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3 results for SHORTENS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Nov 6, 1997	9D	Turns a maxi into a midi	Nancy Salomon
Sat Aug 31, 1996	62A	Takes up	G. Petgrave
Sat Dec 4, 1993	17A	Raises the hem	Glenton Petgrave

4 results for SHORTENS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 19, 1981	66A	Curtails	Michael Priestley	Maleska
Mon Feb 4, 1974	10D	Abbreviates	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Sat Jan 14, 1967	20A	Decreases.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Fri Feb 28, 1958	40D	Curtails.	Unknown	Farrar

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