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2 results for COMBED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 29, 2018	68A	Searched thoroughly, with "through"	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu Jan 2, 1997	47D	Searched thoroughly	M. Gaffney	Shortz

3 results for COMBED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 30, 1993	1A	Looked everywhere	Rand H. Burns	Taub
Tue Nov 8, 1983	42D	Searched thoroughly	Warren W. Reich	Maleska
Wed Jul 27, 1977	42A	Made a systematic search	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska

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