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2 results for ACTUATED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 24, 2005	22A	Got going (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sat Feb 12, 2005	19A	Got going (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

3 results for ACTUATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 17, 1972	40A	Put into motion	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 8, 1951	55A	Prompted.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 19, 1947	6D	Aroused.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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