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4 results for THESPOT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 22, 2010	40A	See 24-Across	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Wed Jun 27, 2007	38D	X marks it (2)	Barbara Olson	Shortz
Wed Dec 1, 1999	40A	X marks it (2)	Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Wed Dec 28, 1994	1A	"X" denotes it	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

2 results for THESPOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 25, 1980	47A	What X marks	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Oct 25, 1963	44A	Hits ___ (is agreeable).	Bernice Gordon	Farrar

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