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7 results for ACTUATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 12, 2019	27A	Put into operation	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Sun Mar 18, 2012	139A	Put into motion (2)	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun May 23, 2010	92D	Impel (2)	Yaakov Bendavid	Shortz
Fri Oct 1, 2004	62A	Start, as a process	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Thu Jan 22, 2004	2D	Get going	Roy Leban	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 1998	124A	Put into motion (2)	Mark Danna	Shortz
Fri Nov 11, 1994	3D	Impel (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for ACTUATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 2, 2012	Acrostic	J	Put into motion	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for ACTUATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 1, 1986	60A	Move	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Jan 17, 1977	16A	Spark	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Wed Jan 8, 1975	52A	Set in motion	Samuel K. Fliegner	Weng
Tue Jun 7, 1966	1D	Set in motion.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 6, 1957	61A	Put into motion.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1955	146A	Put into motion.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun May 30, 1954	81D	Start.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Mon May 17, 1954	47D	Put into operation.	William S. Woods	Farrar
Sun Jul 8, 1951	36D	Arouse.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Nov 29, 1942	148A	Move or incite to action.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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