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4 results for SHEBEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 27, 2022	26D	Mama grizzly (2)	David Distenfeld	Shortz
Sun Feb 3, 2019	18A	Den mother	Natan Last	Shortz
Fri Dec 2, 2016	20A	Female in the woods	Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Sun Oct 21, 2012	109D	Mama grizzly (2)	Caleb Rasmussen	Shortz

1 result for SHEBEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 13, 1957	1A	Mrs. Bruin.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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