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2 results for LABORED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 1, 2019	32A	Worked hard	Ori Brian	Shortz
Wed Dec 24, 2008	44D	Strained	Warren Biro	Shortz

2 results for LABORED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 26, 2023	Acrostic	H	Done with difficulty, as breathing	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 30, 2015	Panda	38A	Worked in a bad role	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

12 results for LABORED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 17, 1993	40D	Strained	Jeanette K. Brill	Taub
Sun Dec 8, 1991	87D	Unnatural; stiff	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sun Oct 23, 1988	44A	Expended effort	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Aug 24, 1976	23D	Lacking spontaneity	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Fri May 25, 1973	50A	Difficult	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 25, 1970	78D	Drudged	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Wed Dec 18, 1963	11A	Worked.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Tue May 15, 1962	13A	Done with great effort.	H. R. Baraboo	Farrar
Mon Sep 26, 1960	38D	Not easy.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 24, 1956	20A	Not natural.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Feb 3, 1953	50A	Done with great exertion.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Sun Dec 7, 1947	2D	What Gilliatt did in "Toilers of the Sea."	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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