Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Jan 5, 2025 | 109D | Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper | Kareem Ayas | Shortz |
Sat Jan 4, 2025 | 1D | Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Tue Oct 22, 2024 | 59D | Sch. west of Beverly Hills | Barbara Lin | Fagliano |
Sun Oct 6, 2024 | 85D | Home of Pauley Pavilion: Abbr. (2) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 22, 2024 | 7D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Laura Dershewitz | Fagliano |
Fri Jul 5, 2024 | 3D | Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett | Trent H. Evans | Fagliano |
Tue Jun 25, 2024 | 51D | It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910) | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | Fagliano |
Thu Feb 29, 2024 | 8D | Sch. that once used a live bear as a mascot during football games | Esha Datta | Shortz |
Tue Feb 13, 2024 | 14A | Sch. near Bel Air | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 10, 2023 | 2D | Where Carol Burnett studied theater arts, for short | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Oct 1, 2023 | 108D | Bruins' home, in brief | Jeffrey Lease | Shortz |
Sat Jul 8, 2023 | 2D | Alma mater for Jackie Robinson, in brief | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Thu Jun 15, 2023 | 3D | Sch. whose colors are blue and gold | David Harris | Shortz |
Sun May 21, 2023 | 91A | Sch. near the Getty Center | Robert Ryan | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 2023 | 22D | Sch. whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2023 | 108D | Campus with the ZIP code 90095 | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Mon Oct 17, 2022 | 28D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Caryn L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Sep 28, 2022 | 60D | Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024 | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
Tue Aug 30, 2022 | 55D | Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2022 | 58A | Big Ten addition announced in 2022 | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2022 | 14A | Its motto is "Fiat lux" | August Lee-Kovach | Shortz |
Wed Feb 23, 2022 | 10A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Rose Conlon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 26, 2021 | 20D | Sch. where a live bear used to take the field during football games | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Wed Nov 17, 2021 | 37A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Anne Grae Martin | Shortz |
Tue Nov 9, 2021 | 54D | Home of the Bruins | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson | Shortz |
Sat Oct 23, 2021 | 5D | First sch. to win 100 N.C.A.A. titles | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Wed Aug 11, 2021 | 22A | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jul 26, 2021 | 65A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Tommy Pauly | Shortz |
Sat Dec 12, 2020 | 6D | Sch. with the most applications in the U.S. | Sid Sivakumar and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Fri Dec 11, 2020 | 57A | Where Jackie Robinson played college ball | Ari Richter | Shortz |
Mon Aug 31, 2020 | 56D | Sch. whose home football games used to include a live bear on the field | Anne Marie Crinnion | Shortz |
Thu Aug 27, 2020 | 15A | Sch. with the song "Hail to the Hills of Westwood" | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Jun 14, 2020 | 109D | Sch. with the most N.C.A.A. men's basketball championships (11) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Apr 28, 2020 | 51A | Sch. near Beverly Hills (3) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue Mar 31, 2020 | 52D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Christina Iverson and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sat Feb 8, 2020 | 48D | Where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played college ball | Hemant Mehta | Shortz |
Sun Jan 12, 2020 | 22A | School with its own ZIP code - 90095 | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 14, 2019 | 28D | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (4) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 2019 | 11D | Sch. near Hollywood (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat May 18, 2019 | 18A | Alma mater of N.B.A. M.V.P. Russell Westbrook | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Dec 5, 2018 | 35D | Jackie Robinson's alma mater (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Oct 17, 2018 | 66A | Sch. whose colors are "true blue" and gold (2) | Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2018 | 39A | Bruins' home (3) | John Lampkin | Shortz |
Mon Aug 13, 2018 | 40D | Sch. near Hollywood (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon May 14, 2018 | 11D | The N.C.A.A.'s Bruins | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue May 8, 2018 | 66A | Sch. that plays home football games at the Rose Bowl | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Fri Mar 30, 2018 | 10D | Most-applied-to school in the U.S. | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Fri Mar 23, 2018 | 56A | Ronald Reagan ___ Medical Center | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Feb 12, 2018 | 52D | Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Bruins | Michael Black | Shortz |
