Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sat Oct 21, 2023 | 26D | City with the oldest metro system in Africa | Kelly Morenus | Shortz |
Mon Feb 27, 2023 | 19A | Capital of Egypt | David Rockow | Shortz |
Mon Jul 18, 2022 | 53A | Capital on the Nile (2) | Phoebe Gordon | Shortz |
Sun May 23, 2021 | 6D | Boutros Boutros-Ghali's home city | Jennifer Nebergall | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2021 | 71A | North African capital | Lisa Bunker | Shortz |
Mon Oct 19, 2020 | 5A | Egypt's capital (8) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Oct 2, 2020 | 14A | City near Memphis | Debbie Ellerin | Shortz |
Mon Sep 28, 2020 | 53D | Capital near the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that's still largely intact | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Aug 4, 2020 | 25A | So-called "City of a Thousand Minarets" | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Thu Apr 30, 2020 | 14A | "The City of a Thousand Minarets" (3) | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Wed Aug 28, 2019 | 32D | City near the Great Sphinx (2) | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
Thu Oct 18, 2018 | 47D | See 43-Across | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Thu Apr 13, 2017 | 59A | "Raiders of the Lost Ark" destination | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mon Dec 12, 2016 | 37A | Egypt's capital (8) | Mark McClain | Shortz |
Mon Jun 27, 2016 | 33A | Egypt's capital (8) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Mon Jun 29, 2015 | 15A | Capital on the Nile (2) | Todd Gross and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 2015 | 87A | The City of a Thousand Minarets (3) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Wed Apr 8, 2015 | 20A | City near the only remaining wonder of the ancient world | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Jun 11, 2013 | 60A | World capital whose name means "victorious" | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun May 5, 2013 | 103A | Arab League headquarters | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Sep 25, 2012 | 18A | City where 13-Across debuted | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Apr 23, 2012 | 51D | Egypt's capital (8) | Michael David | Shortz |
Wed Mar 14, 2012 | 30D | Tahrir Square's locale | Dave Sarpola | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 2011 | 126A | 2011 revolution locale | Kay Anderson | Shortz |
Sat Feb 19, 2011 | 2D | City of a Thousand Minarets | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 2010 | 66A | Arafat's birthplace | Eshan Mitra, Brown University '12 | Shortz |
Sun Dec 20, 2009 | 37D | Home of the mask of King Tutankhamen | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Dec 1, 2009 | 1A | City near the Great Sphinx (2) | Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Tue Jun 2, 2009 | 3D | Egypt's capital (8) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 2009 | 52A | Africa's largest city | Pancho Harrison | Shortz |
Thu Dec 25, 2008 | 30D | The City of a Thousand Minarets (3) | Eric Tentarelli | Shortz |
Wed Oct 8, 2008 | 54D | Africa's most populous city (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Nov 7, 2007 | 11D | Where "Aida" premiered (4) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2007 | 37A | Where "Aida" premiered (4) | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais | Shortz |
Sun May 6, 2007 | 29A | Site of Napoleon's invasion of 1798-1801 | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Sun Sep 17, 2006 | 113A | Arab capital | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Aug 18, 2006 | 35A | Where "Aida" debuted | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Apr 11, 2006 | 48A | Home of the Ramses Hilton | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sat Jul 16, 2005 | 46D | African capital of 11 million | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 48D | Yasir Arafat's birthplace | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Mar 28, 2005 | 52D | Egypt's capital (8) | Elizabeth Babikan | Shortz |
Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 44A | W.W. II conference site (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 2004 | 48D | Home of Al-Azhar University | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Oct 11, 2004 | 26A | Egypt's capital (8) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Sat Jan 17, 2004 | 25D | 1943 conference site | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Dec 1, 2002 | 121A | W.W. II conference site (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Sep 30, 2002 | 10D | Egypt's capital (8) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Mar 27, 2002 | 31D | So-called "City of Victory" | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2002 | 45D | Where "Aida" premiered (4) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Tue Feb 26, 2002 | 51D | Nile city | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Aug 23, 2001 | 27D | City on the Nile | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2001 | 10D | View from Giza | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 20A | Where "Aïda" premiered | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 1999 | 103D | Where the Mississippi meets the Ohio | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Jun 29, 1999 | 39A | Delta city | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Mon Apr 20, 1998 | 53D | Capital near Alexandria | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Mon Sep 8, 1997 | 15A | Nile capital | Robert Goldberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 28, 1996 | 1D | Where "Aida" premiered (4) | B. Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Sep 29, 1996 | 107A | Southernmost city in Illinois | M. Reagle | Shortz |
