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3 results for MISSED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 22, 2022	39D	Shot an airball, say	Daniel Okulitch	Shortz
Fri Jul 22, 2005	63A	Fanned	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu Dec 16, 2004	19A	Failed at a shootout	Mike Torch	Shortz

9 results for MISSED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 26, 1987	8D	Fell short	William Canine	Maleska
Mon Aug 25, 1986	5D	Didn't catch	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Mon Jul 21, 1986	47A	Overlooked	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Fri Jun 14, 1985	8D	Overlooked	Frank Geary	Maleska
Thu Feb 12, 1976	42D	Shot wide of the target	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Sat Jan 9, 1971	8A	Fired off-target	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 8, 1963	5D	Felt the lack of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1961	86D	Skipped.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sat Apr 9, 1960	47D	Noticed the absence of.	Unknown	Farrar

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