Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Dec 8, 2024 | 72A | Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 15, 2024 | 44D | Instrument with as many as 21 strings | Aimee Lucido | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 30, 2024 | 40D | Long-necked instrument (4) | Ginny Too | Fagliano |
Tue Jun 11, 2024 | 19A | Stringed Indian instrument | Chloe Revery | Fagliano |
Sun Nov 26, 2023 | 103D | Plucked instrument | Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Thu Jul 20, 2023 | 64A | Instrument played with a mezrab | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2023 | 53A | Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music | Billy Bratton | Shortz |
Tue Dec 20, 2022 | 41D | Stringed instrument that rhymes with another stringed instrument | Peter Koetters | Shortz |
Mon Feb 28, 2022 | 44A | Indian stringed instrument (2) | Zach Sherwin and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Jan 17, 2022 | 68A | Instrument in Hindustani music | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Wed Oct 13, 2021 | 45D | Instrument invented in medieval India | Brianne McManis | Shortz |
Thu Jul 4, 2019 | 12D | Musical instrument whose name means "three strings" | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Sun Apr 21, 2019 | 1D | Its name means "three strings," but it can have up to 21 | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun Dec 23, 2018 | 130A | It notably has two bridges | David Alfred Bywaters | Shortz |
Sat Aug 11, 2018 | 20A | Prominent instrument in raga music | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2018 | 11D | Instrument plucked with a mezrab | Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Apr 25, 2018 | 20D | Instrument in "Norwegian Wood" | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun Apr 8, 2018 | 42D | Instrument whose name means "three strings" | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Mar 21, 2017 | 36A | Bollywood soundtrack instrument | George Barany and John D. Child | Shortz |
Thu Dec 1, 2016 | 12D | Stringed instrument usually played sitting down | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Wed Sep 28, 2016 | 3D | Instrument with 18+ strings | Morton J. Mendelson | Shortz |
Fri Mar 20, 2015 | 30A | Staple of Hindustani music | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Wed Nov 19, 2014 | 11D | Instrument with sympathetic strings | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 2014 | 29A | Bad member to pick? | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Jun 16, 2014 | 20A | Cousin of a mandolin | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Wed May 14, 2014 | 43A | Instrument on the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Tue Oct 22, 2013 | 54A | Instrument played by George Harrison (2) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sun Jan 6, 2013 | 79D | "Norwegian Wood" strings | Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2012 | 22D | Indian instrument | John R. O'Brien | Shortz |
Sat Mar 5, 2011 | 18A | It has two bridges in India | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Jun 30, 2010 | 44A | Instrument that's usually played cross-legged | Kristian House | Shortz |
Tue Oct 21, 2008 | 11D | Instrument played by George Harrison (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Jun 12, 2008 | 14A | Instrument often played while sitting on the floor | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Sat Mar 29, 2008 | 31D | It's heard on the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 16, 2008 | 42D | Long-necked instrument (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Sep 20, 2007 | 42A | Pear-shaped instrument (2) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Tue Jun 12, 2007 | 34D | Instrument often accompanied by a pair of small drums | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Sun May 13, 2007 | 1D | Relative of a mandolin | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Apr 18, 2007 | 53D | "Norwegian Wood" instrument (4) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Mar 15, 2006 | 30A | Pear-shaped lute | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2005 | 24D | Fretted instrument | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Oct 29, 2005 | 47D | Instrument accompanying a tambura | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jun 20, 2005 | 51A | Indian stringed instrument (2) | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Wed Jun 15, 2005 | 29D | "Norwegian Wood" instrument (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Jun 5, 2005 | 37D | Lutelike instrument | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Aug 16, 2004 | 33D | Ravi Shankar's instrument (2) | Joy C. Frank | Shortz |
Wed Aug 4, 2004 | 52D | It was played by George Harrison | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 9, 2004 | 14A | 15-Across's instrument | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Sat Dec 27, 2003 | 45A | Instrument heard on "Within You Without You" | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Fri Oct 24, 2003 | 49D | It may be used to play a raga | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Sun Mar 30, 2003 | 75D | "Norwegian Wood" instrument (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Oct 12, 2002 | 36D | "Norwegian Wood" instrument (4) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Sat Apr 13, 2002 | 51D | The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" features it | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Tue Jan 15, 2002 | 62A | Raga instrument (2) | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Sat Sep 8, 2001 | 1D | Something with strings | Jim Page | Shortz |
