Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thu Apr 11, 2024 | 59D | Average (2) | Dan Caprera | Fagliano |
Fri Aug 25, 2023 | 46A | Nickname that drops -an | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Tue Apr 25, 2023 | 61A | 1990s "Weekend Update" host Macdonald | Grant Boroughs | Shortz |
Sun Jan 15, 2023 | 68D | It's just what you'd expect | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
Thu Oct 13, 2022 | 26A | Opposite of an exception | Lewis Rothlein | Shortz |
Fri Jun 24, 2022 | 6D | Summer temperatures of 120ยบ F, in Death Valley | Sophia Maymudes and Margaret Seikel | Shortz |
Sun Jun 19, 2022 | 31A | Usual (2) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Tue Nov 2, 2021 | 14A | Societal standard | Vaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Sun Jul 18, 2021 | 63D | Benchmark (5) | Jesse Goldberg | Shortz |
Wed Mar 10, 2021 | 17A | Good name for an average Joe | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 2021 | 51D | About 460 inches of rain per year, on Kauai's Mt. Waialeale | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Aug 19, 2020 | 57D | Standard (13) | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 2020 | 31D | Societal expectation | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Thu Mar 19, 2020 | 27D | It's what you would expect | Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting | Shortz |
Fri Dec 20, 2019 | 31D | Nothing special, with "the" | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sat Nov 2, 2019 | 30A | Middle of a bell curve | Paolo Pasco and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Aug 20, 2019 | 34D | It's to be expected (2) | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Thu Jan 31, 2019 | 35D | Standard (13) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Dec 19, 2018 | 55D | Average guy? (3) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Thu May 31, 2018 | 43A | What to expect | Dominick Talvacchio | Shortz |
Tue Mar 20, 2018 | 56D | Standard (13) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sat Apr 15, 2017 | 40A | What you can expect | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Thu Aug 18, 2016 | 42A | It's so typical | Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Apr 9, 2016 | 29A | It's no surprise | David Phillips | Shortz |
Sun Dec 6, 2015 | 75D | Expected amount | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Jul 2, 2015 | 28D | What par isn't for most golfers | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sat Feb 14, 2015 | 60A | It's to be expected (2) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Nov 5, 2014 | 34D | Standard (13) | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Fri Sep 19, 2014 | 62A | Christie novel title that, without spaces, is a man's name | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 126A | It's what's to be expected | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Oct 31, 2013 | 7D | An I.Q. of about 100, e.g. | David Kwong | Shortz |
Fri Sep 27, 2013 | 32D | What's typical | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sat Sep 7, 2013 | 32A | Unsurprising outcome | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Tue Aug 27, 2013 | 6D | Usual figure | Jacob McDermott | Shortz |
Sun Jun 23, 2013 | 54A | What's expected (5) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Jan 15, 2013 | 17A | Expected outcome | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri Oct 28, 2011 | 43D | Abram of "This Old House" | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Wed Mar 2, 2011 | 1A | Only patron on "Cheers" to appear in all 275 episodes | David Poole | Shortz |
Wed Jan 26, 2011 | 56D | What's expected (5) | David Murchie | Shortz |
Tue Sep 28, 2010 | 18A | Having two or three kids in a family, nowadays | Michael Torch | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 2010 | 13D | Usual (2) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Mon Mar 15, 2010 | 37A | "Cheers" barfly | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 | 29D | Rule | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Tue Sep 2, 2008 | 24D | What's expected (5) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 2008 | 66A | Par for the course | John Farmer | Shortz |
Wed Jul 25, 2007 | 49A | "Cheers" character (2) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Jun 18, 2007 | 36A | Standard (13) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon May 28, 2007 | 36A | It's typical | John Underwood | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 2006 | 109D | What's expected (5) | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry | Shortz |
Mon Jun 19, 2006 | 5A | Average (2) | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Fri Oct 14, 2005 | 28A | It's not out of the ordinary | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Tue Oct 11, 2005 | 54D | Benchmark (5) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 2005 | 7D | Name for an average guy? | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Sun Apr 18, 2004 | 3D | Standard (13) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Fri Mar 12, 2004 | 24A | Standard (13) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Dec 7, 2003 | 82D | What's expected (5) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Mon Jul 28, 2003 | 55D | Typical amount | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue May 20, 2003 | 57D | Bell curve peak | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Sun Oct 13, 2002 | 76A | 100 for an I.Q. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Sep 16, 2002 | 51A | Standard (13) | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Aug 13, 2002 | 16A | Standard (13) | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Tue Jan 15, 2002 | 30D | Average guy? (3) | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Sun Oct 28, 2001 | 96A | What is expected | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Wed Jun 6, 2001 | 34D | "Cheers" regular (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Feb 15, 2001 | 44D | Benchmark (5) | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Thu Nov 16, 2000 | 53D | Benchmark (5) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Jul 3, 2000 | 55D | Test standard | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Wed Mar 8, 2000 | 20A | Comparison figure | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Sun Jul 4, 1999 | 6D | Convention | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Feb 2, 1999 | 14A | Standard (13) | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Nov 4, 1998 | 5D | "Cheers" regular (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Feb 13, 1998 | 22A | Vera's TV husband | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Jan 24, 1998 | 10D | 100, I.Q.-wise | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Nov 20, 1997 | 17A | Benchmark (5) | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Thu Oct 30, 1997 | 2D | Group standard | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Sep 14, 1997 | 35D | Math calculation | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Nov 5, 1996 | 36A | Standard (13) | Jeremiah Farrell | Shortz |
