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19 results for BOTCH from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 26, 2021	58D	Screw up (2)	Christina Iverson	Shortz
Mon Sep 21, 2020	33A	Mess up (7)	Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class	Shortz
Mon Nov 11, 2019	37A	Make a mess of (2)	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Thu Nov 29, 2018	46D	Mess up (7)	Herre Schouwerwou	Shortz
Sat Sep 29, 2018	48D	Screw up (2)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sun Mar 5, 2017	102D	Muff (3)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Fri May 20, 2016	10A	Flub	Kristian House	Shortz
Sat Jun 6, 2015	49D	Mess up (7)	Jason Flinn	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2015	45A	Make a mess of (2)	David Phillips	Shortz
Sat Jan 3, 2015	1A	Bollix	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Sat May 10, 2014	1D	Mangle	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Sep 15, 2013	91D	Muff (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Jun 25, 2012	53A	Mess up (7)	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Mon Oct 4, 2004	30D	Mess up (7)	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Thu Aug 23, 2001	9D	Mess up (7)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Fri Sep 3, 1999	1D	Muck up	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Jul 10, 1999	49D	Muff (3)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Jul 14, 1997	5A	Bungle	Mark Elliot Skolsky	Shortz
Mon Dec 11, 1995	46D	Mess up (7)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

19 results for BOTCH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 30, 1991	51D	Bungle	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Feb 14, 1988	109D	Bungle	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri May 29, 1987	30A	Flub	Mark Diehl	Maleska
Sun Feb 17, 1985	65D	Bungle	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1982	1A	Mess	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1978	80A	Bungle	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Tue Aug 3, 1976	8D	Mess up	Jim Plackner	Weng
Sun Jun 6, 1976	96D	Louse up	Tom Sheehan	Weng
Sun Aug 18, 1974	44A	Mess up	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Jun 25, 1972	35D	Gum up	Bert Beaman	Weng
Mon Dec 6, 1971	23A	Fiasco	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 12, 1967	1D	Unskillful piece of work.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Thu Jan 16, 1964	46D	Hodgepodge.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1961	57D	Do badly.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Mon Jul 25, 1960	27D	Bungle.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 27, 1959	49D	Unsuccessful piece of work.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 4, 1959	37A	Bungle.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Jan 12, 1958	1D	Bungle.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun Dec 4, 1955	78A	Put together unskillfully.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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