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14 results for HEPCAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 31, 2021	100A	Daddy-o	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sun May 26, 2019	62D	One into jive	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Tue May 28, 2013	21D	Cool one, once	Dan Feyer	Shortz
Wed Jul 11, 2012	49D	Jazz lover, in old slang (2)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Fri May 22, 2009	1D	Old swing digger	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Feb 2, 2007	49D	Jazz buff	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Aug 1, 2006	25D	Jazz lover, in old slang (2)	David Sullivan	Shortz
Fri Jun 9, 2006	2D	Swinger, once	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jun 2, 2006	26A	Old swinger	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Jun 20, 2004	90A	Dude, once	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Jun 11, 2003	47D	Cool dude, 50's-style	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Mar 29, 2001	4D	One who's beat but good?	William I. Johnston	Shortz
Sun Jul 4, 1999	100A	Swinger	Greg Staples	Shortz
Fri Jun 20, 1997	18A	Jazz lover's tag	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for HEPCAT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 29, 2017	Panda	35D	Wearer of the cap that says "I'm cool, man"	Mel Taub	Shortz

22 results for HEPCAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 22, 1993	17A	Count Basie was one	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Fri Mar 10, 1989	51A	Jazz enthusiast	William Baxley	Maleska
Fri Sep 23, 1988	13A	Jazzy swinger	Rita Yelle	Maleska
Sat Nov 14, 1987	51D	Swinger in the 40's	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Sat Aug 16, 1986	55A	Swinger in the 40's	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Sat Oct 13, 1984	6D	"With-it" guy of the 40's	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Thu Apr 21, 1983	29D	Swing aficionado of the 1940's	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Tue Apr 27, 1982	1A	Jazz enthusiast	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Feb 7, 1976	1A	Jazz devotee	Marjorie Pedersen	Weng
Thu Aug 10, 1972	10D	Jazz performer	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 7, 1966	49A	Jazz devotee.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 8, 1966	103A	No square.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Oct 19, 1965	25D	Jazz buff.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 26, 1963	34A	Jazz age phenomenon.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 12, 1963	55A	Jazz lover.	William Weng	Farrar
Thu Oct 15, 1959	7D	Jivey one.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 2, 1958	54D	Jive expert.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Feb 12, 1958	35A	Jazz expert: Slang.	Evelyn E. Smith	Farrar
Wed Aug 21, 1957	4D	Devotee of hot jazz.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Jun 15, 1956	45A	Jive fan.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Jan 23, 1954	5D	Jazz enthusiast: Slang.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1949	90A	Jitterbug.	William Spaar Jr.	Farrar

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