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3 results for WIDENS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 5, 2005	11D	Increases in capacity	David Ainslie Macleod	Shortz
Wed Oct 8, 2003	44A	Dilates	Peter Sarrett	Shortz
Mon Mar 25, 2002	44D	Adds a lane to	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

9 results for WIDENS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 13, 1990	14D	Expands	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Mar 17, 1975	44A	Reams out	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Jul 6, 1958	22D	Extends.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun May 11, 1958	77A	Expands.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1955	113D	Reams.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Nov 7, 1953	38D	Enlarges.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 3, 1953	48A	Expands.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 19, 1950	26A	Broadens.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1946	35A	Extends.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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