URSA

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

This "URSA" answer was first appeared in "10 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Bear up?". It was authored by Alex K. Justin. Recently, the "URSA" answer has been used for "17 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Major opening?". It was authored by Hemant Mehta. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "___ Major (36)", "___ Minor (31)", "Celestial bear (8)", "Major in astronomy? (6)", "Constellation animal (7)". "URSA" appeared 171 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "URSA" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
17 Nov 2023 53A Major opening? Hemant Mehta
12 Nov 2023 24A Major part of astronomy? Garrett Chalfin
17 Sep 2023 91A ___ Major Cluster (astronomical grouping) Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
3 Sep 2023 87D Major in astronomy? Dylan Schiff
5 Aug 2023 64A Major bear? John Guzzetta
21 Jun 2023 13D ___ Major Jimmy Peniston
26 May 2022 69A ___ Major Jonathan M. Kaye
29 Mar 2022 15A Major or Minor in astronomy? Jamey Smith
24 Mar 2022 15A ___ Minor Jess Shulman
21 Jan 2022 44D ___ Minor Kyle Dolan
5 Dec 2021 110D ___ Minor Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
25 Oct 2021 15A ___ Major (the Big Dipper) Damon Gulczynski
9 May 2021 70D Major part of the night sky? Brad Wiegmann
24 Feb 2021 54D ___ Major Andrew J. Ries
1 Mar 2020 76A ___ Major Sam Trabucco
17 Jan 2020 61A ___ Minor Ryan Patrick Smith
21 Oct 2019 13D ___ Major (constellation) Joe Deeney
29 Sep 2019 124A ___ Minor Tom McCoy
21 May 2019 32D ___ Major Evan Kalish
27 Apr 2019 3D Major thing in the heavens? Joe Deeney
2 Apr 2019 41A Celestial bear Natasha Lyonne and Deb Amlen
24 Mar 2019 76A Major or minor in astronomy? Trenton Charlson
17 Jan 2019 57A ___ Major Ross Trudeau
29 Dec 2018 3D Celestial animal Robyn Weintraub
11 Nov 2018 23A ___ Major Eric Berlin
28 Jun 2018 57A ___ Minor Jeff Chen
12 Jun 2018 34A Bear that’s up at night? Samuel A. Donaldson and Tracy Gray
9 May 2018 61D ___ Major Jeff Chen
16 Mar 2018 24A Celestial beast Robyn Weintraub
8 Sep 2017 38D ___ Major Sam Trabucco
14 Aug 2017 21D ___ Major (Great Bear) Rich Proulx
8 Aug 2017 16A ___ Major (Big Dipper’s constellation) Dan Flanagan
19 Feb 2017 97D ___ Major Bruce Haight
27 Nov 2016 90A ___ Minor Matt Ginsberg
27 Aug 2016 30A ___ Minor Jim Page
22 Aug 2016 27D ___ Major Emily Carroll
10 May 2016 58A ___ Minor David Kwong
7 Feb 2016 108A Major in astronomy? Alan Arbesfeld
6 Sep 2015 71D Minor predecessor? Patrick Berry
17 Aug 2015 70A Bear in constellation names Andrea Carla Michaels
18 Mar 2015 34D Connect-the-dots bear? Timothy Polin
2 Nov 2014 115A ___ Major Brendan Emmett Quigley
30 Oct 2014 3D Major figure in space? David Woolf
15 Sep 2014 54D ___ Major Andrea Carla Michaels
2 Jul 2014 61A ___ Major Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen
23 Jan 2014 10D ___ Minor Michael Hawkins
16 Dec 2013 19A ___ Major (constellation) Greg Johnson
5 Nov 2013 41A ___ Minor Paula Gamache
