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3 results for EXPLORE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 14, 2006	38D	Look into	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 2004	2D	Plumb	Frank Longo	Shortz
Fri Apr 9, 2004	16A	Check out thoroughly	Bob Peoples	Shortz

2 results for EXPLORE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 3, 2011	Acrostic	V	Test the waters	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 10, 2010	Cryptic	18D	Former Mideast group about to investigate (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

4 results for EXPLORE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 26, 1993	21D	Examine closely	John Brobst	Maleska
Thu Sep 22, 1983	20A	Emulate Balboa	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Mon Jan 12, 1981	55A	Look into closely	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jun 10, 1956	120D	Investigate.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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