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4 results for DOWNS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 25, 2020	26A	Guzzles, say	Stella Zawistowski	Shortz
Sun Jul 31, 2011	4A	71 answers in this puzzle	Pamela Klawitter	Shortz
Sun Mar 15, 2009	107D	Certain crossword entries	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Oct 24, 2005	38A	About half of crossword clues	Lynn Lempel	Shortz

15 results for DOWNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 1, 1991	68A	Churchill ___, Ky.	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Tue Aug 28, 1984	27D	Hugh or Churchill	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Fri Sep 17, 1982	21A	Gulps	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jan 31, 1982	41A	Epsom ___	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Jan 30, 1981	63A	Treeless uplands	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Thu Jan 1, 1976	33D	Football units	Alfio Micci	Weng
Sat Sep 27, 1975	42A	Churchill ___	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Wed Sep 18, 1968	31A	Football plays.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 4, 1965	34A	Football intervals.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 20, 1965	7D	Football term.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 17, 1956	11D	High, glossy expanses.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Sep 26, 1955	29D	Gridiron items.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Jan 21, 1952	26A	Open rolling country, in England.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 8, 1951	10D	Units of play in a game.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 16, 1945	51A	Churchill ___, well-known racetrack.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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