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3 results for STARTLED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 22, 2011	14D	Taken 38-Across	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Sat Dec 13, 1997	1A	Shook up	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Jun 5, 1994	7D	All shook up	Dean Niles	Shortz

7 results for STARTLED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 18, 1989	50A	Caught unaware	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Fri Mar 12, 1982	38D	Given a turn	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun Feb 11, 1979	107D	Surprised	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Apr 17, 1976	39D	Frightened	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sat Oct 14, 1961	35D	Caught off guard.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Sep 8, 1953	7D	Astounded.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1948	78D	Frightened.	Thomas Jackson	Farrar

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