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

43 total results for NUKE ( score: 50 )

37 results for NUKE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 30, 2023	61A	Microwave (8)	Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
Sun Mar 5, 2023	31A	Powerful weapon, for short	John-Clark Levin
Thu May 19, 2022	27D	Quickly heat up, in a way	Alex Rosen
Sun Apr 24, 2022	16D	Zap (10)	Sam Ezersky
Mon Apr 11, 2022	67A	Throw in the microwave	Rachel Simon
Thu Nov 25, 2021	56A	Zap (10)	Chase Dittrich
Wed Apr 7, 2021	41A	Zap (10)	Adrian Johnson
Wed Sep 23, 2020	22A	Microwave (8)	Margit Christenson
Fri Feb 7, 2020	3D	Quickly heat up	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
Sun Nov 3, 2019	57A	Zap (10)	Kristian House
Tue Jun 26, 2018	66A	Warm up in seconds	Zhouqin Burnikel
Sun Jul 23, 2017	35A	Zap (10)	Caleb Madison
Mon Jul 6, 2015	30D	Zap (10)	Lynn Lempel
Mon Mar 3, 2014	12D	Zap in the microwave (2)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
Fri Nov 8, 2013	30A	Destroy, informally	Alan Arbesfeld
Fri Feb 8, 2013	25D	Zap (10)	Barry C. Silk
Mon Oct 8, 2012	52D	Zap (10)	Dave Sarpola
Tue May 25, 2010	51A	Zap in the microwave (2)	Sarah Keller
Wed Oct 7, 2009	62D	Certain W.M.D. (2)	Tim Wescott
Sun Nov 30, 2008	78D	Microwave (8)	Richard Silvestri
Tue Mar 29, 2005	37D	Microwave, slangily (2)	Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
Sun Aug 29, 2004	22A	Heat in a hurry	Manny Nosowsky
Sun Aug 15, 2004	132D	Certain W.M.D. (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Jan 11, 2004	50A	Zap (10)	Alan Arbesfeld
Thu Dec 4, 2003	59A	Microwave (8)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wed Oct 29, 2003	62A	Zap (10)	Manny Nosowsky
Sun Mar 2, 2003	13D	Heat up in a hurry	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Sep 10, 2002	60A	Microwave (8)	Wei-Hwa Huang
Mon Dec 3, 2001	65A	Cook in the microwave	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thu Feb 22, 2001	62A	Microwave (8)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Mon Jul 24, 2000	56D	Deadly missile	Gregory E. Paul
Wed Mar 15, 2000	24D	Microwave (8)	Jim Page
Wed Jan 28, 1998	66A	Microwave (8)	Mark Gottlieb
Mon May 19, 1997	65A	Microwave, slangily (2)	Fred Piscop
Thu Jun 6, 1996	51D	Blow to kingdom come	A. J. Santora
Sun Oct 30, 1994	79A	Wipe out	R. M. Hopkins
Thu Sep 29, 1994	57D	Microwave, in slang	Randolph Ross

6 results for NUKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 30, 1986	43A	Reactor, for short	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1984	95D	SANE concern	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Mon Nov 29, 1982	40A	SANE target	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Wed May 5, 1982	44A	Indian Point fixture, to some	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed Jul 15, 1981	2D	Power plant: Slang	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Sep 30, 1976	52D	Kind of sub or bomb, for short	Beverly J. Seward	Weng

Anagrams:

KUEN, KUNE, NEUK

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