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9 results for GOBUST from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 3, 2023	8D	Lose one's shirt, say	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sun May 8, 2022	5A	Experience financial ruin	Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer	Shortz
Sat Oct 10, 2020	21D	Flop	Brian Thomas	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2018	56A	Lose an all-in hand, say	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Apr 17, 2011	8D	Totally fail	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Tue Feb 15, 2011	28D	Lose one's shirt, in business	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Fri Nov 12, 2010	7D	Lose one's shirt (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Mar 5, 1999	49D	Lose one's shirt (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Feb 28, 1999	44A	Lose everything	Dave Tuller	Shortz

1 result for GOBUST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 29, 1970	84A	Become bankrupt: Slang	Gladys V. Miller	Weng

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