TAR

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

This "TAR" answer was first appeared in "1 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Smoker’s intake". It was authored by Tap Osborn. Recently, the "TAR" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "La Brea ___ Pits". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Besmirch (15)", "Blacken (15)", "Road goo (8)", "Pitch (10)", "Salt (8)", "Gob (6)", "Sticky stuff (6)", "Cigarette stat (6)", "Smear (6)". "TAR" appeared 325 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TAR" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
4 Dec 2023 28D La Brea ___ Pits Sean Ziebarth
28 Nov 2023 8D Road goo Gia Bosko
2 Nov 2023 21A Smear Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson
22 Oct 2023 82D Road workers’ gloop Robert Ryan
24 Aug 2023 26D Blacken Robin Yu
23 Jul 2023 52A Some roofing material Chandi Deitmer
9 Jul 2023 84D Blacken Christina Iverson
15 Jun 2023 24A Besmirch David Harris
14 May 2023 72A Pitch Sid Sivakumar
3 Mar 2023 4D 2022 Cate Blanchett drama Eric Warren
23 Feb 2023 61D Pitch Joe Deeney
17 Feb 2023 7D Salt Jem Burch
14 Feb 2023 4D La Brea substance Ella Dershowitz
10 Feb 2023 35A “___ Beach,” acclaimed 1991 children’s book set in Harlem Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
31 Jan 2023 20A La Brea substance Erik Agard
23 Dec 2022 37D Pine ___ (baseball player’s grip enhancer) Brandon Koppy
22 Dec 2022 35A Dinosaur bone preserver David Steinberg
5 Dec 2022 49A Oily roofing material Tracy Gray
6 Nov 2022 77A Byproduct of burning tobacco Michael Lieberman
25 Oct 2022 55A Road gunk … or, when doubled, tooth gunk Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard
19 Oct 2022 40D Sailor, in slang Ryan Patrick Smith
26 Sep 2022 60A La Brea ___ Pits (Los Angeles attraction) Margaret Seikel
14 Aug 2022 129A Asphalt component Jeff Chen and Jim Horne
30 Jan 2022 121D Road goo Ross Trudeau
27 Jan 2022 42D Gob Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
2 Jan 2022 109D Stuff in cigarettes, but not e-cigarettes Paolo Pasco
10 Oct 2021 116D Describe in a negative way Brandon Koppy
8 Sep 2021 18A Sticky stuff Lee Taylor
5 May 2021 69A Besmirch Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar and Akshay Ravikumar
9 Mar 2021 18D Stuff in cigarettes Simon Marotte
2 Mar 2021 16A Road goo Ross Trudeau
18 Jan 2021 51A Driveway material Jeff Stillman
30 Nov 2020 9D Road goo Emma Craven-Matthews
24 Nov 2020 50A Sully, as a reputation Caitlin Reid
23 Oct 2020 25D Pine product Robyn Weintraub
18 Sep 2020 44A Put on a black coat? Anne and Daniel Larsen
3 Jul 2020 19D Gravel alternative Hal Moore
19 Apr 2020 67D Road crew’s supply Jack Mowat and Jeff Chen
9 Apr 2020 47A Sailor Alex Eaton-Salners
5 Apr 2020 74A Smear Jim Peredo
6 Jan 2020 10D Part of a cigarette rating Tess Davison and Kathy Lowden
30 Dec 2019 5D Driveway surface Gary Larson
4 Dec 2019 49A Cigarette ingredient Evan Mahnken
21 Oct 2019 32A Besmirch, as a reputation Joe Deeney
29 Aug 2019 52D Besmirch Jeff Chen
2 Aug 2019 29D Road goo Andrew J. Ries
27 May 2019 65A Roof repair material Bruce Haight
22 May 2019 42A Sticky stuff Alex Eaton-Salners
20 May 2019 36A Put on a black coat? Gary Cee
12 May 2019 54A Besmirch Victor Barocas
15 Apr 2019 66A Paving goo Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. Donaldson