Sun Aug 25, 1996 | 4D | "Cheers" character (2) | R. Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Aug 18, 1996 | 85A | Model | F. and L. Sabin | Shortz |
Tue Jun 18, 1996 | 67A | "Cheers" patron | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Dec 13, 1995 | 14A | "Cheers" stoolie? | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Mon Jul 3, 1995 | 48D | Average guy? (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Dec 11, 1994 | 29D | Standard (13) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Tue Nov 15, 1994 | 13A | "Cheers" habitue (2) | Judith Perry | Shortz |
Thu Jun 2, 1994 | 46A | Standard (13) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Apr 12, 1994 | 40D | "Cheers" role | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Tue Jan 4, 1994 | 57D | "Cheers" habitue (2) | David A. Rosen | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Sep 20, 1993 | 5A | "Cheers" role | Sidney L. Robbins | Taub |
Sat May 15, 1993 | 64A | Standard | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Mar 31, 1993 | 8D | Schwarzkopf, to friends | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Fri Dec 18, 1992 | 56D | Average | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Sun Sep 27, 1992 | 37D | Cash of baseball | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
Sun Sep 20, 1992 | 97D | Par | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Sep 19, 1991 | 28D | Christie novel | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu Feb 28, 1991 | 3D | Brew fancier in "Cheers" | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Thu Jan 3, 1991 | 27D | Model | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Thu Aug 23, 1990 | 7D | Standard | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Jul 8, 1990 | 88A | Custom | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Sun Jan 21, 1990 | 74A | Average | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Thu Dec 21, 1989 | 66A | Average | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Mon Sep 18, 1989 | 57D | George Wendt's role on 1 Across | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed May 24, 1989 | 44D | "Cheers" character | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Thu Nov 17, 1988 | 40A | Standard | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Thu Sep 1, 1988 | 53A | Standard | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Wed Apr 27, 1988 | 3D | "Cheers" patron | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Thu Aug 6, 1987 | 54D | A Crosby | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Jan 5, 1987 | 30D | Criterion | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Wed Nov 5, 1986 | 19A | Standard | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Sun Jun 8, 1986 | 69D | Routine state | Barry L. Cohen | Maleska |
Thu Apr 17, 1986 | 18A | Standard | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat Oct 12, 1985 | 54D | Average | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Dec 29, 1984 | 63A | Standard | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun May 20, 1984 | 1D | Average | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Apr 6, 1984 | 27A | Standard | Jones | Maleska |
Mon Dec 12, 1983 | 1A | Comic Crosby | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Oct 3, 1983 | 17A | Comedian Crosby | Trussel | Maleska |
Fri Jul 8, 1983 | 20D | Comedian Crosby | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Sun Jun 26, 1983 | 25D | Standard | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon May 2, 1983 | 52A | Average | Diana R. Sessions | Maleska |
Thu Jul 1, 1982 | 19D | Christie book | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Sat Apr 10, 1982 | 51D | Snead of QB fame | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Mar 3, 1982 | 46D | Standard | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Tue Dec 1, 1981 | 44D | Standard | Hugh McElroy | Maleska |
Tue Oct 27, 1981 | 48A | Standard; pattern | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed Oct 14, 1981 | 61A | Average | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Wed Sep 23, 1981 | 57D | Comic Crosby | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Apr 27, 1981 | 59A | Model | Daniel Deutsch | Maleska |
Sat Apr 11, 1981 | 36A | Christie novel | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Thu Feb 5, 1981 | 4D | Average | Nikki Tenfelde | Maleska |
Thu Jan 22, 1981 | 54D | Standard | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Sat Jan 10, 1981 | 63A | Christie thriller | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Tue Oct 7, 1980 | 22A | Standard | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Aug 20, 1980 | 61A | Standard | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Mon Jul 14, 1980 | 28A | Set standard | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Tue Jun 3, 1980 | 45A | Standard | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue May 6, 1980 | 50A | Standard | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Mar 3, 1980 | 23D | Standard | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Oct 31, 1979 | 49A | Christie mystery | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Wed Oct 3, 1979 | 62D | Average | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Thu Jun 21, 1979 | 11D | Standard | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Mon Apr 9, 1979 | 26D | Average | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Sun Jul 9, 1978 | 37D | Standard | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jun 12, 1978 | 29D | Comedian Crosby | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Sun Jun 11, 1978 | 34D | Average | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Sun Jun 4, 1978 | 110D | Conformist's concern | Chet Currier | Maleska |
Sat May 20, 1978 | 36D | Standard | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Wed Sep 7, 1977 | 33D | Par | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Tue May 31, 1977 | 39D | Standard | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Jul 20, 1976 | 54D | Standard | R. Kaplan | Weng |
