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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 09, 2009 | 34D | Black or green drink | Lynn Lempel |
| Tuesday, September 08, 2009 | 18D | Samovar beverage | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, August 10, 2009 | 30D | What the Hatter and the March Hare drank | Paula Gamache |
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 26A | Chinese export | Barry C. Silk |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | 19A | Earl Grey, for one | Mike Nothnagel |
| Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 11D | Leaves with a caddy? | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, May 08, 2009 | 47D | "___ With Mussolini" (Zeffirelli film) | John Farmer |
| Friday, April 17, 2009 | 52D | Event at which some people wear gloves | Corey Rubin |
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 5D | Caffeine source | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 34A | Leaves after dinner? | Caleb Madison |
| Monday, March 02, 2009 | 57D | Afternoon social | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | 66A | Celestial Seasonings product | John Farmer |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | 19A | Beverage often served with sugar or lemon | Richard Chisholm |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 55D | Society affair | Barry C. Silk |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | 45D | 1773 jetsam in Boston Harbor | Gary J. Whitehead |
| Monday, April 28, 2008 | 42A | 4:00 drink | Gary Disch |
| Sunday, November 18, 2007 | 48A | Leaves in hot water | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, November 15, 2007 | 33A | Lemon ___ | Joe Krozel |
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 | 60D | Hot spot? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, October 07, 2007 | 53A | Afternoon affair | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | 63A | Some like it hot | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 | 9D | Leaves after dinner? | Mike Nothnagel |
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 | 104A | Social type | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 | 5D | Earl Grey, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, June 05, 2007 | 22A | Afternoon social | Barry C. Silk |
| Tuesday, April 10, 2007 | 31A | Afternoon event | Kevan Choset |
| Sunday, November 19, 2006 | 100A | ___ rose | Tony Orbach |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 | 26A | Tetley product | John Calvin Williams |
| Saturday, October 14, 2006 | 57D | With 53-Down, ingredient in some soaps | Byron Walden |
| Sunday, September 03, 2006 | 37D | Bagged leaves | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| Friday, July 07, 2006 | 43A | Something overthrown shortly before the American Revolution | Joe Krozel |
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 | 44D | With 45-Down, beverage dispenser | Joe DiPietro |
| Friday, January 06, 2006 | 50A | Kind of cart | David Levinson Wilk |
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 | 138D | Sri Lanka export | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| Friday, October 28, 2005 | 37D | Picker-upper | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2005 | 39A | Gunpowder, e.g. | Adam G. Perl |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2005 | 42A | Scone's go-with | Kyle Mahowald |
| Tuesday, July 05, 2005 | 1D | Lipton product | Beth Hinshaw |
| Sunday, June 26, 2005 | 25D | Garden party, maybe | Joe DiPietro |
| Saturday, June 25, 2005 | 19D | What some balls are filled with | John Underwood |
| Friday, May 13, 2005 | 58D | Picker-upper | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2005 | 44A | Darjeeling or oolong | Nancy Salomon |
| Friday, May 06, 2005 | 59D | Leaves for a drink | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, April 22, 2005 | 54A | See 52-Across | Myles Callum |
| Monday, March 28, 2005 | 6D | Alternative to coffee | Elizabeth Babikan |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 | 11A | Afternoon social | Gene Newman |
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 | 57A | What's brewing, perhaps | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 | 2D | Sri Lanka export | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 | 62D | Tetley product | John Underwood |
| Monday, December 27, 2004 | 40D | Drink with one lump or two | Levi Denham |
| Thursday, December 02, 2004 | 22A | After-dinner serving | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, November 01, 2004 | 51A | Mad Hatter's drink | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, September 28, 2004 | 32D | Mad Hatter's drink | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 | 60D | Some like it hot | Byron Walden |
