TEC is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for TEC in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "TEC" answer was first appeared in "31 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Gumshoe (12)". It was authored by Janet R. Bender. Recently, the "TEC" answer has been used for "6 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Hercule Poirot, e.g., for short". It was authored by Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Gumshoe (12)". "TEC" appeared 74 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TEC" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2023 | 44A | Hercule Poirot, e.g., for short | Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight |
| 9 May 2022 | 25A | Private eye, in old slang | August Miller |
| 20 Nov 2021 | 49A | Gumshoe | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 9 Aug 2021 | 21A | Private eye, quaintly | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 3 Aug 2021 | 55A | Private eye, in old lingo | Trip Payne |
| 6 Jun 2020 | 54D | Shamus | Doug Peterson |
| 24 May 2019 | 61D | Sam Spade, e.g., informally | Stanley Newman |
| 20 May 2019 | 64A | Sleuth, in slang | Gary Cee |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 28A | Solver with a set of clues, for short | Kyle Dolan |
| 15 Apr 2018 | 53A | Private eye | Alex Bajcz |
| 26 Mar 2018 | 52A | Investigator, in old film noir | Andy Kravis |
| 25 Jan 2018 | 9A | P.I. | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 18 Oct 2017 | 57D | Private eye, in old slang | John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 1 Dec 2014 | 3D | Sleuth, in old crime fiction | John Guzzetta |
| 24 May 2014 | 54D | Classic Bogart role, in slang | Peter Wentz |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 27A | 20-Across, e.g., informally | Bruce Haight |
| 18 Sep 2013 | 45A | Private investigator, in old slang | Paul Hunsberger |
| 10 Sep 2013 | 46D | Sleuth, in slang | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 2 Jun 2013 | 85A | Sleuth, in slang | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 31 Mar 2013 | 75D | Sam Spade, e.g., for short | Caleb Madison |
| 13 Oct 2012 | 39D | P.I. | Barry C. Silk |
| 7 Oct 2012 | 67A | Gumshoe | Zoe Wheeler |
| 19 Sep 2012 | 61D | Sleuth, informally | Michael Shteyman |
| 22 Jul 2012 | 122D | Private eye | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 8 Apr 2012 | 5D | Private investigator, in slang | Daniel A. Finan |
| 31 Aug 2011 | 21A | Gumshoe | Peter A. Collins |
| 2 Apr 2011 | 27D | Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone, e.g. | Mark Diehl |
| 10 Jan 2011 | 48A | Sleuth, in slang | James Tuttle |
| 3 Dec 2010 | 35A | Spade, e.g., for short | Matt Ginsberg |
| 17 Oct 2010 | 66D | Shamus | Patrick Blindauer |
| 14 Oct 2010 | 54D | Gumshoe | Jim Hilger |
| 12 Oct 2010 | 23D | Private eye | José Chardiet |
| 1 Jun 2010 | 58D | Gumshoe | Sarah Keller |
| 19 Feb 2010 | 10D | Sherlock | Victor Fleming |
| 31 Jan 2010 | 86A | Private eye | Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 17 Jan 2010 | 59A | Spade, e.g., for short | Cathy Allis |
| 23 Dec 2009 | 4D | Sam Spade type | Jonathan Porat |
| 9 Oct 2009 | 39A | Sherlock | David Quarfoot |
| 29 Sep 2009 | 38A | Sleuth, slangily | Paula Gamache |
| 23 Sep 2009 | 62D | Gumshoe | Jonathan Gersch |
| 26 Jul 2009 | 16D | Gumshoe | Kevin G. Der |
| 18 Sep 2008 | 62A | Dick | Mike Nothnagel |
| 26 Aug 2008 | 34D | Sleuth, informally | Nancy Salomon |
| 18 Dec 2007 | 4D | Private eye, for short | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 31 Jul 2007 | 65D | Private eye, slangily | Allan E. Parrish |
| 29 Jul 2007 | 110D | P.I. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 22 May 2007 | 45A | Private eye, slangily | Roger Wolff |
| 13 Sep 2005 | 22D | Gumshoe | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 15 Jun 2005 | 40D | Private eye | Richard Silvestri |
| 24 Apr 2005 | 82D | Person with a magnifying glass, for short? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 11 Sep 2004 | 56D | Shamus | Byron Walden |
| 26 Nov 2003 | 21D | Clue hunter, informally | Tyler Hinman |
| 29 Aug 2003 | 7D | Case studier, slangily | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 26 Jul 2003 | 46A | Dick | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 15 May 2003 | 27A | Gumshoe | David J. Kahn |
| 22 Apr 2003 | 65D | Investigator, slangily | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 16 Feb 2002 | 48A | Clue collector, slangily | Frank Longo |
| 11 Oct 2001 | 43D | Sleuth, for short | Nancy S. Ross |
| 28 Jan 2001 | 93A | P.I., e.g. | Jim Page |
| 2 Dec 2000 | 45A | Pinkerton, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| 13 Jun 1999 | 48A | Dick | Rich Norris |
| 24 Nov 1998 | 14A | Private eye, for short | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| 29 Apr 1998 | 51A | P.I. | Gayle Dean |
| 5 Jan 1998 | 26A | Sleuth, informally | Mark Moldowsky |
| 14 Dec 1997 | 115D | Shamus | Nancy Salomon |
| 18 May 1997 | 105A | Private eye | Frances Hansen |
| 27 Jan 1997 | 4D | Gumshoe | F. Piscop |
| 7 Apr 1996 | 98A | Mike Hammer, for one | C. Millhauser |
| 9 Jun 1995 | 56D | Dick | A.J. Santora |
| 19 Sep 1994 | 67D | Old-time gumshoe | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 6 Sep 1994 | 8D | Gumshoe | Janet R. Bender |
| 17 Jul 1994 | 116A | Lt. Columbo, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser |
| 16 Apr 1994 | 52A | Dick | Rand H. Burns |
| 31 Jan 1994 | 31D | Gumshoe | Janet R. Bender |
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