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4 results for IMBRUE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 5, 2016	8D	Stain (4)	Roland Huget	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 2005	1D	Stain (4)	Joel Kaplow	Shortz
Sat Oct 12, 1996	3D	Stain (4)	R. Norris	Shortz
Mon Jul 17, 1995	10D	Stain (4)	Kenneth Witte	Shortz

3 results for IMBRUE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 26, 1984	34D	Stain	John M. Samson	Maleska
Mon May 19, 1958	25A	Soak.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1944	22A	Stain with blood.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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