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6 results for ABRADES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 4, 2010	50D	Sands, e.g.	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Thu Jan 4, 2007	42D	Rubs	Alan Olschwang	Shortz
Sat Sep 28, 2002	7D	Sandpapers	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Sun Jun 16, 2002	14D	Wears away	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Jul 31, 1999	7A	Wears	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 1997	62D	Wears off	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

16 results for ABRADES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 5, 1988	79A	Irritates	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Jul 10, 1987	26D	Wears away	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Fri Dec 3, 1976	51A	Scrapes away	George Raventos	Weng
Thu Feb 12, 1976	37A	Chafes	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Wed Mar 17, 1971	40D	Grates	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 30, 1966	54A	Scrapes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 5, 1965	59A	Wears away.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 25, 1965	1D	Rubs off.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Mar 20, 1960	51A	Rubs off.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Oct 12, 1956	35A	Wears away.	Stephen Barr	Farrar
Thu Jan 15, 1953	33D	Rubs off.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed Oct 31, 1951	7D	Scrapes off.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 17, 1951	111D	Scrapes.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jun 15, 1951	8A	Wears down by friction.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1947	125A	Scrapes.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Apr 11, 1943	9D	Wears away by friction.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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