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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 30, 2012 | 41A | Longtime "Headlines" reader | Gary Cee |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | 33D | TV host with a college degree in speech therapy | David Kwong |
| Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | 26D | TV monologist | Jeff Dubner |
| Thursday, May 12, 2011 | 54A | Late-night wars participant | Patrick John Duggan |
| Monday, May 9, 2011 | 55D | Funnyman Jay (2) | Nina Rulon-Miller |
| Sunday, March 27, 2011 | 113D | Jay who jests | Kevin G. Der |
| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | 36A | O'Brien's late-night predecessor and successor | Richard Chisholm |
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 57A | Who once remarked "You can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh" | Finn Vigeland |
| Friday, October 15, 2010 | 57D | Noted reader of headlines | Peter Wentz |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 20A | Host of a nightly TV show taped in Burbank | Jill Winslow |
| Monday, December 28, 2009 | 6D | NBC host Jay | Patrick Merrell |
| Friday, November 27, 2009 | 54D | A successor to 22-Across | Ed Sessa |
| Sunday, July 12, 2009 | 24D | O'Brien's predecessor | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, June 1, 2009 | 22A | See 19-Across | John Farmer |
| Monday, February 16, 2009 | 63A | Funnyman Jay (2) | David Kwong |
| Friday, February 6, 2009 | 24D | Star viewed at night | Frederick J. Healy |
| Saturday, January 10, 2009 | 22A | Dyslexic TV host with a college degree in speech therapy | Bob Klahn |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 7D | Last name in TV talk | Ray Fontenot |
| Friday, August 8, 2008 | 56D | "You're not famous until my mother has heard of you" quipper | Mike Nothnagel |
| Thursday, May 8, 2008 | 16A | Longtime NBC host | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, April 13, 2008 | 108D | TV host known for his mandibular prognathism | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, February 24, 2008 | 15D | Jay that chatters | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Friday, December 7, 2007 | 47D | Celebrity who testified at the 2005 Michael Jackson trial | Patrick Berry |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 | 19A | Late-night name (5) | Julie Ann Bowling |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | 19A | "Jaywalking" personality | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, May 28, 2007 | 49D | Jay who does "Jaywalking" | John Underwood |
| Sunday, April 1, 2007 | 119A | Longtime NBC star | Paula Gamache |
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 | 2D | "Nightline" competitor, informally | Karen M. Tracey |
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 | 37A | Entertainer who owns Big Dog Productions | Byron Walden |
| Thursday, February 15, 2007 | 53D | Nightly TV presence beginning 5/25/92 | Elizabeth Rehfeld |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 | 28A | Lantern-jawed Jay | Michael J. Doran |
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 | 64A | Monologist of note | Fred Piscop |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | 14A | Late-night TV "jaywalker" | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 | 37D | "Jaywalking" guy | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| Monday, January 23, 2006 | 49D | Jay of late-night | Mark T. Milhet |
| Thursday, December 1, 2005 | 25D | Big name in late-night | Randolph Ross |
| Tuesday, November 1, 2005 | 1A | "Jaywalker" of late-night TV | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, September 25, 2005 | 83D | TV comic who wrote "If Roast Beef Could Fly" | Matt Skoczen |
| Friday, June 3, 2005 | 33D | Follower of the news (2) | Jim Hyres |
| Tuesday, May 3, 2005 | 31A | Carson's successor (4) | Gary Steinmehl |
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 | 68D | Nightly monologue deliverer | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Thursday, October 7, 2004 | 45D | Nightly TV star beginning 5/25/92 | Patrick Merrell |
| Tuesday, June 1, 2004 | 44A | Lantern-jawed celeb (2) | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | 43D | Late-night funnyman | Allan E. Parrish |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2004 | 23A | Late-night host (5) | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, January 6, 2004 | 48D | Late-night Jay | Kent Lorentzen |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2003 | 19A | Carson's successor (4) | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2003 | 48D | He follows the news (3) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, July 20, 2003 | 31A | Jay watched by owls | Patrick Merrell |
| Tuesday, June 3, 2003 | 2D | Late-night host (5) | Judy Cole |
| Sunday, April 20, 2003 | 34D | Member of a long-running TV duel | Bill Zais |
| Monday, February 17, 2003 | 6D | Late-night name (5) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2003 | 73A | TV host who wrote "Leading With My Chin" | Richard Chisholm |
| Thursday, January 2, 2003 | 35D | NBC host (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2002 | 25D | One who follows the news (2) | Merle Baker |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2002 | 57D | He's seen late | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Friday, December 6, 2002 | 28D | Successor to Allen | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2002 | 65A | Lantern-jawed celeb (2) | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2002 | 30A | Jay seen at night (2) | A. J. Santora |
| Monday, September 9, 2002 | 51D | Letterman rival (7) | William I. Johnston |
| Monday, February 11, 2002 | 2D | Letterman rival (7) | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2002 | 61D | Late-night name (5) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, September 10, 2001 | 8D | Jay of NBC | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| Sunday, August 19, 2001 | 87D | Someone to see before retiring? | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, July 16, 2001 | 16A | Carson's late-night successor | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, June 10, 2001 | 109D | Jay seen at night (2) | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2001 | 20A | Noted monologuist | Peter Gordon |
| Tuesday, May 29, 2001 | 62A | Nightly comic | Frances Hansen |
| Monday, April 30, 2001 | 9D | TV host with bandleader Eubanks | Peter Gordon |
| Monday, December 18, 2000 | 71A | Jay of "The Tonight Show" | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Thursday, November 16, 2000 | 22A | Big-chinned chinner | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, October 19, 2000 | 2D | O'Brien's lead-in | Patrick Jordan |
| Thursday, August 31, 2000 | 56D | Major NBC star | Gene Newman |
| Saturday, April 29, 2000 | 6D | One who follows the news (2) | Patrick D. Berry |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2000 | 15A | NBC host (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, February 21, 2000 | 16A | Letterman rival (7) | Randy Sowell |
| Wednesday, February 9, 2000 | 60D | Late-night name (5) | Charles E. Gersch |
| Friday, October 29, 1999 | 6D | Follower of the news (2) | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, August 2, 1999 | 53A | Late-night host Jay | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1999 | 62D | Late-night name (5) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, June 10, 1999 | 22A | NBC stalwart | Adam G. Perl |
| Sunday, May 23, 1999 | 39D | Follower of the news? | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, February 1, 1999 | 15A | Jay who chins with guests | Dorothy Smitonick |
| Monday, November 16, 1998 | 12D | Comic Jay | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| Tuesday, October 6, 1998 | 69A | Late-night regular | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, October 5, 1998 | 33A | Carson's successor (4) | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, August 23, 1998 | 65A | Jester Jay | Nelson Hardy |
| Monday, July 20, 1998 | 9D | Carson's successor (4) | Mary E. Brindamour |
| Monday, May 25, 1998 | 9D | Jay who has Monday night "Headlines" | William Canine |
| Thursday, December 18, 1997 | 5A | Big name in comedy | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, July 8, 1997 | 8D | Letterman rival (7) | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Wednesday, July 2, 1997 | 13A | TV host who does "Headlines" | Richard Hughes |
| Wednesday, June 18, 1997 | 31D | Carson successor | Stanley B. Whitten |
| Thursday, March 20, 1997 | 14A | He follows the news (3) | A. J. Santora |
| Monday, February 17, 1997 | 50D | Late-night host (5) | R. Hughes |
| Monday, December 9, 1996 | 14A | Letterman rival (7) | F. Piscop |
| Sunday, October 27, 1996 | 7D | Big star at night | N. N. Joline |
| Wednesday, September 25, 1996 | 12D | Letterman rival (7) | R. Norris |
| Monday, July 1, 1996 | 25A | Late-night schmoozer Jay | S. Spadaccini |
| Monday, June 24, 1996 | 48A | Jay___ | M. Schneider |
| Tuesday, April 30, 1996 | 53D | Late-night host (5) | G. E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 3, 1996 | 43A | He follows the news (3) | B. Klahn |
| Friday, February 23, 1996 | 38D | NBC star | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, January 17, 1996 | 50D | Jay of note | L. Sidway |
| Monday, December 25, 1995 | 44A | Emcee Jay | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Thursday, October 12, 1995 | 51D | Late-night host (5) | Christopher Hurt |
