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5 results for RUNOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Feb 16, 2024	1A	Deciding contest	Colin Adams
Thu May 2, 2019	48D	Election after an election	Julie Bérubé
Tue Jun 16, 2009	1A	Leave in a hurry	Paula Gamache
Wed Apr 9, 2003	27D	Make copies of	Greg Staples
Mon Aug 19, 1996	30A	Part two of an election	E. C. Gorski

1 result for RUNOFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
May 9, 2021	Acrostic	H	Leave in a hurry; chase away (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

3 results for RUNOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 20, 1992	28A	Flee	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Sep 19, 1976	15D	Decamp	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Tue Jun 20, 1961	1A	Elope.	Unknown	Farrar

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