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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 127A | Whiz | Michael Ashley |
| Monday, September 07, 2009 | 16A | Useful item accompanying a face card in blackjack | Andrea Carla Michaels and Ashish Vengsarkar |
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 | 64A | Crackerjack | Kevin G. Der |
| Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | 54A | Sail through | Corey Rubin |
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 | 38D | Whiz-bang | Oliver Hill |
| Monday, March 09, 2009 | 16A | One-spot | Betty Keller |
| Wednesday, January 07, 2009 | 54A | It has two values in blackjack | William Frank Macreery |
| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 | 36D | Dead man's hand card | Tim Wescott |
| Monday, June 16, 2008 | 33A | Star pitcher | Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 58D | 1 or 11, in twenty-one | Billie Truitt |
| Monday, May 12, 2008 | 55A | Excellent service? | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | 46A | Air Force hero | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, May 03, 2008 | 54A | Virtuoso | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, April 18, 2008 | 34A | Domino with one spot | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, April 03, 2008 | 30D | It can never come back | Kevin G. Der |
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 | 32D | Point of no return? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 | 5D | Starting pitcher | Kevin Donovan |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | 15A | Very close friend, in slang | Chuck Hamilton |
| Monday, November 12, 2007 | 32D | Hole-in-one | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, October 22, 2007 | 31A | Card that's taken only by a trump | Lynn Lempel |
| Saturday, October 06, 2007 | 34D | Buddy, in slang | Brendan Emmett Quigley and David Quarfoot |
| Thursday, October 04, 2007 | 65A | Bridge topper? | Sheldon Benardo |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 | 113A | Top-notch | Kelsey Blakley |
| Tuesday, September 04, 2007 | 53D | Crackerjack | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 | 27A | Crackerjack | Caroline Leong |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 | 33D | 1 or 11, in blackjack | Peter A. Collins |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 | 27A | Crack | Pete Mitchell |
| Sunday, June 24, 2007 | 94A | Put one by | Eric Berlin |
| Monday, May 07, 2007 | 39D | Good card to have "in the hole" | Janet Bender |
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 | 109A | Master | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, January 29, 2007 | 48A | Golf rarity | Fred Piscop |
| Thursday, January 04, 2007 | 5D | Crackerjack | Alan Olschwang |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2006 | 59D | One-spot | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 | 60A | Unreturnable serve | Patrick Blindauer |
| Thursday, October 19, 2006 | 36A | Good tennis score | Raymond C. Young |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | 44D | Big name in hardware stores | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Saturday, August 26, 2006 | 16A | Pro | Henry Hook |
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 | 72A | Whiz | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 | 39D | Air hero | Dave Mackey |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2006 | 13D | Top pitcher | Alison Donald |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 | 41A | Suit top? | Lisa Wiseman |
| Monday, May 15, 2006 | 53A | Trick winner, often | John R. Conrad |
| Monday, May 08, 2006 | 24A | Pitching star | Norm Guggenbiller |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 | 38D | Serve perfectly | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 | 37A | One on the links | John Farmer |
| Friday, January 13, 2006 | 32D | Whiz | Eric Berlin |
| Monday, January 09, 2006 | 42A | Leading pitcher | Allan E. Parrish |
| Monday, August 22, 2005 | 49A | 11-pointer, in blackjack | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | 57D | Excellent service, in 27-Down | Roy Leban |
| Monday, July 18, 2005 | 61D | High card | Randy Sowell |
| Monday, June 20, 2005 | 22A | Card that wins lots of tricks | Alison Donald |
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 | 64D | Whiz | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | 31A | Perfect tennis serve | Marc J. Gameroff |
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 | 20A | Top of a suit? | Lee Glickstein |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 | 65A | Air hero | Gene Newman |
| Monday, February 07, 2005 | 22D | 11-pointer in blackjack | Gordon Seaberg |
| Sunday, January 30, 2005 | 98A | Excellent service | Derrick Niederman |
| Monday, January 17, 2005 | 19A | Whiz | Alison Donald |
| Saturday, December 11, 2004 | 56D | Pro | James E. Buell |
| Wednesday, November 17, 2004 | 31D | Trick taker, often | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 | 2D | Prince of a guy | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 | 27A | The Red Baron, e.g. | Adam Cohen |
| Tuesday, September 28, 2004 | 25D | Air force hero | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Friday, August 20, 2004 | 12D | Rare driving result | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 | 35A | Buddy, in slang | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 | 5D | Top-notch | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 | 24D | One-spot | Matt Skoczen |
| Monday, May 24, 2004 | 51A | King topper | Frederick J. Healy |
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 | 29A | Pitching star | Michael Shteyman |
