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3 results for HECTIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 7, 2012	44D	Rushed	Zoe Wheeler	Shortz
Wed Apr 4, 2012	19D	Not just busy	Zoe Wheeler	Shortz
Tue Jun 20, 1995	52A	Overly rushed	Jon Delfin	Shortz

9 results for HECTIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 31, 1982	10D	Feverish	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Oct 21, 1979	89A	Tumultuous	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Thu Nov 16, 1978	19D	Intensely agitated	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Nov 15, 1978	26D	Feverish	Jean Reed	Maleska
Sun Mar 14, 1976	48D	Seething	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sat Mar 13, 1976	34D	Like last-minute doings	Louise Earnest	Weng
Tue Jul 26, 1960	47A	Frenzied: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 9, 1958	1A	Restless: Colloq.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	83A	Frenzied.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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