Wed Jun 5, 1996 | 51D | Africa's most populous city (2) | G. R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Sat Jul 22, 1995 | 25A | Saladin's citadel site | Richard Thomas | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Jan 7, 2024 | GoingTooFar | 55D | Capital on the Nile | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Dec 28, 2003 | Acrostic | C | City captured by Napoleon's forces in 1798 | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Nov 24, 2002 | Cryptic | 26A | Capital Greek letters, you say? (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Aug 4, 1993 | 15A | African capital | Bonnie S. Prystowsky | Maleska |
Sat Jul 24, 1993 | 55A | City on Babylon's site | Harris | Maleska |
Mon Jun 21, 1993 | 50A | Nile city | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Jan 17, 1993 | 80D | Most populous African city | Mel Taub | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1992 | 14A | Africa's largest city | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
Sun Aug 9, 1992 | 51A | "City of Victory" | S. E. Booker | Maleska |
Sun Feb 9, 1992 | 118D | City near Babylon's site | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Dec 24, 1991 | 38D | Largest African city | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Jul 23, 1991 | 64A | Nile metropolis | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Sun Oct 28, 1990 | 79A | Africa's largest city | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Fri Jul 20, 1990 | 47D | City on the Ohio | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Mon Jul 2, 1990 | 27A | Mubarak's capital | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Thu Mar 1, 1990 | 11D | "Aïda" premiere city | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Tue Sep 19, 1989 | 6D | Egypt's big city | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Sep 13, 1989 | 8D | Egypt's capital | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sun Jul 30, 1989 | 6D | Lorre in "The Maltese Falcon" | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 23, 1989 | 49D | "Five Graves to ___," 1943 film | Nancy N. Joline | Maleska |
Mon Jun 19, 1989 | 59A | African capital | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Thu Feb 16, 1989 | 27D | "Five Graves to ___," 1943 film | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Tue Feb 14, 1989 | 2D | "The Purple Rose of ___" | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Fri Nov 11, 1988 | 64A | Mubarak's capital | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Mon Oct 24, 1988 | 28D | North African capital | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1988 | 62A | City on the Nile | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1988 | 31D | African metropolis | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Mon Mar 7, 1988 | 47A | Mubarak's capital | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Dec 26, 1987 | 40A | City of Victory | John Greenman | Maleska |
Thu May 14, 1987 | 22D | The City of Victory | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Mon Nov 3, 1986 | 19A | Nile city | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Fri Oct 17, 1986 | 48D | Mubarak's capital | Sam Bellotto, Jr. | Maleska |
Wed Jun 11, 1986 | 10D | City in Ill. | Whitten | Maleska |
Thu May 1, 1986 | 29D | City of Victory | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Thu Nov 21, 1985 | 58A | Ill. port | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
Sat May 25, 1985 | 53D | Mosque of El Azhar's site | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon May 6, 1985 | 11D | African capital | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat May 4, 1985 | 29A | City of Victory | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon Dec 5, 1983 | 17A | Egyptian metropolis | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Mon Sep 26, 1983 | 27D | City on the Ohio | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Fri Jul 8, 1983 | 28D | Mubarak's capital | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Sun Jun 5, 1983 | 107A | Mubarak's city | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Feb 6, 1983 | 19A | Largest city in Africa | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Thu Nov 11, 1982 | 2D | Al-Qahirah | Kevin Wray | Maleska |
Wed Nov 10, 1982 | 27D | "City of Victory" | Fred Keller | Maleska |
Fri Jan 29, 1982 | 16A | Mubarak's capital | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Tue May 26, 1981 | 41A | Site of the Mosque of Akbar | Audrey Koch | Maleska |
Fri Mar 13, 1981 | 16A | City at the Ohio-Mississippi junction | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Sun Oct 12, 1980 | 59D | City of about 6,000,000 | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon May 5, 1980 | 28D | City on the Nile | Margetts | Maleska |
Sun Apr 6, 1980 | 78D | "Aïda" debuted here | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Mon Jan 28, 1980 | 5A | Sight from El Giza | Grace Fabbroni | Maleska |
Mon Nov 26, 1979 | 25D | Sadat's city | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Tue Dec 5, 1978 | 13A | City in southern Illinois | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Sun Jul 9, 1978 | 40D | City in Illinois | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jun 5, 1978 | 27D | City west of Suez | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon May 1, 1978 | 24D | Where Sadat governs | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Tue Apr 25, 1978 | 28D | City in Illinois | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Apr 5, 1978 | 16D | City on the Nile's east bank | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Sun Jan 8, 1978 | 71D | City of over five million | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Apr 13, 1977 | 28D | City founded in 969 | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Wed Apr 6, 1977 | 40A | Sadat's capital | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Mar 28, 1977 | 46D | Sadat's city | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Jul 4, 1976 | 6D | Illinois city | Anne Fox | Weng |
Wed Aug 6, 1975 | 64A | African capital | Sidney Nelson | Weng |
Mon Jul 28, 1975 | 27D | Sadat's H.Q. | Kathryn Russo | Weng |
Fri Jul 4, 1975 | 3D | City in Egypt or Illinois | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Weng |
Tue Nov 19, 1974 | 6D | Largest city in Africa | George Laczko | Weng |
