Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Sun Jan 21, 2024 | 30A | Bourne's employer in "The Bourne Identity," in brief | John Westwig |
Wed Jan 10, 2024 | 62D | O.S.S. successor (3) | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness |
Mon Jan 8, 2024 | 2D | Spy org. (8) | Nate Cardin |
Wed Sep 13, 2023 | 55D | The World Factbook org. | Guilherme Gilioli |
Tue Aug 29, 2023 | 26D | Org. in many spy novels | Michèle Govier |
Sun Aug 27, 2023 | 29A | Snoopy grp. (2) | Rich Katz |
Wed Jul 12, 2023 | 59D | Surveillance org. (3) | Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas |
Sun Apr 30, 2023 | 13D | Org. in "Argo" (6) | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
Mon Apr 3, 2023 | 41A | Langley-based spy grp. | David Distenfeld |
Tue Feb 28, 2023 | 6D | Spy org. (8) | Gia Bosko |
Tue Feb 21, 2023 | 35A | "The Bourne Identity" org. (2) | Daniel Raymon |
Mon Jan 2, 2023 | 39A | U.S. spy org. | Seth Bisen-Hersh |
Sat Oct 15, 2022 | 21A | Org. with many overseas workers | John Hawksley |
Sat Jun 4, 2022 | 32A | Actual employer of some "government consultants," in brief | Scott Earl |
Wed Jun 1, 2022 | 48A | Org. in "The Bourne Identity" (3) | Chase Dittrich |
Thu May 26, 2022 | 33D | Snoopy grp. (2) | Jonathan M. Kaye |
Mon Sep 20, 2021 | 54D | "Zero Dark Thirty" org. (3) | Pao Roy |
Sat Aug 28, 2021 | 6D | Rival of the 62-Down | Julian Lim |
Sat Jun 12, 2021 | 34D | Org. with operations (2) | Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas |
Tue Jun 8, 2021 | 58D | Bad place for a mole, for short | Christopher Adams |
Fri Mar 26, 2021 | 29A | Org. with 1-Across | Daniel Larsen |
Thu Mar 11, 2021 | 31D | Org. in Showtime's "Homeland" (2) | Leslie Rogers |
Mon Mar 8, 2021 | 44A | Org. in "Zero Dark Thirty" | Eric Bornstein |
Sun Jan 31, 2021 | 92D | U.S. counterpart to Britain's MI6 | Jim Hilger |
Tue Jan 26, 2021 | 61D | See 59-Down | Peter Gordon |
Mon Jan 18, 2021 | 21A | Org. for which Jason Bourne works in "The Bourne Identity" | Jeff Stillman |
Mon Nov 30, 2020 | 32A | Spy grp. (2) | Emma Craven-Matthews |
Thu Nov 26, 2020 | 55A | Publisher of the World Factbook, in brief | Neville Fogarty |
Sun Oct 4, 2020 | 8D | Valerie Plame's org. in 2003's Plame affair | Sam Ezersky |
Sat Aug 1, 2020 | 60A | Org. in Showtime's "Homeland" (2) | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
Thu Jul 16, 2020 | 61D | Its HQ contains a sculpture with a still-unsolved coded message | Evan Kalish |
Sun Jun 21, 2020 | 76D | Org. with a classified budget | Byron and Harrison Walden |
Tue Jun 2, 2020 | 18D | Spy org. (8) | John Guzzetta |
Sun May 31, 2020 | 10D | Org. in "Argo" (6) | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
Tue Feb 4, 2020 | 53A | Org. with code-named programs | Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners |
Wed Sep 4, 2019 | 43D | Org. with a World Factbook | Patrick Blindauer |
Wed Jul 31, 2019 | 29D | Surveillance org. (3) | Dan Caprera |
Tue Jun 11, 2019 | 63D | Org. behind the Bay of Pigs invasion | David J. Kahn |
Mon May 27, 2019 | 61D | Org. where one needs a security clearance to work | Bruce Haight |
Sun Apr 21, 2019 | 43D | Org. based in Langley, Va. (3) | Grant Thackray |
Sun Mar 24, 2019 | 98A | Covert org. (3) | Trenton Charlson |
Thu Feb 21, 2019 | 56D | Org. concerned with bugs and plants | Sam Trabucco |
Mon Jan 28, 2019 | 63D | Spying org. | Thomas van Geel |
Fri Dec 14, 2018 | 22A | Org. with many operations | Andrew J. Ries |
Sat Oct 6, 2018 | 22A | Org. in 2007's "Charlie Wilson's War" | Lewis Dean Hyatt |
