"Hex" in the Author column refers to the beloved constructors Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon who, among many other puzzle accomplishments, created the NYT Acrostic every second week for 25 years. Of the 645 Acrostics here, 616 are by them.
The Nov 11, 2001 Acrostic was never available on nytimes.com, but we have it here. It's worth doing.
| Solve | Author | First clue | Solution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||
| 645. | May 5, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Drunk as a skunk | 5/5/2024 | |
| 644. | April 21, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Strategic finale | 4/21/2024 | |
| 643. | April 7, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Add; demolish | 4/7/2024 | |
| 642. | March 24, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Compassion, pity | 3/24/2024 | |
| 641. | March 10, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Hindu deity; Jewish mourning period | 3/10/2024 | |
| 640. | February 25, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Overtakes, in some competitions | 2/25/2024 | |
| 639. | February 11, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | One of the Obamas | 2/11/2024 | |
| 638. | January 28, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | Tickle | 1/28/2024 | |
| 637. | January 14, 2024 | Balton & Stewart | All-male college originally named Augusta Institute | 1/14/2024 | |
| 2023 | |||||
| 636. | December 31, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Words often accompanied by a flute | 12/31/2023 | |
| 635. | December 17, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Item not free of charge, ideally | 12/17/2023 | |
| 634. | December 3, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Shady garden alcove | 12/3/2023 | |
| 633. | November 19, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Greek monarch who reigned in Africa | 11/19/2023 | |
| 632. | November 5, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Linguistic loss | 11/5/2023 | |
| 631. | October 22, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Writer descended from a Salem witch trial judge | 10/22/2023 | |
| 630. | October 8, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Calf-hugging attire (2 wds.) | 10/8/2023 | |
| 629. | September 24, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Intermission | 9/24/2023 | |
| 628. | September 10, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Cow traded for beans in "Jack and the Beanstalk" (hyph.) | 9/10/2023 | |
| 627. | August 27, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Term introduced in 1834 that superseded "natural philosopher" | 8/27/2023 | |
| 626. | August 13, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | ____ on Ice (historic 1980 Olympics upset) | 8/13/2023 | |
| 625. | July 30, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Spoke forcefully and persuasively | 7/30/2023 | |
| 624. | July 16, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Devoted to a fault | 7/16/2023 | |
| 623. | July 2, 2023 | Mark Halpin | Places of extreme misery | 7/2/2023 | |
| 622. | June 18, 2023 | Balton & Stewart | Gian Lorenzo ___, designer of the bronze canopy in St. Peter's Basilica | 6/18/2023 | |
| 621. | June 4, 2023 | Jim Horne | Kind, good, warmhearted | 6/4/2023 | |
| 620. | May 21, 2023 | Jeff Chen | Fictional character known as the Master of Kung Fu (hyph.) | 5/21/2023 | |
| 619. | May 7, 2023 | Mark Halpin | Quality of a duckling or a plush towel | 5/7/2023 | |
| 618. | April 23, 2023 | Jim Horne | Swindler, grifter, shyster (2 wds.) | 4/23/2023 | |
| 617. | April 9, 2023 | Mark Halpin | Island that's home to Eggs and Bacon Bay | 4/9/2023 | |
| 616. | March 26, 2023 | Hex | Onset of a stroke? | 3/26/2023 | |
| 615. | March 12, 2023 | Hex | Actor who played Jim Lovell in "Apollo 13" (2 wds.) | 3/12/2023 | |
| 614. | February 26, 2023 | Hex | Kookaburra or a related bird | 2/26/2023 | |
| 613. | February 12, 2023 | Hex | Meant to be olfactorily stimulating | 2/12/2023 | |
| 612. | January 29, 2023 | Hex | Close close? (2 wds.) | 1/29/2023 | |
| 611. | January 15, 2023 | Hex | Like opera and classical music, by repute | 1/15/2023 | |
| 610. | January 1, 2023 | Hex | One with not a ton of smarts, boob (hyph.) | 1/1/2023 | |
| 2022 | |||||
| 609. | December 18, 2022 | Hex | The opposite of freeze | 12/18/2022 | |
| 608. | December 4, 2022 | Hex | Device with moving parts; means to an end | 12/4/2022 | |
| 607. | November 20, 2022 | Hex | Baloney, applesauce, moonshine | 11/20/2022 | |
| 606. | November 6, 2022 | Hex | Quadrennial event for American voters | 11/6/2022 | |
| 605. | October 23, 2022 | Hex | Crane described as oddly angular | 10/23/2022 | |
| 604. | October 9, 2022 | Hex | Engines imparting thrust to missiles | 10/9/2022 | |
| 603. | September 25, 2022 | Hex | Shape atop some streetlights in Hershey, Pa. | 9/25/2022 | |
| 602. | September 11, 2022 | Hex | Lucy and Ricky's landlady on a 1950s sitcom (2 wds.) | 9/11/2022 | |
| 601. | August 28, 2022 | Hex | "Know what I mean?" (3 wds.) | 8/28/2022 | |
| 600. | August 14, 2022 | Hex | Expression that's hard to read (2 wds.) | 8/14/2022 | |
| 599. | July 31, 2022 | Hex | Pioneering magazine of science fiction founded in 1930, informally | 7/31/2022 | |
| 598. | July 17, 2022 | Hex | Percussion instrument heard at the end of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 | 7/17/2022 | |
| 597. | July 3, 2022 | Hex | Report of an explosive event? | 7/3/2022 | |
| 596. | June 19, 2022 | Hex | El Capitan or Devils Tower, e.g. | 6/19/2022 | |
| 595. | June 5, 2022 | Hex | Concern in the food service industry | 6/5/2022 | |
| 594. | May 22, 2022 | Hex | Magnetically levitated island in "Gulliver's Travels" | 5/22/2022 | |
| 593. | May 8, 2022 | Hex | What you have upon learning the ropes (hyph.) | 5/8/2022 | |
| 592. | April 24, 2022 | Hex | Like driftwood on a beach (2 wds.) | 4/24/2022 | |
| 591. | April 10, 2022 | Hex | Warm wind of the Pacific Northwest | 4/10/2022 | |
| 590. | March 27, 2022 | Hex | Epicurean press release? (2 wds.) | 3/27/2022 | |
| 589. | March 13, 2022 | Hex | Outside of regular work (2 wds.) | 3/13/2022 | |
| 588. | February 27, 2022 | Hex | Flat-bodied marine specimen such as an opah | 2/27/2022 | |
| 587. | February 13, 2022 | Hex | Ate noisily, and perhaps with some impatience | 2/13/2022 | |
| 586. | January 30, 2022 | Hex | What Answer B. comprises | 1/30/2022 | |
| 585. | January 16, 2022 | Hex | Disorienting blizzard condition | 1/16/2022 | |
| 584. | January 2, 2022 | Hex | Withdraw, retire, lose (2 wds.) | 1/2/2022 | |
| 2021 | |||||
| 583. | December 19, 2021 | Hex | *Philip ____, director of 1983's nerve-wrecking "The Right Stuff" | 12/19/2021 | |
| 582. | December 5, 2021 | Hex | Sinister, evil, baleful | 12/5/2021 | |
| 581. | November 21, 2021 | Hex | Stock figure in commedia dell'arte | 11/21/2021 | |
| 580. | November 7, 2021 | Hex | Parts of orchestral works; army actions | 11/7/2021 | |
| 579. | October 24, 2021 | Hex | Do the same as | 10/24/2021 | |
| 578. | October 10, 2021 | Hex | Room where Puebloan rites are performed | 10/10/2021 | |
| 577. | September 26, 2021 | Hex | Long-fingered lemur native to Madagascar; "Yes!" (hyph.) | 9/26/2021 | |
| 576. | September 12, 2021 | Hex | Extinct giant herbivore of North America | 9/12/2021 | |
| 575. | August 29, 2021 | Hex | Frequency that sounds really painful? | 8/29/2021 | |
| 574. | August 15, 2021 | Hex | Brand name in home gyms | 8/15/2021 | |
| 573. | August 1, 2021 | Hex | Dark and deep; belonging to the underworld | 8/1/2021 | |
| 572. | July 18, 2021 | Hex | Rare, expensive food such as Graukäse or larb mote daeng | 7/18/2021 | |
| 571. | July 4, 2021 | Hex | Equipment used in log production | 7/4/2021 | |
| 570. | June 20, 2021 | Hex | Pretenders | 6/20/2021 | |
| 569. | June 6, 2021 | Hex | Place for a soul to get a drink and forget it all? | 6/6/2021 | |
| 568. | May 23, 2021 | Hex | Golden canine of South America (2 wds.) | 5/23/2021 | |
| 567. | May 9, 2021 | Hex | Musical center of attention | 5/9/2021 | |
| 566. | April 25, 2021 | Hex | Four-legged events on a track | 4/25/2021 | |
| 565. | April 11, 2021 | Hex | Maker of Jell-O and Kool-Aid | 4/11/2021 | |
| 564. | March 28, 2021 | Hex | Quaint way of saying "IMHO" | 3/28/2021 | |
| 563. | March 14, 2021 | Hex | Unconnected, incoherent; out of whack | 3/14/2021 | |
| 562. | February 28, 2021 | Hex | Rootless wanderer | 2/28/2021 | |
| 561. | February 14, 2021 | Hex | Hardest part of a problem | 2/14/2021 | |
| 560. | January 31, 2021 | Hex | Spinster hen in animated Warner Bros. features (2 wds.) | 1/31/2021 | |
| 559. | January 17, 2021 | Hex | Leading light of peaceful protest | 1/17/2021 | |
| 558. | January 3, 2021 | Hex | Unplanned, headlong advance (2 wds.) | 1/3/2021 | |
| 2020 | |||||
| 557. | December 20, 2020 | Hex | Attire for going out in? | 12/20/2020 | |
| 556. | December 6, 2020 | Hex | Bright and shiny | 12/6/2020 | |
| 555. | November 22, 2020 | Hex | Willie Dixon blues song recorded by Howlin' Wolf and Cream | 11/22/2020 | |
| 554. | November 8, 2020 | Hex | Tony-winning musical set in old Baghdad | 11/8/2020 | |
| 553. | October 25, 2020 | Hex | Pet's plaything (2 wds.) | 10/25/2020 | |
| 552. | October 11, 2020 | Hex | Tool whose Mayan version starts with Pop | 10/11/2020 | |
| 551. | September 27, 2020 | Hex | "The first and direst of all disasters," per the author of this puzzle's quote | 9/27/2020 | |
| 550. | September 13, 2020 | Hex | Moving aimlessly | 9/13/2020 | |
| 549. | August 30, 2020 | Hex | What pairs of alleles determine | 8/30/2020 | |
| 548. | August 16, 2020 | Hex | Medium used by Jacob Lawrence in his "Migration Series" | 8/16/2020 | |
| 547. | August 2, 2020 | Hex | Statue of Helios erected in the third century B.C. | 8/2/2020 | |
| 546. | July 19, 2020 | Nick Lowe & Hex | Bars in westerns ... | 7/19/2020 | |
| 545. | July 5, 2020 | Hex | Singer of the 1982 hit "Workin' for a Livin'" (2 wds.) | 7/5/2020 | |
| 544. | June 21, 2020 | Hex | Applicator in many a dressing room (2 wds.) | 6/21/2020 | |
| 543. | June 7, 2020 | Hex | Observational slant | 6/7/2020 | |
| 542. | May 24, 2020 | Hex | Sources of nonhuman "songs" on a 1970s album with more than 10 million copies | 5/24/2020 | |
| 541. | May 10, 2020 | Hex | Act as a parent to; nurture | 5/10/2020 | |
| 540. | April 26, 2020 | Hex | Floor, rock, bowl over, stun | 4/26/2020 | |
| 539. | April 12, 2020 | Hex | Pronounce the beginning of "hair" but not "heir," say | 4/12/2020 | |
| 538. | March 29, 2020 | Hex | Typeface based on classroom handwriting, similar to Comic Sans | 3/29/2020 | |
| 537. | March 15, 2020 | Hex | Jazz bandleader who sang "Hi-de-ho" (2 wds.) | 3/15/2020 | |
| 536. | March 1, 2020 | Hex | Small amount; ostentatious display | 3/1/2020 | |
| 535. | February 16, 2020 | Hex | Having special talents | 2/16/2020 | |
| 534. | February 2, 2020 | Hex | "Caddyshack" director Harold | 2/2/2020 | |
| 533. | January 19, 2020 | Hex | Alternate title for "Mbube," also its refrain | 1/19/2020 | |
| 532. | January 5, 2020 | Hex | European region associated with an artsy lifestyle | 1/5/2020 | |
| 2019 | |||||
| 531. | December 22, 2019 | Hex | Bond for a time | 12/22/2019 | |
| 530. | December 8, 2019 | Hex | Two-Pinocchio (but not a four-Pinocchio) claim (hyph.) | 12/8/2019 | |
| 529. | November 24, 2019 | Hex | Make a favorable impression (2 wds.) | 11/24/2019 | |
| 528. | November 10, 2019 | Hex | Subject in cryptozoology | 11/10/2019 | |
| 527. | October 27, 2019 | Hex | Novelty song in which Dracula is referenced (2 wds.) | 10/27/2019 | |
| 526. | October 13, 2019 | Hex | Compound used to make rubber and lubricants | 10/13/2019 | |
| 525. | September 29, 2019 | Hex | East Coast ski mecca | 9/29/2019 | |
| 524. | September 15, 2019 | Hex | Musical piece in a playful vein | 9/15/2019 | |
| 523. | September 1, 2019 | Hex | Spirited vigor; sexual allure | 9/1/2019 | |
| 522. | August 18, 2019 | Hex | Up-and-down diversion | 8/18/2019 | |
| 521. | August 4, 2019 | Hex | Financial option for a retiree | 8/4/2019 | |
| 520. | July 21, 2019 | Hex | Concern of the Fed; air travel option | 7/21/2019 | |
| 519. | July 7, 2019 | Hex | Superficial glamour of little real worth | 7/7/2019 | |
| 518. | June 23, 2019 | Hex | Lighthearted display of wit and cleverness (2 wds.) | 6/23/2019 | |
| 517. | June 9, 2019 | Hex | Ovoidal : egg :: lingulate : ____ | 6/9/2019 | |
| 516. | May 26, 2019 | Hex | Large units of cheese | 5/26/2019 | |
| 515. | May 12, 2019 | Hex | Pacify, comfort | 5/12/2019 | |
| 514. | April 28, 2019 | Hex | Meaning of "Abel" in Hebrew | 4/28/2019 | |
| 513. | April 14, 2019 | Hex | Alleged entheogen: an agent enhancing spirituality | 4/14/2019 | |
| 512. | March 31, 2019 | Hex | Contingency plan; legal requirement | 3/31/2019 | |
| 511. | March 17, 2019 | Hex | Seat or shade for the quote's subject | 3/17/2019 | |
| 510. | March 3, 2019 | Hex | Outrageous or silly behavior | 3/3/2019 | |
| 509. | February 17, 2019 | Hex | 2004 teen comedy starring Lindsay Lohan (2 wds.) | 2/17/2019 | |
| 508. | February 3, 2019 | Hex | Write down for the record | 2/3/2019 | |
| 507. | January 20, 2019 | Hex | Metal protector of an aircraft engine | 1/20/2019 | |
| 506. | January 6, 2019 | Hex | Nickname for a loafer or sluggard | 1/6/2019 | |
| 2018 | |||||
| 505. | December 23, 2018 | Hex | Uncompromising | 12/23/2018 | |
| 504. | December 9, 2018 | Hex | Loud and deeply mournful | 12/9/2018 | |
| 503. | November 25, 2018 | Hex | "____ means boy" (line from a waitress in "Pulp Fiction") | 11/25/2018 | |
| 502. | November 11, 2018 | Hex | One-dimensional measure | 11/11/2018 | |
| 501. | October 28, 2018 | Hex | Sour fruit (2 wds.) | 10/28/2018 | |
| 500. | October 14, 2018 | Hex | First member of a certain "700 Club" (2 wds.) | 10/14/2018 | |
| 499. | September 30, 2018 | Hex | Slang for a marijuana cigarette | 9/30/2018 | |
| 498. | September 16, 2018 | Hex | Stone-faced neighbor of Theodore | 9/16/2018 | |
| 497. | September 2, 2018 | Hex | Make one's diaphragm contract rhythmically | 9/2/2018 | |
| 496. | August 19, 2018 | Hex | Addiction for Dostoyevsky | 8/19/2018 | |
| 495. | August 5, 2018 | Hex | Spacecraft launched in 2009 in search of exoplanets | 8/5/2018 | |
| 494. | July 22, 2018 | Hex | Thought process | 7/22/2018 | |
| 493. | July 8, 2018 | Hex | Like a blacked-out dialogue balloon | 7/8/2018 | |
| 492. | June 24, 2018 | Hex | Good person of any gender, despite the sound | 6/24/2018 | |
| 491. | June 10, 2018 | Hex | Biennial event begun in 1927 (2 wds.) | 6/10/2018 | |
| 490. | May 27, 2018 | Hex | Obviously pregnant | 5/27/2018 | |
| 489. | May 13, 2018 | Hex | Dance, opera, writing or painting (2 wds.) | 5/13/2018 | |
| 488. | April 29, 2018 | Hex | High Sierra browser | 4/29/2018 | |
| 487. | April 15, 2018 | Hex | Exhibiting genu varum | 4/15/2018 | |
| 486. | April 1, 2018 | Hex | Beatles song that begins "Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner" (2 wds.) | 4/1/2018 | |
| 485. | March 18, 2018 | Hex | Game for the preverbal set | 3/18/2018 | |
| 484. | March 4, 2018 | Hex | With Answer B., classic film star who said "Concentrate, don't embroider" | 3/4/2018 | |
| 483. | February 18, 2018 | Hex | What proton streams should never do, per "Ghostbusters" | 2/18/2018 | |
| 482. | February 4, 2018 | Hex | Sort of writing on a dinar or rial | 2/4/2018 | |
| 481. | January 21, 2018 | Hex | Attractive, but a bit too precious | 1/21/2018 | |
| 480. | January 7, 2018 | Hex | Small, nocturnal scorpion-eating bird (2 wds.) | 1/7/2018 | |
| 2017 | |||||
| 479. | December 24, 2017 | Hex | In heraldry, shown with wings extended | 12/24/2017 | |
| 478. | December 10, 2017 | Hex | Unesco and others | 12/10/2017 | |
| 477. | November 26, 2017 | Hex | Patently so; based on truisms | 11/26/2017 | |
| 476. | November 12, 2017 | Hex | Fabric with a rippled pattern | 11/12/2017 | |
| 475. | October 29, 2017 | Hex | Keening woman of Irish lore | 10/29/2017 | |
| 474. | October 15, 2017 | Hex | Tune that Pee-wee Herman danced to in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" | 10/15/2017 | |
| 473. | October 1, 2017 | Hex | Way of thinking about things | 10/1/2017 | |
| 472. | September 17, 2017 | Hex | Vessel also called a carboy | 9/17/2017 | |
| 471. | September 3, 2017 | Hex | Site of mock naval battles | 9/3/2017 | |
| 470. | August 20, 2017 | Hex | Outer Banks town with the motto "First in Flight" (2 wds.) | 8/20/2017 | |
| 469. | August 6, 2017 | Hex | Weirdly absurd, off-the-wall | 8/6/2017 | |
| 468. | July 23, 2017 | Hex | One charging a safari trip? | 7/23/2017 | |
| 467. | July 9, 2017 | Hex | Artful exercise of power by a monarch | 7/9/2017 | |
| 466. | June 25, 2017 | Hex | Sweets enjoyed at Hogwarts | 6/25/2017 | |
| 465. | June 11, 2017 | Hex | Like Maybellene in a 1955 song | 6/11/2017 | |
| 464. | May 28, 2017 | Hex | "Oedipus Rex" playwright | 5/28/2017 | |
| 463. | May 14, 2017 | Hex | Like the smells of a springtime garden | 5/14/2017 | |
| 462. | April 30, 2017 | Hex | Cryptid in numerous folk tales | 4/30/2017 | |
| 461. | April 16, 2017 | Hex | Creator of the 1950s book and film "The Silent World" | 4/16/2017 | |
| 460. | April 2, 2017 | Hex | 1974 action film with four sequels (2 wds.) | 4/2/2017 | |
| 459. | March 19, 2017 | Hex | Big cheese, honcho, fat cat, pooh-bah | 3/19/2017 | |
| 458. | March 5, 2017 | Hex | Graph called a "camembert" in France (2 wds.) | 3/5/2017 | |
| 457. | February 19, 2017 | Hex | Invention described in the 1887 book "Unua Libro" (and the subject of this puzzle's quotation) | 2/19/2017 | |
| 456. | February 5, 2017 | Hex | Belabored bit of questionable wit | 2/5/2017 | |
| 455. | January 22, 2017 | Hex | Comic "Saturday Night Live" offering | 1/22/2017 | |
| 454. | January 8, 2017 | Hex | Gushing, beyond glowing | 1/8/2017 | |
| 2016 | |||||
| 453. | December 25, 2016 | Hex | Sport testing speed and accuracy | 12/25/2016 | |
| 452. | December 11, 2016 | Hex | Rebuilding project for Hadrian | 12/11/2016 | |
| 451. | November 27, 2016 | Hex | Last of 40 spaces in a game | 11/27/2016 | |
| 450. | November 13, 2016 | Hex | Chemist's name attached to a law and a constant | 11/13/2016 | |
| 449. | October 30, 2016 | Hex | Sign of nervousness (2 wds.) | 10/30/2016 | |
| 448. | October 16, 2016 | Hex | Quail; feel really embarrassed | 10/16/2016 | |
| 447. | October 2, 2016 | Hex | Wanderer in Oz | 10/2/2016 | |
| 446. | September 18, 2016 | Hex | Dreamy place of pleasure, Shangri-La | 9/18/2016 | |
| 445. | September 4, 2016 | Hex | Good thing to have in a campaign or sports contest | 9/4/2016 | |
| 444. | August 21, 2016 | Hex | Specialty of some runners | 8/21/2016 | |
| 443. | August 7, 2016 | Hex | Cranky, peevish, fractious, touchy | 8/7/2016 | |
| 442. | July 24, 2016 | Hex | Hardship, rigor, tribulation | 7/24/2016 | |
| 441. | July 10, 2016 | Hex | Fielding play associated with Willie Mays (2 wds.) | 7/10/2016 | |
| 440. | June 26, 2016 | Hex | Dramatic event in "The Martian" or "Dune" | 6/26/2016 | |
| 439. | June 12, 2016 | Hex | Someone on the other side | 6/12/2016 | |
| 438. | May 29, 2016 | Hex | Easy gait (2 wds.) | 5/29/2016 | |
| 437. | May 15, 2016 | Hex | Streaks made by falling rocks | 5/15/2016 | |
| 436. | May 1, 2016 | Hex | Mode of travel involving a team | 5/1/2016 | |
| 435. | April 17, 2016 | Hex | How you sometimes feel on a roller coaster | 4/17/2016 | |
| 434. | April 3, 2016 | Hex | One in search of the philosopher's stone | 4/3/2016 | |
| 433. | March 20, 2016 | Hex | "The Say Hey Kid" for Willie Mays, e.g. | 3/20/2016 | |
| 432. | March 6, 2016 | Hex | System for D.C. negotiators? | 3/6/2016 | |
| 431. | February 21, 2016 | Hex | Contents of some books | 2/21/2016 | |
| 430. | February 7, 2016 | Hex | Quite a tongue-lashing (2 wds.) | 2/7/2016 | |
| 429. | January 24, 2016 | Hex | Rake, but not the kind with prongs | 1/24/2016 | |
| 428. | January 10, 2016 | Hex | Storage room for chasubles, chalices, etc. | 1/10/2016 | |
| 2015 | |||||
| 427. | December 27, 2015 | Hex | Mood of many people on the night of 12/31 | 12/27/2015 | |
| 426. | December 13, 2015 | Hex | Plotter linked with November 5 (2 wds.) | 12/13/2015 | |
| 425. | November 29, 2015 | Hex | Car chase sound effect | 11/29/2015 | |
| 424. | November 15, 2015 | Hex | Hooch from a still | 11/15/2015 | |
| 423. | November 1, 2015 | Hex | Stretch during a stoppage of work | 11/1/2015 | |
| 422. | October 18, 2015 | Hex | Irritable, as an old crank | 10/18/2015 | |
| 421. | October 4, 2015 | Hex | Surrounding, as sound or light | 10/4/2015 | |
| 420. | September 20, 2015 | Hex | Eponym of a New York art museum | 9/20/2015 | |
| 419. | September 6, 2015 | Hex | Rogues' gallery component (2 wds.) | 9/6/2015 | |
| 418. | August 23, 2015 | Hex | Region known to the ancients as Via Lactea (2 wds.) | 8/23/2015 | |
| 417. | August 9, 2015 | Hex | Item destroyed by the Wicked Witch of the West | 8/9/2015 | |
| 416. | July 26, 2015 | Hex | Response to a security threat | 7/26/2015 | |
| 415. | July 12, 2015 | Hex | Living space with zero privacy | 7/12/2015 | |
| 414. | June 28, 2015 | Hex | Loss of language faculties | 6/28/2015 | |
| 413. | June 14, 2015 | Hex | Singer who said "I am my own work of art" | 6/14/2015 | |
| 412. | May 31, 2015 | Hex | Part of Queens served by the A train | 5/31/2015 | |
| 411. | May 17, 2015 | Hex | Cooks up; openings in NASA | 5/17/2015 | |
| 410. | May 3, 2015 | Hex | Aquatic plant's anchoring part | 5/3/2015 | |
| 409. | April 19, 2015 | Hex | Original version, as of a musical score | 4/19/2015 | |
| 408. | April 5, 2015 | Hex | Losers of Super Bowl XLVIII to the Seahawks | 4/5/2015 | |
| 407. | March 22, 2015 | Hex | Like Stoker's "Dracula" or Shelley's "Frankenstein" | 3/22/2015 | |
| 406. | March 8, 2015 | Hex | Trash-to-ashtray converter (2 wds.) | 3/8/2015 | |
| 405. | February 22, 2015 | Hex | Part of life that was of interest to Scouting founder Lord Baden-Powell | 2/22/2015 | |
| 404. | February 8, 2015 | Hex | With winds rotating around a center of low pressure | 2/8/2015 | |
| 403. | January 25, 2015 | Hex | Feature of a sinuous river | 1/25/2015 | |
| 402. | January 11, 2015 | Hex | At a full gallop, as in an English fox hunt | 1/11/2015 | |
| 2014 | |||||
| 401. | December 28, 2014 | Hex | On the case ahead of time | 12/28/2014 | |
| 400. | December 14, 2014 | Hex | First and worst among adversaries | 12/14/2014 | |
| 399. | November 30, 2014 | Hex | Action without conscious intent | 11/30/2014 | |
| 398. | November 16, 2014 | Hex | Oprah Winfrey, relative to Rosa Parks in 2005 | 11/16/2014 | |
| 397. | November 2, 2014 | Hex | Full, rich outpouring of melodious sound; tuning fork | 11/2/2014 | |
| 396. | October 19, 2014 | Hex | Slide-jiggling effect on a trombone | 10/19/2014 | |
| 395. | October 5, 2014 | Hex | Rock forming Gettysburg's Devil's Den | 10/5/2014 | |
| 394. | September 21, 2014 | Hex | What is described by this puzzle's quotation, informally | 9/21/2014 | |
| 393. | September 7, 2014 | Hex | Composer who influenced Ravel and Boulez | 9/7/2014 | |
| 392. | August 24, 2014 | Hex | Great fortune suddenly acquired | 8/24/2014 | |
| 391. | August 10, 2014 | Hex | The Pantheon in Rome has one | 8/10/2014 | |
| 390. | July 27, 2014 | Hex | Eighty-six in stages (2 wds.) | 7/27/2014 | |
| 389. | July 13, 2014 | Hex | Fruit salad with miniature marshmallows | 7/13/2014 | |
| 388. | June 29, 2014 | Hex | Interim capital of Pakistan from 1959 to 1967 | 6/29/2014 | |
| 387. | June 15, 2014 | Hex | Repeating the same music for each verse | 6/15/2014 | |
| 386. | June 1, 2014 | Hex | Flag carrier of Australia | 6/1/2014 | |
| 385. | May 18, 2014 | Hex | Figure out, as a secret message | 5/18/2014 | |
| 384. | May 4, 2014 | Hex | Checkers, in England | 5/4/2014 | |
| 383. | April 20, 2014 | Hex | Split into branches | 4/20/2014 | |
| 382. | April 6, 2014 | Hex | Unsystematic, chance | 4/6/2014 | |
| 381. | March 23, 2014 | Hex | Edifice enabling surveillance of any inmate at any time | 3/23/2014 | |
| 380. | March 9, 2014 | Hex | Excessive, a bit much (2 wds.) | 3/9/2014 | |
| 379. | February 23, 2014 | Hex | Knack for being successful in any venture (2 wds.) | 2/23/2014 | |
| 378. | February 9, 2014 | Hex | Unexpected diamond delivery? | 2/9/2014 | |
| 377. | January 26, 2014 | Hex | Subject of a tale by Ovid about metamorphosis | 1/26/2014 | |
| 376. | January 12, 2014 | Hex | Writer in the margin of Diophantus' "Arithmetica" | 1/12/2014 | |
| 2013 | |||||
| 375. | December 29, 2013 | Hex | Mechanical action film title character | 12/29/2013 | |
| 374. | December 15, 2013 | Hex | Tedious list; series of alternating invocations and responses in church | 12/15/2013 | |
| 373. | December 1, 2013 | Hex | 1980 #1 hit for Christopher Cross | 12/1/2013 | |
| 372. | November 17, 2013 | Hex | Prankish shenanigans | 11/17/2013 | |
| 371. | November 3, 2013 | Hex | Oldest U.S. state capital (2 wds.) | 11/3/2013 | |
| 370. | October 20, 2013 | Hex | Beginning you may go back to (2 wds.) | 10/20/2013 | |
| 369. | October 6, 2013 | Hex | Lemming eater of frigid climes (2 wds.) | 10/6/2013 | |
| 368. | September 22, 2013 | Hex | Insouciant, nonchalant | 9/22/2013 | |
| 367. | September 8, 2013 | Hex | Rapacious, predatory type | 9/8/2013 | |
| 366. | August 25, 2013 | Hex | Dreamy god of Greeks and Romans | 8/25/2013 | |
| 365. | August 11, 2013 | Hex | Short race in fiction | 8/11/2013 | |
| 364. | July 28, 2013 | Hex | Tea party figure of note (2 wds.) | 7/28/2013 | |
| 363. | July 14, 2013 | Hex | Animal life adrift in the main | 7/14/2013 | |
| 362. | June 30, 2013 | Hex | Clever bit of trickery | 6/30/2013 | |
| 361. | June 16, 2013 | Hex | Subject to a change of view | 6/16/2013 | |
| 360. | June 2, 2013 | Hex | Piece of self-validation (2 wds.) | 6/2/2013 | |
| 359. | May 19, 2013 | Hex | Belief of a yogi or Gnostic | 5/19/2013 | |
| 358. | May 5, 2013 | Hex | Venue for some diving | 5/5/2013 | |
| 357. | April 21, 2013 | Hex | Group to which grasshoppers and crickets belong | 4/21/2013 | |
| 356. | April 7, 2013 | Hex | "No gains without pains" writer of 1745 | 4/7/2013 | |
| 355. | March 24, 2013 | Hex | Vocabulary, to a walking dictionary | 3/24/2013 | |
| 354. | March 10, 2013 | Hex | Singer of the 2006 hit "Deja Vu" | 3/10/2013 | |
| 353. | February 24, 2013 | Hex | Hero by another name | 2/24/2013 | |
| 352. | February 10, 2013 | Hex | Toon with a toy piano | 2/10/2013 | |
| 351. | January 27, 2013 | Hex | Muscle used in arm-flapping | 1/27/2013 | |
| 350. | January 13, 2013 | Hex | Men associated with missions | 1/13/2013 | |
| 2012 | |||||
| 349. | December 30, 2012 | Hex | "Sh" or "wr," in phonetics | 12/30/2012 | |
| 348. | December 16, 2012 | Hex | Munchies not always nutritious (2 wds.) | 12/16/2012 | |
| 347. | December 2, 2012 | Hex | Counterfactual premise (hyph.) | 12/2/2012 | |
| 346. | November 18, 2012 | Hex | 1985 novel of alien encounters | 11/18/2012 | |
| 345. | November 4, 2012 | Hex | Forum for questioning citizens (2 wds.) | 11/4/2012 | |
| 344. | October 21, 2012 | Hex | 1982 film horrorfest written by Stephen King | 10/21/2012 | |
| 343. | October 7, 2012 | Hex | Fail to keep up with demand (2 wds.) | 10/7/2012 | |
| 342. | September 23, 2012 | Hex | Ideal amount for some gamblers (hyph.) | 9/23/2012 | |
| 341. | September 9, 2012 | Hex | Gathering place for the inn crowd | 9/9/2012 | |
| 340. | August 26, 2012 | Hex | Guys who've got mail | 8/26/2012 | |
| 339. | August 12, 2012 | Hex | Size, shape and proportions | 8/12/2012 | |
| 338. | July 29, 2012 | Hex | Chuck Berry song that repeatedly asks "Honey, is that you?" | 7/29/2012 | |
| 337. | July 15, 2012 | Hex | Construction technique for cranes? | 7/15/2012 | |
| 336. | July 1, 2012 | Hex | Slashed picture of 2008? (2 wds.) | 7/1/2012 | |
| 335. | June 17, 2012 | Hex | Sparkle like snow in the sun | 6/17/2012 | |
| 334. | June 3, 2012 | Hex | Broadcast of bad actors, e.g. | 6/3/2012 | |
| 333. | May 20, 2012 | Hex | Real swordsman fictionalized in Dumas novels | 5/20/2012 | |
| 332. | May 6, 2012 | Hex | Flirt with smooth moves | 5/6/2012 | |
| 331. | April 22, 2012 | Hex | Feathery plant for a woodland garden (2 wds.) | 4/22/2012 | |
| 330. | April 8, 2012 | Hex | Object of a chiseler's desire | 4/8/2012 | |
| 329. | March 25, 2012 | Hex | Online promo for a TV show | 3/25/2012 | |
| 328. | March 11, 2012 | Hex | Pollyanna's opposite | 3/11/2012 | |
| 327. | February 26, 2012 | Hex | Sleeping with the fishes | 2/26/2012 | |
| 326. | February 12, 2012 | Hex | Fellows in a flock | 2/12/2012 | |
| 325. | January 29, 2012 | Hex | English county home to the River Dee | 1/29/2012 | |
| 324. | January 15, 2012 | Hex | Place affording a panoramic view | 1/15/2012 | |
| 323. | January 1, 2012 | Hex | The world of organized crime | 1/1/2012 | |
| 2011 | |||||
| 322. | December 18, 2011 | Hex | Walk unsteadily, tremble as one moves | 12/18/2011 | |
| 321. | December 4, 2011 | Hex | Red-faced dismay | 12/4/2011 | |
| 320. | November 20, 2011 | Hex | Courses for beginners? | 11/20/2011 | |
| 319. | November 6, 2011 | Hex | Period of deterioration (hyph.) | 11/6/2011 | |
| 318. | October 23, 2011 | Hex | Chart-topping song of October 1962 (2 wds.) | 10/23/2011 | |
| 317. | October 9, 2011 | Hex | Online video gamer's exclamation of joy | 10/9/2011 | |
| 316. | September 25, 2011 | Hex | Not particularly tailored (hyph.) | 9/25/2011 | |
| 315. | September 11, 2011 | Hex | Case for a small memento | 9/11/2011 | |
| 314. | August 28, 2011 | Hex | Something felt on a man's head | 8/28/2011 | |
| 313. | August 14, 2011 | Hex | "___ is an instant vacation" (Milton Berle) | 8/14/2011 | |
| 312. | July 31, 2011 | Hex | Like some moccasins and cowboy shirts | 7/31/2011 | |
| 311. | July 17, 2011 | Hex | Current affair taking place at a high level? (2 wds.) | 7/17/2011 | |
| 310. | July 3, 2011 | Hex | 1984 debut that included a mouse | 7/3/2011 | |
| 309. | June 19, 2011 | Hex | Army form of communication? | 6/19/2011 | |
| 308. | June 5, 2011 | Hex | Second banana, in vaudeville | 6/5/2011 | |
| 307. | May 22, 2011 | Hex | Expected deliverer | 5/22/2011 | |
| 306. | May 8, 2011 | Hex | Big Ten squad from Minnesota, informally | 5/8/2011 | |
| 305. | April 24, 2011 | Hex | What can be scared out of you | 4/24/2011 | |
| 304. | April 10, 2011 | Hex | Plant whose root is used in magic rituals | 4/10/2011 | |
| 303. | March 27, 2011 | Hex | Venture made risky by the forces of chance | 3/27/2011 | |
| 302. | March 13, 2011 | Hex | High point in horology | 3/13/2011 | |
| 301. | March 6, 2011 | Hex | Intense homesickness or longing for the past | 3/6/2011 | |
| 300. | February 13, 2011 | Hex | Big and bold; attention-getting | 2/13/2011 | |
| 299. | January 30, 2011 | Hex | Edna Ferber's Cotton Blossom, for one | 1/30/2011 | |
| 298. | January 16, 2011 | Hex | Protagonist in H. G. Wells's "The Invisible Man" | 1/16/2011 | |
| 297. | January 2, 2011 | Hex | President of the Senate under Nixon | 1/2/2011 | |
| 2010 | |||||
| 296. | December 19, 2010 | Hex | Typical giver of a gift signed "from St. Nick" | 12/19/2010 | |
| 295. | December 5, 2010 | Hex | Entrepreneur who founded an Odditorium | 12/5/2010 | |
| 294. | November 21, 2010 | Hex | Handouts from quartermasters | 11/21/2010 | |
| 293. | November 7, 2010 | Hex | A million joules per second | 11/7/2010 | |
| 292. | October 24, 2010 | Hex | Saskatchewan city that is home to an annual Festival of Words (2 wds.) | 10/24/2010 | |
| 291. | October 10, 2010 | Hex | Cross-out, erasure | 10/10/2010 | |
| 290. | September 26, 2010 | Hex | Exoskeleton in a littoral setting | 9/26/2010 | |
| 289. | September 12, 2010 | Hex | "At the same time, back at the ranch ..." | 9/12/2010 | |
| 288. | August 29, 2010 | Hex | Gavel-to-gavel period | 8/29/2010 | |
| 287. | August 15, 2010 | Hex | Roald Dahl novel made into a 1996 movie | 8/15/2010 | |
| 286. | August 1, 2010 | Hex | Epic with stanzas in the form a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c (2 wds.) | 8/1/2010 | |
| 285. | July 18, 2010 | Hex | Like some Protestantism and Judaism | 7/18/2010 | |
| 284. | July 4, 2010 | Hex | Plot with evil intent | 7/4/2010 | |
| 283. | June 20, 2010 | Hex | Of first importance (2 wds.) | 6/20/2010 | |
| 282. | June 6, 2010 | Hex | Razorback, Duroc, Poland China, etc. | 6/6/2010 | |
| 281. | May 23, 2010 | Hex | Sprout forth; mushroom | 5/23/2010 | |
| 280. | May 9, 2010 | Hex | Offspring that don't resemble their parents | 5/9/2010 | |
| 279. | April 25, 2010 | Hex | Hard rock of a sort (2 wds.) | 4/25/2010 | |
| 278. | April 11, 2010 | Hex | Bring to life with an infusion of juice (hyph.) | 4/11/2010 | |
| 277. | March 28, 2010 | Hex | Meal of cereal grain | 3/28/2010 | |
| 276. | March 14, 2010 | Hex | Beluga, by another name (2 wds.) | 3/14/2010 | |
| 275. | February 28, 2010 | Hex | Advise without consent | 2/28/2010 | |
| 274. | February 14, 2010 | Hex | Apposite anagram of "tender names" | 2/14/2010 | |
| 273. | January 31, 2010 | Hex | Role in "Shrek" with no lines | 1/31/2010 | |
| 272. | January 17, 2010 | Hex | Like many a treasured heirloom | 1/17/2010 | |
| 271. | January 3, 2010 | Hex | Goal reached on Dec. 14, 1911 (2 wds.) | 1/3/2010 | |
| 2009 | |||||
| 270. | December 20, 2009 | Hex | Crag called "Six Grandfathers" by the Lakota | 12/20/2009 | |
| 269. | December 6, 2009 | Hex | TV secret agent resourceful with a Swiss Army knife | 12/6/2009 | |
| 268. | November 22, 2009 | Hex | German town where Johann Sebastian Bach was born | 11/22/2009 | |
| 267. | November 8, 2009 | Hex | Fate who cut the thread of destiny | 11/8/2009 | |
| 266. | October 25, 2009 | Hex | Potentially spooky shift of work (2 wds.) | 10/25/2009 | |
| 265. | October 11, 2009 | Hex | Versatile women's garment | 10/11/2009 | |
| 264. | September 27, 2009 | Hex | Misleading bit of advice (2 wds.) | 9/27/2009 | |
| 263. | September 13, 2009 | Hex | Went through some changes | 9/13/2009 | |
| 262. | August 30, 2009 | Hex | Exemplar of superfluity (2 wds.) | 8/30/2009 | |
| 261. | August 16, 2009 | Hex | Symbiosis | 8/16/2009 | |
| 260. | August 2, 2009 | Hex | Act of noncompliance | 8/2/2009 | |
| 259. | July 19, 2009 | Hex | Deficient, politically correctly | 7/19/2009 | |
| 258. | July 5, 2009 | Hex | Flight to another world? | 7/5/2009 | |
| 257. | June 21, 2009 | Hex | Openly shocked or bewildered (hyph.) | 6/21/2009 | |
| 256. | June 7, 2009 | Hex | TV character in apartment 5B | 6/7/2009 | |
| 255. | May 24, 2009 | Hex | One allure of exploration | 5/24/2009 | |
| 254. | May 10, 2009 | Hex | Activity for a chef or a dandy | 5/10/2009 | |
| 253. | April 26, 2009 | Hex | Bird whose courting flight spirals up, then nosedives | 4/26/2009 | |
| 252. | April 12, 2009 | Hex | Cow or pony well past its prime | 4/12/2009 | |
| 251. | March 29, 2009 | Hex | Result of a big hit | 3/29/2009 | |
| 250. | March 15, 2009 | Hex | Early TV cop show with Lt. Dan Muldoon (2 wds.) | 3/15/2009 | |
| 249. | March 1, 2009 | Hex | Awkward extra on a date (2 wds.) | 3/1/2009 | |
| 248. | February 15, 2009 | Hex | First call before shooting | 2/15/2009 | |
| 247. | January 25, 2009 | Hex | Structure or contrivance in its entirety | 1/25/2009 | |
| 246. | January 18, 2009 | Hex | Soul, essence | 1/18/2009 | |
| 245. | January 4, 2009 | Hex | "Some people are afraid of heights. I'm afraid of ___." (Steven Wright) | 1/4/2009 | |
| 2008 | |||||
| 244. | December 21, 2008 | Hex | Cranky, easily annoyed | 12/21/2008 | |
| 243. | December 7, 2008 | Hex | Scourge of the Great Plains | 12/7/2008 | |
| 242. | November 23, 2008 | Hex | Nutlike Far Eastern fruit | 11/23/2008 | |
| 241. | November 9, 2008 | Hex | State sought by pleasure-seekers | 11/9/2008 | |
| 240. | October 26, 2008 | Hex | Locale of snakes in a 2006 thriller | 10/26/2008 | |
| 239. | October 12, 2008 | Hex | Pass the time as Queequeg did | 10/12/2008 | |
| 238. | September 28, 2008 | Hex | Town whose main street is Chocolate Avenue | 9/28/2008 | |
| 237. | September 14, 2008 | Hex | "The very essence of ___ is uncertainty" | 9/14/2008 | |
| 236. | August 31, 2008 | Hex | Soda fountain supply (2 wds.) | 8/31/2008 | |
| 235. | August 17, 2008 | Hex | Endangered sea creature that is the primary source for tortoiseshell | 8/17/2008 | |
| 234. | August 3, 2008 | Hex | Preprandial theatergoing option | 8/3/2008 | |
| 233. | July 20, 2008 | Hex | One way to reach a conclusion | 7/20/2008 | |
| 232. | July 6, 2008 | Hex | Wartime-only rank for a general (hyph.) | 7/6/2008 | |
| 231. | June 22, 2008 | Hex | Business symbolized by three gold globes hanging from a bar | 6/22/2008 | |
| 230. | June 8, 2008 | Hex | Highest mount in the continental U.S. | 6/8/2008 | |
| 229. | May 25, 2008 | Hex | Symbol worn on St. George's Day (2 wds.) | 5/25/2008 | |
| 228. | May 11, 2008 | Hex | Drink served in a Champagne flute | 5/11/2008 | |
| 227. | April 27, 2008 | Hex | Top-level canines | 4/27/2008 | |
| 226. | April 13, 2008 | Hex | All-time pro home-run champ (2 wds.) | 4/13/2008 | |
| 225. | March 30, 2008 | Hex | Crude and not very clever | 3/30/2008 | |
| 224. | March 16, 2008 | Hex | Like the words in un diccionario | 3/16/2008 | |
| 223. | March 2, 2008 | Hex | Craft operated alone in Egypt by this quote's author | 3/2/2008 | |
| 222. | February 17, 2008 | Hex | Dust Bowl Troubadour of folk music | 2/17/2008 | |
| 221. | February 3, 2008 | Hex | Ring used in some circus acts (2 wds.) | 2/3/2008 | |
| 220. | January 20, 2008 | Hex | What you may shoot in the wild | 1/20/2008 | |
| 219. | January 6, 2008 | Hex | Traditional preparation in a casserole or hot pot (2 wds.) | 1/6/2008 | |
| 2007 | |||||
| 218. | December 23, 2007 | Hex | Well adapted for travel in water (hyph.) | 12/23/2007 | |
| 217. | December 9, 2007 | Hex | Browning selection? | 12/9/2007 | |
| 216. | November 25, 2007 | Hex | Book listing eight Beatitudes | 11/25/2007 | |
| 215. | November 11, 2007 | Hex | Diner's choice on Thanksgiving Day (2 wds.) | 11/11/2007 | |
| 214. | October 28, 2007 | Hex | Polite term for a know-it-all | 10/28/2007 | |
| 213. | October 14, 2007 | Hex | Here today, gone tomorrow | 10/14/2007 | |
| 212. | September 30, 2007 | Hex | Artwork on two hinged panels | 9/30/2007 | |
| 211. | September 16, 2007 | Hex | Composer of "The Planets" | 9/16/2007 | |
| 210. | September 2, 2007 | Hex | Heated enclosure for raising fowl | 9/2/2007 | |
| 209. | August 19, 2007 | Hex | Madness, from the Latin for "being out of one's furrow" | 8/19/2007 | |
| 208. | August 5, 2007 | Hex | Joe Blow or John Doe | 8/5/2007 | |
| 207. | July 22, 2007 | Hex | The study of clouds and their formation | 7/22/2007 | |
| 206. | July 8, 2007 | Hex | Gems used in lasers of a certain hue | 7/8/2007 | |
| 205. | June 24, 2007 | Hex | Composer whose dying words were "Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over" | 6/24/2007 | |
| 204. | June 10, 2007 | Hex | Conventionally middle-class | 6/10/2007 | |
| 203. | May 27, 2007 | Hex | Platform for public speaking | 5/27/2007 | |
| 202. | May 13, 2007 | Hex | Hel, to Loki, or Gaea, to Chaos | 5/13/2007 | |
| 201. | April 29, 2007 | Hex | Having a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes | 4/29/2007 | |
| 200. | April 15, 2007 | Hex | On the way toward impoverishment | 4/15/2007 | |
| 199. | April 1, 2007 | Hex | What Carry Nation carried into saloons | 4/1/2007 | |
| 198. | March 18, 2007 | Hex | Movement upon stimulation | 3/18/2007 | |
| 197. | March 4, 2007 | Hex | Set of playthings for a logophile | 3/4/2007 | |
| 196. | February 18, 2007 | Hex | Devoted to pleasure | 2/18/2007 | |
| 195. | February 4, 2007 | Hex | Musical performance, usually by a soloist | 2/4/2007 | |
| 194. | January 21, 2007 | Hex | Club for athletically inclined seniors | 1/21/2007 | |
| 193. | January 7, 2007 | Hex | Giving no quarter (hyph.) | 1/7/2007 | |
| 2006 | |||||
| 192. | December 24, 2006 | Hex | Offer as a gift | 12/24/2006 | |
| 191. | December 10, 2006 | Hex | Purple stone thought by ancient Greeks to cure drunkenness | 12/10/2006 | |
| 190. | November 26, 2006 | Hex | Like diners observing some holidays | 11/26/2006 | |
| 189. | November 12, 2006 | Hex | Where Boston motorists go in circles | 11/12/2006 | |
| 188. | October 29, 2006 | Hex | Supporter of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel | 10/29/2006 | |
| 187. | October 15, 2006 | Hex | Like a manuscript in an in-box | 10/15/2006 | |
| 186. | October 1, 2006 | Hex | Not budging | 10/1/2006 | |
| 185. | September 17, 2006 | Hex | Star-studded PBS series of 1980 | 9/17/2006 | |
| 184. | September 3, 2006 | Hex | Labored; prepared for an infant? | 9/3/2006 | |
| 183. | August 20, 2006 | Hex | 1925 novel of a doctor from Zenith | 8/20/2006 | |
| 182. | August 6, 2006 | Hex | Quantum with no mass or charge | 8/6/2006 | |
| 181. | July 23, 2006 | Hex | The opposite of diminished | 7/23/2006 | |
| 180. | July 9, 2006 | Hex | David and Goliath, e.g. | 7/9/2006 | |
| 179. | June 25, 2006 | Hex | Computer whose heyday has passed (2 wds.) | 6/25/2006 | |
| 178. | June 11, 2006 | Hex | Expert in the stuff of life | 6/11/2006 | |
| 177. | May 28, 2006 | Hex | Mexican scarf used at times as a baby sling | 5/28/2006 | |
| 176. | May 14, 2006 | Hex | Flower-shaped decoration on a cake | 5/14/2006 | |
| 175. | April 30, 2006 | Hex | Greek mathematician who wrote about pi | 4/30/2006 | |
| 174. | April 16, 2006 | Hex | Many a mom or dad, say, after school lets out | 4/16/2006 | |
| 173. | April 2, 2006 | Hex | A couple of dumbbells, e.g. | 4/2/2006 | |
| 172. | March 19, 2006 | Hex | Area inside a circle of wagons | 3/19/2006 | |
| 171. | March 5, 2006 | Hex | Swiss town that's hosted an annual jazz festival since 1967 | 3/5/2006 | |
| 170. | February 19, 2006 | Hex | Queen who established the Spanish Inquisition | 2/19/2006 | |
| 169. | February 5, 2006 | Hex | Configured like some pilots' formations (hyph.) | 2/5/2006 | |
| 168. | January 22, 2006 | Hex | Medieval scholar, a numbskull's eponym (2 wds.) | 1/22/2006 | |
| 167. | January 8, 2006 | Hex | Field of centaurs and unicorns | 1/8/2006 | |
| 2005 | |||||
| 166. | December 25, 2005 | Hex | Food-raising device | 12/25/2005 | |
| 165. | December 11, 2005 | Hex | Publisher of "The Amazing Spider-Man" | 12/11/2005 | |
| 164. | November 27, 2005 | Hex | Work performed in a garage or an orchestra pit? (hyph.) | 11/27/2005 | |
| 163. | November 13, 2005 | Hex | Split infinitive from "Star Trek" (3 wds.) | 11/13/2005 | |
| 162. | October 30, 2005 | Hex | Deliverer of enigmatic statements | 10/30/2005 | |
| 161. | October 16, 2005 | Hex | Language called tlhingan Hol by "native speakers" | 10/16/2005 | |
| 160. | October 2, 2005 | Hex | Radical environmentalist | 10/2/2005 | |
| 159. | September 18, 2005 | Hex | Pre-extraction application | 9/18/2005 | |
| 158. | September 4, 2005 | Hex | Sweetly endearing | 9/4/2005 | |
| 157. | August 21, 2005 | Hex | Parent-to-child contribution | 8/21/2005 | |
| 156. | August 7, 2005 | Hex | Release, discharge (2 wds.) | 8/7/2005 | |
| 155. | July 24, 2005 | Hex | Episode whose ending leaves you in suspense | 7/24/2005 | |
| 154. | July 10, 2005 | Hex | Giant octopus-like sea monster of legend | 7/10/2005 | |
| 153. | June 26, 2005 | Hex | Athletic act that takes place at a tee | 6/26/2005 | |
| 152. | June 12, 2005 | Hex | Tragic flaw, in literature | 6/12/2005 | |
| 151. | May 29, 2005 | Hex | With Z, group of deep structures in the brain associated with memory and emotion | 5/29/2005 | |
| 150. | May 15, 2005 | Hex | Florida rivals of Georgia's Bulldogs | 5/15/2005 | |
| 149. | May 1, 2005 | Hex | Visiting lecturer or museum guide | 5/1/2005 | |
| 148. | April 17, 2005 | Hex | Amplifier component | 4/17/2005 | |
| 147. | April 3, 2005 | Hex | Explanation for a magician's trick, maybe | 4/3/2005 | |
| 146. | March 20, 2005 | Hex | Ruler whose title means "great house" | 3/20/2005 | |
| 145. | March 6, 2005 | Hex | Botanically persistent, like most tropical plants | 3/6/2005 | |
| 144. | February 20, 2005 | Hex | Amelia Earhart's Kansas birthplace | 2/20/2005 | |
| 143. | February 6, 2005 | Hex | Sound of cymbals; group of rhinos | 2/6/2005 | |
| 142. | January 23, 2005 | Hex | Fabric made from the wool of Angora goats | 1/23/2005 | |
| 141. | January 9, 2005 | Hex | Tamora, over the Goths, in "Titus Andronicus" | 1/9/2005 | |
| 2004 | |||||
| 140. | December 26, 2004 | Hex | Remain completely dry | 12/26/2004 | |
| 139. | December 12, 2004 | Hex | Businesslike, utilitarian (hyph.) | 12/12/2004 | |
| 138. | November 28, 2004 | Hex | Contest involving recipes (hyph.) | 11/28/2004 | |
| 137. | November 14, 2004 | Hex | Seemingly self-contradictory term for a son (hyph.) | 11/14/2004 | |
| 136. | October 31, 2004 | Hex | Political platform? | 10/31/2004 | |
| 135. | October 17, 2004 | Hex | Composer whose first hit was "Swanee" | 10/17/2004 | |
| 134. | October 3, 2004 | Hex | Offerer of charity fund-raiser tickets | 10/3/2004 | |
| 133. | September 19, 2004 | Hex | Groove-throated whale also called a razorback | 9/19/2004 | |
| 132. | September 5, 2004 | Hex | Property for which salvage may be paid | 9/5/2004 | |
| 131. | August 22, 2004 | Hex | Dutch art school represented by Piet Mondrian (2 wds.) | 8/22/2004 | |
| 130. | August 8, 2004 | Hex | Playful or flirtatious exchange | 8/8/2004 | |
| 129. | July 25, 2004 | Hex | Show to have had sufficient legal reason | 7/25/2004 | |
| 128. | July 11, 2004 | Hex | Triple Crown winner of 1978 | 7/11/2004 | |
| 127. | June 27, 2004 | Hex | Whistling bird with hornlike ear tufts (2 wds.) | 6/27/2004 | |
| 126. | June 13, 2004 | Hex | Director of "Shoot the Piano Player," 1960 | 6/13/2004 | |
| 125. | May 30, 2004 | Hex | Featuring two or more melodic parts played together | 5/30/2004 | |
| 124. | May 16, 2004 | Hex | Maker of maps and travel guides | 5/16/2004 | |
| 123. | May 2, 2004 | Hex | Shooter of rounds whose score is too high | 5/2/2004 | |
| 122. | April 18, 2004 | Hex | Game played with bones | 4/18/2004 | |
| 121. | April 4, 2004 | Hex | Standard of judgment or comparison | 4/4/2004 | |
| 120. | March 21, 2004 | Hex | Plaything whose name is famously hard to say five times fast (2 wds.) | 3/21/2004 | |
| 119. | March 7, 2004 | Hex | Where to get down | 3/7/2004 | |
| 118. | February 22, 2004 | Hex | Stanley Cup champions of 1970 and 1972 | 2/22/2004 | |
| 117. | February 8, 2004 | Hex | "Magnificat" composer | 2/8/2004 | |
| 116. | January 25, 2004 | Hex | Confederate capital in the Civil War | 1/25/2004 | |
| 115. | January 11, 2004 | Hex | Occupation of an ostler | 1/11/2004 | |
| 2003 | |||||
| 114. | December 28, 2003 | Hex | Something seen in a shower | 12/28/2003 | |
| 113. | December 14, 2003 | Hex | Dim region around a galaxy; nimbus | 12/14/2003 | |
| 112. | November 30, 2003 | Hex | Antonio Stradivari, for one | 11/30/2003 | |
| 111. | November 16, 2003 | Hex | 1996 John Sayles western (2 wds.) | 11/16/2003 | |
| 110. | November 2, 2003 | Hex | Showing lofty dignity or nobility | 11/2/2003 | |
| 109. | October 19, 2003 | Hex | Vengeful sister of Orestes | 10/19/2003 | |
| 108. | October 5, 2003 | Hex | Determination made by a stylometrist | 10/5/2003 | |
| 107. | September 21, 2003 | Hex | Leaf of a sort used by Leonardo for drawing inventions | 9/21/2003 | |
| 106. | September 7, 2003 | Hex | Pertaining to the summer | 9/7/2003 | |
| 105. | August 24, 2003 | Hex | Firecracker with a zippy sound effect (hyph.) | 8/24/2003 | |
| 104. | August 17, 2003 | Hex | Affected in speech or manners; pretentiously refined (hyph.) | 8/17/2003 | |
| 103. | July 27, 2003 | Hex | Type of oil high in monounsaturated fatty acids | 7/27/2003 | |
| 102. | July 13, 2003 | Hex | Reflective greeting from the dawn of history? (3 wds.) | 7/13/2003 | |
| 101. | June 29, 2003 | Hex | High-muck-a-muck (2 wds.) | 6/29/2003 | |
| 100. | June 15, 2003 | Hex | Figure in a pivotal 1920 deal (2 wds.) | 6/15/2003 | |
| 99. | June 1, 2003 | Hex | Earldom of the eponymous John Montagu | 6/1/2003 | |
| 98. | May 18, 2003 | Hex | Comic strip created by Bob Montana | 5/18/2003 | |
| 97. | May 4, 2003 | Hex | Banded metamorphic rock | 5/4/2003 | |
| 96. | April 20, 2003 | Hex | Bottle with a narrow neck and a wicker casing | 4/20/2003 | |
| 95. | April 6, 2003 | Hex | Ocular peduncle, ommatophore | 4/6/2003 | |
| 94. | March 23, 2003 | Hex | Staple of Northern Italian cuisine | 3/23/2003 | |
| 93. | March 9, 2003 | Hex | Painter whose "Olympia" shocked the world in 1863 | 3/9/2003 | |
| 92. | February 23, 2003 | Hex | Hardly a subtle or pleasant raconteur | 2/23/2003 | |
| 91. | February 9, 2003 | Hex | Book, movie, TV series and Oscar-winning song (2 wds.) | 2/9/2003 | |
| 90. | January 26, 2003 | Hex | Title role for which Olivia de Havilland won an Oscar, with "The" | 1/26/2003 | |
| 89. | January 12, 2003 | Hex | Flowering herb also called madwort and once believed to cure rabies | 1/12/2003 | |
| 2002 | |||||
| 88. | December 29, 2002 | Hex | Founding member of the Group f/64 (2 wds.) | 12/29/2002 | |
| 87. | December 15, 2002 | Hex | People-loving breed of cat | 12/15/2002 | |
| 86. | December 1, 2002 | Hex | One of refined tastes | 12/1/2002 | |
| 85. | November 17, 2002 | Hex | Security measure after a prison riot | 11/17/2002 | |
| 84. | November 3, 2002 | Hex | Fomenting mischief (4 wds.) | 11/3/2002 | |
| 83. | October 20, 2002 | Hex | Artwork of dubious taste | 10/20/2002 | |
| 82. | October 6, 2002 | Hex | "Where ___ with Men for Pieces plays" (Omar Khayyam) | 10/6/2002 | |
| 81. | September 22, 2002 | Hex | Deviating from emmetropia in one of two ways | 9/22/2002 | |
| 80. | September 8, 2002 | Hex | Small, round deep-fried cakes | 9/8/2002 | |
| 79. | August 25, 2002 | Hex | Publication of the Washington Post Company | 8/25/2002 | |
| 78. | August 11, 2002 | Hex | Ferocious marcher in a column (2 wds.) | 8/11/2002 | |
| 77. | July 28, 2002 | Hex | Engine additive (2 wds.) | 7/28/2002 | |
| 76. | July 14, 2002 | Hex | Parliamentary body first elected in 1949 | 7/14/2002 | |
| 75. | June 30, 2002 | Hex | Composition of Enchanted Mesa | 6/30/2002 | |
| 74. | June 16, 2002 | Hex | Author of the play "Watch on the Rhine" | 6/16/2002 | |
| 73. | June 2, 2002 | Hex | Activity of some ships and archaeologists | 6/2/2002 | |
| 72. | May 19, 2002 | Hex | Frantically claw or grope | 5/19/2002 | |
| 71. | May 5, 2002 | Hex | Like Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" | 5/5/2002 | |
| 70. | April 21, 2002 | Hex | In one's right mind (2 wds.) | 4/21/2002 | |
| 69. | April 7, 2002 | Hex | Oscar-nominated film whose sequel was 1990's "The Two Jakes" | 4/7/2002 | |
| 68. | March 24, 2002 | Hex | Figure sitting with crossed legs | 3/24/2002 | |
| 67. | March 10, 2002 | Hex | Dwelling like Hawthorne's in Concord, Mass. | 3/10/2002 | |
| 66. | February 24, 2002 | Hex | Utterance of exasperation | 2/24/2002 | |
| 65. | February 10, 2002 | Hex | Hope-giving reply to a wooer | 2/10/2002 | |
| 64. | January 27, 2002 | Hex | Illegitimate son of Gloucester in "King Lear" | 1/27/2002 | |
| 63. | January 13, 2002 | Hex | Treat a sore throat with liquid | 1/13/2002 | |
| 2001 | |||||
| 62. | December 30, 2001 | Hex | Coming at the end of a series | 12/30/2001 | |
| 61. | December 16, 2001 | Hex | Mad scramble, competitive struggle (2 wds.) | 12/16/2001 | |
| 60. | December 2, 2001 | Hex | Roadies and groupies | 12/2/2001 | |
| 59. | November 18, 2001 | Hex | Product of ruthless demolition | 11/18/2001 | |
| 58. | November 11, 2001 | Hex | Imperial age accessible as well as unpleasant (2 wds.) | 11/11/2001 | |
| 57. | November 4, 2001 | Hex | Neighbor of Greece | 11/4/2001 | |
| 56. | October 21, 2001 | Hex | Player of Dr. Stantz in "Ghostbusters" | 10/21/2001 | |
| 55. | October 7, 2001 | Hex | Square-cut printing type without serifs or hairlines | 10/7/2001 | |
| 54. | September 23, 2001 | Hex | Known through the senses, not the mind | 9/23/2001 | |
| 53. | September 9, 2001 | Hex | Of a Gibson girl's era | 9/9/2001 | |
| 52. | August 26, 2001 | Hex | Boisterous partying | 8/26/2001 | |
| 51. | August 12, 2001 | Hex | One who might beat you with a stick (2 wds.) | 8/12/2001 | |
| 50. | July 29, 2001 | Hex | Dirty rotten scoundrel (hyph.) | 7/29/2001 | |
| 49. | July 15, 2001 | Hex | Free of cavities | 7/15/2001 | |
| 48. | July 1, 2001 | Hex | Carbonated fruit drink at a soda fountain | 7/1/2001 | |
| 47. | June 17, 2001 | Hex | 1920's silent-film star trained by Lee Duncan (3 wds.) | 6/17/2001 | |
| 46. | June 3, 2001 | Hex | Main export of Uzbekistan | 6/3/2001 | |
| 45. | May 20, 2001 | Hex | Title heroine of a Samuel Richardson tale, 1740 | 5/20/2001 | |
| 44. | May 6, 2001 | Hex | One of a breed of dairy cattle | 5/6/2001 | |
| 43. | April 22, 2001 | Hex | Be in a state of subdued anger | 4/22/2001 | |
| 42. | April 8, 2001 | Hex | Noted painter of odalisques | 4/8/2001 | |
| 41. | March 25, 2001 | Hex | German composer who wrote for Lotte Lenya (2 wds.) | 3/25/2001 | |
| 40. | March 11, 2001 | Hex | Without any charge | 3/11/2001 | |
| 39. | February 25, 2001 | Hex | Author of "Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays" | 2/25/2001 | |
| 38. | February 11, 2001 | Hex | Derringer or revolver, e.g. | 2/11/2001 | |
| 37. | January 28, 2001 | Hex | Polish-born novelist and dramatist (1880-1957) who wrote in Yiddish | 1/28/2001 | |
| 36. | January 14, 2001 | Hex | Source of revenue for an ecclesiastic | 1/14/2001 | |
| 2000 | |||||
| 35. | December 31, 2000 | Hex | Werewolf (hyph.) | 12/31/2000 | |
| 34. | December 17, 2000 | Hex | Whom Mentor counseled | 12/17/2000 | |
| 33. | December 3, 2000 | Hex | Having no flaws or weaknesses; invulnerable | 12/3/2000 | |
| 32. | November 19, 2000 | Hex | Dish served with a dollop of sour cream | 11/19/2000 | |
| 31. | November 5, 2000 | Hex | Insipidly sentimental | 11/5/2000 | |
| 30. | October 22, 2000 | Hex | Teratophobe's fear | 10/22/2000 | |
| 29. | October 8, 2000 | Hex | Fish that attaches itself to sharks by means of a sucking disk | 10/8/2000 | |
| 28. | September 24, 2000 | Hex | Safeguard against computer viruses | 9/24/2000 | |
| 27. | September 10, 2000 | Hex | Craft in a work from 1878 | 9/10/2000 | |
| 26. | August 27, 2000 | Hex | Idol of Krishna pulled on an enormous cart | 8/27/2000 | |
| 25. | August 13, 2000 | Hex | Record-breaking voyager whose best seller was "We" | 8/13/2000 | |
| 24. | July 30, 2000 | Hex | Ingredient of pate de foie gras | 7/30/2000 | |
| 23. | July 16, 2000 | Hex | Olivier's directorial debut (2 wds.) | 7/16/2000 | |
| 22. | July 2, 2000 | Hex | President whose vice president was named Clinton | 7/2/2000 | |
| 21. | June 18, 2000 | Hex | Tropical South American stingers (2 wds.) | 6/18/2000 | |
| 20. | June 4, 2000 | Hex | One method of surveillance | 6/4/2000 | |
| 19. | May 21, 2000 | Hex | Butler in "Remains of the Day" | 5/21/2000 | |
| 18. | May 7, 2000 | Hex | Angle measured by an astrolabe | 5/7/2000 | |
| 17. | April 23, 2000 | Hex | It holds a little less than a jigger (2 wds.) | 4/23/2000 | |
| 16. | April 9, 2000 | Hex | Self-satisfied conformist to middle-class ideals | 4/9/2000 | |
| 15. | March 26, 2000 | Hex | Excessive talkativeness | 3/26/2000 | |
| 14. | March 12, 2000 | Hex | Hapless hunter of "Merrie Melodies" (2 wds.) | 3/12/2000 | |
| 13. | February 27, 2000 | Hex | A glow from something living, such as a firefly | 2/27/2000 | |
| 12. | February 13, 2000 | Hex | Sound formed by syneresis, as the "oi" in "join" | 2/13/2000 | |
| 11. | January 30, 2000 | Hex | Wooden sheathing in which the adjacent boards have overlapping edges | 1/30/2000 | |
| 10. | January 16, 2000 | Hex | Buddy Holly's Texas birthplace | 1/16/2000 | |
| 9. | January 2, 2000 | Hex | Someone engagingly crafty | 1/2/2000 | |
| 1999 | |||||
| 8. | December 19, 1999 | Hex | Small shark often seen near shore | 12/19/1999 | |
| 7. | December 5, 1999 | Hex | Cosmetics, especially for actors | 12/5/1999 | |
| 6. | November 21, 1999 | Hex | Bandleader with the 1939 hit "Thanks for Ev'rything" (2 wds.) | 11/21/1999 | |
| 5. | November 7, 1999 | Hex | Alloy made of tin, antimony and copper | 11/7/1999 | |
| 4. | October 24, 1999 | Hex | Dessert often made from fruit (hyph.) | 10/24/1999 | |
| 3. | October 10, 1999 | Hex | Figure in blue | 10/10/1999 | |
| 2. | September 26, 1999 | Hex | Rain gear trademark (hyph.) | 9/26/1999 | |
| 1. | September 12, 1999 | Hex | Roman god of fire | 9/12/1999 | |