Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Feb 7, 2024 | 35A | One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon | Daniel Mauer | Shortz |
Thu Jan 25, 2024 | 16A | Word with square or air (2) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Tue Dec 5, 2023 | 12A | 1/26.2 of a marathon | Nate Cardin | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2023 | 8D | 2002 film that earned Eminem two MTV Movie Awards | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Sun Aug 27, 2023 | 10D | ___ marker (2) | Rich Katz | Shortz |
Fri Aug 18, 2023 | 48D | Word with square or air (2) | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 2023 | 3D | One of 26.2 in a marathon | Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2023 | 118A | Marathon segment | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2022 | 19A | One of about 3.5 in a league | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2022 | 48A | Walk a ___ in someone's shoes | Li Ding | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2022 | 80A | Beer ___, drinking/running event | Emet Ozar | Shortz |
Mon Dec 20, 2021 | 55D | One of about 93 million between Earth and the sun | Anne Rowley | Shortz |
Fri Jul 9, 2021 | 3D | Word with air or square | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Fri Feb 12, 2021 | 53D | One of 3,365 in U.S. Route 20 | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 2020 | 20A | It's shorter on land than at sea | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Mar 21, 2018 | 39A | Marathon marking | Laura Braunstein | Shortz |
Wed Feb 7, 2018 | 27A | A miss is as good as one, they say | Stu Ockman | Shortz |
Sat Nov 11, 2017 | 52D | What a marker may mark (2) | George Barany and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun Aug 9, 2015 | 111D | ___ marker (2) | Melanie Miller | Shortz |
Wed Jan 14, 2015 | 28D | Millrose Games highlight | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 2014 | 52D | 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 (4) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Jul 17, 2013 | 37D | Number on a marathon marker | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Oct 7, 2012 | 14D | Runner's unit | Zoe Wheeler | Shortz |
Mon Sep 10, 2012 | 32A | Go the extra ___ | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Sep 3, 2012 | 12D | 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 (4) | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Tue Jun 7, 2011 | 54D | About 4% of a marathon | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2010 | 63A | It may be marked on a racetrack | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Thu Sep 17, 2009 | 15A | Fair distance (2) | Arthur Schulman | Shortz |
Sat Dec 20, 2008 | 13D | League part | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Thu May 3, 2007 | 53D | 80% of the Kentucky Derby | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Mon Mar 5, 2007 | 62A | Race that once had a four-minute barrier | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Nov 23, 2006 | 62A | Kind of marker | Ari Halpern | Shortz |
Tue Sep 5, 2006 | 70A | Event not run in the Olympics | Timothy Powell | Shortz |
Tue Jun 13, 2006 | 58A | Eight furlongs (2) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Thu May 25, 2006 | 45D | Hiker's measure | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Sat Feb 25, 2006 | 58A | Bannister's length | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Mon Dec 5, 2005 | 32A | Length of 14 2/3 football fields | Gary Steinmehl | Shortz |
Thu Nov 10, 2005 | 56D | Distance between some posts | Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Sat Apr 23, 2005 | 42A | Lap, maybe | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Mar 10, 2005 | 54D | Square ___ | Ed Early | Shortz |
Wed Aug 18, 2004 | 5A | Eight furlongs (2) | Nancy Salomon and Levi Denham | Shortz |
Mon Jul 26, 2004 | 60A | 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 (4) | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Apr 28, 2004 | 59D | Horse-race distance | John Underwood | Shortz |
Mon Apr 19, 2004 | 68A | 5,280 feet | Michael Doran | Shortz |
Wed Jan 14, 2004 | 35D | Distance not run in the Olympics | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 2002 | 17A | Denver, the ___ High City | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Aug 30, 2001 | 41D | Miss's equal | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Nov 27, 2000 | 56A | Two-thirds of the Belmont Stakes | Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Mon Aug 14, 2000 | 14A | 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 (4) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Tue Mar 7, 2000 | 12D | Track event not in the Olympics | John Greenman | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2000 | 34A | Treadmill unit | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Jun 29, 1999 | 60D | Marathon unit | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Tue Nov 11, 1997 | 66A | Fair distance (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jul 8, 1997 | 58A | Derby distance, maybe | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Mon Mar 31, 1997 | 7D | Miss's equivalent, in a saying | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Wed Sep 25, 1996 | 28D | What a marker may mark (2) | R. Norris | Shortz |
Sun Apr 28, 1996 | 43A | 320 rods | D. C. Baldwin | Shortz |