Sat Nov 4, 2017 | 60A | Home to the Ronald Reagan Med. Ctr. | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mon Jul 10, 2017 | 16A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 2017 | 84D | It has a noted school of theater, film and television | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Mon May 1, 2017 | 31D | The Bruins of the Pac-12 | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 2017 | 15A | Pac-12 hoops powerhouse | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sat Sep 17, 2016 | 60A | Where Arthur Ashe played college tennis | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2016 | 115A | Most-applied-to sch. in the U.S. | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2016 | 17D | Five-time Rose Bowl winner, for short | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun Feb 21, 2016 | 36D | One of the so-called "Public Ivies" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2015 | 111D | Home of the David Geffen School of Medicine, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 2015 | 1D | Pac-12 team (3) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Mon Mar 16, 2015 | 14A | Pac-12 hoops giant | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Jan 8, 2015 | 46D | Winningest N.C.A.A. Basketball Championship sch. | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Mon Sep 15, 2014 | 63A | Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Aug 31, 2014 | 5D | Campus attended by Elle in "Legally Blonde" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Wed Aug 20, 2014 | 26D | Rose Bowl stadium sch. | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 25, 2014 | 57D | Sch. near Beverly Hills (3) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Mar 11, 2014 | 53D | Pac-12 basketball powerhouse | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Tue Feb 18, 2014 | 58D | Pac-12 team (3) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon Feb 17, 2014 | 5A | Bruins' sch. (14) | David Gray | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 2014 | 56D | Its fight song is "The Mighty Bruins" | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Wed Oct 2, 2013 | 36A | Sch. near Beverly Hills (3) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Thu Aug 15, 2013 | 49D | Where Troy Aikman was a QB | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Mar 20, 2013 | 54A | Sch. that publishes the Daily Bruin | Raymond C. Young | Shortz |
Sat Mar 16, 2013 | 32D | Carol Burnett's 17-Across | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Wed Jan 23, 2013 | 15A | Jackie Robinson's alma mater (3) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Aug 20, 2012 | 59A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Robert Cirillo | Shortz |
Mon May 21, 2012 | 57D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue May 8, 2012 | 57A | Campus near Beverly Hills, briefly | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 42D | Where Bertrand Russell taught philosophy, for short | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
Wed Feb 22, 2012 | 55D | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater, in brief | Karen Young Bonin | Shortz |
Tue Oct 11, 2011 | 53D | The Bruins' sch. (2) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 2011 | 14A | Pac-12 team (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue May 4, 2010 | 21A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2010 | 54D | Pac-10 competitor | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Mar 26, 2010 | 42A | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (4) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Tue Mar 16, 2010 | 25A | Sch. with home games at Pauley Pavilion | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue Mar 2, 2010 | 58D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 1, 2010 | 30D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
Mon Jun 15, 2009 | 15A | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | John Dunn | Shortz |
Fri Apr 3, 2009 | 40A | Peace Nobelist Ralph Bunche's alma mater | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sun Nov 30, 2008 | 36D | "True blue" and gold team | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed May 28, 2008 | 2D | Pac-10 sch. (2) | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 | 40D | Sch. whose colors are "true blue" and gold (2) | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Sun Aug 12, 2007 | 68A | Alma mater for Carol Burnett and Jim Morrison: Abbr. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Feb 10, 2007 | 30D | Ralph Bunche's alma mater | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sun Aug 6, 2006 | 85D | Where Lew Alcindor played | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
Wed Jul 5, 2006 | 18A | Sch. where John Wooden coached | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2006 | 117A | Jackie Robinson's alma mater (3) | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Wed Sep 14, 2005 | 54D | Bruins' sch. (14) | David Elfman | Shortz |
