Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Oct 11, 2023 | 24A | Airline once acquired by Carl Icahn | Miranda Kany | Shortz |
Fri Dec 31, 2021 | 37D | United competitor, once | Meghan Morris | Shortz |
Sun Dec 19, 2021 | 82A | Old "Up, up and away" sloganeer (3) | Laura Taylor Kinnel | Shortz |
Wed Dec 1, 2021 | 49A | American acquisition of 2001 (2) | Christopher Youngs | Shortz |
Thu Jul 8, 2021 | 36D | One of the "Big Four" domestic carriers, once | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Thu May 6, 2021 | 6D | Onetime United competitor | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Sep 22, 2020 | 42D | It stopped flying in 2001 | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Thu Jan 23, 2020 | 53A | Pan Am rival (6) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 5, 2020 | 72D | Carrier until 2001 | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Jun 2, 2019 | 96A | Initials hidden in "jetway," appropriately | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sat Feb 9, 2019 | 48A | Carrier seen in "The Aviator" | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed Feb 6, 2019 | 10D | Bygone Pan Am rival | Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue Oct 9, 2018 | 26D | Onetime Pan Am rival (2) | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Fri Oct 5, 2018 | 54D | Eastern rival | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2018 | 106A | Its hub at J.F.K. was designed by Eero Saarinen | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Thu Dec 28, 2017 | 36A | Bygone carrier (6) | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Sun Dec 10, 2017 | 61D | J.F.K.'s former ___ Terminal | Erik Agard and Laura Braunstein | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2017 | 96D | Early flight inits. | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sun Oct 22, 2017 | 75A | Old United rival | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2017 | 48D | Howard Hughes acquisition of 1939 | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Apr 30, 2017 | 81A | Pan Am rival (6) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2016 | 54A | This does not fly | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Wed Jan 13, 2016 | 68D | Old "You're going to like us" sloganeer | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sun Oct 11, 2015 | 107A | First American carrier to show movies on flights | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Sep 28, 2015 | 41D | Old "Up, up and away" carrier (3) | Dan Bischof and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Feb 9, 2015 | 44D | Onetime carrier with a hub at JFK | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 2014 | 65D | Old rival of America | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 2014 | 114D | Pan Am rival (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Apr 3, 2014 | 34A | Co. in a 2001 merger with American | David Benkof and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Mar 19, 2014 | 11D | Carrier in "The Aviator" | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Tue Dec 24, 2013 | 1A | United rival, once | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Fri Oct 11, 2013 | 22A | Old co. with overlapping globes in its logo | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Jun 16, 2013 | 104A | J.F.K.'s historic ___ Flight Center | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Sun Apr 28, 2013 | 104A | It had a hub at J.F.K. | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Apr 13, 2013 | 57D | Old Eastern alternative | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri Mar 1, 2013 | 30A | First carrier to offer regular in-flight movies, 1961 | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Wed Feb 13, 2013 | 18D | Pan Am rival (6) | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
Mon Sep 17, 2012 | 44A | Bygone flier (2) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Mon Aug 6, 2012 | 36D | Old "We're up to something good" carrier | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 106A | Former J.F.K. line | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Thu Oct 6, 2011 | 35D | Pan Am rival (6) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 2011 | 35A | Old "One mission. Yours." sloganeer | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 2011 | 21A | Co. once owned by Howard Hughes | Kay Anderson | Shortz |
Tue Feb 8, 2011 | 30D | "You're going to like us. ___" (1980s slogan) | Robert W. Harris | Shortz |
Sun Nov 14, 2010 | 100D | Bygone rival of Delta | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Nov 1, 2010 | 2D | Old "Up, up and away" carrier (3) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Tue Sep 21, 2010 | 63D | Eero Saarinen designed its J.F.K. terminal | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun Dec 6, 2009 | 62A | Co. of which Howard Hughes became the principal shareholder in 1939 | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Sep 29, 2009 | 19A | Old "Up, up and away" carrier (3) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Wed Sep 2, 2009 | 8D | Old carrier inits. | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 2009 | 39A | Old competitor of Pan Am | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2009 | 64D | Bygone flier (2) | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2009 | 116D | Former rival of USAir | Phil Ruzbarsky | Shortz |
Sun Feb 1, 2009 | 58D | Old "Up, up and away" sloganeer (3) | Victor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2007 | 26D | Former rival of Pan Am | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Sep 11, 2007 | 19A | USAir rival (2) | Christina Houlihan Kelly | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 2006 | 60D | Howard Hughes's airline | Norm Guggenbiller | Shortz |
