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5 results for ARRESTED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 3, 2024	41D	Totally fascinated	Sid Sivakumar	Fagliano
Fri May 10, 2019	25D	Got off the streets, say	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Fri Apr 13, 2018	45A	Kind of development	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Fri Nov 3, 2000	6D	Taken in	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Apr 17, 1998	37D	Brought in	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for ARRESTED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 18, 2018	Acrostic	O	Nicked, as a Brit would say	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

17 results for ARRESTED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 8, 1990	42A	Collared	Jack Lechner	Maleska
Sun Dec 30, 1984	75D	Seized	Beverly Tivin	Maleska
Thu May 17, 1984	4D	In check	Frank Geary	Maleska
Wed Jul 21, 1982	28A	Seized	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Nov 9, 1980	125A	Showing cessation of growth	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Mon Oct 22, 1979	4D	Stopped	Brumbauch	Maleska
Wed Aug 15, 1979	8D	Collared	Charles Engler	Maleska
Fri Oct 28, 1977	36D	Apprehended	Brown	Maleska
Sun Apr 28, 1974	27A	Checked	Joseph LaFauci	Weng
Mon Nov 13, 1972	37D	Stopped	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 22, 1971	27A	Checked	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 14, 1969	54A	Inactivated.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 11, 1967	8D	Checked.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Jul 29, 1957	28A	Halted the growth of.	Mary D. Weisser	Farrar
Wed May 2, 1956	53A	Stopped the spread of.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Mar 2, 1956	41A	Stopped.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 12, 1952	16A	Brought to a standstill.	Unknown	Farrar

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