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4 results for ABSENTEES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 29, 2004	34D	Some voters	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 1998	29D	They're missing from a roll	Mark Danna	Shortz
Wed Feb 15, 1995	55A	They're not there	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sat Jan 7, 1995	14D	Election tippers, sometimes	Randolph Ross	Shortz

4 results for ABSENTEES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 15, 1992	17A	Some ballots or voters	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Wed Sep 8, 1971	22A	Empty-seat people	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 25, 1969	42A	Missing ones.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 9, 1945	148A	Industrial slackers.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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