1 Apr 2019 21D What cigarette filters are supposed to block Joel Fagliano
10 Feb 2019 87D What “light” cigarettes are lower in Lee Taylor
4 Feb 2019 29D Toxic part of cigarettes Ali Gascoigne
22 Jan 2019 37D Damage, as a reputation John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen
19 Jan 2019 30A Coat under feathers Erik Agard and Paolo Pasco
4 Jan 2019 41D Gravel alternative Neil Padrick Wilson
3 Dec 2018 41A Harmful cigarette stuff Lynn Lempel
4 Sep 2018 61D Paving goo Bruce Haight
23 Aug 2018 38A Sticky stuff Kyle Dolan
13 Aug 2018 28A Gunky roofing stuff Lynn Lempel
1 Aug 2018 5A Feather’s partner Sande Milton and Jeff Chen
26 Jun 2018 61D Sailor, informally Zhouqin Burnikel
28 May 2018 40D Roofing sealant Alex Eaton-Salners
8 Apr 2018 101A Sealer for sailors? Patrick Berry
25 Mar 2018 31D Smear Finn Vigeland
29 Jan 2018 38A Goopy roofing material Lynn Lempel
24 Dec 2017 115D Roofing material Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
17 Dec 2017 79D Material once set afire and put in a catapult Andrew J. Ries
7 Dec 2017 27A Bluejacket Dan Schoenholz
29 Nov 2017 10D Word with coal or pine Erik Agard
6 Nov 2017 36A Gooey road cover Max Lauring and Benjamin Lauring
5 Nov 2017 118D Besmirch Natan Last
1 Oct 2017 41A Besmirch Robert Fisher
28 Sep 2017 20A What naphthalene is distilled from Joe Krozel
9 Sep 2017 31D Roadway finisher John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
12 Apr 2017 65A Old sailor Emily Carroll
10 Apr 2017 27D La Brea goo Lonnie Burton
6 Mar 2017 16A Paving goo Susan Gelfand
9 Feb 2017 36A Damage the reputation of Ross Trudeau
8 Feb 2017 31D La Brea goo Ned White
11 Jan 2017 50D Cigarette stat Peter A. Collins
5 Jan 2017 48A Gob Ed Sessa
1 Jan 2017 75D Nautical sealer Matthew Sewell
29 Nov 2016 26A Blacktop Jacob Stulberg
7 Nov 2016 9D Black goo Bruce Haight
26 Oct 2016 17A Blacktop material Scott Yut
18 Oct 2016 26A Cigarette stat Mary Lou Guizzo
28 Jul 2016 62D Besmirch Adam G. Perl
14 Jun 2016 8D Sticky cigarette stuff Tracy Gray
31 May 2016 16A ___ and feather Sarah Keller
30 May 2016 34D Paver’s supply David Woolf
15 May 2016 44A Jack ___ (member of the Royal Navy) Patrick Berry
6 Feb 2016 47A Pitch David Steinberg
11 Nov 2015 29D It’s in the pits David Steinberg
10 Nov 2015 23A Fossil preserver Will Treece
5 Oct 2015 13D La Brea stuff Mike Buckley
20 Sep 2015 57A Shipmate Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen
26 Aug 2015 3D Roof coating Ian Livengood
17 Aug 2015 53A Driveway topper Andrea Carla Michaels
19 Jul 2015 27A Road component Tom McCoy
12 Jul 2015 103A Driveway sealant Patrick Berry
21 Jun 2015 100A Sea dog Timothy Polin
8 Jun 2015 5D Roofing material Peter A. Collins
10 Feb 2015 23A Blacken Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
12 Jan 2015 63D Roof goo Jason Flinn
17 Oct 2014 19A Roofing option Michael Ashley
24 Aug 2014 53A Shingle sealant Patrick Berry
6 Aug 2014 21D Driveway topper Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Jul 2014 40D Sticky stuff Eric Berlin
16 Jul 2014 63D La Brea gunk Daniel Raymon
17 Mar 2014 24D Cigarette substance John Lieb
9 Feb 2014 65A Coal distillate Charles M. Deber
3 Feb 2014 63D Paving material Sean Dobbin
19 Nov 2013 46D Seafarer, informally David J. Kahn
