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7 results for INANIMATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 15, 2023	78D	Like rocks or clocks, but not a fox or ox	Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden	Shortz
Fri Jan 26, 2018	2D	Dead	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Fri Sep 13, 2013	17A	Going nowhere?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Aug 9, 2008	12D	Like a rock	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sat Mar 22, 2008	32D	Lifeless (3)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sat Jun 4, 1994	17A	Lifeless (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Mar 30, 1994	61A	Lifeless (3)	Eileen Lexau	Shortz

1 result for INANIMATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 22, 2012	Cryptic	27A	Still crazy about one small rug (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

6 results for INANIMATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 3, 1975	20A	Spiritless	Virginia Butler	Weng
Thu Jan 29, 1970	11D	Spiritless	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 6, 1965	18A	Spiritless.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 3, 1956	16D	Dull.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Wed Oct 27, 1954	66A	Spiritless.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Feb 16, 1953	54A	Dull.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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