TIS

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

This "TIS" answer was first appeared in "26 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Notes". It was authored by Tom Underhill. Recently, the "TIS" answer has been used for "29 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Indeed!,” quaintly". It was authored by Ruth Bloomfield Margolin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Quaint contraction (6)", "“___ the season …” (32)", "“___ the season to be jolly” (8)", "Carol contraction (8)", "Poetic contraction (7)", "Frank McCourt memoir (6)", "“Deck the Halls” contraction (6)", "“___ the season…” (32)". "TIS" appeared 201 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TIS" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
29 Nov 2023 26D “Indeed!,” quaintly Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
28 Nov 2023 39A “___ the season …” Gia Bosko
20 Aug 2023 23A Taylor Swift’s “___ the Damn Season” Michael Schlossberg
22 Jun 2023 33D “___ Love That Makes Us Happy” (hymn) Michael Baker and Jeff Chen
11 Jun 2023 71A Poetic contraction Sam Ezersky
17 Jan 2023 32A Contraction in “Deck the Halls” Erika Ettin
27 Nov 2022 62D “___ but a scratch”: oft-quoted Monty Python line Adam Wagner
25 Oct 2022 34D “___ but a scratch!” Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard
8 Sep 2022 40A “Ah yes, yes indeed” Matthew Stock
4 Sep 2022 110A “Where ignorance is bliss, ___ folly to be wise”: Thomas Gray Tracy Gray
10 Jun 2022 41A Quaint confirmation Blake Slonecker
23 May 2022 13D “___ the season …” Simon Marotte
6 May 2022 28A Scale notes Aaron Ullman
20 Apr 2022 22A “___ no sin to cheat the devil”: Daniel Defoe Joseph Greenbaum
15 Dec 2021 47A “___ but a scratch!” Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
28 Nov 2021 24D “___ but a scratch”: Monty Python Jeff Kremer
14 Nov 2021 66D Quaint contraction Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
8 Nov 2021 23A “___ the season to be jolly” Carl Larson
30 Sep 2021 19A Contraction that drops an “i” Rich Proulx
15 Aug 2021 58A “Deck the Halls” contraction Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
1 Jul 2021 58D First word of the song “Simple Gifts” Joe Deeney
22 Jun 2021 49A “___ but a scratch” Matt Frederick
9 May 2021 57D Quaint contraction Brad Wiegmann
23 Apr 2021 40A “___ destiny unshunnable, like death”: “Othello” Robyn Weintraub
20 Apr 2021 42A “___ the Damn Season” (2020 Taylor Swift song) Adam Wagner
4 Apr 2021 119D Stanza contraction Angela Olson Halsted and Doug Peterson
20 Mar 2021 57A Carol contraction Emily Carroll
18 Mar 2021 20A “___ but a scratch” (Monty Python quote) Tom McCoy
28 Feb 2021 68D “___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” (hymn) Brad Wiegmann
5 Dec 2020 32D Quaint agreement Brendan Emmett Quigley
23 Oct 2020 37A The season opener? Robyn Weintraub
25 Sep 2020 44A “___ but a scratch!” Rachel Fabi
22 Sep 2020 18D Quaint contraction Jeremy Newton
21 Sep 2020 66D “My country, ___ of thee …” Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class
10 Sep 2020 44A “___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” (hymn) David J. Kahn
2 Sep 2020 65A “___ the season …” Margaret Seikel
18 Jul 2020 6D “___ but a scratch …” John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
10 May 2020 38A Quaint contraction Adam Fromm
16 Apr 2020 26D Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line Alan Arbesfeld
17 Jan 2020 60A What precedes the season? Ryan Patrick Smith
16 Oct 2019 33A “Deck the Halls” contraction Peter A. Collins
3 Oct 2019 28A Christmas carol contraction Ricky Cruz
22 Sep 2019 29D Bard’s contraction Tracy Gray
19 Aug 2019 37D “___ the season to be jolly” Peter Gordon
26 Jul 2019 41D Quaint contraction Trenton Charlson
7 Jul 2019 121A Yuletide contraction Jack Reuter
10 Mar 2019 91D Contraction in a Christmas song Adam Fromm
24 Jan 2019 20A Follower of “My country” Stu Ockman
21 Jan 2019 24D “___ the season …” Sean Biggins
4 Sep 2018 62A “Whether ___ nobler …” Bruce Haight
28 May 2018 34D “My country, ___ of thee …” Alex Eaton-Salners
21 Dec 2017 45A “Deck the Halls” contraction Alex Eaton-Salners
7 Dec 2017 27D Christmas song contraction Dan Schoenholz
7 Nov 2017 34A Start of the season? Greg Poulos
26 Oct 2017 39A “___ my first night beneath the Sun” (Dickinson poem) Jacob Stulberg
2 Oct 2017 60A “My Country, ___ of Thee” Trenton Charlson
20 Jul 2017 57D Sequel to “Angela’s Ashes” Randolph Ross
10 Jul 2017 4D “___ the season …” Timothy Polin
1 Jun 2017 28A “___ folly to be wise” Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller
12 Mar 2017 109A Christmas song contraction Alan Arbesfeld
19 Jan 2017 59D “___ the Voice of the Lobster” (“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” poem) Jacob Stulberg
11 Dec 2016 92A Quaint contraction Tom McCoy
12 Sep 2016 9D “My Country, ___ of Thee” Victor Fleming and Andrea Carla Michaels
9 Sep 2016 32A Contraction in Hamlet’s soliloquy Kristian House
26 Jul 2016 24D “___ a pity” Bruce Haight
26 Jun 2016 57D “___ the season …” Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
15 Feb 2016 51A “___ well” (George Washington’s last words) David J. Kahn
4 Feb 2016 63A What precedes the season? Jeff Chen
21 Sep 2015 24D “___ the season …” Bruce Haight
8 Aug 2015 10D Sole word in the last chapter of “Angela’s Ashes” Alan Arbesfeld
8 Jul 2015 51A Bard’s contraction Ryan Milligan
30 Jun 2015 31D “___ the season …” Susan Gelfand
27 Dec 2014 31A “Verily” David Phillips
25 Jul 2014 7D “___ true” Peter A. Collins
22 Jul 2014 1D “My country” follower Joel Fagliano
12 Jun 2014 34D “Deck the Halls” contraction Mark Feldman
22 Nov 2013 24A Word that begins with an apostrophe Patrick Berry
30 Oct 2013 57D “___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” Joel Fagliano
8 Aug 2013 30D “___ the last rose of summer” (Thomas Moore poem starter) Daniel A. Finan
29 Jul 2013 46D “___ better to have loved and lost …” Andrea Carla Michaels
17 Jun 2013 5D “___ the season to be jolly” Johanna Fenimore and Andrea Carla Michaels
14 Apr 2013 28A Contracted agreement Elizabeth C. Gorski
22 Dec 2012 54D “___ true” Tim Croce
19 Dec 2012 27D Frank McCourt memoir Mike Buckley
25 Sep 2012 29A 1999 Frank McCourt memoir Ian Livengood
23 Apr 2012 26A “My country, ___ of thee” Michael David
3 Feb 2012 58D “Indeedy” Joel Kaplow
8 Dec 2011 23D “My country, ___ …” Daniel A. Finan
