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5 results for ROTTER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 1, 2018	43D	Scoundrel, in Britain	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Aug 26, 2012	119A	No-goodnik (2)	Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sun Sep 21, 1997	92D	Cad	Mike Shenk	Shortz
Tue Aug 20, 1996	5D	No-goodnik (2)	S. Spadaccini	Shortz
Thu Aug 15, 1996	44D	Scoundrel	S. B. Whitten	Shortz

1 result for ROTTER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 25, 2020	Acrostic	D	Bad egg	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for ROTTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 22, 1992	12D	Blackguard	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Sep 23, 1984	30A	Thoroughly objectionable person	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Dec 11, 1983	15D	Unappealing person becomes appealing animal	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Jul 6, 1982	49D	Cad	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Tue Mar 3, 1981	41D	Scoundrel	Charles Engler	Maleska
Sun Jan 23, 1972	56D	Blackguard	Nancy S. Ross	Weng
Sat Oct 14, 1967	41D	Scoundrel, British style.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Mon Jun 6, 1955	49D	Blackguard.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Jan 28, 1955	43A	Cad.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 27, 1950	13D	Cad.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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