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2 results for UPSANDDOWNS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 22, 2018	67D	Fickleness of life	Ross Trudeau
Wed Mar 27, 2013	25D	Vicissitudes of life, as for the inventor named in the circled squares?	David J. Kahn

1 result for UPSANDDOWNS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Sep 23, 2001	Acrostic	R	Vicissitudes (3 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

4 results for UPSANDDOWNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 6, 1985	62D	Vicissitudes	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Fri Jan 31, 1975	60A	Business trends	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Thu Nov 1, 1962	49A	Vicissitudes.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 24, 1954	6D	Vicissitudes.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar

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