| Friday, March 26, 2004 | 19A | Rare driving result | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Thursday, January 22, 2004 | 14A | Put one past | Roy Leban |
| Tuesday, November 04, 2003 | 40D | Expert | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, October 13, 2003 | 45A | Unreturnable serve | Eric Berlin |
| Thursday, August 07, 2003 | 29D | Big name in hardware | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, August 03, 2003 | 66D | It gets to the point quickly | Jim Page |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | 7D | It isn't returned | Alan J. Weiss |
| Tuesday, June 24, 2003 | 60D | Biggest diamond | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, June 23, 2003 | 56A | Top flier | Raymond Hamel |
| Friday, May 16, 2003 | 54D | Suit's bottom | Michael Shteyman |
| Thursday, April 10, 2003 | 61D | High honor | Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro |
| Thursday, March 13, 2003 | 38D | Deck feature | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, March 09, 2003 | 5D | War hero | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, February 16, 2003 | 1A | Whiz | Charles M. Deber |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | 21A | Court feat | Ed Early |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2002 | 33D | Do well on | Richard Hughes |
| Thursday, September 12, 2002 | 39A | Perform spectacularly on | Peter Abide |
| Sunday, September 08, 2002 | 116D | Big heart? | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, September 04, 2002 | 58D | Big serve | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, August 07, 2002 | 20A | Hole-in-one | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, May 26, 2002 | 59D | Top gun | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, May 16, 2002 | 34A | Crackerjack | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, May 06, 2002 | 39A | Royal flush card | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2002 | 35A | Whiz | Gregory Casagrande |
| Sunday, April 07, 2002 | 103A | Sail through | Nancy Salomon |
| Friday, March 01, 2002 | 11D | Leading club? | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2002 | 43D | Point of no return? | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, February 03, 2002 | 30D | Top club | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, January 05, 2002 | 41A | Big heart? | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, December 13, 2001 | 9A | Big club? | Manny Nosowsky |
| Saturday, October 13, 2001 | 1A | Paperback publisher founded in 1953 | Jim Page |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2001 | 2D | Whiz | Joan Yanofsky |
| Saturday, August 11, 2001 | 37A | Shooting star? | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, February 04, 2001 | 41A | Good thing to have in war | Frank A. Longo |
| Friday, December 22, 2000 | 55A | One in a suit | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, December 13, 2000 | 7D | Champion | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, December 02, 2000 | 37D | It's nonreturnable | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, November 28, 2000 | 67A | Something up the sleeve? | Richard Hughes |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2000 | 29D | Duffer's dream | Bill Ballard |
| Monday, August 14, 2000 | 50A | Decorated war pilot | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Saturday, August 05, 2000 | 52D | Whiz | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, July 30, 2000 | 80A | Big diamond | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, June 23, 2000 | 45A | Crackerjack | Noah Dephoure |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2000 | 41A | Whiz | Greg Staples |
| Saturday, June 10, 2000 | 46A | Quite a shot | Glenton Petgrave |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2000 | 36D | Whiz | Chuck Deodene |
| Saturday, May 20, 2000 | 19A | Big club | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, April 06, 2000 | 42A | Major club | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, February 29, 2000 | 57D | Good service? | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, February 20, 2000 | 29A | It has a spot on it | Trip Payne |
| Thursday, January 13, 2000 | 35A | Crack | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, October 27, 1999 | 49D | Sampras specialty | Chris Sallade |
| Tuesday, September 21, 1999 | 35D | Bandage brand | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Sunday, August 29, 1999 | 81A | Phenom | Lou and Fran Sabin |
| Friday, August 27, 1999 | 40A | One in a suit | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, August 19, 1999 | 50A | Crack | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, August 15, 1999 | 116D | First-class | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, July 29, 1999 | 63D | Whiz | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, May 06, 1999 | 50A | Standout pitcher | Matt Gaffney |
| Monday, April 26, 1999 | 30D | One-spot | Robert Dillman |
| Monday, April 05, 1999 | 7D | Hotshot | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 28, 1999 | 73A | First-rate | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, February 07, 1999 | 61A | ___-high | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Sunday, January 10, 1999 | 99A | Crackerjack | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, January 07, 1999 | 32A | Duffer's dream | William I. Johnston |
| Thursday, December 31, 1998 | 52A | Get one past | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, December 17, 1998 | 23A | Crackerjack | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, December 13, 1998 | 40A | Top gun | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, November 22, 1998 | 112D | More than pass | Nelson Hardy |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1998 | 47A | Big name in bandages | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, August 24, 1998 | 43A | Aviation hero | Alan Jay Weiss |
