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2 results for HOBSON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 14, 2018	28A	Thomas who lent his name to a "choice"	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Fri Apr 9, 1999	39A	Man of choice	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

4 results for HOBSON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 16, 1983	1A	"Choice" fellow	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Sun Apr 13, 1975	80A	Choice fellow	Bob Lubbers	Weng
Fri Mar 2, 1956	44D	He gave customers no choice.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1952	37A	You had to take his first offer or nothing.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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