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8 results for ABASHES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 29, 2020	30D	Embarrasses (2)	Kurt Weller	Shortz
Thu Nov 21, 2019	2D	Humiliates	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Thu Aug 12, 2010	46D	Embarrasses (2)	Barry Boone	Shortz
Sat Mar 21, 2009	40D	Turns red, maybe	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Dec 22, 2007	41A	Puts down	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Mar 9, 2004	42D	Makes ashamed	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Sep 1, 2002	118A	Makes flush	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu May 27, 1999	51A	Shames	A. J. Santora	Shortz

12 results for ABASHES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 27, 1982	37A	Disconcerts	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Jun 1, 1980	22A	Shames	Threba Johnson	Maleska
Sat Feb 17, 1979	4D	Makes ashamed	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Jul 11, 1976	4D	Embarrasses	Barbara Gillis	Weng
Fri May 19, 1967	27A	Discomfits.	George Laczko	Farrar
Wed Apr 19, 1967	51A	Disconcerts.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Thu Feb 3, 1955	2D	Embarrasses.	Fletcher Coates	Farrar
Thu May 21, 1953	40D	Confounds.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 2, 1951	39D	Humiliates.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 31, 1951	1A	Destroys the self-possession of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 26, 1949	8D	Discomfits.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1943	115D	Takes aback.	William Schopp	Farrar

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