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3 results for HOTWIRE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 30, 2015	13A	Take for the road?	David Phillips	Shortz
Sun Sep 18, 2011	93A	Start without permission?	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Fri Apr 5, 1996	37D	Activate illegally	J. Page	Shortz

3 results for HOTWIRE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 29, 2017	Acrostic	H	Start using a larcenous technique (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Nov 30, 2003	Acrostic	M	Start, in the manner of some thieves (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 26, 2003	Acrostic	L	Achieve ignition crookedly (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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