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6 results for TORMENT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 22, 2021	4D	Suffering	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Mon Apr 8, 2019	70A	Harass endlessly	Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu May 12, 2016	18D	Agony (3)	James Tuttle	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 2016	9A	Distress	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Fri Oct 18, 2002	14D	Agony (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Dec 16, 1993	25D	Agony (3)	Nancy Joline	Shortz

2 results for TORMENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 15, 2011	Cryptic	30A	Anguish created by guys in the wrong (7)	Don Manley	Shortz
Aug 7, 2005	Acrostic	P	Drive absolutely bananas	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for TORMENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 28, 1993	14D	Agony	Betty Jorgensen	Taub
Mon Aug 10, 1987	35A	Harass	Dorothy Davis	Maleska
Thu May 4, 1978	59A	Afflict	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Apr 3, 1977	85A	Plague	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Fri Mar 26, 1976	21A	Pain	George Madrid	Weng
Fri Oct 9, 1970	34A	Misery	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 20, 1969	32A	Agony.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 11, 1960	37D	Anguish.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 3, 1958	108D	Plague.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Jul 6, 1954	49A	Harass.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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