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11 results for SHODDY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 5, 2021	46A	Poorly made (3)	Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar and Akshay Ravikumar	Shortz
Sat Jul 18, 2020	5D	Low-rent	John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins	Shortz
Sat Jun 8, 2019	2D	Poorly crafted	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Sat Apr 22, 2017	57A	Third-rate	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Fri Nov 6, 2015	5D	Cheap	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Thu Mar 8, 2012	13D	Poorly made (3)	Bill Thompson	Shortz
Sun Mar 21, 2010	37D	Substandard	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Mon May 22, 2006	8D	Poorly made (3)	Edgar R. Fontaine	Shortz
Fri Mar 16, 2001	26A	Jerry-built	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Feb 9, 1997	44A	Rundown	D. Niles	Shortz
Fri Dec 16, 1994	33A	Inferior	A.J. Santora	Shortz

6 results for SHODDY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 20, 1989	45A	Poorly made	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Fri Apr 9, 1982	46D	Inferior	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Wed Aug 20, 1975	5D	Jerry-built	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Sun Oct 13, 1974	59A	Inferior	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri Feb 23, 1973	54D	Ramshackle	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 6, 1960	31A	Cheap woolen cloth.	Unknown	Farrar

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