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3 results for SPASTIC from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 14, 2017	47D	Moving jerkily (2)	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Jan 3, 2010	68A	Not moving smoothly	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Mon Sep 26, 2005	27A	Moving jerkily (2)	Ethan Cooper	Shortz

2 results for SPASTIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 17, 1993	1D	Of muscular contractions	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Apr 13, 1991	4D	Fitful	S. E. Booker	Maleska

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