YES

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

This "YES" answer was first appeared in "22 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "___-man (flunky)". It was authored by Fred Piscop. Recently, the "YES" answer has been used for "28 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“May I help you?” (4)". It was authored by Ryan McCarty. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "“Absolutely!” (20)", "“You rang?” (8)", "“You bet!” (19)", "“Indubitably” (9)", "“You betcha!” (7)". "YES" appeared 315 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "YES" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
28 Oct 2023 53A “May I help you?” Ryan McCarty
22 Sep 2023 54A “Undoubtedly” Rafael Musa and Michael Lieberman
5 Sep 2023 64A “Absolutely!” Alan Siegel
17 Aug 2023 66A “Can I help you with something?” Erik Agard
30 Jul 2023 102A “Y” on a form John Kugelman
25 Jul 2023 45A “No question” Gary Larson and Doug Peterson
13 Jul 2023 42A What a nod usually means Hanh Huynh
1 Jun 2023 67D Good answer David and Karen and Paul Steinberg
6 May 2023 24A Happy exclamation Carter Cobb
6 Apr 2023 13D “Sim,” in Brazil Sam Buttrey
25 Feb 2023 32A Progressive rock band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 Trent H. Evans
9 Jan 2023 22A Shout made with a fist pump Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian
20 Nov 2022 38A “You wanted to see me?” Joe Deeney
10 Oct 2022 29A “Precisely!” Byron Walden
21 Sep 2022 67A “OK!” Matthew Stock
14 Sep 2022 41D “You called me?” Michael Dewey
29 Aug 2022 47A “For sure” Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
25 Aug 2022 13D “Excellent!” Olivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels
14 Aug 2022 93D “Did you ring?” Jeff Chen and Jim Horne
19 Jul 2022 39D Triumphant shout Andy Kravis
8 Jun 2022 10D OK Bruce Haight
9 May 2022 30D “You bet!” August Miller
19 Apr 2022 48A “For sure!” Olivia Mitra Framke
28 Mar 2022 9D “I’d love to!” Leslie Rogers
1 Mar 2022 44A “Absolutely!” Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen
10 Feb 2022 65A “Success!” August Miller
23 Jan 2022 66D Last word of “Ulysses” Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
30 Dec 2021 32A “Certainly” John Ewbank
19 Dec 2021 109A “___, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” Laura Taylor Kinnel
5 Dec 2021 127A R.S.V.P. option Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
30 Nov 2021 38A “You rang?” Billy Ouska
21 Nov 2021 80D Shortest answer from a Magic 8 Ball Adam Wagner
31 Oct 2021 125A “You betcha!” Alex Eaton-Salners
4 Oct 2021 62D “Definitely” Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels
20 Sep 2021 58A “Affirmative!” Pao Roy
23 Jun 2021 67A Is the pope Catholic? Kate Hawkins
29 May 2021 32D Roger’s equivalent Adam Aaronson
20 May 2021 21D “What is it?” Trenton Charlson
17 May 2021 67A What the circled letters all mean Wren Schultz
4 May 2021 13D Affirmative Nina Sloan
11 Apr 2021 31D Answer to “Are you asleep?” that can’t be true Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger
22 Mar 2021 65A “You called?” Daniel Grinberg
21 Feb 2021 119D “Of course!” Matthew Stock
1 Feb 2021 24A “You bet!” Soleil Saint-Cyr
14 Jan 2021 33A What a nod may signify Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
12 Jan 2021 7D “Without question” Ross Trudeau
29 Dec 2020 64D “You rang?” Matthew Trout
26 Dec 2020 1A “Unquestionably” John Guzzetta
11 Oct 2020 67A “You rang?” Gary Larson
5 Aug 2020 18D One of two answers in Twenty Questions Michael Paleos
4 Aug 2020 67A “Amen!” Jacob Stulberg
9 Jun 2020 25D “Getting to ___” (guide to negotiating) Freddie Cheng
16 May 2020 9D Confirmation Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen
21 Apr 2020 13D “Uh-huh!” Andrew Kingsley
17 Feb 2020 60D “Affirmative” Sally Hoelscher
26 Dec 2019 71A Magic 8 Ball response Trenton Charlson
18 Dec 2019 28A “By all means” Margaret Saine
16 Dec 2019 59D Positive response Howard Barkin and Kevin Christian
7 Dec 2019 57A “May I help you?” Kevin G. Der and Erik Agard
31 Oct 2019 67A “Absolutely!” Ezra Brauner and Jeff Chen
1 Sep 2019 67D What the thumbs-up emoji can mean Finn Vigeland
28 Aug 2019 63A “Absolutely!” Daniel Grinberg
10 Jul 2019 6D “Thumbs up!” David J. Kahn
19 May 2019 111A What the Czech word “ano” means in English, paradoxically Natan Last
16 May 2019 60A Cry accompanying a fist pump Jeff Chen
14 Apr 2019 9D “Right you are!” Will Nediger
29 Mar 2019 37A “By all means” Martin Ashwood-Smith
25 Mar 2019 9D “Affirmative” Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
18 Mar 2019 61D “That’s correct” … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across, in different languages Zhouqin Burnikel
25 Feb 2019 27A “Definitely so” Peter Gordon
14 Jan 2019 20A “For sure!” Craig Stowe
18 Dec 2018 47A Cry made with a fist pump Ross Trudeau
12 Nov 2018 24A “___ we can” (2008 campaign slogan) Kathy Bloomer
29 Oct 2018 30A What “I do” means Peter Gordon
2 Sep 2018 68A “What is it?” Tom McCoy
4 May 2018 37A “May I help you?” Michael Hawkins
30 Apr 2018 10D “Indubitably!” Bruce Haight
16 Mar 2018 8D “You rang?” Robyn Weintraub
22 Feb 2018 35D “Absolutely!” Zhouqin Burnikel
20 Feb 2018 60D “Suh-weet!” Joel Fagliano
10 Feb 2018 57D Shortest Magic 8 Ball response Finn Vigeland
28 Dec 2017 12D “Amen!” Gary Larson
19 Nov 2017 118A “You rang?” Tom McCoy
31 Oct 2017 64A “With pleasure!” Alex Eaton-Salners
27 Oct 2017 50A Triumphant cry David Steinberg
2 Oct 2017 63D Affirmative Trenton Charlson
27 Sep 2017 68A Magic 8 Ball response Jacob Stulberg
21 Sep 2017 62A “Got that right!” Matt Ginsberg
2 Aug 2017 68D “Most decidedly so!” Bruce Haight
1 Aug 2017 18D “By all means” Jay Kaskel
18 Jul 2017 49D Affirmative Michael Hawkins
11 May 2017 64A “Suh-weet!” Timothy Polin
29 Apr 2017 58A Fist pumper’s cry Martin Ashwood-Smith
13 Apr 2017 43A “No doubt about it” Michael Shteyman
9 Apr 2017 56A “Indubitably” Byron Walden
19 Feb 2017 31A “Indubitably!” Bruce Haight
29 Jan 2017 94A “Damn right!” Jim Hyres and David Steinberg
22 Dec 2016 8D Word cried 15 times in a row by Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally …” Mark MacLachlan
19 Oct 2016 20A “I did it!” Tom Pepper
19 Sep 2016 70D “Absolutely!” Zhouqin Burnikel
19 Jun 2016 90A “Success-s-s!” David Woolf
3 May 2016 46A “Sure” John Westwig
27 Apr 2016 57A Affirmative Jeff Stillman
4 Apr 2016 70A Thumbs-up response David Kwong
21 Mar 2016 13D “I agree” Michael Hawkins
9 Feb 2016 23A “By all means!” Lynn Lempel
12 Nov 2015 43A Thumbs up David Kwong
9 Sep 2015 35D “Gladly!” Michael Hawkins
2 Sep 2015 51D “What is it?” Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber
12 Aug 2015 6D Encouraging word Tom McCoy
7 May 2015 13D Go-ahead Tracy Gray
