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10 results for INAWORD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 17, 2018	56A	Concisely (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Mar 4, 2018	49D	Briefly (5)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Dec 18, 2017	45D	"Briefly ..." (5)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Tue Jul 11, 2017	12D	Briefly (5)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sun Nov 15, 2015	73A	Succinctly	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri Aug 1, 2014	3D	Very succinctly	Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern	Shortz
Sat Sep 21, 2013	2D	Not at length	Tim Croce	Shortz
Thu Nov 18, 2004	60A	Concisely (2)	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Fri Feb 28, 2003	7D	Briefly (5)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri May 31, 2002	35D	Briefly (5)	Patrick Berry	Shortz

2 results for INAWORD from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 22, 2013	Acrostic	W	Succinctly stated (3 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 11, 1999	Diagramless	34A	Very succinctly	Patrick Berry	Shortz

6 results for INAWORD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 9, 1985	62A	Briefly	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Apr 5, 1973	59A	Briefly	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 14, 1971	52A	Briefly	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Sat Aug 17, 1968	9D	Briefly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 9, 1961	17A	Briefly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 8, 1960	18A	To put it briefly.	Unknown	Farrar

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