THE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for THE in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "THE" answer was first appeared in "9 Sep 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Last word of “Finnegans Wake” (2)". It was authored by Bob Klahn. Recently, the "THE" answer has been used for "5 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Fill-in-___-blank (2)". It was authored by Nate Cardin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Everyday article (10)". "THE" appeared 152 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "THE" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2023 | 56D | Fill-in-___-blank | Nate Cardin |
| 15 Oct 2023 | 94D | Not just “a” | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| 24 Jul 2023 | 39D | Not just *any* | John Ewbank |
| 20 Mar 2023 | 21D | With 23-Down, a person’s soul mate | Adam Vincent |
| 28 Jan 2023 | 5D | With 3-Down, title setting of a 1937 Agatha Christie mystery | Kevin Christian |
| 26 Jan 2023 | 41D | All-time go-between | Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 71A | French beverage | David Steinberg |
| 16 Oct 2022 | 118D | Beverage at un café | Paolo Pasco |
| 11 Aug 2022 | 37A | With 40-Across, what’s fatefully “cast” in a quote attributed to Julius Caesar [German] | David Tuffs |
| 25 Jul 2022 | 60A | Most common English word | Michael T. Buerke |
| 5 May 2022 | 41D | An alternative? | Adam Wagner |
| 3 Mar 2022 | 41A | Not just “a” | August Lee-Kovach |
| 13 Feb 2022 | 92D | All-time connector | David Steinberg |
| 6 Feb 2022 | 15D | On-line connection? | Stephen McCarthy |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 61A | With 14-Down, what “Fin” might mean | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| 7 Jul 2021 | 72A | See 38-Across | Peter A. Collins |
| 16 May 2021 | 56A | By-way connection | Joe DiPietro |
| 13 Mar 2021 | 52D | When italicized, word before something exemplary | John Guzzetta |
| 26 Jan 2021 | 59D | With 61-Down, org. once headed by George H. W. Bush | Peter Gordon |
| 9 Sep 2020 | 54A | Fill-in-___-blank | Jakob Weisblat |
| 21 Feb 2020 | 42A | Helpful word in solving cryptograms | Erik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh |
| 24 Dec 2019 | 22A | Alternative to café | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 1 Dec 2019 | 74D | Not just any | Patrick Merrell |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 1A | Word in Facebook and Disney Channel’s original names | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas |
| 31 May 2019 | 11D | Not just any | Sam Ezersky |
| 26 May 2019 | 11D | Alternative to café | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| 4 Feb 2019 | 40D | First word of every “Friends” episode title | Ali Gascoigne |
| 16 Jan 2019 | 40A | Not just any | Bruce Haight |
| 17 Dec 2018 | 66A | “What ___?!” (cry of surprise) | Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 25 Oct 2018 | 29A | Common article | Neville Fogarty |
| 10 Sep 2018 | 25A | With 39-Down, last words in many an old movie | Jacob Stulberg |
| 2 Sep 2018 | 89A | Italian “il” or French “le” | Tom McCoy |
| 22 Aug 2018 | 32D | “What ___?!” | John Lampkin |
| 22 Mar 2018 | 59D | Not just a | Ross Trudeau |
| 4 Mar 2018 | 106D | Alternative to café | Byron Walden |
| 16 Nov 2017 | 23A | Not just any old | Alex Eylar |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 9D | Word ignored when alphabetizing | Dan Flanagan |
| 11 Jul 2017 | 52A | Something that’s definite? | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 6 May 2017 | 52A | With 51-Across, two steps away from AA, informally | Joe DiPietro |
| 9 Apr 2017 | 9D | With 36-Across, a Dr. Seuss book | Byron Walden |
| 1 Sep 2016 | 63D | Not just any | Ben Tausig |