23 Apr 2015 61D Thumbs-up response David Steinberg and Bruce Leban
11 Apr 2015 65A It’s “sim” in São Paulo Martin Ashwood-Smith
30 Mar 2015 3D “Absolutely!” Bruce Haight
18 Mar 2015 58D Response from a rubber stamp Timothy Polin
1 Mar 2015 130A With 78-Across, “Righto!” Finn Vigeland
3 Dec 2014 64A “Indubitably” Patrick Blindauer
4 Nov 2014 39A “Agreed” Joel Fagliano
28 Oct 2014 34D “You betcha!” Andrea Carla Michaels
2 Jul 2014 13D Sycophant’s standard reply Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen
1 Jul 2014 66D “I’m game” Gary Cee
1 Jun 2014 87A “Certainly” Tom McCoy
6 May 2014 12D “You bet!” Alex Bajcz
26 Feb 2014 21A Cry with a fist pump Ruth B. Margolin
19 Feb 2014 39A See 11-Down Michael Dewey
10 Feb 2014 59D “You betcha!” C. W. Stewart
3 Jan 2014 10D “___ on Prop …” (campaign sign) Barry C. Silk and Brad Wilber
24 Dec 2013 52A Vote for David J. Kahn
27 Oct 2013 101A “Sure” Brendan Emmett Quigley
16 Oct 2013 10D Cry that may accompany fist-pumping Samuel A. Donaldson
12 Oct 2013 5D Word spoken 90 times in Molly Bloom’s soliloquy John Farmer
17 Sep 2013 60D What “aye” means Peter A. Collins
5 Aug 2013 58D Band with the 1983 hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart” Alan Arbesfeld
11 Jul 2013 44A “Indubitably” Henry Hook
10 Jun 2013 22A “Absolutely!” Zhouqin Burnikel
3 Apr 2013 45D “Right you are!” Gary Cee
25 Mar 2013 8D “Of course!” Adam Prince
24 Mar 2013 59A Cry with a fist pump Dan Schoenholz
5 Feb 2013 65A What a nod may mean Robert A. Doll
21 Jan 2013 43D “You rang?” Susan Gelfand
26 Dec 2012 26A “Thumbs up!” Dan Schoenholz
18 Dec 2012 50A “All right!” Adam G. Perl
25 Sep 2012 46A “You called?” Ian Livengood
8 May 2012 5D “You’re right!” Lynn Lempel
5 Apr 2012 10D “I’ll do it!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
1 Apr 2012 60A “I do” Patrick Merrell
17 Jan 2012 34D “You’re calling because …?” Elizabeth A. Long
12 Jan 2012 9D “Assuredly” Gareth Bain
11 Jan 2012 61D “Getting to ___” (best-selling business book) Chuck Deodene
8 Jan 2012 25D “Definitely!” Tony Orbach
31 Aug 2011 13D Vote for Peter A. Collins
25 Aug 2011 23A “Signs point to ___” (Magic 8 Ball answer) Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney
4 Aug 2011 13D “You wanted to see me?” David J. Kahn
9 Jun 2011 13D “All right!” Joon Pahk
21 May 2011 43A Happy cry Barry C. Silk
13 Apr 2011 34D “Absolutely!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
15 Mar 2011 13A Green light Jeremy Newton
9 Feb 2011 4D Word of affirmation Victor Barocas
21 Jan 2011 44D “That’s what I’m talkin’ about!” Pete Mitchell
2 Nov 2010 66A Word repeated in a classic “When Harry Met Sally …” scene Brendan Emmett Quigley
21 Aug 2010 30A Jubilant cry Barry C. Silk
4 Aug 2010 39D “Sounds good!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
5 Jun 2010 11D Triumphant shout Samuel A. Donaldson
14 Feb 2010 115D Hoped-for answer to “Will you be my Valentine?” Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
9 Dec 2009 69A “You got it!” Peter A. Collins
6 Dec 2009 75A Triumphant cry Patrick Berry
4 Oct 2009 119D Intercom response Todd McClary
19 Jul 2009 17D Happy shout Lynn Lempel
9 Mar 2009 42A “I agree” Betty Keller
2 Jan 2009 18A Ouija option Martin Ashwood-Smith
22 Dec 2008 36D “Right on!” Lynn Lempel
6 Jul 2008 25A Sycophant’s reply Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Jun 2008 13D Word next to a check box Mike Nothnagel
