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4 results for TAKESUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat May 27, 2017	38D	Starts to practice	Damon Gulczynski
Fri Apr 18, 2003	39D	Occupies (2)	Tyler Hinman
Thu Oct 29, 1998	4D	Occupies (2)	Cathy Millhauser
Sun Dec 11, 1994	16D	Consumes	Wayne Robert Williams

5 results for TAKESUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 19, 1978	54A	Assumes, as a task	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1973	79D	Assumes	Keith Blake	Weng
Fri Sep 14, 1973	14D	Assumes	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 14, 1963	44D	Becomes interested in.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Tue Aug 22, 1961	40D	Makes shorter.	Unknown	Farrar

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