SNL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SNL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SNL" answer was first appeared in "12 Mar 1995" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Variety show since 1975: Abbr.". It was authored by Charles M. Deber. Recently, the "SNL" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Forte and Strong once worked on it, for short". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. "SNL" appeared 226 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SNL" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 5D | Forte and Strong once worked on it, for short | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 26 Nov 2023 | 81A | Producer of sketches, in brief | Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 32A | NBC skit show since 1975, in brief | Zachary David Levy |
| 25 Sep 2023 | 23D | Weekend TV comedy show, in brief | Lynn Lempel |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 8D | Show shot in Studio 8H, for short | Chandi Deitmer |
| 31 May 2023 | 50D | Tina Fey was its first female head writer, in brief | Brandon Koppy |
| 27 Mar 2023 | 28D | Long-running Lorne Michaels production, for short | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| 21 Feb 2023 | 28A | Long-running sketch show, in brief | Daniel Raymon |
| 5 Feb 2023 | 115D | Show with a “What’s Up With That?” segment, for short | Jeremy Newton |
| 29 Dec 2022 | 61D | Show with “featured players,” in brief | Claire Rimkus and Rachel Fabi |
| 27 Dec 2022 | 27A | Weekend comedy hit, in brief | Lynn Lempel |
| 17 Aug 2022 | 34D | NBC hit since 1975, in brief | Michael Paleos |
| 15 Jul 2022 | 56A | Show that opens with an iconic crane shot, in brief | Matthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 32D | NBC comedy show, in brief | Bruce Haight |
| 18 Jun 2022 | 59A | With 45-Across, performance in Studio 8H | Brooke Husic |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 22A | Show featuring Bowen Yang, for short | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 31D | NBC weekend skit show, for short | Jamey Smith |
| 3 Mar 2022 | 4D | Show that spawned “Wayne’s World,” in brief | August Lee-Kovach |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 42D | NBC hit since ’75 | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| 22 Dec 2021 | 39A | Sketch show since ’75 | Noki Trias and Lawrence Barrett |
| 16 Dec 2021 | 47A | Weekly 90-min. TV show | Trenton Charlson |
| 16 Nov 2021 | 7D | Weekly show famously filmed in Studio 8H, in brief | Drew Schmenner |
| 17 Oct 2021 | 29D | Kenan Thompson is its longest-tenured member, for short | Jeff Chen |
| 12 Sep 2021 | 49D | Show with over 1,000 handwritten cue cards each week, for short | Alex Rosen |
| 18 Aug 2021 | 63D | Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in brief | Alina Abidi |
| 23 Jul 2021 | 10D | Letters that can fill in the blanks of “_A_D_ER” to make an appropriate surname | Michael Hawkins |
| 15 Jul 2021 | 29D | Not Ready for Prime Time Players show, for short | Max Carpenter |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 65D | NBC sketch show, in brief | Pamela F. Davis |
| 17 Jun 2021 | 44A | Chase vehicle, once, in brief? | Blake Slonecker |
| 6 Jun 2021 | 96D | Show filmed at Rockefeller Ctr. | Robyn Weintraub |
| 1 Jun 2021 | 42D | See 41-Down | Finn Vigeland |
| 11 May 2021 | 48A | Where the Blues Brothers debuted, for short | Kevin Patterson |
| 8 Apr 2021 | 20A | Airer of political parodies, briefly | Jake Halperin |
| 7 Mar 2021 | 65A | Popular 90-min. show | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen |
| 29 Dec 2020 | 20A | Show known for its cold opens, for short | Matthew Trout |
| 2 Dec 2020 | 19D | “Weekend Update” show, in brief | Will Nediger |
| 28 Nov 2020 | 19A | Originator of parody ads for 5-hour Empathy and Tylenol BM, in brief | Nam Jin Yoon |
