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5 results for SUDDEN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Jul 27, 2020	21D	Out of the blue (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Jan 6, 2019	63D	Out-of-the-blue (2)	Zhouqin Burnikel
Sat Apr 30, 2005	41A	Rash	Nancy Salomon
Mon Oct 27, 2003	8A	Without warning	Richard Miller
Fri Nov 17, 1995	48D	Unanticipated	Fran & Lou Sabin

12 results for SUDDEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 31, 1987	49A	Abrupt	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jan 20, 1985	57D	Unexpected	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Oct 24, 1976	80A	"This is so ___!"	John Willig	Weng
Sun Mar 16, 1975	87D	Abrupt	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Sun Feb 9, 1975	34A	Abrupt	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri Nov 24, 1972	44A	Abrupt	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 30, 1964	10D	Hasty.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 15, 1964	17A	Abrupt.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 16, 1961	29D	Abrupt.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 14, 1957	56A	Precipitate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 7, 1957	7D	Hasty.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Mar 19, 1955	11D	Unforeseen.	Marian Moeser	Farrar

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