Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Feb 18, 2025 | 56D | Black and/or white water bird | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Jun 25, 2024 | 8A | ___ song (final act) | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | Fagliano |
Mon May 27, 2024 | 60D | One of seven "a-swimming" in a Christmas carol | Christopher Youngs | Fagliano |
Sun Apr 21, 2024 | 82D | Gift on the seventh day of Christmas | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Thu Dec 14, 2023 | 15A | The ugly duckling's mother | Esha Datta | Shortz |
Tue Apr 25, 2023 | 42D | Word with song or dive | Grant Boroughs | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 2022 | 30A | Cygnus constellation, with "the" | Alex Bajcz | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 2022 | 15A | Graceful bird (2) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon Dec 13, 2021 | 36A | Bird symbolizing grace | Tomas Spiers | Shortz |
Sat May 15, 2021 | 5D | Lead-in to son or song | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Fri Apr 9, 2021 | 25D | ___ song (2) | Jamey Smith | Shortz |
Tue Dec 15, 2020 | 63A | The ugly duckling, eventually | Adam Vincent | Shortz |
Mon Apr 27, 2020 | 1D | Former ugly duckling, in story | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 2019 | 90D | Equine : horse :: cygnine : ___ | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Apr 23, 2019 | 44A | Bird that usually mates for life | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | Shortz |
Wed Feb 28, 2018 | 18D | Lake or dive preceder | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2017 | 79D | ___ song (2) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Mon Feb 13, 2017 | 65A | What the Ugly Duckling became | Brent Sverdloff and Michael Blake | Shortz |
Mon May 30, 2016 | 70A | The Ugly Duckling, actually | David Woolf | Shortz |
Wed May 11, 2016 | 44A | A cygnet is a baby one | Pawel Fludzinski | Shortz |
Mon Jul 20, 2015 | 67A | Graceful avian swimmer | John Westwig | Shortz |
Tue May 12, 2015 | 16A | Word before dive or song | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Tue Dec 30, 2014 | 72A | Bird in a Hans Christian Andersen tale | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Tue Sep 16, 2014 | 64A | Ugly Duckling, eventually (3) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Wed Jun 11, 2014 | 10A | Pen, e.g. (2) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Apr 20, 2014 | 17D | Graceful trumpeter | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Sep 27, 2013 | 42D | Pavlova portrayed one over 4,000 times | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 2011 | 25D | Pond swimmer | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Aug 7, 2011 | 84D | Zeus' disguise when fathering Helen of Troy | Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan | Shortz |
Thu Jul 28, 2011 | 10A | "___ Lake" (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Jul 26, 2011 | 60D | Bird in a bevy (2) | Michael Black | Shortz |
Thu Sep 2, 2010 | 34D | Constellation next to the Dragon, with "the" | Patrick Blindauer and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Tue Jul 20, 2010 | 58D | Trumpeting bird | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sat Jul 25, 2009 | 28A | Trumpeter with a prominent neck | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sat May 24, 2008 | 24D | Kind of song (2) | Charles Barasch | Shortz |
Mon Jan 7, 2008 | 36A | Graceful swimmer | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Oct 7, 2007 | 82D | Park lake denizen (2) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Aug 6, 2007 | 50D | Ugly duckling, eventually (3) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sat Feb 24, 2007 | 51A | Symbol of gracefulness | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sat Dec 2, 2006 | 5D | Sweet ___ of Avon (epithet for Shakespeare) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sat Sep 2, 2006 | 44D | Pen, e.g. (2) | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Mon Apr 24, 2006 | 32D | "___ Lake" (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri May 20, 2005 | 18A | Zeus, in another form | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Apr 18, 2005 | 54D | Bird on a lake | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2005 | 33A | Epitome of grace | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Feb 2, 2005 | 1A | Exemplar of grace (2) | Richard Leva and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 15, 2004 | 45D | Long-necked bird | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Tue May 11, 2004 | 20A | Ugly Duckling, in reality | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Jan 30, 2004 | 28D | Pen with eggs | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Oct 5, 2003 | 113A | Pavlova portrayal | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Sep 25, 2003 | 14A | Bird in a bevy (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Aug 10, 2003 | 112D | Whooper, e.g. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Aug 5, 2003 | 52D | E. B. White's "The Trumpet of the ___" | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Wed Sep 26, 2001 | 65A | Trumpeter in the park | Stephen Budiansky | Shortz |
