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7 results for SPOILED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 9, 2022	12D	Overindulged, as a brat	David Tuffs	Shortz
Mon May 30, 2022	26D	This is not good!	Alexander Liebeskind	Shortz
Fri Dec 9, 2016	35D	Like a rained-on parade	David Phillips	Shortz
Fri Nov 13, 2015	34A	Bad	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Tue Apr 3, 2012	3D	Bratty, say	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Jan 12, 2008	5D	Having turned	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Sun Jan 30, 2005	111A	Rotten	Derrick Niederman	Shortz

4 results for SPOILED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 9, 1988	30A	Damaged	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Fri Jul 10, 1970	66A	Like some children	Unknown	Weng
Tue Sep 10, 1957	27A	Marred the enjoyment of.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Mar 27, 1949	56A	Caddy Jellyby's temper in "Bleak House."	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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