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2 results for SHRINKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 17, 2015	86D	Head analysts?	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Mar 24, 2007	40D	Contracts	Rich Norris	Shortz

7 results for SHRINKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 15, 1990	21D	Contracts	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Wed Mar 27, 1985	20A	Draws back	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Thu Jul 26, 1984	46A	Recoils	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Thu Jan 16, 1975	8D	Reacts, like a washed sweater	A. J. Santora	Weng
Wed Oct 22, 1969	24D	Contracts.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Oct 28, 1960	10D	Contracts.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 8, 1951	84A	Draws back.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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