Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Fri Jun 21, 2024 | 44A | Airport with the most runways in the world (8) | Billy Bratton | Fagliano |
Thu Nov 17, 2022 | 27D | Facility formerly known as Orchard Field | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman | Shortz |
Sat May 14, 2022 | 50D | United hub (3) | Ada Nicolle | Shortz |
Thu Apr 7, 2022 | 16A | Where the terminal dash in "Home Alone" takes place | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Apr 6, 2022 | 15A | Midwest hub (7) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Apr 5, 2021 | 51D | Busiest airport in the Midwest | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Dec 7, 2020 | 52D | Alternative to Chicago's Midway (2) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Tue Sep 8, 2020 | 63A | Midwest air hub (4) | Kevin Christian and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Mon Apr 20, 2020 | 57D | Airport for a Bull or a Bear | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Sep 2, 2019 | 7A | Airport about 13 miles from the Loop | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Mar 18, 2019 | 37A | Alternative to Chicago's Midway (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon Mar 11, 2019 | 14A | Chicago air hub (5) | Trent Evans | Shortz |
Wed Mar 28, 2018 | 51A | Chicago airport (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Mar 1, 2018 | 53A | Where many people make connections | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Feb 4, 2018 | 101D | Airport that J.F.K. dedicated in 1963 | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Wed Jan 17, 2018 | 58D | Its symbol is ORD | Jules Markey | Shortz |
Sat Jan 21, 2017 | 48D | United base | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Thu Dec 8, 2016 | 23A | Midwest hub (7) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Sun Aug 14, 2016 | 14D | One stop on Chicago's Blue Line | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Apr 4, 2016 | 52D | Midway alternative (10) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Wed Mar 2, 2016 | 54A | Orchard Field, today (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Dec 18, 2015 | 4D | L's end? | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun Dec 6, 2015 | 21A | American hub | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Oct 14, 2014 | 18A | Midwest air hub (4) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Fri Sep 26, 2014 | 28A | Orchard Field, today (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Feb 3, 2014 | 66A | Chicago airport (5) | Sean Dobbin | Shortz |
Mon Dec 2, 2013 | 5A | Chicago air hub (5) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2013 | 49D | American Airlines hub | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Jun 27, 2013 | 51D | Airport named for a naval war hero | Sean Dobbin | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2013 | 50A | Site of some Chicago touchdowns | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Jan 2, 2013 | 17A | Midwest hub (7) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Feb 1, 2012 | 5D | Midway Airport alternative | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Sep 3, 2011 | 43A | United hub (3) | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Mon Aug 9, 2010 | 48A | Site of many Chicago touchdowns | David Poole | Shortz |
Wed Jun 16, 2010 | 18D | Midwest air hub (4) | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Thu Dec 17, 2009 | 35A | United hub (3) | Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2009 | 26D | Bear's landing place? | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Thu Apr 23, 2009 | 33D | Almost 80 million people visit it yearly | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
Sun Mar 29, 2009 | 124A | United Airlines hub | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Dec 29, 2008 | 45D | Chicago air hub (5) | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
Thu Oct 16, 2008 | 24A | Western end of I-190 near I-294 | Ian Tullis | Shortz |
Fri Sep 19, 2008 | 28A | W.W. II air ace who lent his name to an airport | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Mon Sep 15, 2008 | 56D | Chicago air hub (5) | Sharon E. Petersen | Shortz |
Wed Nov 28, 2007 | 18A | Midway alternative (10) | Ray Fontenot | Shortz |
Thu May 3, 2007 | 38D | Midway alternative (10) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Fri Feb 2, 2007 | 44A | Orchard Field, today (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Jan 14, 2007 | 78D | Midwest transfer point (2) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Jun 25, 2006 | 96D | Tony-winning actor Denis | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue May 2, 2006 | 43A | Midway alternative (10) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Tue Feb 7, 2006 | 28D | Chicago air hub (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Jun 14, 2005 | 32A | Chicago airport (5) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Thu Mar 31, 2005 | 53D | Fighter pilot Edward for whom an airport is named | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Tue Jun 8, 2004 | 31D | Midwest air hub (4) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Apr 19, 2004 | 64A | Chicago airport (5) | Michael Doran | Shortz |
Sun Apr 18, 2004 | 76D | Midwest hub (7) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Wed Jan 21, 2004 | 14A | Midway alternative (10) | Barry Silk | Shortz |
Sat Dec 27, 2003 | 46D | Orchard Field, after 1949 | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Tue Jul 29, 2003 | 26A | Midwest hub (7) | Ed Early | Shortz |
Tue Jul 1, 2003 | 7D | Midway alternative (10) | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Thu Jun 5, 2003 | 21A | Terminus of Chicago's I-190 | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue May 20, 2003 | 49A | Midway alternative (10) | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Sun Dec 8, 2002 | 42A | Place for Chicago touchdowns | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat Jun 29, 2002 | 26D | Midwest transfer point (2) | Dana Motley | Shortz |
Mon Mar 11, 2002 | 28D | Chicago airport (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Aug 22, 2001 | 24D | Midway alternative (10) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Wed Jan 31, 2001 | 63A | Midway alternative (10) | Jon Delfin | Shortz |
Mon Oct 16, 2000 | 55D | Chicago hub (2) | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Fri Jul 7, 2000 | 58A | It gets many touchdowns | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Wed Oct 28, 1998 | 44A | Midwest hub (7) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Sep 3, 1998 | 16A | Facility west of Schiller Park | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Mar 16, 1998 | 48A | Second City's #1 airport | Mark Moldowsky | Shortz |
Tue May 6, 1997 | 14A | Midwest airport hub | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 1997 | 45D | It's just south of Des Plaines | D. Niles | Shortz |
Sat Oct 5, 1996 | 53A | Where millions of connections are made every year | T. Payne | Shortz |
Mon Apr 8, 1996 | 68A | Chicago's ___Field | S. B. Whitten | Shortz |
Thu Mar 28, 1996 | 3D | Alternative to Midway (3) | G. Petgrave | Shortz |
Sat May 6, 1995 | 46D | Chicago hub (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Wed Mar 29, 1995 | 58A | Alternative to Midway (3) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Nov 24, 1994 | 6D | Windy City touchdown site | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 1994 | 29A | Alternative to Midway (3) | R. M. Hopkins | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 1994 | 31D | Midwest hub (7) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Wed Jan 19, 1994 | 16A | Busy airport | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Tue Jan 4, 1994 | 31D | Midway alternative (10) | David A. Rosen | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Feb 14, 2010 | Acrostic | E | Hub mostly in Cook County | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Sep 12, 2004 | Diagramless | 2D | Chicago airport | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fri Jul 30, 1993 | 31D | "World's busiest airport" | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sun Oct 18, 1992 | 128D | Chicago terminal | Grace M. Gordon | Maleska |
Sun Aug 2, 1992 | 18A | Busy airport | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Jun 24, 1991 | 5A | Busy terminal | Don Groat | Maleska |
Sun Aug 26, 1990 | 2D | Chicago's airport | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sun Apr 29, 1990 | 68D | Travelers' Midwest mecca | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed Feb 7, 1990 | 25D | Chicago airport | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 1, 1989 | 52A | Windy City airport | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Aug 29, 1989 | 14A | Busy place at 52 Across | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Sun Mar 5, 1989 | 60A | Chicago terminal | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sun Oct 2, 1988 | 19A | Kennedy relative | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sun Mar 20, 1988 | 91D | Kennedy's Midwestern cousin | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Mon Feb 29, 1988 | 16A | Chicago terminal | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Wed Apr 15, 1987 | 55D | Chicago's airport | Martha J. DeWitt | Maleska |
Thu May 1, 1986 | 35A | Chicago's airport | Gayle Dean | Maleska |
Mon Feb 17, 1986 | 49D | Chicago airport | Whitten | Maleska |
Mon Jan 6, 1986 | 9A | Airport in Chicago | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Nov 6, 1985 | 24D | Chicago airport | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Mon Oct 28, 1985 | 42D | Chicago airport | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Wed Dec 12, 1984 | 22A | Landmark of 20 Across | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Sun Aug 19, 1984 | 57D | Chicago's plane place | Mary Cee Whitten | Maleska |
Wed Aug 1, 1984 | 33A | Chicago airport | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed Jul 18, 1984 | 50D | Busy airport | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Jul 3, 1984 | 40A | Busiest airport | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Mon Jun 4, 1984 | 14A | Chicago airport | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Mon Feb 13, 1984 | 30D | Chicago airport | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Thu Jan 26, 1984 | 27D | Great airport | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Dec 26, 1983 | 64A | Midwest airport | Whitten | Maleska |
Thu Jul 28, 1983 | 1A | Midwest air hub | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Mar 31, 1983 | 44D | Kennedy's Chicago cousin | Fennessy | Maleska |
Tue Jan 18, 1983 | 39A | Busy place in Chicago | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat Jan 8, 1983 | 16A | Chicago airport | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Sat Aug 7, 1982 | 28D | Ill. airport | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun May 23, 1982 | 74D | Busiest airport | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Mon May 10, 1982 | 14A | Busy place at Chicago | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Thu Apr 1, 1982 | 50A | Midwest airport | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Jan 29, 1982 | 51D | Windy City airport | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Tue Dec 22, 1981 | 48D | Where the Cubs alight | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Dec 14, 1981 | 52D | Chicago airport | N. M. Meyer | Maleska |
