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13 results for RUBES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 21, 2019	85D	Unsophisticated sorts (3)	Grant Thackray
Fri Oct 20, 2017	47D	Easily fooled sorts	Peter Wentz
Tue Mar 8, 2016	5D	Unsophisticated sorts (3)	David Steinberg
Tue Sep 29, 2015	38D	Hayseeds (2)	Kurt Krauss
Wed Oct 15, 2014	35D	Hayseeds (2)	David Poole
Tue Jan 1, 2013	14A	Unsophisticated sorts (3)	John Farmer
Mon Jan 17, 2005	48A	Country bumpkins	Alison Donald
Sat Sep 4, 2004	6D	Sophisticates' opposites	Patrick Berry
Fri Jun 29, 2001	9D	Country cousins	Holden Baker
Wed Jun 6, 2001	32A	Sticks figures?	Richard Silvestri
Tue May 9, 2000	3D	Unsophisticates	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Jul 4, 1999	12D	Hicks	Greg Staples
Sun Jan 15, 1995	107D	Hardly sophisticates	Ernie Furtado

1 result for RUBES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Mar 16, 2003	Diagramless	63D	Snuffy Smith et al.	Fred Piscop

14 results for RUBES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 9, 1992	38A	Bumpkins	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Wed May 16, 1990	47A	Hicks	Don Groat	Maleska
Sun Feb 2, 1986	102D	Goldberg et al.	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Maleska
Thu May 9, 1985	42A	Hayseeds	Harold B. Counts	Maleska
Wed Mar 22, 1978	6D	Chawbacons	Johnson	Maleska
Fri Jan 7, 1977	23D	Yokels	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Wed Nov 19, 1975	55D	Hicks	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1975	105A	Bumpkins	Tom Mixon	Weng
Sun Aug 12, 1973	39D	Hicks	Bert Kruse	Weng
Sun May 21, 1967	47A	Country cousins.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Oct 19, 1961	20D	Rustics: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1954	53A	Cartoonist Goldberg's.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Jun 26, 1952	31A	Hayseeds.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 24, 1945	107A	Bumpkins: Slang.	A. H. Cook	Farrar

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