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5 results for CRES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Sep 4, 2009	21A	Increase in volume, in mus.	Joe Krozel
Sat Apr 11, 2009	58A	Musical score abbr.	Karen M. Tracey
Sun Dec 25, 2005	65D	Mus. increase in volume	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thu Mar 17, 2005	17A	Abbr. in a musical score	David Pringle
Sat Oct 11, 1997	5D	Street: Abbr.	Fred Piscop

15 results for CRES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 30, 1988	54A	Ant. of diminuendo	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Sep 14, 1975	64A	Louder, in music: Abbr.	Bert Kruse	Weng
Wed Jan 2, 1974	51A	Musical passage: Abbr.	S. A. Kay	Weng
Sat Sep 19, 1970	21D	Louder, in music: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 10, 1969	59A	Louder: Music abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 26, 1968	20D	Musical abbreviation.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 7, 1968	14D	Musical abbreviation.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 30, 1966	31A	Direction in music: Abbr.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Thu Jun 10, 1965	55D	Musical direction: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 7, 1965	123D	Direction in music: Abbr.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sat Oct 17, 1964	5D	Musical abbreviation.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 13, 1964	33D	Musical abbreviation.	Walter Colt	Farrar
Sun Nov 8, 1959	13D	Opposite of dim., in music.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Oct 18, 1958	31D	Gradual increase in loudness: Mus. abbr.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Apr 25, 1958	12D	Gradually increasing in loudness: Mus. abbr.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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