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18 results for SCOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Sep 30, 2022	27A	Show disdain, in a way	David Karp
Sat Nov 27, 2021	1A	Act the cynic, maybe	Trenton Charlson
Sun Aug 11, 2019	41A	Jeer (3)	Alex Eaton-Salners
Thu May 2, 2019	8D	Say "Yeah, right!," say	Julie Bérubé
Tue Nov 16, 2010	6A	Say "Oh, that was nothing," say	Ian Livengood
Tue Jan 5, 2010	1A	Pooh-pooh, with "at"	C. W. Stewart
Wed May 14, 2008	9A	Pooh-pooh	Doug Peterson
Sat Sep 17, 2005	52D	Mock	Rich Norris
Sat Jan 22, 2005	31D	Knock, with "at" (2)	Byron Walden
Mon Nov 29, 2004	50D	Speak derisively (2)	Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon
Sat May 1, 2004	31A	Not treat seriously, with "at"	Byron Walden
Tue Aug 12, 2003	1D	Jeer (3)	Adam Cohen
Mon Dec 9, 2002	49D	Scorn	Sarah Keller
Sat Jan 13, 2001	1D	"That's nothing!," for example	Rich Norris
Mon May 22, 2000	52D	Speak derisively (2)	Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
Sat Aug 1, 1998	47D	Knock, with "at" (2)	Joe DiPietro
Thu Oct 3, 1996	41D	Jeer (3)	J. R. Leeds
Wed Sep 27, 1995	32D	Laugh (at)	David J. Kahn

32 results for SCOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 26, 1992	36A	Mock	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Apr 28, 1992	1A	Mock	William Canine	Maleska
Sun Sep 23, 1990	5A	Gibe	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Thu Jul 12, 1990	1D	Flout	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Fri Apr 20, 1990	5A	Deride	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Sep 28, 1986	10A	Deride	D. Jones	Maleska
Mon Oct 15, 1984	5A	Deride	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Fri Oct 23, 1981	5D	Sneer	Ronald Rabinowitz	Maleska
Wed May 30, 1979	24D	Deride	Johnson	Maleska
Sat Mar 26, 1977	5A	Show disdain	Bert Beaman	Maleska
Sun Dec 8, 1974	46A	Mock	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Oct 20, 1974	13A	Mock at	Bert Rosenfield	Weng
Tue Aug 27, 1974	12D	Deride	Virginia Godwin	Weng
Fri Jun 28, 1974	25D	Deride	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Thu Jan 24, 1974	46A	Show derision	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Nov 18, 1973	9A	Make fun of	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sat Aug 5, 1972	1D	Fleer	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 6, 1970	34A	Fleer	Christine Valence	Weng
Thu May 21, 1970	1A	Deride	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 4, 1969	18D	Gibe.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 11, 1968	49D	Jeer.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 6, 1967	25D	Gibe.	Mary M. Murdoch	Farrar
Wed May 24, 1967	41A	Flout.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Oct 14, 1966	5A	Mock.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 30, 1963	26D	Sneer.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Jun 11, 1963	54A	Mock.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 12, 1962	5A	Jeer.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu Feb 8, 1962	1A	Fleer.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Feb 4, 1961	9A	Mock.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 11, 1955	1D	Mock at.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Mon Sep 15, 1952	24D	Point the finger of scorn.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 11, 1952	1D	Speak with mockery.	Unknown	Farrar

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