Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sat Mar 1, 2025 | 9A | Exam usually spoken of with a two-syllable acronym | Ryan Judge | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2025 | 112D | It's passed on the way to the bar, for short | Rich Katz and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2024 | 69D | Exam for aspiring attys. | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Sun Dec 1, 2024 | 123A | Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in "Legally Blonde" | John Lieb | Fagliano |
Tue Aug 27, 2024 | 2D | Future J.D.'s exam | Julia Hoepner | Fagliano |
Sat Aug 17, 2024 | 54D | Something that's good to do a 180 on? | Brandon Koppy | Fagliano |
Wed Jul 17, 2024 | 46A | Future D.A.'s exam (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 1, 2024 | 20D | Aspiring attorney's exam, for short | Margi Stevenson | Fagliano |
Wed May 15, 2024 | 21A | Barrier for an aspiring D.A. | MaryEllen Uthlaut | Fagliano |
Sun Dec 24, 2023 | 115A | Hurdle for a prospective J.D. | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Wed Nov 22, 2023 | 57D | Exam for a future A.G. | Will Pfadenhauer | Shortz |
Thu Sep 21, 2023 | 28D | Its lowest score is 120, in brief | Dan Caprera | Shortz |
Tue Sep 5, 2023 | 49D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Alan Siegel | Shortz |
Mon Jul 31, 2023 | 49A | Exam for an aspiring atty. (4) | David Litman and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon May 29, 2023 | 36D | Aspiring J.D.'s exam (4) | Katie Hale and Zachary David Levy | Shortz |
Wed May 24, 2023 | 35A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 2023 | 56D | Hurdle for a future "Esq." | Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl | Shortz |
Fri Mar 3, 2023 | 47D | Pre-bar hurdle, in brief | Eric Warren | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2022 | 29D | Khan Academy subj. | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Sep 5, 2022 | 54D | Hurdle for aspiring attorneys, for short | Adam Simpson | Shortz |
Tue Jul 19, 2022 | 59A | Aspiring J.D.'s exam (4) | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Tue May 10, 2022 | 60D | Exam for an aspiring atty. (4) | Lou Weiss | Shortz |
Mon Feb 7, 2022 | 45A | Exam with a logical reasoning section: Abbr. | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Mon Jan 31, 2022 | 45D | Exam for an aspiring atty. (4) | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
Sun Dec 26, 2021 | 109D | Exam that once required fingerprint identification, for short | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Sun Dec 19, 2021 | 127A | Hurdle for a J.D. wannabe | Laura Taylor Kinnel | Shortz |
Tue Dec 7, 2021 | 39D | Challenge for a future atty. | Margaret Seikel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 2021 | 100D | Exam with a 35-minute timed essay, in brief | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Nov 30, 2021 | 30D | Exam for some coll. seniors | Billy Ouska | Shortz |
Mon Oct 4, 2021 | 55D | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Jul 14, 2021 | 28A | Exam with logic questions, for short | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Fri Jun 25, 2021 | 39A | Prep class subject, for short | Scott Earl | Shortz |
Fri Jun 18, 2021 | 43A | Hurdle for a future atty. | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Sun Apr 4, 2021 | 40D | Pre-bar challenge, briefly | Angela Olson Halsted and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Tue Feb 23, 2021 | 37D | Exam for a future D.A. (2) | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 | 79D | Future J.D.'s hurdle (5) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Dec 18, 2020 | 52D | Future D.A.'s hurdle (2) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 2020 | 14D | Aspiring D.A.'s exam (2) | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Wed Oct 28, 2020 | 24A | Exam for a wannabe A.D.A. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Oct 23, 2020 | 16A | Kaplan course subj. (4) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Tue Sep 29, 2020 | 59D | Hurdle for an aspiring atty. (2) | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
Thu Jul 23, 2020 | 12A | Kaplan course subj. (4) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Mon Apr 13, 2020 | 51D | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Thu Feb 27, 2020 | 5A | Early challenge for Barack and Michelle Obama, for short | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2020 | 47A | What a future attorney must now take by tablet, for short | Brian Kulman | Shortz |
Thu Oct 10, 2019 | 72A | Exam with two logical reasoning sects. | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Wed Sep 18, 2019 | 21A | Exam with a max. score of 180 (2) | John Wrenholt | Shortz |
Thu Aug 8, 2019 | 71A | Its min. score is 120 | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 2019 | 30A | Exam for a future atty. (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Fri Sep 28, 2018 | 29D | What the Clintons each took before they met, in brief | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
