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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 7, 2013 | 67D | Sun | Matt Ginsberg |
| Friday, March 8, 2013 | 19A | Goal of a 17-Across | Paula Gamache |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2013 | 44A | Former M&M's color | Robert A. Doll |
| Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | 31A | Give a good whippin' | Adam G. Perl |
| Friday, December 7, 2012 | 25D | Khakilike | Peter Wentz |
| Sunday, November 25, 2012 | 106A | Spank but good (3) | Jeff Chen |
| Wednesday, November 7, 2012 | 56D | See 34-Down | George Fitzgerald and Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | 39A | Sun-kissed | Pete Muller |
| Thursday, October 4, 2012 | 41D | Whup (5) | Bill Thompson |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | 4D | Go for the bronze? (5) | Michael Shteyman |
| Monday, July 30, 2012 | 27A | Treat, as leather | Rosemarie Dolan and Christopher Geach |
| Sunday, July 29, 2012 | 118D | Beach souvenir? | Kevin G. Der |
| Sunday, June 24, 2012 | 123A | Vacation acquisition, maybe | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, March 18, 2012 | 128A | Hawaiian souvenir? | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| Thursday, September 1, 2011 | 43A | Like sandpaper, typically | Joel Fagliano |
| Sunday, July 17, 2011 | 74A | Farmer's ___ | Daniel A. Finan |
| Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | 53D | Whip but good (10) | Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Sunday, March 6, 2011 | 35D | Noted John Boehner feature | David Levinson Wilk |
| Monday, January 10, 2011 | 13D | Brown from the beach | James Tuttle |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | 56D | Get bronze | Caleb Madison |
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 | 43D | Result of some time in a bed? | Clive Probert |
| Sunday, October 10, 2010 | 117D | It's often picked up at the beach | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, October 4, 2010 | 55A | Beachgoer's shade (2) | Adam G. Perl |
| Monday, August 16, 2010 | 16A | Sunbathe (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt |
| Monday, May 3, 2010 | 63D | Light brown (4) | Susan Gelfand |
| Sunday, April 11, 2010 | 24D | Light earth tone | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, February 4, 2010 | 68D | Almost burn | Matt Ginsberg |
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 | 124A | Whup (5) | David Kwong and Kevan Choset |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 | 56D | Result of exposing oneself at the beach? | Natan Last |
| Sunday, November 8, 2009 | 26D | Whip (9) | Robert W. Harris |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 44A | What you might get in a booth | Mike Torch |
| Monday, July 6, 2009 | 9D | Get some sun (2) | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 | 5D | Like many lifeguards | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, June 7, 2009 | 107A | A bather may want one | Jeremy Newton |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 1A | Get some sun (2) | Wayne and P. K. King |
| Sunday, February 1, 2009 | 86A | Go for the bronze? (5) | Victor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg |
| Monday, December 29, 2008 | 55D | Sunbathe (2) | Kevin Donovan |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 56D | Whip but good (10) | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 47A | Beach shade (2) | Gary J. Whitehead |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 63A | Bronzed, at the beach | Barry C. Silk |
| Wednesday, January 9, 2008 | 13D | Bronze | John Farmer |
| Sunday, July 15, 2007 | 115D | Like camel's hair | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 | 37A | Salon acquisition | Donna Hoke Kahwaty |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 | 20A | Something that may be brought back from the beach | Jonathan Gersch |
| Thursday, April 5, 2007 | 30D | Biscuit or almond | Mike Shenk |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | 18D | Spank but good (3) | Ed Early |
| Friday, December 8, 2006 | 51A | Whip (9) | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 | 48A | Sunbather's shade | John Calvin Williams |
| Sunday, October 22, 2006 | 116D | Spank (2) | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 | 33A | Whup (5) | Karen M. Tracey |
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 | 61D | It fades in the fall | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, July 10, 2006 | 64D | Beachgoer's shade (2) | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | 35D | Crayola shade | Myles Callum |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | 42D | Spank but good (3) | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 | 112D | Whip (9) | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, February 2, 2006 | 22A | Whip (9) | Byron Walden |
| Sunday, September 4, 2005 | 34A | Browning work? (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, May 22, 2005 | 65A | Whip (9) | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, May 1, 2005 | 97D | Whip (9) | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005 | 42A | Something some people return from vacation with | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, July 25, 2004 | 85A | Whip but good (10) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 | 20A | Result of some bathing | Cathy Millhauser |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 | 62D | Light brown (4) | A. J. Santora |
