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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 89A | Musical sense | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 27A | Hammer site | Victor Fleming |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 40D | It may be cocked or cupped | Paula Gamache |
| Friday, September 25, 2009 | 32A | There can be a ring in it or on it | Robert A. Doll |
| Monday, September 21, 2009 | 62D | Something that may be pricked | Mark Feldman |
| Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 119A | What an aurilave cleans | Todd Gross |
| Tuesday, September 08, 2009 | 39A | It may be floppy or pointy | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Friday, September 04, 2009 | 37A | It might get a plug | Joe Krozel |
| Monday, August 17, 2009 | 28A | Big part of an elephant | Mike Buckley |
| Saturday, August 01, 2009 | 49D | It may pop on a plane | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 | 36A | Folded corner | Gary & Stephen Kennedy |
| Tuesday, July 07, 2009 | 6D | Obstacle for a barber | Lynn Lempel |
| Saturday, May 02, 2009 | 63A | Tarsus : foot :: incus : ___ | Peter A. Collins |
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 | 2D | Prominent donkey feature | Will Nediger |
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 | 18D | Place for a headphone | Oliver Hill |
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 | 131D | Place for a ring | Charles Deber |
| Tuesday, March 03, 2009 | 53D | The "E" in 64-Across | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| Sunday, March 01, 2009 | 64D | It may be cocked | Robert W. Harris |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | 57A | Place for a plug | Jim Hyres |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | 31A | What a barber has to trim around | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | 63D | Ring setting | Joe Krozel |
| Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 60D | Listener | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Friday, December 12, 2008 | 55A | Pitching asset? | Mike Nothnagel |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 34A | Musical gift | Peter A. Collins |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 | 62D | A hoop may be attached to it | Frederick J. Healy |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | 62A | Plug place | Gary J. Whitehead |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 29A | It may be cupped or cuffed | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, October 09, 2008 | 58D | Plug's place | Doug Peterson |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2008 | 33A | Canal locale | Allan E. Parrish |
| Monday, September 15, 2008 | 47A | Cauliflower ___ | Sharon E. Petersen |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 37D | Plug place | Gary J. Whitehead |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 110D | Musician's gift | Will Nediger |
| Monday, June 30, 2008 | 41D | Audiologist's concern | Lynn Lempel |
| Thursday, June 12, 2008 | 62A | Inner ___ | Alex Boisvert |
| Thursday, June 05, 2008 | 34D | Iowa harvest unit | James Sajdak |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | 35D | Wave catcher? | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| Sunday, April 20, 2008 | 41A | ___ candy (some pop tunes) | John Farmer |
| Sunday, April 13, 2008 | 116A | Prominent Chihuahua feature | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, April 06, 2008 | 63D | Listener | Daniel C. Bryant |
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 44A | Tin ___ | Joe Krozel |
| Sunday, March 23, 2008 | 60A | Where the antihelix is | Robert W. Harris |
| Saturday, February 02, 2008 | 54A | Where the utricle is | Natan Last |
| Monday, December 24, 2007 | 64A | Floppy rabbit feature | Mark Sherwood |
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 | 45A | Drum site | Daniel Kantor |
| Sunday, December 02, 2007 | 33A | It's needed to find the right key | Seth A. Abel |
| Monday, October 15, 2007 | 40A | Big elephant feature | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 | 106D | Side flap | Kelsey Blakley |
| Monday, August 27, 2007 | 2D | Where a phone is held | Steven Ginzburg |
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 | 59A | You might play something by it | Cathy Millhauser |
| Saturday, August 04, 2007 | 6D | Place for a stirrup | Byron Walden |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 | 43D | Audio receiver | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, April 28, 2007 | 53D | Sound system component? | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 25A | Dog-___ | Mike Nothnagel |
