Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Wed May 3, 2023 | 26A | Georgia, for most of the 20th century, in brief | Samuel A. Donaldson |
Sat Jul 23, 2022 | 30A | 20th-century map inits. | John Lieb |
Wed Jun 22, 2022 | 46D | Azerbaijan or Lithuania, once: Abbr. | Kate Hawkins |
Thu May 5, 2022 | 59D | Kazakhstan, e.g., formerly: Abbr. | Adam Wagner |
Tue Mar 8, 2022 | 28A | Old atlas inits. (4) | Mary Lou Guizzo |
Sun Aug 15, 2021 | 33A | Ukr. or Lith., formerly | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
Sun Jul 11, 2021 | 71A | Tajikistan, e.g., once: Abbr. | Ashish Vengsarkar |
Tue Feb 23, 2021 | 35A | Map abbr. until 1991 (2) | Kate Hawkins |
Sun Jan 31, 2021 | 116D | Union member of the 20th century, for short | Jim Hilger |
Sun Jan 10, 2021 | 64A | Kirghizia or Byelorussia: Abbr. | Alex Bajcz |
Sun Oct 11, 2020 | 120D | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Gary Larson |
Sun Jun 28, 2020 | 9D | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang |
Wed Jan 15, 2020 | 29A | Lith., e.g., once (2) | Mary Lou Guizzo |
Sun Dec 29, 2019 | 44A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | Andrew Chaikin |
Wed Dec 11, 2019 | 42A | Map abbr. before 1991 (3) | Jake Halperin |
Fri Sep 27, 2019 | 19D | Abbr. in an old atlas | Jack Mowat |
Thu Apr 25, 2019 | 70A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | Jon Olsen |
Mon Apr 15, 2019 | 13D | Byelorussia, e.g.: Abbr. (3) | Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. Donaldson |
Sun Jan 20, 2019 | 87D | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | Richard Crowe |
Fri Jun 8, 2018 | 46A | Abbr. on old Eurasian maps | Caleb Madison |
Sun Jun 3, 2018 | 120A | Cold War-era inits. | David J. Kahn |
Mon Apr 2, 2018 | 10D | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Jason Mueller |
Sun Mar 11, 2018 | 97A | Any of the Baltic states, once: Abbr. (2) | Matthew Sewell |
Sat Nov 11, 2017 | 32A | Old union member: Abbr. (2) | George Barany and Michael Shteyman |
Tue May 2, 2017 | 72A | 70-Across, e.g., formerly: Abbr. | David J. Kahn |
Tue Mar 7, 2017 | 45A | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Freddie Cheng |
Sat Feb 11, 2017 | 9D | Old map abbr. (4) | Frederick J. Healy |
Sun Oct 9, 2016 | 86D | Cold War land: Abbr. | Michael Ashley |
Wed Sep 21, 2016 | 57D | Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. (4) | Matthew Sewell |
Sun Jul 24, 2016 | 100A | Lat. or Lith., once (2) | David Steinberg |
Fri May 27, 2016 | 42A | Old atlas inits. (4) | Damon Gulczynski |
Thu Mar 3, 2016 | 35D | Map abbr. before 1991 (3) | Andrew Zhou |
Tue Feb 2, 2016 | 26A | Old atlas inits. (4) | Peter A. Collins |
Fri Jan 8, 2016 | 24D | Old geographical inits. (3) | Peter A. Collins |
Tue Nov 17, 2015 | 57A | Any of the Baltic states, once: Abbr. (2) | Paula Gamache |
Thu Nov 12, 2015 | 23A | Belarus, once: Abbr. (3) | David Kwong |
Sun Oct 4, 2015 | 79A | Cold War-era territory: Abbr. | Jeremy Newton |
Sun May 17, 2015 | 84A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | Joe Krozel |
Wed Apr 8, 2015 | 28D | One of a geog. 15, once | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Mon Apr 6, 2015 | 64D | Estonia, once: Abbr. (2) | Finn Vigeland |
Sat Feb 28, 2015 | 39A | State of old, briefly | Barry C. Silk |
Sun Feb 8, 2015 | 51A | One of 15 until 1991: Abbr. | Jeremy Newton |
Thu Sep 25, 2014 | 40A | 37-Across was the smallest one: Abbr. | Alex Vratsanos |
Thu Aug 21, 2014 | 38D | Byelorussian ___: Abbr. | Jules P. Markey |
Sat Jul 19, 2014 | 6D | Letters in old atlases | Barry C. Silk |
Tue Mar 25, 2014 | 61D | Moldavia, e.g.: Abbr. (2) | David Woolf |
Sun Feb 16, 2014 | 12D | Old atlas initials | Yaakov Bendavid |
Sat Dec 28, 2013 | 10D | Old map abbr. (4) | Frederick J. Healy |
Wed Sep 25, 2013 | 8D | Pre-Yeltsin-era letters | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry |
Wed Sep 18, 2013 | 65D | Belarus, until 1991: Abbr. | Paul Hunsberger |
Wed Jul 24, 2013 | 63A | Ukr., until 1991, e.g. | Erik Wennstrom |
Sun Jul 14, 2013 | 97A | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Daniel A. Finan |
Tue Jun 25, 2013 | 63D | Belarus, once: Abbr. (3) | Joel Fagliano |
Wed Jun 5, 2013 | 4D | Abbr. retired after Gorbachev's resignation | Mark Bickham |
Sun Jan 6, 2013 | 40A | Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. (4) | Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels |
Wed Nov 21, 2012 | 72A | Byelorussia, e.g.: Abbr. (3) | David J. Kahn |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 8D | Belarus, once: Abbr. (3) | Patrick Berry |
Sat Oct 8, 2011 | 46A | Old political inits. | Tim Croce |
Thu Sep 8, 2011 | 21D | Georgia was one once: Abbr. | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
Wed Aug 24, 2011 | 64A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | Kelsey Blakley |
Sun Jul 17, 2011 | 59A | One of 15, once: Abbr. | Daniel A. Finan |
Wed Mar 30, 2011 | 44D | Ukr., e.g., until 1991 | Erik Wennstrom |
Sun Mar 27, 2011 | 12A | Old pol. entity | Kevin G. Der |
Sat Feb 5, 2011 | 60D | Old atlas letters (2) | Mark Diehl |
Sun Jan 9, 2011 | 15D | Div. of a former union (2) | Patrick Berry |
Thu Nov 25, 2010 | 43A | Est., e.g., once | Bill Thompson |
Sun Sep 5, 2010 | 80A | Map abbr. before 1991 (3) | Will Nediger |
Sat Apr 10, 2010 | 14D | Bygone union member: Abbr. | Kevin G. Der |
Sun Mar 14, 2010 | 23D | Lith., e.g., once (2) | Caleb Madison |
Wed Mar 3, 2010 | 4D | Lith. or Est., once | Peter A. Collins |
Mon Jan 18, 2010 | 1D | Belarus or Ukraine, once: Abbr. | Adam Cohen |
Fri Nov 27, 2009 | 14D | Former map inits. (2) | Ed Sessa |
Thu Aug 13, 2009 | 12D | Map abbr. until 1991 (2) | Patrick McIntyre |
Wed Jun 3, 2009 | 56D | Ukr., once, e.g. (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson |
Sat Jan 24, 2009 | 22A | Old atlas inits. (4) | Mark Diehl |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 | 6A | Ukraine, e.g., formerly: Abbr. | Richard Chisholm |
Mon Oct 6, 2008 | 46D | Lithuania or Estonia, once: Abbr. | Patrick Blindauer |
Sun Aug 3, 2008 | 37D | Lat. or Lith., once (2) | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
Sun Apr 13, 2008 | 119A | Bygone map letters (2) | Cathy Millhauser |
Sat Mar 8, 2008 | 33A | Est., once (2) | Brad Wilber |
Thu Nov 15, 2007 | 51A | Ukraine was one: Abbr. | Joe Krozel |
Sun Jul 29, 2007 | 61A | Former pol. div. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Thu Jul 19, 2007 | 50D | Ukr., once (4) | David J. Kahn |
Fri Feb 16, 2007 | 47A | Former state: Abbr. | Charles Barasch |
Thu Dec 28, 2006 | 58D | Old geog. inits. | Ed Early |
Mon Dec 4, 2006 | 37A | Ukraine, e.g., once: Abbr. | Richard Chisholm |
Sun Oct 22, 2006 | 54D | Old atlas abbr. | Harvey Estes |
Thu Oct 12, 2006 | 63A | Ukr., once, e.g. (2) | Dave Tuller |
Fri Aug 25, 2006 | 36D | Old Black Sea borderer: Abbr. | David Levinson Wilk |
Wed Jul 12, 2006 | 61D | Estonia, e.g., once: Abbr. | Richard Chisholm |
Thu Apr 6, 2006 | 58A | Russia, once: Abbr. | Ed Early |
Tue Feb 14, 2006 | 61D | Moldavia, e.g.: Abbr. (2) | Kevan Choset |
Wed Feb 8, 2006 | 13D | Red letters? | Patrick Merrell |
Fri Jan 6, 2006 | 21A | Old map abbr. (4) | David Levinson Wilk |
Fri Nov 25, 2005 | 35A | Former empire abbr. | Joe DiPietro |
Wed Oct 26, 2005 | 9D | Part of an empire up to 1991: Abbr. | Adam G. Perl |
Tue Jun 14, 2005 | 13D | Lith., once (2) | Sarah Keller |
Wed Jun 1, 2005 | 56D | Old map abbr. (4) | Nick Grivas |
Sun May 22, 2005 | 136A | Bygone map letters (2) | A. J. Santora |
Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 43D | Old union mem. | Ed Early |
Sun Feb 20, 2005 | 53D | Erstwhile bloc letters | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Feb 13, 2005 | 63D | Former map inits. (2) | Daniel C. Bryant |
