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4 results for HICCUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 22, 2018	36A	Minor setback (3)	Ross Trudeau
Sun Nov 13, 2016	48D	Minor setback (3)	Joel Fagliano
Thu Jan 8, 2015	23D	Minor problem	Jacob Stulberg
Fri Apr 8, 1994	44D	Minor setback (3)	David A. Rosen

5 results for HICCUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 19, 1971	120D	Barfly's sound	Anne Fox	Weng
Wed Dec 29, 1965	34A	Glottal sound effect.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 16, 1963	32A	Sound akin to a cough.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Mon Oct 13, 1958	2D	Sound akin to a cough.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Aug 21, 1954	42D	Spasmodic breathing-in sound.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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