Sat Dec 1, 1973 | 15D | City of the U.A.R. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 26, 1973 | 23A | African capital | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 19, 1973 | 23D | City in Illinois | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jul 15, 1973 | 38A | Pyramids' neighbor | George Rose Smith | Weng |
Sat Jun 9, 1973 | 57A | Hub of Arab world | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 6, 1973 | 124D | Where "Aida" debuted | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sat Oct 7, 1972 | 14A | City in the U.A.R. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 8, 1972 | 46A | African capital | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 24, 1971 | 111D | Illinois city | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Tue Oct 19, 1971 | 25D | African capital | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 26, 1971 | 63D | H.Q. for Sadat | Virginia W. Schneider | Weng |
Mon Aug 23, 1971 | 68A | Illinois city | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 31, 1971 | 5D | African city | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 9, 1970 | 71A | City on Nile | Philip K.-Youritzin | Weng |
Tue May 5, 1970 | 55D | City of Africa | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 4, 1970 | 18D | African metropolis | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 28, 1969 | 47D | African city. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 23, 1969 | 34A | City of the U.A.R. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Mon May 20, 1968 | 31A | U.A.R. capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 28, 1967 | 27D | City in the news. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Tue Mar 14, 1967 | 56A | City of the U.A.R. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Wed Jan 12, 1966 | 43A | African capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1965 | 46D | Home of the Mamelukes. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Fri Jan 1, 1965 | 15A | City founded in 969. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Feb 6, 1964 | 15A | Sight from El Giza. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Sep 11, 1963 | 14A | Saladin's city. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1962 | 138A | African capital. | Hume Craft | Farrar |
Sat Jul 15, 1961 | 9A | UAR capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 3, 1961 | 55D | City of Victory. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 16, 1958 | 6D | Capital near El Giza. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Fri Jun 13, 1958 | 25D | Capital city of Africa. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Sep 15, 1957 | 22A | City across river from Memphis. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Aug 25, 1957 | 84D | Africa's largest city. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Sat May 18, 1957 | 51D | City founded in 969. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Wed May 8, 1957 | 15A | Amb. Hare's post. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Apr 6, 1957 | 40A | Site of Arab summit talks. | Helen K. Whitman | Farrar |
Tue Oct 23, 1956 | 25D | City in the news. | Peter L. Tea, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Sep 14, 1956 | 39D | Capital in the news. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Sun Aug 26, 1956 | 19A | Capital in the news. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Jan 10, 1956 | 45D | Nasser's capital. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Tue Feb 1, 1955 | 53D | Capital city. | E. E. Smith | Farrar |
Sat Dec 25, 1954 | 9A | Large African city. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Wed Oct 6, 1954 | 16A | Premiere Nasser's capital. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Sep 17, 1953 | 11A | Where Gen. Naguib rules. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Fri Oct 24, 1952 | 5A | Premier Naguib's headquarters. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 10, 1952 | 68A | City in the headlines. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Tue Jan 29, 1952 | 29D | Egyptian government. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 30, 1951 | 48A | Where things are tough for Britain. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Jul 24, 1951 | 31D | Where Shepheard's Hotel is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 11, 1951 | 33D | King Farouk's capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1951 | 37A | King Farouk's capital. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 11, 1951 | 36A | Where Farouk reigns. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Wed Feb 7, 1951 | 26D | Farouk's capital. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Sun Oct 17, 1948 | 16D | Faruk's capital. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Aug 8, 1948 | 30A | Where FDR and Chiang Kai-shek met. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Sep 2, 1945 | 81A | Where Lord Moyne was assassinated. | L. K. Peters | Farrar |
Sun Jul 15, 1945 | 92D | Famous Nile city. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 24, 1944 | 74D | Conference city. | C. E. Noel | Farrar |
Sun Jul 30, 1944 | 48A | Egyptian headquarters. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |
Sun May 14, 1944 | 135A | African city. | G. O. Butler | Farrar |
Sun Mar 5, 1944 | 83A | Scene of Allied conference. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Sun Dec 5, 1943 | 91A | Largest city in Africa. | Louis Shields | Farrar |
Sun Jan 24, 1943 | 10D | Source of war news in Egypt. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 17, 1943 | 98A | British stronghold. | Amy L. Glazier | Farrar |
Sun Jan 3, 1943 | 112A | Headquarters of Gen. Alexander. | Bert Storey | Farrar |
Sun Nov 22, 1942 | 36A | Egyptian capital. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Sun Aug 23, 1942 | 96A | Capital of an embattled African country. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun May 24, 1942 | 24A | Strategic African city. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
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