NUB is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for NUB in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "NUB" answer was first appeared in "30 Oct 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Crux (2)". It was authored by R. M. Hopkins. Recently, the "NUB" answer has been used for "10 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Bump on a log, say". It was authored by Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Gist (9)". "NUB" appeared 38 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "NUB" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | 28A | Bump on a log, say | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| 28 Apr 2023 | 44A | Lump | Malaika Handa and Erik Agard |
| 8 Mar 2023 | 6D | Gist | Miranda Kany |
| 25 Aug 2022 | 32D | Well-used pencil, say | Olivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 10D | Central point | Peter Wentz |
| 23 May 2021 | 44D | Crux of the matter | Jennifer Nebergall |
| 19 May 2020 | 28A | Pencil at the end of its life | Trent H. Evans |
| 5 Dec 2019 | 46A | Pencil that’s been much used | Neville Fogarty |
| 26 Dec 2018 | 46A | Pencil after lots of crosswords, maybe? | Howard Barkin |
| 17 Jul 2018 | 61D | Worn-down pencil, e.g. | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| 4 Jul 2018 | 14D | Small protuberance | Freddie Cheng |
| 3 Dec 2017 | 95D | Worn-down pencil | David Steinberg |
| 18 Jun 2017 | 4D | Essence of an idea | Sam Trabucco |
| 12 Feb 2017 | 83A | Gist | Lynn Lempel |
| 5 Apr 2015 | 67A | Gist | Tom McCoy |
| 5 Nov 2013 | 28A | Heart | Paula Gamache |
| 13 Jun 2013 | 27D | Small lump | David Steinberg |
| 18 Dec 2011 | 76D | Core | Patrick Merrell |
| 22 Aug 2010 | 71D | Central point | Patrick Berry |
| 26 Jul 2009 | 45A | Center | Kevin G. Der |
| 23 Feb 2009 | 4D | Heart | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 5 Feb 2007 | 36A | Central point | Joy C. Frank |
| 9 Apr 2006 | 34D | Center | Paula Gamache |
| 17 May 2005 | 64D | Gist | Sherry O. Blackard |
| 4 Aug 2003 | 40D | Kernel | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 22 Jan 2003 | 6A | One-inch pencil, say | Michael Shteyman |
| 31 Dec 2002 | 21A | Gist | Gene Newman |
| 25 Nov 2002 | 60A | Essence | Randall J. Hartman |
| 12 Jun 2002 | 34D | Gist | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |
| 28 Jun 2001 | 59D | Gist | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 4 May 2000 | 61D | Gist | Richard Hughes |
| 1 Aug 1999 | 36D | Essence | Randolph Ross |
| 6 Jan 1999 | 50D | Kernel | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| 4 Nov 1998 | 32A | Core | Rich Norris |
| 12 Jun 1997 | 60D | Heart | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| 1 Sep 1996 | 118D | Gist | D. J. Kahn |
| 26 Apr 1995 | 19A | Crux | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 30 Oct 1994 | 103D | Crux | R. M. Hopkins |
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