22 Apr 2008 65A “That’s a go” Nancy Salomon
28 Mar 2008 33D Referendum choice Barry C. Silk
7 Feb 2008 28A “Without a doubt” Kenneth J. Berniker
13 Dec 2007 25A “Getting to ___” (best seller about negotiating) John Farmer
4 Dec 2007 38A “I do” Alison Donald
27 Sep 2007 65D “You bet!” Peter Wentz
3 Sep 2007 1D “Sure thing!” Sarah Keller
17 Jul 2007 63D Verbal nod Natan Last
5 Jul 2007 26D “You rang?” Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Jun 2007 42D “O.K.” Eric Berlin
19 Jun 2007 65A “Absolutely!” John Underwood
13 Jun 2007 42D What a nod may mean Curtis Yee
14 May 2007 68A “Affirmative” Paula Gamache
1 Mar 2007 72A Go-ahead Steven E. Atwood
22 Feb 2007 47A Check-box option Mike Nothnagel
21 Feb 2007 21D “Indubitably” Elizabeth C. Gorski
17 Jan 2007 65A Ouija response Nancy Kavanaugh
6 Aug 2006 131A With 1-Across, an agreeable guy Mark Feldman
18 Jun 2006 63D Thumbs-up Ben and Mark Tausig
12 May 2006 22A “Agreed” David Quarfoot
21 Apr 2006 34D Cry made with a fist-pump Manny Nosowsky
12 Mar 2006 33A Word before “dear” or “sir” Daniel C. Bryant
18 Dec 2005 36A Cry of success Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
16 Dec 2005 8D “I knew it!” Joe DiPietro
29 Sep 2005 63A Nod’s significance Sam Bellotto Jr.
25 Aug 2005 13D Ouija board answer Manny Nosowsky
19 Jun 2005 108D “Absolutely!” Manny Nosowsky
17 May 2005 25D “I agree” Sherry O. Blackard
16 Apr 2005 16D Concurrence Gary Steinmehl
29 Mar 2005 57D Thumbs-up response Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
9 Feb 2005 13D “Indeed” Alan Arbesfeld
23 Dec 2004 69A Triumphant shout Nancy Salomon
4 Nov 2004 65D “You rang?” Elizabeth C. Gorski
16 Jun 2004 69A Last word of “Ulysses” Paula Gamache
2 May 2004 39A “Absolutely!” Derrick Niederman
17 Apr 2004 31D Jubilant cry Brendan Emmett Quigley
15 Apr 2004 63A “You bet!” Manny Nosowsky
25 Feb 2004 27D Sycophant’s word Nancy S. Ross
4 Jan 2004 10D “I do” preceder Patrick Merrell
17 Dec 2003 19A “Indubitably” Leonard Williams
16 Dec 2003 54D “You bet!” M. Francis Vuolo
16 Nov 2003 120D Thumbs-up Cathy Millhauser
16 Oct 2003 37D “You called?” Elizabeth C. Gorski
12 Oct 2003 75D Agreement David J. Kahn
1 Oct 2003 40D Approval A. J. Santora
7 Aug 2003 26A Word on a Ouija board Patrick Berry
14 Jul 2003 50A “Indeed!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
17 Apr 2003 25D “You bet!” Eric Berlin
24 Mar 2003 44A “Undoubtedly” Alison D. Donald
12 Jan 2003 120A “Indubitably” Patrick Berry
19 Nov 2002 64A Sycophant’s response Alan Arbesfeld
6 Nov 2002 12D “You bet!” Alan Arbesfeld
30 Sep 2002 26D “Absolutely!” Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
15 Sep 2002 48D “Of course” Fred Piscop
6 Aug 2002 69A Word of accord Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
13 Jun 2002 33D “Sounds good to me” David J. Kahn
15 Apr 2002 50A “Absolutely” James P. Sharp
3 Apr 2002 11D “You bet!” Fred Piscop
11 Mar 2002 42A Magic 8-Ball answer Peter Gordon
5 Mar 2002 13D “You bet!” Marjorie Richter
6 Feb 2002 66A “Amen!” Joe DiPietro
25 Jan 2002 36D What a nod may mean Gilbert H. Ludwig
7 Nov 2001 43A “Undoubtedly” Brendan Emmett Quigley
11 Sep 2001 46A “Absolutely!” Joan Yanofsky
24 Aug 2001 32D “O.K.” Manny Nosowsky
4 Jul 2001 49A Word on a Ouija board John Beck
28 Jun 2001 60D Survey choice Alan Arbesfeld
26 Apr 2001 47D “You bet!” Robert H. Wolfe
19 Feb 2001 31A “You betcha!” Peter Gordon
24 Dec 2000 122D “You bet!” Bill Zais
