NYT guidelines specify that word (or clue) counts should not exceed 140.
Sometimes, unusual themes or gimmicks require more.
Words | Date | Author | Blocks |
150 | Sun Nov 21, 1993 | Peter Gordon | 86 |
150 | Sun Jun 26, 1994 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 79 |
150 | Sun Oct 23, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | 78 |
148 | Sun Oct 5, 1997 | Derrick Niederman | 75 |
148 | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Chris A. McGlothlin | 89 |
146 | Sun Apr 14, 1996 | Henry Hook | 84 |
146 | Sun Feb 13, 2000 | Bill Zais | 79 |
146 | Sun Dec 24, 2000 | Bill Zais | 76 |
146 | Sun Jan 30, 2005 | Derrick Niederman | 73 |
146 | Sun Jul 1, 2007 | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | 77 |
146 | Sun Dec 5, 2010 | Ben Pall | 73 |
146 | Sun Oct 16, 2011 | Joel Fagliano | 73 |
146 | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen | 80 |
145 | Sun Apr 14, 2019 | Will Nediger | 76 |
144 | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | Nancy Scandrett Ross | 76 |
144 | Sun Oct 23, 1994 | Cathy Millhauser | 76 |
144 | Sun Jul 9, 1995 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 77 |
144 | Sun Jul 2, 2000 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 76 |
144 | Sun Nov 5, 2000 | Michael S. Maurer | 77 |
144 | Sun Jun 22, 2003 | John Duschatko | 72 |
144 | Sun Aug 8, 2004 | Bill Zais | 84 |
144 | Sun Aug 29, 2004 | Manny Nosowsky | 76 |
144 | Sun Dec 5, 2004 | David J. Kahn | 71 |
144 | Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Merl Reagle | 88 |
144 | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | David J. Kahn | 82 |
144 | Sun Oct 31, 2010 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 79 |
144 | Sun Aug 5, 2012 | Patrick Merrell | 74 |
144 | Sun Jun 2, 2013 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 78 |
144 | Sun Jun 19, 2016 | David Woolf | 73 |
144 | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Patrick Berry | 75 |
144 | Sun Dec 18, 2016 | Derrick Niederman | 85 |
144 | Sun Mar 19, 2017 | Grant Thackray | 74 |
144 | Sun Feb 18, 2018 | Elizabeth A. Long | 80 |
144 | Sun Feb 13, 2022 | David Steinberg | 76 |
144 | Sun Sep 4, 2022 | Tracy Gray | 75 |
143 | Sun Dec 14, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 80 |
143 | Sun Jul 2, 2006 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 80 |
143 | Sun Aug 19, 2007 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 79 |
143 | Sun Dec 15, 2019 | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | 81 |
143 | Sun Mar 27, 2022 | August Lee-Kovach | 87 |
142 | Sun Dec 12, 1993 | Cathy Millhauser | 80 |
142 | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Cathy Millhauser | 82 |
142 | Sun Feb 20, 1994 | Harvey Estes | 72 |
142 | Sun Apr 17, 1994 | R. M. Hopkins | 76 |
142 | Sun Jul 17, 1994 | Cathy Millhauser | 80 |
142 | Sun Aug 7, 1994 | Dean Niles | 74 |
142 | Sun Dec 25, 1994 | Randolph Ross | 74 |
142 | Sun Jan 8, 1995 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 78 |
142 | Sun Feb 19, 1995 | Alfio Micci | 82 |
142 | Sun May 21, 1995 | Dean Niles | 78 |
142 | Sun Aug 20, 1995 | Cathy Millhauser | 74 |
142 | Sun Sep 3, 1995 | Ernie Furtado | 82 |