Sun Aug 19, 2018 | 105D | Trial for a future atty. | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sun Aug 5, 2018 | 69D | Future attorney's hurdle, for short | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Aug 1, 2018 | 57D | Kaplan course subj. (4) | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Jan 16, 2018 | 41D | Exam with logic games, in brief | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Sep 13, 2017 | 61D | Aspiring D.A.'s exam (2) | Daniel Mauer | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2017 | 91D | Exam for future attys. (3) | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Sun Apr 16, 2017 | 73A | Exam with a reading comprehension sect. | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Jan 1, 2017 | 48D | Exam with a section known as "Logic Games," for short | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Sun Oct 30, 2016 | 103D | Exam with logic games, briefly | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Fri Sep 30, 2016 | 48D | Practice exam? | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Mon Aug 22, 2016 | 59D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Fri May 6, 2016 | 50D | Focus of some prep books | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Fri Sep 11, 2015 | 2D | It includes a 35-min. writing sample | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Apr 12, 2015 | 61D | Future atty.'s challenge (3) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Apr 8, 2015 | 73A | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Feb 12, 2015 | 4D | Hurdle for an aspiring "Esq." | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Wed Jan 28, 2015 | 55A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Thu Jan 22, 2015 | 47A | Subject of Kaplan or Princeton Review prep | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Jun 8, 2014 | 122A | Exam administered qtly. | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon May 19, 2014 | 25D | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Mon Apr 21, 2014 | 20A | Exam for an aspiring D.A. | John Lieb | Shortz |
Thu Oct 17, 2013 | 10A | Challenge in "Legally Blonde," for short | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Thu May 16, 2013 | 34A | Kaplan course subj. (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Elizabeth Donovan | Shortz |
Sun Dec 2, 2012 | 42A | Reqmt. for certain graduate studies | Steven E. Atwood | Shortz |
Fri Oct 19, 2012 | 36D | Obstacle for an aspiring D.A. | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jun 27, 2012 | 25D | Future D.A.'s hurdle (2) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Mon Jun 25, 2012 | 19A | Exam for an aspiring atty. (4) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Fri Jun 8, 2012 | 21A | It's taken by some coll. seniors (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu May 31, 2012 | 18A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 30D | Exam administered four times a yr. | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Jan 12, 2012 | 28D | Exam for future attys. (3) | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Mon Dec 26, 2011 | 46A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Tue Dec 13, 2011 | 62D | Atty. wannabe's hurdle | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Fri Sep 2, 2011 | 25A | It includes an analytical reasoning sect. | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2011 | 51A | Exam for an aspiring Esq. | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Sun Jul 31, 2011 | 75D | A perfect score on it is 180: Abbr. | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
Wed Jul 6, 2011 | 40D | It might give you legal problems: Abbr. | Peter Collins | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 2011 | 37A | Exam with a max. score of 180 (2) | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Thu Mar 24, 2011 | 2D | Some coll. seniors take it for Harvard and Yale, but not for Princeton | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Mar 14, 2011 | 68A | Exam for a wannabe atty. | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 2011 | 49A | Exam for an aspiring J.D. | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Aug 22, 2010 | 42D | Exam for would-be attys. | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun May 9, 2010 | 93D | Future atty.'s challenge (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 21, 2010 | 46D | It includes a sect. of logic games | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
Tue Feb 23, 2010 | 29D | Exam with sections known as "arguments," for short | Joanne Sullivan | Shortz |
Sun Jan 31, 2010 | 46A | Aspiring atty.'s hurdle (2) | Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Sep 24, 2009 | 60A | Exam with a reading comprehension section, for short | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Jul 17, 2009 | 31D | 180 is its max. score | Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Tue Jul 7, 2009 | 8D | Exam for A.B.A.-approved schools | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Apr 16, 2009 | 41D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Wed Feb 25, 2009 | 55D | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Kelly Browder | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 2009 | 55D | Potential atty.'s exam | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sat Dec 6, 2008 | 40A | Some college srs. take it | Ashish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