Thu Aug 30, 2018 | 66D | Secretive org. (5) | Grant Thackray |
Mon Aug 27, 2018 | 37A | Where a mole shouldn't be, in brief | Susan Gelfand |
Wed Jul 11, 2018 | 25A | Spook grp. | Michael Hawkins |
Wed Apr 11, 2018 | 32A | Grp. that once plotted against Fidel Castro | Keiran King |
Sat Dec 23, 2017 | 52D | George Tenet's "At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the ___" | Matthew Sewell |
Tue Dec 5, 2017 | 35A | Secretive org. (5) | Harry Smith and Zhouqin Burnikel |
Fri Jun 16, 2017 | 27A | Spooky grp.? | Zhouqin Burnikel |
Mon May 29, 2017 | 58A | Fact-gathering org. | Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman |
Fri Dec 30, 2016 | 41A | "Zero Dark Thirty" org. (3) | Patrick Berry |
Wed Nov 2, 2016 | 48A | Org. in "Argo" (6) | Andrew Kingsley |
Mon Jun 20, 2016 | 4D | Org. based in Langley, Va. (3) | Jason Mueller |
Sat May 21, 2016 | 48A | Stan's employer on "American Dad!" | Jason Flinn |
Thu Apr 14, 2016 | 40A | Employer whose workers don't discuss their jobs much, in short | Jason Flinn |
Tue Dec 29, 2015 | 9D | Org. in "Homeland" (2) | Jeff Stillman |
Wed Dec 2, 2015 | 60D | "Homeland" org. (3) | Alan Arbesfeld |
Mon Nov 30, 2015 | 48D | Hush-hush org. (2) | Ian Livengood |
Sun Nov 8, 2015 | 113D | Snoop group, in brief | Tracy Gray |
Wed Oct 7, 2015 | 33A | K.G.B. adversary | Julian Lim |
Sun Sep 6, 2015 | 10D | The Company, in govt. lingo | Patrick Berry |
Thu Aug 13, 2015 | 59D | World Factbook publisher, for short | Jim Hilger |
Tue Apr 28, 2015 | 60A | "The Bourne Identity" org. (2) | José Chardiet |
Tue Mar 31, 2015 | 42D | Covert org. (3) | Gary Cee |
Sat Feb 21, 2015 | 19A | Org. in "Argo" (6) | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
Thu Feb 5, 2015 | 29D | Org. in "Homeland" (2) | Mike Buckley |
Thu Jan 22, 2015 | 13A | Decoder ring, for short? | Timothy Polin |
Tue Jan 13, 2015 | 60D | Org. in "The Bourne Ultimatum" | Michael Blake |
Wed Dec 24, 2014 | 19A | Org. in "Argo" (6) | Adam G. Perl |
Sat Sep 6, 2014 | 4D | "Profiles in Leadership" publisher, briefly | James Mulhern |
Fri Aug 22, 2014 | 10D | "Burn Notice" grp. | Sam Ezersky |
Thu Aug 7, 2014 | 49A | Lead-in to a 2000s "-gate" | Joe DiPietro |
Mon Jul 21, 2014 | 29D | Spy org. (8) | Matt Fuchs |
Fri May 9, 2014 | 55D | Grp. with many operations | James Mulhern |
Sat Feb 22, 2014 | 32A | Grp. with the Office of Iraq Analysis | Evan Birnholz |
Wed Jan 1, 2014 | 55A | K.G.B. rival (2) | Peter A. Collins |
Wed Jul 31, 2013 | 46D | Org. in "Argo" (6) | H. David Goering |
Thu May 30, 2013 | 6D | Possible coup instigator, for short | Julian Lim |
Sun May 26, 2013 | 86D | "Homeland" org. (3) | Joon Pahk and Jeremy Horwitz |
Thu May 23, 2013 | 30D | The sculpture "Kryptos" sits outside its hdqrs. | David Levinson Wilk |
Sun May 12, 2013 | 20A | "Zero Dark Thirty" org. (3) | David J. Kahn |
Sun Apr 14, 2013 | 51A | Surveillance org. (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sat Mar 23, 2013 | 65A | Operation Cyclone org. | David Steinberg |
Wed Jan 23, 2013 | 36D | "Homeland" org. (3) | Joel Fagliano |
Wed Jan 9, 2013 | 38A | Org. based in Langley, Va. (3) | David Ben-Merre |
Thu Dec 20, 2012 | 6A | Secretive org. (5) | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
Wed Oct 10, 2012 | 53D | "The Bourne Supremacy" org. (2) | Pete Muller |
Sun Sep 2, 2012 | 93A | MI6 : Britain :: ___ : U.S. | Joel Fagliano |
Tue Jun 26, 2012 | 60D | Covert org. (3) | Mike Torch |
Wed May 30, 2012 | 29A | Org. in Robert Ludlum novels | David J. Kahn |