142 | Sun Oct 1, 1995 | Frank A. Longo | 84 |
142 | Sun Oct 15, 1995 | Mel Rosen | 74 |
142 | Sun Dec 17, 1995 | Dean Niles | 74 |
142 | Sun Jan 7, 1996 | Eric Albert | 76 |
142 | Sun Mar 17, 1996 | Peter O'Gordon | 86 |
142 | Sun May 12, 1996 | R. Silvestri | 72 |
142 | Sun Jul 14, 1996 | J. Schmalzbach | 80 |
142 | Sun Oct 6, 1996 | R. Max Hopkins | 79 |
142 | Sun Dec 8, 1996 | A. J. Santora | 74 |
142 | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | B. Klahn | 69 |
142 | Sun Feb 9, 1997 | D. Niles | 67 |
142 | Sun Mar 2, 1997 | Harvey Estes | 72 |
142 | Sun Jun 15, 1997 | Karen Hodge | 82 |
142 | Sun Aug 24, 1997 | Michael S. Maurer | 74 |
142 | Sun Nov 23, 1997 | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague | 74 |
142 | Sun Mar 8, 1998 | Richard Silvestri | 68 |
142 | Sun Mar 29, 1998 | Robert H. Wolfe | 81 |
142 | Sun Apr 26, 1998 | Fran and Lou Sabin | 74 |
142 | Sun May 3, 1998 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 82 |
142 | Sun May 31, 1998 | Cathy Millhauser | 78 |
142 | Sun Aug 16, 1998 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 72 |
142 | Sun Oct 25, 1998 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 76 |
142 | Sun Jan 3, 1999 | Randolph Ross | 76 |
142 | Sun Jan 10, 1999 | David J. Kahn | 74 |
142 | Sun Jan 17, 1999 | Cathy Millhauser | 80 |
142 | Sun Mar 28, 1999 | Cathy Allis Millhauser | 74 |
142 | Sun May 9, 1999 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 79 |
142 | Sun Jul 18, 1999 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 80 |
142 | Sun Sep 12, 1999 | Nancy Scandrett Ross | 74 |
142 | Sun Nov 7, 1999 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 86 |
142 | Sun Jan 21, 2001 | Con Pederson | 74 |
142 | Sun Sep 30, 2001 | Con Pederson | 76 |
142 | Sun Feb 3, 2002 | Richard Silvestri | 76 |
142 | Sun Mar 24, 2002 | Con Pederson | 72 |
142 | Sun Apr 14, 2002 | David J. Kahn | 77 |
142 | Sun May 19, 2002 | Cathy Millhauser | 72 |
142 | Sun Sep 29, 2002 | Randolph Ross | 70 |
142 | Sun Nov 10, 2002 | Cathy Millhauser | 83 |
142 | Sun Dec 1, 2002 | David J. Kahn | 76 |
142 | Sun Feb 9, 2003 | David J. Kahn | 74 |
142 | Sun Mar 23, 2003 | Con Pederson | 76 |
142 | Sun Jun 15, 2003 | Cathy Millhauser | 76 |
142 | Sun Jul 13, 2003 | Randolph Ross | 84 |
142 | Sun Oct 5, 2003 | Richard Silvestri | 72 |
142 | Sun Nov 7, 2004 | Con Pederson | 78 |
142 | Sun Mar 13, 2005 | Patrick Merrell | 74 |
142 | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | Manny Nosowsky | 83 |
142 | Sun Jul 10, 2005 | Con Pederson | 74 |
142 | Sun Jul 17, 2005 | David J. Kahn | 77 |
142 | Sun Sep 4, 2005 | Richard Silvestri | 76 |
142 | Sun Oct 2, 2005 | Randolph Ross | 82 |
142 | Sun Oct 16, 2005 | Con Pederson | 72 |
142 | Sun Nov 26, 2006 | Manny Nosowsky | 76 |
142 | Sun Dec 10, 2006 | David J. Kahn | 74 |
142 | Sun Oct 14, 2007 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 74 |
142 | Sun Mar 9, 2008 | Patrick Berry | 75 |
142 | Sun Apr 27, 2008 | Oliver Hill | 84 |
142 | Sun Jun 8, 2008 | Will Nediger | 65 |
142 | Sun Nov 23, 2008 | David J. Kahn | 71 |
142 | Sun Dec 21, 2008 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 68 |
142 | Sun Dec 28, 2008 | Patrick Berry | 74 |
142 | Sun Mar 29, 2009 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 79 |
142 | Sun Apr 12, 2009 | Eric Berlin | 73 |
142 | Sun Apr 19, 2009 | Will Nediger | 72 |
142 | Sun Nov 15, 2009 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 78 |
142 | Sun Nov 29, 2009 | Will Nediger | 72 |
142 | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | Randolph Ross | 74 |
142 | Sun Apr 25, 2010 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 70 |
142 | Sun Jun 27, 2010 | Michael J. Doran | 68 |
142 | Sun Sep 5, 2010 | Will Nediger | 67 |
142 | Sun Feb 6, 2011 | David J. Kahn | 72 |
142 | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | Pete Muller | 73 |
142 | Sun Feb 5, 2012 | Charles M. Deber | 80 |
142 | Sun Apr 1, 2012 | Patrick Merrell | 78 |
142 | Sun May 6, 2012 | Alex Vratsanos | 67 |
142 | Sun May 27, 2012 | Byron Walden | 75 |
142 | Sun Jul 8, 2012 | Joel Fagliano | 74 |
142 | Sun Sep 16, 2012 | David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman | 76 |
142 | Sun Oct 28, 2012 | Michael Sharp and Caleb Madison | 68 |
142 | Sun Sep 22, 2013 | Mike Selinker | 82 |
142 | Sun Oct 27, 2013 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 75 |
142 | Sun Jun 8, 2014 | Patrick Berry | 75 |
142 | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Jeremy Newton | 77 |
142 | Sun Jun 7, 2015 | Samuel A. Donaldson | 72 |
142 | Sun Sep 6, 2015 | Patrick Berry | 76 |
142 | Sun Sep 20, 2015 | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | 82 |
142 | Sun Oct 11, 2015 | David J. Kahn | 71 |
142 | Sun Mar 6, 2016 | David J. Kahn | 79 |
142 | Sun May 8, 2016 | David J. Kahn | 72 |
142 | Sun Jan 29, 2017 | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg | 79 |
142 | Sun Apr 16, 2017 | Timothy Polin | 74 |
142 | Sun Jul 2, 2017 | Patrick Blindauer | 99 |
142 | Sun Nov 5, 2017 | Natan Last | 76 |
142 | Sun Jun 3, 2018 | David J. Kahn | 78 |
142 | Sun Jul 22, 2018 | Patrick Merrell | 75 |
142 | Sun Sep 30, 2018 | Natan Last | 79 |
142 | Sun Nov 11, 2018 | Eric Berlin | 70 |
142 | Sun Nov 3, 2019 | Kristian House | 75 |
142 | Sun Feb 9, 2020 | Brian Kulman | 76 |
142 | Sun Aug 15, 2021 | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz | 84 |
142 | Sun Dec 5, 2021 | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | 82 |
142 | Sun Dec 26, 2021 | Christina Iverson | 80 |
142 | Sun Jan 16, 2022 | Derrick Niederman | 74 |
142 | Sun Mar 13, 2022 | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | 84 |
142 | Sun Jul 17, 2022 | Greg Slovacek | 82 |
142 | Sun Nov 27, 2022 | Adam Wagner | 80 |
142 | Sun Feb 12, 2023 | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson | 83 |
142 | Sun Apr 23, 2023 | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan | 76 |
142 | Sun May 14, 2023 | Sid Sivakumar | 89 |
142 | Sun Nov 12, 2023 | Garrett Chalfin | 86 |
142 | Sun Feb 25, 2024 | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale | 78 |
142 | Sun Mar 3, 2024 | Hoang-Kim Vu | 77 |
142 | Sun Jun 30, 2024 | Ginny Too | 83 |
142 | Sun Aug 4, 2024 | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale | 72 |
142 | Sun Aug 18, 2024 | Rebecca Goldstein and Will Nediger | 86 |
142 | Sun Nov 24, 2024 | Alex Eaton-Salners | 84 |