Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Jul 12, 2023 | 15A | Jacqueline du Pré's instrument | Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Wed Feb 8, 2023 | 6D | Member of a string quartet | Chase Dittrich | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2022 | 14A | Instrument in a string quartet | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman | Shortz |
Fri Jun 5, 2020 | 27A | Member of a chamber group | John Wrenholt | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 2020 | 25A | Instrument heard in "Eleanor Rigby" | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 21, 2018 | 2D | It's bowed between the legs | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Fri Dec 1, 2017 | 33D | One taking a bow at a concert? | Lily Silverstein | Shortz |
Thu Nov 16, 2017 | 12D | Quartet member (2) | Alex Eylar | Shortz |
Tue Feb 21, 2017 | 28A | Smaller cousin of the double bass | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Tue Aug 23, 2016 | 15A | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon May 11, 2015 | 41A | Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Dec 1, 2014 | 37A | Larger cousin of a violin | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Mon Aug 13, 2012 | 2D | Instrument played with a bow | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Mon Feb 13, 2012 | 1A | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Ellen Leuschner and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Jan 30, 2012 | 12D | Rostropovich's instrument (2) | Francesco Trogu | Shortz |
Fri Jan 6, 2012 | 16A | It takes a bow at a musical performance | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Mon Aug 16, 2010 | 48D | Pablo Casals's instrument | Andrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Sat May 16, 2009 | 48D | Item with a pegbox | Tyler Hinman and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Mar 4, 2009 | 27D | It has four strings | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2008 | 14A | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Thu Nov 13, 2008 | 21D | Bass relative | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Wed Apr 16, 2008 | 22A | Part of a chamber orchestra (2) | Edward Sessa | Shortz |
Wed Mar 7, 2007 | 3D | String quartet member (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Aug 3, 2006 | 10D | Part of a chamber orchestra (2) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Feb 21, 2006 | 46D | Bass's relative | Lisa Wiseman | Shortz |
Wed Aug 17, 2005 | 24D | You might take a bow for this | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Tue Jul 5, 2005 | 33A | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Beth Hinshaw | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 2005 | 53D | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sat Oct 9, 2004 | 19A | Part for five Beethoven sonatas | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Fri Feb 14, 2003 | 12A | Piatigorsky specialty | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Mon Jun 17, 2002 | 1A | Instrument with a bow | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 2002 | 41D | String quartet instrument | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Apr 23, 2002 | 38A | Casals's instrument | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Feb 20, 2002 | 28D | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Marjorie Richter | Shortz |
Tue Sep 18, 2001 | 10D | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Jay Livingston | Shortz |
Fri Apr 28, 2000 | 8D | It goes between the knees | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Mar 8, 2000 | 66A | Quartet member (2) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Mon Aug 9, 1999 | 62A | Stringed instrument | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Feb 17, 1998 | 11D | Rostropovich's instrument (2) | Mark Elliot Skolsky | Shortz |
Wed Jan 28, 1998 | 41D | Instrument played while seated | Mark Gottlieb | Shortz |
Sun Nov 3, 1996 | 136A | The "voice" in Bloch's "Voice in the Wilderness" | M. Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun May 12, 1996 | 81A | Instrument for 63-Across | R. Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Jun 25, 1995 | 44D | Food wrapping, informally | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Wed Apr 26, 1995 | 31D | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument (8) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 1995 | 17A | Casal's instrument | Kenneth Witte | Shortz |
Wed Jan 18, 1995 | 15A | Instrument played sitting down | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Mon Nov 14, 1994 | 49D | String quartet member (2) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 1994 | 19A | Yo-Yo string? | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Apr 22, 2018 | Panda | 28D | ___ shots (pictures from the string section of an orchestra) | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Sep 24, 2017 | Diagramless | 46A | Yo-Yo Ma's instrument | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Oct 31, 1993 | 89D | Yo-Yo Ma plays it | Alfio Micci | Taub |
Tue Jun 29, 1993 | 5A | Instrument for 5 Down | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Tue Jan 7, 1992 | 31A | Ma's instrument | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Thu Sep 5, 1991 | 42D | Piatigorsky's instrument | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Tue Aug 6, 1991 | 45D | Yoyo Ma's instrument | Mark Blakeburn | Maleska |
Thu Aug 1, 1991 | 65A | Casals played it | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Thu Jul 26, 1990 | 16A | Casals's instrument | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Jun 3, 1990 | 88D | Rostropovich's instrument | James E. Hinish Jr. | Maleska |
