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5 results for CEASEFIRE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 19, 2013	29A	Reason to end an engagement	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Thu Sep 20, 2012	48D	Time-out, of sorts	John R. Conrad	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2009	35D	Occasion to drop one's arms	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun May 15, 2005	76D	Engagement breaker?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Apr 4, 2001	11D	Halt	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

5 results for CEASEFIRE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 4, 1976	135D	Truce	Anne Fox	Weng
Sat Nov 5, 1955	33D	U. N. achievement.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 20, 1952	33D	Long-sought objective in Korea.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 2, 1952	4D	The issue in Korea.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 15, 1951	34D	U. N. request, twice rejected by Mao.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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