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1 result for ABBREVIATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 3, 2026	12D	Save space, in a way	Hannah Slovut-Einertson	Shortz

1 result for ABBREVIATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 1, 2015	Cryptic	15A	Pilot holds second note after musician King is cut short (10)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz

3 results for ABBREVIATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 9, 1985	11D	Shorten	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Apr 11, 1984	55A	Make an acronym of, perhaps	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Thu Sep 23, 1965	17A	Shorten.	Unknown	Farrar

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