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1 result for INSTIGATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Aug 10, 1997	4D	Provoke	Nancy Nicholson Joline

4 results for INSTIGATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 10, 1981	20A	Start a riot	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Tue Dec 7, 1965	18A	Urge on to some action.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 24, 1965	19D	Spur on to some action.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 12, 1958	26A	Provoke.	Cora Goodman	Farrar

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