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1 result for HOPTOAD from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 23, 2005	23D	Critter with a sticky tongue	Courtenay Crocker III	Shortz

5 results for HOPTOAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 29, 1988	9D	Lively amphibian	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sat Feb 25, 1984	20A	Warty critter	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sat Apr 11, 1970	10D	Bufo	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 2, 1968	7D	Amphibian.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 22, 1954	29D	Shy garden dweller.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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