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2 results for POKEY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 22, 2000	27A	Jug	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Aug 25, 1997	10D	Hoosegow	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

16 results for POKEY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 12, 1986	28A	Calaboose	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Mon Jul 21, 1986	11D	Cooler	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Wed Jul 31, 1985	22A	Hoosegow	William Canine	Maleska
Wed Nov 10, 1982	29D	Calaboose	Fred Keller	Maleska
Thu Mar 18, 1982	61A	Stir	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Jun 12, 1980	47D	Calaboose	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Feb 20, 1973	26D	Hoosegow	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 25, 1967	25A	Slow: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 17, 1966	43D	Annoyingly slow.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 25, 1966	25A	Slow: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 24, 1966	68D	Snailish.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1964	36A	Snailish.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 23, 1964	130A	Slow: Colloq.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jan 5, 1960	31A	Small and uncomfortable.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1956	87A	Trifling.	William S. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Thu Apr 17, 1952	28D	Small and cramped.	Unknown	Farrar

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