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9 results for ACUTER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 4, 2023	64A	More discerning (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Mar 1, 2017	3D	More discerning (2)	David Phillips	Shortz
Fri Nov 15, 2013	51A	More pointed	David Woolf	Shortz
Sun Jul 16, 2006	54A	Sharper	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Sat Jul 7, 2001	23D	Relatively sharp	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Feb 26, 2000	18A	More serious	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sun Nov 26, 1995	60A	More sharp	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu Jan 12, 1995	1A	More pronounced	Fran & Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sun Jul 31, 1994	82D	More critical	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

4 results for ACUTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 17, 1970	17A	More penetrating	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 11, 1962	7D	More severe.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Fri May 8, 1953	5D	Keener.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 26, 1949	37A	Sharper.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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