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8 results for BADLY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Oct 4, 2014	43D	Very much	Julian Lim
Thu Jan 27, 2011	55D	In the worst way (2)	Patrick Blindauer
Sun Dec 26, 2010	28A	Not well (3)	Darin McDaniel
Sun Jul 18, 2010	48D	Not well (3)	Robert W. Harris
Sun Feb 4, 2007	92A	Ill	Paul Guttormsson
Wed Jan 8, 1997	29D	In the worst way (2)	J. D. Leavy
Sun Oct 30, 1994	84A	Not well (3)	R. M. Hopkins
Mon Aug 29, 1994	29A	Ineptly	Mary Derderian Brown

10 results for BADLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 10, 1988	3D	Very much: Colloq.	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Tue Dec 7, 1982	43A	Not well	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Tue Jan 22, 1974	26D	Unskillfully	Marie West	Weng
Thu Feb 8, 1968	45A	Not well.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 27, 1961	28D	Poorly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 23, 1961	19A	Not well.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1961	10D	Very much: Colloq.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1960	70A	Very much: Colloq.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Jun 6, 1958	32A	Very much: Colloq.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1950	84A	Illy.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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