Wed Apr 25, 2012 | 1D | The Company, for short | Peter Wentz |
Tue Jan 24, 2012 | 14A | "The Good Shepherd" org. | Alex Boisvert |
Sun Dec 25, 2011 | 146A | Org. in Tom Clancy novels | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Dec 18, 2011 | 118D | "Three Days of the Condor" org. | Patrick Merrell |
Sun Oct 9, 2011 | 26A | World Factbook publisher, in brief | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Sun Oct 2, 2011 | 109D | Org. in "Burn After Reading" (2) | Eric Berlin |
Sun Sep 25, 2011 | 62D | Subj. of the 2005 Pulitzer-winning book "Ghost Wars" | Paul Hunsberger |
Fri Dec 24, 2010 | 19D | Employer of 10-Downs: Abbr. | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
Fri Dec 17, 2010 | 43A | Subj. of Stansfield Turner's "Burn Before Reading" | Patrick Berry |
Sun Sep 19, 2010 | 33A | Org. in the "Bourne" series (2) | Kevin G. Der |
Wed Sep 8, 2010 | 20A | Org. in "Burn After Reading" (2) | Tracy Gray |
Mon Aug 9, 2010 | 30D | "Alias" org. | David Poole |
Mon Feb 15, 2010 | 36A | Espionage org. | Lynn Lempel |
Fri Jan 8, 2010 | 1D | Plame affair org. | Patrick Berry |
Mon Jan 4, 2010 | 6D | Org. in "The Bourne Identity" (3) | Paula Gamache |
Fri Feb 20, 2009 | 16A | Org. in the 1982 film "Enigma" | Paula Gamache |
Thu Feb 19, 2009 | 31A | Org. in the Bourne series (2) | Kevin G. Der |
Fri Aug 29, 2008 | 42A | Org. at the center of the 2007 memoir "At the Center of the Storm" | Mike Nothnagel |
Wed May 7, 2008 | 63D | Org. in "The Bourne Identity" (3) | Richard Silvestri |
Tue Apr 8, 2008 | 53D | Grp. known as the Company | Dave Mackey |
Sat Mar 8, 2008 | 42A | Subj. of the 2006 film "The Good Shepherd" | Brad Wilber |
Mon Dec 31, 2007 | 38A | Snooper's org. | Lynn Lempel |
Tue Jul 17, 2007 | 38D | Secretive org. (5) | Natan Last |
Sun Jun 24, 2007 | 88A | Subj. of many conspiracy theories (2) | Eric Berlin |
Mon Apr 9, 2007 | 62D | Spy org. (8) | J. K. Hummel |
Tue Mar 20, 2007 | 49D | Org. in "The Good Shepherd" | Laura A. Halper |
Thu Jan 18, 2007 | 22A | Org. once led by George Bush | Randolph Ross |
Tue Jan 9, 2007 | 35D | Org. in the 2006 film "The Good Shepherd" | Ed Early |
Sun Aug 27, 2006 | 122D | Kind of operation (2) | Seth A. Abel |
Sun Jul 2, 2006 | 27D | Org. with operations (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Thu Jun 15, 2006 | 27A | "The Bourne Supremacy" org. (2) | Adam Cohen |
Wed May 31, 2006 | 19A | Org. formerly headed by Porter Goss | Trip Payne |
Wed May 10, 2006 | 1A | Subj. of many conspiracy theories (2) | Kevan Choset |
Mon Apr 10, 2006 | 29D | Spy org. (8) | Gary J. Whitehead |
Sun Apr 2, 2006 | 42D | 9/11 Commission subj. | Bob Klahn |
Tue Feb 21, 2006 | 46A | Info supplier for a natl. security briefing | Lisa Wiseman |
Mon Dec 5, 2005 | 22D | Undercover org. | Gary Steinmehl |
Sun Sep 11, 2005 | 110D | The World Factbook publisher: Abbr. | Patrick Berry |
Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 44A | It has moles: Abbr. (2) | Mark Feldman |
Tue Jul 26, 2005 | 11A | The elder Geo. Bush once headed it | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
Sun Jun 26, 2005 | 55A | Provision of the Natl. Security Act, 1947 | Joe DiPietro |
Sun Jun 12, 2005 | 97D | Tom Clancy subj. (4) | Joe Bower |
Sun Apr 17, 2005 | 46A | Allen Dulles headed it for eight years under D.D.E. | Manny Nosowsky |
Sun Feb 27, 2005 | 92A | It has moles: Abbr. (2) | Mike Torch |
Wed Jan 5, 2005 | 11D | Intelligence grp. | Michael Shteyman |
Thu Dec 30, 2004 | 60D | Secretive org. (5) | Kyle Mahowald |
