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8 results for OUGHT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 20, 2021	15A	"This ___ to do the trick"	Pao Roy	Shortz
Mon May 14, 2018	57A	"There ___ to be a law!"	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Jan 10, 2016	55D	Need (to)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Fri Mar 12, 2010	40A	Moral obligation	Tim Croce	Shortz
Wed Jul 9, 2003	28A	Should, with "to" (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Dec 9, 1999	36D	Is expected (to)	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Wed Sep 9, 1998	2D	Word of obligation	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Mon Mar 30, 1998	11D	Should, with "to" (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

26 results for OUGHT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 13, 1992	34D	___ to (should)	Walter Covell	Maleska
Wed Oct 2, 1991	2D	___ to (should)	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu Apr 25, 1991	38D	Should, with "to"	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Fri Mar 9, 1990	51D	___ to (should)	William Baxley	Maleska
Tue Nov 15, 1988	53D	Zero	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Thu Apr 28, 1988	2D	Should, with "to"	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Wed Feb 4, 1987	38A	Rhyme: Part II	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Tue Aug 13, 1985	17A	Obligation	Laufer	Maleska
Thu Mar 20, 1975	1D	"There ___ to be a law"	Sidney Frank	Weng
Tue Feb 4, 1975	35A	"You ___ to be in pictures"	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Sep 4, 1974	2D	Should, with "to"	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sat Feb 23, 1974	43A	"You ___ to be in pictures"	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Weng
Mon May 14, 1973	31D	"You ___ to be in ... "	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 20, 1972	7D	Should	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 21, 1972	28D	"You ___ to know better"	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 28, 1970	12D	"You ___ to be in pictures"	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 3, 1967	33D	Cipher.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 3, 1966	40D	Should.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1965	58A	Should.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Tue Sep 14, 1965	32D	Nothing.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 6, 1961	27D	Should.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 22, 1959	34A	Auxiliary verb expressing duty.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 17, 1958	1A	Auxiliary verb to express duty.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1958	112D	Zero.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon May 28, 1951	35A	Should.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1949	30A	Must.	William Spaar Jr.	Farrar

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