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11 results for EDITOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 5, 2021	38A	Leave on the cutting room floor (2)	Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar and Akshay Ravikumar	Shortz
Fri Jan 17, 2020	42D	Leave on the cutting room floor (2)	Ryan Patrick Smith	Shortz
Mon Nov 12, 2018	45D	Delete from a manuscript	Kathy Bloomer	Shortz
Tue Jul 8, 2014	40D	Delete (2)	Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Tue May 13, 2014	29A	Delete, as from an article or video	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Wed Apr 25, 2012	66A	Remove, as an unnecessary line	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sat Nov 20, 2010	37A	Delete from copy	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Sep 26, 2003	43A	Delete (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Nov 8, 2002	35D	Bleep (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Feb 18, 2000	52A	Bleep (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Mar 15, 1995	44D	Delete text	Frances Hansen	Shortz

2 results for EDITOUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 12, 2015	Acrostic	H	Strike in the proofreading stage (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 17, 2011	Acrostic	N	Prune on the way to a fair copy (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for EDITOUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 17, 1982	12D	Delete	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Jul 25, 1976	98A	Blue pencil	Tap Osborn	Weng

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