Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 | 60A | Jack of old TV (2) | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 2022 | 46D | Jack of 1950s TV | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Dec 21, 2021 | 33D | Talk show host Jack | Guilherme Gilioli | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 2021 | 33A | Jack who pioneered late-night talk (2) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Mon Dec 28, 2020 | 2D | Jack who once hosted "The Tonight Show" (2) | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon May 13, 2019 | 36D | Early talk show host Jack | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Wed Mar 6, 2019 | 29D | 1950s-'60s TV emcee Jack | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Oct 16, 2018 | 24A | Carson's predecessor on "The Tonight Show" (2) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed Oct 18, 2017 | 44D | Allen's replacement on "The Tonight Show" | John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2017 | 53A | Jack who was quick with a quip | Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Tue Aug 8, 2017 | 13D | Jack of the old "Tonight Show" | Dan Flanagan | Shortz |
Wed Jan 20, 2016 | 7A | Late-night host before Carson | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
Sun Nov 22, 2015 | 31A | Jack in the box, once? | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 11, 2015 | 58A | Allen's successor on late-night TV | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sat Nov 29, 2014 | 24A | Onetime host of CBS's "The Morning Show" | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Aug 29, 2014 | 29D | Host of 1950s TV's "Bank on the Stars" | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Sat Nov 30, 2013 | 53D | "Up to ___" (1952 game show) (2) | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Sun May 5, 2013 | 108A | Carson's predecessor (6) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Oct 7, 2011 | 2D | Onetime host of "The Tonight Show" | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Thu Sep 1, 2011 | 65D | Onetime name in late-night TV | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 2011 | 59A | "Up to ___," 1952 game show (2) | Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg | Shortz |
Tue Jan 12, 2010 | 15A | Carson predecessor (4) | Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young | Shortz |
Wed Dec 16, 2009 | 6D | Subject of the documentary "Smart Television" | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Nov 27, 2009 | 22A | 1950s-'60s NBC host | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Mon Jun 29, 2009 | 5A | Jack who once hosted "The Tonight Show" (2) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Jun 21, 2009 | 94D | Carson's predecessor (6) | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Mon Jun 1, 2009 | 65A | See 6-Across | John Farmer | Shortz |
Wed Jan 7, 2009 | 69A | Host who said "I kid you not" | William Frank Macreery | Shortz |
Sun Sep 21, 2008 | 49A | 1950s-'70s TV host | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jun 24, 2008 | 53D | Jack who quipped "A funny thing happened to my mother one day: Me" | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Jun 23, 2008 | 39A | Jack who pioneered late-night talk (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Oct 22, 2007 | 59D | Jack of early late-night TV | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Apr 10, 2007 | 4D | Carson's predecessor (6) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Tue Jan 9, 2007 | 1A | Carson predecessor (4) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Nov 12, 2006 | 76A | Onetime host of "The Morning Show" and "The Tonight Show" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Sep 20, 2006 | 10A | Early late-night name (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat May 14, 2005 | 11D | Punnily titled 1952 quiz show "Up to ___" (2) | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Fri Mar 18, 2005 | 38A | Hugh Downs was his announcer | Ed Early | Shortz |
Wed Dec 1, 2004 | 10A | Old late-night host | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Mon Aug 23, 2004 | 20A | Carson's predecessor on "The Tonight Show" (2) | Nancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Sun Aug 1, 2004 | 8A | Subject of the documentary "As I Was Saying" | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Nov 5, 2003 | 50D | "I kid you not" speaker | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Fri Jul 11, 2003 | 51D | Jack of old TV (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2003 | 2D | Carson predecessor (4) | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Wed May 7, 2003 | 14A | Early late-night name (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Apr 27, 2003 | 1A | TV host with the instrumental theme "I-M-4-U" | Jon Delfin | Shortz |
