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6 results for BETTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 8, 2021	4D	"That's more like it"	Philip Koski	Shortz
Thu Jul 20, 2017	3D	Outdo	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Tue Nov 10, 2015	21A	On the mend	Will Treece	Shortz
Sun Aug 31, 2014	92D	Surpass	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Fri Dec 5, 2008	47D	Sound again	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2007	54D	Improve	Seth A. Abel	Shortz

20 results for BETTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 15, 1992	42A	Surpassing another	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Sun Apr 15, 1990	14D	Ameliorate	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Sat Oct 29, 1988	45D	Improve	John M. Samson	Maleska
Tue Nov 22, 1983	44A	Opposite of worse	Frank Geary	Maleska
Thu Aug 25, 1983	47A	Improve	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Aug 29, 1977	42D	Improve	David A. Scully	Maleska
Sun Sep 22, 1974	63D	Go one up	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sat Oct 25, 1969	38A	Improved.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 27, 1969	69D	Improved	Ruth Ball	Weng
Fri Apr 9, 1965	61A	Exceed.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 3, 1965	20A	Advantage.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1962	32A	Improve.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Feb 27, 1962	40A	Preferable.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Aug 20, 1960	18A	Preferable.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 8, 1960	22A	Improved.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 28, 1959	45A	Surpassing another.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Thu Nov 6, 1958	8D	Superior.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Oct 29, 1953	42A	Superior to another.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Tue Feb 6, 1951	22A	Superior.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1943	49A	"My dear, my ___ half."—Sir P. Sidney.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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