| Monday, February 2, 2004 | 10D | Brownish | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, November 28, 2003 | 4D | Let have it | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2003 | 10D | Beachgoer's goal (3) | Ed Early |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2003 | 5D | Color on the beach | PAtrick MErrell |
| Monday, March 31, 2003 | 60D | Color of sand | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, March 30, 2003 | 66A | Thrash (3) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, March 9, 2003 | 48D | Camelhair color | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2003 | 4D | Whip but good (10) | Fred Piscop |
| Thursday, January 9, 2003 | 51A | Souvenir from Aruba? | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, January 2, 2003 | 50A | Go for the bronze? (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, September 2, 2002 | 32A | Brown on the beach | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, August 17, 2002 | 61A | Use a booth, perhaps | Frank Longo |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2002 | 58D | Beachgoer's goal (3) | Robert Malinow |
| Thursday, July 18, 2002 | 5D | Go for the bronze? (5) | Kevin McCann |
| Tuesday, December 4, 2001 | 18A | Whip but good (10) | Michael Shteyman |
| Thursday, September 6, 2001 | 61D | Whip (9) | Frank Longo |
| Friday, July 20, 2001 | 20A | Switch | Jim Page |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2001 | 30A | Whip but good (10) | Ethan Cooper |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2001 | 57D | Beach bum's shade | Michael S. Maurer |
| Thursday, September 14, 2000 | 59D | Acquisition for some vacationers | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2000 | 32D | Paddle (2) | Jim Morton |
| Friday, August 18, 2000 | 32A | Buff | Patrick D. Berry |
| Thursday, August 3, 2000 | 37D | Whip but good (10) | Bob Sefick |
| Saturday, July 29, 2000 | 40D | Get darker | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2000 | 59D | Thrash (3) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2000 | 36A | Fancy calculator button | Peter Gordon |
| Friday, March 17, 2000 | 51D | Paddle (2) | Glenton Petgrave |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2000 | 1D | "The Joy Luck Club" author (3) | Frances Hansen |
| Friday, February 11, 2000 | 19A | Go for the bronze? (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, December 12, 1999 | 62D | Browning work? (2) | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, November 7, 1999 | 74A | Whup (5) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, October 4, 1999 | 30D | Turn into leather | Joey Crumley |
| Friday, September 3, 1999 | 56A | Almond | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, August 7, 1999 | 32A | Booth offering, perhaps | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, August 1, 1999 | 10D | Summer shade | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, May 14, 1999 | 27A | Like lifeguards | Frank Longo |
| Thursday, November 12, 1998 | 63D | Whip but good (10) | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, October 21, 1998 | 1D | Trig. ratio | Matt Gaffney |
| Sunday, May 24, 1998 | 84A | Shoe color | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, May 19, 1998 | 52A | Beachgoer's goal (3) | William S. Cotter |
| Saturday, February 28, 1998 | 56D | Lick (2) | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, February 27, 1998 | 6D | Bronzy | Kevin McCann |
| Friday, January 30, 1998 | 4D | Sun shade | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Tuesday, January 20, 1998 | 30A | Give a licking | Randall J. Hartman |
| Friday, December 12, 1997 | 47A | Whup (5) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, April 27, 1997 | 31D | Larrup | Matt Gaffney |
| Wednesday, March 19, 1997 | 29A | "The Joy Luck Club" author (3) | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, October 27, 1996 | 61A | "The Hundred Secret Senses" author | N. N. Joline |
| Monday, September 9, 1996 | 40A | Light brown (4) | S. L. Robbins |
| Monday, August 19, 1996 | 44A | Catch some rays (3) | E.C. Gorski |
| Sunday, June 16, 1996 | 87D | Thrash (3) | N. N. Joline |
| Sunday, June 2, 1996 | 38A | Whip but good (10) | R. Norris |
| Monday, May 27, 1996 | 60A | See 19-Across | N. Steinberg |
| Wednesday, January 31, 1996 | 46A | Beach shade (2) | M. Gaffney |
| Saturday, December 23, 1995 | 26D | Whip but good (10) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, October 16, 1995 | 44A | Light brown (4) | Bernice Gordon |
| Monday, October 2, 1995 | 31D | Sunlamp product | Joy L. Wouk |
| Sunday, August 6, 1995 | 66D | Beat soundly | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, May 24, 1995 | 44A | Author Amy | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Sunday, April 23, 1995 | 89A | Whip (9) | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, April 16, 1995 | 5D | Spank (2) | Matt Gaffney |
| Wednesday, November 16, 1994 | 26D | Bronzed | Chuck Deodene |
| Saturday, October 8, 1994 | 40D | Whip (9) | Rand H. Burns |
| Thursday, September 8, 1994 | 56A | Catch some rays (3) | Daniel R. Stark |
| Wednesday, August 17, 1994 | 5A | Lick (2) | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Monday, June 20, 1994 | 19A | "The Joy Luck Club" author (3) | Bette Sue Cohen |
| Saturday, June 11, 1994 | 43A | Catch some rays (3) | Daniel R. Stark |
| Monday, April 4, 1994 | 58D | Ecru | Betty Jorgensen |
| Tuesday, March 15, 1994 | 62D | Aruba product | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, January 20, 1994 | 63D | Famous Amy | Lois Sidway |
4 results for TAN from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2012 | mixup | 51D | Army ___ / Catch some rays | Matt Ginsberg |
| March 28, 2004 | diagramless | 27D | Whip but good | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| November 26, 2000 | diagramless | 22A | Spank | Peter Gordon |
