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7 results for INSTIR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Sep 14, 2019	17A	Finishing a sentence, say	Peter A. Collins
Wed Oct 10, 2018	36A	Behind bars (3)	Alex Eaton-Salners
Fri Mar 3, 2017	59A	Doing time (3)	Patrick Berry
Sat May 28, 2016	18A	Doing time (3)	Frederick J. Healy
Sun Sep 12, 2010	95D	Behind bars (3)	Paula Gamache
Sun Apr 11, 2010	91D	Doing time (3)	Patrick Berry
Fri Sep 5, 2003	41A	Behind bars (3)	Manny Nosowsky

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