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3 results for FOLDUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 30, 2022	8A	Like some space-saving beds	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Fri Jul 14, 2017	29D	Opposite of spread out, as a paper	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jun 29, 2000	68A	Go out of business	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz

5 results for FOLDUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 20, 1980	70D	Collapse	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Sep 14, 1972	47A	Collapse	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 9, 1968	1A	Close.	S. Lambert	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1960	1D	Collapse.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Dec 8, 1956	20A	Fail, in theatrical parlance.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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