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8 results for DELUDE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 18, 2021	8D	Hornswoggle	Alina Abidi	Shortz
Sat Apr 10, 2021	2D	Hoodwink	Evans Clinchy	Shortz
Sun Dec 27, 2020	26D	Fool	Daniel Grinberg	Shortz
Fri Jan 12, 2007	20A	String along	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Thu Jun 30, 2005	5D	Dupe (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Tue Dec 25, 2001	33A	Dupe (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Feb 23, 2000	13A	Dupe (3)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Mar 17, 1997	5D	Deceive	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz

16 results for DELUDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 16, 1990	35D	Gull	Don Groat	Maleska
Tue Apr 10, 1990	54A	Fool	Walter Covell	Maleska
Mon Jan 1, 1990	46A	Mislead	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Nov 22, 1989	8D	Hoodwink	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Fri Oct 15, 1982	25A	Dupe	Peter Swift	Maleska
Thu Mar 5, 1981	5D	Trick	Gerald Brooks	Maleska
Tue Jun 19, 1979	42D	Trick	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Tue Apr 27, 1976	5D	Fool	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Thu Oct 18, 1962	23A	Beguile.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Mar 27, 1962	26A	Mislead.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Thu Nov 6, 1958	20A	Mislead.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Aug 22, 1958	46D	Beguile.	Charles Allen	Farrar
Tue Sep 10, 1957	65A	Mislead.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jun 26, 1955	108A	Beguile.	Harold D. Cannon	Farrar
Thu Apr 21, 1955	38D	Hoodwink.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 17, 1944	87A	Mislead.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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