9 Nov 2000 8D Referendum choice Richard Silvestri
30 Aug 2000 47A “May I help you?” Brendan Emmett Quigley
14 Aug 2000 61D “You bet!” Nancy Kavanaugh
6 Jun 2000 64A “Definitely!” Alan Arbesfeld
12 Feb 2000 14D When said three times, a 1938 Cole Porter tune Dave Tuller
29 Jan 2000 42A Victor’s cry Rich Norris
18 Jan 2000 61D “Absolutely!” Nancy Salomon
20 May 1999 69A “Absolutely!” Zack Butler
12 May 1999 5D “That’s a go” Nancy Salomon
9 May 1999 41A Direct-mail sticker Nancy Nicholson Joline
26 Apr 1999 69A “Amen!” Robert Dillman
28 Jan 1999 13D “Undeniably” Henry Hook
26 Jan 1999 65D “Right” Brendan Emmett Quigley
10 Jan 1999 125A “Let’s do it!” David J. Kahn
25 Dec 1998 31A Direct mail sticker Ed Pegg Jr.
19 Dec 1998 36D Final word of “Ulysses” Frank Longo and Dave Tuller
7 Dec 1998 43A “Aye, aye!” Elizabeth C. Gorski
26 Nov 1998 23A “I’ll second that” David J. Kahn
14 Nov 1998 12D Hoped-for reply Matt Gaffney
26 Oct 1998 63D “You betcha!” Robert Dillman
21 Oct 1998 54D Nodded answer Matt Gaffney
7 Oct 1998 43A Flunky’s response Randall J. Hartman
5 Sep 1998 64A Survey choice Thomas W. Schier
16 Jun 1998 28A “Indubitably” Bill Ballard
28 May 1998 8D “You betcha!” Patrick Jordan
30 Apr 1998 51A Toady’s response Kelly Clark
12 Apr 1998 16D Proposal response Randolph Ross
28 Mar 1998 38D “You betcha!” David J. Kahn
22 Mar 1998 12D Aye-aye Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
14 Feb 1998 30D Direct-mail response sticker Mark Diehl
7 Jan 1998 57D Hoped-for response to 56-Across Bob Klahn
14 Dec 1997 101A Thumbs up Nancy Salomon
11 Dec 1997 61A Sycophant’s response Trip Payne
12 Nov 1997 53A Exclamation of affirmation Randall J. Hartman
26 Sep 1997 41A “Undoubtedly” Chuck Deodene
29 Jun 1997 113D Up, as a vote David J. Kahn
24 May 1997 44A It’s positive Rich Norris
12 May 1997 29D “You bet!” Hugh Davis
23 Jan 1997 37A Agreeable word F. Hansen
2 Jan 1997 25D Cry of victory M. Gaffney
31 Dec 1996 50A Molly Bloom’s last word in “Ulysses” A. S. Verdesca
28 Dec 1996 33A Ivan’s da N. Joline
1 Dec 1996 45D “It’s O.K. with me” D. J. Kahn
11 Oct 1996 22A “Very well” F. Longo
27 Jul 1996 35D Absolutely F. Longo
18 May 1996 6D “You bet!” M. Nosowsky
3 Apr 1996 38D Oui or si M. Gaffney
19 Feb 1996 37D “You bet!” T. W. Schier
12 Feb 1996 21A “Absolutely!” S. Robbins
27 Dec 1995 32D Approval David J. Kahn
3 Dec 1995 120A “You bet!” Martin Schneider
4 Oct 1995 63A “By all means!” Wayne Robert Williams
17 Aug 1995 40A “You bet!” Rand H. Burns
9 Apr 1995 129A “Sure!” Cathy Millhauser
21 Mar 1995 13D Oui or ja Harvey Estes
6 Mar 1995 13D “___, ma’am” Randall J. Hartman
1 Jan 1995 14D “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band Henry Hook
19 Oct 1994 42A Sir or ma’am preceder D.J. Listort
10 Sep 1994 16D Sandburg’s “___, the Dead Speak to Us” Rand H. Burns
22 Aug 1994 67D Favorable vote Sidney L. Robbins
26 Jul 1994 53D “You bet!” Joan Yanofsky
12 Jul 1994 67A “___! We Have No Bananas” Charles Arnold
8 Jun 1994 25D Affirmation A.J. Santora
11 May 1994 70A O.K. Harvey Estes
17 Mar 1994 32D All right Jim Page
25 Feb 1994 66A Of course Bob Lubbers
22 Feb 1994 21A “Absolutely” Fred Piscop
2 Jan 1994 70A “Owner of a Lonely Heart” rock band Brian G. Tyler
15 Dec 1993 42A Da or ja Fred Piscop
8 Dec 1993 13D Sandburg’s “The People, ___” Norma Steinberg
24 Nov 1993 22A Molly Bloom’s last word Nancy S. Ross
22 Nov 1993 19D ___-man (flunky) Fred Piscop

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