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13 results for BATED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 8, 2024	21D	Held	Daniel Sheremeta	Fagliano
Wed Feb 1, 2023	28A	Held in suspense (2)	Dan Caprera	Shortz
Fri Mar 27, 2020	27D	Held in suspense (2)	Kyle Dolan	Shortz
Thu Dec 6, 2018	37D	Held, as breath	Sophia Maymudes	Shortz
Sun May 3, 2015	33A	Restrained (3)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Tue Jul 29, 2014	5A	Kind of breath (2)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sun Dec 27, 2009	110A	Restrained (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2005	95A	Restrained (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Sep 17, 2003	43A	___ breath	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Jan 24, 2000	46D	Kind of breath (2)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Wed Jan 15, 1997	28D	Like some breath (2)	C. Currier	Shortz
Mon Sep 2, 1996	52D	Like some breath (2)	F. Piscop	Shortz
Tue Apr 12, 1994	1D	With ___ breath	Ernie Furtado	Shortz

29 results for BATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 6, 1989	36A	Moderated	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Wed Mar 2, 1988	1D	Lessened	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sat Feb 1, 1986	35D	Moderated	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun Oct 13, 1985	76D	Diminished	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Jul 29, 1984	53D	Lessened	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1983	5D	Lessened	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Thu Jul 30, 1981	39A	Moderated	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Sun Sep 21, 1980	90D	Like some breaths	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sat Oct 27, 1979	1A	With ___ breath	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Sep 17, 1979	46D	Lessened	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Tue Feb 10, 1976	21A	With ___ breath	James A. Brussel	Weng
Mon Dec 16, 1974	37A	Kind of breath	Michael Eisenberg	Weng
Wed Aug 28, 1974	19D	Diminished	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Mon Sep 4, 1972	29D	Checked	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 8, 1971	88A	Kind of breath	Henry V. Straka	Weng
Sun May 11, 1969	62A	Eased off	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Tue May 21, 1968	14D	With ___ breath.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 19, 1967	1D	Diminished.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 8, 1967	25D	Diminished.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1966	62D	Lessened.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Jun 2, 1966	43A	With ___ breath.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1966	1D	Moderated.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Feb 13, 1965	29D	Reduced.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 27, 1957	51A	Diminished.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Mar 11, 1956	59A	With ___ breath.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon May 31, 1954	32D	"With ___ breath."	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Apr 23, 1953	23D	Breath of suspense.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Jun 26, 1952	49D	Moderated.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 2, 1946	70A	Moderated.	W. W. Wordsworth	Farrar

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