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8 results for MACABRE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 15, 2021	8A	King-like, in a way	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer	Shortz
Sat Nov 21, 2020	37A	Dark	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Wed Mar 29, 2017	42D	Like many Poe tales	Jules P. Markey	Shortz
Sun Jan 1, 2017	27A	Gruesome	Matthew Sewell	Shortz
Tue Dec 4, 2007	40D	Like much of Poe's work	Alison Donald	Shortz
Fri Aug 13, 2004	39D	À la King	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Jun 10, 2001	15D	Ghastly	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sun Jan 25, 1998	29A	Like ghost stories	Dave Tuller	Shortz

4 results for MACABRE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 18, 2020	Diagramless	17D	Fit for a King?	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Feb 26, 2012	Acrostic	S	Enough to make your skin crawl	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 24, 2005	Acrostic	C	Dwelling on the gruesome; provoking horror	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Feb 7, 1999	Cryptic	5A	Grotesque horse biting hack (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

10 results for MACABRE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 6, 1988	29D	Ghastly	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Fri Oct 5, 1984	36D	Like a Poe tale	Reichert	Maleska
Tue Feb 12, 1974	35A	Certain danse	Lois Hillis	Weng
Sat Aug 15, 1970	68A	Danse ___	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 8, 1966	46D	Grisly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Sep 6, 1958	12D	Gruesome.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1957	1D	Ghastly.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Oct 15, 1953	42D	Saint-Saëns' "Danse ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 7, 1951	58D	Blood-curdling.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1942	111D	Gruesome.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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