SRI is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SRI in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SRI" answer was first appeared in "28 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hindu Mr. (2)". It was authored by Joanne W. Edwards. Recently, the "SRI" answer has been used for "5 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Asian honorific (7)". It was authored by Rich Katz. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "___ Lanka (71)", "Hindu honorific (11)", "Title of respect (8)", "Indian honorific (6)", "Asian honorific (7)". "SRI" appeared 211 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SRI" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2023 | 25A | Asian honorific | Rich Katz |
| 4 May 2023 | 10D | Colombo’s country, in Olympics shorthand | David J. Kahn |
| 23 Apr 2023 | 4D | Title of respect | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan |
| 21 Jan 2023 | 25A | Title of respect | David Distenfeld |
| 19 Jan 2023 | 58A | Guru’s honorific | Daniel Bodily |
| 6 Jan 2023 | 51D | Title for a guru | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| 20 Aug 2022 | 38A | Sanskrit honorific | Hemant Mehta |
| 29 Jun 2022 | 32A | Title of respect | Jared Goudsmit |
| 6 Jun 2022 | 11A | ___ Lanka | Michael Schlossberg |
| 22 May 2022 | 86A | Eastern honorific | David and Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 28 Apr 2022 | 54D | Honorific from Sanskrit | Pao Roy |
| 7 Mar 2022 | 38A | ___ Lanka | Sam Acker |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 48D | ___ Lanka | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Feb 2022 | 64D | ___ Lanka | Sheldon Polonsky |
| 17 Feb 2022 | 40D | ___ Lanka | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| 10 Jan 2022 | 23A | ___ Lanka | Lynn Lempel |
| 4 Dec 2021 | 36D | Polite form of address, abroad | Nam Jin Yoon |
| 2 Dec 2021 | 1D | Hindu honorific | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 23 Oct 2021 | 22A | ___ Chinmoy, onetime Indian spiritual leader | Sam Ezersky |
| 29 Sep 2021 | 20A | ___ Lanka | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 4 Aug 2021 | 60A | ___ Lankan | Brandon Koppy |
| 27 Jun 2021 | 46D | Polite form of address similar to “Mr.” or “Ms.” | Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs |
| 11 Feb 2021 | 8D | Honorific from Sanskrit | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 6 Nov 2020 | 60D | Tamil title | Aimee Lucido |
| 4 Jun 2020 | 54D | Mr., abroad | Barbara Lin |
| 14 May 2020 | 51A | Indian honorific | Michael Schlossberg |
| 12 May 2020 | 54A | ___ Lanka | Tom Pepper and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 22 Mar 2020 | 39A | Indian term of address | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 12 Mar 2020 | 53A | Mister, abroad | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 24 Jan 2020 | 62D | Title in Colombo | Scott Earl |
| 1 Dec 2019 | 13D | ___ Lanka | Patrick Merrell |
| 2 Oct 2019 | 35A | Honorific for 69-Across | Mangesh Ghogre |
| 25 Sep 2019 | 8D | Indian honorific | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 28D | Eastern honorific | Ori Brian |
| 29 Apr 2019 | 27A | ___ Lanka | Andrew Kingsley |
| 27 Jan 2019 | 28A | Foreign title that’s an anagram of its English equivalent | Randolph Ross |
| 29 Oct 2018 | 9D | ___ Lanka | Peter Gordon |
| 23 Aug 2018 | 57D | Foreign title of respect | Kyle Dolan |
| 28 Jan 2018 | 80D | Hindu honorific | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| 20 Nov 2017 | 51A | ___ Lanka | Peter Gordon |
| 19 Nov 2017 | 5D | ___ Lanka | Tom McCoy |