Wed Apr 23, 2003 | 37A | Carson's predecessor (6) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Tue Jul 23, 2002 | 10A | Host before Carson | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Jul 5, 2002 | 49A | 1952 quiz show "Up to ___" | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Nov 11, 2001 | 34D | TV's Jack | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed May 16, 2001 | 54A | Carson's predecessor (6) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Nov 28, 2000 | 55A | Early late-night host | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Fri Feb 25, 2000 | 54D | Bygone TV host | William S. Cotter | Shortz |
Thu Jan 6, 2000 | 29D | 1950's-60's NBC star | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Fri Nov 5, 1999 | 1D | He quarreled with Winchell | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 1999 | 7D | Old TV host Jack (2) | Margaret Watson | Shortz |
Wed Jun 9, 1999 | 40A | Late-night pioneer | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Feb 13, 1999 | 54D | Punnily titled 1952 quiz show "Up to ___" (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 1998 | 61A | Pioneer talk show host | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 1998 | 9A | Onetime late-night host Jack | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Jul 30, 1998 | 36D | "I Kid You Not" autobiographer | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Nov 26, 1997 | 19A | Carson's predecessor at NBC | Nancy Schuster | Shortz |
Wed Apr 30, 1997 | 22D | Jack of 50's-60's TV | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jul 30, 1996 | 34A | Carson's predecessor (6) | E. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon May 13, 1996 | 42A | Old TV host Jack (2) | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Thu Oct 26, 1995 | 31A | 60's TV host | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 1995 | 114D | Comic Jack | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Feb 12, 1995 | 10A | Carson predecessor (4) | Alex & Victoria Black | Shortz |
Sat Oct 29, 1994 | 49D | Famous name in TV talk | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Thu Oct 21, 1993 | 26D | Carson's predecessor | Tap Osborn | Taub |
Wed Aug 18, 1993 | 53D | Former TV host Jack ___ | Manny Nosowsky | Maleska |
Fri Jun 11, 1993 | 24D | "Tonight" show host of yore | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Sat Oct 17, 1992 | 1A | A "Tonight Show" host | John Greenman | Maleska |
Thu Jul 30, 1992 | 6D | Former emcee on TV | Peggy Devlin | Maleska |
Thu Jun 4, 1992 | 29A | Carson forerunner | Jeff Herrington | Maleska |
Fri Jan 17, 1992 | 1A | Carson predecessor | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Jan 12, 1992 | 20D | Carson predecessor | Barbara Springer | Maleska |
Thu Jan 2, 1992 | 31D | Steve Allen's successor | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Wed May 1, 1991 | 10A | Jack the quipper | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Fri Nov 2, 1990 | 35D | Average talk-show host? | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri May 4, 1990 | 49D | Former "Tonight Show" host | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Tue Apr 3, 1990 | 45A | Carson's predecessor | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Tue Aug 15, 1989 | 30D | Early TV star | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Fri Jun 30, 1989 | 49D | Carson preceder | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Sat May 13, 1989 | 59A | Carson's predecessor | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Thu Mar 16, 1989 | 28D | Ex-talk show host | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Tue Jan 31, 1989 | 1A | Former talk-show host | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sun Dec 25, 1988 | 1D | "I Kid You Not" author | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Wed Dec 14, 1988 | 55D | Early late-night host | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Tue May 31, 1988 | 18A | Carson's predecessor | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Fri Mar 18, 1988 | 56D | He once scored on TV | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Sun Feb 7, 1988 | 38D | Carson predecessor | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Sun Nov 15, 1987 | 5D | The Jack before Johnny | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Sep 9, 1987 | 11D | Carson's predecessor | William Canine | Maleska |
Mon Jul 6, 1987 | 15A | "The Tonight Show" host: 1957-62 | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun May 31, 1987 | 1A | Former TV late-show host | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Thu Feb 5, 1987 | 37A | He kids you not | Dorothy Smitonick | Maleska |
Sat Nov 22, 1986 | 1D | Carson's predecessor | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Sep 28, 1986 | 88A | Carson predecessor | D. Jones | Maleska |
Thu Sep 25, 1986 | 14A | Former talk-show host | Dale O. Burgener | Maleska |
Wed Sep 10, 1986 | 65A | TV's Jack | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Mon Sep 8, 1986 | 50D | Former TV host | Whitten | Maleska |
Thu Aug 14, 1986 | 53D | Carson predecessor | William Canine | Maleska |
Sat Jul 12, 1986 | 62D | Late night TV pioneer | Laufer | Maleska |
Tue May 20, 1986 | 1A | Jack the quipper | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Mar 31, 1986 | 1A | Carson's predecessor | John Brobst | Maleska |
