Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Wed Mar 12, 2025 | 53D | Country that elected its first female P.M. in 2022 | Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Tue Feb 25, 2025 | 72A | Home to the Amalfi Coast | Greg Snitkin | Shortz |
Fri Feb 14, 2025 | 49D | Setting for the films "Life Is Beautiful" and "Call Me By Your Name" | Sarah Sinclair | Shortz |
Fri Jan 24, 2025 | 18A | One of three countries straddled by Mont Dolent | Ernest Lim | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2024 | 64D | Four-time FIFA World Cup winner | John Ewbank | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 4, 2023 | 91D | Major wine-producing country | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Mon May 22, 2023 | 7D | Country surrounding Vatican City | Đặng Quang Thắng | Shortz |
Fri Oct 21, 2022 | 42D | Where the piano was invented | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Wed May 4, 2022 | 41A | Colosseum country | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Sat Apr 2, 2022 | 13D | Where 23-Down was coined | Kyle Dolan | Shortz |
Fri Sep 11, 2020 | 31D | Where eyeglasses and espresso machines were invented | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 2020 | 36A | Land of the Po (not Poland) | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Aug 19, 2019 | 52D | See 15-Across | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jul 4, 2019 | 13D | Four-time World Cup champion | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 2019 | 83D | Source of many an imported boot, appropriately | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
Mon Nov 19, 2018 | 19A | Where pasta originated | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Sun Aug 5, 2018 | 38D | Birthplace of the Renaissance (2) | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Mar 26, 2018 | 49D | Where the Renaissance began | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Sun Nov 23, 2014 | 105D | 2006 World Cup winner | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jun 9, 2014 | 61A | Rome's home | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Tue Mar 18, 2014 | 19A | Opera's birthplace | David Kwong | Shortz |
Fri Sep 13, 2013 | 50A | Nation with the most Unesco World Heritage Sites | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jul 31, 2013 | 36D | An original eurozone member | H. David Goering | Shortz |
Sat Aug 20, 2011 | 17A | Its calling code is +39 | Byron Walden | Blindauer |
Thu Apr 28, 2011 | 62A | 2006 World Cup champs | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sun Jan 16, 2011 | 42D | 2006 World Cup champion | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Thu Jun 24, 2010 | 2D | "A Farewell to Arms" setting | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sun Jun 13, 2010 | 66A | Country with a green, white and red flag | Francis Heaney | Shortz |
Wed Mar 3, 2010 | 51D | Where Orvieto can be found | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Feb 21, 2010 | 7D | See 2-Down | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Sun Feb 14, 2010 | 79D | Land of amore | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Mon Oct 12, 2009 | 61A | Milan's home | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Wed Apr 16, 2008 | 49A | A G8 nation | Edward Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Apr 3, 2007 | 51D | G8 member | David Quarfoot and Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Fri May 5, 2006 | 25A | Eco location | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 2005 | 45A | Birthplace of the Renaissance (2) | Wesley Johnson | Shortz |
Tue Mar 8, 2005 | 12D | Europe's "boot" (3) | Deb Amlen | Shortz |
Tue Sep 7, 2004 | 52D | "Boot" in the Mediterranean | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Nov 6, 2003 | 9D | Little ___ | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Sep 9, 2002 | 48D | Lire used to be spent here | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Sun Jul 14, 2002 | 72A | World Cup powerhouse | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu May 23, 2002 | 60A | *Opera ... wine ... boot | John Underwood | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2002 | 31D | Part of a continental tour | Ed Early | Shortz |
Wed Oct 17, 2001 | 13D | Peninsular land | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Oct 9, 2001 | 22D | It surrounds San Marino | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Aug 8, 2001 | 61A | Leghorn locale (2) | Sam Bellotto Jr. | Shortz |
Tue Jul 24, 2001 | 60A | Geographical "boot" | Gayle Dean | Shortz |
Tue Apr 10, 2001 | 16A | Where Fiats are made | Kevin McCann | Shortz |
Sat Mar 17, 2001 | 44A | "Enchanted April" setting (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Oct 23, 2000 | 22A | Milan's land | Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Tue Sep 12, 2000 | 64A | Sicily's "kicker" | Bill Zais | Shortz |
Tue Aug 8, 2000 | 55D | Where Soave comes from | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
Tue Jan 18, 2000 | 58A | Europe's "boot" (3) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sat Jan 1, 2000 | 17A | "Enchanted April" setting (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Feb 1, 1999 | 9A | Where Rome is home | Dorothy Smitonick | Shortz |
Mon Apr 27, 1998 | 19A | Little ___ (part of the Big Apple) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Feb 28, 1998 | 61A | Taranto's locale | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Feb 23, 1998 | 44A | Europe's "boot" (3) | Mark Danna | Shortz |
Sun Jan 12, 1997 | 38D | Autostrada's place | M. Rosen | Shortz |
