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3 results for OUTOFTHEBLUE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 5, 2024	13D	And just like that, sky and clouds are behind us!	Daniel Bodily	Fagliano
Fri Mar 13, 2015	27A	Unexpectedly (2)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Mon Dec 13, 2004	20A	Unexpectedly (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz

1 result for OUTOFTHEBLUE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 14, 1967	26A	Unexpected.	Manny Miller	Farrar

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