Fri Dec 3, 2004 | 26A | It's based in McLean, Va. | Michael Shteyman |
Fri Oct 31, 2003 | 61D | Bug group?: Abbr. | Earl L. Martin III |
Wed Dec 25, 2002 | 14A | Org. in Langley, Va. | Patrick Merrell |
Sun Nov 3, 2002 | 107A | Kind of operation (2) | Patrick Berry |
Sun Jun 16, 2002 | 62A | Bush Sr.'s bailiwick, 1976-77 | Manny Nosowsky |
Sun Mar 10, 2002 | 117D | Org. in "Patriot Games" | Nelson Hardy |
Sun Jan 13, 2002 | 76A | Tom Clancy subj. (4) | Nelson Hardy |
Mon Dec 3, 2001 | 62D | Cloak-and-dagger org. (3) | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
Fri Aug 31, 2001 | 31A | "World Factbook" compiler | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Jul 29, 2001 | 36A | Langley outfit | Michael Ashley |
Thu Jul 26, 2001 | 38A | The Company (5) | Manny Nosowsky |
Fri Jul 13, 2001 | 35A | Tom Clancy subj. (4) | Manny Nosowsky |
Wed May 23, 2001 | 21A | Bush Sr. headed it | Alan Arbesfeld |
Fri Apr 27, 2001 | 49D | The Company (5) | Mark Diehl |
Mon Nov 6, 2000 | 37A | Cloak-and-dagger org. (3) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
Fri Aug 18, 2000 | 40A | Spooky place?: Abbr. | Patrick D. Berry |
Mon Aug 14, 2000 | 23A | Org. with secrets | Nancy Kavanaugh |
Tue May 9, 2000 | 8D | Spy's org. (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Mon Feb 21, 2000 | 1D | Grp. with informants | Randy Sowell |
Tue Oct 26, 1999 | 11A | Hush-hush org. (2) | Kevin McCann |
Tue Oct 19, 1999 | 65D | Cloak-and-dagger org. (3) | Fred Piscop |
Tue Aug 10, 1999 | 59D | K.G.B. rival (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Wed Jul 21, 1999 | 24A | Secret employer, maybe | Noah Dephoure |
Mon May 10, 1999 | 42A | Spy's org. (2) | Frances Hansen |
Sun Mar 14, 1999 | 108A | Iran-contra org. | Martin Schneider |
Fri Dec 4, 1998 | 50A | "Harlot's Ghost" subj. | John Wolting |
Sat May 2, 1998 | 59D | Fact-gathering grp. | Jeff Herrington |
Mon Jan 5, 1998 | 59D | Spy org. (8) | Mark Moldowsky |
Thu Dec 25, 1997 | 24D | Tom Clancy subj. (4) | A. J. Santora |
Mon May 5, 1997 | 62D | K.G.B.'s cold war foe | Stephanie Spadaccini |
Mon Apr 21, 1997 | 22D | Spy org. (8) | Patrick Jordan |
Tue Feb 11, 1997 | 47A | Org. that advises the N.S.C. | P. Jordan |
Wed Dec 4, 1996 | 55A | O.S.S. successor (3) | M. E. Skolsky |
Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 46D | Org. once headed by Allen Dulles | R. Hamel |
Mon Oct 28, 1996 | 25A | Spies' org. | R. Norris |
Fri May 10, 1996 | 42A | Ex-employer of Aldrich Ames | M. Gaffney |
Thu Nov 9, 1995 | 38A | Snoop group | Bob Sefick |
Sun Oct 8, 1995 | 95A | Spook group | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
Tue Jul 18, 1995 | 57D | Spook-y org. | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
Sat Jul 15, 1995 | 45A | Information-gathering grp. | Rand H. Burns |
Wed Jan 25, 1995 | 41D | Bush's old command | Norma Steinberg |
Sun Nov 20, 1994 | 4D | McLean, Va., grp. | Matt Gaffney |
Fri Nov 18, 1994 | 44A | U-2 overseers | Timothy S. Lewis |
Tue Aug 9, 1994 | 1D | Spy grp. (2) | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
Sun Jul 10, 1994 | 87A | James Woolsey's org. | Alvin Chase |
Tue Jul 5, 1994 | 3D | "The Company" (5) | Raymond Hamel |
Sun Apr 17, 1994 | 68D | Cousin of MI6 in spy stories | R. M. Hopkins |
Sat Apr 16, 1994 | 58D | George Bush once headed it | Rand H. Burns |
Tue Mar 15, 1994 | 23A | "The Company" (5) | David J. Kahn |
Tue Dec 28, 1993 | 36A | "The Company" (5) | Ronald C. Hirschfield |
Thu Nov 25, 1993 | 22D | O.S.S. successor (3) | Joy L. Wouk |