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3 results for CRANKY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 2, 2022	61D	Exhibiting the effects of too little sleep, say	Kathy Bloomer	Shortz
Sun Sep 13, 2020	60D	Irascible	MaryEllen Uthlaut	Shortz
Mon Dec 20, 2010	6D	Ill-tempered	Donna Hoke	Shortz

8 results for CRANKY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 16, 1981	4D	Cross	William Canine	Maleska
Tue Aug 30, 1966	50A	Ill-tempered.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 6, 1966	45D	Irritable.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 1, 1964	42A	Irritable.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 16, 1963	58A	Irritable.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Oct 12, 1959	22A	Ill-tempered.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 22, 1957	42D	Irritable.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 22, 1952	26A	Cantankerous.	Unknown	Farrar

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