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2 results for HITOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 3, 1999	27A	___ miss (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sat Mar 22, 1997	37D	___-miss (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz

12 results for HITOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 17, 1991	69D	Haphazardly, with "miss"	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sat Oct 5, 1991	25A	___-miss (haphazardly)	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Tue May 10, 1988	42A	___ miss (at random)	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Feb 23, 1986	95D	___ miss (at random)	Louis Baron	Maleska
Mon Feb 16, 1981	49A	___ miss (at random)	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Nov 2, 1980	81D	___ miss	George Rose Smith	Maleska
Sun Sep 16, 1979	111A	___ miss (haphazardly)	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Aug 26, 1979	75D	With 118 Down, random	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Aug 19, 1973	80A	___-miss	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Thu Jun 6, 1968	51D	___ miss.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 20, 1963	28D	___ miss.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 3, 1959	47D	___ miss.	Unknown	Farrar

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