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4 results for DAYCARE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 28, 2025	24A	Alternative to a nanny	Rich Katz	Shortz
Sat Oct 14, 2000	38A	Employee benefit, perhaps	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu May 4, 2000	20A	Child's need, maybe	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Fri Jul 10, 1998	15A	Drop-off center, of sorts	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

2 results for DAYCARE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 25, 1986	20A	Center for the tot set	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Wed Feb 23, 1983	41A	Kind of center for tots	Timothy Hoy	Maleska

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