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3 results for DEFICIT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 7, 2015	45D	One of the D's in 35-Across	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Mon Apr 23, 2012	17A	Surplus's opposite	Michael David	Shortz
Sat Sep 18, 2004	12D	Perennial government concern	Bob Peoples	Shortz

3 results for DEFICIT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 6, 2017	Acrostic	N	Amount by which a team is behind in the score	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sep 17, 2006	Acrostic	J	State of affairs that may be of concern to economists	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 15, 2001	Acrostic	W	Perennial concern of economists	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for DEFICIT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 10, 1979	14D	Shortage	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Apr 13, 1969	25D	Fiscal problem	Peter E. Price	Weng
Fri May 14, 1965	54A	Figure in red.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 10, 1958	81D	Budget problem.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1958	61A	Budget problem.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Feb 17, 1954	40D	It means "there is lacking," in Latin.	Unknown	Farrar

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