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3 results for INQUIRE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 3, 2002	45D	Ask (2)	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Tue Sep 12, 2000	9D	Ask (2)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 2000	63A	Try to get the facts	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

2 results for INQUIRE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 23, 2022	Cryptic	2D	Seek information in a collection of papers (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
May 19, 2002	Acrostic	K	Search for answers	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for INQUIRE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 16, 1993	57A	Ask	William Canine	Maleska
Tue Aug 31, 1976	51A	Seek to discover	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Mon Feb 1, 1971	47A	Search into	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 20, 1968	15A	Seek information.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 19, 1967	35D	Search into.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Tue Jul 31, 1962	8A	Seek information.	Kathryn Righter	Farrar

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