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Hitting for the cycle in the Modern Era by Wednesdays

Counts by day of week for constructors sorted by Wednesdays

So far, 87 authors have hit for the cycle, meaning they have at least one puzzle for each day of the week. Their names are marked with a ✅.

Cycle Level is noted for constructors who have cycled more than once, that is, have a minimum of two puzzles for each day. Their photos are shown here if we have them.

Constructors need 7 daily puzzles to qualify for this page.

Peter A. Collins Elizabeth C. Gorski Jeff Chen David J. Kahn Fred Piscop Brendan Emmett Quigley Paula Gamache Manny Nosowsky Peter Gordon Patrick Merrell Harvey Estes Erik Agard Joel Fagliano David Steinberg Edward Sessa Zhouqin Burnikel Victor Fleming Michael Shteyman Ian Livengood Lou Sabin Joe Deeney Barry C. Silk Trip Payne Doug Peterson Mike Nothnagel David Woolf

On November 28, 2017, Andrew Ries became the first constructor to hit for the cycle on his first seven published NYT puzzles.

Click an author name to see thumbnails. Click a column heading to sort by that column.

TotalAuthorSunMonTueWedThuFriSatLevel
121Peter A. Collins 7132542161087
123Alan Arbesfeld 231125372511
185Nancy Salomon 363353371961
84Richard Silvestri 2601361614
219Elizabeth C. Gorski 67163634392433
162Jeff Chen 4412172937111211
190David J. Kahn 44614266113266
106Fred Piscop 142526255292
178Brendan Emmett Quigley 39515211952275
89Paula Gamache 8131815121766
59Patrick Blindauer 1466141711
189Rich Norris 1814141616120
246Manny Nosowsky 29471441122294
109Peter Gordon 943261311522
91Patrick Merrell 221051334522
22Nancy S. Ross 20113600
53Alex Eaton-Salners 5412121721
116Harvey Estes 20151512192788
63Bruce Haight 3181812660
74Randall J. Hartman 0342412310
35Richard Hughes 251012213
31Jonathan Schmalzbach 131512000
54Ross Trudeau 1062012600
38Wayne Robert Williams 443128433
53Ed Early 191711744
19Michael S. Maurer 30111310
52Will Nediger 2303112211
68A. J. Santora 51311201612
25Greg Staples 42111700
81Erik Agard 118991015198
42Chuck Deodene 02398128
138Joe DiPietro 31109244330
40Samuel A. Donaldson 10259716
65Joel Fagliano 18912911333
110David Steinberg 107891634267
34Jacob Stulberg 4659640
40Gary Cee 114108421
25Lee Glickstein 6068500
22Brandon Koppy 4108342
22Jules P. Markey 0168700
30Adam G. Perl 18108300
44Edward Sessa 412786522
13Mark Elliot Skolsky 0138100
82Zhouqin Burnikel 62822751133
32Richard Chisholm 11297300
47Victor Fleming 751076665
37Tracy Gray 12547711
26Andy Kravis 5137433
87Joe Krozel 4147242621
39Allan E. Parrish 014147211
51Michael Shteyman 336717693
11Karen Young Bonin 3016100
19Adam Cohen 0156223
33John Farmer 21361083
58Matt Gaffney 1401615157
29Mary Lou Guizzo 3126386
13Daniel Kantor 0056110
55Ian Livengood 6176671122
36Tom McCoy 19816200
55Timothy Polin 86962402
18Daniel Raymon 1366110
29Lou Sabin 74464222
30Matthew Stock 8126274
19Jeffrey Wechsler 0246610
25Ned White 1206259
42Eric Berlin 141352152
27Kevan Choset 22105701
23Joe Deeney 22255252
40Frances Hansen 17245921
17Kate Hawkins 0215072
24Michael Hawkins 1215186
15Jim Hilger 1115700
53Sarah Keller 021255200
41Natan Last 812531012
26Julian Lim 2125439
11Alfio Micci 1025210
70Jim Page 10005141823
10Amanda Rafkin 0135010
12Matthew Sewell 2105121
18Lois Sidway 00351000
92Barry C. Silk 3585327413
10Mel Taub 0105211
26David Levinson Wilk 7135271
84Cathy Allis 400043541
15Gareth Bain 0434112
20Victor Barocas 9124301
227Patrick Berry 74124167951
11Alex Boisvert 0124310
22Myles Callum 1144165
9Dan Caprera 0014400
13Amanda Chung 1154200
