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3 results for DIRTYDANCING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 27, 2017	24A	1987 Patrick Swayze film	Kevin Christian	Shortz
Tue Nov 12, 2013	23A	1987 movie with the hit "Hungry Eyes"	Mike Doran	Shortz
Tue Jun 6, 2000	24A	"Date film" classic of 1987	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

1 result for DIRTYDANCING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 14, 1993	20A	Movie set in the Catskills: 1987	Dorothy Elliott	Taub

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