21 Oct 2011 3D Poetic contraction Patrick Berry
18 Oct 2011 20A “___ the season …” Patrick Berry
1 Oct 2011 39A My country’s follower? David Quarfoot
27 Sep 2011 41A “___ the season” Peter A. Collins
9 Sep 2011 42A “That so?” reply Joe Krozel
21 Jun 2011 34A “Angela’s Ashes” follow-up Kelsey Boes
31 May 2011 24A “‘Tain’t” retort Nina Rulon-Miller
30 May 2011 30A “___ the season to be jolly” Michael Barnhart
3 Apr 2011 44D “___ the season …” Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
3 Jul 2010 49D “___ so appalling – it exhilarates”: Dickinson Joe Krozel
14 Apr 2010 29A “___ the last rose of summer” (start of a Thomas Moore poem) Jonah Kagan
8 Mar 2010 64D “___ the season to be jolly” Stanley Newman
13 Dec 2009 72A Carol contraction Mike Shenk
21 Oct 2009 37A Frank McCourt memoir Peter A. Collins
4 Oct 2009 88D “America” contraction Todd McClary
28 Sep 2009 35D “___ better to have loved and lost …” Lynn Lempel
26 Aug 2009 5D Rejoinder to “’tain’t!” Gary Cee
28 Jun 2009 125D Poetic contraction Barry C. Silk
10 May 2009 78D “___ the season!” Patrick Berry
31 Aug 2008 9D Word repeated in Emily Dickinson’s “___ so much joy! ___ so much joy!” Alan Arbesfeld
23 Aug 2008 45A 1999 best-selling memoir Natan Last
26 May 2008 51A “___ the season …” Mark Sherwood
5 Mar 2008 40A “___ the season …” Steven Ginzburg
3 Feb 2008 34A Third word of “America” Matt Ginsberg
2 Feb 2008 37A “___ now the very witching time of night”: Hamlet Natan Last
20 Jun 2007 40A Frank McCourt memoir Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming
16 May 2007 46D “___ a pity” Patrick Blindauer
15 May 2007 26D “My country, ___ of thee” John Halverson
24 Dec 2006 81D “___ the season to be jolly” Brendan Emmett Quigley
30 Nov 2006 62D Poetic contraction Patrick Merrell
22 Oct 2006 47A “Here ___” Harvey Estes
26 Aug 2006 35A “___ Autumn” (hit 1941 song) Henry Hook
26 May 2006 23A “___ the season …” Mike Torch
24 Apr 2006 45A “___ better to have loved …” Lynn Lempel
2 Oct 2005 8D “___ the season …” Randolph Ross
22 Sep 2005 20A It’s in poetry Patrick Merrell
15 Sep 2005 6D Bard’s contraction Frank Longo
4 Sep 2005 43D Frank McCourt memoir Richard Silvestri
12 Jun 2005 7D Poetic contraction Joe Bower
30 May 2005 64A “___ the season …” Lynn Lempel
13 May 2005 30A Carol contraction Robert H. Wolfe
13 Apr 2005 55A Frank McCourt memoir Allan E. Parrish
29 Mar 2005 54D Rejoinder to “’tain’t!” Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
6 Jan 2005 23A Carol contraction Robert H. Wolfe
12 Dec 2004 68A Carol contraction Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
29 Aug 2004 5D Sequel to “Angela’s Ashes” Manny Nosowsky
14 Apr 2004 61D “___ the Last Rose of Summer” (old song standard) Randolph Ross
4 Mar 2004 18D “___ Autumn” (Woody Herman hit) Patrick Merrell
4 Feb 2004 39A “My country” follower Roy Leban
3 Feb 2004 20A “___ the season …” Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
10 Nov 2003 68A “___ the season …” Gail A. MacLean
18 Oct 2003 32D Preceder of the season Myles Callum
9 Jun 2003 64D “___ the season …” Randall J. Hartman
25 Apr 2003 37A Sequel to “Angela’s Ashes” Randolph Ross
28 Mar 2003 54D “___ So Sweet” (gospel song) Cathy Millhauser