| Saturday, August 15, 1998 | 31A | First-rate | Rich Norris |
| Monday, August 10, 1998 | 54D | Smashing point? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Saturday, June 06, 1998 | 32A | Two can take this | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, June 02, 1998 | 35A | Power serve, perhaps | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, June 01, 1998 | 11D | Serve that zings | Evie Eysenburg |
| Friday, May 01, 1998 | 7D | Unbeatable service | John Wolting |
| Thursday, April 30, 1998 | 64D | Whiz | Kelly Clark |
| Sunday, April 19, 1998 | 87D | Whiz | Rich Norris |
| Friday, April 17, 1998 | 9D | King of the skies | Matt Gaffney |
| Friday, March 06, 1998 | 10D | Hot shot | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, December 14, 1997 | 96D | Hotshot | Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, December 13, 1997 | 57D | Suit topper | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, November 25, 1997 | 47A | The Red Baron, for one | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, November 06, 1997 | 39A | Put one past | Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, November 05, 1997 | 55D | One-spot | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, October 29, 1997 | 12D | Air hero | Kelly Clark |
| Sunday, October 19, 1997 | 79A | Superlative | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, September 09, 1997 | 64D | Serve like Sampras, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, September 07, 1997 | 16D | Close friend, in slang | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, August 21, 1997 | 55D | Valuable diamond? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Tuesday, August 05, 1997 | 48A | The Red Baron was one | William Bernhardt |
| Sunday, July 20, 1997 | 43D | Breeze through | Rich Norris |
| Friday, June 27, 1997 | 4D | One with perfect pitch? | Dean Niles |
| Friday, June 20, 1997 | 22A | Big heart? | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, May 15, 1997 | 60D | Crackerjack | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| Sunday, April 27, 1997 | 7D | Whiz | Matt Gaffney |
| Friday, March 07, 1997 | 33D | Expert | Jeff Herrington |
| Tuesday, March 04, 1997 | 10D | Expert | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, February 02, 1997 | 34A | Highest honor | R. Silvestri |
| Wednesday, January 08, 1997 | 23A | First-class service | J. D. Leavy |
| Sunday, December 22, 1996 | 8D | It's not returnable | F. Hansen |
| Saturday, December 07, 1996 | 35D | Crack | R. H. Burns |
| Sunday, October 27, 1996 | 32D | Point of no return? | N. N. Joline |
| Monday, September 30, 1996 | 37A | Card up the sleeve | F. Piscop |
| Monday, September 02, 1996 | 9D | King topper | F. Piscop |
| Saturday, August 31, 1996 | 5D | Close friend, in slang | G. Petgrave |
| Wednesday, August 14, 1996 | 59D | Hole in one | G. E. Sykes |
| Wednesday, July 17, 1996 | 19D | One in the hand? | M. Nosowsky |
| Saturday, June 22, 1996 | 45A | War hero | B. White |
| Sunday, May 05, 1996 | 87A | Sampras objective | D. J. Kahn |
| Thursday, April 18, 1996 | 25A | Pro | A. J. Santora |
| Saturday, April 06, 1996 | 52A | Opposite of fail | R. Norris |
| Friday, April 05, 1996 | 42A | Bridge strength? | J. Page |
| Thursday, March 14, 1996 | 44D | Cable award | R. Silvestri |
| Saturday, February 10, 1996 | 34A | War hero | John R. Conrad |
| Friday, February 09, 1996 | 19A | Fine service | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, January 30, 1996 | 27A | Eagle on a par 3 | M. Skolsky |
| Thursday, November 23, 1995 | 50A | First-rate | Dorothy Elliott |
| Sunday, August 13, 1995 | 5D | Hotshot | Nancy Salomon |
| Friday, July 28, 1995 | 26A | Put one past | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, April 29, 1995 | 9D | Golf coup | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, February 26, 1995 | 79A | Duffer's dream | Fred Piscop |
| Saturday, February 04, 1995 | 47A | Cable TV's Emmy | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, February 02, 1995 | 23D | Virtuoso | Bob and Sharon Klahn |
| Sunday, January 08, 1995 | 29A | Perfect shot | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Thursday, January 05, 1995 | 8D | Top-flight | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, December 24, 1994 | 7D | Close friend, in slang | John Stanley |
| Friday, December 16, 1994 | 23A | Get high marks | A.J. Santora |
| Monday, October 24, 1994 | 14A | King topper | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, September 14, 1994 | 46A | Expert | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, September 09, 1994 | 20A | Point of no return? | Bob Klahn |
| Thursday, September 01, 1994 | 21A | Air hero | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, July 20, 1994 | 63D | Plane downer | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, July 02, 1994 | 38A | Service _____ | Bryant White |
| Monday, May 30, 1994 | 5D | Item up the sleeve | Raymond Hamel |
| Thursday, April 28, 1994 | 59D | Virtuoso | Randy Sowell |
| Sunday, April 24, 1994 | 108A | First-rate | Louis Sabin |
| Sunday, January 16, 1994 | 47D | Good hole card | Ernst Theimer |
| Sunday, December 12, 1993 | 125A | Expert | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, December 05, 1993 | 31A | Serve brilliantly | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, November 24, 1993 | 59D | Sizzling serve | Nancy S. Ross |
| Sunday, November 21, 1993 | 117D | King's superior | Peter Gordon |