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1 result for DEVASTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 16, 1996	83D	Overwhelm	N. N. Joline	Shortz

6 results for DEVASTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 26, 1992	6D	Lay waste	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Feb 22, 1986	42A	Lay waste	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Wed Jun 22, 1983	12D	Ravage	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue May 3, 1983	32D	What tornadoes do	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Mon Feb 4, 1963	17A	Ravage.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Mon Oct 1, 1956	56A	Lay waste.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar

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