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6 results for BUMSTEER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 2, 2013	14D	Crummy advice (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 2009	85A	Lousy tip	Trip Payne	Shortz
Tue Mar 6, 2007	20A	*Lousy advice	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Apr 7, 2003	11D	Inadvisable advice	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Jan 4, 2002	37D	False directions, e.g.	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Sep 7, 2001	33D	Crummy advice (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for BUMSTEER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 27, 2009	Acrostic	A	Misleading bit of advice (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for BUMSTEER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 25, 1983	25A	Tip that was no pip	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Fri Nov 19, 1976	9D	Bit of bad advice	Manny Miller	Weng

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