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8 results for SHROVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Jan 21, 2022	25A	Heard the confession of and absolved, old-style	Kyle Dolan
Sat Jul 19, 2014	3D	Tuesday preceder	Barry C. Silk
Sat Oct 30, 2010	46D	Freed from guilt	Barry C. Silk
Sat Oct 8, 2005	36D	___ Sunday a k a Quinquagesima	Byron Walden
Tue Mar 1, 2005	20A	___ Tuesday (3)	Gilbert H. Ludwig
Sun Jul 24, 1994	47D	Tuesday type	Matt Gaffney
Mon May 16, 1994	47D	___ Tuesday (3)	Ed Pegg Jr.
Sat Jan 15, 1994	1A	___ Tuesday (3)	Manny Nosowsky

8 results for SHROVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 25, 1983	27A	___ Sunday	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Dec 19, 1982	48A	___ Tuesday (day before Lent)	Anne Fox	Maleska
Sun Aug 17, 1958	86A	___ Tuesday.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1958	15D	___ Tuesday.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Sep 15, 1957	94D	___ Tuesday.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1957	13A	___ Tuesday.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Aug 23, 1955	5D	___ Tuesday.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	69D	___ Tuesday.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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