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4 results for ABEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 16, 2016	26D	Build-___ Workshop (toy retailer)	Jim Peredo	Shortz
Wed Jan 22, 2014	54A	Hungry as ___	Jared Banta	Shortz
Sun Oct 12, 2008	56D	Something very tough	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Apr 24, 2008	71A	Cross as ___ (annoyed)	Michael Langwald	Shortz

20 results for ABEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 21, 1992	61A	"Exit, pursued by ___": Shak.	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Tue Jan 2, 1990	30A	Cross as ___	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Wed Jun 24, 1987	7D	"Fuzzy Wuzzy was ___ ... "	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Fri Jul 4, 1986	42A	Cross as ___	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Sun Jan 27, 1985	90D	Cross as ___ (irritable)	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Dec 25, 1980	40A	Cross as ___	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu Feb 14, 1980	40A	Cross as ___	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sat Nov 19, 1977	15A	Cross as ___	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sat Apr 12, 1975	17A	Cross as ___	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Thu Jan 16, 1975	9D	Cross as ___	A. J. Santora	Weng
Mon Oct 19, 1970	18A	Cross as ___	Unknown	Weng
Thu Nov 14, 1968	6D	As hungry as ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 22, 1961	110A	Cross as ___.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Mon Feb 27, 1961	2D	"If it were ___, it would bite you."	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 12, 1960	19A	Exit, pursued by ___: "The Winter's Tale."	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 15, 1960	27D	"Winter's Tale" stage direction: Exit, pursued by ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 9, 1959	45D	"Exit, pursued by ___."	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Feb 23, 1954	55A	Exit, pursued by ___: "Winter's Tale."	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Tue Nov 21, 1950	16A	Endure: Dial.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1946	104A	Tolerate.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

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