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1 result for NEWSITEM from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 26, 2017	Acrostic	N	Brief report of a current event (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for NEWSITEM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 7, 1991	9D	Brokaw broadcast segment	William Baxley	Maleska
Sun Apr 11, 1976	67D	Bit of daily reading	Robert Roop	Weng
Sun Apr 29, 1956	116A	Note for Swayze or Edwards.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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