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6 results for SPYWARE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 3, 2018	36D	Some malicious programs	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Fri Mar 18, 2016	35D	Means of obtaining private information	Michael Wiesenberg	Shortz
Sat Feb 28, 2015	39D	Some cookies	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue Jul 3, 2012	34A	Cybercriminal's creation	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Fri Dec 18, 2009	45D	Virus kin	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Aug 26, 2006	25A	Computer security threat	Henry Hook	Shortz

1 result for SPYWARE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 22, 2019	Acrostic	Q	Computer programs gathering covert info	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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