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5 results for FESSED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 17, 2022	37A	Admitted it, with "up"	Emet Ozar
Fri Jun 19, 2020	60A	Owned (up) (3)	Greg Johnson
Mon May 22, 2017	74A	Came clean, with "up"	Gary Kennedy
Sat Jun 5, 1999	9D	Owned (up) (3)	Rich Norris
Fri Jul 12, 1996	14D	Owned (up) (3)	Chuck Deodene

2 results for FESSED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 2, 1961	136A	Owned (up): Colloq.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1952	50A	Owned up: Colloq.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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