Sun Oct 12, 2008 | 77A | It's taken by some coll. seniors (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 7, 2008 | 124A | Would-be J.D.'s exam | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Jun 12, 2008 | 40D | Its max. score is 180 | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Wed May 7, 2008 | 61D | Exam for a would-be atty. | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Fri Mar 28, 2008 | 11D | Its scores range from 120 to 180: Abbr. | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Tue Mar 25, 2008 | 42A | Exam for a future atty. (2) | Steve Salmon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 23, 2008 | 41D | Hurdle for some college srs. | Robert W. Harris | Shortz |
Fri Jun 22, 2007 | 33D | Some coll. seniors take it | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Wed Apr 11, 2007 | 18D | Aspiring J.D.'s exam (4) | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Sun Mar 4, 2007 | 32A | Exam for a future D.A. (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 2006 | 42A | Kind of score, for one doing postgrad studies | Levi Denham | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2006 | 11D | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | David Pringle | Shortz |
Tue Jul 4, 2006 | 2D | Exam for future attys. (3) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Jun 12, 2006 | 59D | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Curtis Yee | Shortz |
Mon Apr 10, 2006 | 37D | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Thu Mar 16, 2006 | 32D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Ben Tausig | Shortz |
Sat Mar 11, 2006 | 20A | Its highest possible score is 180: Abbr. | David Quarfoot | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2006 | 62A | The D.A. probably took it once | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Oct 30, 2005 | 123A | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. | Shortz |
Mon Oct 10, 2005 | 34D | Future D.A.'s exam (2) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Thu Sep 15, 2005 | 57D | D.A.-to-be's hurdle | Frank Longo | Shortz |
Tue Sep 13, 2005 | 56D | Aspiring J.D.'s exam (4) | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Sun Aug 7, 2005 | 87D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2005 | 52D | Hurdle for a future 64-Across: Abbr. | David Pringle | Shortz |
Tue Dec 14, 2004 | 47D | Hurdle for an aspiring J.D. | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Thu Oct 14, 2004 | 55D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Mike Sikowitz | Shortz |
Mon May 3, 2004 | 55D | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Nov 23, 2003 | 67D | Future J.D.'s hurdle (5) | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Sun Nov 2, 2003 | 63A | Hurdle for a future litigator: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 2003 | 34D | Future J.D.'s hurdle (5) | Steve Jones | Shortz |
Sat Aug 23, 2003 | 35A | Half-day exam, briefly | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Feb 26, 2003 | 37D | Future J.D.'s hurdle (5) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Mon Feb 24, 2003 | 55D | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Jan 6, 2003 | 42A | Future attorney's hurdle: Abbr. | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Oct 21, 2002 | 7D | Exam for attys.-to-be | Peter Sarrett | Shortz |
Thu Apr 11, 2002 | 61A | Relative of an M.C.A.T. or G.R.E. | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Dec 4, 2001 | 8D | Future J.D.'s obstacle | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sat Sep 22, 2001 | 46A | Its score scale is 120 to 180 | Jim Page | Shortz |
Mon Sep 3, 2001 | 50A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Dec 22, 2000 | 23D | Aspiring atty.'s hurdle (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Jun 23, 2000 | 51D | Future atty.'s hurdle (8) | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Tue Mar 28, 2000 | 1A | Atty.-to-be's exam | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Wed Oct 13, 1999 | 48D | Would-be J.D.'s hurdle | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Sun Aug 15, 1999 | 41D | Future atty.'s challenge (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Apr 3, 1999 | 62A | Future J.D.'s hurdle (5) | Pat M. Hugel | Shortz |
Sun Jan 3, 1999 | 61D | Professional school hurdle: Abbr. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Oct 5, 1998 | 52D | Future attorney's exam: Abbr. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Sep 10, 1998 | 56D | Exam for college srs. | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
Sat May 2, 1998 | 51D | E.T.S. offering | Jeff Herrington | Shortz |
Thu Apr 16, 1998 | 54D | Coll. senior's exam | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Jan 8, 1998 | 67A | Aspiring atty.'s exam (7) | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Tue Jul 22, 1997 | 58A | Future atty.'s exam (10) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Apr 13, 1997 | 65D | Hurdle for an atty.-to-be | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Sep 21, 1996 | 31D | Hurdle for an aspiring atty. (2) | R. H. Burns | Shortz |
Sun Sep 1, 1996 | 51D | Grueling 3-Down, for short | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |