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3 results for DARKEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Jan 12, 2011	52A	Most dismal (2)	Jim Hilger
Wed Oct 29, 2008	44A	Most dismal (2)	Steven L. Zisser
Sat Nov 25, 2000	54A	Worst, hour-wise	Patrick D. Berry

10 results for DARKEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 1, 1973	26A	Least promising	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 24, 1971	24D	Word for pre-dawn time	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 31, 1970	22A	Livingston's part of Africa	Unknown	Weng
Thu Nov 23, 1967	28A	Like the time before dawn.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 22, 1963	46D	Most gloomy.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Thu Sep 7, 1961	55A	Pre-dawn status.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 15, 1957	79D	Like the hour before dawn.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 25, 1953	25A	It's this before dawn.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Oct 28, 1952	50A	Pre-dawn adjective.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 21, 1952	8D	Stanley's adjective for Africa.	Unknown	Farrar

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