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5 results for SCORNED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Oct 5, 2018	42A	Held in contempt (2)	Robyn Weintraub
Tue May 22, 2018	60A	Held in contempt (2)	Jeff Stillman
Wed Sep 14, 2005	46A	Treated with contempt	David Elfman
Sat Mar 9, 2002	47A	Like a pariah	Dana Motley
Sun May 23, 1999	36D	Looked down on	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon

11 results for SCORNED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 25, 1991	35A	Derided	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Sun May 20, 1990	98A	" ... fury like a woman ___": Congreve	John Russell	Maleska
Tue Sep 20, 1983	25A	Derided	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sat Jan 10, 1976	39D	" ... like a woman ___"	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Tue May 7, 1974	42D	" ... fury like a woman ___"	Leonard Sussman	Weng
Tue Mar 12, 1974	22A	Rejected	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Oct 6, 1973	63A	Disdained	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 9, 1968	22A	Disdained.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 11, 1961	4D	Disdained.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 6, 1957	1D	Disdained.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1955	113A	Disdained.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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