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13 results for XRATED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 20, 2020	59A	Adult (2)	Joe Deeney	Shortz
Fri Mar 9, 2018	30D	For adults only (2)	Neville Fogarty and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Tue Dec 12, 2017	3D	Pornographic	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Apr 8, 2016	57A	Dirty	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Oct 24, 2014	21A	Beyond blue	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Tue Oct 21, 2014	13D	Like "Midnight Cowboy," originally	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sat Aug 27, 2011	3D	Beyond suggestive	Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Sat Sep 12, 2009	3D	Bluer than blue	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Nov 12, 2005	16A	Hot	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Tue Mar 18, 2003	66A	Like porn	William Schaub	Shortz
Thu May 16, 2002	42D	Not for the prudish	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat May 26, 2001	42A	Adult (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Tue Jul 15, 1997	57A	For adults only (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz

1 result for XRATED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 20, 2019	Acrostic	Y	Too blue for some eyes (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for XRATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 5, 1992	52D	Not for straight arrows	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Feb 11, 1984	45A	Blue flicks, often	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Sep 7, 1976	4D	Like a porn film	Manny Miller	Weng
Fri Jan 5, 1973	45D	Like some films	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 1, 1971	64A	For adults only	Unknown	Weng

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