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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 37D | Cheshire cat's place | Peter A. Collins |
| Wednesday, October 07, 2009 | 44A | Bird's home | Tim Wescott |
| Friday, September 25, 2009 | 49A | One leaving in the spring | Robert A. Doll |
| Thursday, September 03, 2009 | 13D | Corner | C. W. Stewart |
| Saturday, June 20, 2009 | 35A | Home for a 28-Across | Brad Wilber |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | 46A | Thing depicted by this puzzle's circled letters | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| Monday, May 25, 2009 | 64A | Thing hidden in each of the movie names in this puzzle | Peter A. Collins |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | 58D | Trap, in a way | Barry C. Silk |
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | 37D | Logic diagram | Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron |
| Sunday, March 29, 2009 | 90D | See 89-Down | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, February 05, 2009 | 10D | Logician's drawing | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | 72A | Alder or elder | Gail Grabowski |
| Sunday, September 07, 2008 | 44A | Possessor of many rings | Randolph Ross |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | 55A | Place for a house | Daniel Kantor |
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 | 77D | Olive or apple | Oliver Hill |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 | 47D | Decision-making diagram | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 | 58A | Logic diagram | Ken Bessette |
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 | 47D | Christmas ___ | Adam G. Perl |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | 34D | Kind of diagram | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | 22D | Fig or fir | Ken Stern |
| Monday, August 20, 2007 | 34A | Walnut or willow | Lynn Lempel |
| Thursday, May 31, 2007 | 57A | Peach or apple | William F. Stephens |
| Sunday, May 27, 2007 | 63A | Ring holder | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 64A | Branch headquarters? | Mike Nothnagel |
| Tuesday, March 20, 2007 | 25A | Genealogical diagram | Laura A. Halper |
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 | 33A | Alder or elder | Ed Early |
| Sunday, December 17, 2006 | 97A | See 51-Across | Joe DiPietro |
| Monday, September 04, 2006 | 18A | Sycamore or cypress | Mike Nothnagel |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 | 68A | Sequoia, for one | Elayne Cantor |
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 | 72A | Peach or beech | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2006 | 10A | Elder, e.g. | Barry C. Silk |
| Monday, May 22, 2006 | 16A | Forest unit | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | 56A | Nest site | Patrick Blindauer |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 | 57A | Kind of diagram | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | 37D | Birch or beech | Pete Muller |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 | 38A | Apple or pear, e.g. | Jim Hyres |
| Sunday, January 15, 2006 | 75D | Leaves home? | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2006 | 35D | Koala's hangout | Mel Rosen |
| Monday, May 23, 2005 | 55D | Peach or beech | Robert Dillman |
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 | 5A | Arborist's concern | Victor Fleming |
| Saturday, April 16, 2005 | 29A | Pedigree shower | Gary Steinmehl |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | 26D | Palm, e.g. | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, January 29, 2005 | 42A | Cheshire cat's hangout | Patrick Berry |
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 | 71A | Brazil, for one | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, September 09, 2004 | 54A | Leaves home? | Peter Abide |
| Sunday, August 08, 2004 | 106D | Corner | Bill Zais |
| Friday, August 06, 2004 | 33D | Every family has one | Bob Peoples |
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 | 53D | Place for a knot | Kevan Choset |
| Monday, May 17, 2004 | 41A | Locust or larch | Ethan Cooper |
| Monday, May 03, 2004 | 65A | Elm or elder | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, March 22, 2004 | 70A | Forest unit | Kyle Mahowald |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2004 | 35A | Ancestry record | Barry Silk |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 | 67A | Arboretum sight | Fred Piscop |
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 | 18A | Nursery offering | Michael Shteyman |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2003 | 2D | Corner | Leonard Williams |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | 30A | Genealogist's work | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Monday, October 20, 2003 | 33D | Ring bearer | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, October 08, 2003 | 16A | Plum or gum | Peter Sarrett |
| Monday, July 28, 2003 | 63A | Lumber source | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, July 21, 2003 | 51D | Elm or oak | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Thursday, June 26, 2003 | 70A | Hammock holder | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, June 01, 2003 | 80A | Branch location | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, March 27, 2003 | 58D | Gallows | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2003 | 69A | Sloth's home | John Greenman |
| Sunday, February 16, 2003 | 89A | Genealogist's work | Charles M. Deber |
| Monday, January 13, 2003 | 44A | Center of a Christmas display | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, November 02, 2002 | 28A | Bring to bay | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Monday, October 21, 2002 | 60D | Shoe shaper | Peter Sarrett |
| Monday, August 19, 2002 | 11D | Elder or alder | Lynn Lempel |
| Friday, May 31, 2002 | 47D | Family ___ | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, May 24, 2002 | 45D | Part of a windbreak, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| Saturday, May 18, 2002 | 27A | Place to find dates | Trip Payne |
| Monday, May 06, 2002 | 55D | Orchard unit | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2002 | 45A | Leaves home? | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, February 11, 2002 | 61A | Apple or maple | Peter Gordon |
