Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Nov 7, 2024 | 14A | Subject of many a grainy video | Joe Deeney | Fagliano |
Thu Sep 5, 2024 | 61A | What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for | Joe Deeney | Fagliano |
Mon Aug 12, 2024 | 30D | Sci-fi ship | Shaun Phillips | Fagliano |
Thu Apr 18, 2024 | 6D | Visitor from a faraway place | David Kwong | Fagliano |
Wed Feb 14, 2024 | 10D | Sci-fi sky sighting | Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
Fri Feb 9, 2024 | 40A | Frequent conspiracy subject | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Mon Jul 3, 2023 | 30D | Alien's ride, for short | Sam Buchbinder | Shortz |
Wed Mar 29, 2023 | 3D | Supposed Roswell crasher | Ben Zoon | Shortz |
Sun Mar 5, 2023 | 2D | It might turn out to be a drone | John-Clark Levin | Shortz |
Fri Feb 10, 2023 | 38D | Klaatu's vehicle in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris | Shortz |
Tue Jan 31, 2023 | 56D | Mysterious sky sighting | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Thu Aug 4, 2022 | 14A | Dish seen around the world? | Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
Tue Jan 25, 2022 | 35A | Peculiar light in the sky, in brief | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg | Shortz |
Sun Oct 17, 2021 | 66A | Ship for 28-Across | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Oct 14, 2021 | 6D | World traveler? | Matt Fuchs | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2021 | 59D | Space oddity | Blake Slonecker | Shortz |
Wed Feb 24, 2021 | 54A | What Venus is sometimes mistaken for, due to its brightness | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
Sat Feb 13, 2021 | 22A | Subject of many a conspiracy theory | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Nov 8, 2020 | 59A | Sighting aptly found in "Are you for real?" | Evan Kalish and Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
Sun Oct 18, 2020 | 8D | What a weather balloon might be mistaken for (2) | Miriam Estrin | Shortz |
Wed Sep 9, 2020 | 39A | Saucer, perhaps (2) | Jakob Weisblat | Shortz |
Wed Nov 27, 2019 | 29D | Sci-fi sighting (2) | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Nov 16, 2019 | 20A | Weather balloon, maybe | Daniel Larsen | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2019 | 54D | Craft in a close encounter | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed Dec 26, 2018 | 6D | 1950s Project Blue Book subject, for short | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Wed Jul 11, 2018 | 46A | What a weather balloon might be mistaken for (2) | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Mon Jun 4, 2018 | 34A | Saucer in the sky, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Jan 25, 2018 | 51A | Something encountered in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sat Dec 23, 2017 | 49A | Dish that's out of this world? | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Sat Nov 11, 2017 | 53D | Subj. of some conspiracy theories | George Barany and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun Feb 26, 2017 | 58D | Subject of a tinfoil hat theory | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sun Jan 29, 2017 | 45A | X-File subject | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Sep 11, 2016 | 35A | Craft the U.S. government has never recognized | Ned White and George Barany | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2016 | 23D | Otherworldly craft, for short | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri May 20, 2016 | 37D | "The Day the Earth Stood Still" craft | Kristian House | Shortz |
Wed Jan 6, 2016 | 32D | Eerie sky sighting | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Thu Jul 9, 2015 | 34D | Cause of some 911 calls | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Mon Feb 9, 2015 | 39A | Alien's transport, for short | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Dec 11, 2014 | 26A | Aerial anomaly | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Dec 3, 2014 | 16A | Subject of certain amateur vids | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Oct 7, 2014 | 26D | Martian's craft, say | Matt Skoczen and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Wed Sep 24, 2014 | 11A | Night light, perhaps | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Sat Sep 20, 2014 | 36D | Saucer, perhaps (2) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Apr 16, 2014 | 2D | One side in a close encounter | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2014 | 125D | Sci-fi sighting (2) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Wed Jan 8, 2014 | 28A | Frequent hoax subj. | Sam Ezersky and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 45D | Subj. of some 911 calls | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Sep 11, 2013 | 54A | "Independence Day" vehicle | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Thu Jul 25, 2013 | 40A | "V" vehicle | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2013 | 91D | Debatable sighting | Tracy Bennett | Shortz |
Tue Jun 18, 2013 | 66A | What an ET pilots | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Tue Apr 2, 2013 | 54A | Abduction destination in fanciful stories | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 2013 | 105D | Sky light, for short? | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sun Mar 17, 2013 | 103D | Mysterious blip | J. R. Leopold | Shortz |
Wed Jan 30, 2013 | 2D | Area 51 craft, supposedly | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Thu Nov 29, 2012 | 33D | Amateur film subject, maybe | Sharon Delorme | Shortz |
Sun Aug 19, 2012 | 33D | Radar anomaly (2) | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Sun May 27, 2012 | 33D | ET carrier (3) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Fri Dec 23, 2011 | 8D | Overhead light, perhaps | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 76A | One encountered in a close encounter | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Thu Oct 27, 2011 | 54A | X-File subj. | Kurt Mueller | Shortz |
Mon Oct 3, 2011 | 20A | Sci-fi vehicle (2) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Sat May 7, 2011 | 58D | Sky light? (2) | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Mon May 2, 2011 | 62A | Mysterious saucer | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Sun Mar 20, 2011 | 35D | Night light? | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 2011 | 5D | Sci-fi sight | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sun Apr 4, 2010 | 42A | Project Blue Book subj. | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Thu Apr 1, 2010 | 54D | Light sky, maybe | Lee Glickstein | Shortz |
Wed Feb 10, 2010 | 35D | Subj. of a certain conspiracy theory | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Tue Nov 10, 2009 | 56D | Transport for a 30-Across | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Oct 12, 2009 | 66D | Sci-fi saucer | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Tue Jan 6, 2009 | 19A | Eerie sighting, for short | John Greenman | Shortz |
Sat Sep 13, 2008 | 20A | Subject of some amateur videos | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Apr 18, 2008 | 59D | One might be involved in a hoax | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Dec 9, 2007 | 60D | Craft often shown landing on three legs | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Oct 23, 2007 | 16A | ET's ride (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Jul 23, 2007 | 35D | Roswell sighting (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Mon Jun 25, 2007 | 41D | Carrier of 13-Down | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
Thu Jun 14, 2007 | 11A | Object of some amateur films | Donna Hoke Kahwaty | Shortz |
Fri Jun 1, 2007 | 10D | Subject of some sightings | David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell | Shortz |
Thu Apr 26, 2007 | 36A | Subject of many X-Files | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 | 34A | ET's craft (3) | David Pringle | Shortz |
Sun Dec 10, 2006 | 30A | Reason for a flood of calls to the police dept., maybe | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Apr 4, 2006 | 39A | Flying saucer | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
Sat Mar 25, 2006 | 6D | Tabloid subj. | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Wed Sep 7, 2005 | 19A | 36-Across craft | Andrea C. Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Oct 31, 2004 | 94D | One evidently not filing a flight plan | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Oct 12, 2004 | 28D | ET's ride (3) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sat Jun 5, 2004 | 28D | Martian rover? | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Thu May 27, 2004 | 35D | Popular tabloid subj. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun May 2, 2004 | 115D | Cause of many calls to the police, often | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |
Sun Apr 11, 2004 | 16D | Subj. of many a faked video | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Dec 1, 2003 | 8D | Martian's craft, for short | John Greenman | Shortz |
Sun Jul 27, 2003 | 9D | Aerial anomaly, for short | Michael Grudzielanek | Shortz |
Tue May 6, 2003 | 38D | ET carrier (3) | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Thu Apr 17, 2003 | 1A | Subj. of some amateur photography | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Mon Nov 4, 2002 | 61D | ET's craft (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jul 11, 2002 | 22D | Roswell sighting (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 18, 2002 | 55A | ET carrier (3) | Philip Lew | Shortz |
Thu Feb 7, 2002 | 23A | Blinking light, maybe | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Oct 28, 2001 | 58A | Amateur video subject, maybe (2) | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
Mon Jun 25, 2001 | 50A | Sci-fi vehicle (2) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Fri Apr 27, 2001 | 11D | It may be produced by swamp gas | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Wed Apr 18, 2001 | 38D | NASA concern | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Fri Mar 30, 2001 | 22A | Tabloid topic | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Thu Jan 4, 2001 | 26D | Amateur video subject, maybe (2) | Nancy S. Ross | Shortz |
Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 64A | Radar anomaly (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2000 | 31A | Mysterious visitor | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Wed Aug 30, 2000 | 26A | Tabloid photo subject | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jan 26, 1999 | 59A | Spooky sighting | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Feb 23, 1998 | 22A | ET's craft (3) | Mark Danna | Shortz |
Wed Nov 12, 1997 | 65D | ET's ride (3) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Fri Sep 26, 1997 | 58D | Subject of a grainy picture? | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Tue Aug 19, 1997 | 22D | Sky light? (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Wed Feb 26, 1997 | 45A | Sky sight | Glenn E. Sykes | Shortz |
Wed Oct 25, 1995 | 34A | Saucer, maybe | Larry Nargi | Shortz |
Wed Feb 22, 1995 | 28A | Supermarket tabloid subject | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sat Nov 12, 1994 | 22D | "X-files" phenomenon | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sat Jul 16, 1994 | 41A | 1972 sci-fi TV series | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Jan 13, 1994 | 50A | E.T.'s ship | Harvey Estes | Shortz |