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7 results for BOTHER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 11, 2023	9D	"Why ___?"	Tom Pepper	Shortz
Sun Jan 3, 2021	2D	Hassle	Paolo Pasco	Shortz
Sun Feb 21, 2016	90D	Rub the wrong way	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Mar 24, 2013	27A	Spam, e.g.	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Wed Oct 21, 2009	18D	"Oh, ___!" (Pooh expression)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Tue Mar 29, 2005	28D	Irritate	Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Wed Jan 31, 1996	8D	Bug	M. Gaffney	Shortz

12 results for BOTHER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 1, 1993	5D	Mystify	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Wed Aug 15, 1990	43D	Take the trouble	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Thu Jun 2, 1983	26A	Vex	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Wed Jun 21, 1978	47D	Disturb	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Feb 2, 1977	26A	Annoy	Allan Blackman	Weng
Sun Aug 4, 1974	13D	Fuss's partner	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Sun Mar 26, 1967	57A	Take pains.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Oct 15, 1964	50D	Take the trouble.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 17, 1956	25A	Mild expression of annoyance.	Thomas J. Varner	Farrar
Wed Apr 21, 1954	11D	Nuisance.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jul 14, 1952	47A	Exclamation of mild vexation.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1947	43D	Inconvenience.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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