TRAP is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for TRAP in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "TRAP" answer was first appeared in "9 Aug 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Corner (3)". It was authored by Jonathan Schmatzbach. Recently, the "TRAP" answer has been used for "15 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Trick question, e.g.". It was authored by Alex Tomlinson. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Snare (10)". "TRAP" appeared 143 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TRAP" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2023 | 33D | Trick question, e.g. | Alex Tomlinson |
| 28 Nov 2023 | 3D | “Piehole” | Gia Bosko |
| 6 Nov 2023 | 58D | Hazard in golf | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock |
| 6 Aug 2023 | 26A | Sting operation, basically | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| 26 Jul 2023 | 25D | Word with sand or tourist | Mary Crane |
| 21 Jun 2023 | 1A | Leave no way out | Jimmy Peniston |
| 11 Jun 2023 | 88D | Snare | Sam Ezersky |
| 9 Jun 2023 | 45D | Lobster pot, e.g. | Robyn Weintraub |
| 25 May 2023 | 33D | Hip-hop subgenre | Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin |
| 30 Apr 2023 | 41A | Big fat mouth | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 10A | Hip-hop subgenre pioneered by Gucci Mane | Kiran Pandey |
| 18 Mar 2023 | 60A | Word with shoot or door | Ada Nicolle |
| 17 Oct 2022 | 47A | Snare | Caryn L. Robbins |
| 30 Jun 2022 | 33A | Green hazard | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| 20 Jun 2022 | 55D | Ensnare | Christopher Youngs |
| 9 Jun 2022 | 10A | Hip-hop subgenre in Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” | Dan Ziring |
| 30 May 2022 | 66A | It’s catchy | Alexander Liebeskind |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 17A | Big ol’ mouth | Kate Hawkins |
| 4 Sep 2021 | 50D | Hip-hop subgenre | Byron Walden |
| 5 Aug 2021 | 16A | Sport shooting variety | Adam Wagner |
| 6 Jun 2021 | 88D | Sting, perhaps | Robyn Weintraub |
| 11 Apr 2021 | 16D | Piehole | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| 22 Dec 2020 | 27D | Golfer’s challenge | Amy Yanni and Jeff Chen |
| 1 Dec 2020 | 37D | Mouth, slangily | Byron Walden |
| 30 Sep 2020 | 25D | Lint collector | Erik Agard and Andy Kravis |
| 13 Jun 2020 | 55D | Cakehole | Trenton Charlson |
| 29 Apr 2020 | 22D | Setup for a police sting | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Feb 2020 | 29D | Golfer’s obstacle | Joe Deeney |
| 7 Jan 2020 | 9A | Big, fat mouth | Ross Trudeau |
| 26 Dec 2019 | 53A | Pie hole | Trenton Charlson |
| 29 Oct 2019 | 1A | Sting operation, e.g. | Evan Mahnken |
| 8 Sep 2019 | 35D | Mouth, slangily | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Aug 2019 | 42A | Pitfall | Andrew J. Ries |
| 9 Apr 2019 | 36A | Headline? / Snare | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 14 Jan 2019 | 26D | Snare | Craig Stowe |
| 12 Dec 2018 | 62A | Sting, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| 20 Aug 2018 | 23D | Mouse catcher | Peter Gordon |
| 25 Jul 2018 | 37A | Mouth, slangily | Emily Carroll |
| 28 Nov 2017 | 55D | Sand, in golf | Andrew J. Ries |
| 12 Oct 2017 | 40A | Bate | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 8 Nov 2015 | 61D | Lawyer’s clever question, say | Tracy Gray |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 10A | Pie hole | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| 15 May 2015 | 10A | Sting | David Phillips |
| 11 Feb 2015 | 68A | Sting operation | Will Treece |
| 11 Nov 2014 | 35A | Mouth, slangily | James Mulhern |
| 26 Oct 2014 | 56A | Mouth, slangily | Caleb Emmons |
| 25 Oct 2014 | 1A | Sting, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer |
| 16 Sep 2014 | 17A | Golf course hazard | Gary Cee |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 52A | Pie hole | Sam Ezersky |
| 29 Jul 2014 | 7D | Snare | Timothy Polin |
| 7 Jul 2014 | 30A | Aid for catching a mouse | Lynn Lempel |
| 16 Jan 2014 | 37D | Part of a drain | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 8 Oct 2013 | 6D | “Shut yer ___!” | Tim Croce |
| 28 May 2013 | 66A | Snare | Dan Feyer |
| 3 Mar 2013 | 94A | Duffer’s hazard | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| 19 Sep 2012 | 34A | Clay pigeon launcher | Michael Shteyman |
| 18 May 2012 | 31D | Sprung thing | Allan E. Parrish |
| 30 Nov 2011 | 71A | Police setup | Rolf Hamburger |
| 7 Oct 2011 | 48D | Golfer’s concern | Kevin G. Der |
| 5 Oct 2011 | 19A | Sting | Barry Boone |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 53A | Door without a knob, say | Elizabeth A. Long |
| 5 Feb 2011 | 38D | Piehole | Mark Diehl |
| 16 Jan 2011 | 55A | Corner | Joon Pahk |
