SOAPS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SOAPS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SOAPS" answer was first appeared in "30 Jan 1997" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Daytime fare". It was authored by D. Motley. Recently, the "SOAPS" answer has been used for "14 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”". It was authored by Esha Datta. "SOAPS" appeared 19 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SOAPS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2023 | 41A | “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” | Esha Datta |
| 6 Nov 2023 | 1A | Daytime dramas, informally | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock |
| 8 Jan 2019 | 38D | Detergents, e.g. | Freddie Cheng |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 28D | Individually wrapped hotel amenities | John Guzzetta |
| 20 Aug 2017 | 59A | Bathday cakes? | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 21 Jun 2016 | 36D | Melodramatic shows | Julie Bérubé |
| 28 Oct 2012 | 106D | Wet bars? | Michael Sharp and Caleb Madison |
| 25 May 2010 | 39A | Afternoon fare … or a hint to the ends of 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across | Sarah Keller |
| 16 May 2010 | 64D | Some afternoon fare | Matt Ginsberg |
| 8 Jun 2009 | 40A | Much of afternoon TV | Randy Sowell |
| 15 Dec 2008 | 29D | Afternoon TV fare | Susan Gelfand |
| 12 Jul 2008 | 48D | Bars that gradually get smaller | Myles Callum |
| 15 Jan 2008 | 71A | This puzzle’s theme | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 13 Dec 2007 | 13D | Afternoon fare | John Farmer |
| 27 Nov 2007 | 30D | Ivory, Coast and others | Julie Ann Bowling |
| 23 Sep 2007 | 14A | Afternoon fare | David Levinson Wilk |
| 25 Apr 2003 | 28A | Daily dramas | Randolph Ross |
| 30 Mar 1997 | 71A | Tearjerkers, sometimes | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 30 Jan 1997 | 48D | Daytime fare | D. Motley |
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