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10 results for DOESSO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 21, 2024	34A	Playground retort (4)	Jeffrey Martinovic	Shortz
Mon Feb 20, 2023	37D	Childish rebuttal (2)	Emily Carroll	Shortz
Fri Oct 20, 2017	26D	Playground retort (4)	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sat May 7, 2016	63A	Insistent retort	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Sat Jun 28, 2014	36A	Playground retort (4)	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Wed Mar 21, 2012	14D	Recess rebuttal, perhaps	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 2009	104A	Playground retort (4)	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Tue Apr 25, 2006	71A	Childish rebuttal (2)	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Fri May 21, 2004	3D	Possible rebuttal in a childish argument	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Thu Oct 21, 1999	48D	Terse rebuttal in a shouting match	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for DOESSO from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 18, 2015	Diagramless	59A	Playground retort	Fred Piscop	Shortz

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