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4 results for DITCHED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 31, 2015	56A	Eighty-sixed (2)	Michael Dewey	Shortz
Sun Jan 18, 2004	106A	Dumped	Arlan and Linda Bushman	Shortz
Sun Dec 28, 2003	91D	Deep-sixed	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Fri Jul 12, 2002	1D	Eighty-sixed (2)	Bob Peoples	Shortz

1 result for DITCHED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 10, 2014	Acrostic	G	Shaken or forsaken	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for DITCHED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 2, 1986	62A	Got rid of	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Maleska
Wed Dec 3, 1952	42A	Got rid of: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar

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