18 Mar 2003 25A “___ the season …” William Schaub
19 Jan 2003 71A Carol contraction Eric Berlin
22 Aug 2002 1A Follow-up to the best seller “Angela’s Ashes” Cathy Millhauser
26 Jun 2002 64D Carol contraction Nancy Salomon
6 Jun 2002 24D Frank McCourt title Patrick Merrell
1 Apr 2002 37A Third word in “America” Roger Barkan
1 Apr 2002 41D Notes after las Roger Barkan
19 Jan 2002 1D “My country” follower Gilbert H. Ludwig
1 Dec 2001 30A “___ Me, O Lord” (spiritual) Peter Gordon
17 Nov 2001 34D Poetic contraction Bob Peoples
4 Oct 2001 11A Frank McCourt memoir David J. Kahn
23 May 2001 26D “Angela’s Ashes” follow-up Alan Arbesfeld
17 Apr 2001 59A “___ the season …” Greg Staples
7 Nov 2000 20A “___ the season …” David Levinson Wilk
16 Jul 2000 90A Last word of “Angela’s Ashes” David J. Kahn
22 May 2000 51A “___ the season…” Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
20 May 2000 58D “Deck the Halls” word Rich Norris
19 May 2000 45A “___ in the breath of heaven…”: Keats Martin Ashwood-Smith
10 Mar 2000 58D 1999 Frank McCourt memoir Chuck Deodene
19 Feb 2000 63D Poetic contraction Rich Norris
23 Jan 2000 47A It is contracted Joe DiPietro
21 Sep 1999 4D “___ the season to be jolly” Stephanie Spadaccini
17 Jul 1999 5D It comes before the season Rand H. Burns
15 Jan 1999 49A Woody Herman’s “___ Autumn” John Wolting
10 Jan 1999 30A Scale notes David J. Kahn
3 Jan 1999 57D Carol contraction Randolph Ross
26 Oct 1998 36D “___ the season…” Robert Dillman
15 Aug 1998 61D “___ a pity” Rich Norris
29 Apr 1998 4D Woody Herman’s “___ Autumn” Gayle Dean
28 Apr 1998 44A Opposite of ’tain’t Manny Nosowsky
8 Jan 1998 26A “Whether ___ nobler…” Nancy S. Ross
16 Oct 1997 64D Old-fashioned contraction Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Jul 1997 72A “___ in my memory lock’d”: Ophelia Rich Norris
7 Jun 1997 1D Seasonal contraction Martin Schneider
26 May 1997 36D “___ the season…” Eileen Lexau
23 May 1997 52A Old-fashioned contraction Martin Ashwood-Smith
13 Jan 1997 37A “___ the season to be jolly” G. E. Paul
20 Dec 1996 62D Old-fashioned contraction M. Ashwood-Smith
8 Dec 1996 83A Scale notes A. J. Santora
30 Oct 1996 21A “___ better to have loved…” A. D. Cover
24 Oct 1996 60A Third word of “America” M. S. Maurer
23 Oct 1996 47D “___ the season…” R. Norris
27 Aug 1996 47A “___ the season…” D. E. Donaldson
17 May 1996 61D Las’ followers J. DiPietro
16 May 1996 21D “Deck the Halls” contraction F. Longo
18 Jan 1996 44A “___the season…” C. Deodene
29 Dec 1995 58D Third word of “America” Jeff Herrington
18 Nov 1995 60D “Deck the Halls” contraction Glenton Petgrave
7 Nov 1995 23A Opposite of ’tain’t Sidney L. Robbins
1 Oct 1995 81A Bard’s contraction Frank A. Longo
17 Aug 1995 33D “___ the season…” Rand H. Burns
12 Jul 1995 53D “___ the season…” Robert Malinow
26 Jun 1995 22A “My country, ___ of thee…” Sidney L. Robbins
22 Sep 1994 8D Woody Herman’s “___ Autumn” George Quincy
26 Aug 1994 59A Moore’s “___ the Last Rose of Summer” Timothy S. Lewis
26 Jun 1994 125D Third word of “America” Nancy Nicholson Joline
14 Feb 1994 28A “___ the season…” Nancy Joline
26 Dec 1993 8D Notes Tom Underhill

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