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6 results for DORMANT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 7, 2019	3D	Like Mount Kilimanjaro	Jack Reuter	Shortz
Thu Sep 3, 2015	6A	Hibernating	Merl Reagle (1950-2015)	Shortz
Mon May 5, 2014	29A	Inactive, as a volcano	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu Aug 5, 2010	23D	Inactive (2)	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Thu Feb 16, 2006	27A	Idle	Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Oct 30, 2000	5D	Inactive (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

13 results for DORMANT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 16, 1989	39D	Torpid	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Sun Nov 13, 1988	117A	Latent	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Apr 19, 1986	48A	Still	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sat Jul 12, 1980	29A	Passive	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Wed Jun 9, 1965	43D	Inactive.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 10, 1962	31A	Asleep.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 10, 1957	44A	Inactive.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Jun 10, 1957	36A	Inactive.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Fri Mar 2, 1956	9D	Inactive.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Mar 2, 1955	25D	Inactive.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Nov 29, 1954	58A	Quiet.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1944	32A	In abeyance.	Dan Caywood	Farrar
Sun Jun 4, 1944	61D	Asleep	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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