Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Mon Oct 21, 2024 | 49D | p, on sheet music | Neil Padrick Wilson | Fagliano |
Thu Aug 22, 2024 | 5D | Word that can precede or follow "player" | Brad Wiegmann | Fagliano |
Mon Aug 5, 2024 | 26D | With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key | Andy Walker | Fagliano |
Fri Jun 14, 2024 | 44D | Where to find a set of small hammers | Robyn Weintraub | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 12, 2023 | 27A | It can be grand or upright | Alice Liang | Shortz |
Fri Feb 18, 2022 | 3D | Soft (2) | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Thu Dec 3, 2020 | 15A | Softly (8) | Jake Halperin | Shortz |
Thu Oct 8, 2020 | 22A | Player ___ | Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Oct 6, 2020 | 61A | Steinway or Baldwin (2) | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Jan 16, 2020 | 43A | Place for a bench | Erik Agard and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Jan 13, 2020 | 46A | Instrument for Billy Joel | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Dec 13, 2019 | 51D | Upright, maybe | Leslie Rogers | Shortz |
Sat Aug 31, 2019 | 27D | Softly (8) | Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Aug 11, 2019 | 29A | Grand onstage | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Tue Mar 5, 2019 | 13A | Sam played one in "Casablanca" | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Thu Nov 1, 2018 | 42A | Staple of ragtime music | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Mon May 28, 2018 | 5D | It has 88 keys | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Apr 22, 2018 | 123A | Forte's opposite (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Sep 17, 2017 | 41A | Keys for Keys? | Mark MacLachlan | Shortz |
Sun Apr 9, 2017 | 96D | Baldwin offering | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun May 22, 2016 | 127A | Instrument at Rick's Café | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 2016 | 44D | Softly (8) | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 2, 2015 | 47D | Baby grand, e.g. (3) | Loren Muse Smith and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Sep 2, 2015 | 6D | Alicia Keys's instrument, aptly | Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber | Shortz |
Thu Sep 4, 2014 | 66A | Softly (8) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Aug 25, 2014 | 47D | Instrument for Lady Gaga | Greg Johnson | Shortz |
Tue May 13, 2014 | 62A | Steinway or Baldwin (2) | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
Mon Mar 3, 2014 | 36A | Set of keys? (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake | Shortz |
Wed Mar 13, 2013 | 20A | One of the Baldwins? | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Feb 15, 2013 | 47D | Source of grand sounds? | Tom Heilman | Shortz |
Wed Dec 5, 2012 | 15A | Challenge for movers | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Sat Dec 1, 2012 | 16A | It's in front of a benched player | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Mon Oct 8, 2012 | 14A | "Grand" instrument | Dave Sarpola | Shortz |
Tue Jan 31, 2012 | 2D | Alicia Keys's instrument | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sun Mar 13, 2011 | 105A | Eighty-eight (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Dec 30, 2010 | 7A | Place for a hammer | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
Tue Nov 16, 2010 | 50D | Elton John's instrument (2) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Wed Jun 2, 2010 | 31D | Forte's opposite (2) | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2009 | 19A | Softly (8) | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | Shortz |
Thu Jun 11, 2009 | 14D | Softly (8) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Mon Jun 8, 2009 | 48D | Instrument for Rachmaninoff (2) | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Mon Jan 12, 2009 | 2D | Steinway, e.g. | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon Oct 27, 2008 | 12D | Instrument for Rachmaninoff (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake | Shortz |
Thu May 29, 2008 | 21D | A Baldwin | John Farmer | Shortz |
Fri Dec 28, 2007 | 46A | "A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor": Ambrose Bierce | John Farmer | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2007 | 42A | Holder of 88 keys | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mon May 1, 2006 | 14A | Baby grand, e.g. (3) | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Sun Oct 16, 2005 | 20A | Softly (8) | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Wed Sep 7, 2005 | 15A | Honky-tonk sight | Andrea C. Michaels | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2005 | 5D | Set of keys (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue May 3, 2005 | 34D | Grand or baby grand | Gary Steinmehl | Shortz |
