sep 2020 | 55A | ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe | 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 PrÃncipe | 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 PrÃncipe | Matthew Sewell |
8 Mar 2016 | 58D | ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe | 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 PrÃncipe (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 | ___ LuÃs, 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 LuÃs, 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 PrÃncipe | 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 | ___ LuÃs | 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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