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18 results for GOFOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 21, 2021	47A	Choose (2)	Adam Wagner	Shortz
Tue Jun 16, 2020	28A	Really enjoy	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sat Jul 14, 2018	24A	Pick	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Wed Feb 21, 2018	34D	Like a lot	Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz	Shortz
Sun Oct 29, 2017	87D	Choose (2)	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Tue Dec 23, 2014	47A	Attempt, as a field goal	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sun Oct 6, 2013	29D	Take a stab at	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 25, 2010	46D	Fetch (2)	Robin Schulman and Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun Aug 3, 2008	106A	Dig (2)	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Mon Aug 7, 2006	1D	Try to attain	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Sep 19, 2005	33D	Attempt to get	Timothy Powell	Shortz
Thu Jun 16, 2005	43A	Like (4)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat May 15, 2004	22D	Like (4)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 2003	102D	Dig (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Thu Jun 6, 2002	6D	Fetch (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Feb 12, 1998	27D	Attempt	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Sep 14, 1997	40A	Like (4)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Fri Sep 8, 1995	64A	Like (4)	A.J. Santora	Shortz

17 results for GOFOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 27, 1992	108A	Like very much	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Jul 11, 1981	1A	Enjoy hugely	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jun 25, 1978	21A	Have a crush on	Louis Baron	Maleska
Tue Apr 25, 1978	5A	___ broke	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Oct 25, 1976	53A	Be enthusiastic about	Bert Beaman	Weng
Tue Apr 17, 1973	6D	___ broke	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 22, 1972	30D	___ broke	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 27, 1969	47A	Be attracted to.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 7, 1968	127A	Try to get	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Fri Jan 6, 1967	1D	Like very much: Slang.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Aug 6, 1966	41D	Like very much: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1965	85D	Try to get.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Dec 21, 1963	29A	Like a lot: Slang.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Wed Oct 9, 1963	1A	Like very much: Colloq.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Aug 26, 1962	78A	Try to get.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Tue Nov 11, 1958	24D	Like very much: Slang.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Sep 5, 1958	3D	Be attracted by: Slang.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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