Tue Aug 3, 2004 | 60A | Bench site (2) | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Thu May 6, 2004 | 6D | Bench site (2) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Fri Feb 13, 2004 | 35A | Honky-tonk player | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 2004 | 28D | Upright or baby grand | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Jan 25, 2004 | 43A | "Casablanca" music maker | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Aug 11, 2002 | 60A | Kind of bar (3) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 25, 2002 | 13D | Softly, on scores | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Thu Jun 13, 2002 | 28D | Word with roll or bar | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Jul 26, 2001 | 49D | Soft (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Wed May 30, 2001 | 14A | It might be grand | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Apr 24, 2001 | 51A | Instrument with hammers | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Wed Mar 21, 2001 | 46D | Eighty-eight (3) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Sun Feb 18, 2001 | 3D | Key locale | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sat Jan 13, 2001 | 35D | Kind of roll or bar | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sat Nov 11, 2000 | 16A | Kind of bar (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Jul 17, 2000 | 62A | Baby grand, e.g. (3) | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
Thu Jun 22, 2000 | 64A | Tutor's subject, maybe | Robert B. Baker | Shortz |
Wed Mar 15, 2000 | 2D | 32-Down's was a toy | Jim Page | Shortz |
Tue Mar 30, 1999 | 45A | "Grand" piece of furniture | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Mon Jan 4, 1999 | 52D | Elton John's instrument (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Dec 29, 1998 | 13A | Instrument for an étude | Susan Harrington Smith | Shortz |
Tue Mar 24, 1998 | 13D | "Eighty-eight" (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Jan 27, 1998 | 16A | Upright, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 1997 | 23A | Recreation center staple | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu Mar 13, 1997 | 16A | Nero's instrument | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Wed Mar 27, 1996 | 14A | Billy Joel's instrument | R. J. Hartman | Shortz |
Wed Mar 6, 1996 | 10D | Instrument for any 38-Across | N. S. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Apr 16, 1995 | 37D | Jane Campion film, with "The" (2) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Apr 9, 1995 | 105D | It provides a sounding board | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 1995 | 57D | 1993 Holly Hunter film, with "The" | Alfio Micci | Shortz |
Sun Feb 12, 1995 | 23A | Softly (8) | Alex & Victoria Black | Shortz |
Sun Dec 4, 1994 | 24A | Kind of bar (3) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Sun Apr 24, 1994 | 100A | Jane Campion film, with "The" (2) | Louis Sabin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 1994 | 103D | One grand | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Jun 16, 2019 | Diagramless | 4A | Baby grand, e.g. | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Jan 4, 2015 | Takeaway | 2D | *culptor* Nicola and Giovanni | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Dec 3, 2006 | Cryptic | 24D | 88 keys in thespian organization (5) | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Oct 24, 1993 | 98A | Grand or upright | Frances Hansen | Taub |
Fri Aug 13, 1993 | 15A | Soft, to Solti | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Fri Mar 26, 1993 | 59A | A clavier | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sat Mar 20, 1993 | 28D | A player, perhaps | William S. McIlrath | Maleska |
Sat Nov 14, 1992 | 21D | Spinet or grand | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Mon May 25, 1992 | 17A | Hammer-and-strings instrument | James L. Beatty | Maleska |
Tue Apr 28, 1992 | 63A | Softly, to Ozawa | William Canine | Maleska |
Wed Mar 18, 1992 | 38D | What Marilyn Crispell plays | Wayne Eastman | Maleska |
Tue Feb 11, 1992 | 23D | Spinet; upright | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Tue Dec 3, 1991 | 34D | Serkin played it | Brenda Pomerance | Maleska |
Sat Nov 9, 1991 | 16A | Instrument for Nero | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Thu Jun 13, 1991 | 31D | "___ Man," Billy Joel song | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Fri Mar 16, 1990 | 28D | Nero's instrument | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Feb 2, 1990 | 15A | Grand follower | William Baxley | Maleska |
Sat Sep 9, 1989 | 57A | Instrument Cristofori developed | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Mon Apr 3, 1989 | 14A | Instrument Dudley Moore plays | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed Feb 1, 1989 | 52A | Kin of a harpsichord | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Wed Nov 9, 1988 | 33A | Softly, in music | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
