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8 results for STEPSUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 19, 2015	55D	Volunteers	Tom McCoy
Thu Jun 5, 2003	7D	Is promoted	David J. Kahn
Fri Nov 22, 2002	33D	Accelerates (3)	Sherry O. Blackard
Sun Oct 7, 2001	44A	Increases (2)	Patrick Berry
Thu Apr 26, 2001	7A	Increases, as production	Robert H. Wolfe
Tue Nov 10, 1998	9D	Accelerates (3)	Diane C. Baldwin
Sun Apr 19, 1998	10D	Increases (2)	Rich Norris
Sun May 28, 1995	87D	Accelerates (3)	Matt Gaffney

5 results for STEPSUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 8, 1991	53A	Advances	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sat Dec 4, 1982	26D	Escalates	Treusch	Maleska
Fri May 13, 1977	28A	Advances	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue May 11, 1965	39A	Escalates.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sat Jan 5, 1957	4D	Intensifies.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar

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