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4 results for IMPROVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 29, 2006	23D	Be on the mend	Barbara Olson	Shortz
Sun Jan 15, 2006	23A	Go from worse to bad?	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sat Sep 18, 2004	15A	Better (2)	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sun Aug 17, 1997	21A	Better (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

2 results for IMPROVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 28, 1989	40D	Get better	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun May 1, 1949	22A	Better.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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