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2 results for INSTRIDE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 18, 2026	36D	Chill way to take things	Scott Hogan	Shortz
Sun Jul 25, 2004	45D	One way to take things	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

3 results for INSTRIDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 4, 1991	8D	A good way to "take it"	Fred Toole	Maleska
Sun Aug 11, 1968	84D	Without loss of equilibrium	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Thu Mar 2, 1967	43A	With no loss of equilibrium.	Unknown	Farrar

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