VAR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for VAR in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "VAR" answer was first appeared in "9 Apr 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Toulon’s department". It was authored by Randolph Ross. Recently, the "VAR" answer has been used for "9 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Not std.". It was authored by Doug Peterson and Christina Iverson. "VAR" appeared 35 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "VAR" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2023 | 22A | Not std. | Doug Peterson and Christina Iverson |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 57D | Dictionary abbr. | Meghan Morris |
| 23 Jul 2020 | 21D | “Emeer” for “emir,” e.g.: Abbr. | Robyn Weintraub |
| 6 Jan 2020 | 1D | Spelling of a word that’s not the usual: Abbr. | Tess Davison and Kathy Lowden |
| 21 Dec 2019 | 18A | Nonstandard: Abbr. | Julian Lim |
| 7 Jul 2019 | 40D | The “u” spelling of 50-Across, e.g.: Abbr. | Jack Reuter |
| 4 Feb 2018 | 95A | “Iglu,” for “igloo”: Abbr. | David Levinson Wilk |
| 30 Jul 2017 | 41A | “Enrol,” for “enroll”: Abbr. | Isaac Mizrahi and David J. Kahn |
| 5 Jul 2017 | 45D | Not the usual spelling: Abbr. | Jake Halperin |
| 28 Sep 2016 | 62D | What “whisky” is to “whiskey”: Abbr. | Morton J. Mendelson |
| 17 Mar 2016 | 45D | Like “tabu” or “iglu”: Abbr. | David Woolf |
| 28 Jun 2014 | 26A | Abbr. at the end of some crossword clues | Josh Knapp |
| 16 Jun 2011 | 12D | Alternative spelling: Abbr. | David Steinberg |
| 3 Jul 2010 | 48D | Dictionary abbr. | Joe Krozel |
| 14 Dec 2008 | 102A | Dict. tag on “tzar” | Trip Payne |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 36A | Alt. spelling | Henry Hook |
| 17 Oct 2007 | 48A | Alt. spelling | Paula Gamache |
| 1 May 2007 | 64D | Alternative spelling: Abbr. | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon |
| 17 Sep 2006 | 11D | Dictionary abbr. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 14 Feb 2006 | 36D | Tabu for taboo, e.g.: Abbr. | Kevan Choset |
| 16 Jan 2006 | 42A | Alt. spelling | Sarah Keller |
| 14 Aug 2005 | 120D | Dict. listing | Patrick Merrell |
| 26 Oct 2003 | 96D | Not a std. listing | Patrick Merrell |
| 9 May 2003 | 4D | Not reg. | Manny Nosowsky |
| 11 Jul 2002 | 54A | Dictionary abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 27 May 2001 | 11A | Alt. spelling | Dana Motley |
| 16 May 2001 | 7D | Not standard: Abbr. | Richard Silvestri |
| 18 Apr 2001 | 65D | Not the usual spelling: Abbr. | A. J. Santora |
| 18 Nov 2000 | 53D | Nonstandard: Abbr. | Rich Norris |
| 28 May 2000 | 59A | Crossword clue abbr. | Richard Silvestri |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 49A | Department on the Côte d’Azur | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 23 May 1999 | 91A | Department in Provence | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| 22 Mar 1998 | 98D | Alternate: Abbr. | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon |
| 15 Mar 1998 | 3D | Different sp. | Frank Longo |
| 9 Apr 1994 | 11A | Toulon’s department | Randolph Ross |
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