SOPS is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SOPS in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SOPS" answer was first appeared in "5 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Rolls, for stew". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "SOPS" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Soaks (up) (11)". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Soaks (up) (11)". "SOPS" appeared 41 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SOPS" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 36D | Soaks (up) | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 5 Jan 2023 | 54D | Dips in gravy | Emily Carroll |
| 10 Dec 2022 | 9A | Soaks (up) | Sid Sivakumar |
| 31 Jul 2022 | 105D | Soaks (up) | Jesse Goldberg |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 18D | Soaks (up) | Bruce Haight |
| 12 May 2022 | 54D | Soaks (up) | Ross Trudeau |
| 7 Dec 2021 | 27D | Absorbs, as with bread | Margaret Seikel |
| 3 Oct 2020 | 1D | Concessions | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 15 Mar 2020 | 108D | Concessions | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 49D | Soaks (up) | Caitlin Reid |
| 20 Jan 2019 | 104D | Concessions | Richard Crowe |
| 14 Nov 2018 | 5A | Absorbs, with “up” | Sam Trabucco |
| 6 Oct 2018 | 53D | Minor concessions | Lewis Dean Hyatt |
| 15 Aug 2017 | 7D | Soaks (up) | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 17 Mar 2017 | 40A | Gravy go-withs | Jacob Stulberg |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 21A | Minor concessions | Patrick Berry |
| 31 May 2015 | 78D | Soaks (up) | Tom McCoy |
| 25 May 2015 | 41A | Chunks of bread for stew, e.g. | Jennifer Nutt |
| 8 May 2014 | 11D | Biscuits and rolls, sometimes | Matthew Lees |
| 22 Jun 2013 | 3D | Concessions | Bruce Sutphin and Doug Peterson |
| 30 Dec 2012 | 70D | Pacifiers | Steve Savoy |
| 21 Dec 2012 | 19A | Payoffs | Zoe Wheeler |
| 28 Feb 2012 | 64D | Absorbs, with “up” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 15 Jan 2011 | 55A | Bribes | Barry C. Silk |
| 25 Mar 2010 | 43D | Soaks (up) | Dan Naddor |
| 11 May 2009 | 24D | Absorbs, with “up” | Fred Piscop |
| 4 Aug 2007 | 47A | Food eaten with gravy | Byron Walden |
| 12 Mar 2006 | 124A | Concessions | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 28 Jun 2005 | 59A | Absorbs, with “up” | Jim Hyres |
| 17 Mar 2004 | 67A | Soaks (up) | A. J. Santora |
| 8 Feb 2004 | 109D | Payoffs | Randolph Ross |
| 5 Nov 2002 | 1A | Dips in gravy | Fred Piscop |
| 20 Jun 2001 | 6D | Soaks (up) | Jay Sullivan |
| 25 Mar 2001 | 77A | Bribes | Trip Payne |
| 20 Feb 2000 | 148A | Payoffs | Trip Payne |
| 27 Feb 1999 | 10A | Payoffs | John Scott Marrone |
| 5 Oct 1997 | 117D | Absorbs, with “up” | Derrick Niederman |
| 12 Jan 1997 | 39D | Bribes | M. Rosen |
| 12 Jul 1996 | 5D | Saturates | Chuck Deodene |
| 15 Sep 1994 | 25D | Drenches | Fred Piscop |
| 5 Dec 1993 | 1D | Rolls, for stew | Manny Nosowsky |
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