SWAG is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for SWAG in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "SWAG" answer was first appeared in "8 Aug 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Loot". It was authored by Sidney L. Robbins/Will Shortz. Recently, the "SWAG" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Convention freebies". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Booty". "SWAG" appeared 54 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "SWAG" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 66A | Convention freebies | Seth Weitberg |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 1A | Stuff in a party bag | Guilherme Gilioli |
| 16 Jul 2023 | 105D | Conference booty | Michael Schlossberg |
| 29 Apr 2023 | 50D | Stuff in a special bag | David Steinberg |
| 21 Nov 2022 | 57D | Branded freebies at an event | Brandon Koppy |
| 2 Sep 2022 | 26D | Expo freebies | Claire Rimkus |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 28A | Attractively bold self-assurance, casually | Claire Rimkus and Brooke Husic / Will Shortz |
| 14 Jun 2021 | 26D | Freebies at a corporate event | Andrea Carla Michaels and Doug Peterson / Will Shortz |
| 1 Mar 2021 | 50D | Promotional goodies handed out at an event | Michael Lieberman / Will Shortz |
| 7 Feb 2021 | 107D | It might come in a branded tote bag | Katie Hale and Christina Iverson / Will Shortz |
| 9 Nov 2020 | 57A | Appropriate initials of “stuff we all get” | Kate Hawkins / Will Shortz |
| 19 Oct 2020 | 55D | Pirate’s plunder | Fred Piscop / Will Shortz |
| 14 Sep 2020 | 9D | Gala giveaways | John Guzzetta / Will Shortz |
| 4 Mar 2020 | 70A | Party goodies | Tracy Gray / Will Shortz |
| 5 Jan 2020 | 6A | Convention handouts | Will Nediger / Will Shortz |
| 16 Nov 2019 | 4D | ___ bag | Daniel Larsen / Will Shortz |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 9D | Sponsors’ giveaways | Patrick Merrell / Will Shortz |
| 16 May 2019 | 12D | Goodie bag contents | Jeff Chen / Will Shortz |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 5A | “___ Surfin'” (2008 rap song) | Erik Agard / Will Shortz |
| 28 Jan 2018 | 77D | Goodies in a goody bag | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen / Will Shortz |
| 13 Nov 2017 | 7D | Free goodies at an event | Peter A. Collins / Will Shortz |
| 20 Sep 2017 | 57D | ___ bag (event handout) | Hal Moore / Will Shortz |
| 16 Jan 2017 | 15D | Lavish party favors | John Wrenholt / Will Shortz |
| 4 Sep 2016 | 15A | ___ bag (party giveaway) | Tom McCoy / Will Shortz |
| 20 Jun 2016 | 43A | ___ bag (party handout) | Jason Mueller / Will Shortz |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 1A | Event handouts | Mary Lou Guizzo / Will Shortz |
| 15 Nov 2015 | 78A | Coolness, in modern slang | Alan Arbesfeld / Will Shortz |
| 1 Nov 2015 | 1D | Goodie bag filler | Zhouqin Burnikel / Will Shortz |
| 29 Jun 2015 | 69A | Giveaways at events | Todd Gross and Andrea Carla Michaels / Will Shortz |
| 14 Jan 2013 | 4A | Pirate’s loot | Steve Salmon / Will Shortz |
| 20 Nov 2011 | 52A | Ill-gotten gains | Trip Payne / Will Shortz |
| 15 Nov 2008 | 14D | Party giveaways, in slang | Karen M. Tracey / Will Shortz |
| 19 May 2008 | 8D | Booty | Mike Nothnagel / Will Shortz |
| 4 Nov 2007 | 71D | Boodle | Bob Klahn / Will Shortz |
| 3 Oct 2006 | 34D | Loot | Ed Stein / Will Shortz |
| 17 Apr 2006 | 59D | Booty | Larry Paul / Will Shortz |
| 3 Mar 2006 | 25A | Plunder, slangily | Tyler Hinman / Will Shortz |
| 28 Jan 2006 | 29D | Spoils | Dana Motley / Will Shortz |
| 4 Feb 2003 | 5A | Ill-gotten gains | Elizabeth C. Gorski / Will Shortz |
| 21 Mar 2002 | 50A | Booty | Patrick Berry / Will Shortz |
| 18 Nov 2001 | 105D | Booty | Jim Page / Will Shortz |
| 10 Apr 2001 | 5A | Festoon | Kevin McCann / Will Shortz |
| 5 Jul 2000 | 23D | Loot | Alan Arbesfeld / Will Shortz |
| 22 Nov 1999 | 72A | Booty, in slang | Frances Hansen / Will Shortz |
| 16 Sep 1998 | 10A | Loot | Richard Silvestri / Will Shortz |
| 1 Jan 1998 | 68A | Spoils | Jim Page / Will Shortz |
| 17 Sep 1997 | 57A | Spoils | Karen Hodge / Will Shortz |
| 22 Jul 1997 | 57D | Booty | Fred Piscop / Will Shortz |
| 1 Dec 1996 | 76D | Valuables | D. J. Kahn / W. Shortz |
| 28 Nov 1996 | 33D | Booty | B. Klahn / W. Shortz |
| 13 Jun 1996 | 1A | Booty | D. J. Kahn / W. Shortz |
| 28 Dec 1995 | 48D | Decorative drapery | Cathy Millhauser/Will Shortz |
| 24 Mar 1995 | 4A | Spoils | Christopher Hurt/Will Shortz |
| 8 Aug 1994 | 10A | Loot | Sidney L. Robbins/Will Shortz |
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