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3 results for HANKYPANKY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 19, 2006	25D	Funny business	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Feb 23, 2004	46A	Some messing around	Anne Garellick	Shortz
Wed May 20, 1998	20A	Monkey business	Frederick T. Buhler	Shortz

1 result for HANKYPANKY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 10, 2002	Acrostic	I	Romantic misbehavior (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

12 results for HANKYPANKY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 23, 1987	28D	Trickery	Dorothy Davis	Maleska
Tue Aug 4, 1987	54A	Trickery	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Tue May 19, 1987	17A	Skulduggery	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Mon Jul 26, 1982	16A	Trickery; mischief	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Mar 21, 1977	63A	Devious activity	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Mon Mar 17, 1975	3D	Skulduggery	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Tue Sep 22, 1970	27D	Devious activity	Louise Earnest	Weng
Sun Mar 30, 1969	97A	Mischief	E. Toro	Weng
Tue Feb 13, 1968	29D	Trickery: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 5, 1965	18A	Trickery: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 27, 1965	4D	Deception: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 29, 1952	30D	Chatter of conjurers to divert attention from tricks.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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