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2 results for SMATTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 15, 2009	48A	Modest knowledge	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Dec 26, 1998	26D	Speak with spotty knowledge	A. J. Santora	Shortz

9 results for SMATTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 22, 1988	38A	Handful	Charles B. Waffell	Maleska
Mon Jun 2, 1969	21D	Dabble in.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 7, 1966	34A	Dabble (in).	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Wed Mar 8, 1961	44D	Superficial knowledge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 21, 1960	112D	Speak with spotty knowledge.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Jul 19, 1955	51A	Slight knowledge.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 4, 1952	41A	Dabble in.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 14, 1952	53A	A little knowledge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 19, 1949	41D	Dabble in.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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