| Thursday, October 6, 1994 | 37A | Host Jay (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, June 30, 1994 | 36A | Open-weave fabric | Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, May 24, 1994 | 23A | Late-night star (2) | Arthur S. Ash |
| Thursday, March 3, 1994 | 37D | Letterman rival (7) | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, January 17, 1994 | 34D | Host Jay (2) | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Thursday, January 6, 1994 | 64A | Late-night star (2) | Arthur W. Palmer |
46 results for LENO from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 11, 1993 | 30D | Comedian Jay ___ | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Friday, June 11, 1993 | 53D | "Tonight" show host today | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
| Friday, May 7, 1993 | 18A | Marquisette | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Saturday, March 20, 1993 | 16A | Blue Jay? Rarely! | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 26, 1993 | 46A | Carson's successor | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
| Monday, November 23, 1992 | 12D | Carson's successor | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 19, 1992 | 45A | Comic Jay | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 9, 1992 | 16A | Carson's successor | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Monday, August 31, 1992 | 37A | Loose-woven fabric | Fred Toole | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 23, 1992 | 112D | "Tonight Show" host | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 5, 1992 | 12D | Jay the jester | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Friday, August 30, 1991 | 51D | Comedian who will succeed Carson | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
| Wednesday, June 12, 1991 | 48D | Carson stand-in | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 31, 1991 | 73D | Comedian Jay | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 3, 1991 | 102D | Comic Jay ___ | Robert H. Wolfe | Maleska |
| Wednesday, October 24, 1990 | 61D | Jay from New Rochelle | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Friday, July 6, 1990 | 36D | Jocular Jay | Evans | Maleska |
| Monday, May 28, 1990 | 70A | Carson's guest host | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 22, 1990 | 64D | Comedian Jay | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
| Monday, January 15, 1990 | 32D | Comedian Jay ___ | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 6, 1989 | 35D | Comic Jay | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 17, 1989 | 50D | Carson's substitute | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
| Wednesday, February 8, 1989 | 48A | Comic Jay | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
| Thursday, February 2, 1989 | 14A | Comedian from New Rochelle | Frank Miceli | Maleska |
| Monday, December 26, 1988 | 18A | Comedian Jay | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Monday, December 12, 1988 | 16A | Jay ___, Carson's substitute host | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 15, 1988 | 33A | Comic Jay | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
| Friday, August 19, 1988 | 49A | Comic Jay | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Monday, August 8, 1988 | 51D | Comedian Jay ___ | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Monday, April 18, 1988 | 16A | Comedian Jay ___ | Elaine George | Maleska |
| Thursday, December 10, 1987 | 35D | Jay of comedy | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
| Monday, November 9, 1987 | 36D | Jay of comedy | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 30, 1987 | 15A | Light fabric | Keith Vaughn | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 24, 1987 | 32A | Open-weave fabric | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Friday, September 26, 1986 | 3D | Meshed fabric | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Thursday, May 15, 1986 | 64A | Meshed fabric | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Friday, December 27, 1985 | 50D | Curtain fabric | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
| Thursday, November 7, 1985 | 30D | Open-mesh fabric | Nancy McCarthy | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 11, 1985 | 2D | Open-mesh fabric | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 12, 1985 | 31D | Open-mesh fabric | Burns | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 22, 1985 | 2D | Marquisette's weave | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Friday, June 22, 1984 | 2D | Marquisette | James Barrick | Maleska |
| Monday, May 14, 1984 | 14A | Soft, light fabric | Charles Engler | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 15, 1984 | 111A | Marquisette | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 7, 1984 | 12D | Soft, meshed fabric | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Tuesday, September 27, 1983 | 22D | Open-mesh fabric | Burns | Maleska |