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3 results for RUDEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 25, 2021	43A	Least polite	Adam Vincent	Shortz
Thu Feb 9, 2017	69A	Like New York City drivers, in popular belief	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Wed Apr 1, 2009	58A	Putting up the greatest affront	Ed Stein and Paula Gamache	Shortz

14 results for RUDEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 27, 1980	116A	Most uncouth	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Mon Nov 19, 1979	44A	Most uncouth	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Jan 7, 1979	20A	Most churlish	Alex F. Black	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1976	123A	Most impolite	Frances Hansen	Weng
Wed Apr 25, 1973	45D	Most uncivil	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 15, 1970	67D	Most undeveloped	Bert Beaman	Weng
Wed Sep 17, 1969	45D	Most primitive.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 7, 1966	18A	Most uncouth.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 8, 1966	23A	Most primitive.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 21, 1961	45D	Most boorish.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 28, 1960	32A	Most primitive.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 29, 1957	27D	Most uncivil.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Sep 2, 1945	9D	Most insolent.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Jul 2, 1944	37A	Most uncivil.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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