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5 results for POCUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Sep 11, 2022	30D	Second half of an incantation	Derrick Niederman
Mon Feb 22, 2021	28D	Hocus-___	Barbara Lin
Sun Aug 27, 2006	81D	Part of a magical incantation	Seth A. Abel
Wed Jun 28, 2000	62A	Part of a magician's incantation	Randy Sowell
Sat Apr 6, 1996	30D	Part of magician's incantation	R. Norris

4 results for POCUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 24, 1982	85A	Hocus-___	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Aug 17, 1969	10A	Half of a magic formula	Anne Fox	Weng
Sun Jul 21, 1963	33D	Part of a conjurer's formula.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Thu Mar 1, 1951	10D	Hocus-___.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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