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6 results for GOONS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 16, 2019	47A	Hired toughs	Gary Cee	Shortz
Sat Jun 22, 2013	30A	Thugs (4)	Bruce Sutphin and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Feb 14, 2011	49D	Thugs (4)	Victor Fleming and Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Fri Apr 23, 1999	61A	Bullyboys	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Jan 26, 1999	71A	Thugs (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Jun 4, 1996	29D	Thugs (4)	E. Early	Shortz

17 results for GOONS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 13, 1989	54D	Hoods; thugs	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Aug 2, 1987	105A	Hoods	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Aug 30, 1981	91A	Thugs	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Thu Dec 18, 1980	6D	Saps	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Dec 14, 1980	49D	Hoods or simps	Alex F. Black	Maleska
Sun Jan 27, 1980	38A	Gangland group	Bert Beaman	Maleska
Wed Mar 12, 1975	39A	Hired thugs	Leonard Goldberg	Weng
Wed Nov 10, 1971	33D	Thugs	Unknown	Weng
Tue May 18, 1971	34D	Thugs	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 24, 1969	25D	Hired thugs.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 17, 1967	71D	Hatchet men.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Wed May 25, 1966	24A	Thugs: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 13, 1957	29D	Hired ruffians: Slang.	Helen K. Whitman	Farrar
Thu Dec 10, 1953	56A	Strong-arm men.	Willard Jordan	Farrar
Wed Jul 1, 1953	41A	Comic strip name for ruffians.	George Henderson	Farrar
Sun Jun 15, 1952	104A	Hired hoodlums: Slang.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Jun 3, 1951	113A	Anti-unionist hoodlums.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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