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1 result for HARDUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Apr 23, 2009	8D	Indigent	Steve Dobis

7 results for HARDUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 3, 1979	46A	Desperate	Madura	Maleska
Sun Aug 13, 1972	11A	Impecunious	Betty Leary	Weng
Sun Sep 21, 1969	1D	Out at the elbows	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Dec 11, 1966	8D	Without the wherewithal.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1961	19A	Out of funds.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Mar 3, 1961	46D	In great need of something: Colloq.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Mar 15, 1959	6D	Poorly provided: Colloq.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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