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4 results for SPITEFUL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon May 1, 2017	4D	Malicious	Ed Sessa
Fri May 27, 1994	37D	Nasty	Chet Currier
Sat Apr 30, 1994	9D	Vindictive (2)	Wayne Robert Williams
Sun Feb 6, 1994	83D	Vindictive (2)	Arthur S. Verdesca

4 results for SPITEFUL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 25, 1991	27A	Malevolent	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Mon Dec 17, 1979	27A	Malicious	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Mon Dec 30, 1963	37D	Malicious.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Fri Mar 4, 1955	27A	Malicious.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar

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