Fri Sep 7, 2001 | 28A | Instrument on the Beatles' "Within You Without You" | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Jun 9, 2000 | 1D | Indian music maker | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Oct 22, 1999 | 48D | Long-necked instrument (4) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun May 9, 1999 | 56D | Long-necked instrument (4) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 1998 | 20A | Tinny-sounding instrument | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Jun 26, 1998 | 29A | George Harrison popularized it | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Aug 26, 1997 | 34D | Sound of the 60's | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Thu Jul 31, 1997 | 35A | Long-necked lute | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Tue Dec 3, 1996 | 46D | Ravi Shankar's instrument (2) | R. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed May 24, 1995 | 37D | Raga instrument (2) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Apr 23, 1995 | 36D | Pear-shaped instrument (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Aug 10, 1994 | 9D | Eastern lute | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 1994 | 36D | Lute's kin | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Wed Dec 1, 1993 | 36A | Shankar's strings | Tap Osborn | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sep 28, 2014 | Cryptic | 7D | Singer is returning instrument (5) | Rosalie Moscovitch | Shortz |
Oct 14, 2012 | Cryptic | 26D | Principal takes one lute (5) | Rosalie Moscovitch | Shortz |
Sep 26, 2004 | Panda | 26A | Instrument for one in the arts | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Aug 3, 2003 | Cryptic | 23D | Celeb carrying one stringed instrument (5) | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Dec 29, 2002 | Acrostic | E | Long-necked lute with movable frets | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Oct 31, 1993 | 91D | Raga-time instrument? | Alfio Micci | Taub |
Fri Sep 10, 1993 | 28D | Long-necked lute | Beverly J. Seward | Taub |
Sat Apr 10, 1993 | 48D | Raga-time instrument? | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri Mar 26, 1993 | 22D | Shankar's strings | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Mar 18, 1993 | 37A | Instrument for Shankar | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Mar 5, 1993 | 28A | Hindu instrument | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Maleska |
Mon Feb 8, 1993 | 50D | Shankar plays it | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Jan 10, 1993 | 39D | Ravi Shankar's companion | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Thu Dec 10, 1992 | 28D | Shankar's instrument | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Sun Nov 22, 1992 | 42D | Shankar's companion | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Sun Sep 13, 1992 | 51D | Shankar's medium | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Jul 11, 1992 | 43D | Shankar's lute | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Sun Jun 21, 1992 | 87A | Producer of 10 Across | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Fri May 8, 1992 | 26D | Shankar's instrument | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Sat May 2, 1992 | 3D | Indian lute | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Mon Dec 30, 1991 | 57A | Lute of India | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sun Apr 21, 1991 | 93A | Shankar's instrument | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Dec 9, 1990 | 69A | Shankar's companion | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Thu Oct 4, 1990 | 33D | Lute for Shankar | William Canine | Maleska |
Sun Sep 2, 1990 | 28A | Shankar's medium | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed May 30, 1990 | 59A | Shankar's instrument | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Wed Mar 14, 1990 | 52A | Shankar plays one | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Wed Dec 20, 1989 | 64A | Indian lute | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 8, 1989 | 105A | Shankar's companion | Jim Page | Maleska |
Fri Jun 2, 1989 | 28D | Shankar instrument | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sun May 14, 1989 | 87A | Shankar's companion | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Thu Feb 16, 1989 | 36D | Shankar's instrument | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Wed Dec 7, 1988 | 25D | Shankar's instrument | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1988 | 4D | Shankar's instrument | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Mon Feb 15, 1988 | 65A | Musical instrument of 50 Down | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sun Jan 4, 1987 | 28D | Hindu's stringed instrument | Jim Page | Maleska |
Tue Dec 30, 1986 | 47A | Indian lute | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Sun Feb 16, 1986 | 80A | Shankar's instrument | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Tue Sep 17, 1985 | 26D | Instrument for Shankar | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Mar 10, 1985 | 52A | Subcontinental lute | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1983 | 55A | What Shankar plays | Arnold Moss | Maleska |
