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8 results for EATCROW from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 9, 2024	44D	Humbly admit a mistake	Tim D'Alfonso	Fagliano
Sun Aug 23, 2015	92D	Lose face (2)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Thu Sep 19, 2013	48A	Lose face (2)	Michael Blake	Shortz
Thu May 30, 2013	37A	Take one's licks, in a way	Julian Lim	Shortz
Sat Feb 27, 2010	56A	Be cut down to size	Patrick John Duggan	Shortz
Sun Dec 16, 2001	96D	Be humiliated	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun May 23, 1999	5D	Suffer embarrassment	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Oct 19, 1997	92D	Admit a mistake, so to speak	David J. Kahn	Shortz

4 results for EATCROW from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 13, 2016	Acrostic	K	Do the opposite of gloat (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 28, 2016	Cryptic	28A	Suffer humiliation amid great crowd (3,4)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Apr 10, 2011	Acrostic	W	Admit to being wrong (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 12, 2001	Acrostic	D	Suffer humiliation, in a way (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for EATCROW from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 26, 1976	37A	Suffer humiliation	George Madrid	Weng
Fri Apr 6, 1973	20A	Suffer humiliation	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 18, 1972	90D	Dine in a way	Herbert Ettenson	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1970	22A	Take it all back	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 16, 1961	21A	Accept what one has fought against.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 15, 1955	32A	Take back what one has said.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar

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