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17 results for JOTS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 2, 2021	40A	Takes (down)	David W. Tuffs	Shortz
Tue Nov 24, 2020	32D	Quickly writes (down)	Caitlin Reid	Shortz
Sat Dec 28, 2019	25A	Tiny amounts (2)	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Sat Aug 20, 2016	25A	Little bits	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Fri Aug 12, 2016	45D	Dashes off	Kelly Clark	Shortz
Thu Jun 23, 2016	35D	Tiny amounts (2)	Megan Amram and David Kwong	Shortz
Mon Oct 27, 2014	10A	Scribbles (down) (4)	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 2010	102D	Smidgens	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun May 11, 2008	112D	Scribbles (down) (4)	Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Tue Sep 4, 2007	1D	Writes quickly	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Aug 13, 2007	10A	Scribbles	Andrew Ries	Shortz
Wed May 19, 2004	58D	Scribbles (down) (4)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Apr 5, 2004	1D	Writes (down)	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Mon Mar 29, 2004	28D	Scribbles (down) (4)	Barry Silk	Shortz
Thu Feb 22, 2001	33D	Tittles (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Jun 22, 1999	1A	Scribbles, with "down"	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Dec 16, 1995	56D	Tittles (2)	Bryant White	Shortz

16 results for JOTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 7, 1992	10A	Scribbles	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Sun Apr 21, 1991	12D	Tittles	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Nov 3, 1990	37A	___ down (takes notes)	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Tue Oct 2, 1979	36A	Makes hasty notes	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sun Mar 13, 1977	66A	Little bits	Louis C. Mandes Jr.	Maleska
Sun May 20, 1973	59D	Tittles	Peter T. Thornton	Weng
Tue Nov 28, 1972	6A	Iotas	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 17, 1971	107D	Tiny quantities	H. L. Risteen	Weng
Wed Dec 2, 1970	25A	Iotas	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 14, 1967	52D	Iotas.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1966	79D	Notes briefly.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed Dec 30, 1964	55A	Notes hastily.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 22, 1961	1D	Trifling amounts.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 3, 1961	22A	Tittles.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 31, 1954	1D	Very small amounts.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar
Mon Dec 14, 1953	5D	Very small amounts.	Unknown	Farrar

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