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12 results for EYESORES from Shortz Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 9, 2022	124A	Blights	Timothy Polin
Fri Jun 4, 2021	33D	Concerns for homeowner associations	Nam Jin Yoon
Wed Jul 15, 2015	9D	Urban renewal targets	Bruce Haight
Sun Mar 8, 2015	16D	Derelict buildings, e.g.	Tom McCoy
Sat Jun 14, 2014	61A	Dumps (3)	Alex Vratsanos
Sun Aug 13, 2006	119A	Dumps (3)	Derrick Niederman
Fri Jun 20, 2003	40D	Blots	Bob Peoples
Fri Mar 14, 2003	67A	Trash heaps, e.g.	Kevin Hagen
Sun Mar 9, 2003	17D	They're not pretty	Patrick Berry
Sun Oct 5, 1997	53A	Dumps (3)	Derrick Niederman
Thu Feb 13, 1997	39D	Trash bins, graffiti, etc.	F. Longo
Fri Jan 26, 1996	13D	Blemishes	M. Nosowsky

11 results for EYESORES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 10, 1993	14D	A sty and a sty?	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sun Jan 26, 1986	118A	Dumps, e.g.	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jan 3, 1982	87D	Sights that are blights	E.T.M.	Maleska
Fri Mar 19, 1976	25A	Landscape debris	Chet Currier	Weng
Thu Sep 18, 1975	38D	Junky yards, etc.	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Wed May 29, 1974	48A	Auto graveyards, etc.	A. J. Santora	Weng
Wed Jan 28, 1970	20A	Auto graveyards, for example	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 8, 1969	21A	Some billboards.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 16, 1968	27A	Hovels, shanties, etc.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 26, 1968	128A	Ugly objects.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun Apr 17, 1966	10D	Certainly not cynosures.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar

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