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8 results for INCREASE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 1, 2024	16A	Bump or spike	Julian Xiao	Shortz
Mon Dec 12, 2016	27D	Augment	Mark McClain	Shortz
Sun Sep 12, 2010	30A	Boost	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue Mar 25, 2008	26A	Double or triple, say	Steve Salmon	Shortz
Mon Feb 7, 2005	54A	Step-up	Gordon Seaberg	Shortz
Fri Jan 17, 2003	3D	Up (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sat Feb 9, 2002	17A	Up (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Jun 29, 2001	2D	Swell	Holden Baker	Shortz

13 results for INCREASE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 8, 1990	20A	___ Mather, clergyman-Harvard president	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Dec 14, 1988	45A	Augment	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Wed Mar 18, 1987	53A	Puritan Mather	Rash	Maleska
Thu Aug 11, 1983	38D	Multiply	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue May 17, 1977	38D	Addition	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Mon Apr 24, 1972	37D	Wax	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 13, 1971	20A	Multiply	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 4, 1967	49A	Multiply.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Feb 3, 1962	40D	Heightening.	Annamarie Lobb	Farrar
Wed Aug 3, 1960	17A	Add to.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 28, 1957	54A	One of the Mathers.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Jan 17, 1955	27A	Pay raise.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 8, 1948	134A	Augment.	R. Shoemaker	Farrar

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