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6 results for DEFEATED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 5, 2016	85D	"A man can be destroyed but not ___": Hemingway	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Thu Feb 14, 2002	5D	Beat (2)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Fri Dec 15, 2000	9D	Beat (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Oct 6, 1997	41A	Vanquished	Barbara Campitelli	Shortz
Sun May 4, 1997	128A	Having no spark left	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jan 3, 1997	7D	Got the better of	M. Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for DEFEATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 15, 1990	61A	Beaten	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sun Mar 15, 1970	49D	Overcame	Frank Nosoff	Weng
Fri Jun 14, 1968	35D	Frustrated.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 3, 1961	35D	Outscored.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 29, 1960	48A	Frustrated.	Unknown	Farrar

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