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24 results for MISDO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 29, 2023	10D	Botch (12)	Rich Katz	Shortz
Wed Mar 9, 2022	42D	Botch (12)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Aug 8, 2021	26A	Botch (12)	Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Dec 28, 2018	49A	Screw up (3)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Fri May 5, 2017	26D	Make a hash of	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Tue Apr 1, 2014	18A	Handle wrongly	Andrew Reynolds	Shortz
Sat Feb 1, 2014	44D	Screw up (3)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Thu Mar 3, 2011	34D	Botch (12)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Jan 6, 2011	32A	Screw up (3)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sat Aug 7, 2010	40D	Muff (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Thu Aug 5, 2010	26A	Botch (12)	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Sun Nov 9, 2008	79D	Botch (12)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Mar 6, 2006	4D	Botch (12)	Jack McInturff	Shortz
Thu Dec 1, 2005	26D	Botch (12)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri Mar 30, 2001	46D	Botch (12)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Jan 1, 2001	21D	Botch (12)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jun 30, 2000	29D	Botch (12)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Feb 13, 2000	123A	Mess up	Bill Zais	Shortz
Wed Dec 1, 1999	29D	Bungle (3)	Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Sep 5, 1999	74A	Muff (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Apr 4, 1999	63D	Bungle (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Thu Jun 11, 1998	34A	Botch (12)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Mon Dec 19, 1994	37D	Err	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz
Sun Jul 17, 1994	60A	Bungle (3)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

12 results for MISDO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 15, 1993	40A	Botch	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Jun 24, 1990	30D	Err	Jack R. Harnes	Maleska
Sat Jul 4, 1987	3D	Commit boo-boos	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Feb 20, 1981	23D	Err	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Nov 14, 1978	27A	Bungle	Samuel K. Fliegner	Maleska
Thu Jan 13, 1977	5D	Botch	Daniel Girardi	Weng
Sat Aug 28, 1971	64A	Botch	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 30, 1969	76A	Bungle	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sat Feb 17, 1968	1A	Botch.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 14, 1966	48A	Bungle.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 10, 1966	80D	Err.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun May 1, 1960	51D	Bungle.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar

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