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3 results for DETRACT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 27, 2007	41D	Take away (from)	Lucy Gardner Anderson	Shortz
Fri Nov 14, 2003	13D	Take away (2)	Myles Callum	Shortz
Fri Jun 27, 1997	29D	Take away (2)	Dean Niles	Shortz

15 results for DETRACT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 19, 1991	10D	Draw away	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Mon Aug 5, 1991	43D	Take away	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Jun 17, 1990	86A	Belittle	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Thu Dec 13, 1984	37A	Take away	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun Nov 2, 1975	91D	Belittle	George Rose Smith	Weng
Sat Apr 17, 1971	12D	Belittle	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 18, 1970	62A	Take away from	Unknown	Weng
Mon Mar 22, 1965	43D	Take away (from).	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 14, 1962	35A	Derogate.	Anna McDannell	Farrar
Wed Nov 1, 1961	36A	Derogate.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 28, 1961	18A	Take away (from).	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 6, 1960	26A	Take away something desirable (from).	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1960	35A	Take away.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Dec 17, 1956	4D	Take away (with "from").	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Dec 31, 1955	21D	Take away.	Unknown	Farrar

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