Sun Dec 22, 1996 | 48D | Po land | F. Hansen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 12, 1996 | 24D | "Paradise of exiles": Shelley | E. Lexau | Shortz |
Mon Feb 12, 1996 | 31D | Country on a continental tour | S. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Oct 24, 1995 | 12D | Where Como is | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Sun Sep 3, 1995 | 67D | Frommer title | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Tue May 9, 1995 | 54D | Land of Milan | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Apr 29, 1995 | 59A | Leghorn locale (2) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon Apr 10, 1995 | 12D | Country in a grand tour | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Wed Mar 15, 1995 | 41D | Shelley's "Paradise of exiles" | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 1994 | 19A | New York's Little ___ | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Aug 23, 1994 | 51D | One of 38-Across | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Apr 22, 1994 | 32D | Three-time World Cup winner | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Mon Apr 12, 1993 | 6D | Calabrian's land | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Dec 22, 1992 | 28D | Syracuse's land | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Thu Nov 5, 1992 | 48D | Byron and Keats lived here | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Mon Aug 3, 1992 | 31A | The "Boot" | Mary S. Snyder | Maleska |
Mon Jan 20, 1992 | 64A | Leghorn's land | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Jul 30, 1991 | 22D | Where Sorrento is | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Thu Apr 11, 1991 | 14A | Calabrian's land | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Sun Mar 31, 1991 | 54D | Shelley's "Paradise of exiles" | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Wed Mar 13, 1991 | 2D | A neighbor of Austria | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Thu Jul 19, 1990 | 51D | Virgil called it Ausonia | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Tue Mar 7, 1989 | 30A | Country shaped like a boot | Don Groat | Maleska |
Wed Jan 4, 1989 | 59A | A neighbor of Switzerland | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Thu Mar 3, 1988 | 49A | Peninsular country | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Tue Sep 22, 1987 | 50D | Davis Cup winner: 1976 | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Thu May 21, 1987 | 57A | Leghorn's land | Elaine George | Maleska |
Mon Apr 21, 1986 | 21A | A NATO member | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Mar 16, 1985 | 16A | "The Boot" | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Thu Nov 3, 1983 | 41D | Common Market country | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Sun Jun 12, 1983 | 133A | Calabrian's land | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Tue Mar 8, 1983 | 55D | "The Boot" | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Fri Dec 17, 1982 | 24A | Boot-shaped nation | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Oct 24, 1982 | 70D | "The Boot" of Europe | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Fri Jul 23, 1982 | 53D | Where Leghorn is | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Sun Dec 13, 1981 | 24D | Where Leghorn is | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Sun Oct 11, 1981 | 95A | Whence Chianti comes | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Apr 26, 1981 | 6D | Where the Po flows | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Jun 17, 1980 | 48D | Amerigo Vespucci's homeland | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Dec 2, 1979 | 49D | Where Leghorn is | George Rose Smith | Maleska |
Sun Oct 21, 1979 | 105A | Austrian neighbor | David J. Pohl and John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Mar 19, 1979 | 25D | Where the Adige flows | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Apr 12, 1978 | 4D | Calabrian's land | John S. Richter, Sr. | Maleska |
Thu Dec 22, 1977 | 6D | Whence Chianti comes | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Sep 25, 1977 | 3D | Where the Adige flows | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Jan 23, 1976 | 15A | Verdi's country | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Fri Dec 5, 1975 | 42A | Common Market member | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1975 | 97D | Tuscany, Latium, etc. | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Sun May 4, 1975 | 22A | Boot land | Marjorie Pedersen | Weng |
Sun Jan 26, 1975 | 31A | "Boot" land | A. J. Santora | Weng |
Mon Dec 23, 1974 | 1D | The Boot | John Landenberger | Weng |
Mon Sep 9, 1974 | 26A | "Harold in ___" | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Mon Nov 19, 1973 | 18A | Common Market member | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 6, 1973 | 32D | Land of the Apennines | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jan 25, 1972 | 17A | Vesuvius's country | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 26, 1971 | 72D | Medit. land | Robert Vaux Roop | Weng |
Fri Aug 13, 1971 | 46D | Country | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 1, 1971 | 53D | Land of Apennines | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 3, 1970 | 15A | Chianti country | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 25, 1970 | 6D | Home of espresso | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 9, 1969 | 26D | Saragat's country | John Willig | Weng |
Sun Oct 19, 1969 | 61A | Signore's land | Nancy Schuster | Weng |
