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2 results for DOWNGRADE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Dec 10, 2019	7D	Reduce in status	Eric Berlin
Tue Feb 11, 1997	34D	Reduce in rank	P. Jordan

1 result for DOWNGRADE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Oct 31, 2004	Acrostic	T	Lower in status or esteem	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

9 results for DOWNGRADE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 30, 1991	20A	Feather quality?	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Tue Jun 16, 1987	46A	Reduce in importance	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Wed Nov 13, 1985	11D	Belittle	Jeffrey A. Mercer	Maleska
Wed Mar 7, 1979	58A	Denigrate	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Mar 10, 1966	3D	Slope of a kind.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 31, 1961	8D	Road slope.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 7, 1958	28A	Demote.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Apr 22, 1958	34A	Declivity.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Dec 9, 1955	42A	Demote to a less skilled job.	Unknown	Farrar

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