| 31 Aug 2010 | 34A | Big mouth, slangily | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| 16 Jul 2010 | 43D | Corner | Mel Rosen |
| 12 Feb 2010 | 32A | Help in hunting | Kevin G. Der |
| 27 Jan 2010 | 53A | It may be sprung | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 18 Jan 2010 | 28A | Golf course pitfall | Adam Cohen |
| 8 Jan 2010 | 62A | Deadfall, e.g. | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Nov 2009 | 66A | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across | Oliver Hill |
| 20 Nov 2009 | 43A | Big mouth | Alan Olschwang |
| 6 Nov 2009 | 26A | Set up | Doug Peterson |
| 7 Aug 2009 | 32A | Catch-22 | Manny Nosowsky |
| 25 Nov 2008 | 10A | “Shut your ___!” | Caleb Madison |
| 24 Sep 2008 | 57D | Decoy | Lynn Lempel |
| 25 Jan 2008 | 40D | Piehole | David Quarfoot |
| 15 Jan 2008 | 50A | Snare | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| 20 Nov 2007 | 54D | Pipe section | Larry Shearer |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 36A | Word with speed or fire | Nancy Joline |
| 6 Mar 2007 | 48D | Police sting, e.g. | Paula Gamache |
| 2 Jan 2007 | 48A | Spider web, e.g. | Sarah Keller |
| 1 Oct 2006 | 87D | Big fat mouth | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| 21 Feb 2006 | 50D | Snare | Lisa Wiseman |
| 16 Oct 2005 | 12D | Catch-22 | Con Pederson |
| 10 Oct 2005 | 24D | Links hazard | Holden Baker |
| 1 Oct 2005 | 1A | Sting, basically | Joe DiPietro |
| 20 Sep 2005 | 17A | Mouth, slangily | Harriet Clifton |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 4D | Sink pipe part | Patrick Blindauer |
| 19 Sep 2004 | 74D | Sting, of sorts | Kyle Mahowald |
| 5 Sep 2004 | 107D | Drainpipe part | Patrick Merrell |
| 27 Oct 2003 | 22A | Mouse catcher | Richard Miller |
| 5 Oct 2003 | 100D | Mouth, slangily | Richard Silvestri |
| 12 Aug 2003 | 59D | Duffer’s obstacle | Adam Cohen |
| 19 May 2003 | 36D | 1-Down catcher | Trip Payne |
| 16 Mar 2003 | 31D | Duffer’s challenge | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 6 Oct 2002 | 123A | Spring site | Myles Callum |
| 4 Sep 2002 | 14A | Drain part | Eric Berlin |
| 11 May 2002 | 19A | Police operation | Mark Diehl |
| 25 Oct 2001 | 52A | Mouth, in slang | John Scott Marrone |
| 2 Oct 2001 | 68A | Pitfall | Richard Hughes |
| 23 Sep 2001 | 82D | Big mouth | Randolph Ross |
| 15 May 2001 | 5A | Word with sand or speed | Jon Delfin |
| 1 Mar 2001 | 55D | Fat mouth | Nancy S. Ross |
| 5 Dec 2000 | 26D | Duffer’s locale | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 19 Jun 2000 | 50A | Snare | Manny Nosowsky |
| 18 Jun 2000 | 110D | Kind of door | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 15 May 2000 | 57D | Pitfall | Gregory E. Paul |
| 13 May 2000 | 58D | Mouth, slangily | William S. Cotter |
| 21 Feb 2000 | 53D | Links hazard | Randy Sowell |
| 26 Jan 2000 | 63A | Football play | Dan Reichert |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 17A | Big fat mouth | Richard Hughes |
| 16 Nov 1999 | 38A | Sting operation | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| 30 May 1999 | 107D | Kisser | Cathy Millhauser |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 48D | Sand ___ | Pat M. Hugel |
| 25 Apr 1999 | 92A | Subterfuge | Joe DiPietro |
| 16 Mar 1999 | 1A | Golf peril | Fred Piscop |
| 2 Mar 1999 | 57D | Police sting | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| 23 Feb 1999 | 1A | It’s catching | Robert Zimmerman |
| 16 Dec 1998 | 53D | Green flanker | Nancy Salomon |
| 12 Dec 1998 | 39D | Skeet device | Rich Norris |
| 1 Jan 1998 | 5A | Sting | Jim Page |
| 18 Nov 1997 | 1A | Golf hazard | Peter Gordon |
| 6 Oct 1997 | 51D | Golf hazard | Barbara Campitelli |
| 13 Aug 1997 | 64A | Sting operation | Richard Silvestri |
| 28 May 1997 | 55D | Pitfall | Ed Early |
| 23 Apr 1997 | 19A | Kisser | Cathy Millhauser |
| 8 Jan 1997 | 45A | Lobster pot | J. D. Leavy |
| 30 Sep 1996 | 27A | Golf hazard | F. Piscop |
| 8 Sep 1996 | 99D | Quicksand, e.g. | R. H. Wolfe |
| 3 Jun 1996 | 59D | Snare | S. L. Robbins |
| 22 May 1996 | 36D | Door on the floor | R. Hughes |
| 5 May 1996 | 65D | Golf impediment | D. J. Kahn |
| 15 Apr 1996 | 61D | Snare | S. L. Robbins |
| 18 Feb 1996 | 21D | Police operation | Norma Steinberg |
| 23 Jan 1996 | 29A | Green hazard | B. Lubbers |
| 5 Jan 1996 | 18A | Gin | R. Ross |
| 23 Nov 1995 | 31D | Links hazard | Dorothy Elliott |
| 15 Oct 1995 | 103A | Win at cat-and-mouse | Mel Rosen |
| 8 May 1995 | 44A | Ensnare | Deborah Trombley |
| 12 Apr 1995 | 43A | Mouse catcher | Rich Norris |
| 21 Mar 1995 | 54D | Catch animals | Harvey Estes |
| 3 Nov 1994 | 60D | Golfing snag | Cathy Millhauser |
| 9 Aug 1994 | 32A | Corner | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
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