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13 results for HOOEY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 3, 2019	50D	Poppycock (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu May 14, 2015	8D	Nonsense (4)	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Tue Jan 14, 2014	73A	Nonsense (4)	Tim Croce	Shortz
Wed Dec 10, 2008	64A	Rubbish	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Oct 6, 2007	41A	Rot (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Thu Jun 10, 2004	26D	Poppycock (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue Jun 17, 2003	2D	Nonsense (4)	Susan Harrington Smith	Shortz
Sat Aug 10, 2002	49D	Rot (2)	Dana Motley	Shortz
Sun Jun 30, 2002	27A	Senseless talk	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Apr 22, 2001	116A	Bunk (3)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon May 19, 1997	44D	Nonsense (4)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Wed Apr 2, 1997	64A	Bunk (3)	Mark Elliot Skolsky	Shortz
Tue Jan 28, 1997	39A	Bunk (3)	E. C. Gorski	Shortz

7 results for HOOEY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 2, 1988	86A	Tommyrot	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Thu Jan 28, 1988	40A	Hokum	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sun Feb 17, 1985	35A	Balderdash	John Greenman	Maleska
Mon Jul 2, 1984	48D	Bunk	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Dec 26, 1976	16D	Bunk!	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Aug 16, 1970	52D	Nonsense!	Frances Hansen	Weng
Mon Jun 7, 1965	26A	Bunk.	Unknown	Farrar

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