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8 results for ARUG from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 8, 2007	36A	Cut ___ (dance) (2)	Harriet Clifton	Shortz
Fri Nov 17, 2006	11D	Cut ___ (5)	Beth Hinshaw	Shortz
Sun Feb 27, 2005	76D	Cut ___ (5)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Thu May 15, 2003	6D	Cut ___ (dance) (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Sep 16, 2001	18A	Cut ___ (5)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sat Dec 4, 1999	44A	Cut ___ (5)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Aug 12, 1999	43A	Cut ___ (5)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Tue Jul 5, 1994	55D	".... as a bug in ___"	Raymond Hamel	Shortz

17 results for ARUG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 10, 1991	63A	... bug in ___	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Sat Mar 2, 1991	3D	Snug as a bug in ___	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Tue Apr 10, 1990	10A	Snug as a bug in ___	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sun Jul 2, 1989	59D	Snug as a bug in ___	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Wed Nov 9, 1988	39A	... as a bug in ___	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Thu Nov 12, 1987	53A	" ... a bug in ___"	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Mon Feb 16, 1987	35D	Cut ___ (jitterbug)	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Wed Oct 29, 1986	11D	Cut ___ (jitterbug)	Coleburn	Maleska
Fri Jan 13, 1984	35A	" ... a bug in ___"	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Dec 7, 1980	33A	Snug as a bug in ___	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Fri Sep 12, 1980	44D	" ... as a bug in ___"	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Wed Sep 3, 1980	9D	" ... bug in ___"	Plesinger	Maleska
Tue Apr 3, 1979	51D	" ... bug in ___"	Mel Rosen	Maleska
Sat Nov 23, 1974	15A	... as a bug in ___	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sat Oct 23, 1971	34D	" ... a bug in ___"	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 26, 1964	12D	Cut ___ (dance): Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 19, 1957	63A	"Snug as a bug in ___."	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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