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4 results for PREDATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Jan 17, 2020	40A	Come before (3)	Ryan Patrick Smith
Sun Oct 1, 2017	14A	Come before (3)	Robert Fisher
Fri Mar 26, 2004	16A	Be there before	Nancy Kavanaugh
Sun Sep 3, 1995	96A	Come before (3)	Ernie Furtado

11 results for PREDATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 5, 1993	45D	Come earlier than	Rand H. Burns	Maleska
Wed Sep 23, 1992	5D	Happen earlier	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sat Dec 14, 1985	43D	Write tomorrow's check today	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Mon Sep 3, 1984	9D	Come before, in a way	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Thu Jun 23, 1983	5D	Come earlier than	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Sep 10, 1976	61A	Come earlier in time	Evelyn B. Rosenthal	Weng
Sun Dec 27, 1959	108A	Antecede.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon Feb 10, 1958	31A	Mark as of a former time.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Wed Mar 9, 1955	37A	Come before.	William S. Woods	Farrar
Sat Mar 13, 1954	44D	Be earlier in time than.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 24, 1950	50A	Mark the day in advance.	Unknown	Farrar

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