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12 results for ASKFOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 25, 2017	61A	Request (7)	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Fri Apr 8, 2016	36D	Demand	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Jan 20, 2014	51D	Request (7)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Aug 20, 2013	8D	Request (7)	Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo	Shortz
Sun Mar 18, 2012	61D	Request (7)	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Wed Sep 7, 2011	48D	Invite, as trouble	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Tue Jun 12, 2007	45D	Request (7)	Jonathan Gersch	Shortz
Thu Jun 7, 2007	25A	Seek	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Mar 5, 2006	12D	Request (7)	Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar	Shortz
Wed Jan 23, 2002	8D	Requisition	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri Jan 29, 1999	8D	Request (7)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sun Mar 23, 1997	31D	Solicit	Bryant White	Shortz

7 results for ASKFOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 4, 1974	49D	Request	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Tue Nov 18, 1969	10D	Solicit.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 27, 1968	10D	Request.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1968	59D	Request.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jan 8, 1967	103A	Request.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue May 10, 1966	24A	Request (a thing).	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 23, 1961	38A	Solicit.	Unknown	Farrar

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