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2 results for PRETENSES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 8, 2000	59A	They may be false	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Jun 28, 1998	14D	Masks	Fred Piscop	Shortz

6 results for PRETENSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 3, 1991	82D	Shams	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Sat Jun 9, 1979	56A	Semblances	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sat Sep 20, 1975	54A	Shams	A. J. Santora	Weng
Fri May 21, 1971	16A	Shams	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 23, 1955	95A	False claims.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Mon Oct 15, 1951	8D	False claims.	Unknown	Farrar

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