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2 results for CURTAIL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 24, 2003	12D	Dock	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Mar 28, 1999	55A	Cut short	Cathy Allis Millhauser	Shortz

2 results for CURTAIL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 25, 2018	Panda	3D	Dog wagger	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Mar 31, 2013	Cryptic	23A	Dog with rump cut short (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

7 results for CURTAIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 17, 1981	36D	Abridge	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Mon Jun 6, 1966	41D	Shorten.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 23, 1961	13A	Reduce.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 15, 1960	23D	Shorten.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 28, 1954	46A	Shorten.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Mon Mar 26, 1951	14D	Cut short.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1945	64D	Abridge.	C. W. Cross	Farrar

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