| 13 Sep 2017 | 27A | Title for Gandhi | Daniel Mauer |
| 20 Jul 2017 | 58D | Mr., abroad | Randolph Ross |
| 16 Jul 2017 | 5D | Mister, in New Delhi | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 60D | ___ Lankan | Andy Kravis |
| 5 Jul 2017 | 6A | Honorific that becomes another honorific if you reverse its last two letters | Jake Halperin |
| 13 May 2017 | 46A | ___ Yantra (sacred Hindu diagram formed by nine interlocking triangles) | Jeff Chen |
| 27 Mar 2017 | 5D | ___ Lanka | Tom McCoy |
| 13 Feb 2017 | 30D | ___ Lanka | Brent Sverdloff and Michael Blake |
| 24 Jan 2017 | 56D | Guru’s title | John R. O’Brien |
| 19 Jan 2017 | 20D | Title that anagrams to another title | Jacob Stulberg |
| 29 Dec 2016 | 23A | Foreign title of address | Kevan Choset |
| 29 Nov 2016 | 52A | ___ Lankan | Jacob Stulberg |
| 8 Oct 2016 | 33D | First word in many temple names | Julian Lim |
| 13 Sep 2016 | 58A | ___ Lanka | Stanley Newman |
| 28 May 2016 | 53D | Title meaning “majesty” | Frederick J. Healy |
| 6 Apr 2016 | 52A | ___ Lanka | Timothy Polin |
| 18 Feb 2016 | 64D | Title of respect that’s an anagram of another title of respect | Bruce Haight |
| 14 Feb 2016 | 117A | Hindu honorific | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 27 Sep 2015 | 1D | ___ Lanka | Tom McCoy |
| 14 Mar 2015 | 27A | Yogi’s title | James Mulhern |
| 8 Oct 2014 | 32A | ___ Lanka | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 7 Sep 2014 | 48D | Mister, in Mumbai | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| 2 Apr 2014 | 43A | ___ Lanka | David Levinson Wilk |
| 3 Dec 2013 | 29A | Hindu honorific | Phil Ruzbarsky |
| 22 Sep 2013 | 43A | Hindu “Mr.” | Mike Selinker |
| 17 Sep 2013 | 7D | ___ Lanka | Peter A. Collins |
| 25 Jun 2013 | 54A | Asian title of respect | Joel Fagliano |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 41D | ___ Lanka | Todd Gross |
| 6 Feb 2013 | 43A | ___ Lanka | Peter A. Collins |
| 6 Jan 2013 | 6D | Mumbai title | Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 1 Nov 2012 | 66D | ___ Lanka | George Barany and Victor Barocas |
| 5 Sep 2012 | 34D | Indian honorific | Paula Gamache |
| 25 Aug 2012 | 36D | What some gurus are called | Caleb Madison |
| 27 Mar 2012 | 29A | ___ Lanka | Todd McClary |
| 5 Feb 2012 | 35A | Hindu title | Charles M. Deber |
| 15 Jan 2012 | 98A | Overseas Mr. | Finn Vigeland |
| 18 Dec 2011 | 79D | Title of veneration | Patrick Merrell |
| 6 Dec 2011 | 11D | ___ Lankan | Steven E. Atwood |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 17A | Title of respect | Bernice Gordon |
| 7 Aug 2011 | 8D | Asian title that’s an anagram of an English one | Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 42D | What a guru might be called | Paula Gamache |
| 7 Jun 2011 | 6D | Holy Hindu’s title | David Liben-Nowell |
| 6 Jun 2011 | 2D | ___ Lanka | Gary Whitehead |
| 8 May 2011 | 9D | Asian title | Daniel A. Finan |
| 1 Feb 2011 | 2D | ___ Lanka | Ron and Nancy Byron |
| 9 Jan 2011 | 107D | Mumbai Mr. | Patrick Berry |
| 23 Oct 2010 | 36D | Guru’s title | Will Nediger |
| 8 Sep 2010 | 13D | Eastern honorific | Tracy Gray |
| 6 Sep 2010 | 45A | ___ Lanka | Randall J. Hartman |
| 26 May 2010 | 41A | ___ Lanka | Anna Shechtman |
| 26 Mar 2010 | 50D | With 28-Down, its flag has a lion holding a sword | Henry Hook |
| 25 Nov 2009 | 20A | ___ Lanka | Allan E. Parrish |
| 23 Aug 2009 | 83A | ___ Chinmoy (late spiritual leader) | Phil Ruzbarsky |
| 15 Aug 2009 | 6A | ___ Vaishnavism (Hindu sect) | Matt Ginsberg |
| 6 Jul 2009 | 50A | ___ Lanka | Fred Piscop |
| 25 May 2009 | 45A | ___ Lanka | Peter A. Collins |
| 13 Mar 2009 | 19A | Honorific that’s Sanskrit for “majesty” | Joon Pahk |
| 16 Dec 2008 | 35A | Hindu title of respect | Gail Grabowski |
| 14 Dec 2008 | 59A | Hindu honorific | Trip Payne |
| 10 Sep 2008 | 58D | ___ Lanka | Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone |
| 3 Apr 2008 | 24A | Holy man’s title | Kevin G. Der |
| 26 Jan 2008 | 58D | Asian honorific | Karen M. Tracey |
| 10 Dec 2007 | 4D | ___ Lanka | Lynn Lempel |
| 4 Nov 2007 | 31A | Asian honorific | Bob Klahn |
| 9 Sep 2007 | 82D | Overseas title | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Aug 2007 | 24A | Madras title | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 48A | ___ Lanka | Ray Fontenot |
| 28 Jun 2007 | 11A | Title for a guru | Joseph Crowley |
| 3 Apr 2007 | 23A | Indian honorific | David Quarfoot and Mike Nothnagel |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 33A | ___ Lanka | Ed Early |
| 19 Jun 2006 | 22D | ___ Lanka | Raymond Hamel |
| 22 Apr 2006 | 65D | What many an Indian is called | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 12 Mar 2006 | 28A | Foreign title of respect | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 9 Mar 2006 | 60D | Hindu honorific | John Farmer |
| 8 Jan 2006 | 34A | Title for a 50-Across | Michael Ashley |
| 21 Aug 2005 | 93A | Title of respect | Byron Walden |
| 8 Aug 2005 | 42D | ___ Lanka | Harvey Estes |
| 12 Jul 2005 | 5D | Hindu honorific | Nancy Salomon |
| 1 May 2005 | 89A | Holy Hindu’s title | Joe DiPietro |
| 24 Apr 2005 | 53A | Holy person’s title | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 13 Mar 2005 | 99D | ___ Lanka | Patrick Merrell |
| 27 Feb 2005 | 102D | Mr. abroad | Mike Torch |
| 20 Feb 2005 | 73A | Assam appellation | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 13 Feb 2005 | 93A | Indian title | Daniel C. Bryant |
| 23 Jan 2005 | 80D | Jaipur title | Joe DiPietro |
| 14 Jan 2005 | 51A | Mr. abroad | Manny Nosowsky |
| 11 Jan 2005 | 43D | ___ Lanka | Sarah Keller |
| 9 Jan 2005 | 91D | Madras Mr. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 28 Sep 2004 | 39D | ___ Lanka | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 13 Jun 2004 | 45A | ___ Lanka | Richard Silvestri |
| 6 Jun 2004 | 53D | Hindu title | Patrick Merrell |
| 5 May 2004 | 46A | Hindu honorific | Nancy Salomon |
| 27 Apr 2004 | 25A | ___ Lanka | Janet R. Bender |
| 11 Apr 2004 | 55A | ___ Lanka | Patrick Merrell |
| 27 Jan 2004 | 48D | Hindu title | Randall J. Hartman |
| 26 Jan 2004 | 59A | ___ Lanka | Patrick Merrell |
| 16 Oct 2003 | 59D | Poona title | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 16A | Hindu honorific | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| 4 Aug 2003 | 60D | ___ Lanka | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 24 May 2003 | 35A | Title of respect | Rich Norris |
| 18 May 2003 | 106A | Madras mister | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 12 May 2003 | 21D | ___ Lanka | Sarah Keller |
| 3 May 2003 | 35A | Relative of “Reverend” | John Scott Marrone |
| 26 Nov 2002 | 40A | Hindu honorific | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 30 Jul 2002 | 4D | ___ Lanka | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 18 Jul 2002 | 19A | Mr. abroad | Kevin McCann |
| 9 May 2002 | 67A | Mr., abroad | Cathy Millhauser |
| 28 Apr 2002 | 112D | Delhi title | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 27 Mar 2002 | 56D | ___ Lanka | Sarah Keller |
| 17 Nov 2001 | 22A | Indian honorific | Bob Peoples |
| 9 Nov 2001 | 1D | Holy Hindu’s title | Chuck Menning |
| 11 Oct 2001 | 49A | Part of a mystic’s name, maybe | Nancy S. Ross |
