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3 results for ILLWIND from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 26, 2002	4D	It "blows no good"	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Dec 5, 1999	72D	Heywood's bearer of bad news	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Jun 18, 1995	5D	Proverbial bringer of misfortune	Rich Norris	Shortz

6 results for ILLWIND from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 6, 1981	12A	Forecast: tornado alert	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Dec 31, 1969	48A	Blower of value to some.	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 3, 1968	45D	Evil fortune.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 29, 1965	40D	Figuratively, something that brings no good.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 9, 1957	16A	Bad fortune.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Dec 20, 1950	33A	It blows no one any good.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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