25 Oct 2013 30D Polaris bear Martin Ashwood-Smith
6 Oct 2013 101A Constellation animal Patrick Berry
27 Jul 2013 55D Minor opening? John Lieb and David Quarfoot
13 Apr 2013 27A “Superman II” villainess Martin Ashwood-Smith
16 Mar 2013 13D Supervillain from Krypton Julian Lim
13 Mar 2013 23A ___ Minor Joe DiPietro
5 Dec 2012 63D Celestial beast Jim Hilger
28 Nov 2012 6A “Major” beast Adam G. Perl
2 Nov 2012 40D Constellation animal Derek Bowman
19 Mar 2012 57A ___ Major (constellation) Jeremy Horwitz
4 Mar 2012 57D ___ Minor David J. Kahn
4 Feb 2012 54D Nocturnal bear Brendan Emmett Quigley and Caleb Madison
30 Jan 2012 7D ___ Major Francesco Trogu
26 Nov 2011 44D Bear aloft? Brad Wilber
28 Oct 2011 47D ___ Minor Tim Croce
23 Oct 2011 58D ___ Minor Joe DiPietro
12 Jun 2011 123A “Superman II” villainess C. W. Stewart
30 May 2011 15A ___ Major (constellation) Michael Barnhart
29 May 2011 58D ___ Minor Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
4 Jan 2011 52D ___ Major David Hanson
2 Dec 2010 45A Major sight in the sky? Joe Krozel
4 Oct 2010 4D ___ Major Adam G. Perl
14 Sep 2010 15A Major constellation? Eshan Mitra, Brown University ’12
3 Aug 2010 35D ___ Minor Paula Gamache
30 Jun 2010 19A Major in astronomy? Kristian House
31 Mar 2010 18D Bear overhead? Chuck Deodene
25 Feb 2010 41A Bear in the sky Holden Baker
27 Jan 2010 34A Major in astronomy? Alan Arbesfeld
21 Sep 2009 65A ___ Minor (constellation) Mark Feldman
6 Sep 2009 9D “Superman” villainess Robert H. Wolfe
5 Jul 2009 48D “Superman II” villainess Tony Orbach and Amy Reynaldo
20 Apr 2009 3D With 45-Down, home of the Big Dipper Randall J. Hartman
9 Apr 2009 54D Celestial bear Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
4 Mar 2009 40D ___ Major C. W. Stewart
8 Jun 2008 1A Bear-named villainess in Superman films Will Nediger
28 Mar 2008 53D Major start? Barry C. Silk
3 Mar 2008 31A Bear in constellation names C. W. Stewart
26 Dec 2007 53D “Superman II” villainess Jim Page
24 Sep 2007 12D Celestial bear Fred Piscop
17 Aug 2007 26D Major in astronomy? Roger Barkan
20 Jul 2007 38A Minor leader? Barry C. Silk
13 Jun 2007 5A Stellar bear Curtis Yee
1 Mar 2007 32D ___ Minor Steven E. Atwood
4 Jan 2007 28D ___ Major Alan Olschwang
18 Sep 2006 43A ___ Major Dave Tuller
27 May 2006 47A Constellation appellation Will Nediger
30 Oct 2005 8D Astronomical bear Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
25 Sep 2005 9D ___ Minor Matt Skoczen
14 Sep 2005 15A Celestial bear David Elfman
9 May 2005 54D ___ Major (constellation) Jim Hyres
4 Nov 2004 57D ___ Minor Elizabeth C. Gorski
27 Oct 2004 36D Constellation animal Nathaniel Weiss
24 Oct 2004 19A ___ Minor Patrick Berry
28 Jun 2004 50D ___ Major Sarah Keller
31 Oct 2003 58A “Major” animal Earl L. Martin III
30 Jul 2003 47D ___ Minor Alan J. Weiss
24 Jul 2003 28A Bear to look up to Rich Norris
30 Jun 2003 63A ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
16 Mar 2003 111D Sky bear Elizabeth C. Gorski
5 Jan 2003 112D Animal in the sky Elizabeth C. Gorski
23 Dec 2002 58A ___ Minor (constellation) Lisa Bunker
