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2 results for HOOPOE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Jul 26, 1995	15A	Bird with a fanlike crest	Christopher Hurt
Fri Feb 18, 1994	55A	Fancy-coiffed bird	Manny Nosowsky

2 results for HOOPOE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Sep 20, 2015	Acrostic	I	Crested bird named for the sound of its cry	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Dec 10, 2006	Acrostic	S	Crested bird with black-and-white wings	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

5 results for HOOPOE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 29, 1993	10D	Old World bird	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Feb 3, 1978	10A	Bird named for its peculiar cry	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Nov 12, 1966	46A	Old World bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 31, 1960	46A	European crested bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 6, 1944	124A	Long-beaked, high-crested bird.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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