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4 results for BADEND from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 12, 2013	48A	What a movie villain often comes to	John Farmer	Shortz
Wed Jun 15, 2011	53A	A villain might come to one (2)	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Fri Sep 29, 2006	48D	A villain might come to one (2)	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sat Jan 10, 1998	14A	What many villains come to	Mark Diehl	Shortz

1 result for BADEND from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 11, 1976	12D	Dire fate	Jack Luzzatto	Weng

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