10Levi Denham 0114220
7Michael Dewey 0304000
22Rebecca Goldstein 6224512
10Francis Heaney 3014200
24David Kwong 5234721
7John D. Leavy 0214000
35Caleb Madison 9154565
11Evan Mahnken 1214120
16Ruth B. Margolin 6024400
10Jeffrey Martinovic 2024200
13Karl Ni 1154200
13Stu Ockman 0004603
27Tony Orbach 17044101
43Trip Payne 1034463133
10Rich Proulx 1104310
25Fran Sabin 54444222
17Thomas W. Schier 0544121
29Dan Schoenholz 11374400
19Bruce Venzke 2264320
21Finn Vigeland 10134012
14Michael Vuolo 0334220
16Adam Aaronson 0133009
14Seth A. Abel 6113120
7Alex Bajcz 2013100
11Sheldon Benardo 0603200
53Sherry O. Blackard 179312111
8Kelsey Blakley 5003000
13Mike Buckley 0433300
19Emily Carroll 2523412
37Trenton Charlson 31237912
15Kelly Clark 1143510
33Tim Croce 01332816
16Robert Dillman 0933100
9Chase Dittrich 1103400
47Sam Ezersky 82135721
17Charles E. Gersch 0103067
21Bernice Gordon 01263000
9Nick Grivas 0243000
40John Guzzetta 15635119
10Jake Halperin 0113500
22Tyler Hinman 2163334
22Kristian House 1163425
11Christopher Hurt 2013410
21Brooke Husic 1103187
21Jim Hyres 1663212
15William I. Johnston 0103533
16Patrick Jordan 0363400
12Jay Kaskel 0263010
26Nancy Kavanaugh 010103120
23Andrew Kingsley 1333355
11John Lampkin 2303111
13Roy Leban 2243200
10Eileen Lexau 0323101
17Barbara Lin 1233413
69Frank Longo 1501371429
18Gilbert H. Ludwig 0123552
18Kyle Mahowald 2303262
10Hal Moore 1003141
15Gene Newman 0463110
25joon pahk 4123429
9Jim Peredo 2213100
55Doug Peterson 6383313193
9David Poole 0213300
115Randolph Ross 50103171925
8Herre Schouwerwou 0113300
10Susan Harrington Smith 0033400
22Randy Sowell 01263100
7Nancy Stark 2003200
17Norma Steinberg 11023100
9Jeff Stillman 0143001
19Michael Torch 3373210
19Alex Vratsanos 3143314
101Byron Walden 141239369
15Gary J. Whitehead 0333402
9Brad Wiegmann 3103110
60Brad Wilber 014301438
8Leonard Williams 1033001
14Norman S. Wizer 2223230
21Stella Zawistowski 1363233
16Holden Baker 0842110
8Diane C. Baldwin 1142000
10Bill Ballard 0342100
12Howard Barkin 3302211
14Daniel Bodily 3132500
7Barry Boone 0122110
11Eric Bornstein 0522110
9Ori Brian 1112121
17Freddie Cheng 1562111
19Kevin Christian 01142011
15Ethan Cooper 1442400
42Kevin G. Der 1221241110
66Mark Diehl 120271737
7Johanna Fenimore 0222100
22Gerald R. Ferguson 0122269
14Jason Flinn 0112505
7Pawel Fludzinski 1102210
12Ernie Furtado 3432000
17Susan Gelfand 0952100
12John Greenman 1542000
18Todd Gross 4212513
48Damon J. Gulczynski 1662111111
27Raymond Hamel 34424462
7Robert W. Harris 4012000
16Oliver Hill 3532300
25Henry Hook 6002944
8Paul Hunsberger 1042100
9Gary Larson 2222100
100Lynn Lempel 473172130
13David Liben-Nowell 1112341
20John Lieb 1432316
13Elizabeth A. Long 1422310
7Daniel Mauer 1102300
11Jacob McDermott 0032042
88Andrea Carla Michaels 764122300
18Pete Muller 6042501
23Stanley Newman 1932521
29Jeremy Newton 19132400
50Mike Nothnagel 442272562
9Jennifer Nutt 0612000
7Jean O'Conor 1212100
10Alan Olschwang 1012150
26Andrew Ries 31121810
8Corey Rubin 0002231
15Michael Schlossberg 8212200
13Martin Schneider 5222101
18Simeon Seigel 20021301
36Stephanie Spadaccini 016172001
9Gary Steinmehl 0122121
21Carolyn W. Stewart 11072100
10Bill Thompson 0142300
26Sam Trabucco 5102369
14John Underwood 0162311
19Ashish Vengsarkar 8102512
14Arthur S. Verdesca 1182110
26Adam Wagner 81521000
51Robyn Weintraub 12321357
9Stanley B. Whitten 0322200
8Kathy Wienberg 1322000
60Robert H. Wolfe 1100211531
17David Woolf 23223322
15Bill Zais 10022100
12Robert Zimmerman 0362100
8Christopher Adams 2031110
9Enrique Henestroza Anguiano 1141020
10Milo Beckman 0111421
27Janet R. Bender 114101100
8Evan Birnholz 0001124
14Michael Blake 0831200
10Billy Bratton 0011134
12Sam Buchbinder 0261021
11John R. Conrad 0131321
7Paul Coulter 2131000
8Ricky Cruz 1011302
7Joel Davajan 1231000
8Chandi Deitmer 6001001
7Sharon Delorme 0131200
12Ella Dershowitz 2131500
17Kyle T. Dolan 1141154
7Alison Donald 0511000
7Michael J. Doran 1141000
15Daniel A. Finan 9021300
12Neville Fogarty 1141410
12Olivia Mitra Framke 4151100
8Adam Fromm 4001111
12Don Gagliardo 3151200
7Jan-Michele Gianette 0421000
8Daniel Grinberg 3111110
34Christina Iverson 11551246
12Adrian Johnson 1101063
8Greg Johnson 0311012
7Norma Johnson 1231000
48Nancy Nicholson Joline 34201128
19Evan Kalish 1551151
15Craig Kasper 4301232
7Rich Katz 4101100
60Bob Klahn 1313121426
7Pamela Amick Klawitter 4011100
8James R. Leeds 1021400
21Michael Lieberman 4541322
18Aimee Lucido 3351240
7David Ainslie Macleod 0111220
9Robert Malinow 4131000
8Simon Marotte 0421010
10Sophia Maymudes 2001241
7Chris A. McGlothlin 1011022
10Kurt Mengel 0541000
7Kurt Mueller 2111101
15Dean Niles 8011023
7Kiran Pandey 0211300
116Gregory E. Paul 086291000
16Tom Pepper 1431232
8Glenton Petgrave 0001115
20David Phillips 1021277
14Mel Rosen 5111132
9Margaret Seikel 0141021
7Michael Sharp 1121110
7Mike Shenk 2001103
9Blake Slonecker 0001224
16Daniel R. Stark 00013210
13Grant Thackray 3001522
14Brian Thomas 0421115
7Alan Jay Weiss 0111121
40Peter Wentz 200121520
29Bryant White 50014811
11Yacob Yonas 0111224
8Raymond C. Young 0001313
18Andrew Zhou 3021633
8Peter Abide 2020400
14Ashton Anderson 0100094
11Michael Ashley 7000022
80Martin Ashwood-Smith 000036215
7Scott Atkinson 0110122
10George Barany 2010322
7Tracy Bennett 3010111
9Marjorie Berg 0900000
10Derek Bowman 1100620
9Daniel C. Bryant 6000300
7Jem Burch 0000241
21Rand H. Burns 00004116
10Shannon Burns 0300241
10Garrett Chalfin 3210202
7Evans Clinchy 0000043
24Kameron Austin Collins 00001716
7William S. Cotter 0020113
20Charles M. Deber 19000100
7David Distenfeld 0100033
8John Dunn 1510010
11Trent H. Evans 0520031
8Rachel Fabi 1110122
11Mark Feldman 3420200
46Matt Ginsberg 170301646
13Gail Grabowski 0580000
11Katie Hale 9110000
7Malaika Handa 0110140
11Nelson Hardy 7010120
14Frederick J. Healy 01000310
7Thomas Heilman 0110014
7Jeremy Horwitz 1200301
12Roland Huget 0110028
8Betty Jorgensen 0110510
14Alex K. Justin 4200233
7Steve Kahn 2310100
9Christina Houlihan Kelly 0620100
24Josh Knapp 20102910
12John Kugelman 10100100
11Daniel Larsen 0120071
9Ellen Leuschner 3220200
9Zachary David Levy 1440000
9Wyna Liu 3010023
7John Scott Marrone 0010114
7Kevin McCann 1020220
30Ryan McCarty 10001226
12Todd McClary 1030422
8Hemant Mehta 0000053
31Dana Motley 20001721
25James Mulhern 012001012
19Rafael Musa 5000095
10Derrick Niederman 10000000
8Christopher Page 0060101
27Paolo Pasco 5300379
8Con Pederson 8000000
39Bob Peoples 303011121
9David Pringle 0320310
8Janice M. Putney 0620000
41David Quarfoot 101021720
7Merl Reagle 4010110
16Caitlin Reid 3110254
7Claire Rimkus 0010150
50Sidney L. Robbins 04820000
10Lewis Rothlein 2000701
8Bob Sefick 0010241
9Sarah Sinclair 0120231
18Sid Sivakumar 5100318
9Ben Tausig 5000400
32Karen M. Tracey 00402422
14Dave Tuller 3110234
7James Tuttle 0320200
9Xan Vongsathorn 2000412
12Hoang-Kim Vu 1210224
9John Westwig 2110203
7David P. Williams 0000115
14John Wolting 10000121
9Joy L. Wouk 0240201
9Nam Jin Yoon 0000045

Pre-Shortz data is not included here. Difficulty level was not tied to day of the week in older puzzles.

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