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5 results for FOURLETTERWORDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 15, 2021	52A	#$%& and @%¢!	Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Tue Jan 16, 2018	39A	Curses ... or what 18-, 20-, 26-, 48-, 57- and 63-Across are, literally?	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Jul 30, 2009	16A	Profanities (and a hint to this puzzle's anomalies)	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Thu Aug 4, 2005	37A	Colorful language	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Mar 28, 2003	6D	What this crossword completely lacks	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

1 result for FOURLETTERWORDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 1, 1970	125A	Obscenities	Herbert Ettenson	Weng

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