Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Aug 21, 2021 | 25A | The Baltics, once: Abbr. (2) | Joseph Greenbaum | Shortz |
Thu Mar 18, 2021 | 5A | Ukr. and Lith., once (2) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Thu Jan 4, 2018 | 68A | Historical group of 15, for short (2) | Daniel Mauer | Shortz |
Wed Sep 20, 2017 | 60D | They became independent in 1991: Abbr. | Hal Moore | Shortz |
Thu Nov 24, 2016 | 55D | Historical group of 15, for short (2) | Brian J. MacDonald | Shortz |
Thu Jul 21, 2016 | 50A | 15 divs. on old maps | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sun Jan 3, 2016 | 116D | They were wiped off the map in '91 | David Woolf | Shortz |
Thu Nov 26, 2015 | 69A | Moldova and Belarus, once: Abbr. | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 2014 | 53A | Former political divs. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Dec 25, 2013 | 45A | Ukraine and others, once: Abbr. | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Tue Dec 3, 2013 | 55D | Ukr., Est. and Lith., once | Phil Ruzbarsky | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2013 | 39D | Parts of Eastern Eur., once | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Sat Jun 29, 2013 | 42A | Georgia and neighbors, once: Abbr. | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Wed May 22, 2013 | 60D | Ukr. and Lith., once (2) | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Wed Oct 3, 2012 | 68A | Lat. and Lith., formerly | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sat Aug 4, 2012 | 62A | They broke up in 1991: Abbr. (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Fri Mar 23, 2012 | 25A | United entities before 1991: Abbr. | Steven Riley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 22, 2012 | 72D | Georgia and Moldova, once: Abbr. | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
Mon Jun 6, 2011 | 40A | Armenia and Azerbaijan, once: Abbr. | Gary Whitehead | Shortz |
Wed Apr 6, 2011 | 63A | Cold war-era lands: Abbr. | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 2011 | 67A | Lith. and Lat., once (4) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Thu Jan 13, 2011 | 67A | Members of a former union: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Oct 1, 2009 | 32A | Cold war grp. (2) | Patrick Blindauer & Rebecca Young | Shortz |
Sat Jun 6, 2009 | 58D | Red grp. | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sun Feb 8, 2009 | 36A | Red states?: Abbr. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Feb 7, 2009 | 14D | Bygone Black Sea borderers: Abbr. | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2008 | 65D | C.I.S. members, once (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 2008 | 26A | Part of Eastern Europe, once: Abbr. | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Fri Jul 25, 2008 | 24D | Former union members: Abbr. (2) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sat Jul 12, 2008 | 54D | Bygone grp. of 15 | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Sun Feb 24, 2008 | 9D | Rus. and Ukr., once | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sat Jul 28, 2007 | 29A | Communist federation: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri May 25, 2007 | 26A | Erstwhile grp. of 15 | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2007 | 80D | Georgia and others, once: Abbr. (2) | David Kwong and Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Thu Dec 14, 2006 | 58D | A lot of Eurasia, once: Abbr. | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sat Aug 19, 2006 | 29A | Former grp. of 15 | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Wed Aug 16, 2006 | 53D | Georgia et al., once: Abbr. (3) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sat Jun 17, 2006 | 57A | Cold war grp. (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Mon Jun 12, 2006 | 68A | Lith. and Ukr., formerly (2) | Curtis Yee | Shortz |
Fri Jun 2, 2006 | 37D | Old union members: Abbr. | Jim Page | Shortz |
Thu Dec 15, 2005 | 39D | Lith. and Ukr., once | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Aug 29, 2005 | 65A | Georgia and Lithuania, once: Abbr. | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2005 | 101A | The Baltics, once: Abbr. (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Apr 26, 2005 | 67A | Independence achievers of 1991: Abbr. | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Oct 3, 2004 | 10A | Pre-1989 Eurasian political divs. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue May 4, 2004 | 58D | Lith. and Lat., once (4) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Fri Mar 12, 2004 | 58D | They broke up in 1991: Abbr. (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Nov 14, 2003 | 5D | Lat. and others, once | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Tue Nov 4, 2003 | 28A | Ukr. and Lat., once | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Aug 9, 2003 | 40D | Old Eurasian locales: Abbr. | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2003 | 18A | Georgia and others, once: Abbr. (2) | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Sun Jul 20, 2003 | 40D | Former union members: Abbr. (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sat Jun 14, 2003 | 29A | A great deal of Eurasia, once: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Apr 15, 2003 | 65A | Lith. and Ukr., formerly (2) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Mon Mar 17, 2003 | 24D | Georgia and Ukraine, once: Abbr. | David Ainslie Macleod | Shortz |
Thu Jan 23, 2003 | 54D | Estonia et al., once: Abbr. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Jan 3, 2003 | 13D | Former union mems. | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 100D | Old political divs. | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
Sun May 19, 2002 | 40A | Est. and Lat., once | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Dec 30, 2001 | 106D | Georgia et al., once: Abbr. (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Oct 21, 2001 | 110D | Bygone pol. units | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Sep 2, 2001 | 78A | Armenia and Georgia, once: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Aug 5, 2001 | 15D | Azerbaijan and Ukraine, once: Abbr. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 29, 2001 | 144A | Georgia et al., once: Abbr. (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jan 9, 2000 | 89A | States under Stalin: Abbr. | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 1999 | 27D | C.C.C.P. units | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Fri Nov 6, 1998 | 53D | C.I.S. members, once (2) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Fri Oct 30, 1998 | 10D | Old polit. entities | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Apr 22, 1998 | 56D | Lat., Lith. and Ukr., once | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 1997 | 61A | Lith. and Azer., once | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Fri Mar 28, 1997 | 51A | Lith. and Lat., once (4) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Mar 2, 1996 | 57D | Lat. and Lith., once (2) | N. Joline | Shortz |
Sun Jul 9, 1995 | 48D | Lat. and Lith., once (2) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Fri Mar 17, 1995 | 16D | Former states: Abbr. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Sep 16, 1994 | 52D | Lith. and Lat., once (4) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |