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7 results for HORRID from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 28, 2013	52A	Deplorable	Erik Agard	Shortz
Fri Jul 21, 2006	7D	Dreadful (2)	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Mon May 22, 2006	18A	Awful	Edgar R. Fontaine	Shortz
Tue May 21, 2002	21D	Abominable (3)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Wed Oct 20, 1999	10D	Abominable (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Oct 24, 1997	14A	Dreadful (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 1995	15D	Abominable (3)	Dean Niles	Shortz

12 results for HORRID from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 24, 1992	28D	Abominable	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sun Feb 23, 1992	19D	Abominable	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Feb 16, 1986	55D	Revolting	Warren W. Reich	Maleska
Mon Feb 23, 1981	42D	" ... she was bad she was ___": Longfellow	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun Jan 20, 1980	11D	Frightful	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Jan 21, 1979	87D	Nasty	Virginia P. Abelson	Maleska
Wed Nov 23, 1966	12A	Very bad: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 17, 1966	44D	Unpleasant: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 26, 1957	136A	Shocking.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Dec 13, 1951	46D	One phase of the little girl with the curl.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 18, 1951	10D	Objectionable.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1944	151A	Very unpleasant.	Betty C. Crisman	Farrar

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