Tue Mar 28, 2006 | 50A | Bygone Eastern rival | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Sat Jan 14, 2006 | 19A | Company once taken over by Carl Icahn | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 2005 | 36D | Its slogan used to be "One mission. Yours." | Bonnie L. Gentry | Shortz |
Mon Oct 3, 2005 | 30D | Bygone carrier (6) | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Aug 30, 2005 | 53A | Onetime United rival | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Sun Jun 5, 2005 | 63A | Bygone carrier (6) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 2004 | 111D | Old "Up, up and away" sloganeer (3) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Oct 13, 2004 | 52D | Pan Am competitor | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Jul 27, 2004 | 50D | Onetime Pan Am rival (2) | Len Elliott | Shortz |
Sun Jun 20, 2004 | 41A | Old air letters | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 2004 | 42D | Eero Saarinen's ___ Terminal at J.F.K. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Feb 24, 2004 | 42D | Former flying inits. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Jan 26, 2004 | 65D | Intl. flier, once | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Jan 12, 2004 | 55A | PanAm rival (6) | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Fri Dec 19, 2003 | 1A | Eastern competitor | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Nov 9, 2003 | 61A | Bygone carrier (6) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Jul 5, 2003 | 10D | Aviation acquisition of 2001 | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon May 12, 2003 | 1A | Bygone airline | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Tue Oct 15, 2002 | 30A | Bygone carrier (6) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Jun 2, 2002 | 84D | Onetime jet insignia | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Thu Apr 25, 2002 | 59D | Bygone carrier (6) | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Sat Apr 13, 2002 | 57D | American acquisition | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Thu Mar 21, 2002 | 63D | Old name in travel | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 18, 2001 | 108D | Airport inits. | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Nov 7, 2001 | 29D | American acquisition of 2001 (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Jul 16, 2001 | 38A | Delta rival | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jul 5, 2001 | 44A | Howard Hughes once controlled it | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Jun 29, 2001 | 50D | "The things we do to make you happy" sloganeer | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Sun Jun 10, 2001 | 80A | Co. founded as Western Air Express | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Feb 17, 2001 | 6D | Letters on some liners | Robert Bridges | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2000 | 60D | Company once owned by Howard Hughes | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2000 | 2D | U.S. Airways competitor (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Feb 4, 2000 | 31A | Transportation inits. since 1930 | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Thu Oct 7, 1999 | 1D | Ambassadors Club carrier | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Wed Jul 14, 1999 | 39D | "Find out how good we really are" sloganeer | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed May 19, 1999 | 1D | Terminal letters | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Apr 1, 1999 | 37D | Air letters? | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Sun Jan 10, 1999 | 55A | 747 letters | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Aug 1, 1998 | 45A | "Up up and away" co. | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jul 20, 1998 | 73A | US Airways competitor (2) | Mary E. Brindamour | Shortz |
Sun Mar 15, 1998 | 113A | Letters on some 747's | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Mar 3, 1998 | 61D | J.F.K. terminal | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Feb 26, 1998 | 35A | Its hub is in St. Louis | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Wed Feb 25, 1998 | 57A | United rival (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Feb 15, 1998 | 112D | American competitor | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Dec 22, 1997 | 51A | Airline with the old slogan "Up, up and away" | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Wed Dec 17, 1997 | 62D | Northwest competitor | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Sun Aug 3, 1997 | 52D | Its slogan was once "The things we do to make you happy" | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 74D | Its slogan was once "Find out how good we really are" | R. Hamel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 31, 1996 | 63D | United competition | J. Savage | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 1996 | 51A | "Up, up and away" company | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 1995 | 106D | USAir rival (2) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 1994 | 109A | Carl Icahn company | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 4, 1994 | 68D | United rival (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 1994 | 29A | American rival | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Sep 2, 1994 | 25A | KLM rival | Bryant White | Shortz |