| 12 Nov 2020 | 22A | “___ at Home” (one of three special TV shows of 2020) | Kristian House |
| 31 Oct 2020 | 5D | It’s noted for its alums | Stella Zawistowski |
| 25 Oct 2020 | 19D | “30 Rock” was inspired by it, for short | Peter A. Collins |
| 21 Oct 2020 | 43A | Creator of sketches, in brief | Dory Mintz |
| 6 Sep 2020 | 84A | George Carlin was its first host, for short | David Kwong |
| 15 Jul 2020 | 65A | The youngest host in its history is Drew Barrymore (age 7): Abbr. | Lee Higbie and Jeff Chen |
| 13 Jun 2020 | 53A | Aspiration for many Second City performers, in brief | Trenton Charlson |
| 12 May 2020 | 5D | Show with Kate McKinnon, in brief | Tom Pepper and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 9 Apr 2020 | 35A | Show that Betty White hosted at age 88, informally | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 4 Apr 2020 | 29A | Weekly show filmed in Studio 8H, for short | Yacob Yonas |
| 12 Feb 2020 | 13D | Where an artist works on a sketch, for short? | Rich Proulx |
| 22 Nov 2019 | 37D | “Black Jeopardy!” show, for short | Emily Carroll |
| 16 Sep 2019 | 13D | Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 9 Sep 2019 | 59D | TV show that originally included John Belushi and Jane Curtin, for short | Dan Schoenholz |
| 8 Sep 2019 | 63A | Show that NBC 62-Across, for short | Joe DiPietro |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 40A | First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief | Evan Kalish |
| 24 Jun 2019 | 5D | Weekly show with a cold open, for short | Ross Trudeau |
| 14 Feb 2019 | 63A | Show with noted alumni, for short | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 58A | Weekly show broadcast from Rockefeller Center, for short | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 2 Nov 2018 | 61A | Show with a musical guest, for short | David Steinberg |
| 22 Oct 2018 | 8D | Weekly parody source, briefly | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 5 Sep 2018 | 29D | Show filmed weekly in N.Y.C. | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard |
| 4 Sep 2018 | 41A | Show with many notable alums | Bruce Haight |
| 26 Aug 2018 | 36A | NBC hit since ’75 | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 45D | Show with “TV Funhouse” pieces, in brief | John Lieb and Andrea Yañes |
| 20 Aug 2018 | 19A | “Weekend Update” show, for short | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Jul 2018 | 110D | Show with Kate McKinnon, for short | Sam Trabucco |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 25D | Show filmed in Studio 8H, for short | David Steinberg |
| 28 Mar 2018 | 58D | Fall ’75 TV debut | Peter Gordon |
| 4 Feb 2018 | 118D | Skit show, for short | David Levinson Wilk |
| 21 Jan 2018 | 77A | TV show with the most Primetime Emmy noms | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| 12 Jan 2018 | 57D | Show featuring Leslie Jones, for short | Erik Agard |
| 29 Dec 2017 | 9D | Hot show with a cold open, for short | David Steinberg |
| 16 Dec 2017 | 40A | Goal for aspiring comedians, for short | Sam Ezersky |
| 19 Nov 2017 | 11A | The Land Shark’s show, for short | Tom McCoy |
| 26 Oct 2017 | 42A | Weekly 90-min. TV show | Jacob Stulberg |
| 15 Oct 2017 | 49A | Emmy-winning show of both 1976 and 2017, in brief | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| 9 Sep 2017 | 44D | Its artists do many sketches, for short | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| 15 Jul 2017 | 10D | Show for which Louis C.K. unsuccessfully auditioned in ’93 | Zachary Spitz |
| 23 May 2017 | 61D | TV show that comes on at 11:29 (not 11:30) p.m. | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 18 May 2017 | 54A | Show with a record 200+ Emmy noms | Jacob Stulberg |
| 7 May 2017 | 17D | “Celebrity Jeopardy!” show, briefly | Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 23 Mar 2017 | 67A | Show filmed at Rockefeller Center, for short | Sandy Ganzell |
| 19 Mar 2017 | 110D | Show with a “cold open,” for short | Grant Thackray |
| 18 Jan 2017 | 8D | TV show on which “The Chanukah Song” debuted, informally | Matthew Sewell |
| 18 Dec 2016 | 5D | 1975 TV debut, briefly | Derrick Niederman |
| 28 Aug 2016 | 89A | Skit show, for short | Paolo Pasco |
| 22 Aug 2016 | 33A | NBC weekend show since ’75 | Emily Carroll |
| 8 Aug 2016 | 9D | “Weekend Update” show, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 51A | Show that’s earned more than 40 Emmys, in brief | Andrew Kingsley |
| 28 Apr 2016 | 49D | TV home of “Weekend Update,” in brief | Kurt Krauss |
| 14 Apr 2016 | 27D | High-profile gig for a musician, for short | Jason Flinn |
| 26 Mar 2016 | 5D | Staple for sketches, for short | Damon Gulczynski |
| 31 Dec 2015 | 1A | Onetime gig for Wiig, in brief | Ben Tausig |
| 20 Oct 2015 | 21A | Longtime Lorne Michaels-produced show, for short | Sam Buchbinder |
| 11 Oct 2015 | 56A | TV show since 10/11/75, eight of whose former stars appear in the circled squares in this puzzle | David J. Kahn |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 56D | Former gig for Sen. Franken | Erin Rhode |
| 21 Jun 2015 | 7D | Big inits. in comedy | Timothy Polin |
| 15 May 2015 | 41D | ___ alum | David Phillips |
| 12 May 2015 | 34D | Pre-Letterman gig for Paul Shaffer, for short | Paul Hunsberger |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 40D | Sketchy program, for short? | David Woolf |
| 31 Dec 2014 | 62D | Show for which Conan O’Brien once wrote, in brief | David Woolf |
| 8 Dec 2014 | 37D | See 11-Down | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 28 Nov 2014 | 62A | It has many famous alums | Tracy Gray |
| 20 Sep 2014 | 32D | TV inits. since 10/11/75 | Erik Agard |
| 15 Sep 2014 | 49A | TV show created by Lorne Michaels, for short | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 13 Sep 2014 | 29D | Chase scene producer, for short | Josh Knapp |
| 7 Sep 2014 | 71D | Sketch show, briefly | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| 2 Sep 2014 | 12D | Show on which Lennon and McCartney considered reuniting, for short | Ethan Cooper |
| 28 Jul 2014 | 62D | Sketch comedy TV series since ’75 | Tom McCoy |
| 17 Jun 2014 | 37D | Comedy/variety show since ’75 | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 18 Apr 2014 | 28D | It’s associated with Chris Rock and 30 Rock | James Mulhern |
| 13 Apr 2014 | 117D | ___ Digital Short | Dan Schoenholz |
| 23 Mar 2014 | 65A | Ray Charles hosted it in 1977: Abbr. | Ian Livengood |
| 12 Mar 2014 | 35D | Presenter of many a spoof, for short | Jeff Chen |
| 4 Mar 2014 | 56A | Precursor to talk shows for Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, in short | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins |
| 22 Feb 2014 | 49A | Hit with skits, for short | Evan Birnholz |
| 11 Dec 2013 | 63D | NBC show since ’75 | Steve Savoy |
| 30 Nov 2013 | 57D | Show on Sen. Franken’s résumé | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber |
| 14 Sep 2013 | 24A | “Celebrity Jeopardy!” show, briefly | Jeff Chen |
| 2 Sep 2013 | 49D | NBC weekend fixture, for short | Jim Peredo |
| 31 Aug 2013 | 51A | 1-Across’s home, once: Abbr. | Josh Knapp |
| 20 Aug 2013 | 39D | NBC show since ’75 | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| 3 Aug 2013 | 11D | Conan O’Brien’s employer from ’88 to ’91 | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 28 Jul 2013 | 88D | Casting source for some H’wood comedies | Andrew Reynolds |
| 1 Mar 2013 | 36D | TV show that has spawned many movies, briefly | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| 12 Feb 2013 | 23A | NBC fixture since ’75 | Dan Schoenholz |
| 10 Feb 2013 | 63A | Mr. Bill appeared on it: Abbr. | Patrick Berry |
| 25 Dec 2012 | 36A | Early gig for Chase and Belushi, for short | Ellen Leuschner and Victor Fleming |
| 9 Dec 2012 | 73A | 1975 TV debut, briefly | Patrick Berry |
