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9 results for HOTBED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 24, 2021	20A	Place for fast growth	Stella Zawistowski	Shortz
Sat Aug 20, 2005	39D	Breeding ground	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Tue Feb 17, 2004	50D	Place of rapid growth	Bob Frank and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Dec 31, 2001	49D	Greenhouse area (2)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Jun 24, 2001	28A	Thermostat site, maybe	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Dec 10, 2000	50A	Rapid growth area	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed Dec 6, 2000	5D	Greenhouse area (2)	Mel Taub (and crossword class)	Shortz
Thu Mar 21, 1996	8A	Cousin of a terrarium	H. Estes	Shortz
Sun Aug 28, 1994	1A	Nursery	Randolph Ross	Shortz

3 results for HOTBED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 7, 2021	Acrostic	V	Breeding ground	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Dec 1, 2013	Acrostic	R	Environment conducive to hatching plots	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sep 5, 2004	Acrostic	S	Environment ripe for growth	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for HOTBED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 18, 1973	13A	Forcing house	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Thu Dec 14, 1967	50A	Place of rapid growth.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Feb 18, 1967	21A	Kind of nursery.	George Laczko	Farrar
Mon Feb 28, 1966	22D	Breeding place for trouble.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 16, 1965	10D	Forcing frame.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 6, 1963	41D	Growth environment.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Apr 14, 1961	10D	Favorable place for growth.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 21, 1960	43D	Environment of rapid growth.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 8, 1954	5D	Place of rapid growth, often of unwelcome things.	Charlotte Stickney	Farrar
Sat Apr 18, 1953	20A	A place for plants or plots.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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