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4 results for SULTRY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 26, 2014	21D	Torrid (2)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Fri Nov 21, 1997	24A	Like sex symbols	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Mon Sep 8, 1997	45D	Torrid (2)	Robert Goldberg	Shortz
Sun Feb 5, 1995	25A	Like an August day	Frank A. Longo	Shortz

5 results for SULTRY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 29, 1990	35A	Like dog-day weather	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Mon Sep 20, 1982	44A	Like Sumatra's climate	Lazer	Maleska
Tue Sep 9, 1958	43A	Close, as weather.	Ruth L. Rutkay	Farrar
Fri Dec 17, 1954	23A	Hot and humid.	Maura B. Jacobson	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	100D	Hot and humid.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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