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12 results for ALBANY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 29, 2024	13D	State capital once home to Herman Melville	Esha Datta	Shortz
Sun Dec 24, 2017	95D	Capital whose name ends in its state's postal code	Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Dec 17, 2017	12D	State capital that's the setting of "Ironweed"	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Tue Aug 22, 2017	46D	Original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Thu Dec 24, 2015	56A	Duke of ___ ("King Lear" character)	Derek Bowman	Shortz
Thu Nov 27, 2014	54A	Eastern terminus of the Erie Canal	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Fri Nov 29, 2013	55A	Ray Charles's Georgia birthplace	Ned White	Shortz
Mon Oct 13, 2003	45D	The Empire State's capital	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Tue Mar 4, 2003	20A	Capital on the Hudson	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri May 24, 2002	41D	Erie Canal terminus	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jan 21, 1996	94D	It's named for the Duke of York	R. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Feb 27, 1994	13D	Erie Canal city	Bette Sue Cohen	Shortz

3 results for ALBANY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 27, 2015	Acrostic	X	U.S. capital named for a British dukedom	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Mar 10, 2013	Acrostic	T	Terminus for a steamboat line started in 1807	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 8, 2010	Panda	33A	Capital by Alan	Mel Taub	Shortz

23 results for ALBANY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 30, 1990	76D	Role in "King Lear"	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Sun Aug 14, 1988	109A	Character in "King Lear"	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Jul 30, 1978	116A	Where Carey takes care	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Wed Jul 19, 1978	54A	Hugh Carey's bailiwick	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Dec 29, 1973	45D	Eastern capital	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 1, 1967	24A	New York city.	George Laczko	Farrar
Tue Feb 7, 1967	44D	New York city.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Fri Sep 30, 1966	50A	City in New York.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 28, 1966	10D	U. S. city chartered in 1686.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Apr 5, 1964	91A	Saratoga's neighbor.	Will C. Weng	Farrar
Sat Feb 25, 1961	58A	State capital.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 26, 1955	27A	State capital.	Fred C. Jaschob	Farrar
Sun Jun 19, 1955	86D	State capital.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Fri Oct 22, 1954	5D	State capital.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1954	11D	Capital city.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1953	38D	___ Post Road.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon May 19, 1952	58A	Important industrial city in N. Y.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 11, 1952	24A	City of 134,995 in N. Y.	Hilda E. Allen	Farrar
Wed Apr 30, 1952	48A	Where Frank C. Moore is Lieutenant Governor.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 8, 1952	6D	Capital on the Hudson.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 23, 1951	44D	Dewey's working place.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1949	15D	City on the Hudson.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Oct 23, 1949	116D	Excélsior State's capital.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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