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19 results for GRIEF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Dec 18, 2022	31D	"Oh, good ___!"	Ryan McCarty
Thu Dec 3, 2020	49A	"To weep is to make less the depth of ___": Shak.	Jake Halperin
Tue Feb 11, 2020	37A	Mourner's emotion	Neil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen
Sun Sep 22, 2019	84A	Deep distress	Tracy Gray
Sat Jan 6, 2018	39A	Something good for Charlie Brown?	Peter Wentz
Sun Jun 5, 2016	71A	"The price we pay for love," per Queen Elizabeth II	Tom McCoy
Tue Apr 26, 2016	25D	"Good ___!" (9)	Finn Vigeland
Mon Jan 4, 2016	31D	Mourning	Herre Schouwerwou
Sun Feb 9, 2014	29A	Sadness	Charles M. Deber
Thu Jan 19, 2012	43A	"Good ___!" (9)	Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller
Thu Dec 1, 2011	56D	"Good ___!" (9)	Elizabeth A. Long
Tue Jan 15, 2008	46D	Feeling of loss	Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Sun Feb 13, 2005	122A	"Good ___!" (9)	Daniel C. Bryant
Sun Jul 7, 2002	91D	Heartache	Lloyd E. Pollet
Sun Apr 28, 2002	63A	"Good ___!" (9)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tue May 11, 1999	9A	"Good ___!" (9)	Ed Early
Wed Sep 10, 1997	27D	"Good ___!" (9)	Randall J. Hartman
Sun Feb 9, 1997	65A	"Good ___!" (9)	D. Niles
Sun Jun 11, 1995	64D	"Good ___!" (9)	Coral Amende

20 results for GRIEF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 26, 1993	67A	Deep distress	John Greenman	Taub
Sun Aug 8, 1993	53D	"Good ___!" (Charlie Brown's cry)	Tom Underhill	Maleska
Sun Jul 1, 1990	79A	Woe	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun Jan 17, 1982	82A	Sorrow	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri May 15, 1981	31D	Distress	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Jan 28, 1975	29D	Come to ___ (fail)	Virginia Godwin	Weng
Mon Jun 3, 1974	41A	Sadness	G. Gordon Cook	Weng
Tue Jul 31, 1973	32A	Charlie Brown's good word	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 31, 1971	55D	Charlie Brown's good word	Threba Johnson	Weng
Fri Dec 26, 1969	48A	Sorrow.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 2, 1969	54A	Good word for Charlie Brown	William A. Lewis Jr.	Weng
Wed Apr 9, 1969	22A	Woe.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 2, 1968	17A	Good ___!	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 19, 1967	17A	"Good ___!"	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Fri Dec 23, 1966	43A	Come to ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 28, 1966	49A	Come to ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 5, 1962	2D	Come to ___.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sat May 28, 1960	25D	Dolor.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 31, 1943	100A	Distress.	James E. Kisner	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1942	27A	Affliction.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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