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8 results for OUTLAY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 7, 2019	55A	*Oaf	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Jul 23, 2017	19D	Spending	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Fri Apr 25, 2014	42A	Expenditure (3)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Tue Oct 11, 2011	47A	Money spent	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Tue Jul 9, 2002	38D	Start-up costs	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Tue Aug 29, 2000	26A	Expenditure (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Thu Mar 20, 1997	38A	Expense	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Sun May 26, 1996	70A	Expenditure (3)	R. Ross	Shortz

11 results for OUTLAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 28, 1981	22D	Payment	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Sat May 31, 1980	6D	Expenditure	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Jul 27, 1978	47A	Expend or expenditure	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri Aug 31, 1973	25A	Expenditure	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 20, 1971	45D	Investment	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 27, 1969	89A	Payment	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Dec 25, 1966	64A	Expenditure.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun Sep 2, 1962	20A	Expense.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Apr 15, 1961	54A	Money spent.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 25, 1955	19D	Expense.	John M. Holmes	Farrar
Sun Dec 27, 1953	7D	Sum spent.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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