Sat Oct 22, 1988 | 34A | A player, perhaps | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Wed Oct 19, 1988 | 15A | Softly, musically | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Sun Sep 4, 1988 | 64A | This could be grand | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Jul 2, 1988 | 30D | Watts's instrument | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Jun 19, 1988 | 63A | Softly, to Solti | Nancy Ross | Maleska |
Sun Feb 7, 1988 | 96A | Instrument for Nero | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Fri Sep 18, 1987 | 5A | Instrument for Friml | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sat Aug 15, 1987 | 37A | Opposite of forte | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Wed May 6, 1987 | 8D | Softly, to Solti | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Mon May 4, 1987 | 42A | Instrument for Nero | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Apr 20, 1987 | 26D | Serkin's instrument | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Mon Apr 6, 1987 | 43A | Cristofori made the first one: 1709 | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Fri Jan 16, 1987 | 65A | Soft, to Solti | R. S. Jones | Maleska |
Mon May 26, 1986 | 61A | Horowitz music maker | H. Hastings Reddall | Maleska |
Sun Feb 17, 1985 | 48D | Clavichord's successor | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Mar 6, 1984 | 62A | Kind of bar or player | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Thu Feb 17, 1983 | 27D | Grand worth more than a grand | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Wed Jan 26, 1983 | 51D | Spinet | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Wed Jan 12, 1983 | 11D | Soft, in music | Jeanne Wilson | Maleska |
Sun Nov 21, 1982 | 77A | Grand follower | Katherine Gould & Chris Remignanti | Maleska |
Sat Nov 6, 1982 | 19D | Forte's musical antithesis | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Tue Jun 29, 1982 | 48A | Instrument for Van Cliburn | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Fri Dec 25, 1981 | 32D | Grand follower | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Sun Sep 27, 1981 | 54A | Upright, e.g. | Hume R. Craft | Maleska |
Sun May 10, 1981 | 7D | Softly, in music | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Wed Feb 18, 1981 | 2D | Instrument for Percy Grainger | Gene Stone | Maleska |
Sun Oct 26, 1980 | 97D | Emil Gilels plays it | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Sun Jul 27, 1980 | 33D | Instrument for Serkin | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Fri Feb 29, 1980 | 31D | Opposite of forte | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Thu Nov 22, 1979 | 17A | Grand or baby grand | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Tue Oct 2, 1979 | 25A | Instrument for Emil Gilels | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Wed Aug 8, 1979 | 2D | Opposite of forte | R. W. Greenleaf | Maleska |
Sun Jun 10, 1979 | 29A | Soft, in music | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Thu Mar 29, 1979 | 10D | Gathering place at many a party | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Mon Dec 11, 1978 | 59A | Station for the Ragtime Kid | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
Sun Nov 12, 1978 | 98D | Upright, e.g. | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue Jul 11, 1978 | 47A | Earl "Fatha" Hines plays it | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1977 | 41A | Truman played it | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sun Oct 24, 1976 | 13D | Kind of bar | John Willig | Weng |
Sun Oct 10, 1976 | 111A | Cliburn's forte | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Mon Jan 26, 1976 | 26D | Upright or player | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Fri Dec 19, 1975 | 54D | Literary ___ (typewriter) | Chet Currier | Weng |
Sat May 31, 1975 | 45A | Grand or upright | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Wed Apr 2, 1975 | 37A | Grand, for one | James A. Brussel | Weng |
Tue Mar 25, 1975 | 28A | Rudolf Serkin's need | John Prytz | Weng |
Sun Dec 15, 1974 | 3D | Dame Myra's need | Elmer Toro | Weng |
Fri Feb 8, 1974 | 32A | Instrument | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sun Nov 18, 1973 | 139A | Borge plays it | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Mon May 29, 1972 | 25A | Grand or upright | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Mar 1, 1972 | 13A | Baby grand | Unknown | Weng |
Fri May 22, 1970 | 31D | Soft, in music | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Mar 29, 1970 | 87D | Hollander's forte | Arnold Moss | Weng |
Sun Jan 25, 1970 | 92A | Count Basie plays it | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Fri Jun 20, 1969 | 31D | Upright or grand. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 17, 1969 | 50A | Cliburn's forte. | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 15, 1968 | 2D | Soft: Mus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 9, 1968 | 60A | Percussion instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1968 | 43A | Set of ivory keys. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Thu Feb 15, 1968 | 61A | Opposite of forte. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Thu Feb 2, 1967 | 4D | Spinet. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Tue Nov 22, 1966 | 9A | Quietly: Mus. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 17, 1966 | 117A | Nero plays it. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Wed Nov 17, 1965 | 12D | Grand ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 10, 1965 | 50D | Grand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 16, 1965 | 43A | Softly. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun Dec 13, 1964 | 69A | Concert grand. | Anne Fox | Farrar |
Thu Oct 8, 1964 | 37A | Pre-TV living room feature. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 11, 1964 | 51D | Soft, in music. | Helen H. Kamerling | Farrar |
Wed Sep 18, 1963 | 6D | Baby grand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Oct 18, 1962 | 44D | Spinet. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sat Nov 4, 1961 | 20A | Stringed instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 23, 1961 | 29A | Grand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 29, 1960 | 27D | Softly: Mus. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Tue Sep 1, 1959 | 39A | Grand ___. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 3, 1959 | 8D | Soft, in music. | George W. Frank | Farrar |
Tue Apr 28, 1959 | 45D | Soft, in music. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Sep 9, 1958 | 15A | Spinet. | Ruth L. Rutkay | Farrar |
Tue Jul 22, 1958 | 51D | Player or grand. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Thu Feb 27, 1958 | 15A | 88 keys. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sat Feb 1, 1958 | 29A | Instrument for 17 Across. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Nov 10, 1957 | 21A | Soft: Music. | Dorothy E. Smith | Farrar |
Tue Oct 1, 1957 | 5A | Soft, in music. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 30, 1957 | 19A | Grand ___. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Aug 9, 1957 | 26D | Serkin's forte. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Fri Jul 26, 1957 | 22D | Concert grand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 23, 1957 | 7D | Upright. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sun May 12, 1957 | 129D | Opposite of fortissimo. | Marion Moeser | Farrar |
Sun Jan 27, 1957 | 35A | Upright. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu May 24, 1956 | 31D | Composer's instrument. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Feb 8, 1956 | 31A | Concert grand. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Jan 8, 1956 | 17D | Liberace's forte. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sun Sep 18, 1955 | 90A | Party instrument. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Sun Apr 24, 1955 | 67D | Chopin's forte. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Aug 24, 1954 | 55D | Borge's instrument. | Anthony Morse | Farrar |
Sat Aug 21, 1954 | 25D | Liberace's has candles. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Tue Aug 4, 1953 | 45A | Concert hall item. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 15, 1953 | 32A | Upright or grand. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 27, 1953 | 15D | Casadesus plays it. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Fri Apr 17, 1953 | 57A | Robert Casadesus' forte. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Mar 25, 1953 | 29A | Iturbi's instrument. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Dec 13, 1952 | 13A | Upright. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 10, 1952 | 45D | The ivories. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 23, 1952 | 46D | Square or upright. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 28, 1952 | 50D | Iturbi's forte. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 4, 1951 | 75D | Truman's hobby. | Evelyn Smith | Farrar |
Sun Sep 23, 1951 | 90D | Soft: Music. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Thu Feb 22, 1951 | 6D | Truman's forte. | Isaac Kert | Farrar |
Sun Nov 5, 1950 | 52A | Soft: Music. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Oct 19, 1947 | 96D | What Cristofori made. | Alice Cook | Farrar |
Sun Aug 6, 1944 | 36A | Softly. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Jun 4, 1944 | 77A | Paderewski's instrument. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sun Mar 5, 1944 | 124D | Soft: Music. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Sun Aug 2, 1942 | 37A | Soft: Italian. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |
Sun Jul 12, 1942 | 87D | Musical instrument. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |
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