RUB is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for RUB in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "RUB" answer was first appeared in "19 Mar 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Sticking point, to Hamlet". It was authored by Manny Nosowsky. Recently, the "RUB" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Coat for a cookout". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Massage (8)". "RUB" appeared 46 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "RUB" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 37D | Coat for a cookout | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 13 Jun 2023 | 41A | Cause friction | Juliana Tringali Golden and Wendy L. Brandes |
| 26 May 2022 | 27A | Spice ___ | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 8D | Difficulty | Evans Clinchy |
| 16 Jan 2022 | 39D | Chafe | Derrick Niederman |
| 2 Jun 2021 | 54A | “There’s the ___” | Jesse Goldberg |
| 20 Apr 2021 | 38D | Barbecue coating | Adam Wagner |
| 25 Feb 2021 | 40A | Central difficulty | Dylan Schiff |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 67A | Burnish | Mike Knobler |
| 2 Nov 2020 | 11D | Massage | Luke Vaughn |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 19A | “There’s the ___” | Trenton Charlson |
| 16 May 2020 | 50D | Chafe | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| 7 Jan 2020 | 10D | Cause chafing, perhaps | Ross Trudeau |
| 4 Jan 2020 | 5D | Spice mixture | Adam Aaronson |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 55A | Massage | Ross Trudeau |
| 9 Aug 2018 | 43D | Steak coating | Patrick Merrell |
| 30 May 2018 | 29D | Chafe | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| 29 Nov 2017 | 52A | Massage | Erik Agard |
| 17 May 2017 | 8D | Marinade alternative | Paul Hunsberger |
| 8 Mar 2017 | 45D | Chafe | Paula Gamache |
| 30 Jan 2017 | 50A | Massage | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 19 Nov 2015 | 11D | Hitch | Andrew Zhou |
| 14 Sep 2015 | 9A | Massage | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 28 Dec 2014 | 45D | Chafe | Joe Krozel |
| 16 Dec 2014 | 50A | Massage | Joel D. Lafargue |
| 28 Aug 2013 | 50A | Pre-barbecuing mixture | Erik Agard |
| 2 Jun 2013 | 63D | Barbecue application | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 44D | Hitch | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 24 Dec 2012 | 40D | Massage | Michael Sharp |
| 25 Mar 2012 | 97A | Back stroke? | Patrick Berry |
| 25 Jun 2011 | 31A | Hang-up | Barry C. Silk |
| 31 Mar 2010 | 61D | Chafe | Chuck Deodene |
| 26 Dec 2009 | 27A | Hitch | Kevin G. Der |
| 12 Apr 2009 | 61A | Catch | Eric Berlin |
| 10 Apr 2006 | 61D | Massage | Gary J. Whitehead |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 10D | Polish | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 29 May 2005 | 50A | Irritation | Frank Longo |
| 29 Jun 2003 | 51D | Obstacle | Rich Norris |
| 24 Jan 2001 | 18A | Difficulty, to the Bard | David Ainslie Macleod |
| 29 Jun 2000 | 10A | Hangup | Robert H. Wolfe |
| 3 Feb 1998 | 30A | Start with down and out | Nancy Salomon |
| 31 Mar 1997 | 16A | Cause friction | Janet R. Bender |
| 18 May 1996 | 44A | Buff | M. Nosowsky |
| 18 Jan 1995 | 30A | Tight spot | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 22 Sep 1994 | 59D | Stroke | George Quincy |
| 19 Mar 1994 | 28A | Sticking point, to Hamlet | Manny Nosowsky |
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