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8 results for MISCUE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 11, 2015	41D	Slip	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Thu Feb 16, 2012	37D	Muff	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Oct 15, 2006	57D	Flub	Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Oct 31, 2005	35A	Error (3)	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Mon Jan 13, 2003	20A	Error (3)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Nov 30, 2000	9D	Bad shot	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Oct 31, 1999	78D	Goof	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Thu Jun 1, 1995	49A	Error (3)	Rich Norris	Shortz

10 results for MISCUE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 14, 1980	29A	Embarrassment for Mosconi	Carol Dutting	Maleska
Wed Mar 9, 1977	9D	Slip	DeWitt Anderson	Maleska
Tue Jun 19, 1973	33A	Pool-table gaffe	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 8, 1971	29A	Error	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 24, 1970	25A	Mistake	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 30, 1966	64A	Billiards error.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Wed Feb 14, 1962	10D	Error: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 7, 1961	1A	Error: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1954	125A	Slip.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1943	77A	Slip or blunder: Slang.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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