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2 results for TESTING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 5, 2010	14D	"1, 2, 3" lead-in	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Tue Oct 3, 1995	5D	It precedes 1-2-3	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

1 result for TESTING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 27, 2002	Acrostic	O	Word heard in a sound check	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for TESTING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 5, 1993	10D	Lab activity	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Sep 23, 1971	9D	Experimentation	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 9, 1964	108D	Checking.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Tue Jul 16, 1963	58A	Out for a trial run.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 25, 1962	41D	Phone repairman's word.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 20, 1954	57A	Word used in trying out a microphone.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Aug 28, 1953	3D	Word for trying out a microphone.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Fri Jul 18, 1952	11D	First word in the microphone.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 13, 1952	37A	Analyzing.	Unknown	Farrar

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