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7 results for DEFRAY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Feb 7, 2020	45A	Help to cover	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
Tue Dec 24, 2019	1A	Offset, as costs (2)	Alex Eaton-Salners
Sat Oct 7, 2017	14D	Bear, somewhat	Byron Walden
Mon Oct 17, 2016	47A	Offset, as costs (2)	Damon Gulczynski
Mon Jan 31, 2011	46D	Bear part of, as costs	Andrea Carla Michaels
Thu May 21, 2009	9D	Offset, as expenses	Patrick Blindauer
Mon May 20, 1996	5D	Bear part of, as expenses	G. E. Paul

9 results for DEFRAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 27, 1991	9D	Pay for	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Tue Feb 3, 1976	27A	Pay the cost	Jim Page	Weng
Tue Jan 2, 1973	25D	Bear, as expenses	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 28, 1967	113A	Pay.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Mar 16, 1964	22A	Pay (the costs).	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1959	1D	Pay (the cost).	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Fri Jul 17, 1959	23A	Pay for.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1958	43A	Provide for expenses.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1942	47A	Pay for.	Sam Levine	Farrar

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