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2 results for ABBRS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 6, 2008	67A	Etc. and ibid., e.g. (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Mon Jul 4, 2005	66A	Etc. and ibid., e.g. (2)	Nancy Salomon

3 results for ABBRS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 22, 1990	35D	Et al. and etc., e.g.	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Tue Oct 8, 1963	1A	Certain crossword entries.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Sun Feb 28, 1954	6A	Short form for short forms.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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