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5 results for TAKEA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 8, 2010	2D	Lead-in to bath or powder	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 2007	74D	Lead-in to bow or hike	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Thu Oct 18, 2001	58A	"___ letter" (office order)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Feb 18, 1998	10D	"___ hike!"	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz
Fri Jul 21, 1995	15A	With 41 Across, relax	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

9 results for TAKEA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 16, 1993	3D	___ powder (flee)	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sun Aug 25, 1991	50A	___ dive (throw a fight)	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Tue Sep 12, 1989	33D	___ powder (flee)	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Apr 2, 1985	60A	___ gander (look over)	Whitten	Maleska
Sun Jul 24, 1977	82D	___ powder (decamp)	Jay Spry	Maleska
Fri Jun 8, 1973	62A	___ hard look at	Unknown	Weng
Mon Nov 16, 1970	39A	___ powder	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 28, 1970	50D	___ chance	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 13, 1968	68A	___ chance.	Unknown	Farrar

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