| 20 Aug 2012 | 48A | Weekend NBC staple, for short | Robert Cirillo |
| 12 Aug 2012 | 106D | NBC offering, briefly | Patrick Berry |
| 10 Aug 2012 | 38D | Big inits. in comedy | John Lampkin |
| 27 Jun 2012 | 24A | Long-running NBC staple, for short | Mike Buckley |
| 2 Apr 2012 | 17D | Irreverent weekend show, briefly | Lynn Lempel |
| 15 Mar 2012 | 3D | Kind of short | Kristian House |
| 12 Mar 2012 | 67A | NBC comedy show since ’75 | Lynn Lempel |
| 11 Mar 2012 | 4A | Collection of sketches, for short | Victor Fleming and John Dunn |
| 8 Nov 2011 | 34A | NBC show with skits, in brief | Scott Atkinson |
| 21 Oct 2011 | 44D | TV show with the most Emmy nominations, informally | Patrick Berry |
| 10 Oct 2011 | 26A | NBC skit show since ’75 | Ian C. Livengood |
| 22 Sep 2011 | 47A | Sketch show that launched 40-Across’s career, in short | Jeff Dubner |
| 8 May 2011 | 27A | See 66-Across | Daniel A. Finan |
| 20 Apr 2011 | 9D | “Weekend Update” show, for short | Michael Farabaugh |
| 31 Mar 2011 | 15A | Weekly show starting at 11:30 p.m. E.T. | Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman |
| 17 Mar 2011 | 52A | ___ Digital Short | Anna Shechtman |
| 6 Mar 2011 | 120D | TV show filmed at 30 Rock | David Levinson Wilk |
| 16 Feb 2011 | 32D | Wiig gig, for short | Michael Barnhart |
| 14 Feb 2011 | 37D | NBC weekend skit show, for short | Victor Fleming and Lynn Lempel |
| 2 Feb 2011 | 33D | Weekly NBC staple, for short | Peter A. Collins |
| 20 Jan 2011 | 65A | NBC fixture since ’75 | Michael Shteyman |
| 1 Dec 2010 | 36D | Show announced by Don Pardo for 30+ years, for short | Caleb Madison |
| 25 Nov 2010 | 42A | Drew Barrymore hosted this show at age 7: Abbr. | Bill Thompson |
| 22 Nov 2010 | 24A | Show that launched Eddie Murphy and Chevy Chase, for short | David Poole |
| 18 Oct 2010 | 35A | Weekly TV show with guest hosts, for short | Lynn Lempel |
| 12 Oct 2010 | 55D | “___ Digital Shorts” | José Chardiet |
| 15 Jul 2010 | 42A | Janis Ian, Billy Preston and George Carlin were its first guests | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer |
| 1 Jul 2010 | 58A | Longtime TV inits. | Clive Probert |
| 8 Feb 2010 | 52A | Where the Blues Brothers got their start, familiarly | Paula Gamache |
| 13 Dec 2009 | 61D | Long-running NBC show, for short | Mike Shenk |
| 30 Aug 2009 | 99D | NBC inits. since 1975 | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 18 Aug 2009 | 64D | Skit-filled NBC show, for short | Tony Orbach |
| 23 Jul 2009 | 71A | NBC-TV inits. | Gary & Stephen Kennedy |
| 2 Jun 2009 | 68A | TV staple for over 30 years (and a hint to 17-, 21-, 32-, 41-, 54- and 61-Across) | Patrick Blindauer |
| 30 Apr 2009 | 57D | ___ Digital Short | Greg Kaiser and Steven Ginzburg |
| 24 Feb 2008 | 64A | Follower of weekend news, briefly | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 2 Dec 2007 | 48D | Weekly 90-min. show | Seth A. Abel |
| 30 Sep 2007 | 76A | “TV Funhouse” show, for short | Kelsey Blakley |
| 4 Aug 2007 | 25A | ___ Digital Shorts (late-night comic bits) | Byron Walden |
| 29 May 2007 | 41D | NBC hit starting in ’75 | Jim Hyres |
| 19 May 2007 | 27D | Mr. Bill’s outlet, once: Abbr. | Byron Walden |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 13D | Broadcast from Rockefeller Ctr. | Randolph Ross |
| 11 Feb 2007 | 70A | “MADtv” alternative | Mark Feldman |
| 7 Jan 2007 | 83D | “Mad TV” rival, for short | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 10 Dec 2006 | 18D | NBC inits. | David J. Kahn |
| 15 Nov 2006 | 36A | Show that inspired “30 Rock”: Abbr. | David Benkof |
| 29 Oct 2006 | 79D | See 87-Across: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 18 Oct 2006 | 37D | Weekend TV staple since ’75 | John Farmer |
| 7 Oct 2006 | 31A | Chase scenes were once common here, informally | David Quarfoot |
| 11 Sep 2006 | 9D | Weekend NBC hit, for short | Lynn Lempel |
| 3 Sep 2006 | 35D | Initials for two Belushis | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| 19 Aug 2006 | 19A | Longtime NBC inits. | Bob Peoples |
