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9 results for DAUBS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 13, 2022	17A	Applies sloppily, as paint	Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman	Shortz
Fri Apr 2, 2021	40A	Smears (3)	Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes	Shortz
Thu Apr 12, 2018	53A	Slaps on (2)	Jules Markey	Shortz
Wed Sep 14, 2011	4A	Slaps on (2)	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Nov 11, 2001	94D	Plasters	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Nov 14, 1998	40A	Plasters, e.g.	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Sun Feb 19, 1995	80A	Smears (3)	Alfio Micci	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 1994	37D	Smears (3)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue Apr 5, 1994	26A	Paints amateurishly	Harvey Estes	Shortz

13 results for DAUBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 10, 1987	1A	Smears	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Sun Apr 17, 1983	130A	Paints badly	Mel Rosen	Maleska
Sun Nov 2, 1980	106A	Smears	George Rose Smith	Maleska
Mon Jul 21, 1975	24D	Smears	Deborah York	Weng
Fri Jan 22, 1971	1D	Fingerpaints	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 21, 1956	47A	Paintings of a tyro.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Tue Feb 14, 1956	8D	Does fingerpainting.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 10, 1955	49A	Uses finger paints.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Thu Mar 4, 1954	34A	Applies plaster.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Wed Mar 11, 1953	22A	No-account paintings.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 28, 1948	40D	Bad paintings.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1945	80A	Fifth-rate canvases.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 21, 1943	104A	Besmears.	I. Kert	Farrar

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