SPASM is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SPASM in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SPASM" answer was first appeared in "15 Jun 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Jerk (8)". It was authored by Thomas W. Schier. Recently, the "SPASM" answer has been used for "30 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Sudden contraction". It was authored by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Jerk (8)". "SPASM" appeared 58 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SPASM" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2023 | 25A | Sudden contraction | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| 19 Feb 2023 | 97D | Muscle contraction | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 11 Jul 2022 | 48D | Twitch | Roy Greim |
| 23 Apr 2022 | 59A | Twitch | Matthew Stock |
| 17 Jan 2022 | 53D | Twitch | Evan Mahnken |
| 19 Jun 2021 | 51D | Jerk | Sophia Maymudes |
| 6 Sep 2020 | 72A | Muscle problem | David Kwong |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 48D | Sudden movement | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard |
| 4 Jan 2020 | 26A | Real jerk | Adam Aaronson |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 49D | Uncontrolled jerk | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 45D | Back problem | Freddie Cheng |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 47A | Paroxysm | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas |
| 18 Nov 2018 | 42A | Jerk | Byron Walden and Joel Fagliano |
| 22 Jul 2018 | 51D | Big jerk | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Sep 2017 | 40A | Twitch | Bruce Haight |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 47A | Fit | Natan Last |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 53A | Knee jerk, perhaps | Andrew Kingsley |
| 18 Apr 2016 | 40D | Jerk | Janice Luttrell |
| 13 Mar 2016 | 94A | Convulsion | Tom McCoy |
| 14 Jul 2015 | 10D | Twitch | Kevin Christian and Brad Wilber |
| 11 May 2015 | 68A | Involuntary twitch | Joe DiPietro |
| 7 Dec 2014 | 26A | Group of jerks | Jeff Chen |
| 1 May 2014 | 66A | Fit | Brandon Hensley |
| 12 Jan 2014 | 96D | Jerk | Andrew Chaikin |
| 17 Mar 2013 | 33D | Jerk | J. R. Leopold |
| 12 Mar 2013 | 69A | Hiccup, e.g. | Bruce Sutphin and Neville Fogarty |
| 13 Aug 2012 | 1D | Involuntary twitch | Gareth Bain |
| 3 Jun 2012 | 88D | Muscle woe | Patrick Berry |
| 25 Oct 2010 | 26A | Tic | Jonah Kagan |
| 16 Jan 2010 | 1D | Jerk | Ned White |
| 31 Mar 2009 | 65A | More than a twitch | Allan E. Parrish |
| 1 Jan 2009 | 32D | Tic | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 7 May 2008 | 5A | Big jerk | Richard Silvestri |
| 21 Oct 2007 | 103D | Charley horse, e.g. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 9 Sep 2007 | 6A | Twinge | Patrick Berry |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 26D | Twitch | Ray Fontenot |
| 12 Nov 2006 | 50A | Burst of energy | Patrick Berry |
| 19 Sep 2005 | 27D | Twitch | Timothy Powell |
| 5 Jul 2004 | 49D | Charley horse, e.g. | Patrick Merrell |
| 9 Sep 2003 | 13D | Tic | Robert Zimmerman |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 6D | Contraction | Patrick Berry |
| 13 Aug 2002 | 41D | Fleeting muscle problem | Robert Malinow |
| 5 Mar 2002 | 5A | Muscle contraction | Marjorie Richter |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 1A | Involuntary twitch | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 25 Aug 2001 | 24A | Burst | Frank Longo |
| 6 Mar 2001 | 1D | Something beyond your control | Ed Early |
| 6 Nov 2000 | 12D | Involuntary jerk | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| 3 Sep 2000 | 82D | Shudder, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Oct 1999 | 8A | Sudden outburst | Patrick D. Berry |
| 14 Jul 1999 | 69A | Jerk | Nancy Salomon |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 39A | Paroxysm | Manny Nosowsky |
| 14 Dec 1997 | 48D | Outburst | Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Jul 1997 | 34D | Tic | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 12 Mar 1997 | 4A | You can’t control it | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 20 Feb 1996 | 1A | Twitch | D. Trombley |
| 31 Jul 1995 | 28A | Muscle malady | Elizabeth Gorski |
| 17 Sep 1994 | 7A | Throe | Rich Norris |
| 15 Jun 1994 | 1A | Jerk | Thomas W. Schier |
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