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4 results for HISSER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 16, 2002	65A	Many a snake (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu May 25, 2000	41D	Many a snake (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Oct 6, 1998	31D	Many a snake (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Sep 22, 1996	100D	Cat, at times	C. Millhauser	Shortz

3 results for HISSER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 19, 1986	48D	One who expresses contempt	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Thu Jan 17, 1985	63A	Bane of an off-key tenor	William Canine	Maleska
Tue Dec 17, 1974	24A	Curtain-call critic	Virginia Butler	Weng

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