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1 result for UNDERSTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 27, 2026	27D	Deliberately downplay	Adrian Johnson	Shortz

5 results for UNDERSTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 7, 1993	61A	Speak with restraint	Bill Polvogt	Maleska
Tue Oct 15, 1991	59A	Set forth with restraint	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Feb 21, 1980	18A	Opposite of exaggerate	Frank Geary	Maleska
Fri May 1, 1964	15D	Describe with deliberate restraint.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 24, 1963	58A	Play down.	Louise Earnest	Farrar

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