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11 results for SOCKO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun May 3, 2020	1A	Smashing (2)	Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Nov 25, 2017	42A	Super, slangily	Kevin G. Der
Sun Nov 16, 2014	103D	Terrif	Andrew J. Ries
Sun May 22, 2011	112D	Show-stopping	Bob Klahn
Wed Aug 27, 2008	32D	Super, in Variety	Donna Hoke Kahwaty
Sat May 20, 2006	16A	Smashing (2)	Bob Klahn
Sun May 14, 2006	43D	Super-duper	Patrick Berry
Thu Apr 27, 2006	28D	Extremely successful, in slang	George Barany and Michael Shteyman
Tue May 4, 2004	10D	Simply smashing	Eric Berlin
Mon Jul 21, 2003	62A	Extremely successful, slangily	Andrea Carla Michaels
Tue Nov 23, 1993	9A	Gangbusters at the box office	Lois Sidway

7 results for SOCKO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 13, 1987	1A	Wham!	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Feb 25, 1979	9A	Bam!	James and Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Sun May 21, 1978	1A	Bam!	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Tue Dec 7, 1971	30D	Word in a rave review	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 11, 1971	11A	Smash, in show biz	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Apr 21, 1965	42D	Show biz for "smash."	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 25, 1964	6D	Packing a punch, in show biz.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar

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