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6 results for TAKESTEN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 25, 2025	6D	Stops briefly to rest	Adrian Johnson	Shortz
Wed Jun 18, 2014	8D	Stops for a breather	Amy Johnson	Shortz
Fri Dec 28, 2012	14D	Chills briefly	Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Sun Oct 3, 2010	45D	Rests	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Wed Nov 23, 2005	6D	Pauses	Levi Denham	Shortz
Fri Jun 25, 1999	33A	Breaks	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for TAKESTEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 5, 1966	125A	Rests a while.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar

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