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4 results for BOWOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 20, 2022	34D	Leave gracefully	Hemant Mehta	Shortz
Sun Jun 23, 2013	68A	Withdraw	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 21, 2013	40A	Gracefully quit	Michael Sharp	Shortz
Tue Feb 25, 2003	27A	Exit	Nancy Salomon	Shortz

1 result for BOWOUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 2, 2022	Acrostic	A	Withdraw, retire, lose (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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