30 Oct 2002 51D Bear that comes out at night? Kumar Balani
30 Jul 2002 46D ___ Minor Sherry O. Blackard
26 Jul 2002 57D “Major” animal Manny Nosowsky
2 Jul 2002 55D Celestial bear John R. Conrad
28 Mar 2002 50D ___ Minor Manny Nosowsky
10 Mar 2002 39D “Major” animal Nelson Hardy
17 Feb 2002 53A With 60-Across, a group of stars Joe DiPietro
2 Jan 2002 28D Celestial bear Sarah Keller
29 Sep 2001 58A “Superman” villainess Robert H. Wolfe
26 Jul 2001 39A ___ Major Manny Nosowsky
19 Mar 2001 45A ___ Major Peter Gordon
15 Mar 2001 16A ___ Minor Cathy Millhauser
12 Feb 2001 30D ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
27 Aug 2000 71A Major introduction? Dana Motley
22 Aug 2000 52D ___ Minor Ed Early
15 May 2000 64A ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
6 Apr 2000 19A ___ Minor Manny Nosowsky
30 Mar 2000 66A “Major” name Randolph Ross
24 Jan 2000 16A ___ Major Randall J. Hartman
7 Oct 1999 6A Star bear Kelly Clark
29 Aug 1999 63D ___ Minor Lou and Fran Sabin
23 Aug 1999 1A ___ Major Nancy Kavanaugh
23 May 1999 101D Major animal? Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
12 Apr 1999 27D Celestial bear Diane C. Baldwin
1 Apr 1999 40D Bear with us at night Kelly Clark
22 Mar 1999 59D ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
13 Oct 1998 25D Constellation bear Nancy Salomon
6 Sep 1998 80A “Major” animal Rich Norris
30 Apr 1998 58D ___ Minor Kelly Clark
26 Apr 1998 61A “Superman II” villainess Fran and Lou Sabin
23 Mar 1998 18D Constellation bear Randall J. Hartman
16 Feb 1998 34D ___ Major (Great Bear) Peter Gordon
5 Feb 1998 46D Major in astronomy? Cathy Millhauser
30 Nov 1997 3D Constellation animal Charles Deber
13 Oct 1997 56D Celestial bear Gregory E. Paul
1 Sep 1997 14A ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
24 Aug 1997 80A Constellation animal Michael S. Maurer
8 Jul 1997 40A ___ Major Stephanie Spadaccini
5 Feb 1997 43A ___ Minor J. Schmalzbach
7 Jan 1997 54D Twinkling bear J. Schmalzbach
17 Sep 1996 53D Heavenly bear M. D. Frankel
5 Sep 1996 16A Polaris bear C. Millhauser
8 Aug 1996 26D ___ Major D. J. Kahn
20 Jul 1996 54A Constellation animal R. Norris
3 Jun 1996 32D ___Major S. L. Robbins
18 May 1996 48A Constellation animal M. Nosowsky
16 May 1996 34A ___Minor F. Longo
30 Apr 1996 26A ___Major G. E. Paul
2 Nov 1995 23A Bear outlined in lights Wayne Robert Williams
17 Oct 1995 28D ___ Major Diane C. Baldwin
20 Aug 1995 64A Polaris bear Cathy Millhauser
9 May 1995 16A ___ Major Gregory E. Paul
27 Apr 1995 44A Roman bear Lois Sidway
20 Apr 1995 36A With 30 Down, a night sight Raymond Hamel
21 Sep 1994 54A Bear in the sky Trip Payne
12 Aug 1994 35D Constellation name Norman S. Wizer
11 May 1994 58D Nocturnal bear Harvey Estes
26 Apr 1994 27D Nocturnal bear? David Ellis Dickerson
2 Apr 1994 20A Name in two constellations Manny Nosowsky
31 Mar 1994 58A Bear in the sky Mark Diehl
7 Feb 1994 25A Bear up there Sidney L. Robbins
10 Dec 1993 57A Bear up? Alex K. Justin

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