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2 results for FACER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 4, 2000	12D	Stunning blow	Dana Motley	Shortz
Thu Mar 6, 1997	28A	Stone smoother	Shannon Burns	Shortz

15 results for FACER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 11, 1981	63A	Englishman's stunning defeat	Jim Modney	Maleska
Sun Dec 17, 1978	68D	One of the garment workers	Hume R. Craft	Maleska
Thu Feb 12, 1976	20A	Stunning defeat	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Wed Apr 18, 1973	5A	Stunning defeat	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 6, 1968	53A	Sudden difficulty: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 26, 1967	39A	Sudden difficulty: Colloq.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1966	66D	Stumper.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Fri Jul 1, 1966	43A	Unexpected difficulty.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 27, 1965	47D	Poser.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 4, 1965	51A	Stumper.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Jul 15, 1964	47D	Sudden difficulty: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 8, 1960	38D	Severe check or defeat: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 18, 1958	27D	Confronter.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Sep 20, 1957	48A	Sudden blow: Colloq.	Mary D. Weisser	Farrar
Sun Dec 28, 1952	104D	A stunning defeat.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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