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19 results for LOUSY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Jul 3, 2023	8D	Pretty terrible	Sam Buchbinder
Fri Jan 27, 2023	29A	No good at all	Joe Deeney
Sat Feb 5, 2022	19A	Replete (with)	Kameron Austin Collins
Sat Aug 7, 2021	47A	No bueno	Adam Aaronson
Wed Jun 28, 2017	53D	God-awful (2)	David Kwong
Thu Dec 22, 2016	41D	Punk (4)	Mark MacLachlan
Sat Feb 20, 2016	60A	Rotten (3)	James Mulhern
Fri Nov 23, 2007	43A	Stinko	Paula Gamache
Sun Jul 9, 2006	100D	Punk (4)	Patrick Berry
Wed Aug 3, 2005	7D	Punk (4)	David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell
Sun Jan 30, 2005	66A	Rotten (3)	Derrick Niederman
Fri Dec 24, 2004	24D	Rotten (3)	Sherry O. Blackard
Sun Jul 18, 2004	55D	Miserable	Seth A. Abel
Fri Jun 4, 2004	24D	Punk (4)	Sherry O. Blackard
Wed Jun 27, 2001	31A	God-awful (2)	Michael Shteyman
Mon Apr 23, 2001	32A	Two-bit	Gregory E. Paul
Sun Apr 15, 2001	24D	Bum	Richard Silvestri
Tue Jul 18, 2000	37A	Really bad	Richard Silvestri
Mon Dec 16, 1996	10D	Stinky	S. Spadaccini

4 results for LOUSY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 19, 1993	33D	Crummy	Michael S. Maurer	Maleska
Wed Jun 5, 1991	51D	Wretched; crummy	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Maleska
Sun Oct 29, 1989	3D	Crummy	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1951	51A	Well supplied: Slang.	John Roget	Farrar

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