Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Nov 12, 2024 | 50A | Intelligence org. (5) | Avery Gee Katz and Aaron Gee | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 5, 2024 | 22D | Edward Snowden's former employer | Natan Last | Fagliano |
Fri Sep 13, 2024 | 51D | Org. whose official number of employees is unknown to the public | Boaz Moser | Fagliano |
Mon Sep 9, 2024 | 52A | Govt. code crackers (2) | Tim D'Alfonso | Fagliano |
Wed Sep 4, 2024 | 44D | Secretive org. (7) | Kareem Ayas | Fagliano |
Fri Jul 12, 2024 | 44A | Grp. with a key on its seal | Malaika Handa | Fagliano |
Wed Jun 26, 2024 | 59D | Org. employing cryptographers | Rebecca Goldstein | Fagliano |
Wed Jun 12, 2024 | 72A | Major employer in Maryland whose employee count is classified, for short | Simeon Seigel | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 3, 2024 | 13D | Government org. that runs an annual Codebreaker Challenge | Alana Platt | Fagliano |
Wed May 8, 2024 | 41D | Code-breaking grp. (2) | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Thu May 2, 2024 | 61A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Brandon Koppy | Fagliano |
Sat Apr 20, 2024 | 51D | Operator of the Utah Data Center, for short | Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley | Fagliano |
Sun Feb 18, 2024 | 42A | Org. whose initials are aptly hidden in "foreign satellite interception" | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Fri Jan 26, 2024 | 8D | Org. that advises on ransomware risk mitigation | Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Wed Jan 24, 2024 | 34A | Its HQ is sometimes called "Crypto City" | John-Clark Levin | Shortz |
Sat Jan 6, 2024 | 47A | Org. that maintains a museum in Annapolis Junction, Md. | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao | Shortz |
Thu Nov 30, 2023 | 42A | Org. in the Oscar-winning documentary "Citizenfour" | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 28, 2023 | 21A | Surveillance org. (5) | Gia Bosko | Shortz |
Thu Nov 9, 2023 | 37D | Surveillance org. (5) | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2023 | 45D | Intelligence org. (5) | Dominic Grillo | Shortz |
Sat Sep 30, 2023 | 40A | Org. associated with interceptions | Ahmed Bayoumi | Shortz |
Mon Sep 25, 2023 | 60A | U.S. org. with cryptologists | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Sep 21, 2023 | 35A | Org. concerned with cyberwarfare | Dan Caprera | Shortz |
Sun Aug 6, 2023 | 80A | Govt. employer of cryptologists | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jul 30, 2023 | 75D | U.S. intelligence org. (4) | John Kugelman | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2023 | 105A | Member org. of the Five Eyes alliance | Chandi Deitmer | Shortz |
Tue Jul 18, 2023 | 1A | U.S. intelligence org. (4) | Karen and Paul Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Jul 13, 2023 | 22A | Org. protecting U.S. information systems | Hanh Huynh | Shortz |
Wed May 3, 2023 | 64D | D.C. group engaged in [REDACTED] | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Sun Apr 2, 2023 | 34A | Grp. with cryptanalysts | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Mon Mar 27, 2023 | 25A | U.S. intelligence grp. | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2023 | 73A | Intelligence org. (5) | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Wed Dec 14, 2022 | 54A | Surveillance org. (5) | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Tue Dec 6, 2022 | 68A | Org. with a cryptologic museum | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Wed Nov 9, 2022 | 4D | Cyb-org.? | David Tuffs | Shortz |
Mon Nov 7, 2022 | 59D | Intelligence org. (5) | Jill Singer | Shortz |
Thu Sep 8, 2022 | 35D | Org. whose annual budget isn't public | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Aug 26, 2022 | 28D | Big employer of U.S. mathematicians, in brief | Robert Logan | Shortz |
Mon Aug 15, 2022 | 33D | Top-secret government org. | Simon Marotte | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2022 | 57D | Org. whose logo has an eagle grasping a key | August Lee-Kovach | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 2022 | 90D | Phone-tracking org. | Sheldon Polonsky | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 2022 | 58D | Covert org. (2) | Claire Rimkus | Shortz |
Sat Feb 12, 2022 | 39A | Org. tracking metadata | Mary Lou Guizzo | Shortz |
Thu Feb 3, 2022 | 70A | Org. Edward Snowden once worked for | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Fri Jan 14, 2022 | 3D | Org. whose initials are found in "unsafe," ironically | Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Tue Dec 14, 2021 | 3D | Secretive org. (7) | Tao Platt | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 2021 | 48D | Org. that hires cryptanalysts | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 30, 2021 | 60D | Home to many cybersafety experts, in brief | Billy Ouska | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 2021 | 80A | Code-cracking grp. (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Oct 10, 2021 | 30D | Org. with an annual Codebreaker Challenge (2) | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Wed Aug 18, 2021 | 22A | Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief | Alina Abidi | Shortz |
