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4 results for FOMENTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 17, 2022	10D	*Courier and Papyrus, for two	Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman	Shortz
Tue Oct 22, 2019	11D	Instigates	Saul Pink	Shortz
Thu Sep 20, 2012	13D	Provokes	John R. Conrad	Shortz
Sat Dec 14, 2002	10D	Works up	David J. Kahn	Shortz

4 results for FOMENTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 26, 1970	34A	Stirs up	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 27, 1969	21A	Instigates.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 9, 1951	13D	Agitates.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed Mar 7, 1951	13A	Incites.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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