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3 results for MISTREAT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 21, 2021	Panda	39A	It's a term meaning harm	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Dec 31, 2017	Panda	13A	If you do this to Matt, you'll incur Matt's ire	Mel Taub	Shortz
Oct 18, 2009	Cryptic	18D	Not properly handle matters I resolved (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

12 results for MISTREAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 22, 1992	41A	Abuse	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Oct 8, 1988	41A	Abuse	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Wed Oct 26, 1983	4D	Abuse	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Oct 12, 1980	26A	Abuse	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Tue May 22, 1979	9D	Ms. Entertainment	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Fri Jan 17, 1969	54A	Handle badly.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 28, 1968	7D	Handle badly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 12, 1957	88A	Deal with badly.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Thu Sep 9, 1954	41D	Abuse.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1954	104A	Deal with badly.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1946	128A	This cruel relatives do to Cinderella.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Mar 1, 1942	33D	Handle badly.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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