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4 results for ACTIVATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 20, 2019	11D	Trigger	Kevin Adamick	Shortz
Fri Dec 15, 2017	3D	Start	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sun Mar 29, 2015	2D	Put in play	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Sep 26, 1999	22A	Call up, as reservists	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for ACTIVATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 1, 2015	Acrostic	H	Turn on	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for ACTIVATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 20, 1983	103D	Cause to function	Maurice J. Teitelbaum	Maleska
Thu Sep 23, 1982	49A	Push a button	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Thu Oct 23, 1958	36D	Set in motion.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Oct 18, 1958	37D	Put into service.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue Sep 7, 1954	31D	Put into operation.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Thu Nov 5, 1953	12D	Create or organize.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Sun Apr 6, 1947	14D	Revivify.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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