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12 results for FOGY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 5, 2020	34D	Traditionalist	John Wrenholt	Shortz
Sat Dec 30, 2017	28D	Old-fashioned sort	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Fri Nov 4, 2016	55D	Square type	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Dec 2, 2009	19D	Fuddy-dud	Jack McInturff	Shortz
Sun Feb 24, 2008	62D	Geezer (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Dec 9, 2007	67D	Geezer (2)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 2005	76A	One who's out of touch	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jan 20, 2002	110D	Mossback (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Oct 24, 2001	30D	Mossback (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Jun 17, 2001	15A	Old ___	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Nov 22, 1999	1D	Old ___ (not the modern type)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Sun Nov 19, 1995	26D	Stick-in-the-mud	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

14 results for FOGY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 28, 1990	60A	Old-fashioned individual	Thomas W. Schier	Maleska
Tue Feb 21, 1989	51D	Fuddy-duddy	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Jun 15, 1985	59A	Old-fashioned one	Alan Arbesfeld	Maleska
Sun Feb 9, 1975	83A	Fuddy-duddy	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Mon May 22, 1967	1D	Conservative one.	Mary Murdoch	Farrar
Thu Dec 22, 1966	68A	Old ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 25, 1966	16D	Old ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 29, 1965	54D	Arch-conservative.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 12, 1963	5A	Old-fashioned one.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Dec 9, 1962	76A	Dull old man.	Barbara L. Golub	Farrar
Thu May 19, 1960	25D	Mossback.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1957	53D	Dull fellow.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1956	72D	Mossback.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Mon Jan 24, 1955	1A	Elderly kill-joy.	Richard E. Lawlor	Farrar

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