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4 results for HOVELS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 18, 2021	3D	Some accommodations	Zachary Spitz	Shortz
Wed Oct 10, 2018	23D	Squalid shelters	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sun Aug 22, 1999	16D	Shantytown composition	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 1993	7D	Huts	John M. Samson	Shortz

6 results for HOVELS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 5, 1990	10D	Shanties	Patricia A. Cevaal	Maleska
Sun Nov 2, 1986	66A	Shabby abodes	Maurice J. Teitelbaum	Maleska
Sun Apr 14, 1985	44D	Huts	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Jul 31, 1966	92D	Homes for some.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Oct 26, 1964	48A	Shanties.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 11, 1955	43D	Wretched houses.	Albert Blum	Farrar

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