Thu Feb 17, 1983 | 9A | Asian music source | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sat Jan 15, 1983 | 18A | Shankar's strings | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Mon Sep 13, 1982 | 61A | Guitar of India | Audrey Koch | Maleska |
Tue Aug 3, 1982 | 42A | Shankar's instrument | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Mon Jul 12, 1982 | 40A | Shankar's instrument | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Sun Mar 28, 1982 | 63A | Indian lute | Tom Mixon | Maleska |
Sun Dec 6, 1981 | 99A | Hindu lute | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1981 | 70D | Shankar's instrument | Nancy A. Wood | Maleska |
Tue Aug 11, 1981 | 7D | Hindu guitar | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Tue Apr 21, 1981 | 41A | Shankar plays it | Janke | Maleska |
Sat Nov 1, 1980 | 21A | Shankar plays it | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat May 24, 1980 | 66A | Indian lute | David A. Scully | Maleska |
Sat Feb 16, 1980 | 15A | Shankar's instrument | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Feb 10, 1980 | 60D | Shankar plays it | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Sun Apr 22, 1979 | 38A | Shankar plays it | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Sat Apr 14, 1979 | 56A | Hindu instrument | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Nov 27, 1978 | 20A | Shankar's instrument | Paul Schwarzbaum | Maleska |
Wed Jul 13, 1977 | 39A | Shankar instrument | Young | Maleska |
Sun May 8, 1977 | 105A | Eastern instrument | Yael Gani | Maleska |
Fri Nov 5, 1976 | 10D | Shankar's instrument | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Sun Oct 24, 1976 | 118A | Need for 104 Across | John Willig | Weng |
Sun Aug 29, 1976 | 53D | Shankar's instrument | Alfio Micci | Weng |
Sun Jun 13, 1976 | 25A | Hindu lute | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Thu May 6, 1976 | 50A | Delhi instrument | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Tue Apr 20, 1976 | 25D | Stringed instrument | Jim Page | Weng |
Sat May 17, 1975 | 46A | Hindu guitar | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Mon May 5, 1975 | 65A | Shankar's instrument | McAulay | Weng |
Mon Mar 31, 1975 | 47A | Shankar's instrument | Dorothea E. Shipp | Weng |
Fri Feb 8, 1974 | 26D | Instrument | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Tue Jul 31, 1973 | 3D | Indian instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Feb 25, 1973 | 140A | Indian lute | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Wed Oct 25, 1972 | 26D | Shankar's lute | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Oct 8, 1972 | 17D | Hindu guitar | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Tue Aug 8, 1972 | 46D | Hindu lute | Unknown | Weng |
Mon May 29, 1972 | 26D | Hindu guitar | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 13, 1971 | 37A | Shankar's instrument | Thomas W. Schier | Weng |
Thu Jan 14, 1971 | 64A | Indian lute | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jun 3, 1970 | 32A | Stringed instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 12, 1970 | 17D | Shankar's instrument | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Sep 3, 1969 | 31A | A Beatle instrument. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Jun 29, 1969 | 72D | Hindu guitar | Lewis C. Breaker | Weng |
Tue Mar 18, 1969 | 43A | Long-necked guitar. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 19, 1969 | 6D | Popular instrument. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Aug 23, 1968 | 7D | Ravi Shankar's instrument. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Nov 19, 1967 | 48D | Hindu guitar. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Jan 23, 1967 | 53D | Hindu guitar. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Tue Dec 13, 1966 | 48D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1965 | 93D | Hindu musicmaker. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Wed Nov 4, 1964 | 31A | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 11, 1960 | 48D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 30, 1960 | 50D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 4, 1958 | 34D | Hindu guitar. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Jun 7, 1954 | 38D | Oriental guitar. | Albert Blum | Farrar |
Tue Mar 9, 1954 | 31A | Guitar of Nehru's land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 11, 1953 | 26D | Musical instrument of India. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Aug 1, 1953 | 47D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 20, 1952 | 46D | Oriental guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 3, 1952 | 27D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 4, 1951 | 63A | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 11, 1951 | 29D | Hindu guitar. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 16, 1950 | 90D | Hindu guitar. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Apr 3, 1949 | 107D | Hindu guitar. | D. G. Caywood | Farrar |
Sun Feb 27, 1949 | 34A | Hindu guitar. | S. K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Feb 20, 1949 | 75A | Hindu guitar. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Sep 16, 1945 | 65D | Guitar. | Harriot T. Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Jan 7, 1945 | 120D | Hindu guitar. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun May 14, 1944 | 88D | Hindu guitar. | G. O. Butler | Farrar |
Sun Dec 13, 1942 | 57A | Oriental guitar. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |