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4 results for HANGERON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 7, 2022	16A	Sycophant (2)	Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri May 7, 1999	39D	Parasite	Dana Motley	Shortz
Sat Jan 31, 1998	38A	Sycophant (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jun 4, 1995	98D	Follower	Bryant White	Shortz

2 results for HANGERON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 26, 1963	22D	Sycophant.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 2, 1945	11D	Dependent.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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