Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Mar 17, 2024 | 119D | Where dinars are spent | Simeon Seigel | Fagliano |
Sun Feb 18, 2024 | 75A | Home to the Great Ziggurat of Ur | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Tue Jul 4, 2023 | 1D | Second-greatest oil producer in OPEC | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Thu Sep 29, 2022 | 1D | Setting for Operation Red Dawn | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sat Dec 11, 2021 | 2D | Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today | Hal Moore | Shortz |
Mon Aug 16, 2021 | 13A | Baghdad's land (6) | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Mon Mar 8, 2021 | 53D | Baghdad's land (6) | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 | 26D | Baghdad's land (6) | Sarah Keller and Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Sat Nov 2, 2019 | 6D | Modern-day home of where the biblical Abraham was born | Paolo Pasco and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Aug 12, 2019 | 48D | Baghdad's land (6) | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Thu Aug 1, 2019 | 34D | Modern home of the ancient king Gilgamesh | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Jul 25, 2019 | 59D | Neighbor of Turkey | Erik Agard and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Thu Apr 11, 2019 | 7D | Modern locale of ancient Sumer | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Mar 19, 2019 | 39D | Where the Tigris and Euphrates flow | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Sat Apr 7, 2018 | 30D | Where dinars buy dinners | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Fri Oct 6, 2017 | 9D | Where the Tigris and Euphrates meet | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Apr 25, 2017 | 1A | Country invaded in 2003 | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Sat Oct 31, 2015 | 48A | Former Baath Party stronghold | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Thu Jun 25, 2015 | 44A | One of the I's of ISIS | David Poole | Shortz |
Sat Jun 20, 2015 | 35A | Country created by the Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 | Kyle T. Dolan | Shortz |
Fri Nov 21, 2014 | 23A | Neighbor of 10-Down | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Wed Aug 27, 2014 | 38D | Early 2000s war zone | Gareth Bain and David Poole | Shortz |
Sat Jun 28, 2014 | 60D | Setting for "Three Kings," 1999 | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Fri Feb 28, 2014 | 1A | Modern-day locale of ancient Nineveh | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed Dec 4, 2013 | 33D | "The Hurt Locker" setting (3) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Thu Dec 27, 2012 | 16A | "The Hurt Locker" setting (3) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Thu Nov 8, 2012 | 63A | 2000s service site (2) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Tue Jul 24, 2012 | 21D | One side in a 1980s war | Andrew Marc Greene | Shortz |
Mon Jul 2, 2012 | 62A | Saddam Hussein's land | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2012 | 35A | "Axis of evil" member | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Thu Dec 22, 2011 | 7D | "The Hurt Locker" locale | Kristian House | Shortz |
Sat May 7, 2011 | 53D | 2000s service site (2) | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Wed Mar 2, 2011 | 55D | Mesopotamia, today (2) | David Poole | Shortz |
Fri Jan 28, 2011 | 48A | What some veterans recall | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Mon Jan 24, 2011 | 2D | Operation Desert Storm setting | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Dec 7, 2010 | 1A | Neighbor of Kuwait | Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton | Shortz |
Wed Oct 6, 2010 | 23D | "The Hurt Locker" setting (3) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Sep 9, 2010 | 6D | Modern locale of ancient Ur | Kevin Wald | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 2010 | 29D | Where many a veteran has served | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Mon Jun 28, 2010 | 14A | Baghdad's home | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 2009 | 71A | Babylon's site, today | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Nov 20, 2009 | 30A | Baath party place | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Wed Jul 29, 2009 | 60D | Modern home of ancient Ur | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Tue Jul 14, 2009 | 3D | With 33-Down, topic in the 2008 presidential campaign | Donna S. Levin | Shortz |
Thu Feb 26, 2009 | 7D | Modern home of the ancient Akkadian empire | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Dec 10, 2008 | 47A | Mesopotamia, today (2) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 9, 2008 | 7D | 2008 campaign issue | Patrick John Duggan | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 2008 | 11A | Script meaning "God is great" appears on its flag | Natan Last | Shortz |
Tue Jun 26, 2007 | 3D | It includes Mesopotamia | Ray Fontenot | Shortz |
Wed Jun 20, 2007 | 7D | Where Mosul is (2) | Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Aug 28, 2006 | 67A | Where the Euphrates flows | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Thu Jan 5, 2006 | 51A | Country whose flag says "God is great" | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 2005 | 65A | Former Baathist state | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 2003 | 10A | Baghdad's land (6) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Tue Oct 28, 2003 | 30A | 2003 war zone | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Mar 1, 2003 | 16A | Where Mosul is (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Jun 13, 2002 | 10D | Home of some Kurds | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 19, 2001 | 6D | Country under longtime U.N. sanctions | Steven Dorfman | Shortz |
