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5 results for ACQUIT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 14, 2021	17D	Exonerate	Lisa Bunker	Shortz
Sat Jun 13, 2015	6D	Clear	Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Feb 4, 2002	29A	Find not guilty (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Mon May 4, 1998	1D	Find not guilty (2)	Hugh Davis	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 1994	30D	Let go, in a way	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

14 results for ACQUIT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 12, 1993	1D	Exculpate	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Taub
Thu Oct 18, 1984	27A	Exculpate	Anderson	Maleska
Sun Feb 3, 1980	58A	Exculpate	Henry Hook	Maleska
Fri Dec 29, 1978	46D	Exculpate	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Dec 18, 1974	25D	Exculpate	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Thu Jul 13, 1972	27A	Exculpate	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jun 5, 1971	6D	Free	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 24, 1971	44D	Exculpate	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 2, 1965	19A	Exonerate.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 6, 1965	57A	Exonerate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 29, 1965	4D	Exculpate.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 25, 1962	1D	Exculpate.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Sun Sep 14, 1958	21A	Exonerate.	Grace Hoster	Farrar
Tue Jul 8, 1952	25A	Release from an obligation.	Unknown	Farrar

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