HOB

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

64 total results for HOB( score: 25 )

17 results for HOB from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 4, 2023	62A	Lead-in to goblin	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Sep 8, 2021	22A	Play ___ with (make trouble for) (2)	Lee Taylor	Shortz
Wed Jul 26, 2017	63D	Play ___ with (do mischief to) (2)	Brian Cox	Shortz
Fri Feb 12, 2016	59D	Play ___ (be disruptive)	Brandon Hensley	Shortz
Sun Jun 14, 2015	98A	Play ___ with (harm)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Thu Dec 28, 2006	15A	Gearwheel tooth cutter	Ed Early	Shortz
Sat Aug 6, 2005	5D	Rounded quoits peg	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 2004	29D	Round pin	Frank Longo	Shortz
Mon Jul 22, 2002	33A	Quoits target	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Mar 29, 2002	21D	Nail preceder	Kevin Hagen	Shortz
Fri Nov 2, 2001	32D	Quoits game	Mary Jung	Shortz
Sun Jun 10, 2001	115D	Elf	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue Mar 23, 1999	28D	Play ___ with (damage)	Nathaniel Weiss	Shortz
Fri May 3, 1996	12D	Mischief	H. Estes	Shortz
Tue Jan 9, 1996	24A	Play___with (do mischief to) (2)	B. Gordon	Shortz
Sun Apr 23, 1995	136D	Fireplace shell	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun May 8, 1994	83D	Play ___ with (make trouble for) (2)	Ralph G. Beaman	Shortz

1 result for HOB from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 9, 2013	Diagramless	60D	Play ___ with (do harm to)	Fred Piscop	Shortz

46 results for HOB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 8, 1992	54A	Fireplace projection	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Thu Jun 18, 1992	62A	Thing to raise?	C. McInerney	Maleska
Thu Sep 6, 1990	29D	Raise ___ (behave destructively)	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Fri Mar 13, 1987	23A	Play ___ with (make trouble for)	Larry Goldhirsch	Maleska
Sun Jun 20, 1982	100D	Mischief	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1979	13D	Fireplace ledge	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Dec 27, 1978	1D	Fireplace section	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Apr 24, 1977	65A	Kind of nail	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Sep 16, 1976	9D	Thing to raise	Leonard Goldberg	Weng
Sat Aug 21, 1976	57D	Raise ___ (make trouble)	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Thu Jun 17, 1976	57D	Raise ___ with	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Sat May 24, 1975	43D	Nob's partner	Richard Camp	Weng
Wed Apr 3, 1974	43A	Fireplace projection	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Tue Aug 21, 1973	4D	Fireplace part	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 12, 1973	29A	Elf	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 6, 1972	54A	Fireplace area	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 27, 1971	9D	Target in quoits	J. A. Felker	Weng
Wed Mar 10, 1971	21D	What troublemakers raise	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 25, 1971	29D	Fireplace area	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 19, 1971	36A	Part of a hearth	Mel Taub	Weng
Sun Dec 21, 1969	50D	Raise ___	Anne Fox	Weng
Wed Mar 12, 1969	55D	Quoits peg.	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Fri Feb 21, 1969	28A	Quoits peg.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 27, 1968	5D	Fireplace ledge.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 2, 1968	1D	Fireplace feature.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 30, 1967	7D	Quoits pin.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri Jul 10, 1964	46A	Something to raise.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 14, 1963	4D	Quoits peg.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Wed Jun 19, 1963	10D	Raise ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 10, 1963	27A	Fireplace shelf.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 8, 1962	7D	Fireplace ledge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1962	149D	Goblin.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Sun Dec 24, 1961	70D	Mischief.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed Mar 15, 1961	36A	Device for warming a kettle.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 23, 1960	10D	Peg used in quoits.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 18, 1960	21A	Play ___ (cause mischief).	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 30, 1959	47A	Peg used as quoits target.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 20, 1959	52D	Shelf within a fireplace.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Thu Nov 27, 1958	23A	Ledge of a fireplace.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Jul 22, 1958	6D	Mischief: Colloq.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Tue Oct 22, 1957	33A	Fireplace shelf.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 31, 1957	50D	Ledge at back of a fireplace.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Oct 25, 1956	57D	Play ___ (cause trouble).	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Sun Jun 11, 1950	76A	Mischief: Coll.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Jan 30, 1944	99A	Peg used as target in quoits.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun May 3, 1942	91A	Projection on a fireplace.	Charles Merz	Farrar

Anagrams:

HBO, BOH

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