YMCA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for YMCA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "YMCA" answer was first appeared in "16 Apr 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "1979 Village People hit". It was authored by Rand H. Burns. Recently, the "YMCA" answer has been used for "7 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Org. that is often referred to by just its first letter". It was authored by Rebecca Goldstein. "YMCA" appeared 72 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "YMCA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | 31A | Org. that is often referred to by just its first letter | Rebecca Goldstein |
| 24 May 2023 | 56D | Community pool org. | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris |
| 17 Oct 2022 | 69A | Village People classic with a pantomimed chorus | Caryn L. Robbins |
| 23 Apr 2022 | 43A | 1978 hit whose title is spelled out in its chorus | Matthew Stock |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 54D | Facility often referred to by its first letter | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 69A | Locale spelled out in a Village People song | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| 16 Nov 2021 | 26D | It often has a gym and pool | Drew Schmenner |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 19D | Org. with gym memberships | Jake Halperin |
| 15 Jun 2021 | 54D | Many a gym locale, for short | Owen Travis |
| 3 May 2021 | 71A | Community facility that often has a gym and pool, in brief | Ross Trudeau |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 73A | Village People hit with a spelled-out title | Emma Craven-Matthews |
| 9 Jun 2020 | 73A | Community gym org. | Freddie Cheng |
| 6 Oct 2019 | 104D | “It’s fun to stay at the ___” (1978 hit lyric) | Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 3D | Org. offering athletic memberships | Peter Wentz |
| 5 May 2019 | 114D | Often-pantomimed hit song of the 1970s | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| 12 Mar 2019 | 57D | Village People hit with a spelled-out title | Jules Markey |
| 27 Feb 2019 | 53D | Gay anthem of 1978 | Will Nediger |
| 20 Nov 2018 | 43A | Family rec center | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 8 Dec 2015 | 19D | “Spirit, mind and body” org. | Neville Fogarty |
| 23 Jun 2015 | 49D | Workout site, for short | Jules P. Markey |
| 26 Mar 2015 | 59D | Where “you can hang out with all the boys,” in song | Byron Walden |
| 22 Oct 2014 | 31D | Facility often referred to by its first letter | Patrick Blindauer |
| 18 Sep 2014 | 57D | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? | Joel Fagliano |
| 8 Jun 2014 | 104D | Exercise venue, for short | Patrick Berry |
| 21 Dec 2013 | 9D | Neighborhood org. since 1844 | Todd Gross and David Steinberg |
| 6 Sep 2013 | 7D | Hit from the 1978 disco album “Cruisin'” | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| 2 Feb 2013 | 42A | Geneva-based org. encouraging healthy living | Gareth Bain |
| 8 Jul 2012 | 26A | Where “it’s fun to stay” in a 1978 hit | Joel Fagliano |
| 27 Jun 2012 | 16D | Many a gym locale | Mike Buckley |
| 16 Feb 2011 | 66A | Where there are “many ways to have a good time,” in a 1978 hit | Michael Barnhart |
| 7 Jun 2010 | 36D | Family rec facility | Lynn Lempel |
| 11 Mar 2010 | 30D | “It’s fun to stay at the ___”: Village People | John Farmer |
| 23 Sep 2009 | 57D | “A place you can go,” in a 1979 #2 hit | Jonathan Gersch |
| 9 Mar 2009 | 18D | Village People hit whose title completes the line “It’s fun to stay at the …” | Betty Keller |
| 28 Sep 2008 | 109D | Place to play b-ball | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| 21 Jul 2008 | 54D | Gym locale, for short | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 4 Feb 2008 | 69A | Where “you can do whatever you feel,” in a hit 1978 song | Dave and Tracy Mackey |
| 26 Dec 2007 | 56D | Workout locale, for short | Jim Page |
| 18 Nov 2007 | 99A | 1978 disco hit | Patrick Berry |
| 30 May 2007 | 56D | Org. that organizes camps | Mike Nothnagel |
| 30 Apr 2007 | 43A | 1978 hit with the lyric “You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal” | Allan E. Parrish |
| 3 Sep 2006 | 85D | Community ctr. | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| 23 May 2006 | 59A | Urban athlete’s locale, in brief | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 20 Mar 2006 | 40D | 1978 Village People hit | Earl W. Reed and Nancy Salomon |
| 2 Jun 2005 | 21A | “A place you can go … when you’re short on your dough,” in a 1979 hit | Levi Denham |
| 18 Jan 2005 | 18D | Gym site, for short | Richard Chisholm |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 7D | Place to work out | David Liben-Nowell |
| 22 Oct 2003 | 54D | Pool site, for short | Judy Cole |
| 18 Jan 2003 | 55D | Pool site, maybe | Harvey Estes |
| 18 Nov 2002 | 55D | Swimming pool site, for short | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| 10 Jan 2002 | 37D | Pool provider, often | Alex Vaughn |
| 3 Aug 2001 | 54D | Sir George Williams’s org. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 4 Jul 2001 | 60D | Gym site | John Beck |
| 27 Jan 2001 | 50A | Gym site | Rich Norris |
| 20 Jul 2000 | 13D | Disco standard | Bonnie S. Prystowsky |
| 21 May 2000 | 107D | Pool site, maybe | Matt Gaffney |
| 1 May 2000 | 18A | Community gym site | Gregory E. Paul |
| 30 Jan 2000 | 55D | No. 2 hit of 1978-79 | Peter Gordon |
| 17 Nov 1999 | 18D | Gym site | Fred Piscop |
| 25 Mar 1999 | 54D | 1979 disco classic | David J. Kahn |
| 19 Jan 1998 | 54D | Community org. with a gym | Gregory E. Paul |
| 30 Aug 1997 | 25D | Disco perennial | Matt Gaffney |
| 6 Jul 1997 | 8D | Place to play b-ball | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 20 Apr 1997 | 61A | Where basketball and volleyball were first played | Charles M. Deber |
| 22 Sep 1996 | 119D | 1978 Village People hit | C. Millhauser |
| 23 Jul 1996 | 62D | Gym site | G. E. Paul |
| 20 Mar 1996 | 29A | “It’s fun to stay at the___” (1978 song lyric) | G. Newman |
| 5 Mar 1996 | 13D | Community org. | G. E. Paul |
| 7 Jan 1996 | 115A | 1979 disco hit | Eric Albert |
| 3 Jul 1995 | 19D | Community athletic events sponsor: Abbr. | Fred Piscop |
| 25 Jan 1995 | 72A | 1978 Village People hit | Norma Steinberg |
| 16 Apr 1994 | 47A | 1979 Village People hit | Rand H. Burns |
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