| Saturday, January 19, 2002 | 15D | With 7-Down, it's seen on some trunks | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| Wednesday, December 26, 2001 | 45D | Swing site | Ed Early |
| Sunday, September 23, 2001 | 44D | Part of a copse | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, September 20, 2001 | 52D | Corner | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2001 | 56A | Pecan or walnut | Joan Yanofsky |
| Sunday, September 09, 2001 | 63D | Family portrait, of sorts | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, June 02, 2001 | 26D | One may undergo surgery | Jim Page |
| Monday, May 21, 2001 | 6A | Beech or birch | Joan Yanofsky |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2001 | 62A | Shade giver | Jon Delfin |
| Sunday, April 29, 2001 | 26A | Corner | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, March 26, 2001 | 45A | Hammock's attachment | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, March 17, 2001 | 42A | Chart with many lines | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2001 | 52D | Elder or alder | Michael S. Maurer |
| Thursday, March 01, 2001 | 59D | Ring site | Nancy S. Ross |
| Monday, February 12, 2001 | 26D | Squirrel's home | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, July 16, 2000 | 45A | Corner | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, July 03, 2000 | 56D | Squirrel's home | Marjorie Berg |
| Wednesday, June 07, 2000 | 10A | Arboreal creature with sticky feet | John Duschatko |
| Monday, February 14, 2000 | 9D | Shade giver | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Thursday, January 27, 2000 | 25D | Family map | David Ainslie Macleod |
| Monday, January 17, 2000 | 53D | Branch site | Trip Payne |
| Monday, December 27, 1999 | 57D | Shoe stiffener | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, October 11, 1999 | 55D | Branch headquarters? | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, October 10, 1999 | 70D | Lemur's hangout | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, October 04, 1999 | 64A | Shade provider | Joey Crumley |
| Tuesday, August 10, 1999 | 53D | Ebony or mahogany | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, August 09, 1999 | 67A | Genealogical work | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, March 06, 1999 | 10D | Kind of squirrel | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, February 17, 1999 | 40D | It has a bark but no bite | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Friday, February 05, 1999 | 43A | It may require surgery | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Saturday, December 19, 1998 | 53D | Kind of diagram | Frank Longo and Dave Tuller |
| Saturday, October 24, 1998 | 43A | Keep from escaping | Rich Norris |
| Monday, September 21, 1998 | 50D | Logic diagram | Matthew Lees |
| Friday, September 11, 1998 | 37A | Relative diagram | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, September 05, 1998 | 19A | Golfer's obstacle | Thomas W. Schier |
| Monday, July 20, 1998 | 36D | Genealogy display | Mary E. Brindamour |
| Tuesday, July 14, 1998 | 64A | Tarzan's home | Raymond Hamel |
| Tuesday, March 03, 1998 | 64A | Elder, for one | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, February 02, 1998 | 58D | Arbor Day honoree | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, February 01, 1998 | 114A | Cobbler's need | Merl Reagle |
| Monday, January 05, 1998 | 54D | Shade giver | Mark Moldowsky |
| Monday, December 01, 1997 | 61A | Mahogany or maple | Mark Danna |
| Tuesday, November 25, 1997 | 67A | Sloth's home | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, August 21, 1997 | 7D | Leaves' home | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Saturday, July 26, 1997 | 33D | Corner | Richard Hughes |
| Wednesday, June 25, 1997 | 53A | Kind of toad | Elizabeth Gorski |
| Monday, May 26, 1997 | 51A | Site for a swing | Eileen Lexau |
| Sunday, May 25, 1997 | 104A | Kind of diagram | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, January 13, 1997 | 58D | Chestnut or walnut | G. E. Paul |
| Tuesday, January 07, 1997 | 24A | Genealogical chart | J. Schmalzbach |
| Thursday, January 02, 1997 | 10D | Cherry or apple | M. Gaffney |
| Tuesday, December 31, 1996 | 58D | Shade giver | A. S. Verdesca |
| Thursday, December 12, 1996 | 2D | Trap | J. R. Conrad |
| Wednesday, December 11, 1996 | 67A | Elder or alder | F. & L. Sabin |
| Wednesday, October 23, 1996 | 69A | Shoe insert | R. Norris |
| Tuesday, August 27, 1996 | 15D | Genealogist's handiwork | D. E. Donaldson |
| Monday, July 01, 1996 | 55A | Arboretum item | S. Spadaccini |
| Monday, May 20, 1996 | 59A | Gum or plum, e.g. | G. E. Paul |
| Wednesday, March 27, 1996 | 65A | Arboretum item | R. J. Hartman |
| Saturday, February 17, 1996 | 1A | Gallows | Bob Sefick |
| Friday, February 09, 1996 | 60D | Corner | Rich Norris |
| Monday, January 29, 1996 | 60D | Genealogy chart | G. Paul |
| Tuesday, January 16, 1996 | 35A | Birch or larch | R. Hartman |
| Wednesday, November 22, 1995 | 66A | Balsam, e.g. | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, October 29, 1995 | 107D | Cobbler's need | Maura B. Jacobson |
| Wednesday, August 09, 1995 | 62A | Logical diagram | Richard Hughes |
| Monday, August 07, 1995 | 29A | Arboreal locale | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, February 26, 1995 | 98D | Place for a small house | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, February 06, 1995 | 29D | Nest site | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, January 07, 1995 | 4D | Clothes hanger | Randolph Ross |
| Monday, October 03, 1994 | 5A | Pecan or poplar | Stanley Newman |
| Saturday, August 13, 1994 | 47A | Gallows | Randolph Ross |
| Monday, July 04, 1994 | 47D | It's better known for its bark than its bite | Joel Davajan |
| Monday, May 30, 1994 | 68A | Christmas centerpiece | Raymond Hamel |
| Wednesday, May 04, 1994 | 41A | Genealogist's work | Louis Sabin |
| Monday, April 25, 1994 | 62A | Shoe support | Bernice Gordon |
| Monday, April 11, 1994 | 11D | Corner | Martin Schneider |
| Saturday, March 05, 1994 | 55D | Math diagram | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, March 02, 1994 | 22A | Pin down, in a way | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Saturday, December 11, 1993 | 31D | Math diagram | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Sunday, December 05, 1993 | 21A | Genealogist's work | Manny Nosowsky |