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3 results for MERITED from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 7, 2020	37A	Not awarded by accident, say	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Tue Oct 12, 2010	28D	Deserved (2)	José Chardiet	Shortz
Mon Jun 12, 1995	22A	Deserved (2)	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz

1 result for MERITED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 4, 2009	Diagramless	42D	Deserved	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz

13 results for MERITED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 25, 1993	140A	Just	Jacques Liwer	Maleska
Mon Feb 11, 1974	40A	Deserved	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Oct 25, 1964	76D	Deserved.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Mar 19, 1964	60A	Earned.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 4, 1964	7D	Earned.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Thu Oct 20, 1960	39A	Deserved.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 14, 1959	24A	Deserved.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1959	62A	Deserved.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sat Oct 19, 1957	28A	Was worthy of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 5, 1953	35A	Was worthy of.	Evelyn E. Smith	Farrar
Fri Jan 11, 1952	15D	Deserved.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1951	110D	Earned.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Feb 23, 1951	39A	Well deserved.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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