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2 results for SHORTCIRCUIT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 18, 2023	16D	Fail electrically	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Jan 18, 2004	61D	Good for a mail carrier, bad for an electrician	Arlan and Linda Bushman	Shortz

3 results for SHORTCIRCUIT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 15, 1992	127A	Martin's 1986 accident?	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Jun 25, 1989	81A	Cafe pianist on tour?	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed May 28, 1958	23A	Cause of power failure.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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