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1 result for DILATORY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 5, 2008	23A	Dawdling	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz

4 results for DILATORY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 19, 1978	32A	Slow; tardy	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Thu Jun 21, 1973	29A	Dawdling	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 10, 1970	2D	Tardy	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1950	48A	Behindhand.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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