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15 results for ATECROW from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 21, 2024	116A	"Enjoyed" some humble pie	John Westwig
Sun Nov 22, 2020	84A	Had a heaping helping of humility	Alex Eaton-Salners
Thu May 30, 2019	15A	Was humbled (2)	Brandon Koppy
Wed Jan 23, 2019	40A	Dined on humble pie	Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
Fri Oct 19, 2018	56A	Suffered humiliation (3)	Trenton Charlson
Tue Aug 21, 2018	43D	Was humbled (2)	John Lieb and Andrea Yañes
Tue Jul 3, 2018	54A	Had a helping of humble pie	Christopher Adams
Sun Oct 16, 2016	78D	Was humiliated (2)	Tom McCoy
Fri Feb 22, 2008	23D	Suffered a blow to one's pride	Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
Fri Nov 16, 2001	31A	Accepted what one fought against	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Sep 19, 1999	6D	Had to retract a statement, perhaps	Manny Nosowsky
Thu Feb 4, 1999	50A	Retracted reluctantly	Rich Norris
Mon Aug 10, 1998	34D	Suffered humiliation (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Oct 17, 1997	42D	Was humiliated (2)	Alan Jay Weiss
Fri Oct 25, 1996	16A	Suffered humiliation (3)	M. Nosowsky

3 results for ATECROW from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 19, 1971	7D	Backed down	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 17, 1969	92A	Recanted, in a way	Anne Fox	Weng
Wed Sep 11, 1957	54A	Was forced to retract one's words.	Josephine Martin	Farrar

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