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6 results for HOTTAMALES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 27, 2019	74D	Total stunners	Michael Paleos	Shortz
Wed Oct 30, 2013	46A	Part of a Halloween dinner?	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Sat Nov 3, 2012	17A	Real head-turners	Milo Beckman	Shortz
Sun Oct 18, 2009	36D	Good lookers	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Oct 24, 2008	27D	Sexy numbers	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Fri Apr 4, 1997	27D	Bombshells	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

2 results for HOTTAMALES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 21, 1968	11D	Tasty dish.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 1, 1955	28D	Food for the Cisco Kid.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar

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