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4 results for BEHOOVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 5, 2008	91A	Serve well (3)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun Jul 22, 2007	94D	Serve well (3)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sat Sep 23, 2000	20A	Benefit	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Feb 7, 2000	5D	Serve well (3)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

5 results for BEHOOVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 3, 1981	36D	Be ethically necessary	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sun Jan 28, 1968	84A	Be incumbent on.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 9, 1960	37D	Be fitting for.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 28, 1944	115D	Be proper for.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun May 24, 1942	62A	Be incumbent upon.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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