Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Nov 29, 2023 | 54D | Fast, bygone jet, for short | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Fri May 26, 2023 | 37D | Concorde, e.g.: Abbr. | Hemant Mehta | Shortz |
Thu Jan 26, 2023 | 30A | Boom producer, once: Abbr. | Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 2023 | 47D | Concorde, e.g., in brief | Margaret Seikel | Shortz |
Wed May 11, 2022 | 60D | Bygone Mach 1 breaker, in brief | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
Fri Mar 25, 2022 | 34D | Boomer that went bust, in brief | Evans Clinchy | Shortz |
Tue Oct 19, 2021 | 47A | Bygone jet, for short | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Jun 27, 2021 | 128A | Retired flier, for short | Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs | Shortz |
Tue Apr 27, 2021 | 27D | Retired cross-Atlantic jet, for short | Jeff McDermott | Shortz |
Mon Apr 5, 2021 | 46A | Bygone Mach 1 breaker, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Nov 19, 2020 | 24A | Noted "retiree" of '03 | Derek J. Angell | Shortz |
Sat Oct 3, 2020 | 19A | Historic aircraft inits. | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Thu Jul 23, 2020 | 71A | Retired means of travel, for short | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sat Dec 28, 2019 | 8D | Historic barrier breaker, for short | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Fri Dec 27, 2019 | 44A | Onetime part of the Air France fleet, in brief | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Wed Nov 13, 2019 | 25A | U.S.S.R.'s Tu-144, e.g. | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Wed Aug 28, 2019 | 55D | Fast flier of the past, for short | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
Tue Jul 2, 2019 | 70A | Former fast jet, in brief | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Dec 20, 2018 | 46D | Concorde, e.g., for short (3) | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 12, 2018 | 49A | Concorde, e.g., for short (3) | Kathy Bloomer | Shortz |
Sun Aug 19, 2018 | 89D | Cross-Atlantic flier, once, in brief | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sat Mar 3, 2018 | 64D | High-speed inits. | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Wed Oct 25, 2017 | 67D | Air travel option until '03 | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Thu Aug 10, 2017 | 42A | Attraction at Boeing's Museum of Flight, for short | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jul 2, 2017 | 10D | Onetime J.F.K. sight | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon May 22, 2017 | 75A | Concorde, for short | Gary Kennedy | Shortz |
Mon Mar 6, 2017 | 43D | Retired jet, for short (2) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 2016 | 63A | It went boom, for short | Milo Beckman | Shortz |
Sun Sep 4, 2016 | 31A | Concorde, e.g. (2) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sun Oct 25, 2015 | 127D | Retired boomer (4) | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Mon Oct 19, 2015 | 10D | Concorde, e.g., for short (3) | Bruce Venzke and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2015 | 122A | Boom source (2) | Lee Taylor | Shortz |
Mon Jul 13, 2015 | 58A | Bygone cross-Atlantic jet, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sat May 2, 2015 | 36D | Retired runway model (3) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Mar 22, 2015 | 41A | Retired runway model (3) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Wed Feb 11, 2015 | 39D | Former barrier breaker | Will Treece | Shortz |
Fri Dec 19, 2014 | 63A | Craft that must overcome wave drag, in brief | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Tue Dec 2, 2014 | 57A | Jet for the jet set | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Fri Nov 21, 2014 | 56D | Boomer for nearly 35 yrs. | Kevin Christian | Shortz |
Sun Sep 21, 2014 | 75A | Orly bird, once? | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Tue Jun 10, 2014 | 34A | Jet that once made a boom, in brief | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
Sun Mar 30, 2014 | 49D | New York arrival of '77 | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri Mar 7, 2014 | 58D | Retired boomer (4) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Wed Feb 12, 2014 | 44A | Fleet member retired in '03 | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Sep 11, 2013 | 19A | Former Brit. Airways vehicle | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun Jul 28, 2013 | 108D | Bygone flier (4) | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
Wed Dec 19, 2012 | 40D | Mach 1 breaker (4) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Sun Nov 25, 2012 | 30A | Contrail source, once: Abbr. | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Nov 3, 2012 | 36D | Retired boomer (4) | Milo Beckman | Shortz |
Thu Oct 18, 2012 | 41A | Bygone flier, for short (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2012 | 64D | Across-the-Atlantic flier of old, briefly | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Sun Sep 23, 2012 | 120D | European streaker, once, in brief | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Thu Jun 21, 2012 | 40A | Bygone travel option, informally | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
Sat May 5, 2012 | 11D | Boom maker, once | Ned White | Shortz |
Tue May 1, 2012 | 31D | Fast jet, for short (3) | Zoe Wheeler and Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Thu Jul 14, 2011 | 56D | Display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, for short | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Jun 26, 2011 | 101D | Retired flier (4) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 2011 | 90A | Former flier, for short | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Fri May 13, 2011 | 6D | Boomer that retired in the early '00s? | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2011 | 70A | Bygone flier (4) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Nov 14, 2010 | 114D | J.F.K. arrival of old | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Oct 7, 2010 | 1A | It began commercial service in '76 | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Sep 27, 2010 | 65D | Fast jet, for short (3) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Sat Jul 31, 2010 | 29D | Retired runway model (3) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Fri Jun 25, 2010 | 5D | "Bird" with a flexible nose | Robin Schulman and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Apr 24, 2010 | 40A | One with delta wings, briefly | Thomas Heilman | Shortz |
Sat Mar 13, 2010 | 43A | Flier with delta wings | Tyler Hinman and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Feb 21, 2010 | 38D | Former part of the British Airways fleet, for short | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Mon Feb 1, 2010 | 27A | Mach 1 breaker (4) | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
Thu Jan 7, 2010 | 22A | High flier, once | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 27, 2009 | 17D | Grounded flier (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Nov 30, 2009 | 64A | Fast jet, for short (3) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 2009 | 117D | Onetime boom maker | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2009 | 30D | Bygone flier (4) | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
Mon May 4, 2009 | 22A | Concorde, in brief | Mark Milhet | Shortz |
Thu Mar 12, 2009 | 36A | Bygone flier, for short (2) | David Chapus | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 2008 | 51A | Old J.F.K. lander | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Mon Oct 6, 2008 | 33A | Retired flier (4) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2008 | 60D | Historic barrier breaker | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Sep 25, 2008 | 31A | Retired barrier breaker, for short | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Wed Sep 3, 2008 | 60D | Bygone aircraft, briefly | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Jun 26, 2008 | 26D | Former fleet member | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Jun 7, 2008 | 9D | Former boomer | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Thu May 15, 2008 | 13D | J.F.K. visitor, once | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Mar 5, 2008 | 11A | Plane with a machmeter: Abbr. | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Sun Dec 30, 2007 | 98D | Grounded flier (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Dec 3, 2007 | 13D | Lander at J.F.K., once | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Sep 6, 2007 | 10D | Boomer, once | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Wed Jul 4, 2007 | 12D | Sound barrier breaker: Abbr. | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Thu May 24, 2007 | 57A | Old J.F.K. sight | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2007 | 38A | Retired boomer (4) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Fri Mar 2, 2007 | 58A | Bygone flier (4) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Sun Aug 13, 2006 | 81D | Mach 1 passer | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Thu Aug 10, 2006 | 4D | Bygone air inits. | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2006 | 36D | Travel option for about 30 yrs. | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Mar 27, 2006 | 22D | Retired jet, for short (2) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 2006 | 23A | Long-nosed flier, for short | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Mar 2, 2006 | 13D | The U.S.S.R. had the first civilian one | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Feb 21, 2006 | 29A | Onetime Heathrow sight: Abbr. | Lisa Wiseman | Shortz |
Tue Feb 7, 2006 | 23A | Former flier to J.F.K. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Sep 28, 2005 | 40A | Former J.F.K. lander | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Sun Aug 14, 2005 | 101A | Delta wing craft | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Jun 19, 2005 | 1D | Air France flier until '03 | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Dec 27, 2004 | 32D | Grounded jet, for short | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Sat Oct 16, 2004 | 46A | Old flying option | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Tue Oct 12, 2004 | 26D | It's not breaking the sound barrier anymore | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Mon Sep 27, 2004 | 1D | Jet decommissioned in '03 | Gregory Paul | Shortz |
Thu Apr 29, 2004 | 4D | Retired flier (4) | Steven Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Mar 21, 2004 | 23A | 2003 addition to the Museum of Flight | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Mar 16, 2004 | 44D | Retired flier (4) | Ron Sweet | Shortz |
Fri Mar 5, 2004 | 65D | Retired cruiser | Gary Steinmehl | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2003 | 60D | Champagne-flight jet | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 16, 2003 | 13D | Retired speedster | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Tue Oct 21, 2003 | 62D | It doesn't fly anymore | John Underwood | Shortz |
Tue Aug 19, 2003 | 49A | Concorde | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Mon Jun 23, 2003 | 11A | Transatlantic flier, for short | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Wed Jun 11, 2003 | 42D | Atl. crosser (3) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Mar 24, 2003 | 58D | Speedy way to get to Paris | Alison D. Donald | Shortz |
Sun Mar 9, 2003 | 35A | High flier | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jan 8, 2003 | 54A | Mach 1 breaker (4) | James Rogers | Shortz |
Thu Nov 14, 2002 | 60D | Noisy streaker | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Wed Nov 13, 2002 | 62D | Heathrow plane | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Oct 22, 2002 | 10D | Speedy jet to J.F.K. | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Fri Oct 11, 2002 | 57D | Scrapped Boeing project | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Wed Sep 25, 2002 | 13D | Streak in the sky, for short | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Wed Aug 14, 2002 | 65D | One of a fleet fleet | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2002 | 78D | Fast one, for short | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Sat Jun 15, 2002 | 19A | Noisy transportation | Trip Payne | Shortz |
Sat May 11, 2002 | 10D | One making a quick trip | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Sat Feb 23, 2002 | 43A | Mach 1 breaker (4) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Jan 19, 2002 | 42D | New craft of '68 | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
Fri Nov 16, 2001 | 13D | Mach-1 surpasser | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Sep 23, 2001 | 93A | Atl. crosser (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sat Sep 8, 2001 | 15D | New flier of 1968 | Jim Page | Shortz |
Wed Aug 15, 2001 | 39A | Expensive transport | Karen Young Bonin | Shortz |
Mon Jun 25, 2001 | 41A | Fast plane: Abbr. | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2001 | 60D | Brit. Airways vehicle | Nick Grivas | Shortz |
Fri May 11, 2001 | 60D | Unrealized 60's Boeing project | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri Apr 6, 2001 | 32D | Mach 2 craft | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Mar 11, 2001 | 63A | J.F.K. sight (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Nov 12, 2000 | 39A | Focus of a July 2000 crash investigation | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Nov 10, 2000 | 27A | Plane with a tipped nose | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Wed Nov 1, 2000 | 45D | J.F.K. plane | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Jul 11, 2000 | 38D | Speedy flier | Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 27, 2000 | 22D | Concorde, e.g. (2) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri May 26, 2000 | 7D | Boom source (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Thu May 25, 2000 | 39A | Transatlantic cruiser | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed May 24, 2000 | 28D | Barrier breaker, for short | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Thu Apr 27, 2000 | 63D | Jet-set jet | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Wed Mar 29, 2000 | 65D | Fast wings | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2000 | 66D | Boom producer | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Nov 6, 1999 | 24A | Noisy flier | Joan Bayer Williamson | Shortz |
Sat Jun 26, 1999 | 42A | It has an adjustable nose | John Wolting | Shortz |
Mon May 31, 1999 | 42A | Concorde, notably | Joey Crumley | Shortz |
Thu May 20, 1999 | 1A | BA or AF plane | Zack Butler | Shortz |
Thu May 13, 1999 | 1A | Public transport since '76 | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Apr 30, 1999 | 27D | Queen's way to the U.S.A. | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Fri Apr 23, 1999 | 22A | Aviation introduction of 1968 | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Apr 18, 1999 | 33A | Air France fleet member | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 1999 | 101D | Atl. crosser (3) | Elizabeth Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Jan 3, 1999 | 5D | Euroflier | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Dec 13, 1998 | 9D | J.F.K. arrival (2) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Wed Nov 4, 1998 | 7D | J.F.K. arrival (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 1998 | 33A | Sound barrier breaker, for short | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jun 7, 1998 | 5D | Atl. speedster | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Apr 24, 1998 | 64D | Rapid transit (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun Jan 11, 1998 | 99A | L-1011 alternative | Nancy Joline and Peg Conner | Shortz |
Fri Jan 9, 1998 | 58D | European streaker | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Dec 27, 1997 | 29A | Rapid transit? (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sun Dec 7, 1997 | 112D | Fast way to J.F.K. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Dec 4, 1997 | 5D | J.F.K. lander | Eileen Lexau | Shortz |
Wed Dec 3, 1997 | 42A | It'll get you there P.D.Q. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Nov 12, 1997 | 48A | J.F.K. sight (3) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Sep 9, 1997 | 63D | See 37-Across | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Aug 21, 1997 | 4D | Its business is booming | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Sat Aug 9, 1997 | 40D | A fast one | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 27, 1997 | 8D | Sight at Dulles (2) | June Boggs | Shortz |
Wed Jul 2, 1997 | 46A | J.F.K. regular | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Thu Jun 19, 1997 | 1D | 747 alternative | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Sat Mar 1, 1997 | 31A | Time-saving means of travel | Jim Page | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 1997 | 40A | Jet to Heathrow | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Aug 28, 1996 | 39D | Transportation that's booming? | F. Heaney | Shortz |
Sat Jun 15, 1996 | 23A | Sight at Dulles (2) | R. Ross | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 1996 | 23A | J.F.K. jet | R. J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Aug 7, 1995 | 6D | Fast plane (2) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Fri Jul 7, 1995 | 69A | Mach topper (2) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Thu Jan 26, 1995 | 29D | Atl. flier | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Wed Dec 14, 1994 | 22A | Mach topper (2) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Mon Sep 26, 1994 | 32A | Fast plane (2) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sat Sep 10, 1994 | 32D | Craft with delta wings | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
Sat Aug 27, 1994 | 48A | J.F.K. sight (3) | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
Wed Jul 20, 1994 | 37D | Trans-Atlantic flier | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jul 13, 1994 | 9D | Jet set's jet | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
Wed Mar 23, 1994 | 64A | Fast wings, for short | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Jan 7, 1994 | 66D | Wings of a sort | Fred Piscop | Shortz |