| 15 Jun 2016 | 61D | Not just a | Jason Flinn |
| 18 May 2016 | 38D | Article with no equivalent in Russian | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 63D | With 68-Across, end of a Hemingway title | Evans Clinchy |
| 2 Aug 2015 | 100A | Beverage that may be served au lait | Matt Ginsberg |
| 28 Jun 2015 | 77A | Start of many Batman villain names | Jeremy Newton |
| 9 Mar 2015 | 27D | Part of “btw” | Debbie Ellerin |
| 3 Feb 2015 | 24A | B*W | Joe Krozel |
| 3 Dec 2014 | 40A | A cousin? | Patrick Blindauer |
| 22 Oct 2014 | 9D | United States Constitution’s first article | Patrick Blindauer |
| 1 Sep 2014 | 25A | First word in many newspaper names | Allan E. Parrish |
| 12 May 2014 | 24D | Start of many band names | Gary Cee |
| 15 Apr 2014 | 69A | Word ignored in alphabetizing | Gary Cee |
| 5 Mar 2014 | 64A | Not just “a” | Evan Birnholz |
| 31 Oct 2013 | 57D | Start of 19 John Grisham novel titles | David Kwong |
| 26 Aug 2013 | 64D | Word usually ignored in alphabetization | Ian Livengood |
| 23 May 2013 | 32A | Not merely a | David Levinson Wilk |
| 11 Apr 2013 | 35D | With 36-Down, jail, slangily | Jim Hilger |
| 29 Mar 2013 | 35A | With 40-Across, “Inside ___” (postgame show) | Josh Knapp |
| 2 Jan 2013 | 37D | Everyday article | David Steinberg |
| 23 Aug 2012 | 65D | Café alternative | Mark Feldman |
| 15 Aug 2012 | 7D | Everyday article | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 12 Jul 2012 | 37A | See 24-Across | Pawel Fludzinski |
| 22 Jan 2012 | 86A | Last word of “Finnegans Wake” | Adam Fromm |
| 12 Dec 2011 | 20A | Not just any | Gary Cee |
| 7 Nov 2011 | 54D | Article seen in many places | David Steinberg |
| 25 Oct 2011 | 47D | Everyday article | C. W. Stewart |
| 24 Oct 2011 | 26D | French tea | Lynn Lempel |
| 5 Aug 2011 | 4D | With 5-Down, what iconoclasts break | Barry Silk |
| 14 Aug 2010 | 4D | Dijon drink | John Farmer |
| 30 Jun 2010 | 5D | Everyday article | Kristian House |
| 17 Jun 2010 | 39D | French beverage | Corey Rubin |
| 23 Mar 2010 | 23A | “I’ll alert ___”: Hobson, in “Arthur” (with 25-Across) | Kurt Krauss |
| 20 Jan 2010 | 30A | Word unlikely to end a sentence | Trip Payne |
| 15 Jul 2009 | 43A | With 45-Down, “Trust No One” series | Joon Pahk |
| 1 Jun 2009 | 58A | With 59-Across, TV home for this puzzle’s five featured TV personalities | John Farmer |
| 22 Mar 2009 | 86D | French beverage | Joon Pahk and Matt Matera |
| 4 Dec 2008 | 64A | See 63-Across | Barry C. Silk |
| 16 Nov 2008 | 19D | Useful article | Merl Reagle |
| 22 Sep 2008 | 11A | With 66-Across, where this puzzle’s circled things can all be found | Peter A. Collins |
| 4 Sep 2008 | 62A | With 63-Across, go Dutch | Matt Ginsberg |
| 24 Jul 2008 | 40A | Order at a French restaurant | Matt Ginsberg |
| 27 May 2008 | 53A | Everyday article | Adam G. Perl |
| 28 Feb 2008 | 52A | It’s definite | Matt Ginsberg |
| 14 Nov 2007 | 19A | It’s definite | Jim Page |
| 7 Aug 2007 | 15A | First word of every Robert Ludlum title but one | Daniel Kantor |
| 20 Jun 2007 | 1A | With 1-Down, 1982 Richard Pryor/Jackie Gleason film | Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming |
| 21 Mar 2007 | 40A | Quote, part 2 | Ed Early |
| 28 Dec 2006 | 6A | Start of a quote on obstinacy by James Russell Lowell | Ed Early |
| 30 Nov 2006 | 51D | Word often preceding 35-Down | Patrick Merrell |
| 10 Oct 2006 | 38D | Not just “a” | Tyler Hinman |
| 5 Oct 2006 | 21A | Definite article | Joe DiPietro |
| 3 Oct 2006 | 11A | Opening word usually skipped in alphabetizing | Ed Stein |
| 22 Aug 2006 | 11A | Not just “a” | Michael J. Doran |
| 23 May 2006 | 27A | With 39-Across, a 60-Across play | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 3 May 2006 | 32D | With 49-Down, interest rate setter | Lisa Wiseman |
| 5 Apr 2006 | 23D | With 28-Across, popular retailer | Patrick Merrell |
