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2 results for HAMFISTED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 3, 2013	34D	Clumsy (2)	John Lampkin	Shortz
Fri Mar 9, 2012	1D	Clumsy (2)	Tim Croce	Shortz

2 results for HAMFISTED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 8, 2015	Acrostic	F	Lacking manual dexterity (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Mar 29, 2009	Acrostic	M	Rough and clumsy with one's hands (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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