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2 results for BESTOWS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 23, 2013	55A	Confers (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 1995	69A	Confers (2)	Dean Niles	Shortz

4 results for BESTOWS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 11, 1979	42A	Confers (upon)	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Fri Mar 12, 1971	10D	Confers on	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 14, 1951	9D	Gives.	W. W. Wordsworth	Farrar
Sun Nov 25, 1945	32D	Presents.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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