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2 results for HESITATES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Jan 26, 2002	34D	Thinks twice, perhaps	Mark Diehl
Sat Oct 17, 1998	3D	Hangs back	Bryant White

4 results for HESITATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 7, 1992	21A	Holds back; demurs	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1967	104D	Cranes: Hunting term.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Oct 11, 1954	9D	Falters.	Martha Brownlee	Farrar
Sun Apr 21, 1946	137A	Demurs.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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