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7 results for SCORCH from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Dec 16, 2011	1D	Leave a black mark on, say	Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk
Fri Sep 10, 2010	1D	Really let have it	Peter Wentz
Fri May 1, 2009	24D	Assail scathingly	Joon Pahk
Tue Aug 19, 2008	6D	Burn with an iron (2)	Harriet Clifton
Tue Jan 8, 2008	5D	Burn with an iron (2)	Malia Jackson and Noah Snyder
Sun May 27, 2001	103A	Burn	Dana Motley
Sun Nov 16, 1997	57D	Toast	Frank Longo

12 results for SCORCH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 31, 1981	43A	Excoriate	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Thu Aug 14, 1980	1A	Burn	William Jarvis	Maleska
Fri May 16, 1980	1D	Burn a surface	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Mon Jan 24, 1977	29A	Char	Henry Hook	Weng
Sun Jan 21, 1968	63D	Travel fast: Colloq.	John Willig	Farrar
Fri Feb 10, 1967	41A	Shrivel with heat.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Sun Nov 22, 1964	6D	Singe.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Sun Nov 4, 1962	24A	Burn.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Fri Nov 13, 1959	10D	Burn.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 23, 1959	30A	Parch by heat.	Herman Keld	Farrar
Thu Feb 1, 1951	45A	Shrivel with heat.	Robert Hegler	Farrar
Sun Mar 24, 1946	122D	Parch.	J. P. Downes	Farrar

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