Sun Feb 5, 1989 | 106D | Relative of a viola | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Fri Jul 1, 1988 | 24D | Rostropovich's instrument | Rita Yelle | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1987 | 42D | Rostropovich's instrument | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Feb 7, 1987 | 36A | Viola's big sister | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Thu Jul 7, 1983 | 15A | What Yo-Yo Ma plays | Beverly J. Seward | Maleska |
Tue Jan 11, 1983 | 49A | Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma | Martin Fass | Maleska |
Tue Nov 30, 1982 | 33A | Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Mon Aug 9, 1982 | 24D | Part of a string quartet | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Wed Nov 11, 1981 | 15A | Violin's big brother | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1981 | 34D | One of the strings | Nancy A. Wood | Maleska |
Sun Oct 11, 1981 | 20A | Victor Herbert played it | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Sep 25, 1981 | 47D | Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Mon Dec 15, 1980 | 29D | Casals played it | David Galef | Maleska |
Fri Apr 11, 1980 | 48A | Instrument for Piatigorsky | Maurice J. Teitelbaum | Maleska |
Sat Apr 5, 1980 | 39D | Relative of a violin | Benson | Maleska |
Tue Nov 20, 1979 | 28D | Instrument Casals played | Charles Engler | Maleska |
Fri Oct 19, 1979 | 41A | Casals's forte | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Feb 20, 1976 | 54D | Stringed instrument | Alice H. Kaufman | Weng |
Sat Jan 31, 1976 | 35A | Instrument for Casals | Virginia Butler | Weng |
Sun Nov 23, 1975 | 65D | String-quartet unit | Tom Sheehan | Weng |
Mon Nov 10, 1975 | 45D | Casals' forte | Martin Bryan | Weng |
Sat Aug 2, 1975 | 26D | Violin's cousin | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Wed Jul 16, 1975 | 30D | Orchestra instrument | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Sun Jun 8, 1975 | 124A | Instrument for Casals | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Tue May 6, 1975 | 67A | Orchestra member | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Fri Aug 16, 1974 | 33D | Overgrown violin | Bert H. Kruse | Weng |
Mon Nov 5, 1973 | 53D | Piatigorsky's instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 16, 1972 | 16A | Casals' instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 27, 1972 | 35A | Instrument | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Thu May 11, 1972 | 31A | Casals' medium | Unknown | Weng |
Sat May 6, 1972 | 56A | Luggage item for Casals | Ted Kern | Weng |
Tue Mar 9, 1971 | 42D | Instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 18, 1970 | 8D | Musical instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jan 23, 1970 | 25A | Music maker | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 12, 1969 | 140A | One of the strings | Ross L. Jamison Jr. | Weng |
Sat Nov 16, 1968 | 49D | Orchestral instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 23, 1968 | 32D | Violin's cousin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 14, 1968 | 46D | Viol's cousin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 30, 1967 | 28D | Orchestral instrument. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Nov 22, 1965 | 37A | Relative of the viola. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 14, 1965 | 123A | One of the strings. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Sun Feb 28, 1965 | 100A | Bass instrument. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Jun 20, 1963 | 16A | Part of a quartet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 20, 1963 | 15A | Orchestral instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 4, 1962 | 24A | Casals' instrument. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Tue Nov 21, 1961 | 52A | Musical instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 1, 1961 | 28D | Orchestral instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 22, 1961 | 19A | Victor Herbert played it. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 29, 1960 | 14A | Musical instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 5, 1960 | 3D | Victor Herbert played it. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 15, 1959 | 9A | One of the strings. | Jan Dubin | Farrar |
Thu Jul 9, 1959 | 39A | Bass viol's relative. | William Spaar, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Jun 13, 1959 | 25D | Musical instrument. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Feb 23, 1958 | 85A | Baritone of the strings. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Feb 16, 1957 | 2D | Orchestral instrument. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Thu Apr 21, 1955 | 30D | Concert instrument. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Jan 19, 1955 | 27D | Pablo Casals' instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 27, 1954 | 28D | Trio instrument. | Mel Taub | Farrar |
Fri Dec 11, 1953 | 62A | Señor Casal's forte. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Wed Jun 10, 1953 | 30D | Casals' specialty. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jun 15, 1952 | 112A | Pablo Casals' instrument. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Tue Jun 10, 1952 | 54D | Symphonic instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 15, 1951 | 28D | Casals' instrument. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 27, 1948 | 121D | Instrument of Pablo Casals. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun May 18, 1947 | 123D | Piatigorsky's instrument. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1945 | 39A | Musical instrument. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Apr 22, 1945 | 6D | Instrument of Pablo Casals. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
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