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3 results for SHORED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 10, 2010	65A	Bolstered, with "up"	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Sun Dec 20, 2009	98D	Held (up)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Mar 25, 2000	2D	Buttressed, with "up"	David J. Kahn	Shortz

10 results for SHORED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 2, 1993	29D	Propped	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Sat Jan 23, 1993	54A	Propped (up)	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue Nov 6, 1990	48D	Made stable, with "up"	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat Jan 5, 1985	47D	Braced	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Thu Jan 28, 1982	46D	___ up (propped)	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Aug 3, 1972	27D	Strengthened	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 18, 1972	38A	Propped up	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 18, 1968	10D	Bolstered (up).	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 11, 1963	54A	Propped (up).	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1954	57D	Propped up.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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