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1 result for RECEPTION from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 7, 2010	137A	"... and it works - the ___ is good!"	Patrick Berry	Shortz

1 result for RECEPTION from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 10, 2024	Acrostic	W	Something measured in bars; something that might feature an open bar	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

4 results for RECEPTION from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 8, 1985	64A	Social affair	Whitten	Maleska
Mon Apr 17, 1972	35D	Bridal event	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 20, 1965	34D	Kind of room.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 5, 1961	34A	Wedding festivity.	Unknown	Farrar

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