XII is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for XII in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "XII" answer was first appeared in "15 Oct 1995" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Top-of-the-watch number". It was authored by Mel Rosen / Will Shortz. Recently, the "XII" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Noon, on some clocks". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. "XII" appeared 35 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "XII" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 21A | Noon, on some clocks | Seth Weitberg |
| 30 Dec 2021 | 38D | Spot on a sundial | John Ewbank / Will Shortz |
| 25 Jul 2020 | 19A | Top of a face | Royce Ferguson / Will Shortz |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 63D | Common clock topper | Patrick Merrell / Will Shortz |
| 30 Jul 2019 | 6D | Midnight, on a grandfather clock | Christina Iverson / Will Shortz |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 30A | Number on a sundial | Martin Ashwood-Smith / Will Shortz |
| 25 Mar 2019 | 50A | 12 on a grandfather clock | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels / Will Shortz |
| 6 Jan 2019 | 57A | Constitutional Amendment about presidential election procedures | Zhouqin Burnikel / Will Shortz |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 21D | Top part of a face | Trenton Charlson / Will Shortz |
| 4 Jan 2018 | 57A | Last pope named Pius | Daniel Mauer / Will Shortz |
| 31 Oct 2016 | 44A | 12, on a grandfather clock | Peter A. Collins / Will Shortz |
| 18 Sep 2016 | 25D | The witching hour | Jeremy Newton / Will Shortz |
| 21 Sep 2015 | 57A | 12 on a grandfather clock | Bruce Haight / Will Shortz |
| 1 Jul 2015 | 43A | Numeral atop a face | Ned White / Will Shortz |
| 19 Mar 2015 | 25D | The last Pope Pius | Todd Gross / Will Shortz |
| 8 Feb 2015 | 29D | Topmost part of a face | Jeremy Newton / Will Shortz |
| 12 May 2012 | 37A | Face-topping figure | Caleb Madison / Will Shortz |
| 3 Oct 2011 | 55A | Numeral at the top of grandfather clocks | Stanley Newman / Will Shortz |
| 11 Apr 2011 | 35A | 12, on a sundial | Ian Livengood / Will Shortz |
| 12 Nov 2010 | 31D | Top of many a timepiece | Barry C. Silk / Will Shortz |
| 29 Sep 2009 | 41D | Noon, on a sundial | Paula Gamache / Will Shortz |
| 3 May 2009 | 66A | Duodecim | Caleb Madison / Will Shortz |
| 18 Jun 2008 | 43A | Top figure on a clock | Adam Fromm / Will Shortz |
| 15 Mar 2007 | 5D | Top of a clock | Michael Shteyman / Will Shortz |
| 4 Dec 2005 | 21A | Top of a clock dial | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper / Will Shortz |
| 19 Sep 2002 | 35A | Top of a dial | Randolph Ross / Will Shortz |
| 22 Aug 2001 | 46A | It’s atop a face | Brendan Emmett Quigley / Will Shortz |
| 18 Jul 2001 | 57D | Hour on a clock | Elizabeth C. Gorski / Will Shortz |
| 11 Jun 2001 | 62D | Midnight, on a grandfather’s clock | Gregory E. Paul / Will Shortz |
| 20 Aug 2000 | 120A | Witching hour | Charles M. Deber / Will Shortz |
| 10 Dec 1998 | 62A | It’s at the top of a face | Peter Gordon / Will Shortz |
| 9 Aug 1998 | 27A | Sundial letters | Christopher Hurt / Will Shortz |
| 19 May 1998 | 29D | Top of a clock dial | William S. Cotter / Will Shortz |
| 25 Feb 1996 | 32D | I’s predecessor, at times | D. Niles / Will Shortz |
| 15 Oct 1995 | 89D | Top-of-the-watch number | Mel Rosen / Will Shortz |
Here you get XII answered all clues with dates, Grid, and Author info. If XII will be used in a new NYT Crossword, that will be updated here.