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1 result for ACCEPTANCE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Mar 12, 1999	17A	Occasion to give a speech	A. J. Santora

3 results for ACCEPTANCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 4, 1987	1D	Belief in	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sat Aug 31, 1968	17A	Approval.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 17, 1967	16A	Approval.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar

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