31 Aug 2013 65D 49-Across source Josh Knapp
7 Aug 2013 16A ___ Heels (college team) Erik Wennstrom
22 Jul 2013 47A Oozy road material Ian Livengood
24 May 2013 39A Besmirch Joe Krozel
21 May 2013 4D Old salt Patrick McIntyre
17 Apr 2013 15D Roofer’s material Samuel A. Donaldson
27 Mar 2013 38A Swabbie David J. Kahn
3 Mar 2013 67A It could pave the way Samuel A. Donaldson
2 Dec 2012 115D Roofing material Steven E. Atwood
29 Aug 2012 37A Steamrolled stuff Tony Orbach
11 Aug 2012 60D Pitching need Josh Knapp
31 May 2012 5D Blacken Elizabeth C. Gorski
28 Apr 2012 60D Seagoing sort Gary J. Whitehead
17 Dec 2011 57D Pine product Tom Heilman
14 Dec 2011 46D Sealer’s stuff Tim Croce
12 Dec 2011 9D Paving goo Gary Cee
20 Oct 2011 21D Organic sealant Patrick Berry
8 Sep 2011 57D Swabbie Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
29 Aug 2011 49A Road surfacing material Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
13 Aug 2011 62D With 46-Across, prehistoric animal preserver Tim Croce
17 Jul 2011 42D Stuff in a pit Daniel A. Finan
3 Jul 2011 10D Besmirch Pete Muller
26 Jun 2011 69A Gob David Levinson Wilk
7 Jun 2011 25A Something found in a Parliament David Liben-Nowell
7 May 2011 60D Bitumen alternative Tim Croce
25 Jan 2011 59D La Brea goop Randall J. Hartman
9 Jan 2011 40A Naval need of old Patrick Berry
21 Dec 2010 8D Subject of a cigarette rating Alan Arbesfeld
6 Oct 2010 16A Black goo Ian Livengood
14 Sep 2010 24D Driveway surface Eshan Mitra, Brown University ’12
24 Jul 2010 26A Besmirch David J. Kahn
12 Feb 2010 19A Main character? Kevin G. Der
20 Jan 2010 44A Salt Trip Payne
14 Jul 2009 59D La Brea goo Donna S. Levin
14 Jun 2009 48A Black top Brendan Emmett Quigley
30 May 2009 31D Cap’n, say Matt Ginsberg
2 Mar 2009 59D Black goo Lynn Lempel
9 Feb 2009 5D Contents of a La Brea pit Randall J. Hartman
4 Feb 2009 49A Blacken Paula Gamache
14 Jan 2009 7A You don’t want it beaten out of you Oliver Hill
26 Oct 2008 11D Swab Daniel C. Bryant
21 Oct 2008 58D Driveway topper Randall J. Hartman
2 Oct 2008 9D Contents of some pits Samuel A. Donaldson
21 Jul 2008 29D Part of a cigarette rating Gilbert H. Ludwig
4 May 2008 98A Source of creosote Richard Silvestri
24 Mar 2008 47A ___ and feather David J. Kahn
1 Jan 2008 23A Sailor, colloquially Adam G. Perl
20 Dec 2007 4D Tobacco smoke component Peter A. Collins
10 Dec 2007 34A Cigarette substance Lynn Lempel
18 Nov 2007 16D Sealant Patrick Berry
4 Nov 2007 65D Salt Bob Klahn
23 Aug 2007 22A Carcinogenic substance Joe Krozel
20 Aug 2007 35A Oozy roofing material Lynn Lempel
15 Jul 2007 29D Pitch Patrick Berry
1 Jul 2007 19D Pothole patch Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais
14 May 2007 61D Road surface Paula Gamache
3 Apr 2007 44A Contents of some pits David Quarfoot and Mike Nothnagel
2 Feb 2007 24A Slander, say David J. Kahn
12 Dec 2006 71A Road surfacing material Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming
28 Nov 2006 42A Road crew’s supply Alan Arbesfeld
16 Nov 2006 22A Blacken Kevin Donovan
24 Oct 2006 40A Subject of a cigarette rating Gail Grabowski
23 Oct 2006 13D Driveway surface John Calvin Williams
15 Oct 2006 38A Popeye, for one Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon
13 Oct 2006 26D Smear Eric Berlin
9 Aug 2006 30A What a steamroller steamrolls Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
18 Jul 2006 29D Driveway surface Kevan Choset
9 Jul 2006 32A Coal byproduct Patrick Berry
3 Jul 2006 57D Road goo Randall J. Hartman
22 Jun 2006 6D Blacken Christina Houlihan Kelly
29 May 2006 60D Sailor Alex Boisvert
5 Mar 2006 118D Salt Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar
19 Feb 2006 33A Gob Joe DiPietro
30 Jan 2006 56A Road goo Adam G. Perl
10 Dec 2005 7A North Carolina river Henry Hook
28 Nov 2005 42A Driveway covering Kevan Choset
13 Nov 2005 115D Seafarer Brendan Emmett Quigley
2 Nov 2005 21A Macadam ingredient Randall J. Hartman
26 Oct 2005 22A Gooey stuff Adam G. Perl
18 Sep 2005 97A Outdoor sealant Joe DiPietro
21 Aug 2005 80D Camel hazard? Byron Walden
25 Jul 2005 43A Nicotine’s partner Lynn Lempel
31 May 2005 50A Surfacing stuff Merl Reagle
22 May 2005 21D Old hand A. J. Santora
27 Apr 2005 67D Blacken Lyell Rodieck
13 Mar 2005 72A Pit sight Patrick Merrell
7 Feb 2005 7D Road goo Gordon Seaberg
3 Feb 2005 50A Stuff in a pit Elizabeth C. Gorski
31 Jan 2005 21D Road topper Randall J. Hartman
16 Jan 2005 59D Besmear Damon J. Gulczynski
21 Nov 2004 4D Blacken Kumar Balani
25 Jul 2004 94D Feather’s partner Brendan Emmett Quigley
10 Mar 2004 47D Pit contents Richard Silvestri
3 Jan 2004 27A Stuff for surfacing James M. and James C. Jenista
1 Jan 2004 60D Seaman Richard Silvestri
19 Dec 2003 1D Sully Elizabeth C. Gorski
15 Dec 2003 67A ___ and feather Sarah Keller
23 Nov 2003 32A Salt Leonard Williams
13 Nov 2003 30D Besmirch Manny Nosowsky
4 Oct 2003 34D Pitching choice Brendan Emmett Quigley
12 Sep 2003 32A Pitching choice Sherry O. Blackard
10 Jul 2003 44D Some goo Michael Shteyman
26 May 2003 65D Road cover Lynn Lempel
16 May 2003 53D Blacken Michael Shteyman
4 May 2003 7D Bluejacket Tyler Hinman
30 Apr 2003 4D Road crew supply Jerry E. Rosman
27 Apr 2003 75D Besmirch Jon Delfin
9 Mar 2003 92A Low-___ Patrick Berry
23 Feb 2003 62A Pitch Nancy Salomon
20 Feb 2003 13D Pit contents Peter Sarrett
25 Jan 2003 49A Worker with two-masters Patrick Berry
10 Dec 2002 47A Driveway surface John Underwood
29 Oct 2002 54A Benzene source Richard Hughes
19 Oct 2002 49D Wood by-product Donald E. West
8 Oct 2002 60A Cigarette ingredient Sherry O. Blackard
21 Aug 2002 32D Old-time punishment need Joel Kaplow
29 Apr 2002 31A Feather’s partner Holden Baker
8 Apr 2002 34D Blacken Richard Chisholm
18 Mar 2002 5A Tobacco smoke component John Greenman
17 Mar 2002 69D Really beat David J. Kahn
13 Mar 2002 8D Cigarette stat Ed Early
5 Mar 2002 21D Roofer’s supply Marjorie Richter
28 Dec 2001 28A Besmirch Manny Nosowsky
7 Oct 2001 61A Hull sealant Patrick Berry
9 Sep 2001 74A Pitch Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
9 Aug 2001 33D Creosote source Patrick Berry
5 Aug 2001 96D Gob Peter Gordon
26 Jun 2001 13D La Brea goo Stephen Windheim
4 Jun 2001 51A Roofing sealant Patrick Jordan
30 Apr 2001 28D Unhealthy part of cigarettes Peter Gordon
22 Apr 2001 76A Road sealant Patrick Berry
21 Feb 2001 26A Feather’s mate Karen Hodge
5 Feb 2001 49D Two-lane topper Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
15 Jan 2001 23A Sticky stuff Janet R. Bender
18 Dec 2000 63D Driveway stuff Nancy Kavanaugh
12 Nov 2000 60D Concern of some smokers Joe DiPietro
5 Nov 2000 60A Partner of 24-Across Michael S. Maurer
12 Oct 2000 38D Oozy stuff A. J. Santora
22 Aug 2000 4D Driveway material Ed Early
6 Aug 2000 62D Besmirch Manny Nosowsky
2 Jul 2000 5D Pit stuff Nancy Nicholson Joline
3 May 2000 3D Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby” Nancy Salomon
10 Apr 2000 66D Cigarette stuff Ed Early
27 Feb 2000 88A Billy Budd, for one Harvey Estes
12 Dec 1999 43D Feather bed? Richard Silvestri
28 Nov 1999 121D Besmirch Cathy Millhauser
5 Oct 1999 22D Street material Stephanie Spadaccini
21 Sep 1999 23D Blacken Stephanie Spadaccini
8 Sep 1999 27D Partner of feathers Holden Baker
2 Sep 1999 53A Smear Joe DiPietro
23 Jun 1999 27A Dinosaur trapper Alan Olschwang
17 Jun 1999 61A Apron material Richard Silvestri
22 May 1999 8D Road crew supply A. J. Santora
16 May 1999 6D Beat Nancy Nicholson Joline
19 Apr 1999 4D Part of cigarette smoke Gregory E. Paul
5 Mar 1999 31A Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby” Joe DiPietro
12 Feb 1999 19A Pitch Joe DiPietro
17 Dec 1998 39D Bluejacket David J. Kahn
16 Dec 1998 29D Black gunk Nancy Salomon
16 Nov 1998 45A Road-paving stuff Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
3 Nov 1998 53A Nicotine’s partner Ed Early
26 Oct 1998 18D Road crew’s supply Robert Dillman
25 Oct 1998 33D Salt Nancy Nicholson Joline
24 Oct 1998 63D Complete a street Rich Norris
23 Oct 1998 10D Sea salt Manny Nosowsky
4 Oct 1998 115A Content of some pits Frank Longo
13 Sep 1998 45A Blacken Cathy Millhauser
3 Jun 1998 32A Paving stuff Karen Hodge
17 Mar 1998 43A Black gunk Nancy Salomon and Bob Klahn
10 Mar 1998 37D Old salt Patrick Jordan
7 Mar 1998 31A Gob Rich Norris
4 Mar 1998 11A It paves the way Jonathan Schmalzbach
28 Sep 1997 91A Bluejacket Robert H. Wolfe
9 Sep 1997 9D Roof top Elizabeth C. Gorski
28 Aug 1997 22A Salt Shannon Burns
13 Aug 1997 28D Pitch Richard Silvestri
26 Jul 1997 62D Pitch Richard Hughes
24 Apr 1997 47A Blacken David J. Kahn
20 Apr 1997 35A Feather’s partner Charles M. Deber
13 Apr 1997 45A Sea dog Cathy Millhauser
30 Jan 1997 8D Swab D. Motley
15 Dec 1996 118A Sticky stuff R. Ross
19 Oct 1996 5D Blacken G. Petgrave
21 Sep 1996 46A Creosote source R. H. Burns
2 Sep 1996 50D Cigarette stat F. Piscop
25 Jun 1996 37D Feather’s companion Randall J. Hartman
18 Jun 1996 25A Sailor E. C. Gorski
20 Apr 1996 4D Stain R. Norris
3 Mar 1996 1D Seafarer B. Klahn
7 Feb 1996 25D Lime-juicer, in English slang Frank A. Longo
28 Jan 1996 26A Defile M. W. Perry
26 Dec 1995 33D Driveway cover Jonathan Schmatzbach
8 Nov 1995 34D Cigarette stat Glenn E. Sykes
29 Aug 1995 18D Cigarette stat John R. Conrad
18 Jul 1995 13D Roofing substance Jonathan Schmatzbach
17 Apr 1995 47D Paver’s need Kenneth Witte
20 Mar 1995 65D Old salt Sidney L. Robbins
14 Feb 1995 47A Pitch Randy Sowell
9 Jan 1995 23A Sailor Sidney L. Robbins
5 Dec 1994 67D Old salt Sidney L. Robbins
5 Nov 1994 28D Bluejacket Manny Nosowsky
2 Nov 1994 61D Salt Harvey Estes
27 Oct 1994 49D Smear Fred Piscop
16 Jul 1994 68A Punish publicly Mark Diehl
22 Mar 1994 21A Macadam ingredient Stephanie Spadaccini
24 Feb 1994 40A Road material Stanley Newman
9 Feb 1994 65D Thrash Randolph Ross
5 Jan 1994 8D Tobacco figure Chet Currier
5 Dec 1993 44A Whip severely Manny Nosowsky
1 Dec 1993 23A Smoker’s intake Tap Osborn

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