Sun Aug 8, 2021 | 70D | "The Puzzle Palace" org. (2) | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon May 17, 2021 | 22A | Govt. org. with a classified budget | Wren Schultz | Shortz |
Sat May 8, 2021 | 42A | Org. with an annual Codebreaker Challenge (2) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Apr 22, 2021 | 57A | Classified org. | Jem Burch | Shortz |
Fri Mar 26, 2021 | 35D | Org. with 1-Across | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Mon Feb 22, 2021 | 27A | U.S. intelligence org. (4) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2021 | 117D | Surveillance org. (5) | Lisa Bunker | Shortz |
Sun Jan 24, 2021 | 77A | Govt. org. with a forerunner known as the Black Chamber | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Tue Dec 15, 2020 | 60D | Source of information leaked by Edward Snowden, for short | Adam Vincent | Shortz |
Thu Oct 8, 2020 | 54D | Org.? What org.? | Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat May 30, 2020 | 6D | Only account Edward Snowden follows on Twitter | Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Mon May 18, 2020 | 66D | Secretive government org. | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Sun Jan 12, 2020 | 61D | Secretive org. (7) | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Dec 20, 2019 | 56D | Org. that shares its HQ with Cyber Command | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Oct 29, 2019 | 53A | Intelligence-gathering org. (2) | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Mon Oct 21, 2019 | 21A | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked (3) | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Tue Sep 17, 2019 | 20A | C.I.A. sister service | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Sat May 18, 2019 | 58A | Subj. of the 2017 memoir "Working on the Dark Side of the Moon" | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun Apr 14, 2019 | 43A | Cryptanalysis org. (4) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Jan 27, 2019 | 113D | Code-cracking org. (9) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Nov 13, 2018 | 63D | Org. based in Fort Meade, Md. | John Ciolfi | Shortz |
Fri Oct 26, 2018 | 52D | It checks for leaks, for short | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Fri Sep 14, 2018 | 50D | D.O.D. division | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Sun Sep 2, 2018 | 39D | Govt. org. based in Ft. Meade, Md. | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Mon Aug 6, 2018 | 12D | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Sat Jun 30, 2018 | 55D | Org. in the documentary "Citizenfour" (2) | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Mon Jun 11, 2018 | 52A | Hush-hush government org. | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sun Apr 29, 2018 | 54D | Cryptanalysis org. (4) | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Sat Mar 10, 2018 | 38A | Org. concerned with cracking and leaking | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 2018 | 41A | Bug-studying org. | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Mon Dec 18, 2017 | 30D | Covert govt. org. | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Thu Nov 30, 2017 | 55A | Org. whose symbol is an eagle atop a key (2) | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2017 | 119D | Eavesdropping org. (3) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Thu Aug 24, 2017 | 70A | Org. whose budget is classified | Neil Patrick Harris and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2017 | 19D | "Crypto City" at Ft. Meade | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Wed Mar 15, 2017 | 64D | Intel org. (3) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Sun Mar 12, 2017 | 87A | Grp. in the Oscar-winning documentary "Citizenfour" | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Jan 15, 2017 | 120D | Govt. org. that offers a monthly "Puzzle Periodical" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Sun Jan 8, 2017 | 113D | "Snowden" org. | Peter Broda and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 2016 | 61D | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked (3) | John Lieb | Shortz |
Sun Nov 13, 2016 | 61D | Org. in "Snowden" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Fri Oct 7, 2016 | 23A | Org. whose symbol is an eagle atop a key (2) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Thu Jul 21, 2016 | 61A | Crack team, for short? | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sat Jun 25, 2016 | 32A | Org. whose logo has a talon-gripped key | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jun 23, 2016 | 9D | Cryptanalysis org. (4) | Megan Amram and David Kwong | Shortz |
Tue May 10, 2016 | 33A | Covert org. (2) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Sat Apr 16, 2016 | 27A | Org. in the documentary "Citizenfour" (2) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun Jan 17, 2016 | 118D | Intel org. officially formed by Truman | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Jan 9, 2016 | 43A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Fri Jun 26, 2015 | 9D | Metadata collector, for short | Erin Rhode | Shortz |
