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3 results for SPARETHEROD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 10, 2021	45A	Start of a saying about parental discipline	Nancy Stark and Will Nediger	Shortz
Fri Feb 27, 2015	55A	Be lenient (2)	Julian Lim	Shortz
Tue Aug 6, 1996	11D	Be lenient (2)	F. Heaney	Shortz

2 results for SPARETHEROD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 22, 1988	20A	Withhold corporal punishment	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Oct 11, 1970	39D	Spoil	Elmer Toro	Weng

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