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4 results for THINOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 13, 2018	59D	Become less crowded	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sun Jul 19, 2015	44D	Scatter	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Fri Sep 16, 2011	2D	Become sparse (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Aug 20, 2011	7D	Become sparse (2)	Byron Walden	Blindauer

1 result for THINOUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 13, 2022	Acrostic	Q	Disperse, become more sparse (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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