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2 results for MURDERED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 26, 2002	79A	Like many Sue Grafton characters	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Nov 11, 1997	40D	Trounced, in sports	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

2 results for MURDERED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 9, 1989	35D	Was a hit man	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Mon Aug 17, 1964	8D	Marred, as by giving a bad performance.	Unknown	Farrar

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