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2 results for COUPDEGRACE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 4, 1998	17A	Finishing touch	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz
Tue Jun 17, 1997	48A	Final stroke	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz

4 results for COUPDEGRACE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 17, 1978	44A	Finishing stroke	Nancy Schuster	Maleska
Tue Apr 26, 1977	53A	Checkmate, e.g.	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1965	83D	Finishing stroke.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Thu Feb 25, 1960	20A	Finishing stroke: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar

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