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5 results for EXCISE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 2, 2010	25D	Cut out (4)	Alan Olschwang	Shortz
Tue Oct 31, 2006	10D	Cut out (4)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Tue May 24, 2005	19D	Cut out (4)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Sun Dec 10, 2000	74A	Certain duty	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Jun 29, 1996	2D	Cut out (4)	F. Longo	Shortz

3 results for EXCISE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 22, 1985	33D	Type of tax	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Sun Aug 26, 1979	130A	Internal tax	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Aug 28, 1955	99A	Tax.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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