Sat Apr 14, 2001 | 51A | Lohengrin, the Knight of the ___ | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Apr 10, 2001 | 58D | Park lake denizen (2) | Kevin McCann | Shortz |
Wed Sep 27, 2000 | 63D | Ugly Duckling, eventually (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Apr 9, 2000 | 79D | Kind of song (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Mar 5, 2000 | 107A | Exemplar of grace (2) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Mon Aug 30, 1999 | 52D | Beautiful swimmer | Margaret Watson | Shortz |
Tue Aug 3, 1999 | 33D | Kind of dive | Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Sat Feb 6, 1999 | 56D | Certain trumpeter | Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Mon Feb 1, 1999 | 28A | Graceful bird (2) | Dorothy Smitonick | Shortz |
Thu Oct 8, 1998 | 53A | Majestic swimmer | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Oct 30, 1997 | 34D | Pen that swims | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sat Jun 14, 1997 | 18A | "I will play the ___, and die in music": Emilia | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Mon Apr 1, 1996 | 37D | Ugly duckling, ultimately | F. Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 1995 | 68A | Northern constellation, with "the" | Fran & Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 1995 | 50A | Gottfried, in "Lohengrin" | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Mar 12, 1995 | 32D | Ugly Duckling, actually | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Jun 10, 2018 | Acrostic | G | Form taken by Odette in ballet | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Jan 9, 2011 | Diagramless | 71A | A young one is called a cygnet | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Mar 28, 2004 | Diagramless | 59D | Symbol of grace | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Nov 26, 2000 | Diagramless | 45A | Common ice sculpture | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 8, 1993 | 26A | Zeus, as seen by Leda | Mel Taub | Taub |
Sun Nov 1, 1992 | 114A | Certain trumpeter | Caroline G. Fitzgerald | Maleska |
Mon Oct 19, 1992 | 57D | Kind of dive | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Mon Apr 13, 1992 | 9A | The ugly duckling | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Mar 14, 1992 | 35D | Kind of dive | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed Nov 27, 1991 | 12D | Tchaikovsky's "___ Lake" | Patricia A. Cevaal | Maleska |
Mon Nov 25, 1991 | 6A | Matured cygnet | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Tue Nov 5, 1991 | 13D | Constellation Cygnus | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Sat Aug 31, 1991 | 54D | Type of dive | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Mon Aug 19, 1991 | 31D | Cygnet | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Mon Jul 29, 1991 | 1D | Ballet bird | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Apr 4, 1991 | 1D | One of Zeus's disguises | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Mar 6, 1991 | 53D | Trumpeter, e.g. | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Thu Nov 15, 1990 | 15A | Bird portrayed by Pavlova | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Thu May 31, 1990 | 10A | Bird | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Thu Jan 25, 1990 | 9A | Cob or pen | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Sep 10, 1989 | 66D | Variety of neck | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Wed Apr 19, 1989 | 60D | Tchaikovsky's "___ Lake" | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Mon Oct 3, 1988 | 10A | Cob or pen | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Jul 7, 1988 | 43D | Graceful bird | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Sun Jan 24, 1988 | 78D | Pen or cob | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Thu Nov 19, 1987 | 25A | Ballet bird | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Thu May 28, 1987 | 33D | Grown cygnet | Mary C. Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Aug 3, 1986 | 113D | Pitcher Craig ___ | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sat Jul 12, 1986 | 10A | Constellation Cygnus | Laufer | Maleska |
Wed May 28, 1986 | 57D | Duck's relative | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Oct 20, 1985 | 79D | Trumpeter | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Oct 4, 1985 | 8A | One of Zeus's disguises | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
Mon Sep 23, 1985 | 69A | Ugly duckling's metamorphosis | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Sat Jul 6, 1985 | 58D | One of Zeus's disguises | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Sat Nov 5, 1983 | 3D | Kind of song | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Thu Sep 8, 1983 | 46D | Cob or pen | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat May 7, 1983 | 54D | Ballet bird | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
