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2 results for HARDTIME from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Sep 25, 2013	65A	*Felon's sentence, maybe	Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry
Sat Mar 29, 2008	3D	It's done in the slammer	Mike Nothnagel

1 result for HARDTIME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 27, 1976	41A	"Don't give me a ___"	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng

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