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3 results for FAINTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 20, 2006	29D	Passes out	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Wed Aug 11, 1999	50D	Swoons	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Oct 24, 1996	10D	Keels over	M. S. Maurer	Shortz

4 results for FAINTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 19, 1985	40D	Swoons	James Barrick	Maleska
Sun Jan 19, 1975	87D	Passes out	J. A. Felker	Weng
Sun Jul 17, 1966	93D	Swoons.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Jan 5, 1964	44D	Passes out.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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