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16 results for LOUSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 9, 2021	32A	No-goodnik (7)	Colin Ernst	Shortz
Sun Feb 7, 2021	57A	Target of permethrin cream	Katie Hale and Christina Iverson	Shortz
Sun Sep 6, 2020	102D	Contemptible sort	David Kwong	Shortz
Sat Sep 17, 2016	39A	Good-for-nothing	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Thu Jan 30, 2014	30D	No-goodnik (7)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Sun Dec 29, 2013	103A	No-goodnik (7)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Mon Oct 1, 2012	36D	No-good sort	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Wed Jul 5, 2006	37A	No-goodnik (7)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Jun 28, 2004	42A	Contemptible person	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sat Jan 3, 2004	47D	Cad	James M. and James C. Jenista	Shortz
Thu Dec 5, 2002	50D	Real heel	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Aug 29, 1999	95D	No-goodnik (7)	Lou and Fran Sabin	Shortz
Wed Jul 30, 1997	6D	No-goodnik (7)	John D. Leavy	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 1997	11D	Screw (up)	June Boggs	Shortz
Tue Apr 1, 1997	40A	Contemptible one	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Tue Dec 3, 1996	12D	No-goodnik (7)	R. Hartman	Shortz

17 results for LOUSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 20, 1993	25D	A real heel	Sidney L. Robbins	Taub
Wed Jan 8, 1992	47D	Dirty rat	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun Jul 31, 1988	38A	Subject of a Burns poem	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Tue May 31, 1988	47D	"To a ___", Burns poem	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Tue Jun 24, 1986	65A	"To a ___," Burns poem	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Mon Jan 14, 1985	27D	"To a ___," Burns poem	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Dec 13, 1981	106A	Follower of book or wood	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Sat Oct 31, 1981	41A	Subject of a Burns poem	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Tue Apr 15, 1980	6D	" ... scarce the soul of a ___": Kipling	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Fri Jan 24, 1975	31D	Low-down character	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Wed Apr 10, 1974	45D	___ up (botch)	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Thu Nov 1, 1973	35A	Heel	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 5, 1973	6D	Despicable one	Brian G. Tyler	Weng
Mon Jun 5, 1972	29D	No-good one	Unknown	Weng
Thu Dec 31, 1970	14A	No-good heel	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 15, 1969	6D	Slang for spoil, with "up."	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 19, 1947	58A	Carrier of typhus fever.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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