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1 result for ORIGINATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 21, 2008	22A	Begin	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

5 results for ORIGINATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 16, 1962	57A	Begin.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Dec 15, 1960	31D	Begin.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 4, 1958	68D	Begin.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Sep 3, 1951	11D	Start.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 16, 1949	98D	Start.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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