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2 results for PURGES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 27, 2024	47D	Rids (of)	Rich Katz	Fagliano
Thu Jul 24, 2008	42D	Mass dismissals	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz

6 results for PURGES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 6, 1993	6D	Rids	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Mon Aug 19, 1974	43A	Cleanses	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Thu Jun 3, 1971	22A	Cleanses	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 4, 1963	31D	Clears of guilt.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue Jul 14, 1953	5D	Communists' means of quelling opposition.	Alfred Rosenheim	Farrar
Mon Jan 7, 1952	43D	Common practices in totalitarian states.	Unknown	Farrar

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