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2 results for DECENCY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 3, 2015	27A	Propriety (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Jun 21, 1995	63A	Propriety (2)	Dorothea E. Shipp	Shortz

4 results for DECENCY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 7, 1979	85D	Propriety	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Fri Sep 10, 1976	57A	Quality of good taste	Evelyn B. Rosenthal	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1961	53A	Legion of ___.	Norma Schier	Farrar
Mon Apr 9, 1956	42D	Proper observance of good taste.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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