Tue Jun 14, 2005 | 18A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Mar 10, 2005 | 55D | Pac Ten powerhouse | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 2005 | 15A | Pac 10 member (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Dec 25, 2004 | 1A | Sch. with a Jack Benny Award for comedy | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Tue Dec 14, 2004 | 58D | The Bruins' sch. (2) | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Mon Dec 6, 2004 | 15A | The Bruins of the Pac Ten (2) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Nov 8, 2004 | 51D | Sch. where Bill Walton played | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Thu Aug 26, 2004 | 35D | Bruins home, for short | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Wed Apr 14, 2004 | 56D | Longtime John Wooden team | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Apr 7, 2004 | 37A | The Bruins of the Pac Ten (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 2004 | 5A | Bruins of the Pac 10 | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 2003 | 7D | The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (10) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Nov 30, 2003 | 25A | Home of Pauley Pavilion: Abbr. (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 2003 | 17A | Pac-10 team (4) | Steve Jones | Shortz |
Sat May 17, 2003 | 52D | Powell Library locale, for short | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Mon May 5, 2003 | 51D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Tue Dec 3, 2002 | 2D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Tue Aug 20, 2002 | 2D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sat Aug 10, 2002 | 59A | Pac 10 member (2) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Tue Jul 23, 2002 | 37D | Pac-10 team, for short | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun Jun 30, 2002 | 70D | 1995 N.C.A.A. hoops champs (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Jun 4, 2002 | 64A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Matthew J. Koceich | Shortz |
Wed Apr 10, 2002 | 57D | Bruins' home (3) | Gregory Casagrande | Shortz |
Wed Mar 6, 2002 | 67A | Pac 10 school | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Oct 25, 2001 | 3D | Arthur Ashe's alma mater | John Scott Marrone | Shortz |
Sun Sep 23, 2001 | 66D | Five-time Rose Bowl winner (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sat Aug 11, 2001 | 25D | 1995 N.C.A.A. hoops champs (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Apr 23, 2001 | 56D | Pac Ten school | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 12, 2000 | 19D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Nick Grivas | Shortz |
Sun Nov 12, 2000 | 41A | John Wooden Center site | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Nov 4, 2000 | 31A | 60's-70's sports dynasty | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Sep 30, 2000 | 51D | Flo-Jo went to it | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2000 | 19A | Troy Aikman's alma mater (2) | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Mon Jul 3, 2000 | 57D | Bruins' sch. (14) | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Tue Jun 6, 2000 | 53D | Daily Bruin sch. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed May 17, 2000 | 56D | Pac Ten team | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 133D | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (4) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 1999 | 85D | Troy Aikman's alma mater (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 24, 1999 | 65D | Where John Wooden coached | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Aug 29, 1999 | 93A | Drake Stadium site | Lou and Fran Sabin | Shortz |
Mon May 24, 1999 | 56D | U.S.C. rival | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 1999 | 54D | Pac 10 team (4) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Mon Mar 29, 1999 | 41A | Bruins' sch. (14) | Bill Ballard | Shortz |
Thu Aug 27, 1998 | 53D | Where Bill Walton played | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Fri Jun 19, 1998 | 51D | Pauley Pavilion team | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 1998 | 61D | Pac 10 sch. (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Mar 11, 1998 | 37A | Pac 10 team (4) | Bette Sue Cohen | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 1997 | 57D | Bruins' home (3) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed May 14, 1997 | 68A | 1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs (2) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Thu Oct 31, 1996 | 55D | Kareem's alma mater | L. Sidway | Shortz |
Sun Oct 20, 1996 | 42D | 1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs (2) | R. Ross | Shortz |
Thu Jun 13, 1996 | 57A | Where Jackie Robinson lettered | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue May 21, 1996 | 49D | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater (2) | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 1996 | 47D | Bruins of the N.C.A.A. (2) | N. Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Jan 21, 1996 | 35A | Five-time Rose Bowl winner (2) | R. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sat May 13, 1995 | 11A | 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs (4) | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
Wed Feb 8, 1995 | 17A | Perennial basketball powerhouse | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Dec 6, 1994 | 44A | Bruins' school | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 1994 | 99D | Pac 10 team (4) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 30, 1994 | 70D | John Wooden's school | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 1994 | 66A | 60's B-ball champs | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Fri Dec 31, 1993 | 54D | Member of 59-Across | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Thu Nov 25, 1993 | 19A | Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater (2) | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |