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4 results for DECODES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 24, 2013	16A	Reads with effort	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Nov 30, 2008	109A	Makes clear	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Fri Oct 17, 2008	34D	Uses a key, perhaps	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Aug 4, 2004	9D	Figures out	Raymond Hamel	Shortz

4 results for DECODES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 19, 1993	40A	Does cryptography	Mel Taub	Maleska
Sat Jul 20, 1985	10D	Emulates a cryptographer	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Sep 17, 1979	38D	Solves a cryptogram	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Tue Jun 30, 1953	23D	Deciphers.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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