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8 results for NOGOOD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 9, 2018	5D	Reprobate	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Sun Feb 8, 2015	108A	Rotten	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Tue Mar 29, 2011	9D	Bum	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Wed Jun 22, 2005	14D	Rotten to the core	Verna Suit	Shortz
Mon Nov 24, 2003	28A	Useless (2)	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Sat May 15, 1999	48D	Shot	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Oct 19, 1997	25D	Useless (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Dec 17, 1993	46D	Worthless	James Neal	Shortz

2 results for NOGOOD from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 26, 2020	Acrostic	N	Possible ruling after a field goal attempt (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 6, 2014	Acrostic	S	Meaning of a ref waving his arms horizontally in front of him (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for NOGOOD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 17, 1973	26D	Worthless	Herbert Ettenson	Weng
Tue Oct 19, 1971	46A	Worthless	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 14, 1969	95A	Worthless	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Sun May 15, 1966	26D	Useless.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Jul 10, 1960	40D	Worthless.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Nov 18, 1954	2D	Useless.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jan 27, 1953	58A	Worthless: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar

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