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5 results for TRYFOR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 28, 2022	48D	Strive to achieve	Josh Goodman	Shortz
Wed Sep 28, 2016	27D	Work toward	Morton J. Mendelson	Shortz
Tue Mar 25, 2014	18D	Go after	David Woolf	Shortz
Sat Jun 22, 2013	11D	Strive to reach	Bruce Sutphin and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Wed Jun 9, 1999	6D	Seek	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

3 results for TRYFOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 21, 1971	67A	Give it a go	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sun Jul 31, 1960	104A	Endeavor to attain.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jan 21, 1953	8D	Strive to attain: 2 wds.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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