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4 results for PIRATED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 13, 2022	58D	Illegal, as a download	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Mon May 17, 2021	37A	Illegally downloaded	Wren Schultz	Shortz
Fri Sep 16, 2011	34A	Stolen	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Aug 13, 2010	53A	Stole	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

8 results for PIRATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 8, 1988	24D	Stolen	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Aug 12, 1988	9D	Published illegally	William Canine	Maleska
Thu Apr 3, 1975	46A	Like some books from Taiwan	Manny Miller	Weng
Sun Mar 3, 1974	29A	Did a sea job of a sort	Jim Page	Weng
Fri Jan 8, 1971	59A	Reprinted illegally	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 29, 1957	50D	Stole, as styles.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Fri Aug 31, 1956	44D	Violated a copyright.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 25, 1946	133A	Infringed.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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