Mon Aug 11, 1969 | 27D | NATO member. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 17, 1969 | 23A | Where the Adige flows. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Feb 10, 1969 | 6D | Capri's neighbor. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 30, 1968 | 32A | Where the Adige flows. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 11, 1968 | 18A | Where the Piave flows. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 17, 1968 | 25A | Cisalpine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 5, 1967 | 49D | Where the Apennines are. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Thu Mar 16, 1967 | 26D | Where Leghorn is. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Sat Feb 4, 1967 | 24D | Peninsula of Europe. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Mon Sep 26, 1966 | 27D | Where 14 Across is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 19, 1965 | 45A | Cisalpine land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 3, 1965 | 37D | Historic peninsula. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 28, 1964 | 26A | Segni's land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 22, 1964 | 41A | Where Leghorn is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Mar 12, 1964 | 19D | Segni's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 31, 1963 | 29D | Part of the grand tour. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 24, 1962 | 34D | European republic. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Nov 2, 1961 | 19D | Fanfani's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 10, 1961 | 56A | Where 62 Across is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 12, 1961 | 39A | Euratom member. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 8, 1961 | 28D | Birthplace of the Renaissance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 28, 1961 | 21A | Tourists' mecca. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 29, 1960 | 24A | Word "graved inside" of Browning's heart. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sat Dec 17, 1960 | 47D | Member of NATO. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 6, 1960 | 50A | Where Keats died. | Spiro K. Kostof | Farrar |
Fri Sep 18, 1959 | 57A | Peninsular country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 13, 1959 | 15A | Gronchi's country. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Sun Oct 12, 1958 | 39A | Where 25 Across is. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Jul 19, 1958 | 32D | Enrico Fermi's native land. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 16, 1958 | 25D | Country "beyond the Alps." | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sat Mar 1, 1958 | 22A | Gronchi's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 8, 1958 | 63A | Zellerbach's post. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 17, 1957 | 28A | Mediterranean power. | Peter L. Tea, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Feb 2, 1957 | 25D | NATO member. | Maura Jacobson | Farrar |
Thu Sep 27, 1956 | 45D | Where Leghorn is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 20, 1955 | 26D | Gronchi's country. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Mon Aug 1, 1955 | 49D | Gronchi's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 12, 1954 | 31D | Where Rimini is. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Thu Aug 13, 1953 | 67A | Land of Andrea Doria. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Sun Mar 15, 1953 | 7D | Historic peninsula. | Roberta H. Morse | Farrar |
Mon Dec 29, 1952 | 18D | Where the republic of San Marino is. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Oct 24, 1952 | 53D | Pinocchio's birthplace. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 2, 1952 | 6D | Toscanini's fatherland. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 31, 1952 | 15A | President Einaudi's country. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1951 | 79A | "Quo Vadis" country. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jun 10, 1951 | 19A | Atlantic Pact country. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Feb 4, 1951 | 9D | Croce's country. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1950 | 111A | Country. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Tue Nov 21, 1950 | 26A | The Boot. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1949 | 11D | De Nicola's country. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Jan 9, 1949 | 96A | Togliatti's arena. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Nov 28, 1948 | 18A | Setting of "The Marble Faun." | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Sep 7, 1947 | 90A | Dante's home. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 3, 1946 | 6D | Where Hawthorne began The Marble Faun. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Oct 20, 1946 | 119D | Paris topic. | W. W. Webster | Farrar |
Sun Jun 9, 1946 | 85D | Humbert's home. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Jun 24, 1945 | 85D | European battleground from Sept. 3, 1943. | A. H. Cook | Farrar |
Sun May 23, 1943 | 7D | Country fearing invasion. | George Buckler | Farrar |
Sun May 9, 1943 | 144A | Allies may invade Europe here. | P. Joseph Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Oct 18, 1942 | 53A | Axis country. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun May 17, 1942 | 26A | Seat of fascism. | Louis Jenkins | Farrar |
Sun Apr 19, 1942 | 23A | Axis partner. | Louis Baron | Farrar |
Sun Mar 8, 1942 | 77D | Junior partner in a desperate enterprise. | Mabel Daggett | Farrar |