Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Feb 13, 2023 | 8D | Illinois city that's a symbol of Middle America | Eric Rollfing | Shortz |
Sun Jul 3, 2022 | 59A | Symbol of Middle America (3) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Fri Aug 13, 2021 | 18A | Midwest city that shares its name with a suburb of Phoenix | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Apr 4, 2021 | 68A | Stand-in for Middle America | Angela Olson Halsted and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Mon Jul 6, 2020 | 32A | Illinois city on the Illinois River | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sat Jan 25, 2020 | 42D | Middle America, symbolically | Stella Zawistowski | Shortz |
Wed Feb 8, 2017 | 26A | Caterpillar's Illinois home | Ned White | Shortz |
Tue Nov 1, 2016 | 32A | Metonym for Middle America | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Wed Aug 17, 2016 | 15A | Where Caterpillar is headquartered | Mark McClain | Shortz |
Thu Mar 10, 2016 | 48A | "Will it play in ___?" (4) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Dec 27, 2015 | 70D | Symbol of Middle America (3) | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Jul 13, 2015 | 59A | "Will it play in ___?" (4) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Jul 24, 2014 | 51D | Bradley University site (5) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Tue May 20, 2014 | 44D | Illinois home of Caterpillar | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sat Dec 28, 2013 | 39A | Phoenix suburb larger than the Midwest city it's named for | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
Wed Aug 8, 2012 | 49A | "Will it play in ___?" (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 47D | Midwest city representing average tastes | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2011 | 44D | Average Town, U.S.A. | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu Oct 6, 2011 | 15A | Symbol of Middle America (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue May 3, 2011 | 16A | "But will it play in ___?" | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sun Feb 20, 2011 | 20A | Hometown of old radio's Fibber McGee and Molly | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Feb 15, 2009 | 32D | Home of Caterpillar | Jim Leeds | Shortz |
Tue Dec 9, 2008 | 14A | Largest city on the Illinois River | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Wed Mar 7, 2007 | 24A | Place to play? | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Dec 6, 2006 | 14A | Illinois River city (2) | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Sat Aug 12, 2006 | 16A | Where the Chiefs play minor-league baseball | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue May 30, 2006 | 35A | People wonder if it'll play there | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Jan 9, 2006 | 9D | Central Illinois city | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sat Oct 1, 2005 | 42D | Home of the Chiefs in minor-league baseball | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Apr 4, 2005 | 46A | Illinois city symbolizing middle America | Christina Houlihan Kelly | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2002 | 57A | Illinois River city (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Mar 18, 2002 | 50D | Bradley University site (5) | John Greenman | Shortz |
Fri Jan 4, 2002 | 29D | Midwest city founded as Fort Clark | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Sep 29, 1999 | 54A | City on the Illinois River | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
Sat May 1, 1999 | 66A | Noted spot in test-marketing | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat May 24, 1997 | 47D | Bradley University site (5) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Thu Jan 9, 1997 | 9D | Bradley University site (5) | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Nov 13, 1995 | 53A | Illinois city | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Aug 23, 1995 | 5D | Vaudevillian's bellwether | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Sat Apr 22, 1995 | 34A | Noted test-marketing site | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Thu Dec 2, 1993 | 36D | "Will it play in ___?" (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Nov 26, 1993 | 10D | Bradley University site (5) | Nancy A. Corbett | Shortz |