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5 results for TAKEUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat May 16, 2015	11D	Adopt	Byron Walden
Tue Jul 30, 2013	24D	Start, as a hobby	Peter A. Collins
Wed Oct 31, 2007	47D	Begin, as a hobby	Ken Stern
Thu Jul 10, 2003	12D	Begin	Michael Shteyman
Sun Sep 1, 1996	95D	Fill	D. J. Kahn

11 results for TAKEUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 24, 1990	20A	Kind of reel	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Sat Dec 31, 1988	27D	Occupy	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu May 6, 1971	50A	Shorten	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 22, 1970	4D	Start to learn	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 3, 1967	22A	Shorten.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 3, 1967	8D	Resume.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed Nov 24, 1965	8D	Lift.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 23, 1964	4D	Become interested in.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 14, 1964	50A	Begin to learn.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 27, 1963	26A	Occupy (time).	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 9, 1954	13D	Make shorter.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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