Sun Jan 18, 1981 | 67A | Illinois airport | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Nov 30, 1980 | 26D | Chicago airport | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Thu May 1, 1980 | 27D | Kennedy's Midwest counterpart | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Mon Mar 3, 1980 | 58A | Mighty airport | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Sep 5, 1979 | 29D | Busy airport | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Aug 6, 1979 | 30D | Midwest airport | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Wed Jul 11, 1979 | 11D | Chicago airport | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Thu Mar 22, 1979 | 27D | Busy airport | Dana Gross | Maleska |
Tue Mar 13, 1979 | 27D | Chicago airport | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Fri Feb 16, 1979 | 6D | Kennedy's Midwestern counterpart | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue May 23, 1978 | 27D | Chicago airport | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Thu May 18, 1978 | 35A | World's busiest airport | Vincent L. Osborne | Maleska |
Fri Mar 17, 1978 | 13A | Chicago airport | Hugh McElroy | Maleska |
Sun Dec 18, 1977 | 5A | World's busiest airport | Jim Page | Maleska |
Mon Nov 21, 1977 | 59A | "Windy City" airport | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Aug 22, 1977 | 59A | World's busiest airport | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Thu Sep 30, 1976 | 31D | Midwest airport | Beverly J. Seward | Weng |
Thu Jun 3, 1976 | 6D | Midwest airport | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sun Sep 21, 1975 | 109D | Midwest airport | Bill Hartman | Weng |
Tue Jul 22, 1975 | 53D | Midwest airport | Jackie Aidieur | Weng |
Fri Apr 4, 1975 | 55D | Chicago landing place | Hugh McElroy | Weng |
Mon Feb 17, 1975 | 55A | Midwest airport | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sat Nov 16, 1974 | 41A | Midwest airport | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Tue Oct 2, 1973 | 27D | Midwest airport | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 28, 1973 | 6D | Chicago airport | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jan 13, 1973 | 47D | Chicago landing place | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 11, 1973 | 40D | Midwest counterpart of J.F.K. | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Aug 17, 1972 | 40A | Chicago airport | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Mar 16, 1972 | 65A | Illinois airport | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Nov 2, 1970 | 25D | Chicago airport | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Apr 12, 1970 | 53D | Midwest terminal | Frances Hansen | Weng |
Sun Jan 25, 1970 | 36D | Midwest airport | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Sat Sep 20, 1969 | 26D | Chicago counterpart of Kennedy. | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 18, 1969 | 21A | Chicago name | Cornelia Warriner | Weng |
Thu Mar 27, 1969 | 24D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 4, 1969 | 14A | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Dec 9, 1968 | 29D | Chicago's airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 3, 1968 | 45D | Chicago's airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 11, 1968 | 59A | Chicago's airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 29, 1967 | 43A | Chicago air terminal. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Thu Apr 27, 1967 | 54D | Flight destination. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sun Apr 16, 1967 | 131A | Busy airport. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sun Feb 19, 1967 | 62A | Chicago airport. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sat Sep 10, 1966 | 25D | Illinois airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 22, 1966 | 10D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu May 19, 1966 | 13D | Chicago air terminal. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 26, 1966 | 56A | Neighbor of Midway. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Nov 21, 1965 | 5D | Chicago airfield. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1965 | 52D | Chicago airfield. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Mon Apr 19, 1965 | 49D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Nov 21, 1964 | 27D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 29, 1964 | 61A | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 20, 1964 | 46D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 29, 1963 | 68D | Chicago's airport. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Thu Apr 25, 1963 | 11D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 2, 1962 | 20A | Chicago airfield. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Mon Mar 26, 1962 | 31D | Chicago airfield. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Jan 24, 1962 | 53D | Chicago airport. | Kathryn Righter | Farrar |
Wed Aug 30, 1961 | 16A | Chicago airfield. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri May 26, 1961 | 2D | Chicago airport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 19, 1961 | 24A | Chicago airport. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Oct 11, 1959 | 93D | Chicago airfield. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Wed May 6, 1959 | 15A | Anne ___ McCormick. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Wed Jan 13, 1954 | 20A | Anne ___ McCormick. | Albert Carroll | Farrar |
Mon May 18, 1953 | 5D | Mrs. McCormick's middle name. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Thu Aug 16, 1951 | 5A | Anne ___ McCormick. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Feb 3, 1951 | 15A | Journalist McCormick's maiden name. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |