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2 results for HOPO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 7, 2012	78D	___-my-thumb (2)	Zoe Wheeler	Shortz
Sat Feb 15, 1997	49D	___-my-thumb (2)	J. Clonick	Shortz

14 results for HOPO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 18, 1992	55D	___-my-thumb	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun Nov 15, 1987	31A	___-my-thumb	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Tue Oct 26, 1982	1A	___-my-thumb	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu Sep 11, 1975	14A	___-my-thumb	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Fri Feb 28, 1969	13A	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 23, 1968	36D	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 23, 1964	21A	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 20, 1963	56D	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 10, 1962	25D	___-my-Thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 3, 1960	57D	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 27, 1959	86A	___-My-Thumb.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri May 15, 1959	1D	___-my-thumb.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Wed Dec 11, 1957	14A	___-my-thumb.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 20, 1954	30A	"___-my-Thumb," the midget.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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