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5 results for MADEUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 22, 2016	51A	Fabricated	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Thu Jan 26, 2012	48D	Reconciled (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Oct 28, 2007	41D	Partner of kissed	Ben Tausig	Shortz
Sun Oct 12, 2003	76A	Reconciled (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Mar 11, 2001	52A	Like clown faces	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

10 results for MADEUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 23, 1980	13D	Fictitious	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Jun 22, 1975	39D	Invented	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Mon Jul 30, 1973	42D	Kissed and ___	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 23, 1972	14A	Formed	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 1, 1965	97D	Invented.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Mar 8, 1965	37D	Painted.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1964	59A	Buried the hatchet.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Thu May 7, 1964	1A	Composed.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 13, 1961	13D	Put together.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 5, 1959	44A	Composed.	Ann Gerlach	Farrar

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