TAC is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for TAC in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "TAC" answer was first appeared in "5 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Second X or O". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "TAC" answer has been used for "9 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "See 65-Down". It was authored by Simeon Seigel. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Tic-___-toe (12)". "TAC" appeared 83 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TAC" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2023 | 45A | See 65-Down | Simeon Seigel |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 31A | Tic-___-toe | David Litman and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 26 Jul 2023 | 8D | Tic-___ | Mary Crane |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 37D | Part of X-X-X | Rich Norris |
| 21 Mar 2023 | 43D | “Tic ___ Dough” (bygone game show) | Michael Lieberman |
| 23 Jan 2023 | 57D | Tic-___-toe | Adrian Johnson |
| 13 Mar 2022 | 114D | Sea-___ Airport | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| 12 Feb 2022 | 53A | Central square, perhaps | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 10 Jun 2021 | 9D | X in XXX, maybe | Sheldon Polonsky |
| 12 Apr 2021 | 47D | Tic-___-toe | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| 2 Apr 2021 | 19A | Toe preceder | Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes |
| 4 Oct 2020 | 105D | Middle of a certain three-in-a-row | Sam Ezersky |
| 9 Aug 2020 | 116A | Washington’s Sea-___ Airport | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 4 Mar 2020 | 27D | Middle X or O | Tracy Gray |
| 11 Aug 2019 | 46A | Part of a three-in-a-row | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 23 Jan 2019 | 31D | Sea-___ (Washington airport) | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 25 Dec 2016 | 114A | Middle X or O | Kevin G. Der |
| 5 Apr 2015 | 44D | Game center? | Tom McCoy |
| 28 Nov 2014 | 5D | XXX part | Tracy Gray |
| 31 Oct 2014 | 23A | Sea-___ | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Jul 2014 | 111D | Part of a winning combination | Randolph Ross |
| 4 Apr 2014 | 42A | Middle square, maybe | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel |
| 5 Jan 2014 | 88D | Tic ___ (candy) | Alan DerKazarian |
| 4 Jan 2014 | 43A | Tie ___ | Kyle Dolan |
| 22 Sep 2013 | 21A | What X-O-X lacks? | Mike Selinker |
| 27 Jun 2013 | 21D | Washington’s Sea-___ Airport | Sean Dobbin |
| 22 Jan 2013 | 23D | Tic ___ (breath mint) | Jay Kaskel |
| 9 Aug 2012 | 24A | See 23-Across | Joe Krozel |
| 2 Sep 2011 | 24A | Certain X or O | Tim Croce |
| 16 Jun 2011 | 55A | Sea-___ Airport | David Steinberg |
| 24 Oct 2010 | 59A | One-third of a game win | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 29 Nov 2009 | 80D | Certain X or O | Will Nediger |
| 25 Sep 2008 | 3D | Middle X, say | Victor Fleming |
| 20 Apr 2008 | 10D | Certain X or O | John Farmer |
| 4 Feb 2008 | 51D | Tic-___-toe | Dave and Tracy Mackey |
| 4 Aug 2007 | 19A | Central square, maybe | Byron Walden |
| 28 Mar 2007 | 6A | X-X-X part | Burton Clemans |
| 2 Jan 2007 | 32D | Tic ___ (mint) | Sarah Keller |
| 10 Sep 2006 | 75A | Part of a winning combination | Joe DiPietro |
| 18 Mar 2006 | 33A | Middle square, say | Patrick Berry |
| 7 Feb 2006 | 52A | Middle O of O-O-O | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Mar 2005 | 6D | XXX part | John Greenman |
| 8 Nov 2004 | 46A | Tic-___-toe | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 5 Sep 2004 | 6D | Wash. State’s Sea-___ Airport | Patrick Merrell |
| 25 May 2004 | 51D | Middle X or O | Richard Chisholm |
| 1 Mar 2004 | 47A | Tic-___-toe | Gail Grabowski |
| 24 Feb 2004 | 6D | Center X or O | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 9 Feb 2004 | 40D | Tic-___-toe | Robert Dillman |
| 31 Aug 2003 | 7D | One X | Fred Piscop |
| 16 Jan 2003 | 41A | Washington State’s Sea-___ Airport | Patrick Merrell |
| 12 Jan 2002 | 43D | Tie ___ | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 24 Dec 2001 | 12D | Tic-___-toe | Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg |
| 9 Dec 2001 | 46A | Tic-___-toe | Cathy Millhauser |
| 12 Nov 2001 | 5D | Middle X of X-X-X | Janice M. Putney |
| 21 Aug 2001 | 53A | Center X or O | Sarah Keller |
| 29 Dec 2000 | 67D | Part of X-X-X | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Oct 2000 | 59D | Middle of XXX | Bill Zais |
| 25 Jul 2000 | 63D | Middle X or O | Patrick Jordan |
| 11 Jul 2000 | 16A | Middle X of X-X-X | Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon |
| 5 Oct 1999 | 13D | Tic-___-toe | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 22 Sep 1999 | 28A | “Hollywood Squares” square | Manny Nosowsky |
| 7 Aug 1999 | 5D | Part of a game win | Trip Payne |
| 17 Oct 1998 | 23A | Part of OOO | Bryant White |
| 7 Jun 1998 | 88A | Part of X-X-X | Randolph Ross |
| 10 Jan 1998 | 8D | Middle of a kids’ game | Mark Diehl |
| 1 Mar 1997 | 26D | One-third of XXX? | Jim Page |
| 8 Feb 1997 | 29A | Part of a winning combination | G. R. Ferguson |
| 18 Jan 1997 | 4D | Tic-toe tie | D. Niles |
| 16 Aug 1996 | 34D | “Tic ___ Dough” | M. Gaffney |
| 9 Jul 1996 | 58D | Tic-___toe | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 15 Jun 1996 | 43A | Second of three X’s | R. Ross |
| 28 Feb 1996 | 39D | Tic-___ (candy) | F. A. Longo |
| 19 Feb 1996 | 7D | Tic-___-toe | T. W. Schier |
| 21 Jan 1996 | 77A | Part of XXX | R. Wolfe |
| 3 Dec 1995 | 31D | The second X in XXX | Martin Schneider |
| 16 Sep 1995 | 5D | Part of a game win | Bryant White |
| 29 Dec 1994 | 58D | Second O of O-O-O | Jim Page |
| 3 Dec 1994 | 31A | Toe preceder | Rich Norris |
| 20 Jul 1994 | 45A | Tic-toe bridge | Harvey Estes |
| 2 Jul 1994 | 14A | Center square in a game | Bryant White |
| 27 Jun 1994 | 56D | Middle X or O | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 8 May 1994 | 111D | Middle X or O | Ralph G. Beaman |
| 5 Mar 1994 | 21A | Second X or O | Manny Nosowsky |
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