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 | 41A | Stud's place | Mike Shenk |
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 | 77A | Attention | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, February 19, 2007 | 32A | Prominent part of a dachshund | Andrea C. Michaels |
| Sunday, February 18, 2007 | 123D | What barotrauma affects | David Kwong and Kevan Choset |
| Friday, November 24, 2006 | 41A | It's often next to a phone | Dave Mackey |
| Monday, November 20, 2006 | 32A | Serving of corn | Bernice Gordon |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 | 24A | Big part of an elephant | John Calvin Williams |
| Monday, October 09, 2006 | 62D | End point for an iPod cord | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 | 24A | Canal locale | Adam Cohen |
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 | 31D | Pencil holder, sometimes | Mark Diehl and Kevin McCann |
| Wednesday, September 06, 2006 | 23A | Listen here | Manny Nosowsky |
| Friday, August 11, 2006 | 42A | Conductor's need | Patrick Merrell |
| Wednesday, August 09, 2006 | 2D | Grin's boundary, so it's said | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 | 11D | ___ candy (pop music) | Jim Page |
| Sunday, April 23, 2006 | 24D | Pencil holder | Joe DiPietro |
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 | 37A | It may be sympathetic | Bob Peoples |
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 | 25D | Big feature of an elephant | Robert Dillman |
| Friday, March 03, 2006 | 20A | Eustachian tube site | Tyler Hinman |
| Friday, January 20, 2006 | 28A | Listener | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, November 07, 2005 | 64D | Hearing aid | Jay Livingston |
| Sunday, July 24, 2005 | 12D | Labyrinth locale | Frank Longo |
| Sunday, July 17, 2005 | 3D | Word with candy or drops | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, July 06, 2005 | 64D | Pitcher part | Raymond Hamel |
| Monday, June 20, 2005 | 2D | "Lent" body part | Alison Donald |
| Thursday, May 26, 2005 | 40D | ___ canal | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2005 | 29D | Musical gift | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, May 02, 2005 | 19A | Lobe site | Tyler Hinman |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | 42A | Ring site | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 | 63D | Musical talent | Ed Early |
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 | 58A | Mr. Potato Head piece | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, January 03, 2005 | 39A | A barber has to work around it | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, September 08, 2004 | 26D | Pencil holder | Steve Jones |
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 | 52A | Something to shuck | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Sunday, August 15, 2004 | 74A | Audience | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 | 48D | Ring locale | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 | 58A | Order of corn | Eric and Janinne Berlin |
| Monday, May 17, 2004 | 24A | Musical talent | Ethan Cooper |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 | 42A | Q-Tip target | Ron Sweet |
| Thursday, March 04, 2004 | 28D | Stalk outgrowth | Patrick Merrell |
| Thursday, February 19, 2004 | 30A | Musical aptitude | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) |
| Sunday, February 01, 2004 | 101D | Corn order | Roy Leban |
| Monday, January 26, 2004 | 48A | Piercing site | Patrick Merrell |
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 | 63D | Musical perception | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, November 17, 2003 | 31D | Sound receiver | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, November 02, 2003 | 96A | Bean sprout? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, July 26, 2003 | 19A | Audience | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | 40A | Place for a plug | Susan Harrington Smith |
| Thursday, June 05, 2003 | 20D | Music appreciation | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, May 26, 2003 | 27D | Spot for a headphone | Lynn Lempel |
| Sunday, May 25, 2003 | 22A | Listen here | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, May 15, 2003 | 30A | Musician's asset | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, March 05, 2003 | 37A | Musical sensitivity | Tyler Hinman |
| Tuesday, December 17, 2002 | 34A | You can lend it or bend it | Tyler Hinman |
| Thursday, December 12, 2002 | 29A | Pitcher part | Michael Shteyman |
| Sunday, November 24, 2002 | 4D | Teacup handle | Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein |
| Thursday, November 21, 2002 | 35D | Hammer site | Joe DiPietro |
| Friday, November 15, 2002 | 31D | It sticks out at the side | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | 54A | Drum locale | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2002 | 53A | Musical sense | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Tuesday, July 16, 2002 | 16A | Serving of corn | Ed Early |
| Sunday, June 23, 2002 | 40A | Musical gift | Eric Berlin |
| Friday, June 14, 2002 | 58A | Canal site | Randolph Ross |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2002 | 48A | Stud site | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Saturday, April 20, 2002 | 5D | Ring bearer, maybe | Dana Motley |
| Sunday, March 17, 2002 | 111A | Attention | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, March 10, 2002 | 118D | Where to find a hammer or anvil | Nelson Hardy |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2002 | 47A | Place for a stud | Marjorie Richter |
| Thursday, January 31, 2002 | 43A | Cereal plant portion | Bruce F. Adams |
| Sunday, January 27, 2002 | 43D | Object near a temple | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, January 10, 2002 | 22D | A hoop may hang from it | Alex Vaughn |
| Sunday, December 30, 2001 | 12D | Corn serving | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, December 12, 2001 | 21A | Pencil holder, at times | Peter Gordon |
| Monday, December 10, 2001 | 31D | Canal site | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, November 07, 2001 | 30D | Musician's gift | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Saturday, September 15, 2001 | 48A | With 62-Down, animal identifier | Michael Shteyman |
| Sunday, August 12, 2001 | 95D | Musician's need | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Thursday, August 09, 2001 | 18D | Corn serving | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, July 20, 2001 | 47D | Teacup handle | Jim Page |
| Monday, May 14, 2001 | 37A | Barber's obstacle | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 25, 2001 | 50A | Kind of drum or trumpet | Trip Payne |
| Thursday, March 15, 2001 | 55A | One sense, figuratively | Cathy Millhauser |
| Wednesday, March 07, 2001 | 23A | Word with drum or trumpet | Noah Dephoure |
| Thursday, December 14, 2000 | 20A | Otologist's study | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, November 12, 2000 | 46D | Lent part? | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, October 29, 2000 | 122A | Canal site | Karen Hodge |
| Sunday, October 15, 2000 | 99A | Place for a plug | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, October 06, 2000 | 25D | Canal locale | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, September 05, 2000 | 61D | Swab target | Chris Sallade |
| Sunday, June 04, 2000 | 27D | Drum site | Martin Schneider |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2000 | 21D | Musical ability | Monica Krausse |
| Thursday, April 13, 2000 | 24A | Canal site | Matt Gaffney |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2000 | 31A | Mr. Potato Head part | Nick Grivas |
| Sunday, March 05, 2000 | 66A | Organ with a drum in it | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Monday, February 14, 2000 | 2D | A barber might nick it | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Tuesday, November 16, 1999 | 22D | Canal site | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| Thursday, November 11, 1999 | 44A | Musical gift | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, November 08, 1999 | 26D | Prominent dachshund feature | Kent Lorentzen |
| Tuesday, September 07, 1999 | 44D | Musician's asset | David Ainslie Macleod |
| Wednesday, August 18, 1999 | 50A | Place for a stud | Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, July 14, 1999 | 37A | Wax collector | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, May 27, 1999 | 26A | Cup handle | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, May 16, 1999 | 61A | Attention | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Sunday, March 21, 1999 | 47A | Site of a helix and antihelix | Lloyd E. Pollet |
| Monday, February 08, 1999 | 40D | Order of corn | Sidney L. Robbins (1909-97) |
| Thursday, February 04, 1999 | 55D | Keen perception | Rich Norris |
| Monday, January 04, 1999 | 63D | Something to lend or bend | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, November 28, 1998 | 16A | Place for a plug | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| Thursday, November 12, 1998 | 32A | Sensitivity | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, November 10, 1998 | 38A | It may be lent | Diane C. Baldwin |
| Sunday, October 25, 1998 | 75A | Place for jewelry | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Tuesday, October 20, 1998 | 56A | Wax producer | Fred Piscop |
| Saturday, October 17, 1998 | 33D | Notice | Bryant White |
| Friday, October 16, 1998 | 42A | Canal zone? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Sunday, August 30, 1998 | 74A | It may be lent or bent | John Wolting |
| Thursday, August 27, 1998 | 48A | Canal site | Henry Hook |
| Saturday, July 18, 1998 | 40A | Listening device | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, May 10, 1998 | 107D | Musician's pride | Rich Silvestri |
| Tuesday, May 05, 1998 | 24A | Sympathetic attention | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Sunday, April 26, 1998 | 98A | Stirrup site | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| Tuesday, March 10, 1998 | 22D | Pitcher part | Patrick Jordan |
| Friday, January 30, 1998 | 57D | Place for a plug | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, January 21, 1998 | 26D | Ring spot | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, July 29, 1997 | 43D | Pitcher part | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, June 24, 1997 | 56D | It may be pulled in charades | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Wednesday, June 11, 1997 | 42A | Kernel carrier | Rich Norris |
| Monday, May 12, 1997 | 4D | Barber's obstruction | Hugh Davis |
| Sunday, April 20, 1997 | 15D | Canal site | Charles M. Deber |
| Wednesday, March 19, 1997 | 14A | Listening device | Trip Payne |
| Tuesday, March 18, 1997 | 23A | Corn serving | John R. Conrad |
| Friday, October 04, 1996 | 55D | Mr. Potato Head item | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, September 25, 1996 | 9D | Musical talent | R. Norris |
| Sunday, June 30, 1996 | 39D | Attention | R. Norris |
| Tuesday, June 25, 1996 | 25D | Beagle feature | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, May 02, 1996 | 19D | Audience | D. J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, March 13, 1996 | 49A | Serving of 61-Across | W. R. Williams |
| Wednesday, February 21, 1996 | 4D | Musical gift | F. & L. Sabin |
| Sunday, February 11, 1996 | 102D | Pitch sensitivity | Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, January 16, 1996 | 20A | Musical ability | R. Hartman |
| Tuesday, December 12, 1995 | 55A | Drum site | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, December 04, 1995 | 50A | Corn unit | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, October 22, 1995 | 149A | Cochlea's locale | Matt Gaffney |
| Sunday, October 15, 1995 | 123D | Flair for music | Mel Rosen |
| Thursday, September 14, 1995 | 48A | Kernel's locale | Chuck Deodene |
| Tuesday, September 12, 1995 | 30A | Attention | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, August 25, 1995 | 43A | Attention | Rich Norris |
| Friday, August 11, 1995 | 53D | Canal site | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Friday, July 14, 1995 | 21A | Something to lend or bend | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, July 06, 1995 | 6D | Audience | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, June 21, 1995 | 59D | Listener | Dorothea E. Shipp |
| Monday, June 19, 1995 | 45D | A muff covers it | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, May 15, 1995 | 12D | Catch one's _____ | Ernie Furtado |
| Tuesday, April 11, 1995 | 8D | Musical skill | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 19, 1995 | 13D | Barber's obstacle | Alex K. Justin |
| Tuesday, January 24, 1995 | 5D | Attention | Richard Hughes |
| Saturday, January 14, 1995 | 56A | Musical ability | Rich Norris |
| Monday, November 07, 1994 | 30D | Canal site | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, November 06, 1994 | 100D | Hearing aid | A.J. Santora |
| Friday, November 04, 1994 | 45A | Hammer's location | Matt Jones |
| Saturday, September 10, 1994 | 25A | Heed | Rand H. Burns |
| Thursday, August 11, 1994 | 16A | Mr. Potato Head accessory | Bryant White |
| Friday, July 15, 1994 | 34A | Spike | A.J. Santora |
| Monday, July 11, 1994 | 38D | Unit of corn | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, May 29, 1994 | 72D | Canal site | Janet R. Bender |
| Saturday, April 16, 1994 | 55A | Place for a plug | Rand H. Burns |
| Thursday, March 10, 1994 | 72A | Grin's stopping point | Lois Sidway |
| Friday, January 21, 1994 | 29A | See above | A.J. Santora |
| Saturday, January 08, 1994 | 51A | Architectural crossette | Rand H. Burns |
| Sunday, January 02, 1994 | 103A | Site of semicircular canals | Brian G. Tyler |
| Monday, December 27, 1993 | 8D | The "E" in E.N.T. | Joel Davajan |