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1 result for DESCRIBE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 17, 1997	31A	Sketch	B. Klahn	Shortz

10 results for DESCRIBE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 4, 1987	13D	Portray	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Mon Jan 12, 1981	6D	Picture	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Fri Aug 8, 1980	39D	Trace the outline of	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Tue Jul 29, 1980	21A	Picture in words	Madura	Maleska
Thu Oct 19, 1972	27D	Portray	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 11, 1968	27A	Narrate.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 17, 1967	1A	Tell about.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Aug 11, 1966	5D	Set forth.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 5, 1962	20A	Picture in words.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 10, 1952	83D	Delineate.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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