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4 results for UPTURN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 30, 2019	32D	Improvement, as in the economy	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Oct 29, 2018	47D	Economic improvement	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Mon Feb 11, 2002	28A	Improvement	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sat Feb 24, 2001	26D	Good news on Wall Street	Rich Norris	Shortz

8 results for UPTURN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 27, 1986	9D	Cause disorder	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Mon Jul 16, 1984	47A	Trend change	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri Apr 27, 1979	35A	Recovery	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Sep 29, 1977	55A	Good news on Wall St.	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Tue Apr 26, 1977	44D	Good news on Wall St.	Henry Hook	Maleska
Tue Jun 15, 1976	46A	Good news on the economic front	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Mon Dec 9, 1957	2D	Rise.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 30, 1954	20A	Pleasant aspect of a sales chart.	E. H. Mudge	Farrar

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