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2 results for NUDNIK from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 18, 2011	Acrostic	D	One who's a pain in the rear	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 28, 2002	Acrostic	W	Thoroughly obnoxious pest	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for NUDNIK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 18, 1988	40D	Pest	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sat Oct 10, 1981	10D	Bore or pest	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Aug 11, 1968	70D	Pest, Yiddish style	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar

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