| 26 Feb 2006 | 26A | Beverage served with le dessert | Randolph Ross |
| 22 Feb 2006 | 30A | “What ___ …?” | Nancy Salomon |
| 25 Jan 2006 | 48D | Café alternative | John Farmer |
| 26 Jul 2005 | 67A | It’s definite | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| 20 Jul 2005 | 32A | Café alternative | Roy Leban |
| 17 Jul 2005 | 67D | After-dinner serving in France | David J. Kahn |
| 29 Jun 2005 | 60D | Everyday article | David Liben-Nowell |
| 30 Apr 2005 | 4D | With 21-Down, sitcom of 2001-02 | Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Apr 2005 | 32A | Genuine article? | Manny Nosowsky |
| 16 Jan 2005 | 48D | Café alternative | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| 28 Dec 2004 | 29D | It’s definite | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 21 Nov 2004 | 104D | Café alternative | Kumar Balani |
| 7 Oct 2004 | 37A | See 28-Across or 4-Down | Patrick Merrell |
| 11 Jul 2004 | 44A | With 43-Across, comic book superhero | Randolph Ross |
| 28 Mar 2004 | 45A | Alternative to café | David J. Kahn |
| 29 Aug 2003 | 27A | Not just any | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 6 Jul 2003 | 118D | French beverage | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 29 May 2003 | 1A | “Thanks for ___ Memory” | Jim Page |
| 4 May 2003 | 38D | French beverage | Tyler Hinman |
| 18 Mar 2003 | 7D | Everyday article | William Schaub |
| 1 Feb 2003 | 35A | With 36-Across, rhinologist’s study | Rich Norris |
| 29 Sep 2002 | 121D | Many a title starter | Randolph Ross |
| 17 Mar 2002 | 65A | With 51-Down, old movie finale | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Jul 2001 | 6D | U.S. Constitution’s first article | William I. Johnston |
| 7 Jul 2001 | 48A | With 46-Down, famous provider of hospitality | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 19 Apr 2001 | 46A | With 9-Down, something to feel | Manny Nosowsky |
| 7 Mar 2001 | 60D | Many a 65-Across starter | Noah Dephoure |
| 19 Feb 2001 | 63D | “___ end” | Peter Gordon |
| 8 Nov 2000 | 63D | Everyday article | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 5 Aug 2000 | 21A | Not just any | Manny Nosowsky |
| 10 May 2000 | 43A | Uncapitalized word in titles | Zack Butler |
| 28 Mar 2000 | 13D | With 33-Across, Montreal’s subway | Fred Piscop |
| 11 Mar 2000 | 4D | Beyond any other | Randolph Ross |
| 23 Feb 2000 | 32D | Everyday article | Fred Piscop |
| 28 Apr 1999 | 35D | Frequent title starter | Nancy Salomon |
| 16 Apr 1999 | 55D | Café alternative | John Wolting |
| 17 May 1998 | 82D | Definitive word | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn |
| 9 Mar 1998 | 73A | Word before “more” and “merrier” | Randall J. Hartman |
| 8 Feb 1998 | 5D | Common article | Manny Nosowsky |
| 28 Dec 1997 | 20D | Not just any | Matt Gaffney |
| 7 Sep 1997 | 111D | Not just any | Randolph Ross |
| 28 Jun 1997 | 38D | Nice hot drink? | Bob Klahn |
| 20 Apr 1997 | 66D | Useful article | Charles M. Deber |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 59D | Everyday article | F. Longo |
| 3 Apr 1996 | 24D | More and merrier preceder | M. Gaffney |
| 18 Feb 1996 | 11D | “What___…” (cry of surprise) | Norma Steinberg |
| 13 Jun 1995 | 58D | Charades “little word” | Trip Payne |
| 20 May 1995 | 21A | One of Webster’s articles | Manny Nosowsky |
| 13 May 1995 | 19A | Tea, in Toulouse | Nancy Joline |
| 25 Jan 1995 | 32A | Pooh’s middle name? | Norma Steinberg |
| 10 Jan 1995 | 7D | Word before more and merrier | Christopher Page |
| 1 Dec 1994 | 45A | Not just any | Harvey Estes |
| 1 Oct 1994 | 33D | Bozo’s middle name? | Bob Klahn |
| 15 Sep 1994 | 1D | Word ignored in indexing | Fred Piscop |
| 9 Sep 1994 | 24A | Last word of “Finnegans Wake” | Bob Klahn |
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