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8 results for ORBE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 4, 2016	32D	"Kill ___ killed" (4)	David Kwong	Shortz
Wed Apr 16, 2014	7D	"Eat ___ eaten"	Michael Dewey	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2012	21A	"... there ___ square"	Ben Tausig	Shortz
Fri Oct 13, 2006	23D	"Awake, arise ___ forever fallen!": Milton	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sun Jul 30, 2006	13D	Kill ___ killed (4)	Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry	Shortz
Sun Jun 28, 1998	32D	Kill ___ killed (4)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Oct 6, 1996	92A	"Kill ___ killed" (4)	R. Max Hopkins	Shortz
Mon Jul 24, 1995	35D	Kill ___ killed (law of the jungle)	Amy Goldstein & Julian Ochrymowych	Shortz

2 results for ORBE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 24, 1993	14D	"Be he alive ___ he dead": "Fe Fi Fo Fum"	Frances Hansen	Taub
Tue Nov 9, 1982	11D	Swiss town or river	Julian Ochrymowych	Maleska

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