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3 results for FESTERED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 7, 2014	14D	Decayed	John Lieb	Shortz
Sun Apr 15, 2012	63D	Rotted	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Tue Jun 1, 2004	21A	Rankled	Fred Piscop	Shortz

1 result for FESTERED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 20, 1968	7D	Rankled.	Unknown	Farrar

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