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12 results for MALICE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 5, 2024	18A	"Never attribute to ___ that which is adequately explained by stupidity" (Hanlon's razor)	David P. Williams	Shortz
Wed May 24, 2023	65A	Spiteful feeling	Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris	Shortz
Sat Dec 26, 2020	45D	Venom (2)	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Thu Mar 5, 2020	36D	Evil intent	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sat Nov 2, 2013	20A	Nasty intentions	Tom Heilman	Shortz
Sat May 21, 2005	48D	Bad feeling	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Aug 9, 2002	43A	"A blind mule kicking by guess": Josh Billings	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Fri May 11, 2001	26D	Venom (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Tue May 2, 2000	44A	Hostile intent	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun May 18, 1997	10A	Spite	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Sun Feb 5, 1995	64D	Factor in sentencing, perhaps	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Sun Dec 25, 1994	96D	Spitefulness	Randolph Ross	Shortz

22 results for MALICE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 8, 1993	52A	Spleen	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sat Jun 1, 1991	5D	Spite	Bryant White	Maleska
Sun Jan 13, 1991	116A	Spite	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Tue Apr 2, 1985	33A	Evil intent	Whitten	Maleska
Fri Jul 14, 1978	25A	Evil intent	Bert Beaman	Maleska
Sun Apr 2, 1978	61A	Ill will	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Jan 8, 1978	66A	Ill will	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Jul 15, 1976	24A	"With ___ toward none ... "	Eileen Daly	Weng
Sat Sep 23, 1972	5D	Bad wishes	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 6, 1972	16D	Evil intent	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sun Feb 2, 1969	108A	Malevolence	Anthony Morse	Weng
Sun Aug 25, 1963	72A	Ill will.	Stephanie Caruana	Farrar
Fri Dec 8, 1961	4D	Ill will.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 31, 1959	13A	Ill will.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1959	58A	Spite.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Sun Feb 15, 1959	54D	Spite.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Jul 8, 1955	32A	Spite.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sat Jan 31, 1953	26A	"With ___ toward none ... "	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1952	85D	Finding bad motives for good actions.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Mar 29, 1951	63A	"With ___ toward none."	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 4, 1950	49D	With ___ toward none.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 7, 1950	14A	"With ___ toward none."	Alice H. Cook	Farrar

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