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6 results for BITTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 22, 2023	44D	Like grapefruit or arugula	Adam Wagner	Shortz
Mon Oct 27, 2008	43D	Not sweet	Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake	Shortz
Mon Dec 27, 2004	25A	Resentful	Levi Denham	Shortz
Sun Sep 19, 1999	111D	Like the end, sometimes	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Aug 21, 1994	89D	Acrimonious	Ted Fulton	Shortz
Sat Feb 26, 1994	46D	Capra's "The Tea of General Yen"	Bob Klahn	Shortz

10 results for BITTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 8, 1991	43D	Acerbic	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun May 12, 1985	30A	Acrimonious	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Wed May 16, 1973	43A	Miss Mangano's rice	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 20, 1963	29D	Grievous.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 11, 1963	24A	To the ___ end.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 28, 1956	1D	Acrimonious.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1955	18D	Acrimonious.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Apr 15, 1951	71A	Popular drink at British pubs.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Nov 20, 1949	74A	English beer.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun May 2, 1948	57A	Galling.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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