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

69 total results for JABS( score: 50 )

32 results for JABS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 13, 2023	50D	Pokes (2)	Manaal Mohammed	Shortz
Fri Jan 6, 2023	4D	Punches	Erica Hsiung Wojcik	Shortz
Wed Jul 6, 2022	1D	Much of sparring	Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Mar 7, 2022	30D	Boxers' punches	Sam Acker	Shortz
Sat Apr 10, 2021	43D	Digs	Evans Clinchy	Shortz
Sun Dec 6, 2020	1D	Pokes (2)	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Wed Aug 14, 2019	55D	Biting comments	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Nov 23, 2018	37D	Quick strikes	Temple Brown	Shortz
Wed Sep 26, 2018	37D	Nasty comments	Melinda Gates and Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Thu Nov 23, 2017	60D	Quick hits	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Mon Oct 10, 2016	7D	Quick punches (4)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Fri Aug 14, 2015	52D	Ring exchange	Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Tue Mar 10, 2015	4A	Barbed comments (3)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Fri Feb 21, 2014	27D	Snarky comments	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Dec 24, 2012	22A	Quick punches (4)	Michael Sharp	Shortz
Mon Dec 10, 2012	26A	Quick punches (4)	Michael David	Shortz
Tue Jul 24, 2012	4D	Verbal zingers	Andrew Marc Greene	Shortz
Thu Sep 16, 2010	1D	Pointed comments	Joey Weissbrot, Brown University '11	Shortz
Wed Jul 7, 2010	1D	Injures with a pencil, say	Will Nediger	Shortz
Wed Dec 23, 2009	1D	Pointed criticisms (2)	Jonathan Porat	Shortz
Sat Dec 27, 2008	6A	Rights, e.g.	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Sat Mar 1, 2003	1A	A quick left and a quick right	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Thu Sep 26, 2002	57A	Barbed comments (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Jul 15, 2002	48D	Needles	John Leavy	Shortz
Wed Jul 19, 2000	10A	Lefts from Louis	Philip Lew	Shortz
Fri Jan 23, 1998	24D	Hook alternatives	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon Jul 14, 1997	1D	Quick punches (4)	Mark Elliot Skolsky	Shortz
Fri Mar 14, 1997	42A	Barbed comments (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Sep 16, 1996	1A	Boxer's pokes	R. J. Hartman	Shortz
Mon Apr 22, 1996	54D	Certain punches	S. B. Whitten	Shortz
Thu Oct 13, 1994	10A	Pointed criticisms (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Sep 24, 1994	25A	Elbows	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

37 results for JABS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 7, 1993	39A	Bowe blows	Nancy A. Corbett	Taub
Mon Sep 30, 1991	1A	Boxer's thrusts	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Jan 20, 1988	1D	L. Holmes specialties	Whitten	Maleska
Mon Nov 25, 1985	1A	Boxers' pokes	Frank Geary	Maleska
Mon Jun 24, 1985	10A	Quick pokes	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Fri Jan 11, 1985	14D	Blows in the ring	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1984	10A	Prods	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Tue Aug 14, 1984	1A	Some punches	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Mon Jun 4, 1984	10A	Sharp thrusts	James R. Burns	Maleska
Mon Nov 7, 1983	1A	Punches or pokes	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1983	1A	Pokes	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Dec 16, 1980	48D	Certain punches	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Tue Dec 26, 1978	1A	Pokes	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Oct 14, 1975	9A	Pokes	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Jan 27, 1973	1D	Pokes	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 16, 1972	1D	Punches	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 26, 1971	54D	Fighter's maneuvers	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 10, 1970	5A	Pokes	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 3, 1969	10A	Rights and lefts.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 14, 1969	1D	Boxing maneuvers.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 21, 1968	1A	Quick blows.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 24, 1968	38D	Pokes.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 15, 1968	1D	Boxing maneuvers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 12, 1967	1D	Boxer's forte.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sat Mar 4, 1967	48A	Quick blows.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Mon Mar 14, 1966	40D	Punches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 14, 1964	1A	Pokes.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 15, 1959	10A	Relatives of hooks.	Albert V. Blum	Farrar
Sat Nov 23, 1957	27D	Quick blows.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 15, 1955	49D	Punches.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Dec 3, 1954	38A	Short punches.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Aug 26, 1954	1A	Quick blows.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Apr 19, 1954	51D	Quick blows.	Ellsworth Smith	Farrar
Wed Nov 18, 1953	32D	Quick punches.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Feb 26, 1952	1D	Pugilistic punches.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Nov 3, 1951	1A	Quick exchanges between boxers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 5, 1943	76A	Pokes.	J. C. Doesburg	Farrar

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