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6 results for SOBAD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 15, 2017	45D	Desperately, informally	Zachary Spitz	Shortz
Wed Oct 12, 2011	51D	Eminem rap with the lyric "Guarantee I'll be the greatest thing you ever had"	Gary Cee	Shortz
Sat Oct 8, 2011	50D	See 29-Down	Tim Croce	Shortz
Mon Mar 29, 2010	69A	Not ___ (middling)	John Dunn	Shortz
Sun Feb 24, 2002	102D	1984 Paul McCartney hit (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Dec 23, 2001	1A	1984 Paul McCartney hit (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz

9 results for SOBAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 24, 1982	62D	"The world is grown ___": Shak.	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Oct 30, 1969	25D	Not ___.	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 31, 1965	42A	Not ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 23, 1965	29D	Not ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 6, 1964	26D	Not ___.	Thomas P. Byrne	Farrar
Wed Oct 30, 1963	8D	Not ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 16, 1960	33D	Not ___ (pretty good).	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 12, 1960	43D	Not ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 10, 1957	46A	Not ___ (fairly good).	Unknown	Farrar

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