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6 results for EMACIATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Aug 6, 2021	33D	Starve (4)	Seth A. Abel
Thu Feb 10, 2011	42A	Starve (4)	Derek Bowman
Tue Jul 1, 2003	9D	Grossly underfeed	Karen M. Tracey
Sun Jun 6, 1999	45D	Starve (4)	David J. Kahn
Wed May 6, 1998	41D	Starve (4)	Richard Hughes
Thu Apr 7, 1994	13D	Make thin	Fred Piscop

1 result for EMACIATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jul 12, 1998	Panda	16A	Having only tea, I came to lose lots of weight	Mel Taub

11 results for EMACIATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 10, 1993	35D	Make abnormally thin	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Thu Mar 11, 1993	20A	Make lean	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Aug 24, 1990	21D	Make abnormally lean	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Thu Aug 6, 1987	38D	Make feeble	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Oct 8, 1977	53A	Waste away	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Mon Jan 8, 1973	4D	Waste away	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 24, 1961	36A	Decline to skin and bones.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Apr 11, 1956	12D	Cause to lose weight.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 11, 1955	12D	Become very thin.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Sun Jul 5, 1953	84D	Cause to lose much weight.	Evelyn E. Smith	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1951	85D	Waste away.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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