| 11 Jul 2006 | 43A | Comedy/variety inits. since 1975 | Karen M. Tracey |
| 16 Jun 2006 | 47D | Springboard for new comics, briefly | Alan Olschwang |
| 28 May 2006 | 92A | Show featuring many alumni of L.A.’s Groundlings comedy troupe | Timothy Powell |
| 10 Jan 2006 | 21D | NBC fixture since ’75 | David J. Kahn |
| 4 Dec 2005 | 63D | NBC offering, in brief | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| 23 Nov 2005 | 62D | The Coneheads’ show, for short | Levi Denham |
| 11 Oct 2005 | 19A | Show that debuted 10/11/1975, for short | Mike Torch |
| 18 Sep 2005 | 62D | Venue for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, in brief | Joe DiPietro |
| 26 Jul 2005 | 42A | Lorne Michaels show, for short | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 22 Mar 2005 | 17A | Big inits. in TV comedy | David J. Kahn |
| 25 Jan 2005 | 44D | John Belushi was originally on it: Abbr. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 44D | It has a wkly. guest host | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman |
| 30 Sep 2004 | 57A | “Mad TV” rival | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Aug 2004 | 42A | TV prog. with a different host each week | Gene Newman |
| 24 Apr 2004 | 13D | Chase vehicle?: Abbr. | Patrick Berry |
| 29 Sep 2003 | 35D | Inits. in TV comedy since 1975 | Richard Chisholm |
| 6 Sep 2003 | 19D | Crystal work, once: Abbr. | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Jul 2003 | 37D | Weekend TV show, for short | Gregory E. Paul |
| 23 Jun 2003 | 22A | Show on which the Blues Brothers debuted: Abbr. | Raymond Hamel |
| 25 Feb 2003 | 41A | NBC weekend comedy, briefly | Nancy Salomon |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 9D | Chase vehicle, briefly | Bob Peoples |
| 30 Nov 2002 | 29A | News satire source, briefly | Jim Page |
| 9 Jun 2002 | 60D | Inits. in comedy | Randolph Ross |
| 26 May 2002 | 10A | Inits. in TV comedy | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 28 Apr 2002 | 118D | TV inits. since 10/11/75 | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Feb 2002 | 116D | Weekend show, for short | Manny Nosowsky |
| 8 Dec 2001 | 55D | Inits. in comedy | Rich Norris |
| 15 Sep 2001 | 64D | TV inits. since 1975 | Michael Shteyman |
| 1 Aug 2001 | 41A | Belushi venue, for short | William I. Johnston |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 22A | Debut of Oct. 11, 1975 | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 17 Feb 2001 | 10D | Chevy vehicle, briefly | Robert Bridges |
| 31 Dec 2000 | 83A | The Blues Brothers sang here: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 27 Jun 2000 | 23A | Dan Aykroyd’s old show, briefly | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 18 Jun 2000 | 72A | Venue for the Blues Brothers, for short | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 16 Apr 2000 | 50A | Skittish show?: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 3 Mar 2000 | 45D | NBC debut of 10/11/75 | Joe DiPietro |
| 26 Dec 1999 | 94A | Show that’s launched many film careers: Abbr. | Greg Staples |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 38A | Show with skits, for short | Manny Nosowsky |
| 14 Feb 1999 | 5D | Where the Blues Brothers debuted: Abbr. | Elizabeth Gorski |
| 22 Nov 1998 | 34A | Sketch-based TV show, briefly | Nelson Hardy |
| 20 Aug 1998 | 26A | NBC prog. since 1975 | Harvey Estes |
| 22 Jul 1997 | 1D | Variety show since 1975, briefly | Fred Piscop |
| 24 May 1997 | 28A | Debut of 10/11/75, briefly | Rich Norris |
| 3 Mar 1996 | 91A | NBC prog. since 1975 | B. Klahn |
| 19 Sep 1995 | 50A | Long-running NBC show, for short | Janet R. Bender |
| 18 May 1995 | 30D | Lorne Michael’s program, for short | Chuck Deodene |
| 12 Mar 1995 | 78A | Variety show since 1975: Abbr. | Charles M. Deber |
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