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8 results for NEEDLED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 15, 2012	12D	Ribbed (3)	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Sun Sep 13, 2009	99A	Prodded	Todd Gross	Shortz
Wed Aug 25, 2004	21D	Ribbed (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sat Oct 27, 2001	44D	Ribbed (3)	Trip Payne	Shortz
Thu May 8, 1997	26D	Razzed (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jun 23, 1996	82D	Twitted	F. Hansen	Shortz
Sat Oct 8, 1994	61A	Razzed (2)	Rand H. Burns	Shortz
Fri Jun 17, 1994	5D	Harassed amiably	Bryant White	Shortz

1 result for NEEDLED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 7, 2006	Cryptic	25A	Poverty was first ridiculed (7)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

22 results for NEEDLED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 12, 1991	37A	Rode	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1990	88D	Teased	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Sat Jul 30, 1988	47D	Heckled	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Wed Mar 23, 1988	21A	Heckled	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sat Dec 1, 1984	14D	Ragged	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Sun Apr 8, 1984	34A	Teased	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Aug 19, 1979	80A	Heckled	Ronald Friedman	Maleska
Sat Jan 12, 1974	67A	Provoked	Joseph LaFauci	Weng
Sat Feb 17, 1973	8D	Heckled	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 18, 1972	7D	Teased	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 23, 1971	30A	Teased	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 21, 1966	27D	Goaded.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 25, 1964	58A	Goaded.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 23, 1961	39D	Heckled: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 11, 1960	6D	Goaded to action: Colloq.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Mar 19, 1955	24D	Teased: Colloq.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1954	79D	Taunted: Slang.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Jul 29, 1954	62A	Goaded.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Tue Jan 26, 1954	36A	Vexed by repeated gibes: Colloq.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Sep 17, 1952	38D	Teased or heckled.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1949	8D	Teased: Colloq.	William Spaar Jr.	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1942	5D	Vexed: slang.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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