| March 19, 2000 | diagramless | 66D | Beachgoer's acquisition | Frank Longo |
58 results for TAN from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, February 12, 1993 | 5A | Sunshade? | Page | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 31, 1993 | 37D | Process leather | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
| Saturday, December 26, 1992 | 39D | Oribi's hue | Manny Nosowsky | Maleska |
| Saturday, December 5, 1992 | 58D | Amy of best-sellerdom | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Sunday, October 18, 1992 | 138D | Whip | Grace M. Gordon | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 30, 1992 | 86A | Thrash | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 17, 1992 | 6D | Color of 48 Down | Page | Maleska |
| Saturday, February 15, 1992 | 12D | Thrash | Robert Katz | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 19, 1992 | 7D | George Hamilton acquirement | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 1, 1991 | 32A | Riviera acquisition | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 3, 1991 | 48D | Sunbather's goal | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
| Saturday, February 2, 1991 | 58A | Whip a hide | Bernard Meren | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 12, 1990 | 27D | Make leather | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Sunday, November 11, 1990 | 6D | Oribi's hue | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 13, 1990 | 12D | Basking product | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 31, 1990 | 53A | Beige | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 22, 1990 | 122D | Thrash | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
| Tuesday, July 17, 1990 | 41A | Beige | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Tuesday, February 27, 1990 | 51A | Shade from the sun? | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Monday, December 25, 1989 | 30A | Sunbather's goal | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Friday, December 22, 1989 | 58D | Bather's goal | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Tuesday, November 14, 1989 | 60D | Turn brown | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
| Sunday, November 12, 1989 | 39A | Make leather | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Sunday, July 23, 1989 | 105D | Japanese land unit | Nancy N. Joline | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 12, 1989 | 69A | Thrash | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Monday, January 30, 1989 | 66D | Tawny | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Tuesday, January 10, 1989 | 20A | Beach acquisition | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
| Friday, November 18, 1988 | 42A | Beach acquisition | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
| Thursday, August 11, 1988 | 32D | Dress leather | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
| Friday, July 15, 1988 | 65D | Beach acquisition | Daniel Girardi | Maleska |
| Wednesday, July 6, 1988 | 43A | Girl from Ipanema's complexion | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
| Sunday, April 10, 1988 | 38A | Oak bark | William Canine | Maleska |
| Saturday, February 27, 1988 | 66A | Chinese Olympic diver: 1984 | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
| Sunday, October 25, 1987 | 142D | Pongee color | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 13, 1987 | 84A | Make leather | John Dreyer | Maleska |
| Wednesday, August 26, 1987 | 8D | Beach goal | Jones | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 28, 1987 | 108D | Thrash | Mary M. Murdoch | Maleska |
| Friday, June 12, 1987 | 34A | George Hamilton acquisition | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
| Thursday, January 22, 1987 | 49A | Thrash | Page | Maleska |
| Monday, December 30, 1985 | 37D | Wallop | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Tuesday, October 29, 1985 | 53A | Autumn color | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
| Monday, September 30, 1985 | 23A | Yellowish-brown | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
| Friday, August 2, 1985 | 62D | Convert to leather | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
| Thursday, March 14, 1985 | 53A | Prepare leather | Jeffrey A. Mercer | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 16, 1984 | 66A | Soak up rays | Barbara Lunder Gillis | Maleska |
| Wednesday, December 12, 1984 | 38A | Light brown | John M. Samson | Maleska |
| Saturday, October 27, 1984 | 6D | Thrash | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Friday, September 21, 1984 | 44A | "Tall, ___, and terrific" | Ullmen | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 6, 1984 | 8D | Paddle | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
| Thursday, June 14, 1984 | 59D | Shoe shade | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Sunday, June 10, 1984 | 143D | Thrash | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
| Tuesday, April 24, 1984 | 56D | Thrash | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 25, 1983 | 103A | Beige's kin | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
| Saturday, August 27, 1983 | 52D | Leatherize hides | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
| Friday, July 22, 1983 | 24A | Whip severely | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Friday, April 15, 1983 | 53A | Sun follower | Carduff | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 13, 1983 | 118D | Shoe shade | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 27, 1983 | 77A | Thrash | Carol Dutting | Maleska |