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2 results for RELAPSES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 6, 2004	35D	Backslides	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2002	33A	Medical disappointments	Randolph Ross	Shortz

9 results for RELAPSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 23, 1988	42D	Backslides	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri May 11, 1984	42D	Sinks back	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Aug 24, 1983	41D	Sinks back	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Jul 4, 1972	41A	Backslides	Unknown	Weng
Mon Mar 20, 1961	18A	Gets worse.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 5, 1952	47A	Goes back to a former condition.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 18, 1952	48A	Slips back into a former condition.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 13, 1952	7D	Slips back into a former state.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	141A	Setbacks.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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