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3 results for HOOKY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 31, 2002	13D	Play ___	Dave and Diane Epperson	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 1995	47D	It's never played in school	Coral Amende	Shortz
Sat Apr 1, 1995	56D	School alternative	Fred Piscop	Shortz

9 results for HOOKY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 17, 1978	42D	Truancy	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Apr 3, 1968	17A	Play ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 21, 1966	68D	Play ___.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue May 21, 1963	18D	Child's play.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 26, 1959	34A	Play ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 9, 1959	24A	Play ___.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jul 9, 1958	15A	Truancy game.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Feb 23, 1957	47D	What truants play.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Tue Feb 20, 1951	62A	Problem for the truant officer.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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