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2 results for DETROP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 1, 2013	64A	Too much	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Wed May 15, 2002	69A	Excessive	Kumar Balani	Shortz

2 results for DETROP from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 9, 2014	Acrostic	A	Excessive, a bit much (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Dec 16, 2007	Cryptic	22D	Too much carried backward (2,4)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for DETROP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 16, 1968	10D	Superfluous: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 20, 1967	10D	Superfluous: Fr.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1967	101A	Superfluous: Fr.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jan 15, 1967	31A	Superfluous: Fr.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1965	16D	In the way.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Dec 24, 1963	8D	Superfluous: Fr.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Sep 22, 1963	101D	Unwanted: Fr.	Barbara Brasure	Farrar
Wed Dec 26, 1962	47A	Unwelcome, from the French.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed May 2, 1962	48D	Superfluous: Fr.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Apr 6, 1961	41A	Unwanted: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 3, 1949	47D	Not wanted: Fr.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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