Sun Sep 3, 1995 | 111D | Miss equivalent | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Tue Jun 6, 1995 | 69A | One turn of an odometer | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon May 22, 1995 | 11D | Ryun's run (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Oct 7, 1994 | 7D | One in 500? | Bryant White | Shortz |
Mon Aug 29, 1994 | 4D | Roger Bannister's distance | Mary Derderian Brown | Shortz |
Thu May 19, 1994 | 21A | Four laps, sometimes | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Jan 11, 1994 | 11D | Ryun's run (2) | Albert J. Klaus | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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May 27, 2012 | Diagramless | 28D | Post marking at a racetrack | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Oct 21, 1992 | 11D | Eight furlongs | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1992 | 84A | Distance equaling 1,482 meters | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Tue Feb 4, 1992 | 33D | Marathon unit | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Feb 18, 1991 | 10A | Eight furlongs | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Mon Oct 29, 1990 | 13A | Eight furlongs | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Tue Aug 21, 1990 | 55D | Eight furlongs | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Sep 11, 1989 | 12D | Distance of 5,280 feet | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat May 13, 1989 | 57A | Three ___ Island | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Sun Mar 19, 1989 | 61A | Broncos' ___ High Stadium | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Fri Feb 3, 1989 | 42A | Eight furlongs | William Canine | Maleska |
Wed Jun 29, 1988 | 53D | About 1600 meters | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Mon Mar 21, 1988 | 19A | Distance measure | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sun Aug 23, 1987 | 117D | Eight furlongs | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1987 | 118A | Eight furlongs | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Apr 4, 1987 | 46A | Miss's equivalent | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sat Jan 31, 1987 | 60A | Linear measure | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Mon Nov 24, 1986 | 55D | Distance of 5,280 feet | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Jul 22, 1986 | 63A | Denver's ___ High Stadium | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Wed Jul 24, 1985 | 33D | Eight furlongs | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue Jan 22, 1985 | 54A | Liquori specialty | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Fri Sep 28, 1984 | 23D | Miss's equivalent | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Fri Jan 13, 1984 | 42A | Part of a marathon | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1983 | 12D | Eight furlongs | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Thu May 19, 1983 | 26A | Jogger's measure | John Greenman | Maleska |
Thu Mar 10, 1983 | 3D | Odometer unit | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Wed Sep 22, 1982 | 42A | Word with post or stone | Jack R. Harnes | Maleska |
Sat May 1, 1982 | 41D | This is 4/5 of Derby distance | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Mon Jan 25, 1982 | 50D | 320 rods | Samuel H. Barkan | Maleska |
Mon Jan 4, 1982 | 41D | Wanamaker or Millrose run | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Tue Jun 16, 1981 | 25D | Linear measure | Maloney | Maleska |
Mon Feb 23, 1981 | 13A | Distance for Sebastian Coe | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sun Jan 4, 1981 | 38D | Distance for Coe | Nancy A. Wood | Maleska |
Thu May 8, 1980 | 49D | Eight furlongs | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Sat Aug 18, 1979 | 22A | Eight furlongs | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Aug 3, 1979 | 4D | Marathon unit | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Thu Jul 5, 1979 | 46A | 1,760 yards | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Jan 22, 1979 | 19A | Odometer unit | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Wed Dec 20, 1978 | 50D | Track-meet event | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Nov 10, 1978 | 48D | Miss's proverbial equivalent | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Sat Jun 24, 1978 | 61A | 1.6093 kilometers | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Tue Apr 4, 1978 | 47D | "And he walked a crooked ___" | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Wed Oct 12, 1977 | 12D | Relative of a knot | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Thu Jun 23, 1977 | 59A | Eight furlongs | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Mon Mar 7, 1977 | 45A | 1.6093 km. | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat Feb 19, 1977 | 49D | Kind of stone or post | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sat Jul 31, 1976 | 16A | "The Last ___" | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Fri Mar 5, 1976 | 16A | Some make it in four minutes | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Sep 8, 1975 | 13A | Four-minute distance, for some | Henry Hook | Weng |
Mon Aug 18, 1975 | 18A | Miss by a ___ | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
Wed Jul 9, 1975 | 41D | Denver's elevation | Marie West | Weng |
Sat Aug 24, 1974 | 12D | Statute or nautical | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sun Jul 8, 1973 | 53D | Track event | Thomas Sheehan | Weng |
