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2 results for SAVEFACE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 25, 2012	32D	Avoid humiliation	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Mar 31, 2001	64A	Make excuses, maybe	Rich Norris	Shortz

1 result for SAVEFACE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 27, 2003	Acrostic	H	Avoid humiliation, as by resigning (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for SAVEFACE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 30, 1974	56A	Avoid humiliation	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Tue Oct 15, 1968	40D	Preserve prestige.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 1, 1965	10D	Preserve prestige.	Unknown	Farrar

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