Sun May 9, 2004 | 130A | Bygone map inits. | Charles M. Deber |
Sat Mar 20, 2004 | 35A | Old union member: Abbr. (2) | Byron Walden |
Fri Mar 5, 2004 | 15D | Bygone pol. unit | Gary Steinmehl |
Thu Feb 19, 2004 | 61D | Lith., once (2) | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) |
Mon Jan 19, 2004 | 34A | Ukr., once (4) | Zach Jesse |
Tue Dec 2, 2003 | 36A | Outdated atlas abbr. (2) | Harvey Estes |
Wed Oct 22, 2003 | 42A | Georgia, formerly: Abbr. | Judy Cole |
Sun Sep 21, 2003 | 64A | Abbr. on old Asian maps (2) | Randolph Ross |
Tue Jul 15, 2003 | 36D | Ukr. or Lith., once | Harvey Estes |
Sun Jun 29, 2003 | 44A | Old atlas letters (2) | Rich Norris |
Tue May 27, 2003 | 23A | Azer. or Ukr., once | PAtrick MErrell |
Sun May 4, 2003 | 93D | Inits. on bygone maps | Tyler Hinman |
Tue Feb 4, 2003 | 44A | Ukr., once (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Thu Jan 16, 2003 | 30A | Div. of a former union (2) | Patrick Merrell |
Fri Aug 30, 2002 | 5D | Abbr. on old maps (2) | Patrick Merrell |
Wed Jul 31, 2002 | 22A | Lith., formerly (2) | Jerry E. Rosman |
Wed Jul 24, 2002 | 9D | Former Asian map abbr. | Eric Berlin |
Sat Nov 3, 2001 | 11D | Est., once (2) | Robert H. Wolfe |
Fri Sep 28, 2001 | 55D | Azer. or Lith., once | Peter Gordon |
Sun Sep 16, 2001 | 90D | Ukr., formerly | Bill Zais |
Wed Aug 1, 2001 | 63D | Pre-Yeltsin abbr. | William I. Johnston |
Fri May 11, 2001 | 23A | Outdated atlas abbr. (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
Wed May 3, 2000 | 65D | Estonia, once: Abbr. (2) | Nancy Salomon |
Sat Mar 18, 2000 | 60D | Georgia, e.g.: Abbr. | Rich Norris |
Wed Dec 1, 1999 | 52D | Ukr., e.g., once (6) | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 15D | Abbr. on outdated maps | Manny Nosowsky |
Fri Apr 9, 1999 | 27A | Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. (4) | Manny Nosowsky |
Wed Apr 7, 1999 | 46A | Old geog. initials | Rich Norris |
Tue Oct 6, 1998 | 47D | Ukr., once (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Aug 16, 1998 | 76D | Georgia was one: Abbr. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Sun Aug 2, 1998 | 12D | Latvia, once: Abbr. | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
Mon Jun 15, 1998 | 9D | Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. (4) | Nancy Salomon |
Wed Mar 18, 1998 | 10D | Abbr. on old Asian maps (2) | Susan Smith |
Mon Mar 2, 1998 | 71A | Armenia or Azerbaijan, once: Abbr. | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
Sat Jan 17, 1998 | 14D | Abbr. on old maps (2) | Rich Norris |
Sat Nov 29, 1997 | 59D | One of 15, formerly: Abbr. | Rich Norris |
Sun Nov 23, 1997 | 67A | Old geographical inits. (3) | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
Sun Nov 9, 1997 | 1A | Bygone geographical inits. | Rich Norris |
Wed Aug 27, 1997 | 40D | Communist land, once: Abbr. | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
Fri Aug 1, 1997 | 54D | Former Union member: Abbr. | Gerald R. Ferguson |
Thu Jun 5, 1997 | 63A | Old geographical inits. (3) | David J. Kahn |
Sun Jan 19, 1997 | 5D | Obsolete geog. abbr. | B. Klahn |
Sun Dec 15, 1996 | 45A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | R. Ross |
Sun Sep 1, 1996 | 96A | Georgia, once: Abbr. (7) | D. J. Kahn |
Thu Feb 29, 1996 | 13D | Old Communist state: Abbr. | Peter Gordon |
Sat Feb 17, 1996 | 31D | Defunct pol. entity | Bob Sefick |
Mon Jan 29, 1996 | 49D | Byelorussia, e.g.: Abbr. (3) | G. Paul |
Sat Jan 13, 1996 | 57A | Moldavia, once: Abbr. | J. Page |
Mon Aug 14, 1995 | 49A | Russ. or Ukr., once | Ben Wheelock |
Tue Feb 21, 1995 | 48A | Ukr. or Russ., once | Martin Schneider |
Thu Oct 20, 1994 | 24A | Lith., formerly (2) | Bryant White |
Sun Oct 9, 1994 | 106A | 50 Down, once: Abbr. | Bryant White |
Sun Mar 27, 1994 | 39D | Obsolete map abbr. | Jeanette K. Brill |