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

This "SOS" answer was first appeared in "26 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Mayday!” (4)". It was authored by Nancy A. Corbett. Recently, the "SOS" answer has been used for "14 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "A call for help (2)". It was authored by Esha Datta. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "“Help!” (14)". "SOS" appeared 220 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SOS" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
14 Dec 2023 33D A call for help Esha Datta
5 Dec 2023 29A “Mayday!” Nate Cardin
18 Nov 2023 40A Hit song title for Abba or Rihanna Hoang-Kim Vu
14 Oct 2023 33D Adoption of the International Radiotelegraph Convention in 1906 Byron Walden
3 Oct 2023 70A “Help!” Troy Laedtke
9 Aug 2023 22A Brillo competitor Caryn Robbins and Matthew Stock
20 Jun 2023 8D Distress call Aimee Lucido
15 Jun 2023 35D Palindromic plea David Harris
4 Jun 2023 55A “Help!” Rafael Musa
12 Apr 2023 64D Help line? Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic
20 Jan 2023 30D Letters that shouldn’t be written big for air rescue (a single V or X is best) Robert S. Greenfield
4 Jan 2023 49A Letters requesting help Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant
3 Dec 2022 57A Kind of pad Kate Hawkins
20 Nov 2022 37D …—… Joe Deeney
14 Nov 2022 35D Letters spelled out with rocks on a desert island, in cartoons Taylor Johnson
3 Jul 2022 27A Sea plea Tom McCoy
4 Feb 2022 28D A call for help Joseph Greenbaum
26 Oct 2021 13D Castaway’s “Help!” Michael Schlossberg
1 Sep 2021 60A Message often written in large letters Sean Yamada-Hunter
23 Aug 2021 23D “Help!” Bruce Haight
10 Aug 2021 71A [Send assistance!] Anne Grae Martin
1 Jul 2021 1D Rihanna’s first #1 single Joe Deeney
17 May 2021 48A … — … Wren Schultz
25 Jan 2021 33A Emergency call in Morse code Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
20 Jan 2021 16A Brillo rival Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
27 Dec 2020 53D Brand of pads Daniel Grinberg
7 Nov 2020 53D Letters often meant to be read from afar Kameron Austin Collins and Paolo Pasco
19 Oct 2020 45A Classic distress call Fred Piscop
29 Sep 2020 1A Message in Morse code, maybe Ricky Cruz
26 Sep 2020 40A Impetus for a rescue mission Kristian House
11 Sep 2020 11D Title of hits by Abba and Rihanna Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard
17 Aug 2020 34D “We need help!” Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels
26 Jul 2020 119D Nine-symbol message Trenton Charlson
13 May 2020 43A … — … Benjamin Kramer
1 Mar 2020 1D Help line? Sam Trabucco
28 Feb 2020 43A Help wanted sign Aimee Lucido
14 Feb 2020 51A Message in smoke signals, maybe Daniel Larsen
7 Jan 2020 22A Call to the U.S.C.G. Ross Trudeau
8 Sep 2019 51D Sea plea Joe DiPietro
7 Apr 2019 109A Critical message that’s a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle Peter A. Collins
28 Feb 2019 62D Kind of pad Randolph Ross
25 Feb 2019 52A Help wanted sign? Peter Gordon
17 Jan 2019 28A Plea at sea Ross Trudeau
5 Dec 2018 30A Call for help Alan Arbesfeld
21 Oct 2018 57A Three short, three long, three short Finn Vigeland
30 Sep 2018 94A “Mamma Mia!” song that begins “Where are those happy days?” Natan Last
14 Aug 2018 52A “Help us!,” at sea Andy Kravis and Erik Agard
8 Jul 2018 44A Message in a bottle, maybe Bruce Haight
6 Jun 2018 13D Pot-scrubbing brand Richard F. Mausser
21 Feb 2018 66D Call to the Coast Guard Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz
18 Feb 2018 11D Request for aid Elizabeth A. Long
19 Dec 2017 65A Dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot Andrew Kingsley
15 Dec 2017 39D Plea at sea Jacob Stulberg
5 Nov 2017 125A Line in the sand? Natan Last
16 Sep 2017 30D Request for an island getaway? Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
15 Aug 2017 65A Morse code plea Zhouqin Burnikel
23 Jul 2017 102D Message from the marooned Caleb Madison
17 Jul 2017 61A “Hel-l-lp!” Tom McCoy
3 Dec 2016 23A Message that might be spelled with rocks Jason Flinn
7 Jul 2016 61A Line in the sand? Joel Elkins and Andrea Carla Michaels
23 May 2016 24A “Help!,” at sea Ori Brian
4 May 2016 24A “Help!” Jacob Stulberg
22 Feb 2016 39D Emergency transmission Ed Sessa
18 Feb 2016 18A Rihanna’s first #1 single Bruce Haight
14 Feb 2016 82D It has three dashes in the middle Mary Lou Guizzo
12 Jan 2016 49D Message that might be laid out in coconuts on a beach Zhouqin Burnikel
21 Sep 2015 67D Signal from a marooned sailor Bruce Haight
11 Aug 2015 55A Message spelled out with coconuts, maybe Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor
14 Jan 2015 64D Castaway’s call Caleb Emmons
27 Dec 2014 14D Sign of trouble David Phillips
17 Dec 2014 29A Maritime alert Stu Ockman
25 Nov 2014 11A Emergency signal Jeffrey Wechsler
19 Oct 2014 103A Rescue party prompter David Phillips
20 Aug 2014 61D “Hel-l-l-lp!” Zhouqin Burnikel
6 Apr 2014 113D Signal that replaced “CQD” Patrick Berry
17 Feb 2014 13D Emergency call David Gray
11 Jul 2013 63A Rihanna’s first #1 Billboard single Henry Hook
3 Jul 2013 20A “Mamma Mia!” number Pamela Klawitter
24 May 2013 22A Stranded message? Joe Krozel
26 Feb 2013 11A Urgent dispatch Gary Cee
4 Oct 2012 50A Help-wanted letters Bill Thompson
16 Sep 2012 85D Response to a sinking feeling? David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
6 Sep 2012 31A Long-distance call? Ben Pall
28 Aug 2012 36A Plea at sea Lou Borenstein
25 Aug 2012 30D Letters from desperate people Caleb Madison
12 Aug 2012 35D Castaway’s message Patrick Berry
1 Jul 2012 85D “I’ll send an ___ to the world” (Police lyric) Dan Schoenholz
2 Jun 2012 18A Plea before going under Tim Croce
11 Apr 2012 9D “Help!” at sea David Kwong
9 Mar 2012 14D Plea for aid Tim Croce
13 Jan 2012 26D Foundering call Todd Gross and Doug Peterson
13 Nov 2011 119A Emergency broadcast Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
4 Sep 2011 32D Kind of pad Dana Delany and Matt Ginsberg
28 Jun 2011 20A “Send help!” Tom Baring
23 Apr 2011 21A Song in “Mamma Mia!” Mike Nothnagel
29 Mar 2011 67A Message on the beach of a remote island, maybe Peter A. Collins
9 Feb 2011 8D “Sending out an ___” (repeated Police lyric) Victor Barocas
23 Jan 2011 81D Call letters? Chris A. McGlothlin
9 Jan 2011 115A Message in a bottle Patrick Berry
22 Sep 2010 54A ___ pad Peter A. Collins
17 Aug 2010 37A “Help!”… and a hint to 17-, 27-, 42- and 53-Across Michael Sharp
12 Aug 2010 73A See 38-Across Barry Boone
8 Aug 2010 82D “Mamma Mia!” song Pam Klawitter
7 Aug 2010 21A Help-wanted indication Joe Krozel
22 Jul 2010 54D *Rihanna, 2006 Jeremy Horwitz
23 Jun 2010 9D “Sending out an ___” (much-repeated line in a Police hit) Alex Boisvert
22 Mar 2010 29A “Hel-l-lp!” Andrea Carla Michaels
11 Feb 2010 44A Song from “Mamma Mia!” Peter A. Collins
7 Feb 2010 68A Castaway’s call Patrick Berry
20 Jan 2010 55A Tapped-out message, often Trip Payne
30 Mar 2009 22A “Hel-l-lp!” Andrea Carla Michaels
19 Mar 2009 40D Pad name Laura Sternberg
30 Jan 2009 30D 911 call, e.g. Brendan Emmett Quigley
17 Nov 2008 51A “Rescue me!” Paula Gamache
18 Aug 2008 48A Call for help Paula Gamache
17 Aug 2008 32D Cry when going down? Caleb Madison
10 Apr 2008 17A Three short, three long, three short David J. Kahn
3 Feb 2008 86A Titanic message Matt Ginsberg
26 Dec 2007 24A Brillo rival Jim Page
13 Nov 2007 61D Brillo alternative Fred Piscop
19 Oct 2007 43A Call in a calamity Frederick J. Healy
28 Aug 2007 69A “Help!” Linda Schechet Tucker
17 Jul 2007 73A “Help!” Natan Last
1 Jul 2007 25A Castaway’s call Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais
1 Jun 2007 56D Emergency letters David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell
7 Apr 2007 42A Worrisome letters to send Michael Shteyman
11 Feb 2007 71D “Help wanted” letters Mark Feldman
17 Dec 2006 6D Message in a bottle, maybe Joe DiPietro
10 Dec 2006 120D Call for help David J. Kahn
3 Aug 2006 26A Marooned person’s message Nancy Salomon
17 Jul 2006 52A … — Larry Paul
20 Jun 2006 63D Morse Mayday Steve Salmon
13 Jun 2006 50A Letters of distress Janet R. Bender
4 Jun 2006 6A “Help wanted” Patrick Blindauer
17 Oct 2005 50A Shipwreck signal Gregory E. Paul
12 Sep 2005 22D Call for help Michael Shteyman
23 Jul 2005 42D Message that’s often repeated Joe DiPietro
3 Jan 2005 63D “Send help!” Gregory E. Paul
31 Oct 2004 88A Sinker’s call Patrick Merrell
28 Sep 2004 34D Message from a desert isle, perhaps Nancy Kavanaugh
21 Jul 2004 64D Brillo rival Eric and Janinne Berlin
9 Jun 2004 41A “Help!” Seth A. Abel
25 May 2004 32A Distress signal Richard Chisholm
19 Apr 2004 44D Letters of distress Michael Doran
21 Mar 2004 71D It may be tapped out Roy Leban
14 Mar 2004 30A Coast Guard concern Craig Kasper
3 Feb 2004 71A Plea at sea Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
22 Jan 2004 45D Certain smoke signal Roy Leban
15 Jan 2004 12D Coded message Patrick Merrell
28 Dec 2003 13D ___ pad Seth A. Abel
25 Dec 2003 41A ···—··· John Underwood
27 Nov 2003 13D It’s sometimes written in the sand Joe DiPietro
16 Oct 2003 29D “___ yer old man!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
1 Oct 2003 61D “Help!” A. J. Santora
21 Aug 2003 19D Terse radio message Patrick Merrell
26 May 2003 23A Emergency message Lynn Lempel
17 Jan 2003 11A Kind of pad Sherry O. Blackard
7 Jan 2003 64A “Help!” Peter Gordon
27 Nov 2002 1D Castaway’s note Ron O’Hair
18 Sep 2002 42A 1-Across song David J. Kahn
21 Aug 2002 6A Sea plea Joel Kaplow
17 Aug 2002 30D Kind of pad Frank Longo
17 May 2002 39D Kind of pad Joe DiPietro
16 May 2002 35A Call for help David J. Kahn
25 Mar 2002 48A Brillo pad competitor Gerald R. Ferguson
31 Dec 2001 56D “H-E-L-P!” Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
18 Nov 2001 60A Call at sea, maybe Jim Page
21 Oct 2001 122A Sturdy pad Robert H. Wolfe
16 Sep 2001 92A Urgent message Bill Zais
30 May 2001 5D “Help, quick!” Joe DiPietro
18 May 2001 34A Alert asea Joe DiPietro
5 Dec 2000 55A “Help!” Alan Arbesfeld
5 Nov 2000 68A Call for help Michael S. Maurer
30 Jun 2000 55D Help wanted notice? Martin Ashwood-Smith
28 Feb 2000 62A Message in a bottle? Jerry E. Rosman
31 Jan 2000 51A Distress call Peter Gordon
3 Nov 1999 21D Message in a bottle? Greg Staples
12 Oct 1999 48A … _ _ _ … Ed Early
15 Aug 1999 36A “…and ___ yours!” David J. Kahn
18 Nov 1998 50A “Hel-l-l-lp!” Stephanie Spadaccini
28 Aug 1998 38A “___ Titanic” (1979 movie) Martin Ashwood-Smith
17 May 1998 117A Brillo rival David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn
1 May 1998 42A …_ _ _… John Wolting
15 Feb 1998 116D Kind of pad Rich Norris
20 Nov 1997 12D Urgent call Raymond Hamel
13 Oct 1997 60D “Send help!” Gregory E. Paul
29 Aug 1997 48A “Help!” Mark Diehl
18 Jul 1997 24A Help wanted advertisement? Martin Ashwood-Smith
25 Dec 1996 49A Smoke signal message, maybe N. S. Ross
4 Oct 1996 11D Message in a bottle? M. Ashwood-Smith
15 Sep 1996 104A Urgent message A. K. Justin
13 Aug 1996 36A “M’aidez,” e.g. R. Hughes
21 May 1996 20A Skipper’s plea J. Schmalzbach
5 May 1996 81A Brillo rival D. J. Kahn
21 Mar 1996 27D “___your old man!” H. Estes
12 Mar 1996 38D …—… R. J. Hartman
3 Feb 1996 29A “Help!” W. R. Williams
7 Dec 1995 34D Message in a bottle, maybe Michael S. Maurer
27 Nov 1995 22D Brillo rival Gregory E. Paul
22 Nov 1995 59A Cousin of “Mayday!” Chuck Deodene
23 May 1995 22A Cousin of “Mayday!” Jay Livingston
6 Mar 1995 33D Message from the Titanic Randall J. Hartman
9 Jan 1995 42A Morse code message Sidney L. Robbins
4 Jan 1995 22A “Help!” Stephanie Spadaccini
2 Jan 1995 22D Stranded sailor’s call Sidney L. Robbins
25 Dec 1994 116A U.S.C.G. call Randolph Ross
15 Dec 1994 28A Abba hit song, 1975 Rich Norris
26 Nov 1994 26A Kind of pad Manny Nosowsky
23 Nov 1994 51A “Mayday!” Susan Smith
7 Nov 1994 43A Castaway’s call Randall J. Hartman
4 Nov 1994 20A Radio message Matt Jones
28 Aug 1994 25A Call to the U.S.C.G. Randolph Ross
7 Jul 1994 31A Signal since 1912 Ed Early
12 Jun 1994 35D 1975 Abba hit Frances Hansen
1 May 1994 1A “Mayday!” Peter Gordon
24 Apr 1994 78D Offshore A.P.B. Louis Sabin
16 Apr 1994 44D Kin of 911 call Rand H. Burns
3 Apr 1994 127A Brillo rival Ernie Furtado
2 Feb 1994 48A Message from the Titanic Robert Katz
26 Nov 1993 30D “Mayday!” Nancy A. Corbett

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