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2 results for STEPMOTHER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Sep 22, 2019	Cryptic	3A	Hot tempers disturbed a parental figure (10)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Jul 30, 2006	Cryptic	3D	Unoriginal kin with awful hot tempers (10)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

5 results for STEPMOTHER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 13, 1990	34A	A tormentor of Cinderella	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Apr 12, 1976	3D	Snow White's rival	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Thu Feb 5, 1976	16A	Family member	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri Jan 2, 1976	29D	Exploiter of 17 Across	Sinnreich	Weng
Wed May 11, 1955	25D	Villainess in fairy tales.	John M. Holmes	Farrar

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