Mon Apr 4, 1983 | 61A | Trumpeter ___ | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Sat Aug 29, 1981 | 49D | Role for Pavlova | John Finch | Maleska |
Sun Jun 14, 1981 | 95A | Ballet lake | Judith C. Dalton | Maleska |
Sat Mar 28, 1981 | 26A | Kind of dive | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Jan 1, 1981 | 51D | Type of dive | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Tue Apr 15, 1980 | 47D | Cygnet | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sun Dec 30, 1979 | 124A | Type of dive or song | E.T.M. | Maleska |
Sun Oct 14, 1979 | 38D | Water bird | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Tue Oct 9, 1979 | 24A | Kind of song | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Aug 22, 1979 | 47D | Shakespeare, "Sweet ___ of Avon" | Timothy Hoy | Maleska |
Sun Aug 19, 1979 | 113D | Cygnet | Ronald Friedman | Maleska |
Sat Mar 17, 1979 | 66A | "The ___," Grace Kelly film | Hugh McElroy | Maleska |
Sun Dec 3, 1978 | 57A | Kind of dive | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Mon Jun 12, 1978 | 55A | Type of song or dive | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Sun Jun 11, 1978 | 103A | Ballet subject | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Sun Jan 1, 1978 | 110D | Disguise for Zeus | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 30, 1977 | 86D | Bird with a trumpet | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu Apr 28, 1977 | 26D | The Ugly Duckling | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Fri Mar 18, 1977 | 13D | Symbol of grace | James A. Brussel | Maleska |
Fri Oct 15, 1976 | 10D | ___ song | Jim Plackner | Weng |
Tue Oct 5, 1976 | 56D | Ballet lake | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Thu Aug 26, 1976 | 29D | Song or Lake | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Wed Jun 16, 1976 | 52D | Dive or song | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Sun Mar 28, 1976 | 85A | Kind of song | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Tue Mar 16, 1976 | 1D | Kind of song | Manny Miller | Weng |
Fri Mar 5, 1976 | 6D | "___ Lake" | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Mon Sep 15, 1975 | 15A | Ballet bird | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Mon Jul 21, 1975 | 46D | Kind of dive | Deborah York | Weng |
Sat Jun 14, 1975 | 52D | "___ Lake" ballet | Raymond F. Eisner | Weng |
Sun Feb 17, 1974 | 84A | Lake or dive | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Fri Feb 1, 1974 | 65A | Kind of song | James A. Brussel | Weng |
Mon Oct 29, 1973 | 51D | Kind of song or dive | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 5, 1973 | 33D | Kind of song | Barbara Gillis | Weng |
Wed Jun 13, 1973 | 39A | Cob, e.g. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 26, 1972 | 48D | Sibelius's "___ of Tuonela" | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 23, 1972 | 41A | Bird portrayed by Pavlova | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 3, 1972 | 147A | "Leda and the ___" | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Thu Jul 13, 1972 | 63A | Cob | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 26, 1972 | 106D | Kind of dive | Gladys V. Miller | Weng |
Sun Sep 12, 1971 | 54D | Cygnus | Guido N. Scarato | Weng |
Sun Feb 7, 1971 | 16A | "Lohengrin" bird | Dan Girardi | Weng |
Tue Jan 5, 1971 | 14D | Dive or song | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Oct 1, 1970 | 61D | Graceful bird | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 16, 1970 | 55D | ___ song | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 21, 1970 | 39A | Sweet-singing poet | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Dec 26, 1969 | 39A | Cob or pen. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Oct 31, 1969 | 24D | Kind of dive. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jul 21, 1969 | 56A | Bird of ballet. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jul 4, 1969 | 51D | Cygnus. | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Jan 10, 1969 | 31A | Cygnus. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Dec 1, 1968 | 119A | Waterfowl | W. A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Sun Oct 20, 1968 | 39A | Cob | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Oct 7, 1968 | 6A | Water bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat May 4, 1968 | 48A | Poet's poet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 19, 1967 | 1A | Kind of song. | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Farrar |
Fri May 26, 1967 | 47D | Type of dive. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Tue Feb 7, 1967 | 28D | Gliding bird. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Mon Oct 17, 1966 | 42D | Cob or pen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 20, 1966 | 47D | Bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 31, 1965 | 49A | Ballet role. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 14, 1965 | 56A | Kind of song. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Wed Jan 27, 1965 | 1A | Cob or pen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 20, 1964 | 15D | Bird. | James E. Hinish, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Jul 4, 1964 | 62A | Trumpeter. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 10, 1964 | 87A | Grace Kelly movie (with "The"). | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Mon Mar 9, 1964 | 22D | Water bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jan 24, 1964 | 28A | Cygnus. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Tue Nov 12, 1963 | 13D | "___ Lake." | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Wed Aug 14, 1963 | 65A | Cygnet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 3, 1963 | 6A | Stately bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 12, 1962 | 6A | Stately bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Dec 3, 1962 | 40D | "___ Lake." | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 17, 1962 | 32D | Trumpeter. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 2, 1962 | 13D | White bird. | Macon Reed | Farrar |
Tue Jan 16, 1962 | 1D | Constellation Cygnus. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Fri Jul 7, 1961 | 25D | Type of dive. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 8, 1961 | 1A | Large water bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 1, 1960 | 57A | Musically famous lake. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 29, 1960 | 71A | Grace Kelly role in Molnar play. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 18, 1960 | 57A | Aquatic bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 12, 1960 | 18D | Constellation Cygnus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Apr 28, 1960 | 6A | Water bird. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Mon Jan 25, 1960 | 38D | Form assumed by Zeus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 22, 1959 | 46A | Trumpeter. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Wed Jul 22, 1959 | 37D | Cygnet. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sat Feb 14, 1959 | 33A | Cousin to duck or goose. | Edward Canstein | Farrar |
Wed Dec 31, 1958 | 67A | Water bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 2, 1958 | 4D | "___ Lake." | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Sun Aug 3, 1958 | 40D | Cygnus. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 6, 1958 | 74A | Type of dive. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Wed Jun 11, 1958 | 5A | Cygnus. | Jan and Mike Dubin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 3, 1957 | 85D | Water bird. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Sep 29, 1957 | 37A | Type of dive. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jul 7, 1957 | 43A | Type of dive. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed Jun 5, 1957 | 19A | Ballerina's prototype. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu May 16, 1957 | 4D | "___ Lake." | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 12, 1957 | 116A | Gottfried's magic form. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Fri Apr 19, 1957 | 26D | Water bird. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Thu Feb 9, 1956 | 49A | ___ dive. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Dec 18, 1955 | 42A | Bird. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Oct 5, 1955 | 26D | Water bird. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sat Sep 17, 1955 | 13D | ___ song. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Aug 28, 1955 | 6A | The Ugly Duckling. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Jun 4, 1955 | 45D | Water bird. | Marian Moeser | Farrar |
Mon Jan 24, 1955 | 48A | Water bird. | Richard E. Lawlor | Farrar |
Sun Nov 7, 1954 | 99A | Trumpeter ___. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Oct 17, 1954 | 121D | Bird. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Jan 23, 1954 | 34A | Cygnet. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Sun Dec 20, 1953 | 122A | Black ___, a great rarity. | Sam Lake | Farrar |
Mon Sep 7, 1953 | 47D | Fancy dive. | Ethel Le Strange | Farrar |
Mon Aug 31, 1953 | 5D | Water bird. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sat Jun 6, 1953 | 18A | One of Zeus' disguises. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Mon Dec 15, 1952 | 71A | Cygnet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Sep 20, 1952 | 5A | Avonian bird. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 16, 1952 | 28D | Kind of song. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Apr 5, 1952 | 30D | Lohengrin's boat. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1951 | 151A | It draws Lohengrin's boat. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Sep 27, 1951 | 59D | Symbol of Lohengrin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 15, 1951 | 58A | Stately bird. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1950 | 113A | "The Ugly Duckling." | Elizabeth Jackson | Farrar |
Sun Apr 20, 1947 | 56A | Graceful one. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Nov 3, 1946 | 106D | What the Ugly Duckling is. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Feb 28, 1943 | 87A | "Sweet ___ of Avon."—Jonson. | Bert Storey | Farrar |