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7 results for DEMOTES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 18, 2015	9D	Sends back down the ladder	Gareth Bain and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Mon Nov 15, 2010	41D	Lowers in rank	Emily L. Lilly	Shortz
Fri Jun 12, 2009	4D	Puts in a bad position?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jul 17, 2003	51A	Kicks downstairs, so to speak	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Oct 20, 2001	32A	Strips of stripes	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Mar 26, 2000	6D	Bumps	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Jul 6, 1996	42D	Lowers	J. DiPietro	Shortz

1 result for DEMOTES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 23, 2001	Panda	14D	Rates Modeste lower	Mel Taub	Shortz

14 results for DEMOTES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 30, 1992	77D	Downgrades	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1990	4D	Reduces in rank	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Jun 28, 1988	44D	Busts	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Mon Jun 23, 1986	46A	Lowers in rank	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Mar 14, 1982	1D	Lowers, in a way	Fletcher Ingalls	Maleska
Fri Jun 26, 1981	70A	Makes a sergeant into a corporal	Julian Ochrymowych	Maleska
Thu Apr 10, 1980	46D	Takes down a peg	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Wed Dec 7, 1977	30A	Takes down a peg	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Fri Jun 12, 1964	24D	Reduces in rank.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 6, 1964	1A	Moves down a peg.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 2, 1959	1A	Lowers in rank.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 6, 1955	61D	Reduces in rank.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1953	52D	Lowers in rank.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	63D	Strips of rank.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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