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6 results for TAKETHECAKE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 4, 2026	11D	Red velvet, ___, Black Forest, angel food	Wayne Bergman	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 2015	56A	Need bakery assistant to ...	Melanie Miller	Shortz
Mon Aug 22, 2005	61A	Be a lulu	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Jun 9, 2003	25D	Top everything else	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Mon May 22, 2000	55A	Surpass all others	Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand	Shortz
Mon Dec 30, 1996	51A	Be outrageous	C. F. Murray	Shortz

1 result for TAKETHECAKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 29, 1985	10D	Excel	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska

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