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5 results for LOANSHARK from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 4, 2024	54D	Person of interest?	Daniel Grinberg	Shortz
Sat Sep 16, 2023	20D	Figure in the criminal underworld, maybe	Jonathan Kaufman	Shortz
Sat May 24, 2014	33D	Subprime mortgagee, to detractors	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sat Jun 4, 2011	42A	Risky funding source	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Sat Aug 5, 2000	25A	Usurer	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for LOANSHARK from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 16, 2009	Acrostic	E	Imprudent source of funding (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for LOANSHARK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 17, 1974	18A	Usurer	Virginia Butler	Weng
Thu Jun 27, 1974	12D	Five-for-ten man	George Raventos	Weng
Fri May 23, 1969	3D	Predator of sorts.	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 8, 1964	40A	One kind of moneylender.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1954	54A	Usurer: Colloq.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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