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4 results for BREAKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 27, 2023	57A	Rest periods	David Rockow	Shortz
Sat Oct 4, 2008	3D	Pool openings	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Fri Apr 30, 2004	18A	Deciphers	Kevin Hagen	Shortz
Sun Jun 25, 1995	28A	These can be lucky	Frances Hansen	Shortz

4 results for BREAKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 11, 1988	7D	What born losers don't get	Elaine George	Maleska
Sat Aug 3, 1985	29A	Separations	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Aug 13, 1953	44A	Opportunities: Colloq.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Sun Apr 3, 1949	81A	Fractures.	D. G. Caywood	Farrar

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