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8 results for SCAPEGOAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 22, 2018	3D	Fall guy (2)	Ross Trudeau
Fri Jun 2, 2017	32A	Shakespeare's Shylock, for one	John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Sun Jul 10, 2016	47D	One who seems responsible but isn't	Patrick Berry
Tue Sep 11, 2012	3D	One getting the blame	Kenneth Leeser
Fri Nov 17, 2006	20D	Patsy	Beth Hinshaw
Sat Apr 16, 2005	32D	Butt	Gary Steinmehl
Wed Dec 1, 1999	58A	Fall guy (2)	Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Sat Jul 29, 1995	58A	Blame unjustly	Charles E. Gersch

7 results for SCAPEGOAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 29, 1977	34D	Fall guy	Betty Duffy	Weng
Fri Oct 9, 1970	47A	Victim of a sort	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 15, 1961	11D	Fall guy.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 1, 1957	64A	Fall guy.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Jun 24, 1957	18A	Current best-seller (with "The").	Herbert Lyle	Farrar
Sat May 23, 1953	1A	Relative of a fall guy.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1952	75D	On whose head lies the sins of others.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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