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2 results for DEFAULT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Sep 17, 2000	62D	What some games are won by	Nelson Hardy
Sun Jun 13, 1999	31D	Fallback position	Rich Norris

4 results for DEFAULT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 17, 1982	100A	A fate worse than debt	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Dec 1, 1973	24A	Failure to act	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 16, 1966	65D	Bondholder's hazard.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Aug 29, 1962	44D	Failure to act.	Louise Earnest	Farrar

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