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3 results for DERISIVE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 24, 2013	20A	Belittling	Gary Cee	Shortz
Sat Apr 21, 2012	13D	Like raspberries	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun May 11, 1997	38D	Mocking	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

1 result for DERISIVE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 1, 2017	Cryptic	27A	Scornful father back in a seedy bar (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

5 results for DERISIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 21, 1980	38D	Scornful	Benson	Maleska
Wed Apr 10, 1974	38D	Showing mockery	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Wed Sep 2, 1970	27A	Mocking	Unknown	Weng
Thu Dec 16, 1965	10D	Ridiculing.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 5, 1962	37D	Ridiculing.	Madeline Corse	Farrar

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