Thu May 24, 2001 | 31D | Operation Desert Storm target | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Thu Sep 7, 2000 | 1D | Modern site of ancient Nineveh | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2000 | 8A | Sumer, nowadays | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu May 11, 2000 | 2D | Subject of U.N. sanctions | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Fri Dec 31, 1999 | 18A | Faisal I's land | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Jul 6, 1999 | 3D | Land of the Tigris and Euphrates | Arthur P. Stoliar | Shortz |
Fri May 21, 1999 | 19A | Amara's nation | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed Dec 9, 1998 | 51A | Mideast hot spot (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Oct 16, 1998 | 51A | Kirkuk's country | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Tue Aug 25, 1998 | 6A | Gulf war foe (2) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 1998 | 35D | Babylon's land | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 1996 | 1D | Mideast hot spot (2) | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Fri Oct 18, 1996 | 26D | Foe of 31-Across | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Wed Oct 16, 1996 | 48A | Desert Storm target | B. Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Apr 4, 1996 | 2D | Where dinars buy dinner | M. Diehl | Shortz |
Wed Apr 3, 1996 | 6D | Invader of 1990 | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 1996 | 19A | Turkey neighbor | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Dec 12, 1995 | 2D | Gulf war foe (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed Oct 4, 1995 | 6D | Jordan neighbor | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Mon May 15, 1995 | 1D | Baghdad's land (6) | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Thu Jun 16, 1994 | 7D | Modern site of ancient Kish | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue Feb 1, 1994 | 14A | Ur locale | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Fri Oct 29, 1993 | 46D | Where Mosul is | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
Sun Jan 3, 1993 | 14D | Where Baghdad is | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Oct 9, 1992 | 65A | A 1991 war zone | Robert Zimmerman | Maleska |
Mon Jul 13, 1992 | 54A | Babylon's site, today | William Canine | Maleska |
Mon Nov 18, 1991 | 54A | Babylon's site today | William Canine | Maleska |
Sat Oct 20, 1990 | 45A | Middle East republic | William Canine | Maleska |
Mon Jul 10, 1989 | 31D | A neighbor of Jordan | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Tue May 24, 1988 | 11D | Basra's locale | Barbara J. Weakley | Maleska |
Mon Mar 14, 1988 | 49D | Mesopotamian nation | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Fri Jan 22, 1988 | 24D | Foe of Iran | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue May 13, 1986 | 15A | Baghdad is its capital | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Wed Sep 25, 1985 | 49D | Baghdad's land | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Aug 5, 1984 | 50D | Modern Mesopotamia | Vaughn Keith | Maleska |
Wed Dec 21, 1983 | 2D | A neighbor of Jordan | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Fri Nov 18, 1983 | 1A | Where Basra is | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Oct 15, 1983 | 23D | Middle East land | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Oct 13, 1983 | 19A | Baghdad's land | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Oct 16, 1982 | 5A | Mesopotamia today | Alan Arbesfeld | Maleska |
Mon Jan 11, 1982 | 45D | Homeland of the thief of Baghdad | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Sep 5, 1980 | 24D | Where the Euphrates flows | Goldmann | Maleska |
Mon Jun 30, 1980 | 3D | Baghdad is its capital | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Jul 7, 1979 | 3D | Baghdad is its capital | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Mar 18, 1978 | 57A | Where the Euphrates meets the Tigris | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Jan 1, 1978 | 111A | Oil-rich land | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Thu Dec 15, 1977 | 36D | World's sixth largest oil producer | Stephanie Spadaccini | Maleska |
Tue Sep 6, 1977 | 3D | Basra's land | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Wed Mar 30, 1977 | 64A | Modern Mesopotamia | Evelyn B. Rosenthal | Maleska |
Thu Aug 5, 1976 | 49D | Basra's land | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Sat Jun 5, 1976 | 28D | Mesopotamia, today | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Wed Dec 31, 1975 | 24A | Mesopotamia's land | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Wed Aug 6, 1975 | 4D | Syria's neighbor | Sidney Nelson | Weng |
Wed Nov 13, 1974 | 46A | Oil country | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Weng |
