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10 results for STICKS from Shortz Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Dec 11, 2022	60D	Adheres	Laura Taylor Kinnel
Sat Oct 2, 2021	43D	Nowheresville, with "the"	Wendy L. Brandes
Fri May 3, 2019	42A	Impales	Trenton Charlson
Sat Apr 20, 2019	20A	Kindling	Kevin Adamick
Fri Sep 2, 2016	8A	Needs grease, maybe	David Liben-Nowell
Sun Aug 16, 2015	97D	Boondocks (2)	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
Thu Feb 5, 2009	48D	Boonies (2)	David J. Kahn
Thu May 1, 2008	4D	Boonies (2)	Jim Leeds
Sun Mar 3, 2002	67A	Backwater, with "the"	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Dec 15, 2001	1A	Boondocks (2)	Frank A. Longo

7 results for STICKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 27, 1974	43A	Attaches, as a stamp	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Sun May 23, 1965	88A	Backwoods.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Mar 27, 1964	44D	Holds fast.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 21, 1959	27A	"Five, six, pick up ___."	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Mon Aug 27, 1956	49D	Remains firm.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Sep 25, 1949	1A	Rural districts: Colloq.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 21, 1945	123D	Hinterland.	Charles Cross	Farrar