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1 result for MISSTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Mar 4, 2014	54A	Say wrongly	Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins

5 results for MISSTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 12, 1984	29A	Distort a report	Maver	Maleska
Thu May 13, 1982	25A	Err in a report	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Wed Aug 20, 1975	28D	Say wrongly	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Thu Aug 3, 1972	15A	Quote falsely	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 23, 1963	37A	Quote incorrectly.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar

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