Sun Apr 26, 2015 | 55A | Org. of concern to Edward Snowden | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Apr 8, 2015 | 54A | U.S. counterpart to Britain's GCHQ | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sat Feb 28, 2015 | 34A | Group of crackers, for short? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Jan 7, 2015 | 24D | Intel org. (3) | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Sun Jan 4, 2015 | 111D | Edward Snowden subj. | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2014 | 20A | U.S. intelligence org. (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Sep 28, 2014 | 31A | Org. implementing the Protect America Act | Todd Gross | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 2014 | 5D | Org. whose annual budget is classified | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Aug 11, 2014 | 30A | Phone-tapping org. | David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jul 24, 2014 | 46D | Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked (3) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Fri Jun 20, 2014 | 37A | Defense Department dept. | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2014 | 71A | Org. named in WikiLeaks documents | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sat Feb 22, 2014 | 63D | Tapping grp. | Evan Birnholz | Shortz |
Sun Feb 16, 2014 | 75A | Subj. of Snowden leaks | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Sat Nov 9, 2013 | 22A | Noted eavesdropper, for short | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Wed Sep 4, 2013 | 39D | Org. with its HQ in Fort Meade | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Wed Aug 14, 2013 | 11A | Decryption org. (4) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sat May 18, 2013 | 20A | Intel processor? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Wed Feb 27, 2013 | 68A | Code-cracking org. (9) | Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Mon Dec 24, 2012 | 59D | Secretive org. (7) | Michael Sharp | Shortz |
Tue Nov 6, 2012 | 14D | Intelligence org. (5) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Fri Sep 14, 2012 | 4D | Grp. concerned with hacking | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jun 14, 2012 | 10D | Code-cracking org. (9) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2012 | 117D | Surveillance org. (5) | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Tue May 8, 2012 | 65D | Cryptologists' org. (3) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu May 3, 2012 | 32D | Org. associated with U.S. Cyber Command | Neville Fogarty | Shortz |
Thu Apr 12, 2012 | 1A | Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Mon Mar 12, 2012 | 28D | Org. protecting U.S. secrets | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Mar 8, 2012 | 1A | Org. whose annual budget is classified information | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Tue Jan 10, 2012 | 56A | American defense org. | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sat Dec 31, 2011 | 43A | Wiretapping grp. | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sun Nov 20, 2011 | 82D | Intel interpreter, for short | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Wed Jun 22, 2011 | 37A | "Red Storm Rising" grp. | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Tue May 3, 2011 | 64D | Subj. of the book "The Puzzle Palace" | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Tue Apr 12, 2011 | 56D | Supersecret org. | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Tue Mar 22, 2011 | 15A | Code-cracking org. (9) | Albert R. Picallo | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 2011 | 110D | Code-breaking grp. (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Feb 20, 2011 | 118D | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2011 | 29D | Ultrasecret org. (3) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 2010 | 34D | Source of intelligence: Abbr. | Eshan Mitra, Brown University '12 | Shortz |
Sun Jun 13, 2010 | 96D | Cryptologist's org. (3) | Francis Heaney | Shortz |
Wed May 12, 2010 | 69D | Secretive org. (7) | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Tue Mar 23, 2010 | 68A | Code-breaking org. (2) | Kurt Krauss | Shortz |
Wed Feb 17, 2010 | 58A | Cryptanalyst's org. | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sat Feb 13, 2010 | 60A | Intelligence grp. (2) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 2009 | 8D | Code-breaking central, in brief | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun Oct 25, 2009 | 44D | Hush-hush org. (8) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 18, 2009 | 96D | Code-cracking grp. (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Aug 24, 2009 | 54D | Intelligence-gathering org. (2) | Anthony J. Salvia | Shortz |
Sun Jul 26, 2009 | 151A | Org. in Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Sun Feb 22, 2009 | 80A | Fort Meade org. (2) | Barry C. Silk & Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Mon Jan 26, 2009 | 43A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 15, 2009 | 63D | Code crackers' org. (2) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Jan 13, 2009 | 48A | Secret govt. group | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2008 | 119A | Code-cracking org. (9) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Nov 21, 2008 | 17A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Sep 11, 2008 | 37D | Ultrasecret org. (3) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 2008 | 29A | Cryptanalysis org. (4) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Sun Jul 27, 2008 | 78D | Cipher org. (2) | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Tue Jul 8, 2008 | 63D | Code-crackers' org. (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Jun 3, 2008 | 8D | Code-cracking org. (9) | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Thu May 1, 2008 | 49A | Intel org. (3) | Jim Leeds | Shortz |
Thu Apr 24, 2008 | 60A | Secretive org. (7) | Michael Langwald | Shortz |
Tue Dec 25, 2007 | 65D | Supersecretive intelligence org. | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Nov 14, 2007 | 33D | Code-cracking org. (9) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Sep 26, 2007 | 21A | Govt. code-breaking group | Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2007 | 119D | Intelligence grp. (2) | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Wed Mar 21, 2007 | 62D | Cryptologist's org. (3) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Fri Jan 19, 2007 | 58D | "The Puzzle Palace" org. (2) | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Tue Dec 12, 2006 | 50A | Decryption org. (4) | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Nov 5, 2006 | 54D | Hush-hush govt. org. (2) | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Sun Oct 15, 2006 | 128D | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed Sep 13, 2006 | 62D | Secret org. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Aug 17, 2006 | 43A | Decryption org. (4) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Fri Jul 21, 2006 | 19A | Cipher org. (2) | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2006 | 59D | Top-secret grp. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Jun 21, 2006 | 42A | Fort Meade org. (2) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Jul 24, 2005 | 91A | Eavesdropping org. (3) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2005 | 84A | 55-Across relative | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu May 19, 2005 | 47A | Secretive org. (7) | Barbara Olson | Shortz |
Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 31A | Govt. code breakers | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 2005 | 30A | Org. with a key-holding eagle in its logo | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Feb 17, 2005 | 57D | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Nov 17, 2004 | 36A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Aug 15, 2004 | 96D | Ultrasecret org. (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue May 4, 2004 | 51A | Hush-hush D.C. org. (2) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Fri Feb 13, 2004 | 31A | U.S. code and cipher grp. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Feb 3, 2004 | 47A | Govt. code crackers (2) | Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2003 | 49A | Hush-hush org. (8) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 2003 | 32D | Fed. hush-hush group (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Jun 24, 2003 | 27D | Code-breaking org. (2) | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 7, 2002 | 3D | Decryption org. (4) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2002 | 28A | Codebreakers' org. | Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sat Apr 6, 2002 | 37D | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Feb 5, 2002 | 23A | Cryptologic grp. | Alan J. Weiss | Shortz |
Fri Jan 18, 2002 | 20D | Hush-hush govt. group (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Jan 16, 2002 | 50A | Govt. org. that employs mathematicians | Linda Bushman | Shortz |
Sat Jan 5, 2002 | 29A | Intelligence grp. established by Truman | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jul 22, 2001 | 41A | Code-breaking govt. group | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2001 | 104D | Secrets keeper: Abbr. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Dec 10, 2000 | 67A | Hush-hush grp. (6) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Nov 6, 2000 | 44A | Code-cracking org. (9) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank | Shortz |
Sat Sep 16, 2000 | 61D | Code crackers: Abbr. | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Thu Jul 13, 2000 | 62A | Fed. hush-hush group (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Feb 1, 2000 | 37D | Code-cracking org. (9) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Fri May 14, 1999 | 58D | Eavesdropping org. (3) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Sun Oct 18, 1998 | 43D | Hush-hush D.C. org. (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Oct 23, 1997 | 62D | Hush-hush org. (8) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Mon Sep 22, 1997 | 37A | Hush-hush govt. group (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Aug 24, 1997 | 95A | Govt. intelligence org. | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 1995 | 45A | Hush-hush govt. org. (2) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 1994 | 146A | Govt. code grp. | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu May 19, 1994 | 59D | Hush-hush D.C. grp. | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |