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2 results for PATHETIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Oct 12, 2004	9D	Pitiful	Nancy Kavanaugh
Mon Sep 21, 1998	9D	Terribly weak, as an excuse	Matthew Lees

1 result for PATHETIC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Feb 29, 2004	Cryptic	4A	Wandering epic that is rather sad (8)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

6 results for PATHETIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 31, 1984	56A	Pitiful	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Mon Jan 29, 1979	36D	Moving	Perryman	Maleska
Sun Mar 5, 1978	67A	Touching	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Apr 11, 1965	71D	Exciting emotion.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Wed Sep 16, 1959	9D	Exciting emotion.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 16, 1951	124A	___ fallacy.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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