Sun Mar 10, 1974 | 119D | Asian land | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Sun Oct 7, 1973 | 140D | Where the Tigris flows | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Thu Jun 28, 1973 | 11D | Mideast nation | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 22, 1973 | 11D | Mideast state | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Dec 27, 1972 | 54D | Neighbor of Turkey | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Dec 7, 1972 | 16A | Mideast land | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Nov 25, 1972 | 11D | Mideast land | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 20, 1972 | 14A | Land of caliphs | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 9, 1972 | 4D | Mideast land | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 3, 1972 | 10D | Syria's neighbor | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 16, 1972 | 2D | Where the Tigris flows | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Sep 16, 1971 | 6A | Asian land | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 18, 1971 | 24D | Syria's neighbor | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jun 24, 1971 | 14A | Arab land | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 13, 1971 | 3D | Where Basra is | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 28, 1970 | 2D | Country in Asia | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jun 27, 1970 | 25A | Where Tigris meets Euphrates | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 15, 1969 | 9D | Mideast land. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Sep 5, 1969 | 7D | Modern Mesopotamia. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Aug 2, 1969 | 43A | Where Basra is. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 4, 1969 | 5D | Baghdad's republic. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jan 27, 1969 | 2D | Where Mosul is. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Sep 28, 1968 | 40D | Syria's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 25, 1968 | 2D | Where Mosul is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 12, 1968 | 34D | Where Mosul is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 3, 1968 | 15D | Where Basra is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 22, 1968 | 17A | Asian land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 24, 1967 | 24A | Kabob country. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Thu Oct 19, 1967 | 1D | Arabia's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 23, 1967 | 17A | Where Baghdad is. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Fri Aug 4, 1967 | 6A | Syria's neighbor. | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Farrar |
Thu Oct 6, 1966 | 1D | Turkey's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Aug 9, 1966 | 8D | Syria's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 29, 1966 | 24D | Neighbor of Kuwait. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 13, 1966 | 14A | Asiatic country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 3, 1966 | 109A | Where Erbil is. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Wed Dec 29, 1965 | 2D | Where Baghdad is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 13, 1965 | 5A | Asian land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 11, 1965 | 45D | Where Basra is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 22, 1965 | 60D | Where Mosul is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 16, 1964 | 26D | Where Arif rules. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 5, 1964 | 1D | Part of the Middle East. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 6, 1964 | 61A | Mesopotamia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 25, 1962 | 82A | Moslem land. | Mary Grow | Farrar |
Thu Mar 8, 1962 | 37A | Turkey's neighbor. | Annamarie Lobb | Farrar |
Fri Nov 3, 1961 | 1D | Where Basra is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Oct 12, 1960 | 31A | Neighbor of Kuwait. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 11, 1960 | 6A | Country rich in oil. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 31, 1960 | 58A | Asian land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 19, 1960 | 31A | Asian country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 22, 1960 | 42A | Turkey's neighbor. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 3, 1959 | 64A | Where the Tigris flows. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 20, 1959 | 2D | Arab land. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Dec 29, 1958 | 1D | U. A. R. member. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Jun 21, 1958 | 14A | Baghdad Pact country. | Mary D. Weisser | Farrar |
Wed Jul 3, 1957 | 23D | Nation in METO. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1956 | 54A | Kingdom of Asia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 26, 1956 | 6D | Where Basra is. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Tue Feb 21, 1956 | 14A | Country of SW Asia. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Sat Mar 27, 1954 | 25D | Bagdad is its capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 15, 1952 | 34D | Faisal II's country. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Mon Nov 26, 1951 | 11D | Where Basra is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 6, 1951 | 62A | Its capital is Bagdad. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue May 22, 1951 | 9D | Where the Tigris flows. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 14, 1951 | 24A | Baghdad is its capital. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 27, 1950 | 15A | Where Bagdad is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 29, 1943 | 109D | Great oil-producing country. | William Schopp | Farrar |
Sun Oct 4, 1942 | 123D | Arab kingdom. | Sam Levine | Farrar |
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