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1 result for COMPACT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 16, 1996	10D	Purse item	R. Hartman	Shortz

1 result for COMPACT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 24, 2023	Panda	34D	Make a stage performance free	Michael Lieberman	Shortz

5 results for COMPACT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 9, 1989	40A	Kind of disk	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Fri Mar 21, 1986	15A	Small car	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Mon Oct 16, 1961	48A	Type of car.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 17, 1959	111A	Purse item.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 23, 1951	44A	Gift for her.	Willard Jordan	Farrar

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