Wed Apr 18, 1973 | 60A | ___ a minute | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 13, 1973 | 21A | Stint for Liquori | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 29, 1972 | 30D | The last ___ | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Wed Aug 30, 1972 | 25D | The last ___ | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jun 23, 1972 | 44A | Miss's equivalent | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Mar 7, 1972 | 50A | Liquori's distance | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 6, 1970 | 61A | Speedometer unit | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 9, 1969 | 35A | Forte of some horses. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 2, 1969 | 108D | Ryun's distance | Anthony Morse | Weng |
Sat Mar 9, 1968 | 5D | Distance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 26, 1968 | 57A | Race for Ryun. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 16, 1967 | 35A | Twenty-minute walk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 30, 1967 | 6A | Hiker's unit. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1967 | 61D | 20-minute walk. | Paula Bauersmith | Farrar |
Sat Jan 7, 1967 | 16A | Ryun's record run. | Bert Beaman | Farrar |
Tue Aug 30, 1966 | 21A | Ryun's specialty. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 31, 1965 | 11D | Relative of a knot. | Barbara L. Golub | Farrar |
Tue Sep 14, 1965 | 3D | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 24, 1965 | 22A | Unit of length. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1965 | 71D | 8 furlongs. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Thu Aug 27, 1964 | 69A | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 28, 1964 | 62D | 1,000 paces, once. | Will C. Weng | Farrar |
Fri Mar 13, 1964 | 17A | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 16, 1963 | 24A | Eight furlongs. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Tue Aug 20, 1963 | 36A | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 27, 1963 | 21A | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 28, 1962 | 97D | 8 furlongs. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Feb 15, 1962 | 7D | " ... and he went a crooked ___." | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Mon Nov 6, 1961 | 41A | Twenty-minute walk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 2, 1961 | 58D | Twenty-minute walk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 19, 1960 | 84A | 8 furlongs. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Sat Apr 23, 1960 | 23A | Herb Elliot's distance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 30, 1960 | 9D | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 20, 1960 | 36A | Eight furlongs. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Thu Dec 24, 1959 | 55D | Eight furlongs. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 10, 1959 | 19D | About twenty city blocks. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 27, 1959 | 44A | Eight furlongs. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Jun 30, 1959 | 62A | Twenty-minute walk. | Melville P. Liverance | Farrar |
Fri Nov 7, 1958 | 26D | One-third of a league. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Wed Jul 30, 1958 | 19A | Four-minute phenomenon. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Mar 15, 1958 | 60A | Eight furlongs. | Peter Allen | Farrar |
Mon Sep 16, 1957 | 22A | Distance. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1956 | 54A | Eight furlongs. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Wed Mar 14, 1956 | 12D | "He went a crooked ___ ... " | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 26, 1955 | 65A | Speedometer mark. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 10, 1955 | 56A | Eight furlongs. | Thomas Varner | Farrar |
Thu Oct 27, 1955 | 20D | Santee's event. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon May 30, 1955 | 36A | Twenty-minute stroll. | Mary Mackay | Farrar |
Sat Apr 9, 1955 | 45A | Santee distance. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Jan 5, 1955 | 23A | Landy's distance. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Dec 15, 1954 | 24A | Track event. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 30, 1954 | 3D | Fifteen-minute walk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 4, 1954 | 69A | Twenty-minute walk. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Tue Aug 4, 1953 | 12D | Twenty-minute walk. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 28, 1953 | 52A | Eight furlongs. | George Henderson | Farrar |
Sat Jan 17, 1953 | 30D | Fifteen-minute walk. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Mar 16, 1952 | 114A | Eight furlongs. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Jan 17, 1952 | 47A | Distance Gil Dodds often ran. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 13, 1951 | 55A | Gunder Haegg, in 4:01.4. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1951 | 118A | Wilt vs. Gehrmann. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sat May 19, 1951 | 37A | Wilt vs. Gehrmann distance. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Mar 12, 1951 | 35A | 1,760 yards. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 22, 1942 | 28A | 63,360 inches. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Sun Aug 2, 1942 | 58A | "The last long ___." | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |