Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Fri Jun 14, 2024 | 48D | Much of Mongolia (3) | Robyn Weintraub | Fagliano |
Mon Apr 22, 2024 | 36D | Its name translates as "waterless place" in Mongolian | David J. Kahn | Fagliano |
Wed Jan 10, 2024 | 24D | Its name means "waterless place" in Mongolian | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness | Shortz |
Sun Apr 30, 2023 | 107D | It means "waterless place" in Mongolian | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Apr 20, 2023 | 48A | Desert home to the legendary Mongolian death worm | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 26, 2023 | 30D | Home to wild Bactrian camels | David Karp | Shortz |
Thu Feb 9, 2023 | 59D | Cold Asian desert | Alex Rosen | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2022 | 1A | Arid Mongolian expanse | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Mon Jun 20, 2022 | 24D | Desert on the Silk Road | Christopher Youngs | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 2022 | 35D | Expanse crossed by the Silk Road | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 2021 | 1A | Mongolian desert (13) | Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Mon Apr 19, 2021 | 56D | Mongolian desert (13) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jun 21, 2020 | 25D | Geographical locale whose name means "waterless place" | Byron and Harrison Walden | Shortz |
Thu Jun 4, 2020 | 1A | Where the first velociraptor fossil was discovered (1923) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Fri May 1, 2020 | 1D | Home to Bactrian camels | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Mon May 27, 2019 | 45D | Desert crossed by the ancient Silk Road | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Tue Aug 15, 2017 | 28D | Desert along the Silk Road | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Jun 11, 2017 | 1D | Desert crossed by the Silk Road | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 2016 | 80A | Marco Polo crossed it | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2016 | 27D | Desert that ancient traders crossed | Julie Bérubé | Shortz |
Mon Jan 11, 2016 | 1D | Mongolian desert (13) | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Wed Sep 16, 2015 | 53A | Silk Road desert | Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Wed Feb 26, 2014 | 3D | Desert that occasionally gets snow | Ruth B. Margolin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 18, 2013 | 32D | Mongolian desert (13) | Edgar Fontaine | Shortz |
Sat Jan 19, 2013 | 36D | "Place without water," in Mongolian | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Mon Oct 8, 2012 | 26D | Asian desert (3) | Dave Sarpola | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2011 | 26D | Mongolian desert (13) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Wed May 18, 2011 | 12D | Dry stretch in Mongolia | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed May 4, 2011 | 38A | Home to Mongolian nomads | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jan 2, 2011 | 52D | Area crossed by Marco Polo | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Wed Aug 25, 2010 | 35D | Expanse south of Ulan Bator | Clive Probert | Shortz |
Tue Apr 8, 2008 | 1D | Mongolian expanse (3) | Dave Mackey | Shortz |
Tue Apr 1, 2008 | 44D | Asian desert (3) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Apr 23, 2006 | 63A | Home to some Mongolian nomads (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Jan 25, 2006 | 60D | Asian desert (3) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sat Jul 30, 2005 | 51A | "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" setting | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2005 | 61A | Mongolian desert (13) | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 | 52D | Mongolian desert (13) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Sun Nov 3, 2002 | 14A | Arid Asian region | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Sep 12, 2002 | 1D | Expanse crossed by Marco Polo | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Tue Mar 12, 2002 | 66A | Desert bordered by steppe land | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Mar 11, 2002 | 11D | Mongolian desert (13) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 9, 2001 | 87D | Mongolian expanse (3) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Nov 19, 2001 | 1D | Mongolian desert (13) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed May 31, 2000 | 5A | Asian expanse (3) | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Thu Feb 17, 2000 | 6D | Much of Mongolia (3) | Matt Gaffney and David Bianco | Shortz |
Wed Jan 19, 2000 | 47D | Mongolian expanse (3) | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 87D | Home to some Mongolian nomads (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Jul 28, 1998 | 15A | A large part of Mongolia | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Tue Apr 7, 1998 | 45D | Asian expanse (3) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Tue Jan 27, 1998 | 56D | Mongolian desert (13) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed Oct 22, 1997 | 22A | Much of Mongolia (3) | John D. Leavy | Shortz |
Mon Aug 4, 1997 | 7D | Mongolian desert (13) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Jun 29, 1997 | 61A | It means "place without water" in Mongolian | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 1, 1996 | 81D | Mongolian desert (13) | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun May 12, 1996 | 77A | Asian expanse (3) | R. Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon Nov 6, 1995 | 36A | Desert in 6 Across | Roger H. Courtney | Shortz |
Sun May 21, 1995 | 93D | Vast desert | Dean Niles | Shortz |
Mon Sep 5, 1994 | 35A | Mongolian desert (13) | Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein | Shortz |
Fri Mar 18, 1994 | 8D | Dry Mongolian expanse | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Jan 20, 1994 | 26A | Desert of dinosaur finds | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Nov 14, 1993 | 74D | ___ tween (Mongolian intermediary?) | Norma Steinberg | Taub |
Fri Aug 6, 1993 | 60A | Kalahari's Mongolian cousin | Bill Polvogt | Maleska |
Fri Jan 25, 1991 | 3D | Asian desert | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Sep 16, 1990 | 20A | Fifth-largest desert | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue Jun 19, 1990 | 16A | Mongolian desert | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Thu Mar 29, 1990 | 58A | Mongolian desert | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
Sun Dec 17, 1989 | 1D | Asian desert | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon May 22, 1989 | 56D | Mongolian desert | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Aug 25, 1988 | 41A | Mongolian wasteland | William Canine | Maleska |
Mon May 30, 1988 | 15A | Chinese desert | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Dec 31, 1987 | 7D | Asian desert | Christopher Sherwood | Maleska |
Sat Oct 24, 1987 | 5D | Mongolian desert | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Thu Aug 20, 1987 | 61A | Asian desert | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Dec 21, 1986 | 66A | Mongolian desert | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Jun 13, 1986 | 22D | Mongolian desert | Gloria Evans | Maleska |
Thu May 16, 1985 | 12D | Mongolian desert | Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Jul 8, 1984 | 101A | Far Eastern desert | Barry L. Cohen | Maleska |
Wed Jun 13, 1984 | 6D | Asian desert | Ferreira | Maleska |
Tue May 15, 1984 | 19A | Much of Mongolia | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Tue Jan 10, 1984 | 21D | Much of Mongolia | Elaine George | Maleska |
Sat Jul 23, 1983 | 24A | Asian desert | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Tue Mar 29, 1983 | 49A | Mongolian desert | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Thu Feb 24, 1983 | 1D | Desert explored by Sven Hedin | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun Sep 7, 1980 | 140A | Asian desert | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Tue Mar 25, 1980 | 2D | Asian desert | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Dec 20, 1979 | 37D | Big desert | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Thu Dec 13, 1979 | 55D | Expanse in Mongolia | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri May 11, 1979 | 49D | Mongolian desert | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Mon Jun 12, 1978 | 19A | Desert in Mongolia | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Tue Jun 6, 1978 | 1A | Asian desert | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Nov 22, 1976 | 31D | Asian desert | Samuel K. Fliegner | Weng |
Fri Jul 16, 1976 | 59D | Asian desert | John Prytz | Weng |
Fri Sep 6, 1974 | 58A | Asian desert | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Wed May 1, 1974 | 42D | Eastern arid region | Hal R. Hollinger | Weng |
Sun Jan 14, 1973 | 1D | Mongolian expanse | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Fri Nov 19, 1971 | 49D | Desert of Asia | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 26, 1971 | 61A | Asian desert | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 5, 1969 | 22D | Asian desert. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 27, 1969 | 25A | Asian desert. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Oct 14, 1969 | 52D | Asian desert. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 30, 1968 | 2D | Asian desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 24, 1968 | 57D | Mongolian desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 21, 1967 | 45A | Asian desert. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Mon Jul 10, 1967 | 5A | Desert. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Mon Feb 20, 1967 | 2D | Asian desert. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Mon Oct 24, 1966 | 9A | Desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 5, 1966 | 43D | Large part of Asia. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Fri Feb 18, 1966 | 42A | Region in China and Mongolia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 4, 1965 | 59D | Part of 36 Down. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 22, 1965 | 51D | Vast area in Asia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 9, 1964 | 24A | Asian desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 20, 1964 | 43D | Asian desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 11, 1964 | 34D | Huge desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 2, 1964 | 95A | Part of Asia. | Hume Craft | Farrar |
Sat Dec 28, 1963 | 3D | Desert. | Marvin Aledort | Farrar |
Sat Nov 30, 1963 | 40D | Desert of Asia. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Tue Sep 10, 1963 | 37A | Region of Asia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 31, 1961 | 16A | Asiatic desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 15, 1960 | 12D | Desert in Mongolia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 23, 1959 | 65A | Mongolian desert. | J. F. Kelly | Farrar |
Tue Sep 9, 1958 | 45A | Desert. | Ruth L. Rutkay | Farrar |
Mon Sep 1, 1958 | 1D | Mongolian wasteland. | Charles Allen | Farrar |
Mon Feb 24, 1958 | 54A | A large part of Mongolia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 10, 1957 | 51D | Desert in Asia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 19, 1957 | 47D | Asian waste. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 15, 1957 | 134A | 500,000 sq. mi. of Asia. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Sep 14, 1957 | 5A | Much of Mongolia. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Jul 6, 1957 | 15A | 500,000 sq. mi. of sand. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Tue Jun 18, 1957 | 1D | Asian desert. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Wed Jan 4, 1956 | 35D | Desert of Asia. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Mar 29, 1955 | 54D | Great desert. | Martha Brownlee | Farrar |
Mon Feb 14, 1955 | 36A | Asian desert. | Elsie Bishop | Farrar |
Thu Sep 16, 1954 | 17A | Desert. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Jul 14, 1954 | 41A | 500,000 sq. mi. of desert. | Ethel Le Strange | Farrar |
Thu May 27, 1954 | 38A | Asian desert. | Harold Rein | Farrar |
Tue Mar 30, 1954 | 38D | 500,000 sq. mi. of sand. | George Frank | Farrar |
Mon Sep 7, 1953 | 3D | Mongolian desert. | Ethel Le Strange | Farrar |
Wed Apr 15, 1953 | 1D | About 500,000 sq. mi. of sand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 7, 1952 | 53D | Desert in Mongolia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Nov 20, 1951 | 6A | Much of Mongolia. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Oct 1, 1951 | 38A | Huge Mongolian desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 16, 1951 | 44A | 500,000 sq. mi. desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 1, 1950 | 1D | Asia's great desert. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 11, 1948 | 83D | Great desert. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun May 25, 1947 | 122D | About 500,000 sq. mi. in Asia. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Jun 11, 1944 | 64A | Central Asian desert. | Margaret Petherbridge | Farrar |
Sun Jan 16, 1944 | 88D | Region in Mongolia. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |