Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Mar 27, 2025 | 7D | Test for a future Ed.D. | Brad Lively | Shortz |
Thu Feb 6, 2025 | 58D | Test for an M.B.A. seeker | Aidan Deshong and Jacob Reed | Shortz |
Thu Jan 23, 2025 | 30A | Hurdle for a future Ph.D. | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Tue Oct 8, 2024 | 61A | College sr.'s test (7) | Justin Werfel | Fagliano |
Sun Jul 28, 2024 | 78A | Prereq for a Ph.D. program, maybe | Paolo Pasco | Fagliano |
Sat Jul 20, 2024 | 49A | Test important to M.A. seekers | Ricky J. Sirois | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 9, 2024 | 46D | Test for college srs. (2) | Zachary Schiff | Fagliano |
Sun May 12, 2024 | 44A | Test for an M.A. seeker (2) | Avery Gee Katz | Fagliano |
Thu Feb 15, 2024 | 61D | Test for a future Ph.D. (3) | Teddy Katz and Rich Katz | Shortz |
Thu Feb 1, 2024 | 55D | Possible hurdle for getting a master's, for short | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Tue Sep 5, 2023 | 47A | College sr.'s next hurdle, perhaps | Alan Siegel | Shortz |
Mon May 1, 2023 | 6D | Future Ph.D.'s test (2) | Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Tue Mar 28, 2023 | 34D | Coll. senior's test (6) | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Mon Nov 28, 2022 | 63D | Aspiring prof's exam | Chloe Revery | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 2022 | 57D | Univ. senior's hurdle | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Mon Aug 29, 2022 | 4D | Test for some coll. seniors | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Aug 28, 2022 | 91D | Test for future Ph.D.s (2) | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Mon May 16, 2022 | 35A | M.A. applicant's test | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Wed Mar 2, 2022 | 54A | Sr.'s test (4) | Dylan Schiff | Shortz |
Thu Feb 24, 2022 | 36A | Test for coll. seniors (3) | Jake Halperin | Shortz |
Wed Apr 21, 2021 | 47A | Test for a future Ph.D. (3) | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Mon Mar 29, 2021 | 55A | Test for an advanced deg. seeker | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 19, 2020 | 33A | Sr.'s hurdle | Wyna Liu | Shortz |
Tue Jun 9, 2020 | 55A | Test for a future Ph.D. (3) | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Thu Apr 30, 2020 | 4D | Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Mon Jan 20, 2020 | 24A | Hurdle for a coll. senior, maybe | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Sat Dec 28, 2019 | 23A | Letters that often precede a Ph.D. | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Sep 1, 2019 | 118A | Future Ph.D.'s test (2) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Sun Jul 7, 2019 | 108D | Part of an M.A. program application | Jack Reuter | Shortz |
Sun Mar 10, 2019 | 26A | Test for college srs. (2) | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
Wed Feb 13, 2019 | 32D | Master's seeker's hurdle, for short | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Dec 2, 2018 | 38D | Test for a college sr. (3) | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
Mon Oct 16, 2017 | 44A | Test for seekers of a 21-Down, for short | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Fri Jun 23, 2017 | 52D | Kaplan book subj. | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
Sat Apr 15, 2017 | 55D | Inits. on a master's application | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Thu Aug 11, 2016 | 60D | M.A. seeker's hurdle | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2016 | 62D | M.A. hopeful's hurdle (4) | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Wed Nov 11, 2015 | 11A | Test in advance of an advanced deg. | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Sep 10, 2015 | 65D | Princeton Review subj. (4) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Tue Jul 28, 2015 | 45D | Ph.D. program applicant's hurdle | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
Mon May 25, 2015 | 4D | Coll. senior's test (6) | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Sun Jan 4, 2015 | 29D | College sr.'s test (7) | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2014 | 61D | M.A. hopeful's hurdle (4) | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Thu Aug 14, 2014 | 50A | It has an analytical writing component, for short | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Fri Aug 8, 2014 | 4D | 170 is its max score | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Thu Jul 17, 2014 | 58D | M.A. hopeful's hurdle (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Jun 17, 2014 | 45A | Its score is reported on some univ. applications | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Tue Mar 25, 2014 | 60D | Test for future Ph.D.'s (2) | David Woolf | Shortz |
Fri Mar 14, 2014 | 46D | Master's seeker's hurdle, briefly | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Wed Nov 20, 2013 | 65D | College sr.'s test (7) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Aug 13, 2013 | 20A | Test for Ph.D. seekers | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue Aug 6, 2013 | 70A | Test for an M.A. applicant | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Tue Jun 25, 2013 | 31A | Test taken by a sr. | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Thu Feb 28, 2013 | 60D | Test for an M.A. seeker (2) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Sat Jun 23, 2012 | 59A | Coll. administration | Laura Sternberg | Shortz |
Tue May 29, 2012 | 7D | Aspiring Ph.D.'s test | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 86D | M.A. seeker's test | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2012 | 31D | E.T.S. offering (4) | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Jan 22, 2012 | 33A | M.A. hopeful's ordeal | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
Sun Dec 25, 2011 | 107D | Sr.'s test (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Nov 29, 2011 | 29A | Source of stress for a coll. senior | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Fri Dec 24, 2010 | 62D | Princeton Review subj. (4) | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Wed Sep 8, 2010 | 34A | Test for Ph.D. wannabes (2) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Tue Jul 27, 2010 | 29D | College sr.'s test (7) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Thu Jun 17, 2010 | 60D | Hurdle for some srs. (2) | Corey Rubin | Shortz |
Thu Mar 18, 2010 | 32A | Last test before starting some advanced deg. programs | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Sun Aug 16, 2009 | 110D | E.T.S. offering (4) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Apr 23, 2009 | 48A | E.T.S. offering (4) | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
Tue Apr 14, 2009 | 60D | Test for Ph.D. wannabes (2) | Barry Boone | Shortz |
Sun Feb 15, 2009 | 36D | Kaplan Review subj. | Jim Leeds | Shortz |
Thu Jan 22, 2009 | 41D | Test for M.A. seekers (2) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Tue Jan 20, 2009 | 23A | Test for coll. seniors (3) | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Sat Oct 4, 2008 | 37D | M.A. hopeful's hurdle (4) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sat Sep 6, 2008 | 29A | Princeton Review subj. (4) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Apr 23, 2008 | 62D | M.A. hopeful's test | Stephen Edward Anderson | Shortz |
Sat Jan 26, 2008 | 44A | Sr.'s test (4) | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Sat Jul 14, 2007 | 55A | Educ. Testing Service offering | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Jun 17, 2007 | 87D | College sr.'s test (7) | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2007 | 56A | E.T.S. offering (4) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Feb 1, 2007 | 33A | College sr.'s test (7) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Sun Oct 29, 2006 | 36D | Test before further studies, for short | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Oct 8, 2006 | 30A | Sr.'s test (4) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Aug 25, 2006 | 35D | Educ. test (2) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Fri Jun 16, 2006 | 32A | Hurdle for some srs. (2) | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Sun Mar 26, 2006 | 10D | Test for M.A. seekers (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Jan 8, 2006 | 73A | Srs. may take it | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Wed Oct 26, 2005 | 46A | Sr.'s exam | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2005 | 102A | Advanced deg. hunter's hurdle | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Apr 24, 2005 | 101D | Coll. senior's test (6) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Feb 5, 2004 | 24A | Test for some srs. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed May 14, 2003 | 30D | Coll. senior's test (6) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2002 | 140D | Test for a sr. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Apr 26, 2002 | 10D | Princeton Review subj. (4) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Apr 16, 2002 | 22D | College sr.'s test (7) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Oct 7, 2001 | 105D | M.A. pursuer's test | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Apr 6, 2001 | 28D | Score in a univ. application | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Mon Apr 2, 2001 | 52A | Test for coll. seniors (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat Jan 13, 2001 | 32A | Educ. test (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Dec 22, 2000 | 37D | Coll. test | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Jun 17, 2000 | 50A | Test in coll., perhaps | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 91A | Acad. test | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Jul 11, 1999 | 67D | Test for a college sr. (3) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Wed May 19, 1999 | 48A | Collegian's hurdle: Abbr. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 1999 | 5D | Post-univ. test | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Nov 11, 1998 | 58D | College test, for short | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Jun 17, 1998 | 34A | Test for a college sr. (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Apr 21, 1998 | 63D | Coll. senior's test (6) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 1996 | 118D | Standardized test, for short | D. Niles | Shortz |
Tue May 28, 1996 | 25A | Coll. senior's test (6) | J. R. Bender | Shortz |
Tue Jan 30, 1996 | 18D | Coll. sr.'s test | M. Skolsky | Shortz |
Thu Sep 1, 1994 | 41A | Coll. srs. exam | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |