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2 results for DISPENSE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 27, 1998	60A	Give out	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Nov 21, 1994	9D	Allocate	Norman S. Wizer	Shortz

5 results for DISPENSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 7, 1981	33A	Exempt	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Oct 16, 1977	56A	Hand out	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sat Apr 2, 1977	8D	Deal out in portions	Manny Miller	Maleska
Wed Aug 3, 1966	15D	Give out.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1961	47A	Apportion.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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