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1 result for CUSSES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Sep 7, 2014	44A	Ornery sorts	Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen

5 results for CUSSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 11, 1975	44A	Cantankerous people	Frank Fry	Weng
Sun Feb 7, 1954	112D	Uses bad language.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Sep 7, 1951	30D	Bad hombres: Western U. S.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	48D	Swears: Colloq.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun Jan 19, 1947	66D	Queer fellows: Colloq	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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