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5 results for STARTOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 14, 2013	3D	Go from square one	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Tue Oct 24, 2006	28A	Take step one	Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 2006	9D	Begin (3)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Feb 8, 2004	1A	Begin (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Sep 12, 2001	41D	Begin (3)	Philip Lew	Shortz

5 results for STARTOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 21, 1984	39D	Begin	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Dec 19, 1982	57D	Begin	Anne Fox	Maleska
Mon Mar 1, 1982	9D	Begin	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Thu Jan 14, 1982	9D	Begin to move	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Wed Oct 17, 1979	38D	Initiate	Tap Osborn	Maleska

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