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8 results for DISASTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 29, 2024	56A	See 46-Across	Jeanne Breen and Jeff Chen	Fagliano
Sun Oct 27, 2019	98A	Total failure	Michael Paleos	Shortz
Tue Jul 11, 2017	6D	"Twister" or "San Andreas" film genre	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Mar 21, 2010	127A	Big snafu	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Sun Sep 9, 2007	11D	Worst-case scenario	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Apr 4, 2005	37D	Fiasco	Christina Houlihan Kelly	Shortz
Sat Mar 13, 2004	35D	Huge flop	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu May 24, 2001	23A	You may flirt with it	William I. Johnston	Shortz

11 results for DISASTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 24, 1992	26A	Train wreck, e.g.	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sun Jan 4, 1981	33D	Catastrophe	Nancy A. Wood	Maleska
Sun Apr 11, 1976	91A	Earthquake, e.g.	Robert Roop	Weng
Sat Jul 15, 1972	6D	Titanic sinking, for one	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 22, 1963	7D	Calamitous event.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 28, 1954	28A	When the Red Cross goes into action.	Paula Bauersmith	Farrar
Sun Jan 11, 1953	60D	Ruinous mischance.	Albert Carroll	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1951	73D	Sudden misfortune.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 21, 1947	74A	Unfortunate event.	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar
Sun Aug 10, 1947	105A	Calamity.	Eileen St. Clair	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1945	47D	Calamity.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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