BOBS

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

55 total results for BOBS( score: 50 )

21 results for BOBS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 9, 2023	80A	Goes up and down (2)	John Ewbank	Shortz
Thu Feb 9, 2023	69A	Cuts short (2)	Alex Rosen	Shortz
Mon May 18, 2020	1D	Short hairstyles	Christina Iverson	Shortz
Sun Mar 10, 2019	78A	Short cuts (2)	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Fri Mar 10, 2017	18A	Fishing floats	Pawel Fludzinski	Shortz
Sun May 3, 2015	1D	Some haircuts	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Mon Jul 14, 2014	33D	Goes up and down, as a buoy	MaryEllen Uthlaut	Shortz
Thu Feb 27, 2014	40A	Gatsby-era hairstyles	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 2010	46A	Some fishing gear	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Wed Apr 1, 2009	5D	Short cuts (2)	Ed Stein and Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Oct 22, 2007	9A	Flapper hairdos	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Wed Aug 1, 2007	58D	Short dos	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Apr 21, 2007	33D	Fishing corks	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Jul 30, 2004	1D	Goes up and down (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Sep 30, 2000	10A	Moves in the ring	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Feb 2, 2000	10A	Flappers' hairdos	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Thu May 8, 1997	13D	Feints in boxing	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Aug 27, 1995	4A	Cuts short (2)	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Tue Aug 8, 1995	1D	Short haircuts	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Nov 24, 1994	1D	Haircuts	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sat Jan 22, 1994	27D	Old dos	Raymond Hamel	Shortz

34 results for BOBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 6, 1993	39D	Moves like a buoy	Robert Herrig	Maleska
Mon May 13, 1991	2D	Floats on fish lines	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Sun Apr 21, 1991	1A	Short haircuts	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Dec 14, 1990	1A	Floats on fish lines	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Mon Mar 12, 1990	53D	Newhart and Crosby	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Mon Jan 18, 1988	1A	Ducks for apples	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Tue Jul 21, 1987	27D	Moves like a cork on water	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Feb 17, 1987	59D	Weaves' partner	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Mon Sep 16, 1985	27D	Short hairdos	James R. Burns	Maleska
Mon May 20, 1985	1A	Tries for apples	Bitoni	Maleska
Thu Jun 23, 1983	48D	Pitchers Feller and Gibson	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Nov 17, 1972	52D	Hope, etc.	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 6, 1972	9A	Jockey Ussery et al.	Ted Kern	Weng
Fri Apr 9, 1971	21D	Curtsies	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 13, 1970	10A	Hair styles	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 10, 1969	23D	Jerking motions.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 23, 1968	6D	Anglers' floats.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 8, 1964	52D	Quick curtsies.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1964	1D	Docks.	Mary Grow	Farrar
Wed Mar 11, 1964	57A	Floats on fishing lines.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 3, 1962	1D	Fishing tackle.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 20, 1962	57D	Jumps up and down.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 14, 1961	38A	Haircuts.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sat Feb 18, 1961	30D	Hair-dos.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 30, 1958	7D	Haircuts.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 4, 1957	10A	Haircuts.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 24, 1956	1D	Floats on fish lines.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Sun Feb 19, 1956	6D	Hair-dos.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Thu Dec 29, 1955	1A	Short, jerking motions.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 29, 1955	1A	Anglers' floats.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 10, 1954	1D	Quick curtsies.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue Dec 22, 1953	1D	Hair-dos of the 1920's.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 26, 1953	28D	Fishing line floats.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1951	1A	Popular haircuts.	Unknown	Farrar

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