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 | 10A | It may be herbal | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, July 02, 2004 | 5D | Kind of service | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Monday, June 14, 2004 | 44A | It may be served with crumpets | Craig Kasper |
| Sunday, April 25, 2004 | 132A | High ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, March 29, 2004 | 24A | Tetley product | Barry Silk |
| Sunday, February 08, 2004 | 117D | Green brew | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, January 09, 2004 | 48A | Good source of antioxidants | Bob Peoples |
| Sunday, December 28, 2003 | 30A | Genteel affair | Seth A. Abel |
| Thursday, October 30, 2003 | 19D | Product once harbored in Boston? | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, October 19, 2003 | 79D | High ___ | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Monday, October 13, 2003 | 29D | Mad Hatter's drink | Eric Berlin |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 | 65A | Midafternoon repast | Kevan Choset |
| Friday, September 26, 2003 | 53A | Britain's ___ Act of 1773 | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, July 02, 2003 | 29A | Caffeine source | Barbara Olson |
| Saturday, May 03, 2003 | 42A | Blue mountain ___ (goldenrod) | John Scott Marrone |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2003 | 32D | Gunpowder, for one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, January 20, 2003 | 28D | Oolong, for one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, December 15, 2002 | 37D | Caffeine source | RIchard Hughes |
| Monday, November 25, 2002 | 26D | Oolong or pekoe | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, September 19, 2002 | 53A | Social event | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, September 08, 2002 | 112A | First product of 53-Down | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, July 09, 2002 | 8D | Kind of party | Robert Malinow |
| Sunday, July 07, 2002 | 24D | It may be iced or spiced | Lloyd E. Pollet |
| Wednesday, June 19, 2002 | 44A | It may be brewing | Janet R. Bender |
| Monday, May 20, 2002 | 41A | Twinings product | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, May 02, 2002 | 60D | Word with black or green | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| Sunday, April 14, 2002 | 50A | ___ caddy | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, April 07, 2002 | 33D | It's served in spots | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, April 04, 2002 | 17A | Kind of garden | Trip Payne |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2002 | 1D | It may be high in the afternoon | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, December 19, 2001 | 1D | Society affair | Don West |
| Thursday, December 13, 2001 | 46D | It may be in the bag | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, November 07, 2001 | 14A | Word with caddy or bag | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, October 25, 2001 | 43A | Social | John Scott Marrone |
| Tuesday, October 09, 2001 | 26A | See 15-Across | Peter Gordon |
| Friday, June 08, 2001 | 59D | Leaves in a bag | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, May 30, 2001 | 57D | Brewer's brew | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, April 15, 2001 | 103D | Flight attendant's offering | Richard Silvestri |
| Friday, March 23, 2001 | 37A | Social service? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, February 24, 2001 | 60D | It may be served in spots | Rich Norris |
| Friday, February 09, 2001 | 27A | It may be spiced | Nelson Hardy |
| Friday, December 29, 2000 | 49A | Sri Lanka export | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, November 13, 2000 | 60D | Drink "for two" | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, June 07, 2000 | 63D | Genteel event | John Duschatko |
| Sunday, June 04, 2000 | 73D | Hatter affair | Martin Schneider |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2000 | 21D | Social | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, May 07, 2000 | 73A | A cuppa | Patrick D. Berry |
| Sunday, April 16, 2000 | 97D | It may be taken in spots | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2000 | 69A | Lipton product | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| Monday, March 13, 2000 | 33D | 4:00 affair | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, February 12, 2000 | 58D | Kind of service | Dave Tuller |
| Tuesday, February 01, 2000 | 43D | Tetley product | A. J. Santora |
| Friday, January 28, 2000 | 13D | Leaves in the afternoon? | Manny Nosowsky and Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Monday, October 04, 1999 | 48A | Darjeeling or oolong | Joey Crumley |
