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2 results for ABSOLVING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 3, 2021	Cryptic	6D	What you're doing right now: following a bishop and providing forgiveness (9)	Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto	Shortz
Jun 28, 2020	Cryptic	15D	Making allowances for a bishop working out (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

1 result for ABSOLVING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 13, 1967	8D	Clearing.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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