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4 results for MISNOMER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue May 16, 2023	50A	Wrong name … even though 51-Across doesn't mean the right name	Katherine Baicker and Adam Wagner
Sun Nov 9, 2014	40D	"Koala bear," e.g.	Tom McCoy
Sun Apr 11, 2004	86D	What something shouldn't be called	Patrick Merrell
Sun Dec 19, 1993	19D	"Prairie dog," for example	John M. Samson

12 results for MISNOMER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 10, 1987	40D	Wrong-name error	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Wed Sep 14, 1983	9D	Erroneous epithet	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Wed Apr 15, 1981	27A	Incorrect title	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1979	14D	Use of a wrong name	Michael Priestley	Maleska
Wed Nov 29, 1972	55A	Use of a wrong term	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 11, 1972	10D	Error in designation	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 6, 1963	29A	Wrong name.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 10, 1956	54A	Democrat Party or Publican Party.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 25, 1954	7D	The term "comics," for instance.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Dec 23, 1951	6D	Wrong name.	Willard Jordan	Farrar
Sat Jan 20, 1951	18A	Deceptive title.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1947	103A	Wrong name.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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