Wed May 22, 1985 | 51D | Jack ___, TV personality | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Wed Feb 27, 1985 | 40D | He wrote "I Kid You Not" | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Feb 27, 1984 | 31A | He wrote "I Kid You Not" | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Tue Dec 6, 1983 | 5A | Carson's predecessor | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Tue Jun 21, 1983 | 40D | He wrote "I Kid You Not" | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Mon Jan 3, 1983 | 1A | Jack of TV fame | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Fri Oct 15, 1982 | 17A | Host of a 1947 radio show | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Tue Jun 15, 1982 | 34D | Carson's predecessor | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Tue Apr 20, 1982 | 12D | Carson's predecessor | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Nov 1, 1981 | 22A | Jack the quipper | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Tue Sep 22, 1981 | 55D | Former talk-show host | Richard N. Platt, Jr. | Maleska |
Sat Jun 6, 1981 | 24A | Former TV host | Dowdall | Maleska |
Tue Mar 24, 1981 | 36A | Carson's predecessor | Margetts | Maleska |
Thu Nov 13, 1980 | 47A | TV's Jack | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Tue Sep 9, 1980 | 49D | Jack of TV fame | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Dec 9, 1979 | 52A | Former TV host | Lynn Gilbert Lempel | Maleska |
Mon Oct 15, 1979 | 17A | The Jack before Johnny | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Sun Mar 18, 1979 | 61D | Jack the quipper | David J. Pohl & John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Mar 12, 1979 | 1A | Former TV host, Jack ___ | Jacobs | Maleska |
Thu Jan 11, 1979 | 7D | The Jack before Johnny | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Mon Sep 26, 1977 | 52D | TV's Jack | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Tue Jun 21, 1977 | 10A | Jack of TV fame | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Wed Dec 22, 1976 | 39A | Jack of TV | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Wed Jul 14, 1976 | 26D | Jack of TV | D. Davis | Weng |
Sat Oct 18, 1975 | 31A | Carson's predecessor | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Wed Nov 6, 1974 | 48A | Jack of TV | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Sat Oct 5, 1974 | 22A | Jack of TV | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Fri Jun 28, 1974 | 37A | Jack of TV | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Wed May 8, 1974 | 34D | Jack of TV | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Sat Sep 1, 1973 | 54A | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 5, 1973 | 1A | TV's Jack | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 15, 1973 | 90A | TV emcee | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Tue Mar 27, 1973 | 31D | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 20, 1972 | 3D | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 16, 1972 | 45A | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 2, 1972 | 30D | Carson's predecessor | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Dec 23, 1971 | 56D | TV's Jack | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 22, 1971 | 14A | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 18, 1971 | 48D | Carson's predecessor | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Fri Apr 16, 1971 | 33A | Jack of TV | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 8, 1971 | 5A | Ceylon sandstone | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 9, 1970 | 54A | Former TV personality | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 3, 1969 | 6A | Carson's predecessor. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 15, 1967 | 47A | TV personality. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Fri Oct 7, 1966 | 25D | Television name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 18, 1966 | 36D | TV's Jack. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 22, 1963 | 33A | TV name. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 5, 1960 | 33D | Nightowl's TV choice. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 30, 1959 | 72D | TV name. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu Apr 23, 1959 | 52D | MC on TV. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sun Jul 13, 1958 | 61D | TV emcee. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Dec 22, 1957 | 36D | "Tonight" M. C. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Thu Oct 3, 1957 | 24D | M. C. of "Tonight." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 11, 1957 | 84A | Comedian Jack. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Jun 4, 1957 | 25A | Jack ___, comedian. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 16, 1956 | 83A | Jack of TV. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 7, 1955 | 98A | TV's Jack. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Tue Mar 17, 1953 | 27D | Coral-like undersea sandstone. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Mar 18, 1951 | 36D | He asks the $64 question. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |