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23 results for HUBS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 10, 2025	96D	Transportation centers	Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer	Shortz
Tue Jul 16, 2024	47A	Central points (2)	Kelly Richardson	Fagliano
Thu Aug 4, 2022	1D	Centers (4)	Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Wed Dec 30, 2020	59D	Nexuses	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Wed Jul 11, 2018	44A	O'Hare and LAX	Michael Hawkins	Shortz
Fri Nov 17, 2017	50A	Connection points	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 2016	72A	Where many connections are made	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Aug 6, 2016	5D	Nerve centers	David Phillips	Shortz
Wed Nov 25, 2015	50D	Centers of activity (2)	Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson	Shortz
Wed Oct 7, 2015	31D	Central points (2)	Julian Lim	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 2015	1D	O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth	Melanie Miller	Shortz
Sun Jun 29, 2014	55D	LAX, O'Hare and others	Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue May 27, 2014	1A	Centers (4)	James Tuttle	Shortz
Mon Jan 27, 2014	70A	Car parts that have caps	James Tuttle	Shortz
Mon Dec 16, 2013	28D	Centers of wheels	Greg Johnson	Shortz
Mon Nov 26, 2007	25D	Parts of cars with caps	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Feb 13, 2005	108D	Centers (4)	Daniel C. Bryant	Shortz
Mon Nov 4, 2002	48A	Major airports	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Fri Aug 10, 2001	30A	Meccas	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Nov 2, 1996	1A	Cores	J. DiPietro	Shortz
Wed May 24, 1995	53D	Primary intersections	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Mon Jul 18, 1994	32A	Centers (4)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Fri Apr 1, 1994	41A	Centers of activity (2)	Stanley Newman	Shortz

20 results for HUBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 30, 1991	35D	Centers of activity	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Dec 23, 1990	117A	Focal points	John M. Samson	Maleska
Thu Jul 13, 1989	10A	Central sections	Thomas W. Schier	Maleska
Wed Aug 19, 1987	48D	Centers	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Mon Dec 15, 1986	22A	Centers	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Nov 8, 1981	98A	Focal points	Margaret Rigby	Maleska
Thu Nov 3, 1977	1A	Naves	Beresin	Maleska
Wed May 16, 1973	1D	Focal areas	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1972	73D	Central parts	Keith Blake	Weng
Sun Sep 28, 1969	39A	Centers	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Thu Dec 15, 1966	1D	Active centers.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 25, 1962	64A	Centers.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Mar 1, 1961	25D	Centers of activity.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 10, 1960	11D	Centers of activity.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 7, 1959	18A	Centers of activity.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Mar 6, 1956	29A	Centers of interest.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Mon Sep 10, 1951	9D	Central parts of wheels.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 23, 1950	17D	Naves.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Sep 12, 1943	16D	Naves.	Alexis P. Boodberg	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1943	106A	Chief centers of important activity.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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