| Monday, September 06, 1999 | 25A | Drink in a cup | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, August 23, 1999 | 32A | Steeped beverage | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Monday, August 02, 1999 | 67A | Earl Grey, e.g. | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Sunday, July 04, 1999 | 43A | 1773 jetsam | Greg Staples |
| Wednesday, April 07, 1999 | 12D | Social | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, January 20, 1999 | 34A | It's served in spots | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, January 17, 1999 | 87A | Kind of cozy | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, December 29, 1998 | 38D | 4:00 gathering | Susan Harrington Smith |
| Wednesday, October 28, 1998 | 20A | Oolong, for one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, October 04, 1998 | 31A | Old-fashioned cold remedy | Frank Longo |
| Sunday, September 06, 1998 | 74A | After-dinner offering | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, July 29, 1998 | 57A | Iced ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, July 28, 1998 | 26A | Genteel affair | Robert Dillman |
| Wednesday, July 08, 1998 | 38A | Jetsam of 1773 | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| Monday, June 01, 1998 | 50A | Coffee alternative | Evie Eysenburg |
| Tuesday, May 05, 1998 | 42A | Wonderland drink | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Monday, April 20, 1998 | 23A | Tetley product | John D. Leavy |
| Tuesday, March 03, 1998 | 23D | Parlor drink | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, February 15, 1998 | 88D | Social | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, January 20, 1998 | 31A | 4:00, in Kent | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, January 06, 1998 | 56D | Sri Lanka export | Ed Early |
| Sunday, July 27, 1997 | 40A | It may be black or green | June Boggs |
| Saturday, July 19, 1997 | 23D | This is popular in spots | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Monday, June 09, 1997 | 48D | Tetley product | Thomas W. Schier |
| Sunday, February 16, 1997 | 75A | It may be high in the afternoon | M. Gaffney |
| Monday, January 20, 1997 | 60D | Wonderland drink | S. Spadaccini |
| Thursday, January 02, 1997 | 62D | Leaves at 4:00? | M. Gaffney |
| Sunday, November 17, 1996 | 18D | Hot spot, in lunch counter lingo | N. N. Joline |
| Friday, November 15, 1996 | 55A | Samovar serving | R. Norris |
| Monday, October 28, 1996 | 41A | Coffee alternative | R. Norris |
| Friday, September 27, 1996 | 33A | Break beverage | B. Sefick |
| Wednesday, June 05, 1996 | 29D | Sympathy's partner | G. R. Ferguson |
| Sunday, June 02, 1996 | 30A | Reception | R. Norris |
| Saturday, May 25, 1996 | 57A | Sri Lankan export | F. Piscop |
| Friday, May 17, 1996 | 39D | Kind of service | J. DiPietro |
| Thursday, May 16, 1996 | 25D | It may be in the bag | F. Longo |
| Wednesday, March 27, 1996 | 36A | 4:00 function | R. J. Hartman |
| Thursday, February 15, 1996 | 5D | British break | Matt Gaffney |
| Sunday, January 07, 1996 | 31D | Leaves in the pot | Eric Albert |
| Friday, December 01, 1995 | 20A | Social | Manny Nosowsky |
| Saturday, October 14, 1995 | 20D | Cause of a restaurant stir? | Alex K. Justin |
| Sunday, October 08, 1995 | 113A | Kind of bag | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Sunday, July 16, 1995 | 19D | Leaves in the cup | Naomi Geller Lipsky |
| Monday, July 10, 1995 | 10D | 4:00 social | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Thursday, May 25, 1995 | 67D | Indian export | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, April 20, 1995 | 52A | 1773 jetsam | Raymond Hamel |
| Sunday, April 09, 1995 | 70A | Chow mein chaser | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, April 03, 1995 | 45A | 4:00 gathering | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, March 16, 1995 | 58A | Red Rose, e.g. | A.J. Santora |
| Wednesday, December 21, 1994 | 49A | One may be high at 5:00 | Alfio Micci |
| Wednesday, October 19, 1994 | 50A | 4:00 function | D.J. Listort |
| Wednesday, June 22, 1994 | 54D | Japanese drink | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| Wednesday, April 20, 1994 | 55A | Earl Grey, e.g. | Walter Webb |
| Sunday, February 27, 1994 | 10D | _____ service | Bette Sue Cohen |
| Wednesday, February 02, 1994 | 20D | Gunpowder, e.g. | Robert Katz |
| Sunday, January 30, 1994 | 114A | Society event | Alex K. Justin |
| Thursday, January 13, 1994 | 64A | It's in the bag | Harvey Estes |
| Wednesday, January 05, 1994 | 22A | Bohea, e.g. | Chet Currier |
| Thursday, December 09, 1993 | 47A | Herbal soother | Janie Lyons |