| 3 Jun 2001 | 6D | Indian honorific | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| 20 May 2001 | 87A | Title of respect, abroad | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 2 Apr 2001 | 40D | ___ Lanka | Peter Gordon |
| 1 Apr 2001 | 14D | Eastern title of respect | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 6D | Asian honorific | Manny Nosowsky |
| 13 Feb 2001 | 21D | ___ Lanka | Michael Shteyman |
| 25 Jan 2001 | 26A | Mr., in Mysore | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 14 Oct 2000 | 29D | Title of respect | Rich Norris |
| 8 Oct 2000 | 106A | Hindu title | Richard Silvestri |
| 25 Sep 2000 | 23D | ___ Lanka | Peter Gordon |
| 31 Aug 2000 | 38D | ___ Lanka | Gene Newman |
| 24 Jun 2000 | 5D | Indian name starter | Nancy Joline |
| 5 Feb 2000 | 52A | Ashram founder’s title | Chuck Deodene |
| 10 Aug 1999 | 21A | ___ Lanka | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 20 Jul 1999 | 53A | Hindu title | Joy L. Wouk |
| 4 Jul 1999 | 73A | Hindu honorific | Greg Staples |
| 26 Jun 1999 | 17A | Indian poet ___ Aurobindo | John Wolting |
| 1 Jun 1999 | 31D | ___ Lanka | Myles Callum |
| 8 May 1999 | 46A | Respectful title | Richard Hughes |
| 24 Apr 1999 | 34A | Mr., abroad | Joe DiPietro |
| 22 Mar 1999 | 40D | ___ Lanka | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 Feb 1999 | 59D | Bombay title | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Feb 1999 | 40A | Madras Mr. | Joe DiPietro |
| 21 Oct 1998 | 52D | ___ Lanka | Matt Gaffney |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 21A | Start of many Indian place names | John Wolting |
| 6 Jun 1998 | 30D | Title of respect | Rich Norris |
| 1 Jun 1998 | 49A | ___ Lanka | Evie Eysenburg |
| 2 Apr 1998 | 24A | Ramakrishna’s title | Alex K. Justin |
| 12 Jul 1997 | 37A | Asian honorific | Richard Silvestri |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 21D | ___ Lanka | Alex Vaughn |
| 18 Mar 1997 | 15D | ___ Lanka | John R. Conrad |
| 5 Feb 1997 | 45A | ___ Lanka | J. Schmalzbach |
| 29 Dec 1996 | 101D | Overseas title | B. White |
| 26 Nov 1996 | 46A | ___ Lanka | S. Spadaccini |
| 14 Nov 1996 | 22A | ___ Lanka | N. S. Ross |
| 7 Jul 1996 | 76A | Hindu mister | R. H. Wolfe |
| 30 May 1996 | 23A | Indian title | N. S. Wizer |
| 6 Apr 1996 | 55A | Sanskrit term of respect | R. Norris |
| 28 Mar 1996 | 5D | ___Lanka | G. Petgrave |
| 17 Dec 1995 | 86A | ___ Lanka | Dean Niles |
| 9 Sep 1995 | 23A | Sahib’s address | Daniel R. Stark |
| 12 Aug 1995 | 38D | Mr., abroad | A.J. Santora |
| 6 Aug 1995 | 14D | Asian honorific | Manny Nosowsky |
| 30 Jul 1995 | 13D | ___ Lanka | Charles M. Deber |
| 28 Feb 1995 | 48A | ___ Lanka | Nancy S. Ross |
| 15 Jan 1995 | 83D | Holy person’s title | Ernie Furtado |
| 6 Jan 1995 | 55D | Title for Nehru | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 4 Dec 1994 | 100A | ___ Lanka | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 13 Nov 1994 | 65A | ___ Lanka | Frank A. Longo |
| 5 Oct 1994 | 66D | Indian title | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| 4 Oct 1994 | 39D | ___ Lanka | Stanley B. Whitten |
| 23 Sep 1994 | 6A | Madras mister | Bryant White |
| 22 Sep 1994 | 9A | Hindu title of address | George Quincy |
| 26 Jul 1994 | 37A | ___ Lanka | Joan Yanofsky |
| 12 Jun 1994 | 93A | Eastern title | Frances Hansen |
| 28 Jan 1994 | 44A | Asian honorific | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Dec 1993 | 47A | Lanka leader | Rand H. Burns |
| 28 Nov 1993 | 76A | Hindu Mr. | Joanne W. Edwards |
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