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2 results for PENITENCE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 29, 2016	8D	Display of remorse	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Tue Jun 7, 1994	33D	Regretfulness	Ernie Furtado	Shortz

2 results for PENITENCE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 28, 2020	Cryptic	7D	Regret keeping 1.10 in English money (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Aug 28, 2005	Cryptic	7D	Regret keeping 1.10 in English money (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

5 results for PENITENCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 13, 1991	59D	Contrition	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Mon Sep 17, 1984	9D	Sorrow for one's sins	Daniels	Maleska
Fri Aug 1, 1969	62A	Contrition.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 12, 1952	2D	Contrition.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1945	81D	Contrition.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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