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5 results for SOURNOTE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 9, 2025	8D	Bad thing to end on	Rich Katz and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2024	67A	Suboptimal ending	Colin Adams	Shortz
Sat Aug 15, 2020	12D	Bit of unpleasantness	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Jan 25, 2018	34D	Unpleasant ending	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sun Apr 15, 2012	89D	Unpleasant thing to hit	Kevin G. Der	Shortz

3 results for SOURNOTE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 7, 1977	24A	Trumpeter's blooper	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun Sep 21, 1975	75A	Singer's lapse	Bill Hartman	Weng
Mon Jul 14, 1952	59A	This is anathema to the maestro: 2 wds.	Unknown	Farrar

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