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NUB is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NUB.

75 total results for NUB( score: 50 )

39 results for NUB from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 28, 2024	29D	Small lump (2)	Mike Ellison	Fagliano
Sun Dec 10, 2023	28A	Bump on a log, say	Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Apr 28, 2023	44A	Lump	Malaika Handa and Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Mar 8, 2023	6D	Gist (9)	Miranda Kany	Shortz
Thu Aug 25, 2022	32D	Well-used pencil, say	Olivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sat Jan 1, 2022	10D	Central point (3)	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sun May 23, 2021	44D	Crux of the matter	Jennifer Nebergall	Shortz
Tue May 19, 2020	28A	Pencil at the end of its life	Trent H. Evans	Shortz
Thu Dec 5, 2019	46A	Pencil that's been much used	Neville Fogarty	Shortz
Wed Dec 26, 2018	46A	Pencil after lots of crosswords, maybe?	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Tue Jul 17, 2018	61D	Worn-down pencil, e.g.	Amanda Chung and Karl Ni	Shortz
Wed Jul 4, 2018	14D	Small protuberance	Freddie Cheng	Shortz
Sun Dec 3, 2017	95D	Worn-down pencil	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sun Jun 18, 2017	4D	Essence of an idea	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Feb 12, 2017	83A	Gist (9)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun Apr 5, 2015	67A	Gist (9)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Tue Nov 5, 2013	28A	Heart (3)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Thu Jun 13, 2013	27D	Small lump (2)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sun Dec 18, 2011	76D	Core (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Aug 22, 2010	71D	Central point (3)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Jul 26, 2009	45A	Center (2)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Mon Feb 23, 2009	4D	Heart (3)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Feb 5, 2007	36A	Central point (3)	Joy C. Frank	Shortz
Sun Apr 9, 2006	34D	Center (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue May 17, 2005	64D	Gist (9)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Mon Aug 4, 2003	40D	Kernel (2)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Wed Jan 22, 2003	6A	One-inch pencil, say	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Tue Dec 31, 2002	21A	Gist (9)	Gene Newman	Shortz
Mon Nov 25, 2002	60A	Essence (2)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Wed Jun 12, 2002	34D	Gist (9)	Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais	Shortz
Thu Jun 28, 2001	59D	Gist (9)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu May 4, 2000	61D	Gist (9)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Sun Aug 1, 1999	36D	Essence (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Jan 6, 1999	50D	Kernel (2)	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Shortz
Wed Nov 4, 1998	32A	Core (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Jun 12, 1997	60D	Heart (3)	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Sun Sep 1, 1996	118D	Gist (9)	D. J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Apr 26, 1995	19A	Crux (2)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Sun Oct 30, 1994	103D	Crux (2)	R. M. Hopkins	Shortz

2 results for NUB from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 11, 2021	Panda	59A	Redloh god toh	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Jul 29, 2007	Diagramless	64A	Gist	Byron Walden	Shortz

34 results for NUB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 1, 1993	59D	Gist	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Mon Jan 25, 1993	22D	Core; kernel	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Oct 29, 1992	27D	Gist	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Fri Feb 22, 1991	26A	Crux	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Thu Sep 6, 1990	44A	The real issue	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Thu Jul 17, 1986	25A	Punch line	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Thu May 12, 1983	29D	Gist	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Thu Oct 15, 1981	33A	Gist	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Mon Nov 3, 1980	57D	Kernel	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Jul 30, 1979	55D	Gist of a story	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Sun Dec 4, 1977	17A	Gist	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Oct 27, 1977	33A	The heart of the matter	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Nov 7, 1976	33A	Gist	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Wed Oct 6, 1976	37A	Small piece	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Mon Dec 17, 1973	35D	Gist	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 13, 1972	34A	Nitty-gritty	Unknown	Weng
Tue Sep 3, 1968	5A	Pith.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 3, 1967	42A	Gist.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 28, 1967	7D	Knob.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Aug 1, 1966	19D	Point: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 4, 1965	57D	Gist: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 27, 1964	104D	Gist: Colloq.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sat Oct 8, 1960	4D	Knob or knot.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1959	54D	Gist of a story: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1959	26D	Gist.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1959	75A	Point; gist.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Wed Apr 10, 1957	35A	Gist.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Dec 2, 1955	24A	Heart of the matter.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 3, 1955	26A	Gist of anything.	Fletcher Coates	Farrar
Tue Nov 23, 1954	43A	Gist.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 14, 1954	73A	Gist.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Sep 6, 1953	29D	Point of a story: Colloq.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Mon Sep 17, 1951	19D	Gist.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1945	118D	Gist.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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