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2 results for BEGOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 8, 2005	88A	Politely decline	Jim Page	Shortz
Fri Mar 9, 2001	5A	Try to get out of something	Mitch Komro	Shortz

1 result for BEGOFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 22, 2020	Acrostic	T	Decline to take part in (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for BEGOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 28, 1980	53A	Seek release from an obligation	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Aug 14, 1961	34A	Ask to be released from.	Unknown	Farrar

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