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15 results for SCANTY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 25, 2024	127A	Meager (4)	Scott Hogan and Katie Hale	Shortz
Fri Mar 10, 2023	23A	Speedo-like	Claire Rimkus	Shortz
Mon May 30, 2022	45D	Insufficient in quantity	Alexander Liebeskind	Shortz
Fri Feb 10, 2012	15D	Hardly abundant	Barry C. Silk and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Sat May 29, 2010	7D	Like thongs	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Sun Dec 10, 2006	104D	Meager (4)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 2004	28D	Meager (4)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Jul 16, 2002	69A	Insufficient	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Mar 24, 2002	39A	Exiguous	Con Pederson	Shortz
Sat Nov 18, 2000	43D	Less than needed	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Apr 8, 2000	61A	Lean	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Aug 29, 1999	14D	Hardly plentiful	Lou and Fran Sabin	Shortz
Sat Jan 30, 1999	19A	Thin	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Thu Jul 25, 1996	1D	Insubstantial	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 1994	65A	Meager (4)	Jeanette K. Brill	Shortz

19 results for SCANTY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 11, 1993	42D	Barely enough, if at all	A. J. Santora	Taub
Sun Oct 26, 1986	99A	Like beach attire	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sat Apr 27, 1985	26A	Meager	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sat Mar 19, 1983	10D	Parsimonious	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Dec 29, 1982	5D	Sparse	Fraas	Maleska
Fri Aug 27, 1982	30A	Meager	William Jarvis	Maleska
Sun Jun 6, 1982	60A	Sparing	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Aug 16, 1981	98A	Sparse	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Mar 23, 1974	27A	Meager	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Sat Jun 27, 1970	41A	Piddling	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jul 21, 1969	41D	Meager.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 16, 1964	59A	Exiguous.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Aug 23, 1962	22A	Not enough.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 9, 1961	46A	Meager.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 16, 1961	35A	Meager.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 4, 1955	36A	Not enough.	Herbert Lisle	Farrar
Sun Mar 25, 1951	66D	Describes Fuzzy Wuzzy's dress.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 22, 1950	81A	Small.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Sun Mar 27, 1949	36A	Describes Père Grandet's fare.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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