Fri Oct 3, 1975 | 66A | Average | Norton Rhoades | Weng |
Sun Sep 8, 1974 | 116A | Standard | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun May 19, 1974 | 122D | Standard | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Wed Sep 26, 1973 | 39A | General level | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 20, 1973 | 3D | Average | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 15, 1973 | 65A | Standard | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 18, 1972 | 16A | Average | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 5, 1972 | 56A | Average | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jan 23, 1972 | 8D | Standard | Nancy S. Ross | Weng |
Tue Jan 18, 1972 | 58A | Model | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 15, 1971 | 64A | Average | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Tue Jul 13, 1971 | 34D | Average | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 16, 1971 | 3D | Standard | Jack Rosenthal | Weng |
Wed Apr 21, 1971 | 18D | Standard | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 29, 1970 | 71A | Standard | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Mon Oct 12, 1970 | 3D | Standard | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Sep 15, 1970 | 54D | Statistical gauge | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jul 18, 1970 | 37A | Standard | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Mar 23, 1970 | 64A | Average | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 5, 1969 | 51A | Standard. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 19, 1969 | 52D | Model. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 16, 1969 | 30A | Standard. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 19, 1968 | 13D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 10, 1968 | 57D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 14, 1967 | 26A | Standard. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Mon Feb 20, 1967 | 62D | Standard. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sat Dec 17, 1966 | 28D | Model for a group. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 29, 1966 | 34D | Standard. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun May 23, 1965 | 41D | Middle point. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Dec 12, 1964 | 11D | Pattern for a group. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 26, 1964 | 33A | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 22, 1964 | 20A | Pattern. | John Byrne | Farrar |
Thu Feb 20, 1964 | 21D | Average. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Thu Jan 2, 1964 | 24D | Average. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sat Dec 21, 1963 | 13D | Standard. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Fri Dec 13, 1963 | 14A | Standard. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Sat Nov 23, 1963 | 36D | Average. | Joseph S. Crowell | Farrar |
Fri Nov 22, 1963 | 15A | Pattern of a group. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Fri Aug 2, 1963 | 60A | Model. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 11, 1963 | 68A | Pattern. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 28, 1963 | 30A | Standard. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Apr 7, 1963 | 57A | Pattern. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Sat Apr 6, 1963 | 63A | Model. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 6, 1963 | 50D | Standard. | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Farrar |
Tue Nov 6, 1962 | 62D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 15, 1962 | 72A | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1962 | 100D | Pattern. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Jan 13, 1962 | 34A | Standard, as a temperature. | Joseph S. Crowell | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1961 | 101A | Standard. | Stephanie Caruana | Farrar |
Mon Jul 31, 1961 | 3D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 6, 1961 | 15A | Standard of behavior. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jun 21, 1961 | 48D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 29, 1961 | 40A | Model. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 7, 1961 | 24D | Standard. | Sandy Graf | Farrar |
Sat Apr 8, 1961 | 7D | Standard. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 1, 1960 | 15A | Average. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 11, 1959 | 80A | Standard. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Aug 22, 1959 | 4D | Standard. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 5, 1959 | 21D | Pattern. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun May 11, 1958 | 116D | Standard. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Apr 4, 1958 | 23A | The typical or average. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Aug 30, 1957 | 63A | Standard. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Mon Jul 29, 1957 | 55A | Standard of behaviour. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Wed Feb 13, 1957 | 50D | Standard. | Helen K. Whitman | Farrar |
Mon Jan 23, 1956 | 13D | The mean. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Aug 19, 1955 | 5D | Pattern. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Aug 13, 1955 | 33A | Model or pattern. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 5, 1955 | 52D | Model. | Philip G. Rosemond | Farrar |
Tue Mar 22, 1955 | 34D | Pattern for a group. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 10, 1954 | 3D | Pattern for a group. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Tue May 11, 1954 | 51A | Standard. | Dorothy Smith | Farrar |
Thu Feb 4, 1954 | 64A | Average. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 7, 1953 | 50D | Standard. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Tue May 19, 1953 | 47A | Standard. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Fri May 16, 1952 | 43A | The mean; average. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 30, 1950 | 32A | Average. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun May 15, 1949 | 78D | Pattern. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Apr 25, 1948 | 5D | Pattern. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Jan 27, 1946 | 128A | Criterion. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1945 | 130A | Typical example. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Sep 17, 1944 | 74D | Pattern. | Betty C. Crisman | Farrar |
Anagrams: | MORN |