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1 result for REFUTES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 15, 2008	42D	Proves otherwise	Jeremy Newton	Shortz

1 result for REFUTES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 5, 2010	Diagramless	29A	Shows otherwise	Fred Piscop	Shortz

3 results for REFUTES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 10, 1990	58A	Disproves	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Sat May 30, 1981	9D	Disproves	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Wed Aug 5, 1953	44D	Disproves.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar

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