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7 results for MISLAY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 10, 2020	29D	Lose (6)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Nov 30, 2013	43D	Lose (6)	Byron Walden and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Mon Mar 11, 2013	28A	Lose (6)	Robert Fisher	Shortz
Wed Sep 17, 2003	10D	Lose (6)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Nov 24, 2002	28A	Place out of place	Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein	Shortz
Fri Sep 24, 1999	23A	Lose (6)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Jul 7, 1996	94D	Lose (6)	R. H. Wolfe	Shortz

1 result for MISLAY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 30, 2015	Panda	1D	How to address a Hawaiian beauty queen?	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

11 results for MISLAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 4, 1991	43A	Place in the wrong place	Calista Luminati	Maleska
Wed Sep 2, 1981	25A	Lose	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Wed Dec 31, 1980	45D	Lose	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Nov 16, 1980	58A	Lose	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Nov 7, 1980	58A	Lose	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Jul 12, 1979	5D	Lose	Gurner	Maleska
Sun Jan 19, 1975	69A	Lose	J. A. Felker	Weng
Fri Jun 29, 1973	21A	Emulate an absent-minded professor	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 15, 1967	80A	Lose.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed May 8, 1963	5D	Lose.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 28, 1958	10D	Lose.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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