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4 results for SPORADIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 28, 2017	38D	Occasional	Ryan Milligan	Shortz
Fri Aug 22, 2003	35A	Not regular	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Fri Apr 5, 1996	1A	Isolated	J. Page	Shortz
Mon Aug 28, 1995	28A	On and off	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

1 result for SPORADIC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 6, 2006	Acrostic	J	On-again, off-again	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for SPORADIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 19, 1993	22A	Off and on	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Mon Mar 22, 1982	37D	Occasional	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Tue Apr 29, 1975	8D	Occasional	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Thu Oct 25, 1951	49A	Now and again.	Unknown	Farrar

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