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8 results for USEDUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 28, 2020	23A	Depleted (4)	Tracy Bennett	Shortz
Tue Feb 27, 2018	44D	Depleted (4)	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Thu Nov 3, 2011	48D	Depleted (4)	Parker Lewis	Shortz
Mon Sep 13, 1999	42D	Exhausted	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 1997	28A	Gone (3)	June Boggs	Shortz
Sun Mar 9, 1997	68D	Gone (3)	June Boggs	Shortz
Thu Mar 21, 1996	59A	Depleted (4)	H. Estes	Shortz
Tue Oct 11, 1994	48D	Gone (3)	Bernice Gordon	Shortz

1 result for USEDUP from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 13, 2014	Panda	51A	Exhausted U.S. dupe	Mel Taub	Shortz

11 results for USEDUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 20, 1978	45A	Consumed entirely	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Fri Jun 9, 1978	48A	Exhausted	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue Dec 19, 1972	6D	Exhausted	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 24, 1971	46D	Spent	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 4, 1969	4D	Depleted.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 5, 1969	7D	Consumed	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sat Jul 24, 1965	53A	Finished.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 9, 1965	24A	Exhausted.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 26, 1961	58A	Spent.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 2, 1958	23A	Exhausted.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Sep 18, 1958	14A	Consumed.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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